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Graphic Novels Make It To Fine Art Museum

The Columbus Dispatch | Steve Stephens | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Peter Kuper, Toledo Museum, R. Crumb, Comic Books, Kafka, The Metamorphosis, Books, Museums, Will Eisner, Graphic Novels, Litgraphic, Books News

TOLEDO -- Not far from the Van Goghs and Cezannes, visitors to the Toledo Museum of Art can find the "underground comix" of R. Crumb and the pioneerin...

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Michael Shanks on Smallville and Hawkman!

Jenna Busch | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Brent Stait, Smallville, Marvel, Sgu, Stargate, Superman, Lexa Doig, Dc, Hawkman, Sanctuary, Michael Shanks, Tom Welling, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

Stargate and Smallville fans alike went crazy when the news broke that Michael Shanks would be appearing as the beloved winged DC Comic Book character...

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Big Apple Comic Con: Fanboys, Sci-Fi Geeks Attending Comic Book Convention This Weekend In New York

AP | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Comic Books, Big Apple Comic-Con, Comics Convention New York, Fanboys, William Shatner, Comic-Con, Sci-Fi, Hudson Pier, New York News

NEW YORK — A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on th...

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Stephen Colbert to Play The Riddler? The Momentum Builds!

2morrowknight | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Colbert Fans, Daylife, The Colbert Report, Warner Bros, Twitter, Stephen Colbert, Batman, Movies, DC Comics, Comics, Comic Villains, Films, The-Riddler, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Gotham City, Catwoman, The Internet Movie Database, Colbert Nation, Showhype, Mahalo, Whorepresents, Newsrunner, Acting, Shakespear, Batman Sequel, Batman Movie, Entertainment News
2morrowknight

Deep in your heart, you know Colbert's got the complete package of comic timing, creativity, audacity, and that indefinable "it" to pull off a portrayal of such a multi-layered villain.

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Riddle Me This: Why Not Let Stephen Colbert Play the Riddler?

2morrowknight | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Colbert Report, Comics, Comic Villains, The Penguin, Comic Books, Stephen Colbert, Batman, Catwoman, Colbert Nation, Angelina Jolie, Philip Seymour Hoffman, DC Comics, The-Riddler, The Joker, Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Entertainment News
2morrowknight

The Riddler is intellectually curious, wickedly funny, and relentlessly creative -- all of the things I would associate with Stephen Colbert. Add in the usual debauchery, mischief and shenanigans and Colbert could really pull it off.

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Japan: 2-D Romances With Comic Book Characters A Thriving Subculture Phenomenon

Huffington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Comic Books, Computer Games, Anime, Comics, 2-D Romance, Foreign Affairs, Comic Book Characters, Japan Anime, Japan, Advocacy, Nemutan, World News

The New York Times magazine has an interesting story this week by Lisa Katayama on what is described as a "thriving subculture" whereby comic book fan...

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Huff Post Review -- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, 20th Century Fox, Hugh Jackman, Reviews, News, Scott Mendelson, Movies, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Movie Review, Film Review, Huffpost Review, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

In a time when even bad comic book films like The Spirit have a certain 'are you kidding me?' nerve, Wolverine is shocking in its adherence to formula and lack of imagination.

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Japan Looks To Comic Books To Rescue Economy

Guardian | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: March 10, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Comic Books, Great Journalism, Video, Saturday Night Live, Media Criticism, Washington DC, Watchmen, Washington Post, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, Porn, Movies, Gene Weingarten, Politics News

I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but readers of Romenesko's Obscure Store and Reading Room know that as the weather turns warmer, the uptick in ne...

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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment

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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Blu Ray Review: Wonder Woman (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Entertainment, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Dvds, Movies, Animation, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Exciting, funny, violent as hell, and displaying an almost angry feminist streak, Wonder Woman succeeds so well as a definitive origin story that it almost renders the eventual live-action movie a moot point.

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Watchmen: Who's Watching The Watchmen?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

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

Based on one of the most collected and memorable comic book runs in history, the movie Watchmen tries to be all things cosmic and ambiguously moral to all of us.

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Obama, Spider-Man Appear In Inauguration Marvel Comic

AP | LISA TOLIN | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Comic Books, Joe Quesada, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Spider-Man, Marvel Comics, Obama Spiderman, Obama Spider Man, Obama Spider-Man, Comics, Media News

WASHINGTON — Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect. Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted t...

