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Funnybook Babylon has an interesting charticle looking at the runs of various Vertigo ongoing series over the years, following some speculation that books were being canceled there because of increased scrutiny from DC's new management. Chris Eckert suggests this is not the case, or at least not the only factor, by showing that the lowest selling titles are always canceled, although nowadays the best selling title is something that would have been canceled a decade ago. Eckert also runs a chart showing relative Amazon rankings for various Vertigo trades, a weak metric but all we have to go on.

A vigilant reader sent us this scan of an ad in the current edition of Women's Wear Daily, the bible of the fashion trade. The ad, for Green Lantern licensing opportunities, ran in a previews section for the upcoming 2010 MAGIC Marketplace, "the preeminent trade event in the international fashion industry." Obviously, Warner Bros. has BIG, BIG plans for Green Lantern licensing -- and based on the number of folks we see walking the streets of NYC in GL T-shirts, we'd say they might just be on to something.

Via Major Spoilers, the explanation of how, at least in Kevin Smith's world, Batman sometimes pees his pants when things get a little too...

With little fanfare, right under the noses of thousands of Comic-Con attendees, DC Comics, in partnership with Converse, announced the creation of five unique...

While we're gathering our thoughts, hydrating, and moving to a new secured location, Newsarama's Lucas Siegel has all the bullet points news from...

DC Peter David will be writing episodes of the upcoming cartoon Young Justice, which is based on the comic of the same name that he wrote for an almost five year run.

Marvel At the Saturday Cup o' Joe panel, Marvel teased fans with the hint that they would be doing something to do with Crossgen in 2011. After Crossgen entered bankruptcy, Disney bought up its creative properties. Now that Disney owns and operates Marvel Comics, it is seems natural for them to take advantage of the fact.

Marvel For those who love GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (and who doesn't), Rocket Raccoon and Groot are getting their own four-issue miniseries this January entitled (wait for it)... ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT.

Comics mastermind Alan Moore, creator of creator of WATCHMEN, not to mention V FOR VENDETTA, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, and many, many more says he's told DC Comics to go jump in a lake. According to Moore in an interview with Wired's blog, Underwire, DC offered him the rights to WATCHMEN back in exchange for writing "some dopey sequels and prequels".

Geoff Johns and Diane Nelson are riding to the rescue of Warner Bros. as they ready Green Lantern and Wonder Woman to become the...

Some art from the new Batwoman series coming out. Via The Source.

DC has released a "mystery teaser" poster by Ivan Rei, Joe Prado and Rod Reis that has lots of clues to upcoming DCU events that will anger fanboys and make people post on the internet. Click for a much larger version so you can play along at home. What this tells me is that even in a blackest night, a nice ass will always take center stage.