9/3/2010

Comic-Con-A-Chameleon Christina Ruffini braved a sea of devoted fans and a few super-heroes celebrating the art form they love - comic books, at Baltimore's Comic-Con. ... ... link to article ...

9/3/2010

Animazing Gallery Presents Comic Book Legends Comic Book legends Stan Lee and Neal Adams will be making appearances at Animazing Gallery in SoHo this October. Stan Lee will be signing on October 9th ... ... link to article ...

9/3/2010

Comic culture flourishes at Rock Bottom Tucked in between Ernie's Diner and Monarch Jewelry stands a hub of comic book culture that could coax the inner nerd out of James Dean. ... ... link to article ...

9/2/2010

Fox Picks Up Joe Hill's 'Locke And Key' One of the most influential comic book series ever may finally make the leap to live action. "Is this the smell of anarchy?" Sure, if Grandma wants to bring ... ... link to article ...

9/1/2010

Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp in Talks for "Nemesis" Comic Book Movie Last month, we learned that 20th Century Fox has acquired screen rights to Mark Millar's (Wanted, Kick-Ass) graphic novel, called "Nemesis," and has ... ... link to article ...

9/1/2010

Bluewater's JUSTIN BIEBER comic book prompts lawsuit threat Comic Riffs reported last month that Justin Bieber was getting his own comic book, courtesy of the Vancouver-based publisher Bluewater Productions. ... ... link to article ...

9/1/2010

Chew: A Comic Book Series for Geeks and Gastronomes In July, Chew, which centers around Agent Tony Chu, FDA, earned the Eisner Award for Best New Comic Book Series, and here's why: Agent Tony Chu, ... ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

The Unique Problem Facing Marvel Studios The comic book people were going to be making comic book movies. Unfortunately, there's a problem that threatens to slow Marvel's momentum and change the ... ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

For Sale: Original Cover of Charlotte's Web, Million-Dollar Comic Book ... first look at “The Batman” and which is likely the most-coveted comic book of all-time, rivaled perhaps only by the first-ever issue of Action Comics. ... ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

'True Blood' Star In The Running For 'Fantastic Four' Reboot? According to a report on Comic Book Movie, Stephen Moyer is rumored to have been offered the role of Doctor Doom in the new "Fantastic Four" film. ... ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

Mark Waid defends comic book piracy By Mark Langshaw, Gaming/Comics Reporter Mark Waid has spoken out in defence of comic book piracy through filesharing websites, Bleeding Cool reports. ... ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

Heritage Auctions New York City Gallery opens Sept. 1 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) location features eye-opening "Heritage Window on Park Avenue" of upcoming auction treasures. NEW YORK �" The eagerly-awaited new Manhattan gallery and offices of Heritage Auction Galleries will open at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. ... link to article ...

8/30/2010

Papers of anti-comic book crusader now open to scholars By Matthew Lasar | Last updated August 30, 2010 7:30 AM Among comic books aficionados his name is still synonymous with prudery and repression. ... ... link to article ...

8/27/2010

Maryland state senator running on the anti-comic book ticket It's a poorly thought-out ad that, as Rich Johnston says, serves as a “stereotypical attack on comic books as not being suitable to educate children. ... ... link to article ...

8/27/2010

BALTIMORE COMIC-CON: Has it become the supreme antidote to San Diego? "However, let's please keep anything dubbed a 'comic-con' comic book-centric, so that the creators and fans can congregate and toast our beloved comic books ... ... link to article ...

8/27/2010

Iron Fist: From Comic Book To Movie Marvel Studios has hired Rich Wilkes to pen the script for a feature film version of the comic book superhero “Iron Fist.” Wilkes is the creator behind “xXx ... ... link to article ...

8/27/2010

Teaching culture through comic books By Wilhelm Murg, Today correspondent WINNIPEG, Manitoba �" HighWater Press has just published “Stone,” the first comic book in the graphic novel series “7 ... ... link to article ...

