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Sunday Runaround By Mayoral Approval

Published Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:01:47 -0600

Last updated Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:02:01 -0600

AnalogyWatch: The mayor of Austion has just compared the city to Green Lantern.In his State of the City address he stated;

If New York is Superman; and Chicago is Batman; and Los Angeles is the Flash; then Austin is the Green Lantern.

We are a city without fear. We are a city that can create anything we can visualize, through sheer force of will. We are a city with a special charge to shine a light into the darkness and lead the way to a new and better day.

You should change your site header sir!

AwardWatch: Comic creator Joann Sfar just won the Cesar Award for best first movie, for his Gainsbourgh biopic. He follows fellow comics pro, Riad Sattouf whohad already won the same award. in 2010. And with Persepolis winning in 2008, comics people are ruling the French Oscars right now…

SpeculatorWatch: Not all comic books are worth millions it seems, at the New Bern Antique Show.

Kashiwa came from Jacksonville with vintage Batman comic books. She said her mother once worked in a printing shop in Chicago and the workers read them, and then tossed them in a corner. Her mother scooped them up and brought them home.

She had each one – with a 10 cent price imprinted on the covers – neatly packed in plastic.

Dawn Fitts of Greenville, one of the co-op owners of New Bern Antiques and Collectibles, noted that someone in the print shop had stamped each comic with a store stamp. They had also been apparently handled and read a lot, all of which diminished their value. Still, she said they might be worth $5 to $15 each to a Batman comics collector.

Kashiwa had hoped for more encouraging news.

"I am disappointed," she said. "I was hoping for something more, but I guess not."

This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot 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.

First Look: Four New GREEN LANTERN Movie Wall Posters | The Daily BLAM!

Merchandise manufacturer NECA, who produce licensed collectibles based on movies, television shows and video games, are leading the charge with Green Lantern

6 minutes of Captain America 1989

This is the same year that Burton's Batman came out.

Tolkien estate censors badge that contains the word "Tolkien" – Boing Boing

Not content to censor a book that combines literary criticism and fiction by including JRR Tolkien as a character, the Tolkien estate has shut down Adam Rakunas, who makes and gives away buttons that have the word Tolkien on them:

Yfrog Photo : yfrog.com/h4bjmnvj – Shared by NathanFillion

From me to you. This will be SUPER.

Beware their Power: The War of the Green Lanterns

Go Green.

The Path to Spider Island Begins with Infested

Marvel is pleased to announce Infested, an all new series of short stories beginning in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659, leading into the biggest Spider-Man event of the year – Spider Island! And to set the stage, a whole cavalcade of superstar artists like Barry Kitson, Lee Garbett and Emma Rios join the red-hot Dan Slott for the Spidey spectacular that'll have fans talking for years to come!

Doc keeping 'cure' promise to Superman – Science – NZ Herald News

Not many of us get to keep a promise to Superman, but a man visiting Auckland says he is on track.

Riverdale: The Archie movie trailer

A Vancouver film company has produced a spoof trailer for a feature-length film of the Archie comic book series. Riverdale, a convincing parody meant to comment on the trend of "gritty" remakes of popular franchises, portrays the darker side of the fictional high school in the comic books. The project was produced on a $3,500 budget and shot over two days at various Vancouver locations with the help of 100 volunteers from the film industry, who were all recruited on Craigslist.

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