“In the end? Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends.” -Dr. Manhattan, Watchmen Part I: Perry Margolin Compleat Comics The older we get, the more we turn corners expecting to see places that are no longer there. It could be the house we grew up in, a bakery with intoxicating aromas, or a store we used to enter everyday after school. Even the buildings may be gone, but … [Read more...] about Special Editions: As the third annual Maui Comic Con approaches, three generations of local comic shop owners talk comics and community
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Maui Comic Con 2017
The first ever Maui Comic Con took place last year at the Lahaina Cannery. An estimated 2,000 people attended, many in costume with their keiki. The event featured appearances by top tier comic book artists, an Artist's Alley of local comic book artists, buyer's booths, scores of comic books, a VIP room and panels pertaining to comic book films and TV shows. The Lahaina Cannery … [Read more...] about Maui Comic Con 2017
Sign Language: Sorry Virgos, those x-ray glasses you bought aren’t real
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) When I was a kid, I was entranced by the ads in the backs of comic books I read. Of course I wanted x-ray glasses, a hovercraft, a frog with transparent skin and a tank full of sea monkeys who would make funny faces and perform tricks. I never ordered any of these, which means I never had to face the disappointment of shattered expectations. This week, … [Read more...] about Sign Language: Sorry Virgos, those x-ray glasses you bought aren’t real
Special Bonus Wonder Woman Review
[Editor's note: Because of the importance the new movie Wonder Woman holds for women, we decided to publish a second review of the movie, this time written from the female perspective (you can read MauiTime movie critic Barry Wurst II's original review here).] During the Oscars earlier this year, GE ran an ad that imagined what the world would be like if we treated great … [Read more...] about Special Bonus Wonder Woman Review
How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
The term “nerd” used to be a cruel, judgmental way of dismissing someone who, in spite of their intelligence, had poor social skills. The word was a means of condemning smart kids with unique, blossoming tastes and deeming them fatally un-cool. Now, with Mark Zuckerberg at the helm of Facebook, Steve Jobs’ inventions in seemingly every American home and guys like J.J. Abrams … [Read more...] about How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd