Fairy Horses Join ‘Bella Sara’

Bella Sara:  Moonfairies, with fairy, dryad, and sprite themed horses, will street in June. http://tinyurl.com/yacar8l

Mike Thompson of Planet Comics on Marvel-for-DC Swap

Mike Thompson of Planet Comics in Anderson, South Carolina read the recent article regarding Marvel's response on how their Blackest Night swap promotion was doing and had this to say.


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'Spider-Man' in 3D

Sony has announced that its reboot of Spider-Man will be produced in 3D for release on July 3, 2012.  http://tinyurl.com/yl4petr

Stan Lee and Archie Comics

A Squared Entertainment Group and Archie Comics have announced that they will collaborate with comic legend Stan Lee and his POW! Entertainment to create print and digital comics.   http://tinyurl.com/ykdxf8w

Midnight Snack: 2/10/10

For those of your sleep-surfing, here are some items you can raid from the internet fridge.

Kurt Busiek reworks some leftover dessert to lay the truth out once again, only with food metaphors this time:
The stories are the cake, and the shared-universe stuff is frosting. Things tend to go horribly wrong when people start to think [...] http://tinyurl.com/ygagmae

CBR Review: Tails of the Pet Avengers , issue 1

While Super Hero Squad may be getting attention and acclaim, Marvel's true all-ages gem gets another shot on the comic racks. "Super Hero Squad" doesn't have Frog-Thor, does it? http://tinyurl.com/yatyj3q

The Hughes Bros Attack "Akira"

Early word is that the sibling directing team behind the sleeper hit "The Book of Eli" will reteam with Warner Brothers and their comic-friendly screenwriter to bring the classic manga and anime to live action. http://tinyurl.com/y9ua9dh

Exclusive Zenescope 1st Look: INFERNO #1 Joe Benitez Cover

Inferno is in fact coming out in 2010, and we have your first look at both covers for the first issue, including one by Joe Benitez http://tinyurl.com/y9ujevh

Joe Sacco: Images Can Transport You (Blog@Newsarama)

Joe Sacco is awesome: his books are gorgeous, and in this interview he gives an eloquent argument for a non-comics audience for using comics to tell stories. Love. In Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel, Joe Sacco looks back at 1956 in Gaza, when one bloody day in Rafah left 111 Palestinians dead. He tells the [...] http://tinyurl.com/ykkzn25

Siege #2 Post-Game with Brian Bendis

	Siege #2 Post-Game with Brian Bendis The writer of SIEGE discusses the second issue of the event set to rock the Avengers' world in 2010!	From: MARVEL Views: 8 0 ratings
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Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes

Disney chief hails iPad as a "game changer," hints at plans that include comics! Appeals court hears Michael George case! Diamond's minimum-order policy, one year later! Jeff Robinov's Warner Bros. strategy! Plus more! http://tinyurl.com/yburdv8

Hot Comics ? The Fifty Dollar Club

Here are seventeen recently published comic books that are currently breaking the $50 barrier based on actual reported sales. No CGC, no chase variant covers, no signed editions, no hardcovers or out-of-print collections, just the ... http://tinyurl.com/yft8t8v

Lorendiac's Lists: Timeline of First and Final Appearances of Every Supergirl, Superwoman, Etc. (5th Draft)

Here is the archive of the lists Lorendiac posts here, and here is his latest piece!- BC.
Some of you may remember previous Drafts of this work, although it's been three years since I posted the last one. Now it's back! It is one of the longest things I have ever posted at once on any [...] http://tinyurl.com/yklqkbm

Superman, Thor, Untitled Mark Millar Project: Feb 10th Comic Reel

Christopher Nolan to lend "Superman" a hand. "Thor" to feature "modern language." Mark Millar talks up his untitled project. Also, a "Justice League" clip, Stan Lee talks "Antman" and more. http://tinyurl.com/yb9g64a

