Archive for December, 2007
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
As 2007 draws to a close, we offer this brief trip through some of the top – and some quite a bit lower – stories featured in Scoop the past 12 months. They range from some of the truly stunning record-breakers to remembrances of fellow collectors who ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
After five years the Retailers Summit hosted by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors will head back to Las Vegas. The event scheduled for September 7-9, 2008 will be the first event of this kind west of the Mississippi River since 2003.
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
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Could it be possible?
http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/68529-why-cant-we-have-12-cent-comic-books-anymore.html
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: TrekToday.com
Several Star Trek comics projects are in the works, ranging from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Star Trek XI.
Star Trek will be well-represented in the comic world, with several projects in the works or on the drawing board. As reported at Roddenberry.com, IDW Publishing ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: Newsday.com
The French warship Jeanne D’Arc was sailing toward New York on Thursday with a special mission: to deliver 10,000 books to American schoolchildren.
Most of the texts will go to New York City public school students immersed in French classes, and the rest will go to ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: Independent.ie
Dan Dare is, on the face of it, an unlikely 21st Century icon. With his stiff upper lip and bulldog spirit, he harks back to a simpler age. Nevertheless, the chipper space pilot has this year become a hit all over again, with a new series ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: NY Daily News
You think you’ve got problems? Try being Ben Grimm, aka the Thing. All he wants to do is head out solo to Puerto Rico for a few days to chill in Old San Juan.
While there he intends to enjoy the adulation of the ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: Financial Times
He has fought against foes ranging from the Green Goblin to Doctor Octopus, but Spider-Man now faces an even more formidable challenge: improving the battered image of the United Nations.
In a move reminiscent of storylines developed during the second world war, the UN is joining ...
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Friday, December 28th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: Kansas.com
Nearly 24,000 comics were auctioned in half an hour Wednesday and Andy Bailey walked away with 5,000.
“I didn’t really see any ones that were that special,” the 16-year-old said. “They came out really cheap.”
Bailey’s haul increases his collection to almost 6,000 comic books, he said.
Cyril Gillett ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Original Post here: Snikkkt!
Source: Times Union
It has been an up-and-down year for quality in comic books and graphic novels. Here are my choices for the top dozen comics and graphic novels of 2007:
1. Captain America (Marvel Comics)
If you can get past the routine story line, this is a wonderfully ...
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