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We’ve all had that argument with our mothers, haven’t we? “Why do you keep all those old comics in your bedroom?” …“Duh, mom, cause they’ll be worth tons of money one day, geez!”. And your mother, frugal as she is, looks at her collection of porcelain cat figurines, and laments. “They better be!”

Well, sleep well tonight. As it’s been widely reported across the inter-webs, a CGC graded 8.0 (Very Fine) copy of Action Comics #1, whih we all know contained the debut of Superman, was sold for (pinkies to your mouth, gentlemen…) one million dollars!

The sale was brokered by Stephen Fishler and Vincent Zurzolo of ComicConnect.com. As covered well here, the copy of Action Comics is only 1 of an estimated 100 left in existence. Of those out in the world, the CGC Census lists only 42 copies, including one unrestored copy sitting at 8.5 VF+, and three restored copies at 8.0 or higher.

So, what does all this mean? Consider that amidst a nation in recession, with high numbers of unemployed citizens, and general financial malaise rampant throughout the nation, one more feather can be placed in the ‘Recession-Proof’ aftermarket for printed comic books.  Sorry Apple enthusiasts; No iPad copy of Uncanny X-men will mint you one shiny nickel whilst there are printed copies and collectors out there. Now, obviously don’t expect all your copies of slabbed “Ultraforce” and “Darkchylde Summer Swimsuit Spectacular” are gonna mint you a cool Milly’… but hey, you never know. And your mother won’t know either.

On Monday, I identified Gina Torres as giving the best vocal performance in this week’s Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Courtesy of Warner Home Video, here’s an interview with the women we know for her work on Alias, Angel, Firefly and countless other films and television series.

Torres had an unanticipated assist in bringing about the powerful, yet sultry voice of Superwoman, coming into the booth in the final days of a bad flu that slightly lowered her vocal range and added a smoky sexiness to the outstanding performance. Even more impressive is her perfect match with the voice of Owlman, James Woods – considering the two actors recorded on opposite coasts, weeks apart, and have never met each other.

Torres has also spent some time in the animated world, working with Warner Bros. Animation as Vixen on Justice League.

QUESTION: As you stepped into the sound booth to voice Superwoman, were you actually feeling wickedly sexy, delightfully cruel and ultimately powerful … or was that all just acting?

GINA TORRES: I’m so glad they called me to do Superwoman, (she laughs) because I was in the mood to get back in there and be a badass. Superwoman is one of those super heroes that knows her power, and is very comfortable in her power. And it’s all cat – it’s no mouse with her. She likes to bat around her prey and she really enjoys what she’s doing.

In the booth, you sort of have to become this person. When you’re not on stage with other actors and you’re not on camera, you really get to free up your body and do all kinds of things that maybe aren’t as pretty on camera. You get to have a good time getting your whole body involved in the interpretation. (more…)

Commercial artist Frank Kasy was thrown by a 1,200 pound horse and was taken to a Chicago hospital. “It’s a miracle he’s still alive,” his friend Jim Wisniewski told ComicMix today.

Outside of ad agencies, Kasy is perhaps best known as Alex Ross’s model for Superman in his sundry DC Comics paintings and stories. As of presstime, he’s holding his own, watching Jack Webb videos. Jim told Frank “They rolled you in here, but thanks to your Kryptonian blood, you will walk out soon”

Actually, we expect Frank to fly out of the hospital. Get well soon, Frank.

Keith Knight will be at the GooglePlex in Mountain View, CA today at 11 AM. Keef will be showing his world famous slideshow consisting of his favorite and controversial Knight Life, (th)ink and K Chronicle comic strips.

Which is also as good a place as any to mention that The K Chronicles website has be revamped. Visitors can now comment, purchase prints and more. Coming soon will be access to the full archive of both strips, along with multi-page stories and strips going back to Knight’s college days.

You may have to go there now to read the strip, because after more than a decade of posting on Salon.com, the K Chronicles follows Carol Lay’s Story Minute in leaving the popular website. From Knight: “It was made clear to me that keeping the strip on the site wasn’t a priority. I thank Salon for the exposure.”