Comic Book

PHOTOS: The Faces Behind Your Favorite Comic Books

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Stan Lee, Irwin Hasen, Art Spiegelman, Comic Book Writers, Joe Simon, Slidewide, Leaping Tall Buildings, Comic Book, Alex Ross, Frank Miller, Video, Books News

Superheros are often maligned as being only for children and geeks; "Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics" (powerHouse Books, $35), ...

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Author: My Cat Inspired A Viral Phenomenon

Simon Tofield | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Book News, Funny Cat Funny Cat Video, Cat Comic, Pet Book, Animal Comic, Funny Cat Book, Cat Video, Cat Illustration, Cat Book, Comic Book, Slideexpand, Books News
Simon Tofield

I've enjoyed drawing since I was a little boy. Back then I used to amuse my school friends with drawings of characters I would create from my imagination. A lot of those early characters were based on animals.

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Cher Is The Newest Comic Book Queen

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Cher Comic Book, Video, Chastity Bono, Sonny Bono, Sonny and Cher, Comicon, Cher, Pop Star, Comic Book, Chaz Bono, Las Vegas, Arts News

The newest comic book hero may or may not have a cape, but we can guarantee that her costumes are hotter than hot. The multitalented singer, actress a...

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Huff Post Review: Thor

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Paramount, Marvel, Chris Hemsworth, Kenneth Branagh, Imax, 3d, Comic Book, Summer 2011, Reviews, Thor, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Despite Marvel and Paramount's best marketing efforts to convince otherwise, Kenneth Branagh's Thor is a perfectly satisfactory piece of popcorn entertainment.

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Check Out This 1960s Comic Book Ad For Public Libraries!

Boing Boing | Cory Doctorow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Book, Comic Book Ad, Public Library Ad, Save Public Libraries, Public Library, Library, Books News

Nick Page found this 1960s comic book advert extolling the virtues of public libraries. Especially poignant as public libraries around the world strug...

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Near Forgotten MLK Comic Gains Fans in the Middle East

Barbara Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gandhi, Nonviolence, Martin Luther King, Comics, Middle East, Arabic, Egypt, Iran, Comic Book, India, Egypt Protests, World News
Barbara Becker

In 1958 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the real-life superhero of a comic book that inspired disenfranchised American youth to take action against segregation. Today, the comic is finding a new audience in the Middle East.

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Electron Boy: Comic Book Artist Gives 'Superpowers' To Boy With Cancer

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cancer, Comic Book, Online Comic Book, Make a Wish Foundation, Impact News

Matt Campbell of Canon City is an illustrator and comic-book artist. And oh yeah, he helped give super-powers to a Washington State boy who needs them...

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Comic Book Of 'The Communist Manifesto'

Geekosystem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Communist Comic Books, Communism, Comic Book, Comics, Communist Manifesto, Books News

Sure, everybody has that story about parents throwing away their comics, but this one seems particularly relevant now that George Rigakos has written ...

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Sarah Palin Stars In New Comic Book

Forbes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Comics, Comic Book Political, Comic Book, Political Comic Books, Comic Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Comic, Sarah Palin Comic Book, Sarah Palin, Books News

Female Force: Sarah Palin, Act 2 focuses on Palin's life after the 2008 presidential elections. The book examines the reasons behind Palin's increasin...

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Are Comic Book Investments Recession Proof?

Wall Street Journal | KATHERINE BINDLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Rare Books, Children's Books, Books, Book Collection, Superman, Book Collecting, Comic Book, Expensive Comics, Batman, Million Dollar Comics, Rare Dc Comics, Books News

"When the recession hit, the market took off," said Stephen Fishler, chief executive officer of ComicConnect, the online marketplace that will offer t...

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NY Man Hires Thieves To Run Stolen Comic Book Ring

bostonherald.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Comic Books, Stolen Comic Books, Ebay Theft, Rico Vendetti, Stealing, Comic Book, Racketeering, Books News

A western New York businessman enlisted thieves and sold on eBay a huge assortment of their stolen merchandise, including vintage comic books believed...