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Bizarre Lawsuit: Batman, Turkey vs. Batman, the Movie

Harut Sassounian | Posted 01.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Entertainment Tonight, Turkey, Amusing, Warner Bros., Batman: The Dark Knight, Turks, Armenian Genocide, Batman, Lawsuit, Movies, Delaney, Entertainment News
Harut Sassounian

The mayor of Batman, a small city in southeastern Turkey, is planning to sue Christopher Nolan, the director of The Dark Knight, and Warner Brothers studios for royalties.

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A Comparitive Study of All Three Punisher Films...

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comparison, Comic Books, Punisher: War Zone, Entertainment, The Punisher, Movies, Comparisons, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

In this current age of rebooting one comic franchise or horror franchise after another, it is still something of a milestone that we have a single property that has been rebooted twice in just four years by the same studio.

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Another Practically Priceless Blog Entry in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Stan Lee, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Comics, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

Stan Lee turned out to be about the nicest famous person I've ever met. First, he let us sit in on the interview. Then when the interview was over, he didn't turn off. I don't know if he has an "off."

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Tintin Made His Creator "Sick," New Letters Reveal

Daily Telegraph | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Herge, Tintin, Belgium, Entertainment News

Hergé's startling confession is just one of the revealing insights into his private thoughts, including love declarations to his first wife and a gui...

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Obama Collects Comics? 50 Things You Might Not Know About The President-Elect

The Daily Telegraph | Jon Swaine | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Comic Books, Harry Potter, Barack Obama, Left Handed, President Obama, Obamamania, Obama Collects Comics, 50 Things Obama, Obama Spider-Man Conan Barbarian, 50 Things About Obama, 50 Things, Politics News

• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics • He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball • His name mea...

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Joe Johnston to Direct Captain America (Yay, Marvel!)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Marvel Entertainment, Entertainment, Captain America, Movies, Joe Johnston, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

I know I give Marvel all kinds of crap (the recutting of Incredible Hulk and Daredevil, forcing Sam Raimi to use Venom in Spider-Man 3, playing chicke...

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The best comic book villains in film history

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, Entertainment, Movies, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Just for fun, here is a rundown of the best performances by an actor/actress playing a comic book villain in the short, 30-year history of the modern ...

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How Marvel Can Do Right -- Cast Jon Hamm as Steve Rogers in Captain America

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mad Men, Comic Books, Jon Hamm, Marvel Comics, Captain America, Movies, Jon Hamm Marvel, Steve Rogers Captain America, Jon Hamm Superhero Movie, Jon Hamm Captain America, Jon Hamm Actor, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

I didn't get to see Mad Men till just before the first season came out on DVD/BluRay. Everything you've heard about the show is true. It really is t...

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7 Ways to Steal Back Your Vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Acorn Voter Fraud, Comic Books, Greg Palast, Acorn Voter Registration, Steal Back Your Vote, Voter Disenfranchisement, Rfk Jr, Voting Problems, Politics News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast

You can have all the paper ballots in the world, but if you don't demand to look at them, publicly, in a recount, you might as well mark them with invisible ink. Democracy requires vigilance.

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Google Chrome, Google's Long-Rumored Browser, Introduced Via Comic Book

CNet | Rafe Needleman | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Comic Books, Scott Mccloud, Google Chrome, Google Browser, Google, Business News

Word surfaced Monday of a Web "comic book" introducing Google Chrome, the search giant's long-rumored open-source browser project. While the illustrat...

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Former Presidential Candidate Endorses Obama

Bryan Young | Posted 09.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Barack Obama, Comic Books, Savage Dragon, Obama Endorsements, Erik Larsen, George W. Bush, Barack Obama Endorsements, Obama Endorsement, Image Comics, Entertainment News
Bryan Young

Former Presidential Candidate Savage Dragon announced today his intention to endorse the presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama. Some of you ma...

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Woodward And Bernstein Assassinated In Upcoming "Watchmen" Video Game

New York Magazine | Posted 08.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Comic Books, Bob Woodward, Watergate, Freedom of the Press, Carl Bernstein, Watchmen, Video Games, Media News

Last week, when Warner Bros. announced it was developing a video game to promote the release of next year's Watchmen film, we figured it'd be just ano...

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