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Friday Runaround – Those Damn, Dirty Polar Bears

Published Fri, 18 May 2012 04:48:29 -0500

RomneyWatch: Gary Trudeau sets his sights on Mitt Romney's bullying childhood in upcoming Doonesbury…

JonesWatch: A Little Bleeder writes yesterday

Though you should know that Pheonix Jones was on KISS FM in Seattle today calling out Rex Velvet to a 10 min debate and a 3 min fight with any weapon (except guns) of his choice. Rex called in and there might be a chance they will do it on the radio tomorrow. :)

PolarWatch: From Tom Brevoort's Formspring page;

FYI, there are no polar bears in Antarctica.

As Jonathan says in his AR video in AVX #4, there are Polar Bears in Antarctica in the Marvel Universe–Jonathan knows, because he put them there.

There is no Jonathan Hickman AR video in AVX #4.

BisleyWatch: Simon Bisley is returning to Judge Dredd, drawing a cover for IDW's new Dredd comic.

RumourWatch: Indian movie star Ranbir Kapoor might play a superhero in Milan Luthria's next film based on Sikandar comics.

DeadWatch: The first episode of the Walking Dead game has sold a million. Still room for comic book growth then…

KirbyWatch: Jack Kirby's Guardian character for DC, finds a new hoem in the DC Universe Online game. Or at least, his shield does…

The character that it was modeled after is named The Guardian. He was created by Jack Kirby in 1942, so he's been around for a long time. The Guardian is a super soldier, with superior strength, speed, endurance and regeneration. He wields an indestructible shield and is a master of hand to hand combat. The coolest part of the character is that he is a clone, and when one version of The Guardian dies, it's replaced by another clone. This process has been going on for decades.

BlackWatch: The 11th annual East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia celebrates the African American experience in comic books today and tomorrow.

The convention will offer an awards ceremony, film screenings, youth workshops, a parade, a comic-book marketplace, and other events at the African American Museum in Philadelphia and the Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia.

Convention activities begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the museum, with a free reception and ceremonies for the Pioneer and Glyph comic awards. This year's Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Morrie Turner, the nation's first African American syndicated cartoonist. The Glyph Awards will honor artistic works from the preceding year that are the best in comics and science fiction made by, for, and about African Americans.

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