Marvel To Remove Tea Bag Gag From Captain America, Reports Fox News

Fox News has quoted Ed Brubaker on the Captain America furore that Bleeding Cool picked up on this morning.
The latest issue of Captain America features a protesting crowd, that appears to be part of the ... http://tinyurl.com/yf8lbq7

Journalista for Feb. 10, 2010: A style of their own

Frank Interlandi dies ♦ Diamond's Timonium center back in business ♦ more http://tinyurl.com/yzd9uku

Marvel Announces 5 SIEGE Tie-ins, Djurdjevic Covers

5 SIEGE one-shots are coming in April, with an incredible inter-locking set of covers by Marko Djurdjevic http://tinyurl.com/yzvec2b

DC Preview - BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #9

It’s Batman, Robin and Abuse against Zsasz’s army! Will the heroes be able to save the captured children in time? http://tinyurl.com/ybn8m3l

O'Bannon Continues FARSCAPE's Saga with BOOM! in Scorpius

Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon continues to help guide the series, in its new form as a comic at BOOM! Studios http://tinyurl.com/ybjnvjh

Scott's Classic Comics Corner: 1949 - A Year In Review Part 2

Continuing from last week's entry, here's a further look at what was happening in funnybooks in 1949. To do justice to this year (which gets more and more interesting the more I peel away at the onion), I've divided into 3 parts:


1949 was a year of real transition at Timely/Atlas, as many of their [...] http://tinyurl.com/ycrktr5

Stan Lee & Archie Team Up For "Super Seven"

The legendary writer and the venerable kids comics publisher plan for a multi-
media launch for a new series in which Stan The Man is his own comic character,
leading a team of seven alien superheroes. http://tinyurl.com/y8ldp5g

Preview ? Batman Streets Of Gotham #9

I do like Dustin Nguyen’s comic book art. And I really don’t like the DC Source blog’s method of displaying preview art as a series of thumbnails. It’s not user friendly, it’s unwieldly, it’s a ... http://tinyurl.com/y948jxg

BOOM! Preview: FARSCAPE: SCORPIUS #0

Farscape: Scorpius #0 comes this April, and we have a fresh 10-page preview of the next chapter in the Farscape saga http://tinyurl.com/yedt8ow

Name Millar's NEMESIS, Help a School

Mark Millar is auctioning the name of... the MAIN Character in his newest property? And for a good cause? http://tinyurl.com/ygt7lmp

ARCHIE, STAN LEE Team-up for New Superhero Comics, TV

Stan Lee's POW Entertainment is teaming with Archie Comics on new comics and television superhero stories http://tinyurl.com/yb5tnaa

A SQUARED ENTERTAINMENT (A2) AND ARCHIE COMICS TEAM UP WITH POW! ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGENDARY STAN LEE TO CREATE STAN LEE COMICS

A SQUARED ENTERTAINMENT (A2) AND ARCHIE COMICS TEAM UP WITH POW! ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGENDARY STAN LEE TO CREATE STAN LEE COMICS First New Original Series, "Super Seven," To Be Introduced As A Comic Book And Animated Series In... http://tinyurl.com/yk7jq79

From the Editor’s Desk: Joan Hilty on Cuba

Final files are rolling in from Jose Villarrubia for Inverna Lockpez’s and Dean Haspiel’s CUBA: MY REVOLUTION, each page colored directly from pencils. It’s a beautiful stylistic departure for Dino, who’s dubbed the color scheme “a cross between Preston Sturges and I Love Lucy.” Now that’s a Valentine’s Day sneak peek waiting to happen — [...] http://bit.ly/a6wMeP

It’s Batman vs. Zsasz and things get a little crazy

Writer Mike Benson and artist Dustin Nguyen close out their sterling two-parter this week. BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #9 hits today.
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PREVIEWS: New Comics On Sale Today!

