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Music & Comics: How They Influence Each Other

There are countless examples throughout the last 50 years of music and comics influencing one another. When I initially started thinking about this topic (yes, I spend more time than I care to admit pondering such things) quite...

by Robb Orr

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Mankind and Zenescope imprint Silver Dragon are making History

Mankind – Zenescope’s Biggest Fans Weigh in!

History, formerly known as The History Channel, has produced their first ever graphic novel, Mankind the Story of All of Us. It’s been published in partnership with Silver Dragon Books, the all ages imprint of Zenescope. This...

by Scorpio Moon

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Review: Supergods

Grant Morrison’s Supergods is destined to become the definitive text on superheroes. This book takes a critical and comprehensive look at the idea of the superhero, which emerged with Superman and multiplied into a hord...

by Seth Jacob

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The Terrifying History of Horror Comics Censorship

My favorite holiday, Halloween, is just around the corner. This is the time of year that I like to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas, go on a horror film binge, scare the diaper-gravy out the neighborhood children (I’...

by Robb Orr

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Review: ‘Joe Simon: My Life in Comics’

May we all live the sort of productive and active life that Joe Simon has. At 98, after having spent his life in newspapers and comics, he’s still writing and publishing his own line of comics at Simon Comics, through whic...

by John I

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This Was a Thing That Happened… No, Really!

“Did they REALLY just do that?!” “He’s dead? Wait, he’s alive! Ah no, he’s dead.” “Thats stupid, but I LOVE it!” Just some of the phrases I have personally heard in comic book stores and on convention floors d...

by Simon Peter Curran

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The Zenescope Mankind Contest Has A Winner!

As you may have noticed, things are getting a lot more interactive around here! We really want everyone to treat us not just as a source of news, reviews, humor, and commentary, but also as a community. Whether this is your fir...

by Scorpio Moon

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Comic Booked: Life and Times on Twitter 2010-06-01

Image via Wikipedia RT @wolverinept: @comicbooked Contest: Which Lantern Corps would you belong to? Why? http://bit.ly/apgg3Q # @BloodyPopcorn totally random. Lol. Absolutely love the name bloody popcorn. I’d like to chat...

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Brown v. EMA: From the Beginning

Continuing Comic Booked’s coverage of the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in Brown v. EMA, I thought it appropriate to take a look back on the case and its seven year journey to the Supreme Court. As you may already know, a...

by Nick Cavicchio

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