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Do Graphic Novels Work Better Than Prose For Non-Fiction?

publishingperspectives.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prose Versus Graphic Novel, Comic Books, Comics, Non-Ficition Graphic Novel, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Nonfiction Graphic Novel, Graphic Novel Biography, Comic Book Adaptation, Books News

Had the same story been told in prose, it would have certainly been different, but would it have been as powerful? As the cliche goes, a picture is wo...

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Breathtaking Adaptations: 13 Classic Books Transformed Into Graphic Novels (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graphic Novel, Classic Book, Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Graphic Novel Adaptation, Graphic Novel Movie, Comic Book, Comic Books, Comicbooks, Ray Bradbury, Kafka Graphic Novel, Metamorphosis Graphic Novel, Slidepollajax, Scott Pilgrim Bookl, Adaptation, Bestsellers, Graphic Novels, Huffington Post Graphic Novels, Books News

First there was the book. Then there came the film. Or sometimes, there is the comic book, and then there is the film. Case in point: "Scott Pilgrim V...

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Graphic Books Best-Sellers: The Power of Green

The New York Times | George Gene Gustines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Comicon, Green Lantern, Comic-Con, Comic Con, Comic Book, Graphic Novel, Books News

While the Comic-Con hordes are poised to get their first look at the "Green Lantern" feature film, that righteous, ring-bearing superhero is already a...

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PLAN ForYourArt, February 11-14

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meet the Nelsons, Lacma, Conceptual Art, Sumi Ink Club, Baghdad Museum, Sci-Arc, Artists, Buster Keaton, Wes Jones, Los Angeles, Michael Govan, Mel Chin, Pasadena, Political Art, Silent Chances, Foryourart, Valentine, Art, Ucla, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Museums, Farmlab, Comic Book, Redcat, Participation, Cinefamily, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Each Week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt.

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Digital Comics and the iPad Opportunity (video)

Daisy Whitney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Starz, Comic Book, Ipad, Trendrr, Media News
Daisy Whitney

The comic business is estimated to be a $1 billion business annually, but it's one of the few media forms that hasn't yet fully transitioned to the digital world. That may change with the coming influx of Apple iPads.

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Japan Looks To Comic Books To Rescue Economy

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Japan Comic Book, Comic Books, Japan Economic Stimulus, Anime, Japan Manga Comics, Manga Comics, Foreign Affairs, Japan Economy, Japan Anime, Comic Book, Japan Economy Shrinks, Japan, Advocacy, World News

While other countries bail out banks, slash interest rates and prop up struggling industries, Japan is pinning its hopes for economic recovery on a le...

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Michelle Obama Comic Book To Be Released In April

Chicago Tribune | Stacy St. Clair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama Comic Book, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Female Force, Female Force, Comic Book, Obama Comic Book, Media News

She's not faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Hardly. But First Lady Mi...

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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros, Zack Snyder, Entertainment, Reviews, Watchmen, Comic Book, Scott Mendelson, Movies, 300, The Silk Spectre, Warner Bros., Charleton Comics, DC Comics, The Comedian, Ozymandias, The Watchmen, Superheroes, Dave Gibbons, Wagner, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Dr. Malcolm Long, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Stanley Kramer, Nite Owl, Captain Atom, Hollis Mason, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Sin City, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Twin Towers, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The production is handsome, the acting is exceptional, and the special effects are mostly effective. But, at the end of the day, Watchmen is not an exciting story.

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First Superman Comic Book Goes On Sale

CNN | Kara Yates CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superman and Friends, $400, 000 Comic Book, Superman #1, First Superman Comic Book, Comic Book, Media News

After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Superman and Friends" comic book will make a comeback -- at a price of about $400,000, a co...

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