San Francisco, CA, January 23, 2009 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, will delight fans of Japanese cuisine and culture with the debut of the critically acclaimed OISHINBO available now, under the VIZ Signature imprint, the company’s dynamic outlet for classic...
Midwest Book Review January 2009 The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. The Cream of...
Suspended Animation Review Comics Legend Otto Binder [1911-‘74] was an amazingly prolific writer in comics, pulp magazines, and novels, starting his comics career at the Chesler Studio (’39) and Binder Studio (’41-’42). Working rapidly in almost every genre, Otto Binder’s work is characterized by plot centered action,...
Several sources have confirmed DC Senior Editor Bob Schreck has been laid off. As Warner Brothers has announced their intention to lay off 10 percent of their employees, more DC related layoffs are expected. Meanwhile, Diamond Distribution laid off 13 employees.
Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 01/21/09 Here are this week’s comics ranked prior to reading them: 8. Frank Frazetta’s Moon Maid 7. X-Files #3 6. Highlander Origins: The Kurgan #1 of 2 5. The Lone Ranger & Tonto #2 4.
Amazing Spider-Man #583 with President Barack Obama keeps going and going! After selling out for the third time, Marvel has commissioned a fourth printing of this incredibly popular comic book! If you missed out before the inauguration–or you’re a completist–make sure to pre-order this comic now. At...
[object:mp3player:http://www.marvel.com/rss/podcasts/Diggle_Podcast.mp3 align:left skin:classic width:200px height:70px] There are a bunch of fresh faces on the cover of the sold out Thunderbolts #128. Wondering who they are? What their role is? Well you’re in luck True Believer, because we’ve got a brand new episode of the Mighty Marvel Podcast for you that will explain it all!...
Heath Ledger has been nominated for an Academy Award® in the Best Supporting Actor category. It’s great to see that his performance was not overlooked simply because he appeared in a comic book movie. I thought his interpretation of the Joker was nothing short of fantastic and his performance was understated and powerful. The...
Updated shipping information for comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/28/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop, NOW...
Updated shipping information for DC comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/28/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop,...
Updated shipping information for Marvel comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/28/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book shop,...
Updated shipping information for Dark Horse comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/28/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or at your local comic book...
The deadline for the Jay Kennedy Scholarship is approaching (February 6) and we'd like your help to get the word out. If you can, please post this on your website or blog. If you can put up a semi-permanent link, you'll find link art on the site too. (Please note that we have new URL...
Updated shipping information for Image comics and products being released beyond the week of 01/28/2009, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. Remember, when you order any of these titles, whether here or...
Over the years the Street Fighter® franchise has become intertwined with several other Capcom® game properties, but the strongest of those connections has always been with the classic arcade street brawler Final Fight. The series’ unique characters like pro wrestler-turned-politician Haggar, the strangely seductive Poison, and heroic (though sometimes jailbird) Cody are personal favorites of...
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (January 21, 2008) — Every month, PREVIEWS, the comic shop’s catalog, offers exclusive items you can only find at comic book specialty shops and other fine specialty retailers served by Diamond Comic Distributors. Showcasing items shipping in April and beyond, February’s catalog has a variety of PREVIEWS Exclusives (PX), including: •...
One of 2008’s hottest—and most acclaimed—new series continues into 2009 even hotter than before, as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #2 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #2 Second Printing Variant, from the Oz dream team of Eric Shanower and Skottie...
ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 28, 2009, by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including...
(7thSpace PR 01-22-09) A new documentary spotlighting the work of the United Nations and featuring in-depth interviews with four of the world body’s Secretaries-General discussing its role as a forum for essential dialogue on the pressing challenges of the twenty-first century is set to premier this evening at the Organization’s Headquarters in New York. ...
Teen Titans Casting Call: We Casted the Titans & Their Key Comics
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Wonder Man Finally Gets His Due — And So Might These Comics
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