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Nowlan, Lawlis and Beck Cover Overstreet #53
Iron Man, Thor, Giant Man, and The Wasp square off against Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Incredible Hulk as celebrated artist...
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Pennyworth Cancelled at HBO Max
Another Warner Bros. DC live-action show has come to its end. HBO Max has cancelled Pennyworth, the prequel series about Alfred...
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Baltimore Comic-Con Names First Round of Guests
The Baltimore Comic-Con will return to Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center on September 8-10, 2023. They have announced...
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Bob Burden’s Atlanta Storage Unit Theft
Comic retailer turned creator Bob Burden, who created Flaming Carrot Comics and the Mystery Men and wrote Gumby, was recently...
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Hewitt, Prinze Jr. in Talks for I Know What You Did Last Summer Sequel
Sony is developing a sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer and is looking to bring back original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie...
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In Memoriam: Charles Kimbrough
Charles Kimbrough, the actor known for Murphy Brown, died on January 11, 2023. His son, John Kimbrough, recently confirmed his passing...
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In Memoriam: Melinda Dillon
Actress Melinda Dillon, who played the mom in A Christmas Story, died on January 9, 2023. Her passing was only recently reported. She was 83...
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Society of Illustrators 2023 MoCCA Arts Festival
The MoCCA Arts Festival, hosted by the Society of Illustrators, celebrates comic, cartoon, illustration, and animation artists. The event...
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Steve Borock Joins ComicLink as Senior Consignment Director
ComicLink has hired longtime industry pro Steve Borock as their Senior Consignment Director. “I am thrilled to tell you about the addition...
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The Expanse: Dragon Tooth on Kickstarter
The Expanse franchise is growing. The science fiction novel series by James S.A. Corey, which was adapted as a TV series streaming...
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Inside the Guide: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Tabletop and board games are a uniquely polarizing beast, with a host of games inspiring a love-it-or-hate-it mentality in its players...
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for February 3-9, 2023...
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BRONZE AGE MINUTE: The Omega Men #5
Tigorr, the new head of the Omega Men, leads a reckless-but-inspirational assault on the Citadel homeworld...
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COVER STORY: Showcase #94
In his introduction to DC Comics’ The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus, comix scribe Paul Kupperburg said that like most of us...
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Celebrity Birthdays
Loki star Tom Hiddleston is turning 42. Check out these other celebrity birthdays...
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ComicLink Focused Auction Closes Feb. 3-10
The ComicLink Focused Auction has several more sessions to go, with assorted certified comic books from the Silver Age to the present closing...
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ComicConnect Event Auction Bidding Opens Feb. 20
Bidding in ComicConnect’s 53rd Event Auction starts in three weeks on February 20, 2023, at 12 PM ET. “Many of the hobby’s most desirable...
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First 25 Years of Amazing Spider-Man at Pedigree
Pedigree Comics’ Complete First 25 Years of Amazing Spider-Man Auction is open for bids now through Wednesday, February 15, 2023, on the...
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Unopened 1952 Topps Baseball Brick Hits $873K at Morphy’s
The most buzzworthy item in the opening session of Morphy’s Toys, Sports Cards & General Collectibles Auction finished exactly...
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1,050 Posters in eMoviePoster’s Feb. 16 Auction
In their next Thursday auction, eMoviePoster is selling 1,050 US and international posters, including 160 mostly signed and numbered...
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Ahlers & Ogletree’s American West & Native American Art Auction
Ahlers & Ogletree’s Art of The American West & Native American Art & Objects Auction will be held live and online on Friday, February 24...
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Andrew Jones’ Home & Garden Auction
Andrew Jones Auctions will offer a strong selection of antiques, design, modern and contemporary art, multiples, fine silver, rare books...
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ComicConnect Reports Mega Monthly Results
ComicConnect’s first Mega Monthly Auction of 2023 featured comics, magazines, toys, and more. The auction, which closed on January 31...
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ComicLink Accepts Auction Consignments
ComicLink is accepting consignments for upcoming auctions. Their next consignment opportunity is the Winter Featured Auction launching...
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Fresh Original Art, More in Hero’s eBay Store
The Hero Initiative has added seven new lots of comic and art collectibles to eBay. The material includes Tony Daniel and Danny Miki’s Batman...
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Indigenous Art, Fine Design, More in Clarke Auction
Ron Clarke will say he’s just a simple Irishman but his well-trained eye for fine art is keen. Running auctions and buying art and antiques for...
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Non-Superhero Titles Showcased at MyComicShop
MyComicShop has thousands of comics listed on their website, including a selection of non-superhero titles. They are currently promoting...
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NYX #3, MegaMania in Heritage Weekly Auctions
A high grade copy of NYX #3, a Jeffrey Catherine Jones’ Batman illustration, and a rare high grade copy of MegaMania are among the top...
