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PATTON OSWALT PENS NEW FIREFLY COMIC

The sci-fi series that never said die is rising from the Earth once more.

Comedian Patton Oswalt will write ‘Serenity: Float Out, a comic book that picks up where the film ‘Serenity’ left off, with the death of the ship’s pilot, Wash.

Oswalt said the new chapter of the ’Firefly’ saga features the remaining crew christening a new ship, hence the “float out,” and recalling stories of Wash in action.

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Source: comibookmovie

HUGO WEAVING IN TALKS FOR RED SKULL IN MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA?

Marvel Studios has zeroed in on Hugo Weaving to play the villainous Red Skull in “Captain America.”

The dealmaking with Weaving is in a delicate stage that will play out in the next day or so. Agencies grouse that Marvel plays hardball in the negotiating process and also demands multi-movie commitments, though the latter usually applies to actors playing its heroes.

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Were you a fan of the film ‘Serenity’?

I think Hugo Weaving makes a great villan regardless of the film that he is in.  He just needs to tweak his very recognizable voice because every time he opens his mouth he sounds like Agent Smith. Do you think he would be a good actor for the role of Red Skull?

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HOW MARVEL BECAME A BUSINESS SUPERHERO

On Dec. 31, 2009, Disney finalized the purchase of Marvel Entertainment for US$4.3-billion. Disney is known as the world’s purveyor of fairy tales, but not everyone knows Marvel’s Cinderella story. Just over 10 years ago Marvel was a bankrupt company, searching for a hero to save the day. The saviors came not in the form of a Prince Charming but rather as a web-slinging teenage misfit, a group of mutants and a scientist who turns green when he gets angry. Not to mention a group of brave executives who resuscitated the one power those iconic Marvel characters had all always had — the power to make money.

Peter Cuneo became chief executive officer of Marvel in July 1999, brought in by Isaac Perlmutter, a power player in the toy industry whose company had just taken Marvel out of bankruptcy.

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Quite an interesting story indeed. What you you think? Which comic house do you prefer Marvel or DC? Not to get off topic, but did you know that DC took it’s name from 1937’s Detective Comics? DC released the most valuable comic of all time in 1938 with Action #1 Comics starring none other than Superman, with Marvel releasing its first comic title in 1939, featuring Human Torch and Submariner.

Source: io9

2010 sees the 75th anniversary of DC Comics, which launched in February 1935 with the first issue of New Fun. Since then, it’s gone on to publish some of the greatest comics ever. Here’re seventy-five you really should’ve read already.

The Superman Chronicles Vol. 1
What is it? The first appearances of the world’s first superhero.
Why you should read it: When it comes to historical importance, the origins of an entire genre seems like a kind of big deal, especially when that genre goes on to take over popular culture in all its forms.

The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1
What is it? The first appearances of DC’s most popular character.
Why you should read it: Because they’re the first appearances of Batman. Weren’t you paying attention to what I said above? Also: Hello, historical significance, not to mention the chance to see how the original version of the character differs from his current incarnation(s).

Read the read of the list here…

This is a pretty tight list. I will have to add some titles to my ever growing wish list. Which do you have and which do you want to get? Can you believe it’s DC’s 75th anniversary? If your not a fan of comics, tell us why.

OBS ARCANA 3-PANEL HORROR COMIC CONTEST

In honor of our Comic Book Review on Arcana Comic’s ‘Dark Horrors Anthology’, OpenBookSociety is holding a 3-Panel Horror Comic contest starting today, February 25 through March 25, 2010.

Deadline for submissions is March 25 and the winners will be announced on April 1, 2010.

So what exactly do you have to do you ask, well here are the details:

Use your creative writing and drawing talents and put together a 3-panel comic. All entries must include, 3-panels, the genre must be horror (this includes sub genres such as supernatural, aliens, etc. all with a horror theme) and at least one panel must include dialogue. Two stipulations include: No nudity or profanity please. So essentially your creating a story in just 3 panels. It’s not as hard as it seems, comic strip artists do it all the time.