It's New Comics Day here in the United States, and CBR has nearly fifty previews of titles shipping today from Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, Vertigo, Dark Horse, BOOM! Studios and more! http://tinyurl.com/ye449yo

Shooting Of RED So Realistic, Cops Called

The movie Red, based on the Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner comic book is filming in Toronto right now. Starring the likes of Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfuss, all that. ... http://tinyurl.com/yd879d6

Tim Seeley?s WildCats character designs: Zealot

[Editor’s Note: WildCats artist Tim Seeley shares his approach to drawing members of the original WildCats lineup for his new run on the series.]
Zealot: This is another character whose original design really resonated with me. Over the years, other designs just seemed to add more stuff, and cover up more skin. I figured a slick, [...] http://tinyurl.com/yl7gr98

Warning: John McCrea Facebook Scam

This is a warning to those who know comic book artist John McCrea, artist of Hitman, Dicks, Herogasm and more, specifically those people who may be Facebook friends with the man.
It appears that McCrea’s Facebook account ... http://tinyurl.com/ya23pvh

Blake Morrow ? The Man Who Won The Nemesis Auction

Blake Morrow is an art director working in Canada. Here is his website. Easy to find, I just searched for Blake Morrow. But odds are, very shortly, that’ll be harder to do. Because Blake Morrow ... http://tinyurl.com/yk2qdvs

Jeff Robinov, the front stabber

The New York Times profiles president of production at Warners, Jeff Robinov, painting him as the heir apparent to Alan Horn as he finds new ways to do business at the studio. The piece looks at his recent takeover of DC’s operations:


Driven by its need to replace Harry Potter, not to mention the continued appeal [...] http://tinyurl.com/ylhgq35

Wizard World Mars — the REAL story

Truth be told, the Wizard World Tour has come in for some “joshing” here at Stately Beat Manor in recent days, but now The Beat has to give them MAJOR props for having a good sense of humor AND better photoshop skills than us. After our story on Wizard World Mars ran yesterday, this press [...] http://tinyurl.com/yz5wh4c

Bendis and his SECRET TWITTER BACKGROUND

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When Lynch met Lucas — animated!

Sasha Ceizata animates David Lynch’s account of his being offered the chance to direct RETURN OF THE JEDI, complete with headaches, crawling and Wookies.
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Let it snow, let it sn–

We were gonna do a tribute to icy precipitation, but instead we’ll just direct you to the one the Cool Kids did.
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Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE ALL-STARS VOLUME 3: THE CARTOON LIFE OF CHUCK CLAYTON, ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST #206, BETTY & VERONICA #246 and SONIC UNIVERSE #13

Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE ALL-STARS VOLUME 3: THE CARTOON LIFE OF CHUCK CLAYTON, ARCHIE'S DOUBLE DIGEST 206, BETTY & VERONICA 246 and SONIC UNIVERSE 13 ARCHIE ALL-STARS VOLUME 3: THE CARTOON LIFE OF CHUCK CLAYTON RIVERDALE'S RESIDENT CARTOONIST... http://tinyurl.com/ycqwzbl

Blammo #5 Review

Blammo #5 is a full-color issue of Noah Van Sciver's Blammo series. Each issue of Blammo consists of a series of short stories on a variety of topics. With such an eclectic mix of stories, it is extremely impressive to note just how many of the stories Van Sciver completely nails. This is a great [...] http://tinyurl.com/yauaeg8

A Year of Cool Comics - Day 40

Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!
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Global Freezing Strip 0067 (Blog@Newsarama)

Find out more about Global Freezing here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or at ComicsByEgg.com. http://tinyurl.com/yhxu3v7

A Filthy Orphan by Nevs Coleman #2 ? So You Want To Work In Comics Retail?

Nevs Coleman has worked in a number of comic shops including Comics Showcase, Orbital and 30th Century Comics. He writes for Bleeding Cool;
So you want to work in Comics Retail?
I’ve been asked about this a ... http://tinyurl.com/yzsjadx

Wednesday Runaround: Wired For Comics

PoliticsWatch:According to the Publius Forum, Marvel Comics are using the Captain America comics to accuse people who attend the so-called “Tea Party” gatherings of being dangerous racists.
So, there you have it, America. Tea Party protesters ... http://tinyurl.com/yhqrtqr