Happy 51st Birthday, Tom Spurgeon!
Yes, we know. But he would have done it for us. Miss you, fella.
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REVIEW: Game of Thrones: The Complete Eighth Season
Shortly after HBO released Game of Thrones: The Complete Eighth Season, the Golden Globe nominations were unveiled and its considered a surprise that the series was virtually shut out. After the long wait, the truncated final season arrived this year and rather than take a victory lap, it was showered with complaints. When the series,…
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The Addams Family Move into your Home Jan. 21
Universal City, California, December 4, 2019 – Everyone’s favorite creepy and kooky family is back in the “frighteningly funny and fresh” (Rosie Knight, IGN) animated feature film, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, arriving on Digital December 24, 2019 and on Blu-ray™️, DVD and On Demand January 21, 2020 from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) and Universal Pictures…
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Natalie Portman’s Lucy in the Sky Lands on Digital Dec. 17
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 3, 2019) – From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment comes Noah Hawley’s feature directorial debut, LUCY IN THE SKY, arriving on Digital December 17. Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm star in this captivating drama inspired by true events ripped from the headlines. After star astronaut Lucy Cola (Portman) earns a coveted…
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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.
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Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana: 1939-2019
Dorothy Catherine (D.C.) Fontana passed away peacefully last evening at the age of 80 after a brief illness. Ms. Fontana gained global notoriety for her writing and story editing on the 1960’s television series Star Trek, as well as the 1970’s animated series, which she also associate produced. Her myth-building work on classic Trek blazed…
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Irene Adler gets her own League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen
Titan Comics has announced Adler, a five-issue miniseries starting in February 2020 starring the only woman to ever best Sherlock Holmes, teaming her up with “famous Victorian heroines from science, history, and literature… such as Jane Eyre, Lady Havisham, Marie Curie, Carmilla, and Ayesha” to defeat Moriarty. Comics Worth Reading has a preview and a…
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Love: A Comic Book Story
Ask 20 people to define “Love”, you’ll get 20 definitions. Here’s mine. I feel love is measured in how you’re treated when things go wrong, not when everything is okay. It’s one thing to say something in a joyous ceremony yet another when faced with real life. People tend to balk the moment it gets…
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Ed Catto’s Black Friday Gift Guide!
Beyond the toys, eggnog and family time, a nostalgic part the Yuletide season for me are books about comics.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàWhen I was growing up, there were just a few : Batman from the 30s to the 70s, Les DanielsÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàComix, Stan LeeÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Origins of Marvel Comics. ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàBut boy, did they make an impression on…
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Howard Cruse: 1944-2019
Howard Cruse, author of the acclaimed graphic novel Stuck Rubber Baby and founding editor of the anthology Gay Comix, died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 75, Cruse’s daughter Kimberly Kolze Venter announced. Cruse came to prominence in the 1970s with the strip Barefootz, which appeared in a number of underground magazines and titles,…
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Diamond sends letter to retailers about data breach
Ouch. FirstComicsNews has the details On November 22, 2019, a Diamond Retailer Services Representative mistakenly appended an internal reference document to an email that went to approximately 200 retailers. The document contained account contact information and partial sales data for our customer base, including your store’s information. Originally at www.firstcomicsnews.com This could get embarrassing quickly…
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Marvel Comics #1 just sold for a record $1.26 million
80 years to increase over twelve million times in value. That’s a nice markup. It’s rare to find an almost-perfect copy of Marvel Comics’ first comic book, aptly named “Marvel Comics 1.” But one in near-mint condition just sold for a record $1.26 million. It’s the “finest known copy” of the comic book, according to…
