Tag Archives: DC Comics

Comic Con 2010 in San Diego

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Nicky Brown

The Setting I’m glad to know that Comic Con is staying in San Diego. Although I’m new to the Comic Con scenario, I have come to love going out to San Diego. There’s just something about California—the sunshine, the palm … Continue reading →

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“The Major” lands a cameo in the DC Documentary

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Nicky Brown

Earlier this year DC/WB announced their intention of producing a documentary on the 75th Anniversary of DC Comics. The good news is that DC/WB decided to give Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson a small cameo and it’s at the very beginning … Continue reading →

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Family Business

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Nicky Brown

My three Wheeler-Nicholson aunts were all attractive women with intelligence and good taste and a manner of living each in their own unique way that our grandmother, Elsa referred to as panache. The second sibling of the five, Aunt Marianne, … Continue reading →

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New Fun Magazine–The Birth of an Industry by Jon Berk

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Nicky Brown

Of the short-lived titles of the 1930s and 1940s, none is as rare nor as important to the history of comic books as New Fun, subtitled “The Big Comic Magazine.” Although New Fun was to continue as More Fun Comics … Continue reading →

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What’s up?

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Nicky Brown

Warner Brothers announced that they were taking control of DC Comics and renaming it DC Entertainment. Or as the headline stated from ComicMix, “Warner Brothers Gobbles up DC.” I can only guess at the reasons, the obvious one being all … Continue reading →

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Comic and Cartoon Art Come Alive

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Nicky Brown

We’re doing a benefit tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd for Storefront Artist Project from 3-5 pm at the gallery space at 124 Fenn St. in Pittsfield, MA. Since this month’s comics magazine, AlterEgo features Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson on the cover Lawrence … Continue reading →

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The Major, no cartoon character, he.

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Nicky Brown

Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, our pater familias, known as “the Major” was the founder of DC Comics, created the first comic books with original scripts and original art and discovered Siegel and Shuster of Superman fame among just a few events … Continue reading →

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