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Darren Schram
Darren Schram is the manager extraordinaire of Sky High Comics in San Marcos, Ca. He started out reading GI Joe comics when he was a kid, moving on to collecting Star Wars comics exclusively, while reading the occasional title off the rack in a local drug store...just to "check in" with the comic world. Darren did a graceful high dive into the comic book pools deep end just over a decade ago. Now it isn't a question of what is he reading, but more..what isn't he reading? He is what he calls a "multi-denominational geek", with exceptional geek cred in Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, that award him his self appointed elite status. He also once "scissor kicked Angela Lansbury."
Homepage: http://www.skyhighcomics.com/
Posts by Darren Schram
Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX Get Release Dates
Jan 30th
Disney has confirmed that Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX have a release dates. In the annual shareholders letter, CEO Bob Iger had this to say on the subject:
“As one of the few people allowed to visit the set during filming… and one of the fewer who’s seen most of the footage… I can assure the millions of ‘Star Wars’ fans who have spent the last decade hoping for a new movie this one will be worth the wait. And it’s only the beginning of a new era of exceptional ‘Star Wars’ storytelling; next year we’ll release our first standalone More >
Community Season 6 Premier Date
Jan 13th
To coincide with today’s TCA press tour this afternoon Yahoo! released a fun 2 minute video to announce the March 17th season 6 premier of the show that just can’t be stopped. Set to debut on Yahoo! Screen, the season will open with a 2 episode premier, followed by a new first run episode every Tuesday. Going against the current norm of internet based television programming having the entire season released all at once.
“I feel in my old school bones — like they are very old, these bones — so it feels to me like the right way to do it. I More >
Aspen Comics Makes Deal With Big Dog Ink
Oct 8th
We have a lot of love for Aspen Comics here at SG2M, so we were thrilled when they announced earlier today that they have acquired the exclusive publishing rights for the entire library of fellow Indy comic publisher Big Dog Ink. Owner/publishers Tom and Kim Hutchinson will continue to be the creative backbone for Big Dog Ink’s original titles. In addition to BDI’s catalogue of past titles, BDI will be moving forward as an exclusive imprint of Aspen Comics. With this deal, BDI will have access to a broader customer base at retail and digital levels and will also have More >
Marvel Cancels Upcoming Covers By Milo Manara.
Sep 23rd
In this Tuesday’s edition of Diamond Comic Distributors “Product & Shipping Updates” it seems that 2 upcoming variant covers originally solicited to be drawn by the legendary Italian artist would now be drawn by someone else. Siya Oum (Aspen’s Lola XOXO) will be providing the art for October’s Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1, and the artist for November’s Thor #2 has yet to be announced. While Marvel has not given any statement regarding the change, the internet is, of course, aflutter with speculation as to why, and attributing the change due to all the controversy surrounding November’s highly debated Spider-Woman More >
SG2M Travels: Long Beach Comic Con 2014
Sep 10th
In about 16 days the SG2M team will be traveling to Long Beach, CA to attend one of our absolute favorite shows. This is the 6th year for the Long Beach Comic Con, which will be taking place at the beautiful Long Beach Convention Center September 27th and 28th.
For those of you unaware of this show and long for the days of what San Diego Comic Con USED to be like, this is definitely the show for you! LBCC is much more comic focused with significantly less chaos, which provides a far more “intimate” setting for fans to meet and More >
Dwayne Johnson Joins The DC Cinematic Universe
Sep 4th
FINALLY! The Rock…has confirmed…he’s Black…Adam!
If you are not a professional wrestling fan then that joke fell flat, however, the news is indeed true, the WWE/Hollywood Superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be portraying fan favorite supervillain Black Adam in an upcoming Shazam movie. Rumors had been swirling around the internet for quite some time regarding his involvement with DC and their cinematic universe. At one point it was speculated that he would be playing Shazam aka Captain Marvel in the film. Many fans felt that he would be a much better choice for Captain Marvel’s arch-nemesis. Then on Wednesday Johnson More >
2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at San Diego Comic Con
Jul 28th
Last Friday was the 26th annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, which were held in the Indigo Ballroom at the Bayfront San Diego Hilton during Comic-Con. For those of you unaware the Eisner Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry. Eisner’s are awarded to creators in 30 different categories ranging from best letterer to best ongoing new series. All nominations are for work that was published in 2013. Now without further ado, here are your Will Eisner Award winners of 2014
- Best Short Story: “Untitled,” by Gilbert Hernandez, in Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 (Fantagraphics)
- Best Single Issue: More >
Super-Secret Celebrity Cosplay at SDCC ‘14
Jul 28th
Over the last several years as San Diego Comic Con’s popularity has skyrocketed, many celebrities have taken to dressing up in costume too and blending in with crowds. Especially when it means they won’t be swarmed by fans. So let’s take a look at some celebrities who did just that.
One of the more talked about hidden celeb citings people were talking about was of course Harry Potter himself Daniel Ratcliffe. The Boy Who Lived donned the iconic red and blue tights and toured the convention as Spider-Man.
“I did an American accent for the whole time. I even took a rucksack, More >
SDCC 2014 Exclusives Preview
Jul 22nd
It is that time of year again. San Diego Comic Con is just moments away. For those lucky enough to attend this means many different things to all these attendees. But one thing we do know is everyone loves exclusives. So your friends at SG2M wanna help you out and give you the low down on some of the hot exclusives for the biggest show of the year, and where to find them. Please click on image for a larger view.
Action Figures Express has an awesome Star Trek logo book end set. You can find this at booth #3345 for More >
Spread #1 - Indie Review
Jul 10th
The major comic companies get enough reviews and press, it’s time for the creator-owned and indie series to get some love and judgment. Indie review takes up-and-coming indie and creator-owned series and puts them through the review process so you can confidently support the best of the small press and passion driven projects in the comic industry.
Title: Spread
Genre/s: Sci-Fi/Horror
Writer: Justin Jordan (Strange Talent of Luther Strode, Green Lantern New Guardians)
Art: Kyle Strahm
Colorist: Filipe Sobreiro
Letters: CRANK!
Publisher: Image Comics
Number of Issues: #1 (ongoing)
Page Count: 32
Price: 3.50
Let me just start by saying that I am a huge fan of Justin Jordan. I More >
