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Hawkman, Dr. Fate and Stargirl oh my!

Entertainment Weekly has posted pictures for the upcoming “Absolute Justice” episodes in Smallville showing Hawkman (Michael Shanks), Dr. Fate (Brent Stait), and Stargirl (Britt Irvin). Now, I really dig the Dr. Fate costume. It’s a pretty great translation. I mean you KNOW that is supposed to be Fate. Stargirl’s is pretty cool, too, but words escape [...]

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“I am not a tights guy, man. You get caught in tights, and you can not get out”: That’s Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs talking about what sort of costume he would wear if he were a superhero in this Chicago Tribune article on his being a comics fan. I’m not so sure the “professional [...]

Q&A: Savage Dragon #155

This week’s Savage Dragon #155 was an action-packed issue with a lot of craziness going on; the first part of “Dragon War” saw the first major conflict beginning to bubble to the surface between Darkworld’s Dragon and ours, as well as a battle between Dragon and a decidedly more Dragon-looking Cutthroat and Glowbug, which demonstrated [...]

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If everyone expects superhero crossovers to be bad, how come they keep making them?

Curt Purcell blogs about horror at The Groovy Age of Horror, specifically as it applies to ’60s-‘70s era film, paperbacks and comics. He’s been following DC’s “Blackest Night” storyline/event/crossover/thing for what probably seems like the obvious reasons—at its core, “Blackest Night” has been horror movie tropes grafted onto Green Lantern space opera and big superhero “Crisis” [...]

Joshua Smeaton talks 'Haunted'

Xeric Foundation grant recipient Joshua Smeaton talks to ROBOT 6 about his webcomic 'Haunted,' which he describes as "like Goonies in a haunted house," and its move to print.

BOOM! Studios Titles On Sale December 2, 2009

BOOM! Studios has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale December 2, including "28 Days Later" #4, "Kill Audio" #3, "The Incredibles" #3, and more!

Hammer-Cracking Sci-Fi & Lightning-Cracking Mythology

First Second creators George O'Connor & Adam Rapp deliver two kinds of twisted genre tales from the post-apocalyptic 'Ball Peen Hammer' to the expansive exploration of ancient 'Olympians'

Permanent Damage - Friday, Nov 27th

This week: narrative as the key to the new graphic novel; suggested changes in Thanksgiving and what Steven's truly thankful for this year; plus Rex The Wonder Dog, who remembers the grassy knoll?, piracy foibles and the Comics Cover Challenge.

Comic Book Legends Revealed

This week, we look at the tangled web of Frederic Wertham! Was Wertham actually against the Comics Code Authority? Did the Comics Code ban EC's horror lines? And how does Wonder Woman tie in?