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The blog of former Marvel editor Jim Shooter has become a wealth of absolutely crazy stories as of late (see: the origins of Secret Wars, the script for the Dazzler movie), but this latest anecdote takes the cake. According to Shooter, Marvel almost licensed the publishing rights for every single DC character. More »
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In the 1980s, the bestselling Secret Wars miniseries was an antecedent to today's comic book mega-events, as it featured almost all of Marvel's marquee heroes and villains beating the tar out of each other. But how was it named? More »
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What's in comic shops Wednesday? A lot of new X-titles, the Predators comic book sequel, and the X-Files meets 30 Days Of Night. Comic-Con may be next week, but there's plenty of four-panel action on the racks. More »
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Dark Horse is bringing Russ Manning's classic man vs. robots tale back to comics this August with a new series from writer Jim Shooter and artist Bill Reinhold, and here's an exclusive look. More »
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We lamented the cancellation of DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series at the end of the franchise's 50th anniversary, but obviously we made a mistake in choosing to look at the future of the characters. After all, as writer of the cancelled series Jim Shooter explains, the reason DC ended the title was entirely a personal attack on him. We've got some of his self-centered delusions below, but remember: File Under Self-Involved. More »
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