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October 2008
- 'Bloom County' Cartoonist Retires Again
  
  Washington Post | Oct 6, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed, the genius behind “Bloom County,” will retire his current strip, "Opus," on Nov. 2, the Washington Post reports. "With the crisis in Wall Street and Washington, I'm suspending my comic strip to assist the nation,” Breathed joked in a statement. "I call on John McCain to join me." The artist has penned syndicated comics for 30 years and will concentrate on writing children's books. More »
  
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  cartoon • comics • Washington Post
- As Stocks Sink, New Cash Cows Emerge
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With stocks tanking, 401(k)s plummeting, and the market’s usual safe haven—real estate—at the heart of the current crisis, investors are seeking refuge in unusual investments—everything from parking spaces to comic books to alpacas, the Wall Street Journal reports. A growing number of retirees are taking individual control of their IRAs as Wall Street has failed to safeguard their savings. More »
  
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  retirement • investment • comics • IRA • 401k • gold coins • alpaca
August 2008
- A 'Prose Guy' Explores the Comics Boom
  
  Washington Post | Aug 23, 08 3:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bob Thompson is a self-professed “prose guy,” but still can’t ignore the biggest trend in publishing: graphic novels. Thompson sets out for the Washington Post to discover how literature that uses word balloons can be book world's sole growing sector. He discovers that many “little see-saws” tipped at once to start the revolution—most notably, in comic theoretician Scott McCloud’s words, “Comics. Got. Better.” More »
  
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  literature • publishing • comics • graphic novel
July 2008
- 'Garfield' Without Garfield Lands Book Deal
  
  Editor & Publisher | Jul 31, 08 6:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Some comic strip authors might be miffed—or turn litigious—if a fan became a minor celebrity by systematically removing the namesake character and posting the edited strips on the Internet. Not "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, Editor & Publisher reports. With his blessing, Davis’ publisher will issue a book of Dan Walsh's “Garfield Minus Garfield” comics, with the original strips alongside the doctored versions. More »
  
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  Internet • publishing • comics • books
- Watchmen Dazzles at Comic-Con
  
  MTV | Jul 26, 08 6:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Thousands of Comic-Con fans cheered yesterday after seeing comic books' holy grail on the big screen, MTV reports. Director Zack Snyder showed an uncut trailer of his dark, violent film adaptation of Watchmen , the only graphic novel to win a Hugo and make Time 's list of the 20th century's greatest novels. The San Diego crowd—many dressed as characters in the movie—then posed questions to the film's stars. More »
  
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  San Diego • comics • graphic novel • Zack Snyder
- Next Batman May Be Lurking in Obscurity
  
  Radar | Jul 24, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With The Dark Knight —featuring a Batman "easily inhabited by the George Clooneys or Christian Bales of the world"—all the rage, Radar presents "other subversive comic book characters who probably won't—but really should—show up at a theater near you," including: Female Furies: "With a little retooling, this could be the hot new Julia Roberts feminist vehicle that Mona Lisa Smile never was." More »
  
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  Batman • The Dark Knight • comics • Julia Roberts • Sharon Stone • Mark Wahlberg
- Hellboy Burns Up the Screen
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Jul 11, 08 8:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hades' greatest hero is back in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and most critics agree it's a hell of a ride. Director Guillermo del Toro returns with comic book creator Mike Mignola, ensuring the dynamic sequel is "shot through with the franchise's signature goofiness, sarcasm and good heart," writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . More »
  
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  movie • movie review • comics • action movie • Selma Blair • Guillermo Del Toro
June 2008
- Hollywood 'Discovers' Graphic Novels
  
  Time | Jun 23, 08 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Still tallying the proceeds of the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises, Hollywood is turning to darker, underground graphic novels like Wanted for movie adaptations—and comics auteurs have mixed feelings, Time reports. Some argue the mainstream success of ultraviolent adaptations like 300 and Sin City can only mean good things for the graphic-novel underworld, but others worry the interest will suck the medium dry. More »
  