Submissions will be posted as we receive them, on the OBS Forum. When the submission deadline closes, on March 25th, members and OBS staff will vote for the two top comics, with a first place winner and a runner up. Show us your best stuff! We will be judging each based on creativity, art, and story line. We will be Tweeting updates on new submissions throughout the month of March so you will know when new submissions have been posted.

THE PRIZES:

1st place: Arcana Comics ‘Dark Horror Anthology’ Comic Book

2nd place: 3 Sets of Marvel Trading Cards, (1) Spiderman, and (2) Fantastic Four, for a total of 21 Trading Cards.

If that isn’t incentive enough… OBS will submit the two winning comics to Arcana Comics (Canada’s largest comic book publisher)!!!!

Go to their website and check them out. So do your best to get noticed and stand out from the crowd with a creative comic!

Please submit your 3-panel horror comic to news@openbooksociety.com. If you have any questions please email Rose at whatategilbertgrape (at) openbooksociety (dot) com. Can’t wait to see your submissions!!

Source: blog.taragana
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold Monday for $1 million, smashing the previous record price for a comic book.

A 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books, was sold from a private seller to aprivate buyer, neither of whom released their names. The issue features Superman lifting a car on its cover and originally cost 10 cents.

The transaction was conducted by the auction site ComicConnect.com. Stephen Fishler, co-owner of the site and its sister dealership, Metropolis Collectibles, orchestrated the sale.

Fishler said it transpired minutes after the issue was put on sale at around 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. He said that the seller was a “well known individual” in New York with a pedigree collection, and that the buyer was a known customer who previously bought an Action Comics No. 1 of lesser grade.

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All I can say is Wow! Whether you realize it or not there are some serious Comic fans out there.  I still mourn the loss of my comics I used to collect in the early 90’s. After I losing them all in a move, I was so disappointed I fell off the Comic train and only recently jumped back on. I had the issue when Superman died titled “The Death of Superman” and “Funeral of a Friend”, among many other titles. Ok, I’m done talking about it, for it still throws salt on that wound of loss to speak of it.

How high do you think is too much to pay for a comic?

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LEPRECHAUN #1 – FREE ONLINE COMIC

Leprechaun fans will definately need to check this out.  The publisher, Bluewater Productions was cool enough to give ComicMonsters.com a complete issuse of Leprechaun #1 for online viewing.

From the cult film from Lionsgate. This is the tale of Lubdan, the king and sole survivor of theLeprechaun. The last of the Leprechauns! Atreasure dealer stumbles across his pot of gold and steals it. In this modern age, he finds buyers all over the planet through on-line auctions.

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Source: nytimes

JIM LEE, GEOFF JOHNS AND DAN DIDIO TO LEAD AT DC COMICS

Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice: DC Comics, the longtime home of Batman and Superman, gained a new executive team on Thursday, one that places some of the comics publisher’s best-known creative talents in crucial positions.

DC Entertainment, a division of Warner Brothers Entertainment, said it had named Jim Lee and Dan DiDio to serve as co-publishers of its imprint DC Comics.

Mr. Lee is a popular artist who got his start at DC’s rival, Marvel Comics, before illustrating DC series like “Batman: Hush” and running the company’s WildStorm Studios.

Mr. DiDio has been DC’s executive editor since 2002 and helped introduce best-selling projects like “Identity Crisis.”

They will be joined in the boardroom by Geoff Johns, the writer of comics like “Infinite Crisis” and “Blackest Night,” who was appointed the chief creative officer of DC Entertainment.

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Source: io9

NEW ABRAMS TREK COMIC REVEALS DELETED SCENES

Last year’s Star Trek movie is coming to comics, complete with deleted scenes as well as brand-new material from writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Tim Jones and Mike Johnson. Click through for an exclusive preview of the first issue.

What do you think of today’s Comic News? Are you a Leprechaun comic fan?