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an open letter to virgin comics

Why Virgins And Superheroes Shouldn't Mix

Dear Sir Richard Branson and Gotham Chopra: I think we need to talk about your superhero habit. I was reading that your company, Virgin Comics, has just employed aging icon Stan Lee to create a new line of superhero books, just days after the publisher announced that it would be releasing Superbia, a series about superheroes in suburbia, and... well, two thoughts come to mind. First off, between this and the other Stan Lee announcement last week, is everyone just giving Stan this much work right now because they're worried that, otherwise, he might die before they can cash in on his name? Secondly, I think it's time we staged an intervention for the two of you. More »

10:31 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,684 views, 24 comments

Latest by jermom: i just wanna say that invincible ROCKS, and its not a marvel/dc book. but it also wasn't created by stan. poor ol stan. more »

superbia

Sci Fi Channel Brings You Superheroes In The Suburbs

If "Justice League meets Desperate Housewives" sounds like your ideal TV show, then you're obviously the Sci Fi Channel's main target market. For everybody else, maybe the Sci Fi Channel's latest collaboration with Virgin Comics, a comic about superheroes' naughty wives (and husbands?) in the suburbs, won't be as daft as it sounds. More »

3:15 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,222 views, 27 comments