Filed under: Comic Books

The ridicule continues…H/T: Michael Cavna

Comic Alliance reports that a translated version of a 50 years old comic book relating the non-violent civil disobedience movement of Martin Luther King, Jr. was distributed throughout Tahrir Square in Egypt by the American Islamic Congress. The group advocates peace and civil rights through non violent means.From Comic Alliance: In a recent newsletter to […]

Bone creator Jeff Smith has hinted on his blog that he’s working on a Superman project for DC Comics. The mention is on his blog along with a sketch of the man of steel.

Brian Truitt over at USA Today looks at tomorrow’s issue of the Fantastic Four (which I believe is released today due to the media/fan interest). The issue concludes a story-line that ends with the death of one of the Fantastic Four. Tom Brevoort, the book’s editor and Marvel Comics’ senior vice president of publishing, is […]

Is Chicago becoming ‘center of comic universe’? – that’s what the Museum of Contemporary Art is trying to promote – along with their new exhibit “New Chicago Comics.” The exhibit focuses on Chicago artist Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Paul Hornschemeier, and Anders Nilsen.From the Sun Times: Chicago’s relative affordability, prominent art school and expanding cartoonist […]

The Comics Code Authority was created in 1954 after public and congressional concern over violence in comics. Think of it as an early MPAA rating – making sure every comic publisher who wanted to sell a comic with the stamp of approval had to refrain from certain content. Newsarama reports that Archie Comics and DC […]

As e-books become more popular so too will e-book comics. Robot 6 reports that one author Mark Millar found that selling the book cheaper netted more profits than selling it at a higher price. Although it sounds like a paradox, creators may make more money by lowering prices in order to make more sales, according […]

Police have seized a “large amount” of weapons from Travis Corcoran, who runs the online comic book business HeavyInk.com and made headlines when he wrote a gleeful blog post after U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, AZ.From the Boston Globe: Police Captain Robert Bongiorno said Monday that police suspended Corcoran’s […]

Citing growing interest in the ability to read instantly rather than go to a store: Starting April 1, every Archie Comics title ? featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and all their pals in Riverdale ? will be available for purchase digitally the same day it’s released in comic shops and newsstands. It marks the first […]

Comics Alliance reports that in a blog post entited, “1 down, 534 to go” Travis Corcoran, the president of Heavy Ink (online comic book retailer) rejoiced in the shooting in Tucson, AZ that injured Congress Woman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others including a federal judge.He writes on this blog that it was unacceptable that […]

I’ve written about the troubles of the Broadway adaptation of Spider-Man before. It’s now fodder for The Onion.A quote from their article: Spider-Man is supposed to swing down to the stage and deactivate a nuclear bomb, but his wires got tangled up, and by the time he got there and remembered the disarm code, it […]

Comic book legend Stan Lee has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Lee, who has enjoyed numerous cameo roles in his characters’ superhero films, also joked that he hopes his Hollywood star will lead to more acting slots, adding, “One good thing about it: Maybe now I’ll be able to get cameos […]

For those of you with the iPads and a voracious appetite for comic books, Dr. Macenstein has a great idea – buy the complete collections on DVD from Amazon and import those into iBooks. He writes: Each DVD has about a decade worth of comics on it, and we’re talking the ENTIRE ORIGINAL comic, including […]

The Broadway adaptation of Spider-Man temporary closed yesterday and today after a Spider-Man costumed performer plunged 30 feet into the orchestra pit after a cable snapped. He suffered “a few broken ribs.” The show now has a three part safety procedure before each stunt. Cox told reporters that before each stunt, the operator or stagehand […]

The Spider-Man musical is in trouble. From CNN: The production has been delayed for months, with opening dates postponed several times due to mostly technical difficulties with the special effects, flying tricks and stunts that take place on stage and over the audiences. During rehearsals, an accident injured performers and crew, and on Sunday, November […]