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Matt Funk went to ECCC for Bleeding Cool. This is what he discovered; There is lots of random stuff I talked to creators about at ECCC wandering the show

Portland? No. Seattle? No. Manhattan? No. San Diego? No. The greatest concentration of people reading comics on the Nook is in Brookyln. Analysis

In January, Walt Simonson is drawing an issue of Legion Of Super Heroes, written by Paul Levitz and inked by Dan Green. And he's been showing off some of

Gothamist, Katie Sokoler and Occupy Hallowe'en give us a parade of Occupy Wall Street protestors dressing as their own Working Class Superheroes and Supervillains… Looks like the New York Comic Con costume clash the other week may have inspired them But could it go both ways? One Little Bleeder in Manhattan tells me "The lightning bolts[...]

Maybe your family has been deleted by a change in continuity. Maybe some irresponsible rumour monger has suggested your book is to be cancelled. Or

A look at Legion Of Superheroes #1 by Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez – who is certainly making a name for himself this week. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5IIbexdzI[/youtube] A look at Legion Of Superheroes #1 by Paul Levitz and Francis Portela, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez – who is certainly[...]

Where men of a certain beard had gathered to hear Grant Morrison launch his new book Supergods, a part memoir, part examination of the role of superheroes in modern culture, society and civilisation. No photos were allowed, nor any kind of recording Which leaves me with a few random notes and beer sodden thoughts Let's see[...]

Superheroes' costumes are practically stripper outfits, leaving nothing to the imagination, yet the stories themselves are extremely squeamish about sexuality, and when characters actually have sex or relationships with each other, it usually turns out to be bad, the girl becomes a ball-buster or victim of crime (and if she dies, that frees up the[...]

It's Sunday, the sun is shining (in London anyway), what better opportunity to sit back with a glass of Pimms and watch some nineteen seventies disco dancing in Brazil featuring attempts to recreate famous superheroes Spider-Man's attempt is particularly poor but Batman gets extra points for being the first to start getting down. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdCBVhrvDjE[/youtube] [...]

Seattle seems to have a preponderance of self-styled Real Life Super Heroes. And it's causing problems for the local police. Seattle PI reports that on

Column 1: Alas, superheroes are still naff I work in the Film and TV industry and occasionally write comics, so Rich has asked me to write a column about how comics interact with and are treated by film and TV.   I've written a couple of superhero projects: JLA: AGE OF WONDER for DC Comics and the[...]