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American Comics A History 592 Pages

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September 23, 2021

The 1964 Hobbit Comic Book - Tolkien disliked the Gandolf depicted therein – Story at Cheatsheet


Is the Faith movie from Sony/Valiant no longer happening?Cheatsheet


Can coming films like Venom and No Time to Die boost boxoffice?Variety


And now there's a Batman line of makeup: Catwoman, Harley Quinn Etc.Pink News


Love the Food that Loves You Back Book

Love The Food that Loves You Back – Amazon

Love the Food that Loves You Back: 100 Recipes That Serve Up Big Portions and Super Nutritious Food (Cookbook for Nutrition, Weight Management)


Batman and Robin Omnibus Adventures 904 Pages

Batman and Robin Omnibus Adventures 904 Pages - Amazon


The decline of American Comic Books

"Kelly Sue DeConnick Laments The Abysmal State Of Comics After Telling People Not To Buy Her Books"

Article at Bounding into Comics

When asked why, she responded, “Because stores are closing at a phenomenal rate. Independent comic sales are down. Mainstream comic sales are down except the top three or five books are up. Everything in the mid list is way down.”


Pandemic spurs increase in Comic Book CollectingFOX9


Wayne Family Adventures webtoon gets half-million views on weekend premiereCheatsheet


Is Spider-Man III Venom in Spider-Man Now Way Home? - Yahoo News


The Snyder Cut Justice League tops Bluray salesComicbookmovie


Gal Gadot with Batman head gear for Batman Day at People Magazine


Batman-modern-shirt-logo

Batman Shirt Modern Logo – Amazon


Third weekend of triumph for Shang-Chi

$6.1 million added to the domestic earnings column. Worldwide earnings now at $320,593,555 million. (Production budget on the film was $200 million)

Story at United Press Int'l

More at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings


Ticket sales indicate comic book conventions returning to popularity – WTOL


The Flint, Michigan Spider-ManM Live


DC Comics' media blitz for Batman Day - Cheatsheet and at Benzinga


Counting superhero movie money this weekend

September 17, 2021

Black Widow – Worldwide earnings at $377 million against a production budget of $200 million

Shang-Chi – Worldwide earnings at $273 million against a production budget of $200 million

For comparison sake: F9 at $714,409,845 worldwide earnings

[Sources: TheNumbers and BoxOfficeMojo]


Maybe Bendis is writing Batman soonNewsarama


Marvel Comics list of December releasesGamesradar


Granite State Comicon is on in New HampshireComicon web site


Batman Day: 82 Years of the Dark Knight

Story at MSN News


New photos of Catwoman/Selina Kyle from The BatmanWegotthiscovered

The pic sees Kravitz in her burglary-ready balaclava


Venom/Tom Hardy connection to Spider-Man No Way HomeSports Keeda


More losses for Diamond Distribution: IDW is moving to Random House

Story at MSN News and at Publishers Weekly


Akira on DC Static Shock coverComicbook


Cover to Batman #118 recalls Spider-Man #1 cover by Todd McFarlane

Story at Games Radar


Is an NFT artwork or a meme?Spectator


Ban on Shang-Chi in China?Variety


Superman animated cartoon series 25th anniversaryFlickeringmyth


Bookstores have huge increase in sales for July 2021 vs last yearPublishers Weekly


Yumacon in Yuma, Arizona, Oct 2, 3KYMA

More about Yumacon


The pandemic and superhero movies: what's ahead? Columbia Tribune


Kim Kardashian's MET superhero outfit UK Daily Mail

Reminds CBB of:

Miss Fury Cover issue 7 1945 Fall

Miss Fury, cover issue #7, Fall 1945, cover by Alex Schomburg


Collectible comic books are going into a new "golden age"Antique Trader

The hobby right now is burning hotter than Ghost Rider’s flaming skull on the cover of his debut, Marvel Spotlight #5 — a comic from 1972 that originally cost 20 cents and recently sold at auction for $264,000.

...during the opening session, a CGC Fine+ 6.5 copy of Batman #1 brought $576,000, the highest price ever realized for that historic book in that grade. This has been such a record-shattering year for the Dark Knight that even a CGC Good 2.0 copy of his 1940 solo debut now sells for $222,000, a once unfathomable number.

Nice overview of whats happening right now in collecting with a lot of cover art images, too.


Spidey now the most expensive comic book, beating out Bats and SupersCheatsheet


HBO Max cartoon Harley Quinn show gets a third seasonCheatsheet


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Dauber American Comic Books

American Comics: A History – W. W. Norton & Company, November 16, 2021, 592 pages



Original page September 30, 2021