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The Game of Thrones season finale delivered another dagger between the ribs to fans of the HBO mega-hit series based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. To mark the occasion, we've collected together what we think is some of the best Jon Snow fan art ever.

Amazon's been testing a lot of different ideas, including digital comics, with its new publishing wing. Now, it seems that the online retail giant is really committing to the format.  This morning, Amazon announced the formation of Jet City, a sci-fi/fantasy comics imprint, and the launch of Symposium, a "sidequest comic" that ties in to the Foreworld series.

The various houses of Westeros and Essos tend to group certain kinds of personalities, giving them narrative power by serving as something of a mirror to the reader's own moods and experiences. Some days you're feeling the fury of House Baratheon, others you're repaying your debts as diligently as the roaring House Lannister...

Noted comics illustrator and video game enthusiast Bill Mudron illustrated an absolutely gorgeous Game of Thrones poster ($20) inspired by Celtic illuminated manuscripts like The Book of Kells. Click through for more detail on Mudron's Flickr, where you can see tiny skeletal, scenes from the epic novel series playing out in the borders...

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...

The George R. R. Martin/HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones meets everyone's favorite boy and tiger in a comic by Joel Watson of Hijinks Ensue. The familiar snowman massacres of Calvin and Hobbes are transplanted to Westeros as Watson imagines Calvin as Jon Snow and Hobbes as his albino direwolf, Ghost...

There is never any shortage of clever advertising for movies, TV shows and other hot properties looking to generate buzz at Comic-Con, and this year Game of Thrones is no exception. Transportation around the convention has included pedicabs modified to look like the Iron Throne, the ruling seat of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros that so many seek to claim in the HBO series adapted from the books o

Given the critical and commercial success of Game of Thrones, the HBO television adaptation of the spectacular Song of Ice and Fire series of medieval fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, it seemed like only a matter of time before a comic book tie-in was announced, particularly after Bantam Books acquired the rights earlier this year...

Welcome to CATV, where Let's Be Friends Again creators Curt Franklin and Chris Haley examine the world of comics through the eyes of prime-time television, and imagine what further horrors or delights might come from this unholy marriage. In today's installment, the X-Men and the world of Westeros collide in the X-Game of Thrones, Genes of Ice and Fire...

George R. R. Martin's superlative Song of Ice and Fire novel series has made its wa to Japan, with new covers featuring manga-style art. Check out the images for Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords by artist Noriko Meguro. (via Crunchyroll, Noriko Meguro)