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Now that Universal is rebooting their classic monsters franchises with a new expanded universe plan, 20th Century Fox wants to get in on a little of that action with a similarly-flavored reboot of their own: The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel, which features various characters from classic works of literature by authors like Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain and more.

In common with a fairly significant chunk of the comics community, Brian K. Vaughan was in New York on September 11th, 2001, and witnessed the events of that day first-hand. Sublimating his experiences into his art, Vaughan penned Ex Machina, a modern masterpiece that used an alternate version of 9/11 to explore America's relationships with its heroes. But just as the long-term effects of September 11th are still palpable, Vaughan has continued to explore the anxieties of post-9/11 American throughout his work.

The comic book series that kicked off a years-long collaboration between writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips is poised for a film adaptation produced by some recognizable names, among them Matt Damon and longtime collaborator Ben "Dardedevil/Batman" Affleck. The pair will produce a film version of the Wildstorm series Sleeper. No director has been attached yet, but the screenplay

The hit film Star Trek Into Darkness is now available (as a digital download; the disc gets released in a couple of weeks), and you can stream the entirety of The Original Series, The Next Generation and more on Netflix and through other services. But what if you want more; what if you want the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk, Mister Spock, Doctor Leonard McCoy and that one redshirt who’s prob

I wouldn't be surprised if most of you weren't familiar with the work of painter/colorist/computer graphic artist Jose Villarrubia, with the possible exception of his gorgeous work adapting Alan Moore's Voice of the Fire and The Mirror of Love, both published by Top Shelf Productions...

There are a ridiculous number of awesome comics coming out this week. I have to go read them now. Here is a list of one percent of them. LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN THE BLACK DOSSIER HCNot quite Volume Three (which will be coming out from our friends over at Top Shelf in 2009) THE BLACK DOSSIER is something of a LOEG 2...

One of my favorite "slow day at work" pastimes is to log onto Amazon.com and gaze into the future. I'm referring, of course, to their Advanced Book Search Page. With the right set of variables you can find all sorts of things. Today it's all about the just-added-to-databases early-2008 publishing schedule for DC Comics ...

It's Wednesday all over again and it's a good week to be a comics fan of any stripe. Just take a look at what's coming out this week. First, I've got an overflow of superhero goodness. WORLD WAR HULK #4I bet you think I'm sick of World War Hulk...

Press Release On November 7, DC Comics will publish HEROES, a hardcover graphic novel collection based on NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe® nominated television series "Heroes," featuring covers by comic book superstars Alex Ross and Jim Lee and an introduction by "Heroes" star Masi Oka (Hiro). Th ...

Simon Oliver, best known for his work on Exterminators, is expanding his horizons--taking on a 6-issue arc of Wildstorm's Gen-13 (as revealed in San Diego), and just announced--writing a Hellblazer spinoff mini-series featuring Chas, John Constantine's long-suffering cab-driver friend...