Tagged as: comicbooks

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 […]

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 […]

Not sure where Mike Peters bought his Superman costume, but if you need one the Antique Helper Auctions in Indianapolis, Indiana is auctioning off vintage costumes worn by George Reeves who starred in the 1950s Superman television show, others by Christopher Reeve and Dean Cain. The George Reeve costume is reportedly worth $120,000 to $150,000. […]

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 […]

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 […]

IDW has started releasing digital graphic novels every week for the iPad according to Comics Alliance. Just launched books include Darwyn Cooke’s The Hunter and The Outfit, and Berkeley Breathed’s Bloom County: the Complete Library Volume One. Each book contains all the material found in the print editions, all spectacularly formatted for full page reading […]