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Super Bowl History and Record Setters
Every year in late January-early February Americans gather around their TV sets to watch the big game. It doesn’t matter...
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The 1990s Live On With ToeJam and Earl
Ah, the early 1990s. The era of skateboards, neon colors, and the growth of rap and grunge. It was also the era of widespread home...
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Groundhog Day’s Original Story Concept
Groundhog Day is a unique comedy about a selfish, egotistical man who finds himself in the strangest of situations: reliving the same day...
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Don’t Mess with the Dora Milaje
The Dora Milaje, created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira, are a team of women who serve as special forces for the nation of Wakanda...
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Gothic Romances, My Secret: Atlas-Seaboard’s Rarest Publications
Published in December 1974 as one of the first two publications from Seaboard Periodicals, Gothic Romances is considered one of the two real...
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The Original Show Behind Voltron
Voltron, one of the most recognizable giant robot shows, was originally an amalgamation of two other Japanese anime shows: Beast King GoLion...
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February 17-19: Days of the Dead Las Vegas
Days of the Dead Las Vegas will be held on February 17-19, 2022, at the Plaza Hotel and Casino, 1 S. Main Street, in Las Vegas, NV...
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February 17-19: Fan Expo Portland
Fan Expo Portland is scheduled for February 17-19, 2023, at the Oregon Convention Center, located at 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard...
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February 17-19: Mad Monster Party Carolina
Mad Monster Party Carolina is scheduled for February 17-19, 2023, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, 5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW...
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February 18-20: Fan Expo Vancouver
Fan Expo Vancouver will be held on February 18-20, 2023, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, located at 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver...
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February 24-25: Great Lakes Comic Convention
The Great Lakes Comic Convention returns on February 24-25, 2023, at the Macomb Expo Center, located at 14500 E. 12 Mile Road...
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February 24-26: PensaCon
PensaCon is back on February 24-26, 2023, at the Pensacola Bay Center, located at 201 East Gregory Street in Pensacola, FL...
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February 26: Claremont Packing House Comic Book & Collectible Show
The Claremont Packing House Comic Book & Collectible Show will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2023. The show is returning...
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March 10-12: Monster-Mania Con
The next Monster-Mania Con is scheduled for March 10-12, 2023, at the Double Tree Hotel, located at 2349 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, NJ...
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March 17-19: 90s Con
90s Con is returning on March 17-19, 2023, to the Connecticut Convention Center, at 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT...
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March 17-19: Creature Feature Weekend
Creature Feature Weekend, which is usually held in late August, will hold their next show much sooner on March 17-19, 2023...
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March 17-19: Planet Comicon
On March 17-19, 2023, Planet Comicon returns to the Kansas City Convention Center at 301 West 13th Street in Kansas City, Missouri...
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March 17-19: Toronto Comicon
The Toronto Comicon is coming up soon on March 17-19, 2023. The show will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the South Building...
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LOST UNIVERSES: First Comics’ Crossroads
While Nexus and Badger clearly inhabited the same universe, the rest of the company’s line-up just as clearly did not...
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LOST UNIVERSES: Demon-Hunter Redux
The Atlas-Seaboard character with perhaps the oddest existence (or most existences) was Demon-Hunter. In his Atlas origin story...
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The Exorcist Reboot Adds Olivia Marcum
Grab the pea soup! The Exorcist reboot has cast young newcomer Olivia Marcum. She will join Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, and Lidya Jewett...
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The Lion King’s Scar Gets His Own Comic
Disney is the home of some truly nasty villains, but few have claws as sharp as Scar, the jealous brother to King Mufasa and bitter uncle...
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Titan Previews Rudy Gobert’s Bash Graphic Novel
Titan Comics teamed up with four-time All-NBA Team player Rudy Gobert for his first graphic novel. BASH! is a standalone comic...
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Harrower #1
Barlowe, New York is your typical small town where everyone knows everyone else, teenagers hunt for ways to party without parental supervision...
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Know Your Station #3
Things are getting very messy on the luxurious station known as the First Resort. As Elise is going through detox from the drug Blue...
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Milestone Compendium Two
In its 1,320 pages, Milestone Compendium Two picks up where Milestone Compendium One left off. It includes...
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RETRO REVIEW: Why I Hate Saturn
Originally published in 1991 by DC’s innovative Piranha Press imprint, Kyle Baker’s Why I Hate Saturn has gone through...
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Static #1 Polybag Facsimile Edition
Just when I think I’ve had enough of facsimile editions and cover gimmicks, along comes an issue that is both and...
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Frazettagirls.com
Frank Frazetta has been lauded in the art community for many years, praising his artwork from imaginative fantasy to unflinchingly...
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