Pop Culture
Summertime Treats: Watermelon
The refreshing fruit that takes you right back to childhood. Summer means many things: warm days, bar-b-ques outside and watermelon! In fact, I’d argue that the refreshing fruit is practically mandatory at picnics everywhere. As humans, we’ve certainly been enjoying watermelon as a summertime treat since way back to ancient...
Summer Cinema: Beach Blanket Bingo, 1965
When the temperature goes up, it’s time for something silly. Summer is many things, but one thing it’s not is serious. It’s just too hot. Too hot for neckties. Too hot for stuffy offices. Too hot for pesky rules about eating ice cream on the bus. In the summer, people...
Kids' secret energy sources
Spaceman Jax’s niece Dekkin seems to run on super power. Spaceman Jax’s niece Dekkin is a real firecracker of a little girl. She’s enthusiastic, prone to uncontrollable giggles and she talks a mile a minute when she’s excited. In short, she’s your average seven-year-old. In many ways, she’s the ultimate...
Spaceman Jax, Pitchman from the Stars
Even a galactic hero can’t say no to advertising money. In the late 1950s, Bunchy was still a regional soft drink popular in the southwest. It was western-themed (hence the gold flakes) and used the tagline, “Rustle up refreshment!” But in the early 1960s, the US was focused on efforts...
Summer Cinema: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation, 1962
Sometimes you need a break from your holiday. Summer vacations don’t always work out the way they’re supposed to. But while you might not get the experience you’re looking for, you could still get a summer you’ll never forget. That’s certainly the case in the 1962 film Mr. Hobbs Takes...
Spaceman Jax - Sheer, dumb luck
A hero with a heart of gold, but the intellect of a Ploridian Lunar Beast. Spaceman Jax isn’t the brightest star in the galaxy, not by a long shot. He consistently makes mistakes – and miscalculates, misfires and just generally misunderstands the situation. So how is he so successful in...
Spaceman Jax Comics Coming Soon!
Comic-Con got a sneak peek of another jewel.Comic-Con is always a lot of fun: big stars, great swag and aisles and aisles full of amazing collectibles that turn you into a kid again. But maybe one of the best things about Comic-Con is getting an early sneak peek at exciting...
Comic-Con Panel Discussion on Tricky Books
Join Curio & Co, for a look at Horror Stories of Creating Comics.We are thrilled to be organizing a discussion panel at Comic-Con this year, and we hope you can join us.The panel, called ‘Horror Stories of Creating Comics: How to produce tricky books’, will be chock-full of behind-the-scenes stories...
Summer Cinema: Gidget, 1959
Hit the waves with Moondoggie and the Big Kahuna The person most responsible for bringing surfing to the mainstream public isn’t George Freeth, Duke Kahanamoku or even any of the Beach Boys. It was a fifteen-year-old girl named Kathy Kohner, but everyone called her Gidget. The story of her entry...
Comic-Con 2014
We’re heading to the biggest entertainment convention around. For us at Curio & Co., the summer doesn’t officially start until Comic-Con. Sure, the weather might heat up and schools might be out, but it’s just not summer until we get to San Diego. Now in its 44th year (though it...
Spaceman Jax and Robots in the Future
As household robots go – Artie just can’t be beat. If there’s one consistent view of the future, it’s that robots will handle all of the dirty work. From the grime of a factory to the drudgery of a mine, we always imagine handing over the hard work to robots...