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Thursday Runaround – Jim Shooter Out-Caring The Youngsters
LocalWatch: Neill Cameron blows up his old school in Mo-Bot High – and gets press for it!
"Megan Fox actually kind of trashed Wonder Woman. I like her, I just thought she shouldn't trash Wonder Woman."
LocalWatch2: Kody Chamberlain gets profiled by his local press.
My first real job was scooping ice cream and making sandwiches at a small shop in Thibodaux, Louisiana. I used to ride my bike about 5 miles to get there.
DeadSpiderWatch: So with the news that Spider-Man is to die… how many times has he died already? Spider-Fan tells us… 7, if you don't count clones or alternate universes.
LocalWatch3: Jim Shooter gets local profiled by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ahead of this Sunday's Pittsburgh Comic & Collectibles Show.
Someone told me recently that I'm the longest-tenured (though not the oldest!) active comic book writer, with 46 years of service. I think I keep getting gigs because I out-work, out-care and out-try the younger, gifted people for whom writing is easy, apparently. Someone also told me that I'm 59. Not inside my head, I'm not.
Watch for the Mighty Samson, a saga of the rebirth of the world post-apocalypse, Spektor, a cutting-edge science fiction/supernatural thriller and M.A.R.S Patrol, a future-war epic, all from Dark Horse Comics.
WackoWatch: The day the Superman symbol was removed from a Michael Jackson cover…
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 bilingual green comic book unveiled in Beijing – China.org.cn
The comic book presents 57 serial works by 16 Chinese artists from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The book also received support from long-standing partners: Center for Environmental Education of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, China's Top Brands Magazine, an affiliate of Xinhua News Agency, and Huayi Brothers Media Co. In addition, through this extensive network of the Ministry of Education, the first 100,000 books will be distributed to primary and middle schools in major cities across China.
Get your FREE Osborn tattoo? Word of advice: Put it in a discreet place. 'Cause it ain't goin' anywhere soon! :-O
Dan Slott's Spider-Man Hits The Big Time
Dan Slott joins us with details of his plans on Amazing Spider-Man. The new Spidey status quo, called BIG TIME debuts this week. Dan talks about upcoming plots guest stars , and ideas which begin with issue
Help Batgirl in the Battle to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
Batgirl vs Unfair Pay.
Comic Art, Scary Medical Photos Would Give Cigarette Labels an Edge | Underwire | Wired.com
The proposed graphics — some of the coolest-looking government-sponsored art ever — can be seen above. Each was produced with a variety of type treatments, but this selection shows all the basic imagery, which would be slapped on cigarette cartons as in the FDA mockup at right.