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When I was a kid, I had a paperback called The Very Best of Spider-Man that I read until the binding wore out. Looking back, I might take a slight issue with that title, but it really was a pretty great selection of stories that had a huge impact on making me a fan of the character: "Whatever Happened to Crusher Hogan" is still a favorite to this day, the heartstring-tugging "The K

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In stores this month is Spawn Compendium Volume 1, a gargantuan tome collecting the first fifty-ish issues, marking the 20th anniversary of Spawn's creation. At 984 pages, this collection may even be as heavy as the subject of Todd McFarlane and his most popular creation...

Image Comics celebrated its 20th birthday today, truly a milestone year in the life of an independent comics publisher. The company was founded on February 1, 1992 by Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Mark Silvestri and Jim Valentino as a means for those popular creators to produce and publish their own original work while retaining full ownership of their intell

As comic book battles go, the legal conflict between Neil Gaiman and Spawn creator Todd MacFarlane was as huge, sprawling and intense as any involving super-powered titans trading punches, and even more long and drawn-out. After ten years in court, the dust is finally settling and the two "fantasy giants," as the Associated Press so amusingly refers to the pair, have settled their dispu

Tools: You may never party with Chris Hemsworth, but this Thor bottle opener modeled after Mjolnir might make you feel like you have. Anime: There's a new Rurouni Kenshin OVA on the way, but it's just a parallel narrative featuring Misao as she watches the series' final battle...

Movies: The Dark Knight Rises' latest Bat vehicle was caught on the streets of Pittsburgh by YouTube user Miclarko and a few others. Provided it's what it looks like, fans can expect the Dark Knight to literally rise. Gaming: According to The Local a Swiss police association wants to ban The Darkness II videogame when it drops in February since certain police are killable in the gameplay... Read

Movies: Artist Edward Rueda does his best Ralph Steadman impersonation of what Rango's tale might look like if it were inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's exotic adventures. TV: Elizabeth Hurley will play an unspecified villain role in the upcoming Wonder Woman TV pilot starring Adrianne Palicki...

As reported by CBR (and relayed by Tom Spurgeon), U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on Friday in favor of Neil Gaiman in the long-running legal struggle between Gaiman and Todd McFarlane over the ownership of several characters in McFarlane's "Spawn" universe...

While yesterday's "Avengers" marketing parody by Image comics seemed rooted in at least a dash of seriousness with a feasible shot of Invincible seemingly announcing his spot on The Guardians of the Globe's new team book launching in August, the publisher's newest unveiling calls everything into question...