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  film • Disney • comics • Spider-Man • graphic novel • 300 • Zack Snyder
April 2008
- Insert Text Here: 'Dilbert' Goes 2.0
  
  New York Times | Apr 18, 08 4:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Is it another triumph of Web 2.0, or a concession to the rampantly collaborative tone of the Internet these days? Either way, "Dilbert" has gone interactive, the New York Times reports. On the popular comic’s website, fans can now substitute their own pithy retorts for text bubbles in the final panel, and they'll soon be able to run wild with the whole strip. More »
  
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  Internet • Web 2.0 • comics • Dilbert • Scott Adams • interactive
March 2008
- Big-Time Writers Lured to... Comic Books?
  
  NPR | Mar 25, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Comic books have officially arrived as a literary medium, NPR reports, and big names are coming out of the woodwork to write them. “In all the years I've been writing, there's only one genre that's really debuted in the New York Times Book Review , and that's the graphic novel,” says novelist Jodi Picoult, who recently tried her hand at Wonder Woman. More »
  
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  comics • Marvel Comics • graphic novel • DC Comics
January 2008
- Spidey Dumps Mary Jane
  
  Newsweek | Jan 11, 08 10:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After 20 years of togetherness, Peter Parker and his beloved Mary Jane are kaput, and he's locking lips with a new mystery woman, according to the latest issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series. Longtime fans of the Marvel Comics classic aren't any too happy about the split, Newsweek reports. "This is an admission of a lack of ideas," said one disgruntled fan. More »
  
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  fans • comics • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics
December 2007
- Spider-Man's Mission: Save UN
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Dec 27, 07 9:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Battered by the oil-for-food scandal and accused of inaction and inefficiency, the United Nations is looking to an unusual ally for help improving its image: Spider-Man. In a novel collaboration, the international body has enlisted Marvel Comics to produce a one-off comic book that will see its cast of superheroes team up with blue-helmeted peacekeepers to fight violence, poverty and disease, reports the Financial Times . More »
  
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  United Nations • comics • Marvel Comics
- Persepolis an Animated Triumph
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Dec 25, 07 12:24 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Persepolis isn’t just a good animated movie. “It’s a small landmark in feature animation,” writes Nick Pinkerton of the Village Voice . Rendered with handcrafted charm in black and white, it tells the poignant-yet-funny story of a girl growing up amidst the Iranian revolution. But “bare synopsis doesn’t begin to convey [its] imaginative breadth,” says Newsweek ’s David Ansen. More »
  
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  Iran • movie • movie review • comics • animated movie • graphic novel • Persepolis
November 2007
- Marvel Takes Superheros Online
  
  Reuters | Nov 14, 07 5:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Comic giant Marvel will soon launch a website where fans can access thousands of new and vintage titles featuring Spider Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and other iconic superheroes. The Internet has dealt a heavy blow to newsstand comic sales, and Marvel hopes to recoup some of the loss with $4.99-$9.99 monthly online subscriptions, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  Internet • website • comics • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • superhero • X Men
September 2007
- Aussie Comics Penetrate Tight Sydney Security
  
  Associated Press | Sep 6, 07 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Only one was dressed as Osama bin Laden, but all 11 eleven members of an Australian comedy troupe were arrested in Sydney today after they posed as a Canadian delegation and drove through two security checkpoints near President Bush’s hotel. The stunt was an embarrassment to Sydney police, who have tightened security drastically for the APEC summit, the AP reports. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • Australia • Canada • Osama bin Laden • Asia • satire • comics • Sydney
July 2007
- Captain America Dead at 66
  
  Associated Press | Jul 1, 07 7:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an issue of its comic book coming out July 5, Marvel Comics kills off superhero Captain America. In "Fallen Son" Captain America is killed by an assassin on the steps of the federal courthouse in New York. He was there after refusing to register his true identity (Steve Rogers for you non-fans) with the government. More »
  
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  Iraq war • obituary • politics • comics • Marvel Comics • superhero