Archive for January 8th, 2008

Spider-man, Hulk, and Wild Girl Help First Graders with Language and Reading

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: NewsWise Primary school teachers routinely read to their students, but it took an innovative first-grade teacher to interest Portland State University professor Jason Ranker in studying how comic books helped young English-language learners with reading and writing. Ranker, whose research interests include visual literacy and marginalized learners, ...

Saudi Comic Artists Invited to Take Part in Manga Contest

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Arab News The doors are now open for the first time for comic artists in the Kingdom to participate in Japan’s Second International Manga Award for Japanese comic arts, which will be held in Tokyo in the summer of 2008. “We hope to see some Saudi artists in ...

100 top traded collections

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: ComicSketchGallery.com 1 Watchmen 2 The Dark Knight Returns 3 Kingdom Come 4 Batman: Year One 5 Marvels 6 Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 Ultimates HC 1 8 Maus: A Survivor’s Tale 9 V for Vendetta 10 X-Men: Dark Phoenix saga 11 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 12 Batman: The Long Halloween 13 The Walking Dead vol 1 14 Superman for All Seasons 15 Bone 16 Sandman vol 1 17 DC: The New Frontier complete 18 Identity Crisis 19 Batman: Hush 20 Captain America: The Winter ...

Wonder Woman Lassoes Her First Regular Female Writer in 60 Years

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Wired For the first time in more than 60 years, Wonder Woman has a regular female scribe to sculpt and direct the trajectory of her storyline. Gail Simone, brought on just a few issues back as the script’s “ongoing writer,” seems like the perfect author to lend ...

Comic book corruption warning for China cadres

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Reuters Chinese New Year is coming early for Communist Party cadres in central China, but not every official may see the funny side of their comic book gift from the country’s Commission for Discipline Inspection. The pocket-sized pamphlet is packed with anti-corruption “policies, maxims and aphorisms” and designed ...

JLA To Be Delayed?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: SciFi.com IESB.net reported a rumor that Warner Brothers may delay the start of George Miller’s Justice League movie. Citing an anonymous source, the site reported that the film’s start date may be pushed back to as late as July. The site reported that the studio had concerns ...

COMIC BOOKS #22: Wanted, Astro City, Buffy, Warren Ellis and more

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

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Happy E-Day

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Journal Star Elvis Aaron Presley, had he lived, would be 73 today. That’s kind of a mind boggler….but its yet another reminder that the rock ‘n’ roll era that Elvis played a major role in creating is more than a half-century old. So say happy birthday to the ...