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This Week's Comics Are Full Of The Undead, Abducted, Possessed And Rapping

Signs that you can tell that it's getting near San Diego Comic-Con, Part 23: Indie comic publishers start releasing more material, hoping to avoid con glut while making sure that they'll have something to show the eager masses. So while Marvel and DC have relatively restrained Wednesdays, you'll still be able to find alien abductees, classic reprints and members of the Wu-Tang Clan in stores and under the jump. More »

07/15/08

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By Graeme McMillan

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The Man Who Wrote Comic Books In KISS Blood

We told you that Steve Gerber passed away earlier today, but did you know the guy created the first ever Marvel Super Special in 1977, featuring the band KISS? Not just any normal KISS, but a superpowered group who encounters villains from the Marvel archives, including Doctor Doom and his tutor, Dizzie the Hun. If that wasn't weird enough, the actual members of the band mixed in drops of their blood with the printing ink for that issue, which probably horrified mothers across the country. More »

02/12/08

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By Kevin Kelly

#stevegerber