8/26/2010

Stan Lee Talks the Future of Comics, Comic Book Movies and Superheroes As any comic book geek will tell you, Stan Lee is the prolific creator of some of Marvel Comics' biggest superheroes, including Daredevil, Spider-Man, ... ... link to article ...

8/25/2010

Iron Fist Moves Forward with New Screenwriter The comic book was created by Ray Thomas and Gil Kane in the 1970s and centers on Danny Rand, a martial arts expert who gains a mystical power that turns ... ... link to article ...

8/25/2010

Welcome to a world where being a super hero is just another job A world where only the rich can afford the comprehensive hero protection policies that ensure that the best heroes will come to their aid in an emergency. The poor, however, have to make-do with protection from government sponsored agencies with limited resources whose staff are…shall we say…a little less heroic. ... link to article ...

8/25/2010

Indie comic films endure rough summer Aside from spawning a film franchise that continues to this day, X-Men brought with it a renewed interest in films based on comic book properties. ... ... link to article ...

8/25/2010

Spielberg Producing TV Show Based On Comic Book By Stephen King's Son Steven Spielberg is looking to turn Joe Hill's Locke Key comic series into a TV series. The comic, which is written by Stephen King's son, follows three ... ... link to article ...

8/24/2010

Record prices smashed in Heritage’s latest Illustration Art auction New records set by H.J. Ward, Norman Saunders and Robert Fuqua; Martignette Estate Pin-up Art continues strong in $2.59 million event, led by Hugh Joseph Ward’s The Evil Flame, Spicy Mystery Stories pulp cover, August 1936, from The Estate of John McLaughlin, which brought $143,400, the highest price ever realized at public auction for a pulp magazine cover. ... link to article ...

8/23/2010

Joss Whedon Says Black Widow Will Be Only Female Avenger Whedon also spoke out about the film's storyline and indicated that he doesn't plan to draw on only one of the team's comic book origins. ... ... link to article ...

8/21/2010

Graphic novel replaces business school textbook In addition to telling a story with pictures and text bubbles as a traditional comic book would, Short's book also has paragraphs of text on certain pages, ... ... link to article ...

8/20/2010

Comic Book Reader with iTunes Playback: ComicBookPad 1.0 for iPad A full featured comic book reader that allows simultaneous reader functionality as well as iTunes playback has been launched for the iPad. ... ... link to article ...

8/20/2010

Local comic-book creators unleash 'Knuckleheads' BY MATTHEW PRICE Leave a comment Their comic book series is inspired by sitcoms, but you could compare how comic book creators Brian Winkeler and Robert ... ... link to article ...

8/20/2010

Comic book superheroines are out of luck By Chris Hicks Hollywood is all about comic book characters these days. Oops, I mean graphic novel characters. Actually, that's a little too broad. ... ... link to article ...

8/18/2010

Frank Miller's back: his Gucci commercial teaser trailer (video) The comic book creator and director of the infamous comic book adaptation "The Spirit," directed Gucci's new commercial that will premiere during the MTV ... ... link to article ...

8/17/2010

Cool Comic Book Poster Art Here are a selection of Marvel/DC character inspired posters from artist Mark Grambau. Check em out.. I like them. A lot. Mark Grambau is an illustrator and ... ... link to article ...

8/15/2010

Weekend box office: Expendables explodes, Eat Pray Love is bountiful, while ... Also of note is the changing landscape of the action picture, as R-rated gorefests starring actual action stars gave way to PG-13 thrillers and comic book ... ... link to article ...

8/15/2010

Scott Pilgrim vs the Graphic Novel I knew the casting would be on point after seeing a picture of each actor juxtaposed with their comic book counter part. I know I was kind of perturbed that ... ... link to article ...

8/14/2010

ComicBookLover is the iTunes of Digital Comic Books Mac OS X: We've featured two digital comic book readers before, but if you're looking for a full-featured library, look no further than ComicBookLover, ... ... link to article ...

8/12/2010

New DVDs shed light on comic-book culture Obituaries for the writer, who helped invent the open-ended comic-book memoir and whose lively, prickly mind kept him one of the format's most distinctive ... ... link to article ...

