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Webcomics: Jess Fink's guest strip at Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant is so, so wonderful. Read it, won't you? Geography: A neighborhood in Zaragoza, Spain is naming their streets after videogames, starting with the 25-year-old Super Mario Bros...

We here at ComicsAlliance haven't exactly made a secret of the fact that we love Colleen Coover. Her art can make anything both adorable and awesome, whether it's dancing ladies, MODOK, or even Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose. But what you may not know about Coover (unless you caught her recent appearance on War Rocket Ajax or read her ode to Dragon Age right here at CA) is that she loves video g

"What goes on in the mind of the koopa? What goes on in the mind of the koopa in his endless bouncing hell?!" It's an interesting question that the folks at College Humor have put forth in a new parody video, "Koopa's Hell," spinning directly out of the Super Mario Brothers universe...

If the release of Exploding Rabbit's amazing "Super Mario Crossover" reminded us of one thing, it's that the comic community's love of retro 8-bit action is still thriving thanks not only to nostalgia, but also a classic gaming design that resonates well past its perceived technological expiration date...

Growing up as a video game fan, I often found myself frustrated by the games of the NES era, which were made back when designers saw impossible difficulty as giving players their money's worth. I can vividly remember wishing games were more like comics, existing in a shared universe where Mega Man could just drop by the Mushroom Kingdom to blow Koopa Troopas away with his arm cannon, or that Mario

Swipe File: Hey, remember the time Glenn Danzig ripped of artist Michael Golden? Comics Comics does. Art: Cliff Chiang is illustrating an upcoming issue of "Detective Comics," and shares a set of process images on his blog (Via Kevin Church): Controversies: Ed Brubaker reflects on the conservative backlash again his Captain America comic from Tea Party supporters: "I guess they're

There was quite a bit of cosplay at the recent Emerald City Comic Con, as with most conventions, and we chased down several costumed fans on the floor to get their pictures. We've already talked about this guy, but we've got a few other favorites for you...