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DC Plays Coy With Fans At Wondercon

Want to know what to expect from DC Comics in the next year? So do we. The publisher's DC Nation panel at Wondercon was tight-lipped about the future, but the editors did drop a few clues to keep the faithful intrigued. Click through for hints as to what DC will be doing in 2008 and beyond. More »

7:03 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,510 views, 4 comments

Latest by Defendant: I agree that they should use a comics version of the bat suit. Most of the people who go more »

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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 »

5:30 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,552 views, 13 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: @goldfarb: Yeah, well, that's also appropriate because they appeared in HtD before the Super Special. @samuelk: Me too. My brother more »

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Steve Gerber, R.I.P.

The passing this weekend of Steve Gerber leaves the world of science fiction a lesser place. He's probably best known for creating Howard The Duck. (Ignore the movie and read the original comics, which trailed the way for Alan Moore and the rest of the British Invasion writers of the '80s.) But he's known for some other great books as well. More »

8:40 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Graeme McMillan
832 views, 9 comments

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Alien Bestiality, Brought To You By George Lucas

1986's Howard the Duck may have been the moment we stopped having quite so much faith in George Lucas. His big-screen adaptation of the comic about an alien duck who falls to Earth tried hard to capture writer Steve Gerber's gonzo sensibility, but veered badly off course. Like this scene, where Howard has a weirdly sexy moment with his friend Beverly. "Do you think I could find romance in the animal kingdom?" she asks. But we also have a clip of the genuinely awesome opening, where Howard whizzes through space while a cheesy voice-over explains the multiverse. More »

11:50 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By charliejane
6,259 views, 23 comments

Latest by snotcopter: I think I just threw up all over my keyboard and mouse a little. I worked as a theater usher the more »

omega the unknown

Must Read: Omega the Unknown

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Omega The UnknownDate: 2005 (reprinting material from 1976 - 1977)

Vitals: The essential 70s and existential incomplete series by Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes and artist Jim Mooney centered around orphan James-Michael (whose parents are revealed to have been robots) and the strange link he shares with alien superhero Omega, who just so happens to look exactly like an older James-Michael. What does it mean to be the son of robots in Hell's Kitchen in the '70s? Read this and you'll never wonder that ever again. More »

12:14 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By grae
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