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By the 10's: Little Lulu!

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

You knew it had to show up here sooner or later... so let's check out Little Lulu... By the 10's! Issue 10! Wow, way to be respectful of your elders, Lulu! Issue 20! Apparently, Lulu didn't bake his potato, eh? Issue 30, an appropriate cover to come up this Christmas month! Issue 40 ...

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Christmas Countdown!

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Page 7!

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Comic Book Sales Figures for November 2009

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:40:55 +0000

The monthly sales estimates at right are for comics shipped by Diamond Comic Distributors , the largest comic-book distributor in North America. Diamond publishes "indexed" sales figures, in which it keys orders for all comics it lists sales for to a single comic book (usually Batman ), with ...

Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering ... found this 13 hours ago on comichron.com

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Permanent Damage - Wednesday, Dec 2nd

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:09:57 +0000

This Week: The final word on narrative and what it means to the future of the graphic novel; comics books for Xmas 2009 - our recommendations; plus Wonder Woman, Rupert Murdoch, gays in Uganda, bankers with guns and lots of other notes.

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STRANGE SUSPENSE: THE STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES Vol. 1 Review

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:09:57 +0000

Before his career defining work as co-creator of the Amazing Spider-Man or his runs on Dr. Strange, Mr. A and Blue Beetle, legendary artist Steve Ditko was busy putting pen to paper drawing pulpy horror and suspense stories during the final days of the Golden Age of comics. Strange Suspense collects over 30 stories and covers from the early days of comic book history...

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Comics Cavern’s Tweets From 2009-12-02

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000

I’m so gonna miss this series. Gonna miss it more than Y the Last Man . Ex Machina Deluxe Book Two HC hits stores 12/8. http://bit.ly/57mFlN # Shock and awe: do we really need to see Clayface puking a river of guts and teeth? YES we do! #Batman http://j.mp/5Sb5Yz # Wired: Radical ...

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Holiday Comic Book Gift Guide 2009

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:12:00 +0000

In the first year of the blog, I put together a holiday gift guide listing various gift ideas and recommendations. Sadly, I didn't get to do it last year with the down time that occurred around Christmas and extended into the New Year, but I wanted to give it another crack this time ...

KirkWarren posted 8 hours ago from weeklycrisis.com

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The Superman Musical: 90 Minutes of Singing, Crying Man of Steel

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000

While the Spider-Man musical hovers in the theater version of production hell alongside the floating head of Bono, another superhero musical has surfaced on the internet: "It's a Bird.. It's a Plane... It's Superman!" All 90 minutes of the 1975 TV ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 16 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Ghosts Of West Indies Past

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:03:00 +0000

I'd like to remind the West Indies, and their Test Cricket hating captain, that they carry with them a lot of history and baggage from test series past, so at least try to put up a fight, or provide some entertainment. This has to be the first ever Adelaide test that I not only have no desire to ...

Danny_ACAB posted 12 hours ago from ohdannyboy.blogspot.com

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Dean Haspiel's Anatomy Of An American Splendor Cover

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:04:52 +0000

In the summer of 2008, I was hired by a collections editor at DC Comics to draw the cover to Harvey Pekar's second American Splendor collection, originally published by Vertigo as a mini-series, which featured stories drawn by me and various other artists. The first collection was titled ...

Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering ... found this 2 days ago on nycgraphicnovelists.com

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A Cornucopia of Commander Rikers

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

If you fond of Commander Riker from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," it is likely you will enjoy "Number One," a Tumblr devoted exclusively to images of William T. While it looks like it started out as an archive of screenshots, more recently it's ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 18 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Reynolds talks Green Lantern

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:40:00 +0000

Yet another MTV scoop…

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Great Moments In Comic Book Romance

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Steve Trevor asks Diana Prince to engage in a little game:

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Hope Larson: Better Than Boobs

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:18:24 +0000

After the recent flap about Power Girl's anatomy and sartorial choices, comics creator Hope Larson wondered aloud (which is to say, on Twitter) about why "crap like the Stephenie Meyer bio and Power Girl's tits get all the press." The simple answer ... Read more Permalink | ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 17 hours ago on comicsalliance.com

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The Color of Earth, The Color of Water, The Color of Heaven

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:18:24 +0000

This manhwa trilogy, a coming-of-age story set in rural Korea several generations ago, follows a young girl learning about love. The Color of Earth The Color of Earth Buy this book Ehwa lives with her mother, a widow who runs the local tavern, which means the men think she’s easy. ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 17 hours ago on comicsworthreading.com

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Tarantino Offered Green Lantern...?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:58:00 +0000

Wouldn't THAT have been...interesting?

bamkapow posted 22 hours ago from bamkapow.com

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Weekly Comic Shopping List 12/3/09

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:27:54 +0000

Larry Marders Beanworld Vol 3 Remember Here When You Are There HC – I’ll have to get this and devote a whole week to just reading Beanworld. Maybe I’ll try to do that the last week of December when there’s supposedly no new comics being shipped. ...

