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Saturday Trending Topics: The Gold Key To My Heart
Another Free Comic Book Day is in the books, and judging from the 440 or so comic book retailers on twitter, it was another good one. In other news, it sounds like Dark Horse's Gold Key line is being cancelled. Shame about that. Magnus was one of the first comics I bought on my own, during the end of the original Gold Key run, and I've loved those characters ever since. Ah well, next time.
Most-Read Comic Stories Today
Solar, Magnus, Turok, Dark Horse's Gold Key Line To Be Cancelled
For the last year, Dark Horse has been publishing titles originally published by Gold Key and owned by Classic Media, Magnus, Robot Fighter, Turok, Son Of Stone, Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom and continuity algned titles such as Mighty Samson and Doctor Spekto. And they has the man who relaunched these comics in the nineties to much success with Valiant, Jim Shooter, to write them. And used Free Comic Book Day last year to launch the titles.
Free Comic Book Day 2011 Hits Ebay
So you want to get all 37 Free Comic Book Day comics but don't live near a comic shop? How much will it cost you to get a set? $65 apparently.
Pajamas To Give You Marvel Women Physiques
So we know that the female physiques commonly sported by Marvel superheroines are nigh-on impossible to acheive by anyone who wasn't bidden by a radioactive Size Zero supermodel and some silicone injections on top. But that's okay, lucky ladies, these official Marvel merchandise solves that problem. With a design that takes inches (and a couple of ribs) off each side, squeezing that waist in and emphasising breast size, all with a few lines of printed ink!
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Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: The Curse Of The Black Spot
I'm not sure what I can say about Hugh Bonneville without being arrested. But he does have a nice beard.
Do These Dark Knight Rises Location Photos Really Show Us The REDACTED REDACTED?
Potentially colossal spoilers follow.
Spielberg's Tintin Gets His Gun, With No Small Amount Of Irony
You may recall that Steven Spielberg's ET was re-released on the occasion of it's 20th anniversary, extended and somewhat doctored. One of the most infamous alterations involved the replacement of some guns, carried by police, with walkie talkie handsets. Absurd.
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Once again, the mysterious black rectangle is among BC's most-clicked pics for the day. What compels you to click this featureless wonder? What secrets does it hold? Only one way to find out.