Packrat leaves a fortune in comics
A 75-year-old New York man who never threw anything out left an unexpected windfall for his grieving kin: a collection of vintage comics worth $2.5 million .
David Crippen started collecting comics...
Butter Superman in all its glory!
Iowa blogger/journo Joe Lawler recently informed us of the all-butter statue of Brandon Routh as Superman that was one of the highlights of this year's Iowa State Fair but was surprised at its crude...
Turner censors smoking toons
In today's depressing news, Turner Broadcasting is tinkering with its old toons again, after a complaint about an appearance of smoking in a Tom and Jerry cartoon. As far as we can tell --...
9/11 in the news!
Slate Magazine is excerpting Sid Jacobsen and Ernie Colón's The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. Meanwhile, USATODAY.com profiles the creators:
Last week, its writer, Sid Jacobson, and illustrator, Ernie Colo´n, both veterans of the comic...
Space Otaku shame: fails physical
A first, pioneering effort at cosplay in space has been halted by a shocking development: Space tourist Daisuke Enomoto has failed his physical:
A Japanese businessman seeking to become the world's fourth space...
Girl geeks flood Otome Road
Wired takes a look at doujinshi, visiting ComiKet and the gender-sepaated geek districts of Tokyo:
Higashi-Ikebukoro is one of Tokyo's outermost neighborhoods, but it's become a destination for female manga fans because the major...
“Temporary” Wolverine piercing
This lucky fellow can just pull out his surgical steel spikes...but Logan must live with them forever! Tragic.
Butter Brandon wows ’em in Iowa!
Recently we told you of the big shake up at the Iowa State Fair, with apprentice butter carver Sarah Pratt taking over for Duffy Lyon-sensei, the greatest butter carver of them all. Pratt's...
Trouble in San Diego and Rosemont!
No, not with comic book conventions, but with CITY GOVERNANCE. It seems both towns have severe malfeasance at the top.
In addition to pension scandals, general econmoic turmoil and much more, San Diego is...
Jocks vs Nerds Chapter 1,524
Speaking of cosplay, indispensable Anime News Network recounts an amusing anecdote from Otakon, where the convention center borders the Camden Yards baseball park, with sometimes jarring results:
During YES Network's coverage of Sunday's Orioles/Yankees baseball...
Fight! Simone vs Bendis!
NO not really. THERE IS NO REAL FIGHT. Just some posting on an internet message board. A few people sent us the links to the whole kerfluffle, but to be honest, Graeme already did...
