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Someone at the CW must really, really like Oliver Queen. After a multi-year stint as a supporting character on the long-running Smallville, the television network has promoted Green Arrow to star status with the announcement of a series order for the hour-long show Arrow... Read More ...

Because "Green Arrow" is apparently too colorful a title for the CW's demographic, Arrow -- apparently the successor to Smallville on CW's DC Comics-inspired teen melodrama schedule slot -- has had its first image released today, and it certainly looks darker than the borderline neon Oliver Queen of Smallville...

Here at ComicsAlliance, we've talked a lot about the presentation of women and sexuality in comics. David Brothers recently did a series of posts examining different books to see who did it right and who did it wrong, and along the way, he provided a breakdown that showed exactly how the exaggerated cheesecake that has become a standard practice in super-hero books can ruin a comic, not just on an

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Post-manga ^ The beloved entertainer % Schools ¢ Specific urban setting is very important * % FRIENDS WITH BOYS Faith Erin Hicks' 200-page webcomic about a home-schooled teenager facing her first day of public school is still online--but only through today, since tomorrow it gets replace

Cosplay: Samuel Lee and Prince Armory's awesome custom armor worn by Carlos M. Blanchard is like Kenner's Legends of Batman action figure line come to life. Creators: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilkas, who depicted the prophet Muhammad as a dog in 2007, was egged by Karlstad University students while giving a lecture on free speech at the school on Tuesday...

Opinion: We can't show you them here, but Oni Hartstein has created a series of NSFW female superheroes illustrated as vaginas to provoke a dialogue about how women are sometimes depicted in superhero comics. TV: Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl) has been cast as Green Arrow's younger sister Moira Queen in The CW's "Arrow" pilot...

Previews: Vertigo has new previews for its March debuts Fairest, Saucer Country, Dominique Laveau: Voodo Child and The New Deadwardians. TV: Actress Susanna Thompson has been cast as Green Arrow's mother in The CW's "Arrow" pilot and Katie Cassidy (Gossip Girl) has signed to play Dinah "Laurel" Lance (no word on whether she'll double as Black Canary)...

Suits: UD Replicas' new Captain America: The First Avenger motorcycle suit looks like ready for conditions beyond recreational cosplay, but I guess it should for around $1,300. TV: David Ramsey has been cast as bodygaurd John Diggle in CW's Green Arrow pilot, "Arrow...

The CW seems to be moving along rather speedily on its potential live action Green Arrow TV series. According to Deadline, Canadian actor Stephen Amell has been cast as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow in the network's Arrow pilot, which is based on the DC Comics superhero...

Comics: The Marvel Age looks at fan correspondence from Stan Lee that reveals Dr. Strange was originally supposed to be called Mr. Strange, which is a way better name that Fartface Booger Strange if you ask me. TV: A Green Arrow TV casting sheet may have surfaced, revealing spoilers about CW's potential upcoming live action series...