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Captain Marvel is another one of those characters about which I find myself in random internet arguments over how viable they are in modern comics It's like this: 1) Any character, with any history anywhere is just one reboot away from being a star with the right creative team and the full faith and credit[...]

After an encounter with a strange artifact known as "the dreamstone," Fabian finds himself possessed by five literary ghosts (Merlin, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Musashi, and Dracula) and is granted access to their unique abilities.  These powers have come at a price, however: the dreamstone consumed the soul of Fabian's closest ally, his twin sister,[...]

We saw Nova on the promo for whatever this Stuart Immonen Infinite Comics Marvel thing is, and appearing in Point One Even though last time we saw him, Nova was a goner. Jeph Loeb stated that Nova appearing in the Ultimate Spider-Man TV animation would be a new character, Sam Alexander, following the death of Rich[...]

Earlier we looked at comics published in the last thirty years that have been selling for over $200, raw, unslabbed, without variant covers or signatures to push them up the ranks Here's a look at those selling for between $100 and $200… and there's a lot of Walking Dead, Goon and Hellboy about… Walking Dead #5[...]

From the CBR boards, posted by Sabrewulf. I just feel like dropping everything Marvel right now. I guess this will be the first of many to get the price

One Million Homophobic Moms Target Archie Comics 2 A Really Very Close Look At The New Avengers Trailer 3 New Trailer For Joss Whedon's The Avengers 4 Star Wars Visionary Ralph McQuarrie Has Passed Away 5 Breaking Pandora's Code – Raven, Zealot And Shazam! 6 Hickman Leaves Fantastic Four, Bendis Leaves Avengers… 7 Aquaman Vs Darkseid – SPOILERS 8 Joe Quesada Looks[...]

From missing words in Absolute Kingdom Come, to the Challengers Of The Unknown story in Secret Origins just… stopping halfway through, to the continual lateness and rescheduling of the Flex Mentallo hardcover, to the binding issues on hardcovers that have become YouTube semi-sensations. And now David Mazzucchelli has entered the fray talking about next week's deluxe[...]

I wish more comics made the effort to blow readers' minds on a regular basis I like to think that's often the main reason we like to read comics, as well as read novels, watch TV and movies, other than the usual desire for escapism and mental comfort food There comes a point where you[...]

A retailer tells Bleeding Cool that, as The Walking Dead starts a new storyline in May, Something To Fear, Image Comics are sending Walking Dead buttons free to any store that orders the series. Each comic book store will get a bag of one hundred butons of the above designs, and can purchase more bags, to[...]

All you can eat subscription that includes new comics? Maybe comics projected onto the inside of our eyelids? Aw hell, I don't know. But it's Marvel's Infinite Comics. Find out at the Marvel panel at SXSW next Sunday We are invited to "Join The Revolution."     Told you something like this might be happening[...]

Si Spurrier instructions: SAVE US, 80’s CARTOONS, YOU’RE OUR ONLY HOPE It has been noted that today’s world has taken a peculiar lurch toward 80sdom.

Comics don't, really." CerealWatch: Business Insider looks to Zach Weiner as a financial model of success over Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.  It's doing really well I have a manager who does publicity stuff for me and negotiates for me I have a kid who does some assistance for me, little stuff like being a go-between between people[...]

Possibly. DC Comics have given them details on the new Captain Marvel, renamed Shazam! so as not to give their rival any free advertising whatsoever. Geoff Johns gives the paper the official line, "We changed his name for a lot of reasons One of them is that Shazam is the word most associated with the character, so[...]

Dear DC Comics, A couple of years ago, you very kindly sent my daughters a box full of DC merchandise for kids My very picky five year old daughter Eve looked through most of the merchandise and was dismissive of it, deciding only to keep the Wonder Woman colouring in books and the Raven costume[...]

Here are the comics published within the last thirty years that have been burning up the top of the charts and selling over $200 All raw copies, no slabbing here, no variant covers, no artificial collectibility, just the standard books that, if you have them in your collection, could pay your rent for a few[...]