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Review: The Color Trilogy

The Color of Earth The Color of Water The Color of Heaven Written & Illustrated by Kim Dong Hwa Translated by Lauren Na Published by First Second Ambitious. Kim Dong Hwa’s trilogy tracks a mother and daughter in the time of pre-industrial Korea as the younger comes of age, following her from the age of seven until her wedding [...]

So Super Duper - Page Ninety Three! Comet Fun!

If you like what you’ve read so far (c’mon, how can you not?) totally check out more super cute comics at:www.sosuperduper.com!  

Terrorism is never funny…underpants, however…

In his Comics Riffs blog for the Washington Post, Michael Cavna writes about the dilemas that are facing the nation’s political cartoonists in light of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s failed attempt to blow up a plane about Detroit on Christmas Day: Terrorism generally isn’t very funny, most of them are on holiday vacations anyway and yet [...]

Global Freezing Strip 0048

Find out more about Global Freezing here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or at ComicsByEgg.com.  

A View From My Local Comics Shop: Best of 2009 and More

In the spirit of Newsarama’s own Readers’ Favorites of 2009 Tourney, I thought I’d get a view from my local comics shop and see what my friend in comics, Chris Ureta Casos, the long-time buyer for Comics Dungeon, here in Seattle, had to say about comics in 2009 and much more. Blog@Newsarama: Chris, with Newsarama’s Readers’ [...]

Gene Colan is Still "Invincicble"

In February, the Hero Initiative will publish "The Invincible Gene Colan", a retrospective covering the career of one of the legends of the comics industry. CBR News spoke with Colan about the project and the long career that led up to it.

Sebastian Jones is "Untamed"

CBR News spoke with writer Sebastian Jones, who is launching an ambitious new line of shared-universe fantasy titles through his publishing company, Stranger Comics. The first series, "The Untamed," will debut in Spring 2010.

Van Lente Writes His Own "Legacy"

Fred Van Lente and Steve Kurth travel into Marvel's leading futurist's past in the new ongoing "Iron Man: Legacy." CBR spoke with Van Lente about his plans for the series, which will tell stories from various points in Iron Man's history.

The Losers, Kick-Ass, Night & Fog: Dec 29th Comic Reel

"Losers" stunt coordinator discusses the film's action. Mark Strong thinks "Kick-Ass" sequel is possible. "Night & Fog" to be a feature film. Stills from "Brave and the Bold" and "Human Target."

CBR Reviews Last Week's New Comics

Last week, CBR's review staff covered twenty-two new comics, including "Chew" #7, "Secret Warriors" #11, "Detective Comics" #860, "Avengers: The Initiative" #31, "Irredeemable" #9, "Blackest Night: JSA" #1 and many more.