Holidays

I have to admit this one is a little mean. Imagine a cross between Ikea and a dollar store: colorful Euro-styled cups, saucers, yoga...

I doubt a 31 Days of Halloween has gone by without my linking to Richard Sala, one of the masters of creepy and eerie...

Read the stirring tale here. Yes 31DoH was derailed by NYCC - it happens every year, but we'll be doubling up as the leaves crackle...

Begun in 2001 by the Beatrix herself, today marks the SIXTH annual celebration of Torsten Day. You can read the previous five celebrations here. Normally, it...

Continuing with our look at Diamond Halloween Comic Fest offerings, here a seasonal adventure by Ryan North, Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi featuring Squirrel...

    It's that time of year - there's a snap in the air, something pumpkin flavored in your hand, and Halloween pop up shops are,...

This is a nice return to a hallowed comics tradition: the oversized holiday special! DC will release to 96 page DC REBIRTH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 on December 14th with stories by James Tynion IV (DETECTIVE COMICS), Steve Orlando (SUPERGIRL), Vita Ayala (SUICIDE SQUAD: MOST WANTED), Cullen Bunn, Tim Seeley (NIGHTWING), James Asmus, Heath Corson (BIZARRO), Gustavo Duarte, Dustin Nguyen and others. No price given but it's got Detective Chimp so the value is PRICELESS.

We survived the server move! Did you miss us? Don't lie! A lot more change and improvement lie ahead but we're settling into our new IP nicely. And it's Leap Day! What better way to celebrate than with a salute to Batroc...the Leaper! This Captain America villain was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and appeared in Tales of Suspense #75. A French kickboxing champion he has no superpowers...save the ability to talk in a horrible French accent and...to leap!

The comic book holiday calendar is getting crowded, and here's a new one: Dark Horse Day, which will be held on June 4th to...

A few reminders for Martin Luther King Day today. As always, the 1956 Martin Luther King "Montgomery Story" Comic Book is available free to...

It's becoming a tradition like plum pudding and A Christmas Story: Kate Beaton's annual comics about her family from her trip home for Christmas. I'm not sure how they're tagged but if you click around her Tumblr you'll see them all. Kate's family is no more odd or endearing than anyone's and that what's make these so universal. IF these don't give you that fuzzy holiday feeling, nothing will.

Okay this one isn't exactly fun, but it is powerful. Baseline Blvd is a story about grief and