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Portman Reportedly Upset over Jenkins' "Thor 2" Dismissal
Comic Book Resources &bull Dec 15, 2011
While initial reports suggested Patty Jenkins' sudden departure last week from "Thor 2" was amicable -- even she said "we parted on very good terms" -- a new account contends star Natalie Portman is "deeply upset" with Marvel Studios for showing the director the door less than two months after hiring her.… Full Story »
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Universal Takes Smoke and Bone
Mania.com &bull Dec 15, 2011
Universal Pictures acquires Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Universal Pictures announced today that it has acquired the worldwide rights to the young adult fantasy novel Daughter of Smoke & Bone written by National Book Award Finalist Laini Taylor. The book was published this September and is the first in a trilogy.… Full Story »
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Be Part of Art Below's First 'Pop Up' Billboard Exhibiton in USA
ComicBitsOnline.com &bull Dec 14, 2011We are proud to announce that Art Below 'Pop Up' is taking place in New Orleans for the month of February 2012, specially planned to co-inside with the legendary Mardi Gras which every year bring thousands of fun loving visitors to the city to join the celebrations. Running alongside the billboard display you will also be invited to exhibit your selected artwork as part of the Art Below 'Pop Up' Group Show for the month of February at Gallery Orange located in the world… Full Story »
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Heisman winner Griffin sends Superman Socks up up and away
THE BEAT &bull Dec 13, 2011
Only a few innocent weeks ago, we were kidding around about these Superman socks with calf capes , suggesting they were a suitable gift for a male geek, even though they only come in girls sizes. And then Robert Griffin… Full Story »
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Archaia's 'The Storyteller' Honors Jim Henson with Top Talents [Preview]
Comics Alliance &bull Dec 13, 2011
On sale this week from Archaia is Jim Henson's The Storyteller Volume 1, a new hardcover anthology based on the Jim Henson television series of the 1980s and early 1990s. Created in full cooperation with the Jim Henson Company, the… Full Story »
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Hagen's Duckpin of Excellence
ComicsDC &bull Dec 13, 2011
ComicsDC is for information and events relating to cartoons and comics (including comic books, comic strips, political cartoons, animation and caricature) in Washington, DC and its environs. Press releases including store events are welcomed - email mrhode@gmail.com. As David wrote… Full Story »
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Preview: Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Vol.
CBR Previews &bull Dec 13, 2011
Ronan Cliquet, Katie Cook, Colleen Coover, Tom Fowler , Roger Langridge , Mike Maihack , Jennifer L. The much-loved, live-action/puppet combination TV show is now a graphic novel series! Archaia and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present ALL-NEW… Full Story »
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Preview: Jim Henson's The Storyteller
CBR Previews &bull Dec 13, 2011
Ronan Cliquet, Katie Cook, Colleen Coover, Tom Fowler , Roger Langridge , Mike Maihack , Jennifer L. The much-loved, live-action/puppet combination TV show is now a graphic novel series! Archaia and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present ALL-NEW… Full Story »
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Dynamite's "Voltron" #1 Sells Out
Comic Book Resources &bull Dec 12, 2011
On the heels of their recent string of sell-outs, Dynamite Entertainment continues the trend as their new comic, Voltron, has sold out and is going to an immediate second print! Under a series of amazing covers by master painter, Alex Ross, and written by Dynamite's own up-and-coming writer, Brandon Thomas,… Full Story »
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SNEAK PEEK: BOOM! Studios for December 14, 2011
Major Spoilers &bull Dec 12, 2011
BOOM! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this week. Take the jump for a look at 7 Warriors #2, Operation: Broken Wings, 1936 #2, Snarked #3, and more. From the fan-favorite artist of The Flash and Adventure Comics comes… Full Story »
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What Is "Batman: Arkham World?"
Comic Book Resources &bull Dec 12, 2011
This past weekend was good for Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. Games at the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2011. Even though they didn't win Game of the Year honors (that went to Bethesda Softworks' "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"), their big release… Full Story »
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CBLDF & ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Speak Out In Defense of Comic Facing Removal From School Library
CBLDF Features (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) &bull Dec 12, 2011Later today, a hearing in Dixfield, ME will address a parent's call for removal of the anthology Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age from the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Library. The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund… Full Story »
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Michael Fassbender Picks Up "Best Actor" Award Partly For His Work In X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
ComicBookMovie.com &bull Dec 11, 2011
Deadline are covering the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and reveal that Michael Fassbender has been presented with the "Best Actor" gong for his work in A Dangerous Method, Jane Eyre, Shame and critically acclaimed comic book movie X-Men:… Full Story »
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Epic Snowball Fight For Freedom Begins
COMIXtalk &bull Dec 11, 2011
Comic Creators For Freedom announced today that the prep work for their third annual fundraiser against Human Trafficking Awareness has begun. Each year comic creators (web and print) collaborate to create an image that is available in both digital and… Full Story »
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2012 Stan Lee Excelsior Award shortlist announced
downthetubes.net news &bull Dec 9, 2011
After months of deliberation, tears and tribulations (and a lot of reading), eight books have been selected and the Shortlist for the 2012 Stan Lee Excelsior Award have now been revealed. The titles include just one British title - the stunning Wuthering Heights from Classical Comics, which was drawn by… Full Story »
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Jerry Robinson
Peter David.net &bull Dec 8, 2011I'm glad I got to photograph him at the Big Apple Con back in May. .http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5.21.11JerryRobinsonByLuigiNovi1.jpg . At the time, I lamented that I hadn't brought my copy of The Killing Joke for him to sign on the Saturday of the convention, when he was there, and after he didn't show the following day, I wondered… Full Story »
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Bastion's 7
JTO | J. Torres Online &bull Dec 8, 2011
Sean "Cheeks" Galloway's long-awaited Bastion's 7 has launched as a weekly webcomic with help from Taffy Table Studios and yours truly. You can read it here. A new page every Wednesday! J. Torres won the Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer… Full Story »
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Black Lightning - Gotham's Daredevil
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery &bull Dec 8, 2011
Batman and the Outsiders #9 - Pages 1-3 How old was Black Lightning in 1984? Easy, Mike Barr tells us (click for more legible size): So that's 21 years of writing vaguely prophetic poetry (ripped off Milo Sweetman) on parchment paper + 6 years of admiring that poetry but not really understanding it + 3 years of being Black Lightning, hanging out on roofs despite his… Full Story »
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Comics & Medicine Conference Comes To Toronto
Comics212 &bull Dec 8, 2011
If you're a follower of the Comics Internet, you might remember a really intriguing conference that's occurred over the past few years, about comics and medicine and how they go together. I first became aware of it thanks to the work and words of… Full Story »
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It All Happened So Fast
First Second Books &bull Dec 7, 2011
The whole story is so well known by now that I feel kind of silly rehashing it, but since you asked: I first got the idea for Mush! Sled Dogs With Issuesin a dream, when a talking Weimeraner named Berkowitz appeared before me and commanded… Full Story »
