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Nothing is safe anymore, is it? The world was rocked once more this week by a series of pop-culture calamities, proving without a shadow of a doubt that we live in a world where...

I imagine that most people read articles about comic book sales in a darkened room, in a enclosed and private space - perhaps curtained off - so nobody can see their shame. But comics...

That’s a lot to promise. When mold-breaking comics retailers James Sime and Kirsten Baldock united with iFanboy podcast host Ron Richards to put together a show—“all magick, no science” as Sime repeated over the weekend—their goal was to dismantle the current model of comic book conventions and build something new in its place.

By Steve Morris, UK Correspondent This year London Super-Con surprised us all by netting Stan Lee as the guest of honour in only their first year of existence, leading many to wonder how they were going...

In light of recent stalkerish stories, two incidents from last weekend's PAX video game show, make for disturbing readings. While it occurred at an event that wasn't officially affiliated with PAX, the incident recalled by female video game blogger Kyle is perhaps given away by her blog post title: Boundaries and The Penis Incident:

Labor Day Weekend is a circled on the calendar of free-spirits of all shapes and species, as WorldCon, Burning Man, Dragon*Con and PAX are all on the schedule -- no matter what you like to dress up as, there's definitely a place to parade around and search for someone else dressed up for the ultimate fantasy.

Marvel's best characters (minus Ursa Major) have been assembled into a team for a series of bizarre webisodes online, for poorly-defined reasons which seem to amount to WELL WHY NOT?

The Comic Con International: San Diego holds a Talkback Panel every year to try and figure out what went right and what went wrong. The format of the Talkback Panel does not lend itself to formation of easy narrative. One representative from CCI sits behind a desk and answers questions from the line of convention attendees, taking down notes and suggestions, and responding when necessary. This year, the task fell to John Rogers, President of Comic Con International’s Board of Directors, to moderate the panel.

Check out Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward signing comics for the kiddies at San Diego Comic Con

Phil Jimenez saw something cool today. So he took a photo of it, as Phil Jimenez is wont to do.

We're not quite sure who this nutter is, but he knows his Batman. In this video, he's taken to the streets of Birmingham, UK to comfort those who have walked in the valley of the shadow of Arkham. It definitely makes sense, once you put it all together.

Washington has stolen our buzzwords! And we won't take it lying down!