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March 2025

Where are the new fans?

Reading Comics and Manga

It's easy to access comic books nowadays, so why aren't there a lot of new fans?MSN Screenrant

The demand for comics hasn’t been strong because, frankly, comics haven’t been seen as "cool."

Why aren't comic books drawing new, younger fans? And why are so many reading manga?

More Where are the new comic book fans?


Chat GPT, make an image of a robust and strong superhero woman choosing to read Manga but ignoring a superhero comic:

Reading Comic Books and Manga


The biannual Comiket con in JapanThe World MSN

Twice a year, more than 300,000 comic enthusiasts from around the world travel to Tokyo to support their favorite artists who market their self-published books, known as dojinshi..."


Daredevil Born Again reviews

The Frank Miller "Daredevil Born Again" 1986 series (Daredevil #227–233) was already adapted to TV with Season 3 of the Netflix series on October 19, 2018.The new Disney Plus series is using the name for, I guess, to mark that the TV series is "born again."

"Devilishly good"Superherohype

"A bloody masterstroke"Comicbookmovie

"Disappointing"Total Film MSN

Daredevil is now "brutal and mature"UPI MSN


Daredevil Born Again

Comic Book Brain mini-review: really nice extended action sequence kicks of the show only marred by two things: a character survives an unbelievable face first splat to the pavement from atop a multi-story building (I saw the episode with two other people who commented on it, so this really stood out as unreal for us). Some on the internet have said the medical work on the character's spine in a previous season of Daredevil holds the answer to the survival from this fall, but if that were the case, the scriptwriters would have added some sort of story-hook, I think, such as a character within the show commenting on the unbelievability of the fall and survival, to set up the question of "how?" properly so a later story revelation would show us the answer. Maybe an answer is still coming but the way it was presented was "just believe it, TV viewer". ...

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The five comic books that Newsweek says that Marvel should adapt into movies, pronto


Long island influence on Scott Snyder's comic book writingWSHU


The World's Largest Comic Book?


Sue Storm: MCU MVPComicbook


The Marvel movies "that are now on the backburner"

Story at Comicbook

There are real questions about whether these Marvel movies are even on the stove at all, let alone that "backburner."


How to Film Critic

How to Film Critic


James Gunn's Superman movie getting reshoots after test screeningMovieWeb

Is this bad news signaling a repeat of the "reshoot cycle" that has plagued major superhero films in recent years? Test screenings and reshoots to fix scenes that audiences dislike (or laugh at unintentionally) are as old as Hollywood itself, but even so, this doesn’t bode well.


Reshooting Superhero Movies


Marvel shuts down pro wrestler using cosplay outfits to fightBoundingintocomics

Rey Mysterio is a real-life superhero in many respects. He’s a professional wrestler, for one thing, but not just any run-of-the-mill one. Mysterio is the standard bearer for Lucha Libre in the mainstream of North American grappling arts..."


Interviews with Marc Bell and Ron Regé, Jr. who talk about their new books Raw Sewage Science Fiction and Shell CollectionThe Comics Journal


The Batman-list of DC releases for 2025Gamesradar


Will the Secret Wars film reboot the MCU?Superherohype


The Anatomy is Wrong

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)


American Comics A History


Artist Dan Mora digs into a DC-Marvel Crossover ideaScreenrant


Oscar weekend usually has better movie box office, but not this time: Cap4 Brave New World stays number 1 in theaters but the total numbers for all releases that are out isn't so hotHollywood Reporter


Collector figures for Disney's Snow White remake movie have arrivedYahoo News

[Below] This isn't the new doll, instead an AI generated image based upon the prompt of a "superhero fan of collector dolls."

Collector Dolls

The additional Collector Doll Mania Page 1


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Batman Vintage Tee

Batman& Robin Vintage Tee – Amazon


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