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Wednesday Runaround – No! More! Interviews!

Wednesday Runaround – No! More! Interviews!IHaveNoIdeaWhoThisPersonIsWatch: Bluewater gets press for a comic about someone called Danica Patrick.

WarWatch: A World War II pamphlet with cartoons portraying the British Home Guard has been discovered, that seems to be a direct inspiration for BBC TV sitcom Dad's Army.

ByrneWatch: John Byrne says "No More Interviews!"

WishFulfillmentWatch: The Make-A-Wish foundation has, with the cooperation of Marvel and artist Ryan Dunlavey, created a comic book featuring characters created by the young Luke Robinson.

TatWatch: It's painful just reading this

Pedersen said one of his customers wants to get a tattoo of Captain America's shield on his back.

"I'm trying to talk him into doing it full-sized and doing a reflection of the Avengers in it, or maybe a reflection of the Red Skull," Pedersen said.

"If I wasn't so hardcore DC (Comics), I would probably get that," said Matt Soto, 23. Soto was wearing a bright-red, short-sleeved Toys "R" Us shirt. Opposite the company name is a logo patch for the DC Comics character Robin, which is placed over his heart. A patch for Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters from Marvel's X-Men covers his right sleeve.

Soto is one of Pedersen's clients who later became a friend. While Pedersen loves Marvel's comic books, Soto is a DC fan.

"I actually have the DC logo tattooed on me. It's how much I love DC," Soto said, laughing.

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Gareb Shamus of Wizard World

Gareb: I think what's happening now in the way people are consuming content is changing dramatically and will continue to change dramatically. And I personally find, and I think a lot of other people do, that websites are pretty worthless in their ability to have an impact on an audience and we don't want to be that, because we have a tremendous influence on our audience. Wizard magazine, even before it ceased publishing, still sold more than 95 plus percent of the comic books out there.

TCJ to Relaunch?

A query sent to a Fantagraphics representative about whether or not March 1 was a re-launch or re-vamp date, and if not what the affiliate drops mean, confirmed that they will have an official announcement "in about two weeks" but declined to comment on exactly what that might be. "You'll just have to wait until March 1."

Wednesday Runaround – No! More! Interviews!Neal Adams's Photos – Wall Photos (311)

The Fourth drawing on a blank cover. Silver Surfer.

Sadness Will Prevail

A lot of what I've read online and in the trade journaling basically gives one of the owners all the credit. And I don't want to take any respect away from Rory Root. But I do want to set some of my thoughts down.

Who killed Angerleane Allen?

Washington, an anti-crime activist and independent comic book creator, is founder of the African American comic book company Omega 7 Inc. He has gained national attention for his comic book and crime fighting. Washington has helped police solve multiple murders by working to get tips, he said. And now he hopes his efforts will lead to the person responsible in his aunt's death.

Free comic book enters the fray for commuter eyes

The Mosaik Project is a completely-free, bimonthly, comics magazine. As a 'Canadian Comics Magazine for the Internet Generation,' so don't expect to see spandex-clad underwear models posing on rooftops! Instead, each issue features original comics, comic strips, interviews with Canadian creators, and artist showcases.

WILLINGHAM on the Coming of Superheroes in FABLES

"Sure, I mean, I've got an affection for superhero stories and this is a little bit of mockery, but kindly good-natured ribbing. Immediately the reaction was, at least what got back to me was, "This kind of thing has no place in a Fables type story." My favorite was the speculation somewhere online that "evil DC must be forcing Willingham to put people in costumes and stuff because superheroes is all they know how to do," which I was quite amused at. No, it's not any of those things."

Mangled manga – thestar.com

"What it comes down to is the difference in social mores between what's acceptable for the public in Japan versus what's acceptable for the public in North America," Butcher says. "We have a more prudish society in general. And we have pretty specific hang-ups about sex that we don't have about violence."

Logo Study: STRANGE ADVENTURES Part 1

At the end of the 1940s super-hero comics sales were falling, and publishers like DC were looking to branch out into other areas to bolster their line. One of those areas was science fiction, and an SF anthology book was planned. Apparently several titles were considered seriously enough for logos to be drawn up by staff logo designer Ira Schnapp.

New Spider-Man Extras Casting

It may be two days too late for Valentine's Day, but what better way to celebrate your significant other than by showing off that love as background extras in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man?

"Wendy is looking for 18tly REAL KISSING COUPLES for Fiona's Tale, working this WED, 2/16. You must look like you are in High School. Any ethnicity, but LOOK 18 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER. Real couples preferred. Male/Female couple needed. If you want to submit, please call Wendy at 818/260-3951 and leave your and your significant other's info."

Further casting information for a scene filming today also recently appeared and points to the action taking place at Peter Parker's MidtownWednesday Runaround – No! More! Interviews! High. That posting, with matching contact information, reads as follows:

"Wendy is looking for a SCIENCE TEACHER for Fiona's Tale. It works tomorrow, 2/15, and possibly Wed., 2/16. They would like to see ladies who look Asian and look like they are in their 40's. Possible upgrade too. So, acting experience is preferred."

Warner Bros Pressures Snyder to Focus on Supes Before They Lose Rights?

Warner Bros. has offered Xerxes — the sequel to Zach Snyder's epic 300 — to none other than Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie.

One theory is that Warner Bros. needs Snyder to bear down on Superman stat: Insiders say the closely-guarded script for Superman suffers from major third-act problems, and the studio faces a ticking clock on that franchise, legally speaking; if a Superman film isn't in production by 2013, Warner Bros. loses the rights to the entire Superman franchise and would have to re-license it from its original creators — the estates of Detective Comics writers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster — at great if not prohibitive expense.

Classic comic Commando now online

The stories, which introduced generations of boys to phrases like "schnell, British schweinhund", were first published in 1961. And Dundee publishers DC Thomson marked the 50th anniversary yesterday by publishing the comic on a website and apps for iPhones and iPads.


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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