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Happy Letterer Appreciation Day 2025!

Today is Letterer Appreciation Day, chosen because it’s the birthday of Gaspar Saladino, one of the greatest comics letterers of all time. Letterers are the modern descendants of medieval scribes, illuminating manuscripts, doing a job that when done well is mostly unnoticed and certainly underappreciated. From the bold, dynamic lettering to elegant, intricate scripts, letterers craft the visual voice of countless mediums and make comics work. Their skill transforms static words into expressive art, conveying tone, emotion, and personality, all without uttering a single sound– just writing it down instead.

So take today and pay attention to their craft!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

The multi-talented Ty Templeton wrote a Christmas song this year, and since it’s Christmas Eve, you get to hear it. Put this into your musical rotation tonight, enjoy, and have a safe and Merry Christmas!

Watch the final “Crisis On Infinite Earths” trailer!

Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And the… aw, you know the rest. Although you may not know everything…

December 8 on the CW– where legends live! ;-)

And if you want to read the original book, you can buy it here.

Albany firefighters investigating cause of comic book store fire

This is why you shouldn’t name your store “Phoenix Comics”

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire at an Albany comic book store.

Around 7:15 p.m. Friday, Albany firefighters and Dougherty County EMS responded to a fire at Phoenix Comics, located in the shopping plaza in the 1100 block of North Westover Boulevard.

Upon arrival, flames and smoke were visible; the fire quickly extinguished.

Originally at wfxl.com

We’re glad no one was hurt, and we hope they rise from the ashes soon.

All-New Ultraman Stories to Arrive in 2020

All-New Ultraman stories coming in 2020 from Marvel

Yeah, yeah, but when are we getting Shogun Warriors back?

Marvel Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions are excited to announce a collaboration that will bring new Ultraman stories to comics and graphic novels! Unveiled at Tokyo Comic Con, this new collaboration will launch in 2020.

Ultraman has been a pop culture classic ever since its introduction in the 1960s, resulting in more than 50 years of stories told on screen and in the pages of manga and comics.

Originally at www.marvel.com

I’m the best at what I do, but what I do is unBEARable…

I’m the best at what I do, but what I do is unBEARable…

Legendary Wolverine Unveiled at Build-A-Bear Workshop

On Wednesday, September 11, hailing from the northern wilderness of Canada, the iconic Marvel character, Wolverine, is now at Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Known as one of the gruffest, most irascible, totally cynical and brooding heroes of the X-Men, Wolverine takes the stage as an online exclusive collector’s item. Complete with his classic costume and soft claws, he is ready to take on any opponent.

Originally at www.firstcomicsnews.com

How are they creating this, yet no one’s making Bamf! dolls yet?

Mix Picks: Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019

IDW
FC • 48 pages • $7.99

For long-time comic readers, Summer also means Annuals. Clearly, they are no longer confined to only summer.  The Star Wars Adventures Annual is full of all-ages adventures and is published by IDW. I love this idea and as a mature reader (i.e. older) I can both appreciate them… and then enjoy passing them along to younger readers.  (I should use the hashtag #LetTheBrainwashingBegin).

Stan Sakai provides such a delightful cover that you might want to keep it in your collection. Oh, and look out for that other Star Wars character everyone loves to hate (I think he’s number 2 after Jar-Jar), Jaxxon the big green bunny.

It seems like yesterday to me when Marvel’s original Star Wars wrapped up, and the next story arc featured Han and Chewie on a Magnificent Seven-esque quest with various characters, including Jaxxon. He didn’t seem so bad back then, but, hey, what did we know?

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