Angry Birds signs with Diamond for book distribution
From Comics Beat: Diamond has signed with Rovio, maker of the game sensation Angry Birds, to distribute their growing line…
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CDC to fight HIV with digital comic books
Politico reports that the Centers for Disease Control has contracted with a comic book publisher to create digital motion comics…
Politico looks at Bluewater comic books of politicians
I’ve mentioned before that my impression of Bluewater’s comic books is that they are a supermarket tabloid in graphical form….
Siegel and Shuster Society pushes for Superman license plate
Siegel and Shuster Society is trying to collect signatures to petition the making of a special license plate for Ohio…
Remembering the work of Jack Kirby
Sunday was Jack Kirby’s 94th birthday (he passed away in 1994). A couple of sites have posted some of his…
New Peanuts comic book to appear in January
BOOM! Studios is working with Peanuts Worldwide and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates to produce a new monthly Peanuts comic…
Stan Lee sues to reclaim Conan rights
Here’s the news: Stan Lee is suing the producers of the new Conan the Barbarian movie alleging that he bought…
Rare access to early Superman comic strips
Sid Friedfertig has posted a treasury of rare Superman comic strips that ran between 1959 and 1966. As he explains,…
WB releases first images of new Superman
Faster than a speeding locomotive, news (and photo) is spreading across the internet of the newly released teaser photo of…
Court rules in favor of Marvel in Kirby heirs case
Last week the Southern District Court of New York ruled against heirs of Jack Kirby in their suit to reclaim…
Original Spider-Man #49 expected to fetch $100k+
Heritage Auctions is selling of an original Spider-Man #49 Cover Art by John Romita Sr. and expects to bring $100,000…
Artistic interpretations of Captain America
The new Captain America movie opens up this weekend. Jennifer Moline over at Inspiredology has posted 17 artistic interpretations of…
Comic book and comic strip Easter Eggs
Yesterday I linked to known Easter Eggs found in Cars 2 (and many other Pixar films). Brian Cronin, over at…
Osama Bin Laden raid graphic novel coming
Due out on September. It’s a tricky feat, given that much about the raid remains shrouded in secrecy. To accomplish…
Are we experiencing superhero movie fatigue?
From Beehivecity.com Green Lantern is not the only superhero offering to suggest that interest in men-in-tights in waning. Kenneth Branagh’s…