8/12/2010

Apple invention would create custom comic book from game experiences Users could even purchase a physical copy of their own, customized comic book. The application describes a method to send the publication off to a server ... ... link to article ...

8/12/2010

iPad boosts appeal of digital comics The size is similar to a comic book. It doesn't seem like there is much competition for ease of reading." The best-selling "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novel ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Was 'Inception' inspired by Donald Duck? By Damon Brown, Special to CNN The plot of "Inception," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been compared to a 2004 Donald Duck comic book. ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Stan Lee sued over superhero trademark By Eriq Gardner Stan Lee has had a remarkable run creating legendary comic book characters including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk and many others. ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

10c comic book brings $657,250 to lead $4.33 million Heritage Comics Auction Led by the $657,250 “Aloha” copy of a 1939 Detective Comics #27, the legendary first appearance of “The Batman,” and the $862,513 debut of The Kerby Confer Collection of Disneyana �" anchored by Carl Barks’ original oil painting, An Embarrassment of Riches, which brought $161,325 �" the $4.33 Million Heritage Auctions Aug. 5-6 Signature® Comics and Comic Art Auction propelled the Heritage Comics Category as it roared past a lifetime total of more than $150 million. ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Spider-Man Broadway Musical Starts This Year That is no longer the case, as the comic book-turned-stage show will begin preview performances on November 14th, while opening night is scheduled for ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Fox Buy Up Yet Another Comic Book Property Remember our article two days ago about the possible death of the superhero movie? Well 20th Century Fox have played no small part in bringing us to ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Marvel Stands Triumphant in Epic Battle of iPad Comic Apps By John P. Mello Jr. Comic book fans who want to be sure to never miss an adventure with their favorite superheroes and heroines are well-served by the iPad ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Robert Downey Jr. and Heath Ledger Delivered the Best Comic Book Performances! Robert has proven that he is a great actor, and a great comic book role actor. Ryan Reynolds has played Hannibal King, Deadpool, and (soon) the Green ... ... link to article ...

8/11/2010

Why are there no Israeli superheroes? Fink, who was just 15 at the time, earned this mention thanks to his comic book superhero, Sabraman. "It was at the time of the upbeat Camp David days," ... ... link to article ...

8/9/2010

Quality Comix Premiere Auction runs thru August 22nd Quality Comix' August Auction is online now ends on Sunday, August 22th. This Premiere Auction features nearly 600 lots of choice keys and high grade material from the Gold, Silver and Bronze age. ... link to article ...

8/9/2010

ComicConnect.com Event Auction Publicity Goes to 11 on the Dial News is spreading like wildfire about the upcoming ComicConnect.com August / September Event Auction, and the incredible Action Comics #1 featured in the auction as just one of the many lots that will open for bidding on August 27th. ... link to article ...

8/9/2010

Incredible High Grade Marvels, DC's, Dells and Gold Keys in Pedigree Comics' August Grand Auction! Pedigree Comics’ Doug Schmell, the CEO and President of the company, reports that there is an amazing selection of CGC graded Silver and Bronze Age comic books and magazines in their upcoming Grand Auction, the 9th live auction the company has run since the time-based format began back in July, 2008. ... link to article ...

8/8/2010

Matthew Vaughn Thinks Superhero Movies Will Die Out Soon? decline of the comic book/superhero movie genre: "It's been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it's supposed to be," Vaughn ... ... link to article ...

8/7/2010

'Batman' book with ties to isles sells for $657K By Gary CW Chun The "Aloha Copy" of a rare Batman comic book brought in close to $660000 at an auction in Dallas Thursday, the second highest ever paid for ... ... link to article ...

8/7/2010

Canadian model Monica Olsen turns costumed crimefighter in US comic book Olsen is the real life basis of a new comic book character: Alexis Davenport, a regular woman who learns she's the former leader of an elite crime-fighting ... ... link to article ...

