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Texas School Libary Makes Fun Home, Handmaid's Tale & Manga Disappear
As the Klein Independent School District in Harris, Texas, has chosen to use a system usually reserved for old or damaged books to remove graphic novels and other books that mention race, sex and abortion from school libraries And thereby avoid media scrutiny of public records – until now. Indeed, there have been parental protests against[...]
NetEase Games Launches New Studio, T-Minus Zero Entertainment
The company will be located in Austin, Texas, and will be headed up by a few veteran game designers who have worked on titles like Doom, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age Not a lot of info was shared about the studio's first project beyond the one-liner that they're working on " an ambitious, third-person online[...]
Bad Idea Sponsor
They are to sponsor a tour of Dallas comic book stores for retailers attending the Diamond Comic Distributors Retailer Summit, being held in Dallas, Texas, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, from the 7th to the 9th of June. Bad Idea Sponsor Diamond Texas Summit Bus Tour Retailers attending the 2023 Diamond Retailer Summit can[...]
Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) announced they will be offering two $750 scholarships to comic book store owners and their employees to attend the Diamond Summit in Dallas, Texas, on June 7th and 9th The funds may be used for travel, replacement wages, lodging, and meals. On the scholarship, Kathy Govier, Chief Marketing and Communications[...]
Ann Frank's Diary Joins Gender Queer On Graphic Novel Banned List
Making the news is that the Keller Independent School District of Texas is removing all books that were challenged last year within the school district As well as books you might expect like Gender Queer, it now includes the graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary Of A Young Girl, and the Bible In an[...]
Eight Comic Book Stores Opening & Getting Bigger Across The USA
Anti-Hero by Impound Comics is at 1689 Arden Way, Suite 2125, in Sacramento, in a 739-square-foot space formerly occupied by The Raider Image. Wolverine Comics of Sherman, Texas closed after a fire at Kelly Square on Halloween in 2021 But now Beth Ward and Wayne Ward have opened the newly located store at 212 North Crockett[...]
Will "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Be A Part Of Wrestlemania In April?
On April 2 and April 3, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas will play host to WWE's 2022 WrestleMania 38  With the "showcase of the immortals" returning to Texas for the first time in six years, who better to market the event than WWE's most famous and beloved Texan ever, who also just so happens to be[...]
Texas Asks if V For Vendetta & Y The Last Man are in School Libraries
Two of the largest school districts in Texas, Austin and Dallas Independent School Districts, have stated that they will not comply with Republican general investigating committee chair Matt Krause's request As previously stated, he made a list of 829 books, with a focus on sexual orientation, feminism, race, and polar bears, as well as books[...]
Texas Asks if V For Vendetta & Y The Last Man are in School Libraries
Texas State Representative Matt Krause has submitted a list of 828 books to Lily Laux, deputy commissioner of school programs at the Texas Education Agency, as well as other school district superintendents, asking whether any copies exist in school libraries or classrooms across Texas, how many copies of each exist and how much money has[...]
Jerry Craft's Graphic Novels Back In Texas Schools After Petition War
Jerry Craft, creator of the middle-grade graphic novels New Kid – the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Awards and Class Act has seen a speaking engagement withdrawn and his comic books pulled from a number of libraries after outrage was expressed by a group of parents part of the Katy Independent School District,[...]
Tripwire Interactive Under Fire After Head Supports Taxes Abortion Bill
Tripwire Interactive is under fire this evening as the president of the company has come out in favor of the controversial Texas abortion law If you're not familiar with the story by now, Texas recently passed a brand new law this past week, banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy The law was put[...]
Bautista vs. Texas: Dave Bautista has no love for the Lone Star State
Former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar Dave Bautista lashed out at the state of Texas over its recent anti-abortion law that effectively overturns Roe vs Wade Bautista, who has expanded his long-running feud with fellow WWE Hall-of-Famer Donald Trump after Trump was pinned clean by Joe Biden in the main event of the 2020 Election[...]
Texan Comic Store Files Lawsuit In Comic Book Form
Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore of Houston, Texas has filed a lawsuit in the form of a comic book, against neighbouring Crowne Plaza River Oaks hotel and its owner, Pacifica Companies, alleging that guests have repeatedly launched projectiles at the comic shop, causing roof damage, which lead to destroyed inventory when the rains came Third Planet[...]
