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Though the menace that is Krampus traditionally taunts/beats/drags children off to meet the devil during the first two weeks of December, it's always a good idea to maintain vigilance throughout the entire holiday season - especially if you're a ComicsAlliance reader. If you read our stuff, we can only imagine the kind of comic book content you indulged in over the course of 2010. Lucky for you, we had renowned creator Anthony Clark illustrate a proper greeting card warning that helps us all maintain vigilance should the demonic punishment Krampus come a calling!

If hundreds and hundreds of holiday comics, TV specials and movies have taught us anything, it's that Christmas is a time of truly magical sights. And that even applies if you're somewhere like Gotham City, where"magical sights" tend to be the last thing you see before you're murdered by a mental patient or, if you're lucky, rescued by an equally terrifying vigilante. 'Tis the season for miracles! So today, we're offering up the last of our four ComicsAlliance holiday cards, featuring art by the inimitable Anthony "Nedroid" Clark! Click through to see the full card and get a full-sized printable versionyou can give to your friends as a reminder that hey, maybe spending time at the grandparents' wasn't so bad after all!

If you're reading this, then I'm pointing out the obvious, but I'll say it anyway: ComicsAlliance has a new look. There are a lot of changes, some great new additions, and one or two regrettable losses, and we figured we'd briefly walk you through it all.

It's time again to break down the convoluted history of comics in the recurring segment we call Comics, Everybody! Written by Curt Franklin and drawn by Chris Haley of the webcomic Let's Be Friends Again, today's subject is one very near and dear to our hearts: us.

This week on ComicsAlliance's War Rocket Ajax podcast, Chris and Matt get to know Joe Hughes as CA's new Editor-In-Chief joins us for an interview! He talks about the path that led him to ComicsAlliance, from fan to retailer to Assistant Editor at DC Comics and finally to being our new boss -- and you can listen to the whole show right here...

It's been a little more than a week since we got home from Comic-Con, which means our bags are (mostly) unpacked and our lives have returned to whatever passes for normal in the blogosphere. Rested and cured of Con Crud, we're reflecting on what went on when we weren't on duty and had a chance to celebrate the true meaning of Comic-Con: Buying awesome things...

Just in time for Comic-Con International in San Diego, ComicsAlliance has finally thrown in with the incredible comics community that thrives on Tumblr, one of the leading social networks and blogging platforms. Throughout the convention weekend, CA will be sharing through Tumblr photos, video and other media directly from the showroom floor, panel discussions and around the Gaslamp District of do

In the event that you missed the ComicsAlliance vs. iFanboy faceoff panel at WonderCon 2011 -- a description which fits everyone in the world except maybe a hundred people -- we're pleased to present the video (courtesy of iFanboy) where our respective staffs faced off in a friendly competition in the following categories: Headline Writing, Spelling Really Complicated Names, Family Feud, Six Degre

Voting is now open for the Eagle Awards, the annual prize given to the best American and British comics as decided by you, the readers. ComicsAlliance has been nominated for Favorite Comics-Related Website, and we would of course be grateful for your support...

As we discussed in our Biggest Comic Book News of 2010, it's been a hectic and exciting year for the comic book industry, and that restless activity was reflected by ComicsAlliance. Our existing team of passionate and ceaselessly clever contributors grew even more so with the addition of new writers and artists who helped make 2010 a monumentally important year for the site in its short history, a