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The Milestones Show – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis writes; In 1993, Denys Cowan, Dwayne McDuffie, Derek T Dingle, Christopher Priest, and I founded Milestone Media. Milestone was a worldwide phenomenon when it launched, and it sold millions. Our groundbreaking arrangement with DC Comics, the largest joint venture deal ever done in comics, is still the gold standard for independent publishers seeking distribution with a[...]
"Contractual Rape" – Deal Or No Deal 3 – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. To recap – read the last two articles Thus ends the recap. Having completed what I hoped were the necessary steps toward my goal[...]
"Can Static Be White?" Deal or No Deal II – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. Last week I started boring all my haters with a step-by-step (complete with the Davis flair everyone loves…except the haters) guide to how[...]
Deal Or No Deal – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. Last week I wrote about how I flaked on Stan Lee by canceling my appearance at Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo I was invited[...]
"I Blew Off Stan Lee" – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. I did. I had an appointment with the great Stan "The Man" Lee and simply said, "Screw that mofo, I'm sleeping in." I received a[...]
"A Long Story Not Short" – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. I was going to write 'The Top Ten Black Superheroes Created By Black People" as a bookend to my article "The Top Ten[...]
"I'm Just Wrong" – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool, starting today We're going to get letters… Illustration by James Rhodes. I'm Just Wrong. Although the very first sentence I wrote for my very first[...]
"Paint It Black?" – Michael Davis, From The Edge
Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool, starting today We're going to get letters… Illustration by James Rhoades. It's Just Wrong. I'm as politically correct as a porn star[...]
Chaos And Love: The Black Panel SDCC 2013 - With Video
 By Louis Falcetti; Louis Falcetti "I'm sure this is the black panel, we always start late." So begins Michael Davis, moderator, but only in the loosest sense of the word He's a comedy anarchist who cannot fail to charm and entertain no matter who's he currently blaming for his marriage falling apart (Tony Rich, looking at you)[...]