US Weather And Power Outs Will Delay Comics For Months To Come
We continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates as they become available." Texas in Winter – Kevin Matin Photos CC 3.0 But that is just Diamond Bleeding Cool has been informed of major delays coming from Texas, where hundreds of thousands of Texans struggle for heat and water because of utility outages for a fifth[...]
Walker: Jared Padalecki Honors S02 Renewal; E03 "Bobble Head" Preview
Big love from Texas."   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jared Padalecki (@jaredpadalecki) Now here's a look at the preview images for this week's episode "Bobble Head," which finds Cordell catching up on old times and having a relatively drama-free hour with his returning best friend Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr)[...]
Walker Season 1 Episode 2 Preview: Can Cordell Make Up for Lost Time?
The episode was written by Anna Fricke and directed by Steve Robin The CW's Walker is a reimagining of the long-running series "Walker, Texas Ranger," stars Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural") as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to[...]
Walker released a new teaser (Image: The CW screencaps)
In the following clip, we see Cordell with his partner Texas Ranger Micki Ramirez (Lindsey Morgan) in Capt Larry James' (Coby Bell) office after what looks like a successful operation Cordell's invited to join the case if he's up for it- but James wants to make one thing clear to Cordell after some sloppiness with[...]
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All Rights Reserved. Growing up in San Antonio, Padalecki watched his fair amount of Chuck Norris as the titular Texas Ranger but admits he probably would not win a trivia game about the original It was the recent indefensible events at America's southern border that inspired Padalecki to tell stories with not just two sides of[...]
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All Rights Reserved. Now here's your look at the official trailer and season overview for The CW's Walker, set to premiere this Thursday, January 21, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Walker | Moving On | Season Trailer | The CW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87I) The CW's Walker is a reimagining of the long-running series "Walker, Texas Ranger,"[...]
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So where is that where someone is bound by their duty and by their sense of safety, and helping others, but also a family man and their friends and where does that meet." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Walker | Moving On | Season Trailer | The CW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87I) The CW's Walker is a[...]
Walker released a new teaser. (Image: The CW screencap)
Now the last time we checked in, we were treated to a glimpse of the "Texas way" the Cordell has of getting things done Not always easy, usually a little messy, definitely very loud but always effective So what's on tap for today for the modern reboot of the original CBS' Chuck Norris-starring series. Photo: Brian[...]
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As you'll see in the following trailer, "Moving On" isn't as easy as it sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Walker | Moving On | Season Trailer | The CW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUICSoLc87I) The CW's Walker is a reimagining of the long-running series "Walker, Texas Ranger," stars Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural") as Cordell Walker, a widower and[...]
Zynga Announces New Austin Studio To Work On A Star Wars Game
Some interesting news from Zynga this morning at the company revealed they've launched a new office in Austin, Texas This isn't a subsidiary studio or a weird satellite location, this is a secondary office in Austin that will be developing mobile games the same as their San Francisco location does. What's more, the company is looking[...]
Seinfeld Reunion Sans Jerry Hosted by Texas Democrats
Dubbed "A Fundraiser About Something" a play on the series' label as "a show about nothing", the function is organized by the Texas Democratic Party in hopes to flip the state blue Participating are stars Veep's Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes), Jason Alexander (George Costanza), and co-creator Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Not participating (or at[...]
mycomicshop
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported that legendary comics retailer Buddy Saunders of MyComicShop in Texas revealed a little of what went down between DC Comics and Midtown Comics/UCS Comic Distributors In the same e-mail, sent to the mailing list of the biggest comic book sellers in the world, he also talked about his political inclinations[...]
The Comic Store Taking Over a Closing-Down Record Store in Denton, Texas
Record store Mad World Records in Denton, Texas, is closing permanently Already closed because of shutdown, and transitioned to curbside pick-up, owner and manager Mark Burke is making it permanent after nine years.  He is now launching an online shop, something he'd been dead set against until the pandemic The store applied for the Denton[...]
"9-1-1: Lone Star": About as Texas as Taco Bell [REVIEW]
It's also unclear if anyone involved with the show has ever even stepped foot in Texas, much less Austin, as the show is such a tonal mess and doesn't come anywhere close to matching the soul of the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4Oe19R3Q8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: First Look: The Magic Of 9-1-1 | Season 1[...]