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The Decade According to Multiversity: Best Event

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Love them or hate them, event comics are becoming more and more prevalent in mainstream comics. Whether or not you're lamenting them, claiming a bad case of "event fatigue" and desperately yearning for decade break from massive battles and "things we'll never be the same" stories, it's hard to ...

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Showcase Presents: House of Secrets Vol. 2 trade paperback (DC Comics)

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:02:00 +0000

[This review comes from Collected Editions blog contributor Derek Roper ] You know how you leave a place that you used to love and when you came back to it, it's lackluster? Well, that's the feeling I have with Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets Vol. 2 , which collects issues #99-119 of ...

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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: October 2009

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:49:18 +0000

by Marc-Oliver Frisch Gotham, we have a problem. The general consensus seems to be that DC Comics had a particularly great month in October, but that’s not quite true. Despite making a spectacle of the Top 300 chart by claiming — literally for the first time in ages — all ...

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Three Of The Best

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:02:00 +0000

I wrote about one of these comics back in February 2007, but I've decided to revisit and update it, but hey, why not use some old text?First up is an absolute classic. Titled 'The Phantom Zone' and published in October 1982, this 96 page giant reprints the entire Phantom Zone mini-series by ...

Danny_ACAB posted 23 hours ago from ohdannyboy.blogspot.com

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Beards. Beards. Beards.

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

I saw this a little while ago but I didn't make note of it because, while I thought it was silly, I didn't see it as particularly "news worthy" due to where I saw it. But when Dark Horse tweets about it , then I would definitely consider it news worthy! So what makes a super hero awesome? Is it ...

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Christmas Countdown!

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Page 6!

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Plastic Man and Howard Stern: Separated at Birth?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:25:46 +0000

In recent issues of Justice League of America , Plastic Man has been melting (oh, what a world!), for reasons that have to do with the once-great James Robinson ’s ponderous plotting. And in case you’re wondering, yes I do indeed plan to write about Robinson’s evolution ...

Comics and Sci-Fi posted 28 hours ago from comicscavern.com

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You'll Hear My Lengthy Story and You'll Like It Wednesday!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:00:00 +0000

I was always a big fan of subscribing to comics. This was before the days when there were comic shops who would pull your titles and hang on to them for you. Back when they were just on wire racks at the grocery store, it was a hunt that never ended and critical issues were often missed, so I ...

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Trivia Quiz #37: Answers

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:25:00 +0000

1. Why is this happening? c. It's actually a Bizarro Supergirl. 2. Why is this happening? b. It's an effect caused by a comet 3. Why is this happening? b. It's a plot to increase the Daily Planet's circulation d. It's an effort to save Superman's secret identity Yep, this is a trick ...

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JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000

On DVD, Blu-ray hi-def and On Demand 02.23.10 In a parallel universe, the lone survivor of Earth's Justice League Lex Luthor travels through other-world dimensions to join forces with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash and J'onn J'onzz in a desperate attempt to save his ...

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Don't Ask! Just Buy It! - Dec. 3: "Blackest Night" Expands, Binky Brown Confesses and Hulks Start Falling

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Savage Critic and "Reading Comics" author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week: KEY % Spiegelman, right up front ^ Fractional analysis ¶ Roundish guys in the traditional "comedy relief" role ... Read more Permalink | Email ...

laurahudson posted 43 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Pope Hats with Ethan Rilly

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +0000

1 week ago Jesus Hates Zombies with Stephen Lindsay 2 weeks ago Doris Danger: Giant Monster Adventures with Chris Wisnia 3 weeks ago Fallen Angel: Reborn with Peter David and J.K. Woodward 1 month ago Spartacus: Blood and Sand with Josh Blaylock 1 month ago Bartholomew of the Scissors with ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 6 days ago on comixology.com

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Evan "Doc" Shaner: Curry and Dibny

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:35:51 +0000

Another sketch suggestion on Twitter, this time from Chris Samnee. He put in for Elongated Man, or Aquaman, so I went ahead and did both. Threw in Starro so they'd have something to glare at. I like drawing Elongated Man for the same reasons I like drawing Mister Fantastic and Plastic ...

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“Birdland Reconsidered”: Part Two (of Five)

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:14:20 +0000

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Wednesday's Child -- Event comics! HUMBUG!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:57:31 +0000

We need a moratorium on the complaining.

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Metropolis in the Old Days

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:02:00 +0000

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An Interview of Epic Proportions: Talkin’ with Jerry Ma

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:14:20 +0000

Being a part of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology , I have been fortunate enough to meet a lot of really cool people and make a lot of really good friends. Jerry Ma fits into both categories. The founder of design studio Epic Proportions and Art Director of Secret ...

