Heroes

Fantagraphics announces six new collections of classic comic book material

source: ComicList

Media Release -- Fantagraphics Books is proud to announce that it has struck a deal with comics historian and editor Greg Sadowski to produce six new collections of classic comic book material for the Seattle publisher. Sadowski is a Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated editor who has prev...

Published Fri, Oct 30

Souders Weighs In on Clark and Chloe

source: Slice of SciFi

For the first several years, Clark only had eyes for Lana Lang.  Then Lois Lane entered the picture and while fans of the Man of Steel may know that the Clark and Lois eventually end up together in the comic book mythology, that doesn’t mean that it has to end that way on “Smallville.”

Published Tue, Oct 27

Heroes Live Blog episode 5 Saw 896

source: Lance Mannion

8:01 Finally Matt and Sylar are Back! Yay! 8:34 Alcohol hurts your brain Sylar. 8:35 Come on Sylar  you can resist! 8:37 Which is why this is like a comic book! 8:45 Keep on fighting Sylar! 8:46 Sylar? SYLAR? SSSSYYYYYLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR! (That's a video game reference.)

Published Mon, Oct 26

Dragon Ball, Spice and Wolf, and "Low-Class Filth" in Manga (NSFW)

source: io9

In response, Greg Latshaw, a journalist for the Del Marva Daily Times, made the brilliant observation that "The book, 'Dragon Ball Volume 1: The Monkey King,' is laid out like a comic book." The word "manga" doesn't even appear in Latshaw's article, nor does this summer's already-forgot...

Published Fri, Oct 16

Oliver Mannion Live Blog Heroes: ep 3 Sylar is Deadpool

source: Lance Mannion

8:10 Who am I? I am.. Darkside! That's a comic book reference. 8:16 I want Sylar. I want Sylar. Oh I want Sylar! I'm singing by the way. 8:22 I can't take Peter anymore! 8:34 Peter: We're superheroes dang it! Or we should be. 8:39 Sylar: Sorry, sorry, terribly sorry.

Published Mon, Oct 12

What to Watch: October 12 - 18

source: TV.com

New series. Written by Seth Rogen, the first episode of the 21st season sees Homer become a movie star as a superhero named "Everyman". The creation of Comic Book Guy, he absorbs the powers of other superheroes. Rogen also plays a personal trainer to Homer, who even gets abs in the process. Mayb...

Published Sun, Oct 11

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits - 10/8/09

source: PW: THE BEAT

§ Don MacPherson explains how Rich Koslowski won a copyright infringement case: When it comes to stories about comic-book copyright infringement, one usually imagines Marvel Entertainment or DC Comics cracking down on unauthorized use of iconic super-hero characters. But in a Toron...

Published Wed, Oct 7

Black Salt: The Last Heroes Left premieres on Comics XP website

source: ComicList

Media Release -- Publisher Blackline Comics' newly-released digital comic book title, BLACK SALT: THE LAST HEROES LEFT, has debuted on the digital comics website Comics XP (www.comicsxp.com) on September 23rd, and after one week on the site has risen to number one status on the website'...

Published Sat, Oct 3