8/4/2010

GPA for CGC Comics Records One Millionth Sale! Yes, that's right, the moment we have been waiting for has arrived. GPA for CGC Comics has recorded it's millionth CGC comic book sale. This makes GPA for CGC Comics (http://comics.gpanalysis.com) the largest online database of pricing data for certified comic books on earth! ... link to article ...

8/4/2010

Pocket God rockets to #1 in book apps Other mentions: the print actual comic book will be in comic stores in about a month, there is a BREW version of the app coming out with Capcom and there is ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Taking Fun Violence to a New Level Kick-Ass tries to make fun of comic book heroes and sensibilities, as well as comic book and action movies. By placing a plot befitting a comic book ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Merced comic book artist JH Williams makes mark on industry By BRANDON BOWERS It's Wednesday -- comic book day -- and JH Williams III is talking about his favorite pastime with the other comic book geeks who show up ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Comic Book Writer Wins Lawsuit Over Spawn (AP) -- Comic book writer Neil Gaiman has won a federal court battle against artist Todd McFarlane over money owed related to the creation of three ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Bids for Batman's first comic book appearance reach $500000 Early this year, there was a furious tussle between superheroes as comic book legends Superman and Batman wrestled for the title of the most valuable comic ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Taschen makes its mark with high-end bookstores Taschen's origins trace to 1980, when the 18-year-old comic book collector sold his wares from a tiny storefront in Cologne, Germany (where the firm is ... ... link to article ...

8/2/2010

Adrien Brody to star as Ant-Man or Dr. Strange? Rumors are circulating that one of the next comic book films could be starring the tall and lanky actor. Adrien Brody's name is being thrown around for not ... ... link to article ...

8/1/2010

How can The Man of Steel shut us up.... The first Comic Book Movie of its kind, a costume made from tights, special effects created just for the movie, an actor that put as much work into Clark ... ... link to article ...

8/1/2010

Fairbanks comic book collector's vast collection puts him in the spotlight All of it has been done in the happy quest to find old comic books. On Thursday, the record likely will show that it was time well-spent. ... ... link to article ...

7/30/2010

New eBay listings this Week for Vintage Collectables This week we have more than 500 new listings with a nice group of silver age key issues including X-Men #1, Fantastic Four #3, Daredevil #1, Hulk #1 to 6 and Amazing Spider-Man #14, all in affordable grades. There is also a pretty complete run of Groo by Aragones and about 400 different Punisher issues, as well as a nice group of golden age Disney's from the Alberta collection. ... link to article ...

7/30/2010

Ryan Reynolds Interview on Green Lantern, the Costumes, the Action Ryan Reynolds has done big comic book inspired films before but Green Lantern is really the first time we get to see him in the lead role with a superhero ... ... link to article ...

7/30/2010

Thor Comic Con Trailer Banished to the Web However, the Thor Comic Con trailer has finally made it to the blogs, so fans who weren't at San Diego can see for themselves. The website Comic Book Movie ... ... link to article ...

7/29/2010

Frank Miller's 'Holy Terror' leaves Gotham: 'I've taken Batman as far as he ... Miller -- arguably the most important comic book artist of the last 30 years -- envisioned a story in which the Caped Crusader went on a blood quest against ... ... link to article ...

7/29/2010

Digital comics: should the comic book be worried? Should the paper comic book be shaking in fear from the digital upstart? Today, thanks to PlayStation New Zealand, I've got two (2) $30 PlayStation Network ... ... link to article ...

7/28/2010

Brett Ratner Accquires the Rights to Comic Book "The Unknowns" The director hasn't really endeared himself to comic book fans, especially with the colossal mess that was X-Men: The Last Stand, and now Ratner's ... ... link to article ...

7/28/2010

Is Comic-Con Still a Comic-Book Convention? Question: “Is Comic-Con Still a Comic-Book Convention?” Answer: No. It is a place for LARPers to gather once a year. ... link to article ...

