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Whether you’re a comic book creator, seller or you just love reading them, an upcoming area event has something for you.

Jon Leland, the former Chief Strategy Officer at Kickstarter, and Ivan Askwith, who previously led digital media at Lucasfilm, have launched Popular Demand, a studio and technology company built around developing and distributing content for existing fandoms. The company will develop, finance, produce, and distribute film, television, publishing, gaming, and live experiences, according to a…

Steve Bissette, John Totleben and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing gets an Artist’s Edition from Act 4, Skybound and Image Comics #comics

Marvel has launched The Punisher: Showdowns, a series of one-shots written by Tom Waltz that revisits the secret history of Frank Castle and his crossings with key figures of the Marvel universe. The first issue, with art by Greg Land, pits him against Black Widow, and the following ones will add Winter Soldier and Wolverine.…

The Japanese watchmaker is introducing a P8,930 Baby Molly collaboration watch under its BABY-G line in the Philippines, combining traditional timepiece functionality with the collectible appeal of a popular POP MART character.

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Fla. — Pumpkins decorated by comic book artists brought in nearly $3,100 at Coliseum of Comics’ inaugural Great Pumpkin Patch Auction, and the Orlando-based retailer will add money to bring the charitable total to $5,000

LE SSERAFIM’s HUH YUNJIN (left) and internet creator Emily Fan (right) record an episode of Spotify’s Show Notes in New York City.Credit: Courtesy of Spotify

While Netflix and other major Hollywood streamers have programmed their services to offer something for everyone, a group of smaller players has carved out their own path with more limited, more highly specific niches of interest.

A character that begins in a comic book can eventually become the star of an animated film, a video game or an entire fictional universe.