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Thursday Runaround – Pop Up Jack Kirby
QRWatch: This week's DC Comics titles have a few new QR codes in them. Which means a few new pencilled pages from the relaunch, from New Guardians and Dark Knight...
CourtWatch: From the Detroit News;
Macomb County prosecutors say Michael George dreamed of a "McDonald's-like" comic store empire while he kept a secret apartment and engaged in affairs behind his wife's back. They say he wanted to be rid of his "overweight" wife and ultimately killed her to do it.
"She wanted his love," Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Fox told a circuit court jury Wednesday. "He wanted a new life. He wanted to get rid of his overweight wife and get something better."
CharityWatch: Since 2009, Ballas has been collecting comic books to sell and donating the money to help support the Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center in New Jersey. On Saturday, Ballas will be at the Monmouth Mall with comic creators sketching, signing and helping the cause selling donated comic books to raise money, 30 comics for $20. Creators include Paul Castiglia, Howard Bender, Tom Hall, Jim McWeeney, Will Olmo, Dave Ryan, Will Torre and Mark Voger.
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.
Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center Organization Plans "Pop-Up" Brick & Mortar Museum
Our intention is to set up a temporary, or "pop-up," brick-and-mortar location for the Jack Kirby Museum during this November, December and January. The ideal size for this purpose is between 800-1,200-square-feet, and would feature original artwork, artifacts from Jack's life, prominent guest speakers, educational programs and installation pieces inspired by and celebrating the unique work and life of Jack Kirby.
New Firestorm and Ronnie Raymond Art from Ethan Van Sciver | Firestorm Fan
This drawing below has me scratching my head. Ronnie, Jason, and Fury are clearly featured, but in what capacity? Is that writing in Russian? Hmmm… It's got me wondering. Also, if this is Russian, maybe we'll meet The New 52 version of Mikhail Arkadin!
DragonCon founder Kramer arrested at motel with boy, DA says | ajc.com
DragonCon impresario Edward Kramer, who has long claimed to be too ill to stand trial on multiple child molestation charges in Georgia, was caught Tuesday staying in a Connecticut motel room with a 14-year-old boy, authorities said.Kramer, who has said he is no longer affiliated with DragonCon, was arrested in Milford, Conn., after police learned he was staying there with a teenager. That is a violation of the conditions of his bond.
WizardWorld made $3 million from conventions in 2010 | The Beat
Gotta love those SEC filings. With Wizard now a publicly traded penny stock, all kinds of numbers can be gleaned from their latest business report. Including the revenue and operating income from 2010's convention business.
Although their studio was searching for a new character to replace Betty Boop, whose cartoon series had ended in 1939, the brothers Fleischer initially turned down Paramount's offer to animate "Superman." In an interview given later in his life, Dave Fleischer recalled: "I didn't want to make 'Superman.' Paramount wanted it. I told them because it was too expensive, they wouldn't make any money back on it. The average short cost nine or ten thousand dollars, some ran up to fifteen. I couldn't figure how to make 'Superman' look right without spending a lot of money. I told them they'd have to spend $90,000 on each one … [and] they spent the $90,000. But they were great."
"One of my favorite thrillers is Ira Levin's A KISS BEFORE DYING, because right in the middle of the novel…well, the cliche phrase would be, 'Levin pulls the rug right out from under you,' but that doesn't do his legendary plot twist justice," said Swierczynski. "Forget the rug being pulled out from under you… when you reach that point in KISS, it's as if someone's rolled up that rug and proceeded to use it to beat the living crap out of you. That's what I'm shooting for with this first arc of BIRDS OF PREY. I won't tell you where it is (other than somewhere in issue #4) But If I'm doing my job, you'll be relaxing, enjoying your comic, and then…"
DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » ACTION COMICS and BATGIRL back to press again
Below is the official first look at the cover to BATGIRL #4.
Box Office Shocker: 'Captain America' Earns More Overseas than in U.S. – The Hollywood Reporter
Defying perception, Paramount and Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger has now earned more overseas than in North America.
In the newly released Suicide Squad #1, out today, you might notice something very different about the Squad's tough-as-nails leader Amanda Waller: Formerly one of the rarest breeds in the DC Universe — a full-figured lady — "The Wall" has apparently transformed into "The Rail,"
Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Why is DC's Relaunch Selling Out Every Book?
A question on Tom Brevoort's Formspring touches on something I've been thinking about lately:
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