7/28/2010

Are Comic Book Movies Prime for a Downfall or Have We Only Seen the Beginning? My first time covering the San Diego Comic Con was in 2006. I would then cover it for the next three years as it went from a major comic book convention ... ... link to article ...

7/28/2010

(Some) Comic-Con 2010 Reflections and Highlights From a Comic Book Perspective. Comic-book publishers, big and small put out free comics, pins, buttons and in DC's case, Green Lantern and Flash rings. While rival Marvel did big business ... ... link to article ...

7/27/2010

Seth Rogen Likes Men in Tights By Scott Huver Seth Rogen may be a comedy superstar today, but he's always been a comic book geek at heart. "I go to the comic book store almost every ... ... link to article ...

7/27/2010

Is Comic-Con too big for its own good? "If this were just aisle after aisle of comic books, it would be boring. Comic-book fans like all kinds of genres. That's why we come here. ... ... link to article ...

7/27/2010

Is Ryan Reynolds Getting Greedy With The Superhero Genre? With upcoming turns in 'Green Lantern' and 'Deadpool,' Reynolds doesn't think he's latched on to too many comic book properties just yet. ... ... link to article ...

7/26/2010

Superman Comic Book to Help Family Avoid Foreclosure For one family facing foreclosure, he would come to the rescue again, but this time, it was via a comic book. As Asylum.com reported, a family was packing ... ... link to article ...

7/26/2010

2010 Comic-Con Report: Visionaries Panel with Abrams and Whedon AATM appreciates him corresponding and sending news and impressions from the comic book festival. At the 2010 Comic-Con Visionary Panel, ... ... link to article ...

7/26/2010

Traditional Comic Books Face the Digital Age By STEPHANIE SY, CHRISTINE BROUWER and CHRISTINA NG Every year, comic book enthusiasts from all over the world flock to San Diego for one weekend of ... ... link to article ...

7/25/2010

Comic-Con: Disneyland for Nerds It was the size of a truck and looked exactly like the one from the comic book. Maybe even better�"the controls on the inside were cooler. ... ... link to article ...

7/25/2010

20 great free iPad comic books by Dan Ackerman One of the under-the-radar killer apps of Apple's iPad is the collection of comic book storefronts (which also double as comic readers). ... ... link to article ...

7/24/2010

'Green Lantern' glows at Comic-Con But Reynolds, who is also attached to play the comicbook character Deadpool, won over the crowd. "Admittedly, I didn't know as much about the project as ... ... link to article ...

7/24/2010

What's the big deal about comic books? By Ann Hoevel, CNN Fans flock to Comic-Con to get new and old comic books and comic book related merchandise. Want to read more stories relating to fan ... ... link to article ...

7/24/2010

Comic-Con 2010: The Walking Dead Will Save Sci-Fi TV! Said Lincoln, "No, the comic book sides came through my agent and I was intrigued when I saw the list of people attached, it blew my mind. ... ... link to article ...

7/23/2010

Older Actors Upstage Youth at Comic-Con ... pushing “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” about the youngest, hippest film in the Comic-Con lineup, told in a comic book style, caught the retro spirit. ... ... link to article ...

7/22/2010

Comic-book stores find it's a hit-or-miss business By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, The Press-Enterprise Like any stock-market bet or Vegas gamble, the owners of a couple thousand comic-book stores in the United ... ... link to article ...

7/22/2010

Comic Con 2010 - Stan Lee talks BOOM partnership and comic book writing So large that new comic book producers are falling all over themselves to be linked to him. But in the case of BOOM Productions, the partnership with Stan ... ... link to article ...

7/22/2010

Rise of the Super Comic Continues: Detective #27 "Aloha Copy" to bring $400,000+ in Heritage comic & comic art auction Original Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge paintings highlights rare artwork grouping of Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby, Bernie Wrightson and last ever Krazy Kat comic art at Heritage, Aug. 5 ... link to article ...

7/21/2010

Word of Mouth: Facing the Comic-Con crowd At the annual San Diego gathering of comic book, fantasy and sci-fi fans, big-budget studio spectacles vie with small-scale independent projects seeking ... ... link to article ...

