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Remembering Jim Shooter

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The comics industry remembers former Marvel editor in chief Jim Shooter, one of the most towering figures in comics history
Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane at WonderCon 2025

WonderCon ’25: X marks the spot as Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane banter about...

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Two Legends: Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane recalled their early days and the founding of Image Comics at WonderCon 2025
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The Kickstarter campaign for Stan Lee: The Final Chapter has been closed

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A controversial film about Stan Lee's final days has found independent funding and the Kickstarter has been closed

Retailer op-ed: Trump vs. the American comics industry

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Retailer Jacob Shapiro takes a look at how the comics industry is reacting to tariffs, and how local politics could affect his store
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DC COMICS: THE STORY OF A UNIVERSE history coming from Howe and Thielman

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Sean Howe and Sam Thielman are writing DC Comics: The Story of a Universe, a history of DC Comics

Saturday Night Live and comics in the 70s

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Looking back at a few of Saturday Night Live's early comics crossovers...and how one two minute segment of the debut changed my life
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How Diamond Book Distributors helped change the comics industry

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Former Diamond Books Distributors sales manager John Shableski recalls the early days of how graphic novels rose in popularity with librarians and educators

Denny O’Neil’s Batman Bible and the longevity of comics characters

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Reading Denny O'Neil's Batman bible made me wonder about other long running comics and why they are so hard to make
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A year of free comics: Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story

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With a cover price of 10¢ and a 250,000 print run, this comic, first published in 1957, shows the power of the medium to inspire and educate.

The Making of David Lynch’s comic strip, The Angriest Dog in the World

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Behind the scenes at The Angriest Dog in the World, David Lynch's 80s alternative comic strip

Origins of Marvel Comics Deluxe Edition adds Kirby and Ditko hands to the cover

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The seminal collection Origins of Marvel Comics is back in a deluxe edition that sets the story about Stan, Jack and Steve straight
Camp Snoopy on Apple TV+

SDCC ’24: CAMP SNOOPY renewed for season 2, but PEANUTS animation almost didn’t happen...

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Peanuts animation had a rocky start, but now it's loved by generations. Apple TV+ plans to keep fans coming with Camp Snoopy Season 2.

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