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Christmas Day Runaround

Published Sat, 25 Dec 2010 07:00:54 -0600

DemiWatch: Who will Demi Lovato play in The Avengers?

LocalWatch: Iowan artist Gary Kelly gets local press for drawing a graphic novel written by J.Patrick Lewis "And The Soldiers Sang" about the Christmas truce during World War I when the German and British armies left their trenches and played football in No Man's Land.

IndiaWatch: The Indian comics industry reports a steady increase in sales over the last year.

"From 1997 to around 2003, because of the introduction of newer forms of media, our sale was affected…even our advertisers shifted. I wouldn't say the industry is seeing a massive boom now…but it is growing steadily," Chairman Diamond Comics, Gulshan Rai

JapanWatch: Here come the direct-to-America Japanese manga digital publishers;

Itochu Corp. said Friday it has started to distribute electronic Japanese manga comics to users of Apple Inc.'s iPhone smartphones in North America.

It is initially offering about 30 titles including "KamenRider" and "Cyborg009"by Shotaro Ishinomori and "Bonobono" by Mikio Igarashi. The minimum price is set at 99 cents, or 82 yen. Free contents are available for trial.

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Spiderman atop Mumbai's 33-storey building

The original marvel superhero Spider-Man from the USA is in the city for a promotion by Disney XD. Yesterday, the tensile web slinger allowed a battery of press photographers the opportunity to take pictures, performing some stunts on the Beau Monde terrace.

Harley Quinn Looks Crazy Good In DC Universe Online

Harley Quinn is one of the more distinctive super villains to appear in Sony Online Entertainment's DC Universe Online for several reasons. For one, she started life as a character created solely for the animated Batman cartoon, making the leap into comic book continuity later in life.

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks: I'd 'love' to play Wonder Woman

If Christina Hendricks has her way, she'll be ditching those form-fitting "Mad Men" dresses in favor of a skimpy one-piece.

Eisner Family pledges $250k to OSU cartoon library

The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation has pledged $250,000 over five years to support the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum facility, part of the Sullivant Hall renovation at The Ohio State University. In recognition of this gift, the library's seminar room will be named in honor of Will Eisner. The Eisner Family Foundation gift will be matched dollar for dollar by Jean Schulz, widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, giving it a $500,000 impact on the project. Ms. Schulz has promised to match donations to the new facility up to $2.5 million.

Japanese manga & comics mobile application