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Brian M. Thomsen dies
It is with great sadness that we have to report of the passing of Brian M. Thomsen, science fiction author and editor, perhaps best known to comics fans as the co-author of Julius Schwartz’s autobiography, Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics. Brian was an editor at Warner Books during the…
Aquaman Co-Creator Paul Norris, dead at 93
Artist Paul Norris died yesterday at the age of 93. Along with writer/editor Mort Weisinger, Norris created Aquaman, one of comics’ most enduring superheroes and one of only five to be continuously published since earliest days of the medium. A versitile and gifted artist, Norris also drew such major characters as Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Sandman,…
Frank Frazetta’s son breaks into father’s museum using backhoe, attempts to take $20 million in paintings
This may be one of the strangest stories in comics of the year– and potentially very sad. Pennsylvania state police charged Frank Frazetta Jr. with theft, burglary and trespass after he and two other men used a backhoe to pull the door off the hinges of the Frank Frazetta Art Museum. Police said once inside, Frazetta…
Former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston Joins ‘G.I. Joe’
Chris Eccleston, who played Doctor Who in the first season of the recently relaunched series, will play a villain, Destro, in the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film. The role was originally slated for Irish-born actor David Murray, but "visa issues" forced his withdrawal. "G.I. Joe" is scheduled for an Aug. 7, 2009, release and currently stars …
