Archive for December 26th, 2007

Have you ever purchased comic books from Amazon.com?

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! I haven’t, but came across some today that look very appealing.  Amazon.com, to me, isn’t known for it’s selection of back issues, so I thought I’d throw this out to all of you.  Have you ever purchased comics from the Amazon.com sellers? This one, in particular, caught my ...

Unlimited Highlights: 5 Daredevil Gems by Frank Miller

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Marvel.com DAREDEVIL #158 DAREDEVIL #158Frank Miller makes his Daredevil debut! No, he wasn’t writing yet, just producing powerful pictures to the tune of writer Roger McKenzie’s words. Revel in Miller’s style as Matt Murdock gets swooped up by the Unholy Three and DD’s compatriots – including the beautiful ...

Exhibit traces comic industry’s Jewish origins

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Miami Herald It was 1940 and the Jews were dying. Shot down on cobblestone streets, starved in barbed-wire enclosures, frozen in winter snows, racked with disease. All seemed lost. Then, from up in the sky, like a bird, like a plane, came Superman. With ridiculous ease, he captured ...

Danger Room Comics enjoys a quiet success

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: The Olympian The owners of Danger Room Comics have worked hard to turn their business into a success. Last week one woman walked into the downtown Olympia store and started the day by buying $90 worth of comics. Today the store at 201 W. Fourth Ave. attracts male and ...

Superman Finds New Fans Among Reading Instructors

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: New York Times Some parents and teachers regard comics, with their sentences jammed into bubbles and their low word-to-picture ratio, as part of the problem when it comes to low reading scores and the much-lamented decline in reading for pleasure. But a growing cadre of educators is ...

Watch Bruce Campbell on your PC, any time you want

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Amazon.com is offering the first episode of Burn Notice as a free download for a short while, but you can also purchase the entire season for $18.99. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s an excellent television show.  Full of spy stuff and action — and of course, ...

DC Goes Back to Press with Freddy Comic

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Comic Book Bin Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash #1, the debut issue of the new 6-issue miniseries co-published by DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment, is now sold out and is going back to press for a new, second printing. Scheduled to arrive in stores on January 16, Freddy ...

Indiantelevision.com’s interview with Marvel Entertainment International president Simon Phillips

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Indian Television Marvel Entertainment is tapping the comics business in India. Holding the rights to iconic characters like Spiderman, X-Men and Hulk, it has appointed Kids Media India (KMI) as a subsidiary of Spacetoon Media to represent its licensing, merchandising, publishing and promotional rights in the country. Marvel ...