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The beloved Disney icon whole burgeoning adolescence entranced a generation of Mickey Mouse Club Watchers—before she went on to become a beach blanket staple and Skippy peanut butter enthusiast—Annette Funicello died earlier this week at the age of 70. In a very full life she also managed to have a surprisingly large comic book presence. While this cover gallery speaks to Disney's endless—and disturbing—series of chintzy movies, looking at Annette's essential perkiness in a jaunty scarf and pristine white gloves, gives ample evidence of why she was so beloved in her day.

Batgirl has come back into discussion around the interwebs this week, but for purely in-story reasons this time round. This week's issue #19 sees one of...

A new site called Kubla Comics aims to be a review aggregator for comics, with a Rotten Tomatoes-like 0-5 rating system and pages for...

News of Apple's decision to ban SAGA #12 from any app-based storefronts spread like wildfire yesterday, prompting outrage and head shakes from those who...

Despite what other may say, Lisa Hanawalt's Y DUMB DITY EYES, colelcting her humorous and mysterious cartoons and drawings from recent years, is quite...

The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Red Hook, New York, hosted "An Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer"...

So far, this history of Marvelman - more correctly called Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman - has taken...

On the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of April a personal statement from Scottish author Iain Banks appeared on both his own website and...

Few cartoonists can hope to have as great a year as Gilbert Hernandez is having, with two upcoming releases of majestic power: JULIO'S DAY...

This is our fourth guide to dining in the mysterious area surrounding the Lexington Armory on 26th and Lexington, and in the last year this area—now known at NoMad—has become one of the city's culinary hot spots, with high-end restaurants like The Nomad and Maysville getting the ink. But fear not, as always, there is much cheap (well, by New York City standards) yet amazing grub to be grabbed nearby. Of course, great food is always a subway ride away, but if you don't mind walking a few blocks you won't be disappointed. We've updated some of last year's listings but there are some new standouts.

As I suggested in my early con impressions, WonderCon had a reasonable amount of space and handled the numbers of attendees pretty well. It...

A powerful looking Ron Ely, star of the TV's "Tarzan"(1966-1968) and "Doc Savage: Man of Bronze" (1975) spellbound his audience at WonderCon Friday, relating...