Story & Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief When the lights went down at Barley’s Kitchen + Tap in Shawnee, Kan., on a chilly March night and The Champagne took the stage, it was a tas... Read more
By Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Perusing the aisles at Planet Comicon can become a tiresome trek winding through Artist Alley, prints of iconic superheroes melding together as a mass of paper... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Comic book artist Chad Hardin has worked in the industry for more than 15 years with multiple projects for DC, DarkHorse, BooM! Comics, and Marvel. He is the a... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief The Warrensburg First Fridays Art Walk brings a myriad of artists, musicians, and patrons to the downtown area. Among the art, there are several styles that st... Read more
Story & Photos by Mitchell Brown, Reporter Kansas City has a happening music scene. To some that might sound like I’m stating the obvious, but the growth of the city’s many... Read more
Story & Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Anything can happen at Kansas City Comic Con, proved this year with Kevin Smith popping in on a panel and entertainment provided by KCXW Wr... Read more
Story & Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief The names Dustin Schmidt and Lucas Richardson have become synonymous for art in the Sedalia area, and the two are hosting a pop-up showing... Read more
by Aaron Lightfoot, Comic Columnist Comics are difficult to create due to needing two distinct elements, storytelling and art. It can take a few issues in order to establish a really good st... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Five months ago, Paislee House took the film world by storm. She became a film critic at CMN as well as launching her own podcast, called the Film House Files.... Read more
by Aaron Lightfoot, Comic Columnist Comics have been around for a very long time and due to the popularity in mainstream media, many people take what they see as facts without understanding... Read more