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Comics Scholar Jess Nevins is all the way up to Doctor Doom (I) in the Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes which is...just what it sounds like, and already has hundreds of entries. Best known for his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen annotations, and other detailed annotations for revered comics series, this encyclopedia looks to be even more time consuming.

By Steve Morris In these dark times, it's hard to tell right from wrong anymore. Our heroes are being arrested and demasked in public, whilst...

It's no secret that for the greater part of his later years, Jack Kirby was greatly concerned with leaving a financial legacy for his family. His whole life he'd worked night and day creating entire universes...and although his creations had gone on to become multimedia sensations, because of the way the comics industry was set up, he was in no position to benefit from it.

My favorite Kirby now is the more crazy abstract stuff, so my selection favors that. Of course there was much more to Kirby.

By Steve Morris Fan Expo Canada unfolded across this weekend, bringing all sorts of unwashed comic creators to Toronto. And with them came all sorts...

In New York City, an active community of professionals working in comics and image-text combinations hopes to share their knowledge and benefit from the experience of others in the field. The New York Comics and Picture-story Symposium is a collective for trading stories, tips, critiques, and encouragement in a fresh setting by combining the social with the educational.

By Todd Allen As Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed continues to joust with the likes of Tom Brevoort and Scott Snyder, it's time to steal a...

By Steve Morris Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel, and Pretty Deadly not enough for her, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick has taken on a new project, at...

Calling forth "a new era for comics arts," Portland's Floating World Comics is organizing an epic three-day mash of workshops, exhibitions, panels, and performances all set to nurturing comic expression and collaboration. The Kickstarter for this extravaganza, appropriately titled THE PROJECTS, has only 7 days remaining to fund this ambitious gathering.

By Todd Allen In a surprise twist, Marvel has announced that Ed Brubaker is no longer writing Winter Soldier.  January's issue #15 will see him...

It's "see half dressed Marvel gods day" at the Beat!

By Todd Allen If you haven't been following Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed, you are missing out.  Rob quit his DC books yesterday and has been...