Sliver Sprocket, punk rock indie comic ‘Disneyland,’ opens on Valencia Street

Feb 11, 2020 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Topics, Valencia Street

Over the last 13 years, Silver Sprocket, a San Francisco-based indie comics publisher, has had...

Smallest Comic Book Store ever? Hella Novella owner applies for the title.

Oct 19, 2019 | Art, Business, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Multimedia, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Video

The smallest comic book store in all the known universe could be located right here in the Mission. Sketch Smith, the owner of Hella Novella off 19th and Mission St., is submitting her tiny comic book shop to the Guinness Book of World Records for the title and record holder of world’s smallest comic store.

Neighborhood Notes: 24 hour comic drawing competition and block parties

Oct 5, 2018 | Art, Events, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Topics

24 Hour Comics Day Mission Comics is hosting a 24-hour comic-drawing competition from Saturday at...

Iron Man Moving to Silicon Valley

Jul 28, 2014 | Mobile, Today's Mission

Marvel has announced that Tony Stark, the Iron Man, will become a West Coast superhero, moving...

Latinas Discuss Gender Issues in the Comic World

Jun 12, 2013 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

Crystal Gonzalez says that when people see her comic books, they often assume a man created them....

Mission Cartoonists Share Work at Latino Comics Expo

Jun 2, 2013 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

Liz Mayorga had been interested in cartoons since she was a child, but it wasn’t until her last...

VIDEO: Sirron Norris’ First Mural in the Mission

Jul 14, 2012 | Art, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission, Video

Muralist Sirron Norris is getting ready to start a new mural in the Mission next week, at Calumet, 2001 Bryant St. The Ohio native sat down with Mission Local to talk about his art, influences and background.

24 Hour Comic Challenge

Oct 15, 2010 | Art, Front Page

At Mission Comics

MissionEyes: Comic Hero

Jul 24, 2010 | Business, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission, Video

Scott Pilgrim, 23, big-city dweller, gay roommate, in a band and he’s lazy. Sound like anyone you know?

Mission Eyes: The Bodies Are Back

Feb 13, 2010 | Art, Front Page, Mission Eyes, Mobile, Today's Mission

A bosomy Captain America, Batman in a ball gown and other artistic explorations of superheroes and the human body as an object of sexuality and consumption.

Love, Comics, and Roller Disco

Feb 4, 2010 | Mobile

It doesn’t get much better than this.

Review: McSweeney’s Panorama

Dec 11, 2009 | Business, Front Page

You’ve seen it on the streets, now here’s what’s inside the Panorama.

Panorama Arrives, Yats Departs

Dec 8, 2009 | Today's Mission

Few headlines warrant an outburst from me, but the Eater’s scoop that Yat’s New Orleans Original Po Boys is moving to the Bayview brought out a despaired “Noooo!” It’s great the fried seafood and...