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American Comics A History 592 Pages

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October 13, 2021

Baltimore Comiccon this weekend , Oct 22-24

Website for the convention

Joe Quesada, Brian K Vaughan, Chris Bachalo, Frank Cho, Michael Golden, Brian Stelfreeze Paul D. Storrie and many, many more.


Coming Batman/Catwoman Special a tribute to the late John Paul LeonGames Radar


The Batwoman TV Show controversy


The controversial horror comics of the fifties

Comics expert Adrian Wymann cites the 1943 publication of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” in 1943 by the Gilberton Company in its “Classic Comics” series as the first comic wholly dedicated to the horror genre.

The publication of “Eerie #1″ by Avon Comics (a division of Avon Books) in 1947 marks the first comic composed fully of original horror stories. But it was the arrival of EC Comics that really kick-started the horror comics trend.
Max Gaines had started Educational Comics as a traditional comics outfit, but his son William changed the company’s direction after the elder Gaines died in 1947. The younger Gaines began publishing crime, horror, science fiction and, later, satirical comic books, starting MAD magazine in 1952.

Story at Daily Breeze


Superman colourist Gabe Eltaeb quits DC Comics over Superman motto change Yahoo 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


Ghost Rider "celebration" Comicbook


Tom Hardy is talking about a Venom vs Spider-Man movieComicbook


Here comes the parade of praise for The Eternals

Most ambitious Marvel movie ever made Yahoo News

A shocking MasterpiecePeople Magazine

A epic, emotional storyThe Wrap

Eternals an epic love storyUSA Today

Critics blown away by Eternals epic scopeUproxx

Epic and beautiful Digital Spy

Spectacularly weird and epicDigital Fix


Kevin Feige says the Eternals movie is a "love letter to Jack Kirby" Uproxx


Stan Lee signed portraits lelezard

The Legacy Collection: Portraits of Stan Lee by Rob Prior offers an intimate look at the life and work of the late, great Marvel mastermind. ...The Legacy Collection: Portraits of Stan Lee is coming to the Ethereum blockchain this month. It features adaptations of iconic Marvel covers by celebrated comic book artist Rob Prior, each signed by comic book legend Stan Lee.


Why make a Batman movie?

What could be the reason?

From "Why Warner Bros. & DC Keep Making More Batman Movies":

Even the supposed worst and lowest-performing film in the franchise, Batman & Robin, was still the 13th highest-grossing movie of 1997. The numbers don’t lie. You put the Bat on a movie poster and the audience will flock to it. For a studio like Warner Bros., it isn’t about to turn down easy money because it’s “tired” of making Batman movies. Also, let’s look at the comics side of the business. A Batman-related title appeared five times in the top 20 bestselling comics of September 2021. In fact, it often takes a major event book or brand-new #1 issue to take the top place ahead of the Dark Knight. So, it isn’t surprising that DC pushes out more Batman books every week, since they’re guaranteed hits and the readers buy them.

Story at Fortress of Solitude


Bat Cool

"For some reason, Batman has always stood out as one of the major characters of the 20th century" Pattinson said during The Batman's special featurette at FanDome – Comicbook


"Booming Collectibles" – Science items, phantasy art, comic book art New Atlas

Article covers auctions results for such items as:

"The Chessmen of Mars" dust jacket illustration (1922) by James Allen St. John – $150,000

"Star Wars: Heir to the Empire" cover art by Mathieu Lauffray (Dark Horse Comics, 1995) $143,750

Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (1818) First Edition - $1,170,000

Although it is generally regarded to be the first novel of the science fiction genre, when Christie's sold this First Edition Frankenstein last month, it shattered expectations ($200,000 to $300,000) and smashed records.


"10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Superman & Batman's Friendly Rivalry"Screenrant

Not on the list: the underlying hostility between caves and palaces carved from ice, and the men who live in them.

Batman v Superman


"Comic Books Still Rule" at Wizard comiconDaily Herald


The New Batman Trailer

"Filmmaker Matt Reeves has crafted a character who looks like something from a horror movie, as if Batman is the latest incarnation of Jason Voorhees or Freddie Krueger"Hollywood Reporter


Comic Book Movie Money Oct 18, 2021 numbers

Venom Let Them Eat Cabbage at $283,677,670 worldwide earnings [Production budget of $110 million].

Shang-Chi and the Onion Rings of Power at $414,270,859 worldwide [Production budget reported at either $150 million or up to $200 million.]

For comparison, James Bomb I Feel Like Dyin' is at $447,809,477 worldwide [Production budget estimated at $200 million].

Data from BoxOfficeMojo


Fourth season for Doom Patrol seriesc21media


Superman junks "Truth, Justice and the American Way" for "Tomorrow I'll be a better comic book"Yahoo News

Not really, it's a different new slogan altogether:

“Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow.” Jim Lee, chief creative officer and publisher of DC, said in a press statement that the decision is meant “to better reflect the storylines that we are telling across DC and to honor Superman’s incredible legacy of over 80 years of building a better world.” “Superman has long been a symbol of hope who inspires people...

Lots of news items about this on internet, but I'm pretty sure DC Comics dropped "Truth, Justice and the American Way" quite awhile ago (though it was pointed out writer Tom King had used it within recent memory.)


Vampire Superhero Investigator Reporter


Profile of the late Comic Book Collector William "Bill" Lewis Haberlein Jr.Herald Mail Media

October 17, 2021

NFT coder age 12, makes $500K Selling "Weird Whales"MSN News

More NFT sales stuff


Profile of San Francisco "Comic Book Champion" Leef Smith,Mission Gate


Fandome

Harley Quinn Season 3 Variety

Dwayne Johnson and Black AdamHollywood Reporter

Aquaman and the Lost KingdomVariety


A bunch of DC Fandome related sales and free stuff – list at Shack News


"Geek Culture" is multiplying in .... Luxembourgdelano


A November San Diego Comicon "Special Edition" – guests and other infoComics Beat

Hey! Listed as a guest: "Alex Niño, Veteran Filipino Artist, DC, Heavy Metal, Warren"


Marvel puts out a new The Eternals scene CBR


The Batman movie "hype-train"Uproxx

As The Batman gets ready to have a sizable presence at Saturday’s DC FanDome event, the film’s official Twitter account and director Matt Reeves have been dropping tiny nuggets of Bat-gold to build up hype for what is almost certainly going to be a new trailer release.


Bill Watterson article at Getpocket

For years I got nothing but rejection letters, and I was forced to accept a real job. A REAL job is a job you hate. I designed car ads and grocery ads in the windowless basement of a convenience store, and I hated every single minute of the 4-1/2 million minutes I worked there. My fellow prisoners at work were basically concerned about how to punch the time clock at the perfect second where they would earn another 20 cents without doing any work for it. … It was a rude shock to see just how empty and robotic life can be when you don’t care about what you’re doing, and the only reason you’re there is to pay the bills.


Death of comic artist Takao SaitoNY Times

Over a half-century and in more than 200 collected volumes, his manga tales of Golgo 13, a globe-trotting assassin, steered Japanese comics toward adults.


Pretending to be an Asian writer to advance Marvel writing careerYahoo News

Former “Daredevil” executive producer and Marvel Comics writer Steven S. DeKnight has announced that he will no longer write for Marvel until C.B. Cebulski, the publication's editor-in-chief, steps down from his position.

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