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Comics Review: Alex Raymond, Rip Kirby, Volume One: 1946-1948

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:01:35 +0000

Alex Raymond's post-WWII detective strip features the great illustrator's evolution into an excellent comics dramatist, showcased in a handsome (and hefty) hardcover collectionRip Kirby, Volume One: 1946-1948, by Alex Raymond, is available for sale from Powell's Books. Click here to order.Alex ...

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Good Sex In Comics: Doin' It Well

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Years ago, Salt'n'Pepa sang "Let's talk about sex, baby! Let's talk about you and me! Let's talk about all the good things, and the bad things, that may be!" We talked about the bad things last week. So, yeah, let's talk about the good things now. ... Read more Permalink | ...

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The Decade According to Multiversity: Best Heroes

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0000

What an incredible decade filled with huge moments from our favorite characters in the world of comics. Whether it was the return of our favorites (Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, and more), the deaths of others (Captain America, Martian Manhunter), or the creation of brand new ones (Yorick Brown, ...

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Green Lantern Emerald Twilight Tribute - Hal with all the rings

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:31:45 +0000

Using Green Lantern Blackest Night rings, here is a tribute to Green Lantern Emerald Twilight - Green Lantern #49 (1994).

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WONDER WOMAN ENTERS BLACKEST NIGHT

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Undecided about forking out a few bucks for this months 'Hit Pick' Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 ? As if Greg Rucka's return to scripting the Amazon wasn't enough, IGN has a set of preview pages up, featuring the amazing art of Nicola Scott, that's so good your spare change will round up ...

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The Fury of Firestorm #45

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:54:00 +0000

TITLE: The Fury Of Firestorm #45 PUBLISHER: DC COVER DATE: March 1986 COVER PRICE: $0.75 22 pages WHAT I REMEMBER... The only thing I really remember about this book originally, is that it was one of the first DC books that I tried following regularly. It didn't last long, but I do recall ...

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Christmas Countdown!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Page 5!

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J.H. Williams III, Advanced Common Sense, and All the World

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:10:00 +0000

Three neat things for you to look at: (1) Charles Hatfield at Thought Balloonists wrote an excellent appreciation of J.H. Williams III , who is currently drawing an acclaimed run on Detective Comics . Hatfield wrote, "Williams is the new master of trick layouts, the one artist who is, month ...

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Comics Cavern’s Tweets From 2009-11-30

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000

This damn well better be included in David Tennant ’s final #doctorwho XMas special. ♫ http://blip.fm/~h19p5 # The time and effort required to decipher this panel from #JLA No. 39 gives me a frickin’ migraine. http://j.mp/4zTrsv # So this entire season of #familyguy is ...

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This Month In Comics: A Wrap Up of the Best and Worst of November by Brandon

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:18:00 +0000

This Month in Comics was a mixed bag. Some truly great books were delivered to us and some absolute duds were dropped on us like turds from birds. So what was the most abysmal and what was the grandest? Well let’s take a look. Best Book of the Month: Blackest Night #5 Awesome book that ...

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WildStorm - NORTH 40 #6 (OF 6)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:31 +0000

Written by Aaron Williams ; Art and cover by Fiona Staples Marguritte, the witch of Conover County, reveals just what the town is facing: an ancient god, or a piece of one, that could spread its destruction far beyond Conover's magically held boundaries. It's up to Wyatt and a hexed-up gun to ...

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DCU - JSA ALL-STARS #1

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:31 +0000

Written by Matthew Sturges; Art and cover by Freddie Williams II; Variant cover by Ryan Sook An all-new ongoing series! The Justice Society spin off group struggles to pull itself toward some semblance of order after the JSA's devastating split! New home base, new training methods, new villains ...

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Stockholm Syndrome Tuesday!

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:13:00 +0000

A little celebration in co-dependency from World's Finest #134: You know, Alfred, the man has you cleaning his toilets and washing his soiled undergarments. I can understand that you might be a little worried about the prospect of having to find new employment, but this is hardly worth ...

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Comic Book Review: Blackest Night #5

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:45:00 +0000

The Revolution has consistently enjoyed Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps much more than Blackest Night itself. This big event has been plagued with poor plot progression and an incredibly slow pace. Hopefully, Johns can crank up the intensity on this title and finally grab my interest ...

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'THANK YOU' TO YOU THE VISITORS TO IT'S A DAN'S WORLD

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Today I’m kicking things off with a massive ‘Thank You’ to you the readers of It’s A Dan’s World . As of November the number of individuals who visit this site is over ten times that of those who stopped by in July and to me that’s pretty cool. While I’m happy writing for an audience I can ...

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Review: 'The Year of Loving Dangerously'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:35:53 +0000

The Year of Loving Dangerously By Ted Rall and Pablo G. Callejo ComicsLit, 128 pages, $18.95 Ted Rall is a talented, controversial opinion-maker through his columns and his cartoonists. His somewhat jaundiced look at life has been shaped by many factors, chief among them, 1984, the year ...

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