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Action Comics #1 once owned by Nicolas Cage sells for $2.16M December 01, 2011 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The first Superman comic — owned by an actor once cast as Superman — has become the most expensive comic ever sold. A near-mint copy of the 1938 comic book “Action Comics” No. 1 sold at auction Wednesday night for $2.16-million, the auction/consignment site ComicConnect reported to the Washington Post.... Read More
Star Wars Legacy, Archie among reading for comic-book challenge December 01, 2011 Catching up on a few more comics read recently as I’m trying to reach 2,011 comics read in 2011. Archie #30 (1948): If Betty can sew  a patch onto Archie’s pants, she can take him to the dance.  Did people really do things like this in the 1940s? Betty and Veronica #192 (Dec. 1971) Veronica... Read More
Scarlet Spider #1 preview from Marvel Comics November 30, 2011 Marvel has sent out a preview of “Scarlet Spider” No. 1 by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman.   In the book, Kaine – the all-new Scarlet Spider – finds himself on the run in Texas after saving New York City during Spider-Island. Kaine is a failed clone of Peter Parker who first appeared in the 1990s... Read More
Uncanny X-Men #3 preview November 29, 2011 Marvel Comics has released a preview of “Uncanny X-Men” No. 3, which will go on sale Dec. 28. Here’s how Marvel describes the issue: THE CELESTIALS HAVE ARRIVED! In your first look at Uncanny X-Men #3, from the team of Kieron Gillen, Carlos Pacheco, Paco Diaz, & Rodney Buchemi, Cyclops and his... Read More
Astro City: The Dark Age is a modern classic November 29, 2011 Astro City: The Dark Age Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson look at the 1970s and 1980s through the prism of the superhero world of Astro City, in a 16-part storyline.   Four four-issue miniseries (“Astro City: The Dark Age” Books 1-4) follow Charles and Royal Williams as they seek the man who murdered... Read More
Grant Morrison tweaks status quo, refers to history in “Batman” run November 25, 2011 Writer Grant Morrison shifts the status quo of the Batman titles from the get-go in his run on “Batman.”   The first collection, “Batman and Son,” collects issues #655-#658 and #663-#666 of the DC series “Batman,” written by Morrison and drawn by Andy Kubert.  8 Batman’s son with... Read More
Roy Thomas reflects on “Conan” November 25, 2011 Missouri-born comic book writer and editor Roy Thomas broke into comics in the mid-1960s, and went on to write some of the comic industry’s best-known characters, from the Avengers to the X-Men to Batman. But among his best-loved works are his comic-book adaptations of the Robert E. Howard pulp tales of Conan the... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving 2011! November 24, 2011 Have a great Thanksgiving!  Whether you are spending the day with family, friends or otherwise, I hope your day is wonderful and that you have time to reflect on things for which to be thankful. Most people have some thoughts of turkey on Thanksgiving, so to see some more turkey-themed comics, check out this... Read More
Kindle Fire demo; Avengers poster; Conan giveaway and Roy Thomas interview November 22, 2011 Matt and Kyle take a look at the Kindle Fire’s options for comics; the Avengers release new posters; and Roy Thomas talks about Conan the Barbarian in this week’s comics podcast. FIRE AWAY The Kindle Fire offers comics via graphic novel sales on Amazon.com and the comiXology app that comes pre-installed on... Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #156 November 21, 2011 “Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer has melted and as a result it’s very hard to see with any degree of accuracy exactly how fast we were going. Read More
2,011 in 2011 comic-book reading challenge: week 45 and 46 recap November 20, 2011 Marvel Comics from the 1960s and 1970s made up the majority of my comic-book reading over the past two weeks, led by the “Captain Marvel” series from that era.  I read 69 comics total in the past two weeks of my 2,011 in 2011 comic-book challenge.  I am attempting to read 2,011 comic books in the... Read More
Zombie, space adventure featured in comic-book challenge catch-up post November 20, 2011 Getting caught up on several comics read this year that never made it into a full blog post. Living with the Dead 1-3 (2007, Dark Horse): Sort of “The Walking Dead” by way of a comedic buddy movie with a dash of romantic comedy.  Worth checking out for zombie or “Zombieland” fans. Incredible Hulk... Read More
Happy birthday, Chester Gould! November 20, 2011 Tooday is the birthday of perhaps the most accomplished Oklahoma cartoonist of all time, Chester Gould.  The creator of Dick Tracy, Gould was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma on Nov. 20, 1900.  He died on May 11, 1985. You can see impressive items from Chester Gould’s career at the Oklahoma History Center,... Read More
Former “Justice League” artist Kevin Maguire discusses his early days in comics November 18, 2011 AUSTIN, Texas — While Wizard World’s Austin Comic Con featured an array of movie and television stars, comics also were a focus at last weekend’s show. In attendance were Nathan Edmondson (“Who Is Jake Ellis?,” “Grifter”), Greg Capullo (“Batman”), Robert Wilson (“Knuckleheads,”) Kevin Maguire... Read More
DC Universe Online welcomes the Flash November 17, 2011 Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today the upcoming launch of its second Downloadable Content (DLC) pack for DC Universe Online.  “Lightning Strikes,” set to be released worldwide later this year, will include  a new adventure with super-speedster The Flash. The pack will launch... Read More
New Avengers banners feature Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and others November 17, 2011 Yahoo Movies debuted a banner featuring Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Chris Hemsworth as Thor, for the upcoming film “The Avengers,” set for a May 4, 2012 release.  The film is directed by Joss Whedon. The Avengers who haven’t had... Read More
DVD review: Captain America/Captain America II: Death Too Soon November 15, 2011   Long-suffering “Captain America” fans finally got an A-list, top-notch film version of their favorite character when “Captain America: The First Avenger” came out earlier this year. But some disappointed Redbox patrons may instead find they’ve rented the TV movies “Captain America” and... Read More
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” stars, comic creators highlight Austin Comic Con November 14, 2011   AUSTIN, Texas — Lines snaked through aisles as excited fans waited to meet stars of the TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” including James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Mercedes McNab, James Charles Leary and Juliet Landau. Delighted fans interacted with Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on... Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #155 November 14, 2011 “That’s right, fool! Now I’m a flying talking donkey! You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkeyfly! Ha, ha!” Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments! 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the... Read More
Final Stan Lee, Jack Kirby collaborations found in Essential Fantastic Four vol. 5 November 14, 2011 “Essential Fantastic Four, Volume 5″ collects issues #84-110 of what was called at the time “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine.”   Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, who had collaborated on the book since issue #1, end their partnership here with issue #102.  (Previous Kirby art was reworked for #108.)... Read More

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