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Anti-Gay Group Slams Gay Comic Book Superheroes

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: DC Comics Gay Superhero, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, One Million Moms Marvel Comics, One Million Moms, Gay Rights, Superheroes, Marvel Superheroes, LGBT Rights, Anti-Gay, Slideexpand, Slidepollajax, Gay Comics, Gay Superheroes, Gay Voices News

There's seemingly no end to One Million Moms' anti-gay wrath, as the notoriously right-wing group is now condemning both DC Comics and Marvel Superher...

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A Conversation With Chip Kidd and the First Look at Batman: Death by Design

Bryan Young | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Death by Design, Chip Kidd, Chip Kidd Design, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Batman Comics, Batman Dark Knight, Books News
Bryan Young

If you're a fan of both Batman and classic noir cinema, this book is a must read.

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Fictional Colombian Drug Lord Gets His Own Webcomic

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Julie Sydor, Cultura, DC Comics, Video, Snowflame, Border Patrol, Extrano, Cocaine Snorting Colombian Villain, Snowflame Webcomic, Latino Voices News

In 1988, DC Comics briefly introduced a supervillain to its universe called SnowFlame. SnowFlame, who i09 reports debuted -- and was killed off -- in ...

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An Occupy Wall Street-eyed Review of The Avengers Movie and the Future of Movies

Rob Kall | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street, DC Comics, Occupy Superheroes, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Entertainment News
Rob Kall

I had to go see the movie, The Avengers. But the past year's Occupy Wall Street experience gave me new eyes and it brought me to an epiphany. Superheroes serve the 1%. They serve the top down powers that are waging a massive war with the 99% -- we on the bottom.

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Gay DC Comics Character In The Works, Says Co-Publisher

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: DC Comics Gay Superhero, Gay Animation, DC Comics, Dan Didio, Gay Superhero, Gay Characters, Gay Superheroes, Slidepollajax, Gay Comic Books, Video, Gay Voices News

The homoerotic subtext of comic book superheroes has been a hot topic in the gay community for some time. Now comics fans and the lesbian, gay, bisexu...

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CW Orders 'Sex And The City' Prequel Series, 'Arrow' & More

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Beauty and the Best, The Carrie Diaries, Sex and the City, Cult, AnnaSophia Robb, Slideexpand, Mamie Gummer, Arrow, TV Canada, DC Comics, Video, First Cut, Green Arrow, Carrie Bradshaw, Annasophia Robb Carrie Bradshaw, The CW, TV News

Carrie Bradshaw is returning to TV ... on The CW ... and a lot younger. "The Carrie Diaries," the "Sex and the City" prequel, has gotten a series orde...

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Lucas Kavner

Marvel Moves Further Toward Digital Comics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Digital Novels, Marvel Digital, Comic Book Apps, Ipad, Iphone, Comic Books, Austin Books, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Video, The Avengers, Comixology, Comic Apps, Digital Books, Comic Book Stores, Graphic Novels, Culture News

It's been quite a month for Marvel Comics. Last weekend, they watched their beloved "Avengers" franchise provide the biggest opening weekend for a fil...

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DC Adding 6 New Titles, Including 'G.I. Combat'

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 05.02.2012

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PHILADELPHIA -- More than eight months after upending its universe of classic heroes and ongoing titles, DC Entertainment is bringing six more titles ...

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Holy Special, Batman! DC Comics Gets 'Robot Chicken' Treatment

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: TV Canada, DC Comics, Video, Robot Chicken, Adult Swim, Seth Green, Wonder Woman, Superman, Cartoon Network, Batman, Reality-Free, Seth Green Robot Chicken, Dc Comics Robot Chicken Special, TV News

DC Comics characters are getting the "Robot Chicken" treatment in a new Cartoon Network special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Robot Chicken" ...

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Check That Bought Superman For $412 Sells For $160,000

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Superman Comics, Superman Check $412, Superman, DC Comics, Superman Check, Money News

PHILADELPHIA — The $412 check that DC Comics wrote to acquire Superman and other creative works by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster has sold for $16...

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Meet The New Green Arrow

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: TV Canada, The Cw Arrow, Video, DC Comics, Green Arrow, Arrow Costume, Greg Berlanti, Stephen Amell Arrow, The CW, Stephen Amell, Arrow, TV News

The CW is giving Green Arrow a new look for their new TV pilot, "Arrow." Based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, "Arrow" stars Stephen Amell ...

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Paul Cornell Talks About His New Political Comic Book, Saucer Country

Bryan Young | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Paul Cornell, Politics, DC Comics, Vertigo, Comics, West Wing, Doctor Who, The West Wing, Saucer Country, X-Files, Books News
Bryan Young

The new ongoing series, which starts this week, is quite cleverly written and covers American politics with a very keen and knowing eye.

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Fake Batman To Fight Real Crime

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: André Luiz Pinheiro, Dark Knight, Taubate, Weird Brazil, Brazilian Batman, Batman Impersonator, Real Batman Fights Crime, Brazil Batman Impersonator, Batmobile, Andre-Luiz-Pinheiro, Video, DC Comics, Brazil Batman Fights Crime, Weird Crime, Batman, Gotham City, Weird News News

Batman does a good job of protecting Gotham City in the comics, so why can't he do the job in real life? You probably have a different answer to th...

