Author: Glenn Hauman

According to Appslice and BustedData, it’s estimated that the new iTunes eBookstore (or whatever they end up calling it) will be divided into more than 150
sub-categories. This classification scheme is far more differentiated
than that of the current App Store, which has only 19 sub-categories for games.

And yes, there will be a section just for Comics and Graphic Novels, with at least one subsection for manga. They haven’t suggested if there will be further subdivisions for age appropriateness or other forms of content restriction.

They also haven’t indicated if they’re going to pull purchased books out of your iPad the way Amazon did a while back to copies of 1984, but the iPhone
Developer Program License Agreement does give them the right to do so. And no, you won’t hear about it from anyone else because developers are forbidden from making public comments on the terms of the
agreement.

So for people looking to distribute through these folks, think of it as like dealing with Diamond, except Apple has bigger lawyers. (Oh, and Apple knows what they’re doing with computers.)

Greg Pak, who in comics is best known for Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, has written and directed a short film called “Mister Green” for Futurestates, a new forward-looking online series from San Francisco’s Independent Television Service (ITVS), producers of the Independent Lens series on PBS. Eleven short films take a look at alarming trends and extrapolate out to look at how things may end up in the not-too-distant future.

Here’s “Mister Green”, starring Tim Kang (The Mentalist) and Betty Gilpin– and if you look closely, you can see Greg in there as well:

Was this in front of Alice In Wonderland? If so, I can understand how the film did over $100 million in its opening weekend.

Here’s the official trailer for Tron Legacy:

Interestingly, there seems to be a generation gap for this film, with a lot of fans under the age of 25 unimpressed by the first film– so one wonders how a sequel to a 28 year old film will do. What’s your take on it?

Patron saint and sinner of Munden’s Bar Del Close would have been 76 today.

If you want to read about who Del was and why he was important to comics and comedians, Mike Gold has a great recollection here while reviewing a biography of the man.

If you want to see why he’s the patron saint of Munden’s Bar, read this Munden’s Bar story.

If you want to see people talking about Del, watch Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Weir, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, and Kim ‘Howard’ Johnson…

And if you want to watch his influence, watch The Colbert Report tonight.

Here’s to you, you crazy maniac.

If you’re like me, you thought the Oscar ceremony was the pre-game show for the new Iron Man 2 trailer, which premiered during the Jimmy Kimmel show. You can get it off of the Apple trailer site, or you can view it here:

So what do we get this time around?

More Black Widow. More Nick Fury. Justin Hammer. And a version of the Iron Man armor that fits in a suitcase. Hot-cha-cha-cha.

Iron Man 2 opens May 7th.

Caption contest:

• I understand he’s trying to get out of a bad deal with the devil, but this is a bit of a distance to travel.
• Parker’s a Jewish name? What was it before?
• Well, now we know why how he could date Kitty Pryde…

Add your own in the comments.