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

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.04.2012 | Entertainment

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 | Culture

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 02.01.2012 | Culture

Read More: Watchmen Alan Moore, Alan Moore, Watchmen Prequels, DC Comics, Watchmen Prequel, Dc Entertainment, Watchmen, Watchmen the Prequels, Culture News

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 01.30.2012 | Books

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 | Impact

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 12.28.2011 | Chicago

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 | Comedy

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 | Entertainment

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 | Books

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 | Weird News

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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Moogy Klingman Passes

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.16.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, John Siegler, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Bitter End, Utopia, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Great Neck, Peter Yarrow, Newport Folk Festival, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Kevin Ellman, Ralph Schuckett, Record World, Randy Brecker, Barry Manilow, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Cafe Wha, Moogy Klingman, Fifty News
Michael Sigman

Mark "Moogy" Klingman passed away last night after a long, brave bout with cancer. You may not have heard his name, but you have heard, and enjoyed, his music.

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The Occupy Movement: What Would Batman Do?

Zaki Hasan | Posted 01.14.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Frank Miller Batman, DC Comics, Comics, Occupy Wall Street, Right Wing, Comic-Con, Batman, BATMAN: YEAR ONE, Frank Miller, Entertainment News
Zaki Hasan

With how much and how clearly Frank Miller seems to identify with the comic book realities he's spent his life toiling in, I'm surprised he hasn't put himself in the cowl of the character with whom he's most identified and asked, "What would Batman do?"

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Superman's Secret Identity Crisis

Zaki Hasan | Posted 01.07.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: DC Comics Reboot, Superman, DC Comics, Smallville, Superman Man of Steel, Entertainment News
Zaki Hasan

A big reason why we continue to find the character so interesting is his role as a kind of cultural arbiter in our society, with an elastic appeal that makes him ripe for reinvention generation after generation.

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DC Comics Trounce Longtime Rival In Sales

AP | By MATT MOORE | Posted 01.04.2012 | Culture

Read More: Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Marvel, Comics, The New 52, Justice League, Image Comics, Culture News

PHILADELPHIA -- Call it a relaunch bump and jump. DC Comics overtook long-time rival Marvel for the first time since 2002 after figures for October s...

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DC Comics Paid HOW MUCH For Superman Rights?

Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews | Posted 12.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Superman Comics, Superman-Comic, Dc Comics Superman, DC Comics, Superman, First Superman Comic Book, First-Superman-Comic-Book, Entertainment News

An astonishing artifact from the beginnings of American comics history was unearthed this week, the check written by DC Comics to Jerry Siegel and Joe...

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Blu Ray Review: Batman: Year One -- The Danger With Adapting Overly Literate Comics

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.11.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Catwoman, DC Comics, Dvd Reviews, Blu Ray, Warner Bros, BATMAN: YEAR ONE, Batman Year One Movie, Batman Year One Review, Batman Year One Film, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The ideas and concepts first found in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One have been so pilfered through over the last 25 years that it feels strange to see this work adapted for film without any narrative alterations.

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Assessing The New 52

Sean Campbell | Posted 11.23.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Ben Oliver, Batwing, Eric Wallace, Gianluca Gugilotta, Milestone Comics, Mister Terrific, John Rozum, Black Superheroes, Black Comic Book Characters, Comics, Dan Did, The New 52 Comic Series, Comic Books, Comic Book Review, Judd Wince, The New 52, DC Comics, Postbourgie, Static-Shock, Batman, The-New-52-Review, Black Voices News
Sean Campbell

DC Comic's "The New 52," as the launch is being called, has given us a rarity, three books with Black characters as the lead. I decided to take a look at the first issues of these books and see how they stack up.

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An Interview With Scott Snyder, Writer of Batman and Swamp Thing

Bryan Young | Posted 11.22.2011 | Books

Read More: DC Comics, Dc, Scott Snyder, American Vampire, DC Comics Batman, Batman, Swamp Thing, Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne, Books News
Bryan Young

With this week's release of Batman (Vol. 2, Issue #1), Scott Snyder will have graduated from Boy Wonder as Batman to the original Bruce Wayne.

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DC's Epic Dark Fantasy: Paul Cornell Talks 'Demon Knights'

Turnstyle | Posted 11.14.2011 | Books

Read More: Paul Cornell, Etrigan the Demon, DC Comics, Game of Thrones, Demon Knights, Comics, Books, King Arthur, Fiction, Science Fiction, Jack Kirby, Stormwatch, Books News
Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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Interview: Judd Winick Talks Batwing, a New Batman Comic Set in Africa

Bryan Young | Posted 11.07.2011 | Books

Read More: DC Comics, Judd Winick, The New Dcu, Mtv, Africa, Aids, Batman, Batwing, Batwing Batman, Batwing Comic Book, Batwing Comic, Books News
Bryan Young

With DC Comics relaunching all of their titles, Judd was able to take over two brand new books in the Bat-Universe. The first of which, Batwing, hits shelves this week and we have an exclusive preview below.

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Requiem for a Superhero

Sean Campbell | Posted 11.02.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Comic Books, Black Superheroes, Superhero Comics, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, African American Superheroes, Superheroes, Comics, Black Panther, Power Man, Dwayne McDuffie Comic Books, Dwayne McDuffie, Postbourgie, Black Voices News
Sean Campbell

When I was young, the only Black comic book characters I could remember were an African princess, an African king and a jive-talkin' ex-con. At the time, I didn't think it was a problem that there wasn't anyone for me to identify with.

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Ryan Reynolds Will Be A Superhero Again

Posted 10.02.2011 | Celebrity

Read More: DC Comics, Ryan Reynolds Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds, Movies, Celebrities, Video, Celebrity News

Despite a less than successful first chapter, Ryan Reynolds will get a chance to save the world once again. The Los Angeles Times spoke with Warner...

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Readers Outraged With DC Comics

guardian.co.uk | Alison Flood | Posted 10.02.2011 | Books

Read More: DC Comics, Comic-Con, Comic Books Women, Comic Book Fans, Comics Alliance, Comic Con, Women Comic Books, Books News

Reader outrage at the lack of female writers and characters at DC Comics has prompted the publisher to tell fans it is taking their concerns "very ser...

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Superman, Lois Lane Break Up!

Posted 12.05.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: DC Comics, Superman Clark Kent, Clark Kent Lois Lane Break Up, DC Comics Reboot, Superman Lois Lane Break Up, Superman, Clark Kent, Superman Lois Lane, Superman Lois Lane Married, Clark Kent Lois Lane, Entertainment News

The ultimate super couple is calling it quits. Since they appeared together in the first "Action Comics" in 1938, Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane...

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SINGLE?

newsarama.com | Posted 09.17.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Divorce News, DC Comics, Divorce, Comics, Lois Lane Superman Divorce, Superman, Superman Divorce, Superman Lois Lane, Lois Lane, Divorce News

Superman and Lois Lane are breaking up, and that's not the only major change coming to the world's most iconic superhero.

 September's Action Com...

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