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Dark Horse Given that pretty much all of the Spartans died at the Battle of Thermopylae - which was sort of the point - people have been speculating for years about how Frank Miller would wring a sequel out of his hit Dark Horse graphic novel and movie 300. Today, at Comic-Con, the answer came out. The sequel, XERXES, will actually take place at exactly the same time on another battlefield of the same war.

Where at Comic-Con will you see Stephen DeStefano signing with Moto Hagio? Did you even know such a thing was possible? IT IS! At the Fantagraphics booth where books by Charles Schulz, Jacques Tardi, Norman Pettigill, The Hernandez Brothers, Drew Friedman and C. Tyler will debut. And that's only a smattering of the treasures to be found. You can find a Fantagraphics Comic-Con 2010 Pocket Guide here if this is too much to take in. Clearly, this is the place to be.

Speaking of New York, Jim Woodring, the magical cartoonist of existential dread and mysetry, is here! Three nights in a row!

http://www.youtube.com/v/a6djPGS3RCA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00 Luc Besson has directed a flim version of Jacques Tardi's great comics heroine, Adéle Blanc-Sec, a sort of one woman BPRD of Steampunk....

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Gahan Wilson: Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons Saturday, February 13, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery 1201 S. Vale St. (at Airport...

Well now, this is sure to make you feel better about yourself. Friedman explains: I created these lovely faces for this new book cover from...

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS AND THE STRAND PRESENT:An evening with GAHAN WILSONSigning and discussing his new book:GAHAN WILSON: 50 Years of Playboy CartoonsTuesday, January 19, 7PMTHE...

The great Gilbert Hernandez is one of this year's eight winners of a USA Fellows 2009 Literature grant of $50,000. Jim Woodring, Joe Sacco,...

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Aside from our gladsomeness that such a thing exists, and keeping in mind that it is still very much a beta undertaking, after barely...