7/21/2010

Vampire TV Series "True Blood" Now a Comic Book By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Popular television drama "True Blood" launched a comic book series on Wednesday that its authors said will add "new ... ... link to article ...

7/21/2010

COMIC-CON 2010: 'Captain America' director has different spin on hero: 'He's ... We're reinterpretating sort of what the comic book version of Steve Rogers was." None of that is surprising, of course -- Christopher Nolan pared away ... ... link to article ...

7/21/2010

Comic-Con: Book-cover designer, Penn State grad is one of the big draws The consensus on the state of Comic-Con International is that it's gone so Hollywood as it enters its 41st year, the comic-book lovers and genre geeks who ... ... link to article ...

7/19/2010

From Insider, a Comics Venture to Help Newcomers By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES If the comic book writer Robert Kirkman were a superhero, his name might be the Midas Touch. Brandon Seifert, left, and Lukas Ketner ... ... link to article ...

7/19/2010

Comic Book Characters Get Psychiatric Diagnosis A group of doctors are studying the psyche of comic book characters and most, including Batman, are dealing with major mental issues. ... ... link to article ...

7/19/2010

His Life Was Some Serious Books Not only did his long-running series of autobiographic comic books, "American Splendor," transform the genre with a psychological honesty that earned him ... ... link to article ...

7/18/2010

New High Grade Marvel Consignment in Pedigree Comics' August Grand Auction! Great news for all you high grade Marvel guys!! Pedigree Comics, Inc. just received on consignment a new group of CGC certified Silver Age Marvels that also contains a few choice Bronze Age Marvels as well. All these new books will be available in our upcoming live Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m EST the night of Sunday, August 29th and last for ten (10) days, with the first half of books ending the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8th and the final half of books cl ... link to article ...

7/18/2010

Local man's caped-crusader comic sure to sell for supercash By Gary CW Chun A Hawaii man's original copy of a 1939 comic book featuring the origin story of "The Bat-Man" could fetch a record-breaking price at auction ... ... link to article ...

7/18/2010

Newsarama Interviews Robert Kirkman Newsarama got a chance to catch up with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman recently and talk to him about both the comic book and the live action TV ... ... link to article ...

7/17/2010

Critic's Notebook: The dilution of Comic-Con Will mainstream success kill San Diego's annual comic book and sci-fi convergence? Angelina Jolie stars in the action thriller movie "Salt," but is it ... ... link to article ...

7/17/2010

'The Walking Dead' shambles into Comic-Con, courtesy of Robert Kirkman Obviously you have a fan following from the comic book. Are you excited you're going to reach more in the mainstream and maybe people who are usually ... ... link to article ...

7/16/2010

Titan launches website to coincide with Comic Con Titan Books will launch its new website, www.titanbooks.com on Monday, to coincide with leading comic book event San Diego Comic-Con, which opens on July ... ... link to article ...

7/16/2010

Ryan Reynolds' 'Green Lantern' Costume: A High-Res Image And A Closer Look! Someday I want to live in a world where every movie based on a comic book gets the costume to look 100% like the costume in the comic book. ... ... link to article ...

7/15/2010

ComicConnect.com Announces Starting Date for Next Event Auction – Consign Now! As comic fans, you've seen the results and heard about the record-breaking prices achieved in ComicConnect's Event Auctions. They have just announced that their next Event Auction will begin on Friday, August 27, and they are already accepting consignments to promote for the big auction. ... link to article ...

7/15/2010

Terminator arm, from the first movie, to work its inhumanly evil spell at auction in Beverly Hills Rescued from the debris of the final explosion of the film by Assistant Art Director, iconic prop expected to bring $15,000+ at Heritage Auctions, July 17 ... link to article ...

7/15/2010

The new Classics Incorporated website launches! On Classics Incorporated our pressing and restoration sections have been greatly expanded to include in-depth information on how to spot good press candidates, strategizing for pressing and restoration submissions, our new leafcasting process, and a new screening service. ... link to article ...