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Louie, the FX show created and produced by comedian Louis C.K., ranks right up there with Dan Harmon's Community as one of the most innovative comedies on TV today. As such, when I initially saw this brilliant video mash-up of Louie and the Peanuts gang, with Louie as Charlie Brown, my first thought was that it could easily be a clip from the show itself...

Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking Available From: Fantagraphics / Amazon Price: $9.99 Giving someone a Christmas-themed gift for Christmas is always a pretty risky proposition, as you're basically handing something over with a time limit on how long the recipient has to enjoy it before it gets stuck on the shelf and/or attic until next December...

We are not the mainstream. That's a truth understood by anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or in any other way queer. We are not the audience. We are not the market. We are not the people. It's also a truth understood by a lot of people with a passion for comics...

With Emerald City Comicon 2012 just about a month away, Boom! Studios has announced six comics sporting exclusive new covers featuring a host of artistic talent. Set to debut March 30-31 at the show are covers for Adventure Time #1 by Chris Samnee, Peanuts #1 by Matt Whitlock, Hellraiser #10 by Lukas Ketner, Fanboys Vs... Read More ...

We've showcased our share of Francesco Francavilla's awesome art here at CA. From his work for Marvel (Black Panther, Captain America & Bucky), Archie (Archie Meets Kiss) and other major publishers to his regular contributions to Comic Twart, Francavilla has covered a lot of comic book character ground with his bold style. Hi...

TV: A new preview of this week's episode of Harry's Law sees former Smallville star Erica Durance beating up a dude while dressed in Adrianne Palicki's costume from David E. Kelley's failed Wonder Woman pilot. Anime: Brigid Alverson digs into the recent fall of Bandai Entertainment in North America...

On sale now from BOOM! Studios' all ages kaboom! imprint is Peanuts #1, launching a new monthly comic book series based on the classic and beloved characters created by Charles Schulz. The notion of new Peanuts stories not created by Schulz might seem, well, unseemly to some, but ComicsAlliance readers reacted favorably to our preview of kaboom...

Upcoming: The cover to Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose and artist Langdon Foss' Get Jiro! is now live on Amazon, along with the OGN's July 3, 2012 release date. Webcomics: Nick Gurewitch has let loose a new Perry Bible Fellowship strip. Movies: If David Fincher had been hired to direct The Amazing Spider-Man movie, he'd have killed Mary Jane AND Gwen Stacy...

Amazing: Tumblr user Transie's Poké ball rose by any other evolution would look as awesome. Crime: A copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 worth an estimated $15,000 has reportedly gone missing from a comic collector's home in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ind...

Threads: Mondo shines a neon light on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's greatest foe. Movies: Twilight/Snow White and the Huntsman star Kristen Stewart has supposedly been offered the role of Kei in the live action Akira film from Warner Bros...