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Wednesday Runaround – A Fairytale

Published Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:11:37 -0600

Last updated Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:11:48 -0600

CreatorWatch: Steven Niles talks about supporting creator comics. And with news on his Wake The Dead comic getting optioned, we can see why that might be important…

MilkWatch: A Chinese cartoon has been censored, though the creator denies it was intended to be satirical and is instead "a fairytale". Say, wasn't that the descriptive title given by George Orwell to Animal Farm?

StandByYourManWatch: We're glad to see Bob Wayne demonstrating a second string to his bow.

JobWatch: Front end developer for online comics in LA wanted…

LangridgeWatch: I've made no attempts to hide my admiration of Roger Langridge. I published his Fred The Clown comic when it was still called Bill The Clown. His Muppet Show work recently transformed the show in my mind. And he's now working on a new Jim Henson project, his Mugwhump online comic and this mini-comic, available at conventions soon…

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.

Jonathan Hickman Explains the Fantastic Four Death and What Comes Next
I do feel that way, but I also think the day we said "someone in the Fantastic Four is going to die," the day we conceded that point — in today's society there's no such thing as compartmentalized information. It was never not going to get spoiled.

DC Loses Superman Trademark Fight in Switzerland

Does the image on the right look familiar? Well, that's what DC Comics, proprietor of the "Superman" trade marks, thought, too. The mark on the right was filed by the Swiss company FAF AG for a plethora of goods in classes 3, 9, 14, 16, 18, 24, 25, 28 and 41.DC Comics opposed, but it had a problem: it had not filed a trade mark for the Superman "S" (below) in Switzerland.

Jim Shooter Interview on Vimeo

FANTASTIC FORUM interview with Jim Shooter from episode #20.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19020778[/vimeo]

Paul Tobin-Written ARCADE: DEATH GAME Canceled by Marvel?

So we went straight to Marvel, to ask what's the status of the series, and if it might be re-solicited at a later date. The official word: "We will have an exciting announcement soon."

"Batman Vs. The Internet"

RAGE of the TROLL-MEN

ICv2 – A First Look at 'Green Lantern' Movie Toys

Mattel and Warner Bros. Consumer products have released some of the first images from the extensive licensing program for the Green Lantern movie, which opens on June 17th.

What's all this Creator-Owned Talk? – Steve Niles | Horror Writer

All I'm doing lately is attempting to call attention to creator-owned books. I think plain and simple, things are going to get even tougher out there and we have to find our place. Personally I believe there is severe lack of cooperation among creators. There's a very dog-eat-dog mentality in comics sometimes and I think all we harm in the end is ourselves.

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