The founders of this site—Mike Gold, Glenn Hauman and Brian Alvey—have decades of industry experience among them, and they have a clear idea of what they mean to deliver:

"ComicMix.com is the new site for readers who enjoy all types of fantastic media, from comic books, television and movies to video games and more. Every day, visitors find news, facts, reviews, commentary, columns and a community environment that reaches across the globe, across decades and into the future ... plus columns and blogs from Dennis O'Neil, Michael Davis, Elayne Riggs, John Ostrander, Peter David, Mike Gold and many others."

The site does a fine job of covering pretty much the same big news items the other sites cover, but its real pull is in the distinctive voices of its columnists. On a recent visit I got to read a fascinating history of comics caveman Alley Oop by Michael H. Price; Martha Thomases on the lack of good comics for kids; and John Ostrander on his favorite "meditative" video game. These eminent creators and others contribute to a non-snarky and productive tone that permeates the whole site.

Of course, every site worth its salt today has to feature embedded links to YouTube videos, and Comic Mix takes the time and effort to pick out fresh ones not duplicated ad nauseam elsewhere. For instance: You recall, of course, Droopy Dog, Tex Avery’s great laconic cartoon hero. But were you aware that one of his cartoons was violent enough to be censored? You'll get a chance to view both the bowdlerized and original versions here, thanks to Comic Mix.

The site is cleanly and attractively designed. But I note a lack of easy access to archived posts, or any index. The site does keep a running tab on "latest comments" and "active conversations," but I would have prefered to see, say, a list of all of Martha Thomases' past columns with links, rather than have to use her name as a search term and get lots of irrelevant items.

With its unique blend of commentary and journalism, Comics Mix is a swell guide and filter to an ever-expanding popular medium.