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Wednesday Runaround – Bad Guys, Censors And The Kids

Published Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:12:47 -0500

ByrneWatch: The cover to Cold War #3 from IDW by John Byrne.

VillainWatch: DC's The Source unveils some new villains appearing in issue 3s of the relaunch.

52Watch: The New 52 as seen by Art Balthazar in upcoming Teen Titans and previewed in Time Out Chicago.

CensorWatch: The iPhone and the iPad seem to have different censorship models when it comes to classic underground American comic books…

HistoryWatch: When those classic Mickey Mouse strips from the 1930s now being reprinted by Fantagraphics were published… for the second time as the Uncensored Mouse, witout Disney's cooperation.

CanadaWatch: David Boswell, who was inducted into the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame earlier this year, will be at Lucky's Comics in Vancouver on Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm to launch and sign the recently published Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman (Volume One) from IDW.

CanadaWatch2: Von Allen is launching the second volume of his all ages graphic novel series, Stargazer.

"In Volume 2, I really wanted to play with people's expectations of an all-ages comic, especially one with younger girls as the protagonists," said Allan. "I think a lot of people take all-ages to mean safe or gentle. But graphic novels and comics are flexible and I don't think a children's comic has to be completely tame for it to qualify as 'kid-friendly.' The first volume of "Stargazer" was designed to read mostly like a traditional all-ages fantasy, but the story takes a scarier turn in the second volume. It's psychologically darker and the main characters are pushed to deal with new and more difficult events. That's comparable to real life, though, and I think adults sometimes forget what children can handle. And how they learn to cope with day-to-day reality and tough times. The best and most enduring stories have an edge to them…it mirrors life. And, let's face it, kids also like to be a little scared."

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Sneak Peek: New Avengers Annual #1 | Avengers | Comic News | News | Marvel.com

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, reuniting the acclaimed creators from SECRET WAR, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto

Massively Exclusive: Jim Lee talks Batman, canon, and DCUO | Massively

I think it's too confusing to try and tie it all together. When you get a gifted filmmaker or an awesome game developer, you got to let him do what he does best. To constrain him and say "Hey, this is what we do with Batman across all media, so you gotta do it this way — he can't punch anyone in the face because he doesn't in the cartoon" just doesn't work.

Interview With Robert Rodriguez On Spy Kids: All The Time In The World | We Got This Covered

RR: Sin City 2 is going good, we're just finishing the script for that, we already got the money. We have everything we need so we can just start shooting as soon as we get the pages.

Anne Hathaway on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises | Superhero Hype

"No, no one's nervous about it. I mean, honestly, like, wait till you see this movie. Chris is doing insane things in it. And it's gonna be marvelous and it's gonna be way beyond what anyone imagines that it could be. You can't imagine the things that he's doing, at least I couldn't until I read the script and I was like, 'You're really? Okay, you're going there!'

Bruce Willis Enters Negotiations to Play the Original Joe in 'G.I. Joe 2' (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter

Willis, if a deal comes together, would play General Joe Colton, the man who in 1980s comic books starts the G.I. Joe strike team, called the ultimate freedom fighting force, and got the handle G.I. Joe.

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