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If you long for a series of sculptures that revere the aesthetic of Mezco's Mike Mignola-styled Hellboy toys while adding a flavor all their own, look no further than the work of Calvin Ma. Currently based in San Francisco, Ma is a sculptor with a background in industrial design and his skills shine brightly on his Batman, Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine, He-Man and Lion-O sculpts... Read M

Fresh Ink! Online: Host Blair Butler and writer Marc Andreyko (Torso, Manhunter) share some horror comic favorites including Black Hole, The Walking Dead, From Hell, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Tomb of Dracula, Batman: The Killing Joke, Uzumaki, Blood of the Innocent and Swamp Thing...

Movies: Superman actor Henry Cavill does some aerobics or something with some other dudes on the Man of Steel set... with his shirt off! Cartoonists: Cartoonist Tom Scott accurately predicted the climax of the Rugby World Cup's final match in a strip for The Dominion Post a full day early...

When I first read about Mikie Graham's Zombie Art Project selling zombified costomized Playmobil figures, I had to do a double take. Surely the German toy line had covered the undead at some point along its 36 year history? Though there are official Playmobil ghosts, devils, vampires, mummies, skeletons and monsters, Graham's $30-60 creations being individually sold through the month of October ar

Sales: Top Shelf is currently slinging some major savings across its line, with many TPBs priced as low as $3. Technique: CO2 Comics takes a look at the Ames Lettering Guide, which should make everyone thankful for their Adobe creative suite of choice...

Art: Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward imagines a web-shooter mix-up that would rule if the TMNT were around. History: Albert Ching talks to Simon Furman and Simon Williams about the end of Marvel UK. Novels: The Walking Dead: The Rise of the Governor, the first of three TWD novels by Robert Kirkman and co-author Jay Bonansinga is set to arrive in stores on October 11...

Movies: Batman's The Dark Knight Rises rides were caught chillin' on a truck at TDKR's Pittsburgh set. Manga: Viz is taking submissions for its storyboard contest through today. Winners will have their work critiqued at San Diego Comic-Con by Hisashi Sasaki, deputy director of Shueisha's Shonen Manga Group and former EiC of Japan's Shonen Jump...

Upcoming: Howard Chaykin will write and illustrate the lost story of Nick Fury's early Avengers Initiative starting with October's Avengers: 1959 #1. Cons: It looks like Marvel is skipping Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con International. Feel free to reschedule the three hours you would've spent waiting in line to get into an Avengers panel as you see fit...

Art: Artist Dave Williams gets minimal, as he did with Thor, with a slick X-Men: First Class movie poster print. It's currently sold out, and it's not hard to see why. Anime: The 26-episode Durarara!! will make its North American TV debut on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block this June...

Community: Following Sunday's devastating tornado in Joplin that killed at least 89 and destroyed more than 25 percent of the city, native creator Jeremy Haun and retailer Jason Hurley have reported their safety. Hurley's Heroes comic shop is currently open to any who need shelter, food, or water...