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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: comics

comics stories: 29 news summaries

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 Hollywood 
 'Discovers' 
 Graphic Novels 

Film industry loves gritty comics, but what does it mean for the medium?

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... More »

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film • Spider-Man • Disney • comics • graphic novel • 300 • Zack Snyder • X-Men • Sin City

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 'Dilbert' Goes 2.0 

Beloved strip lets fans run the show on the web, with maybe a little author input

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... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • comics • Dilbert • Scott Adams • interactive

 Big-Time
 Writers
 Lured to... 
 Comic Books? 

Rising medium attracts established authors

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,... More »

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Marvel Comics • DC Comics • comics • graphic novel • Jodi Picoult • MF Grimm • Percy Carey

Spidey Dumps Mary Jane

Split, meant to entice younger readers, riles longtime fans

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. "... More »

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Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • comics • fans

Spider-Man's Mission: Save UN

United Nations teams up with Marvel Comics for new publication

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... More »

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United Nations • Marvel Comics • comics

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Persepolis an Animated Triumph

Critics enthralled with 'landmark in animation'

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... More »

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Iran • movie review • comics • graphic novel • Persepolis • Marjane Satrapi • movies • animated movie

Marvel Takes Superheros Online

Hit hard by Internet, comic business hopes fans pay to subscribe

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... More »

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Internet • Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • superhero • website • comics • X Men • Avengers • Fantastic Four

Aussie Comics Penetrate Tight Sydney Security

Fake Osama, other pranksters mock Bush, embarrass police

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... More »

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Australia • satire • Canada • Asia • Osama bin Laden • Sydney • comics • George W. Bush

Captain America Dead at 66

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... More »

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politics • obituary • Marvel Comics • Captain America • superhero • comics • Iraq war

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