Escapist Friction: Where Is Marvel's Halloween Special?
comicsalliance.com 10/19/2009 — Despite the so-called "Big Two" going toe-to-toe every Christmas season with their respective holiday specials, this year marks another win for DC as they beat Marvel in the Halloween department with the release of "DC Universe: Halloween Special ... Read more   Permalink  |  ...

Escapist Friction: When Will Comic Books Come to Consoles?
comicsalliance.com 5/28/2009 — ComicsAlliance welcomes new contributor Caleb Goellner of Topless Robot and Splash Page for a weekly feature titled "Escapist Friction." Plenty of comic books have been translated into video games, but until recently, gaming tech didn't permit an ... Read more   Permalink  |  ...

Escapist Friction: Good 'Ol Fashioned Comic Book Subscriptions Still Exist
comicsalliance.com 10/15/2009 — Back in the good 'ol days (or bad 'ol days, depending on your outlook), it was all any comic reader could do to keep from fantasizing about clipping subscription cards from their funnybooks and sending away for every title a publisher offered. ... Read more   Permalink  |  ...

Escapist Friction: Why Steve Rogers Doesn't Need To (But Probably Will) Return In "Captain America" #600
comicsalliance.com 6/5/2009 — Steve Rogers, the original Captain America, was gunned down and tossed into the cold, black ocean more than a year ago, leaving his angsty former sidekick Bucky to pick up the slack. Now, as speculation runs wild that the much-hyped "Captain America ... Read more   Permalink ...

Escapist Friction: Was The Red Hood Born To Be Bad - Or Rad?
comicsalliance.com 21 days ago — Of all the guys crusading in capes, Batman has arguably the most famous and recognizable rogues gallery in comics. The Joker, Two Face, Mister Freeze, Poison Ivy, Penguin, The Riddler - the list goes on and on. That's why, despite the best efforts of ... Read more   Permalink ...

Escapist Friction: Spider-Man's 'Clone Saga' Is The Old Black and The New Neon
comicsalliance.com 6/19/2009 — By now most Marvelites have already heard the news: Spider-Man's secret shame is about to rear his cloney head - again. Yes, "Spider-Man: The Clone Saga" hits stores this September. Marvel solicitation info describes it as a kind of sequel to ... Read more   Permalink  |  Email ...

Apple Tablet -
engadget.com 9/22/2009 — Now that all that iPod mess is over and done with, looks like it's as good of time as any to return to the world of Apple tablet rumors. A report from Taiwan Economic News starts us off right, with "industry sources" telling the outlet it'll have a ...

Rumored Apple Tablet May Be Digital Comics' Future
newsarama.com 9/5/2009 — When it comes to digital comic books does SIZE matter? And can a rumored Apple tablet pave the way to the future?

Apple Tablet To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines - apple tablet
gizmodo.com 10/1/2009 — Steve Jobs said people don't read any more. But Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a "new device." And they're not just going for e-books and mags. They're aiming to redefine print. Several years ...

Apple + Trek = Love
lookathisbutt.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Got email today announcing the new iMac . And what image did they use to promote it? It could only have been better if it was a picture of Bill. Maybe that's the new screensaver!