Please help Superman in Supreme Court case
The Man of Steel – or more specifically the heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – needs…
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Conan, Letterman make fun of Archie’s death
The late night comedians took up the announced death of Archie. David Letterman used the announced (“What’s next? Dagwood Bumstead…
Archie circulation numbers heading into ground, but how unusual is that?
Yesterday, I joked that the new Life With Archie comic in which the title character is killed was a desperate…
Archie set to die saving gay friend’s life
Back in April, it was announced that Archie was going to die heroically in a futuristic story-line “Life With Archie”….
ISIL calls for death of creator of comic book “The 99”
From Kuwaiti Times: The creator of an Islam inspired popular comic series said that he takes death threats made by…
Dick Ayers passes at age 90
Dick Ayers, one of the “giants of the Marvel Age of Comics”, has passed at the age of 90. Michael…
Comixology removes comic in-app purchasing
From The Verge: Comixology is replacing its iOS app today with a new version that removes the ability to purchase…
Amazon to buy comiXology for undisclosed sum
Big news from the Verge: Amazon has just announced that it’s acquiring Comixology, the highly successful digital comics platform. “We’ve…
Archie set to die heroically in July (updated)
Archie will die a hero’s death in July – at least in one of the many comic book series bearing…
New trailer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
The summer when I was 15 years old, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a really big thing. I purchased a…
See Jack Kirby on The Incredible Hulk tv show
Interesting find. Jack Kirby appeared briefly as a police sketch artist on the 1970’s Incredible Hulk series.
Superhero’s salaries (Don’t go into journalism)
I make more than Peter Parker, but less than Tony Stark. Guess I’m doing okay. Via 9Gag.com
Very first Wolverine artwork, not known to exist, surfaces for auction
Break out the credit card! The original artwork featuring the first ever appearance of Wolverine, by artist Herb Trimpe, on…
Disney to judge: End Stan Lee Media for good
Hollywood Reporter has a good update on the latest court case involving Stan Lee Media’s attempt to assert it’s ownership…
Stan Lee Media sues Disney over Spider-Man
Stan Lee Media is going back into court to assert ownership to the Spider-Man character. It’s a bit confusing how…