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DC Comics has been putting out superhero stories since before World War II started, giving readers the colorful adventures of some of the greatest heroes ever created. Back then, superhero names were rather simple (did you think Superman, Batman, or the Flash were complex?); they described the hero pretty accurately most of the time. They…

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In our previous must-read new comic books list, the final issue of writer Deniz Camp and artist Javier Rodriguez’s Absolute Martian Manhunter stood out for concluding with hope for the future of the Absolute Universe. Also on the list were an amazing issue of Marvel’s Mortal Thor No. 12, Image Comics’ She-Spawn No. 3, and…

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The original Don Heck artwork introducing Tony Stark’s superhero persona Iron Man on page 1 of Tales of Suspense No. 39 from March 1963 has set a new auction price record for original comic art, going for $3,875,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Comic Art sale

Some crime stories ask who committed the murder. Heartwood, a new comic book that’s the focus of a Kickstarter from innovative British independents PSYComics and Scratch Comics, asks a more uncomfortable question: why do some victims disappear twice – first from life, and then from memory?

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub and Comic Shop Assistant POS systems at stores selling American comics around the world. During the period for which these reports were generated, there were over 225 stores using the two systems. As this is a small, non-random sample of over…

Are you an aspiring cartoonist or graphic novelist? Do you have an idea for a story that’s simply burning to be told? If so, gather up your drawing materials as entries are now open for the Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story Prize, run by The Observer newspaper since 2007, in association with the book publisher…

X-Men ’97 Season 2 is going from strength to strength. The story may not be perfect, but episode 4 ended in the most dramatic way; the time-traveling X-Men failed to prevent Apocalypse’s ascension, and the so-called “First Mutant” was transformed by the Celestial known as Eson the Searcher. Even more shocking, though, Apocalypse demonstrated his…

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has unveiled Episode Mode–a single-player story mode featuring five unique narratives centred around the five teams available at launch. The stories are the acclaimed comic book writer and former journalist best known for the award-winning Die and Once & Future, as well as numerous Marvel titles, including Star Wars and Young…