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Saturday Runaround – A Day Off, Mostly

Published Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:30:23 -0500

Last updated Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:07:24 -0500

ApologyWatch: Sorry for reduced service this weekend folks, it's the Thames River Festival all weekend long and I've been taking the kids out. The IMAX this morning and White Rabbit River Stories tonight. So you'll have to wait for your Doctor Who Ten Thoughts as well. Sorry…

IndiaWatch: Archie and friends visit India in the recent Double Digests. But what do the natives think?

However, artist and filmmaker Harsha Nagaraju says it's a little late for Archie and gang to make a trip to India. "Tintin, Asterix, Phantom and Hell Boy have already had their adventures here ages ago," he says. Comic book buff Vinitra Laxman adds that just a visit to Mumbai may not actually give Archie and his pals a true taste of India. "It's one of those very narrow views that you get of a country as vast as India. They should have gone to another place, but I suppose they chose Mumbai because of how recognizable it is," she says.

TechWatch: Neil Gaiman gets nostalgic about his still-working 14 year old Atari Portfolio Notebook, complete with 2 Meg memory card.

LegionWatch: Is a Legionnaire going to turn evil in the relaunch?

"[Paul Levitz] is back in the 31st century, wondering why one of the characters has decided to do evil…hmmm…"

911Watch: Could this be the best 911-relevant comic published this week?

The real life adventures of former al-Qaida-linked militant Nasir Abas have become a comic book in Indonesia, chronicling his transformation from foe to invaluable ally in the fight against terrorism.

The story of the soft-spoken, seemingly mild-mannered 42-year-old — recognized by strangers on the streets and even asked for the occasional autograph — is well-known in the world's most populous Muslim country.

He went from helping train Muslim extremists who carried out some of Southeast Asia's deadliest attacks, including the 2002 Bali bombings, to informing police about the inner-workings of the Jemaah Islamiyah network.

He's also joined a government program to convince convicted terrorists that killing unarmed civilians in the name of their faith is wrong.

"I want children to learn from my experience," Abas said of the colorful 137-page comic "I Found the Meaning of Jihad," which appeared in bookstores Friday and will be handed out at some schools and libraries

This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.

They say I am a work in progress. The fools.

Comics legend Jim Steranko shows us his early concept art for Indiana Jones

Jim Steranko gave an intimate question and answer session this past Sunday in the waning hours of Dragon*Con. The veteran comic book artist is known for his psychedelic, groundbreaking work on Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America in the late 1960s. He also helped to create the look of Indiana Jones, and told a captivated audience how it happened.

Vertigo: Graphic Content » Blog Archive » AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #4

A groundbreaking discovery from the Theban Hills in Egypt in 1915 leads Dr. Pavel to travel the world in the hopes of finding more to aid in his research. Now in Romania, vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan meet up with Dr. Pavel and escape the catacombs beneath the Nazi castle with the rumored vampire cure, but will it work?

DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » Announcing the DC Comics-The New 52 Art Tour

Showcasing the creative process behind such titles as WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH, ACTION COMICS, GREEN LANTERN, SWAMP THING and BATWOMAN retailers will be hosting events with DC Comics-The New 52 artists. Framed art will be on display to illustrate the artists' process—from script, to pencils, to inks, to the final colored and lettered page. And in many instances, art from other DC Comics-The New 52 #1s will be on display in a gallery type atmosphere.

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