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Like/Dislike: Obama, Ghostbusters III, Lindsay Lohan and More

Kris LoPresto | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Bill Simmons, Ghostbusters 3, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Bill Murray Ghostbusters 3, The Avengers, Lindsay Lohan, The Godfather, Jessica Lange American Horror Story, President Barack Obama, American Horror Story Season 2, Entertainment News
Kris LoPresto

Dislike: Lindsay Lohan is making a comeback. This is not the LINsanity I signed up for.

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MAD Magazine's Banana Republicans: An Exclusive Look

Bryan Young | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Mitch McConnell, GOP Candidates, John Boehner, House Republicans, Ron Paul, Mad, Rick Santorum Gay Marriage, Rick Perry, Idiots, Dc, Michele Bachmann, Mad Magazine, Banana Republic, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, Banana Republican, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Comedy News
Bryan Young

The usual gang of idiots over at MAD Magazine have come up with what I think is one of their funniest political spreads over. Hitting newsstands next week will be a "Banana Republican" catalogue and readers of my Huffington Post blog get to see it first.

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The Newly Announced Before Watchmen Is a Prime Example of What's Killing Mainstream Comics

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Gender Roles, Before Watchmen, Spider-Man, Watchmen, Batman, Catwoman, Comics Sexism, Mature Content Comics, Mature Content, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

There is a place for "mature content" in comics and it may even be in some of the more mainstream titles. And DC Comics certainly has the right to play around in the Watchmen universe if they so choose.

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Batmobiles Are Subject To Copyright, Judge Rules

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Batman Copyright, Batmobiles, Gotham Garage, Batmobiles Copyright, Batmobiles Lawsuit, Batman, Batmobile Lawsuit, Batmobile, Culture News

To the batmobile! Or maybe not. A federal judge ruled Thursday that it is a violation of DC Comics' copyright to make imitation batmobiles, accordi...

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'Watchmen,' The Prequels

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 04.02.2012

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PHILADELPHA — More than a quarter of a century after "Watchmen" intrigued readers with tales of less-than-heroic and all-too-human – save ...

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Interview: Douglas Rushkoff On Media Literacy and His New Graphic Novel

Bryan Young | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Douglas Rushkoff, Vertigo, Dc Vertigo, Media Theory, Media Literacy, Pop Culture, Graphic Novels, Rushkoff, Video Games, Books News
Bryan Young

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Superman, Batman, Other Superheroes Fight Famine In Africa

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Time Warner, Video, Jill Biden, We Can Be Heroes, Famine, International Rescue Committee, Dc Entertainment, Africa Famine, Superman, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, Batman, Impact News

As the famine and drought in Africa continue to rage, DC Entertainment is turning to its strongest superheroes to help the 13 million people in need o...

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Digital Comics Are a Neat Upgrade, Not a Replacement

Dave Scheidt | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Digital Comics, Kindle, Comics, Comic Book Collecting, Comic Book Movies, Chicago News
Dave Scheidt

I like holding a comic in my hands, I like the smell. I like having a huge box of them to browse through. I like having a huge bookshelf of comics that people can browse and open and inspect. I like to lend people books.

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MAD Magazine's 5 Dumbest People, Events and Things of the Year (Exclusive)

Bryan Young | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Debt, Anthony Weiner, Debt Crisis, Penn State Scandal, Zombies, Nirvana, Mad Magazine, Jerry Sandusky, Anthony Weiner Scandal, Kim Kardashian Divorce, Politics, Kim Kardashian Wedding, DC Comics, Penn State, Barack Obama, Nevermind, Walking Dead, Comedy News
Bryan Young

The usual gang of idiots over at MAD Magazine is releasing their annual list of the stupidest people, events, and things of the year next week and we have an advanced look.

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Smallville -- The Complete Series: Myth, Metaphor, and the Man of Steel

Zaki Hasan | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: DC Comics, Superman, Tv, Smallville, Tom Welling, Reality-Free, Television, Entertainment News
Zaki Hasan

After spending most of the last week digging into the complete series set containing all ten seasons of the proto-Superman skein, I'm struck by how, despite sloppy storytelling techniques and narrative cul-de-sacs, none of that particularly mattered.

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Making Aquaman Cool Again: An Interview with Geoff Johns

Bryan Young | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Dc, DC Comics, Green Arrow, Ivan Reiss, Geoff Johns, Danny McBride, Batman, Aquaman, Danny Mcbride Your Highness, Books News
Bryan Young

And though we joke about him, Aquaman can be a pretty badass character. For evidence, you need to look no further than the current DC relaunch of the character.

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Dark Horse Comics and Imprint Sequential Pulps Writer Teams Up With Artist Tim Burgard for New Tarzan

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Tarzan, Comics, Artist, Writer, Superman, Martin Powell, Tim Burgard, Frankenstein, Disney, Batman, UK Weird News, Weird News News
Alexandra Holzer

Come take a leap with me into the mind of a real-life veteran comic book man...beware you may end up in one of his novels so be nice and get yourself one of his books!

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