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Animation: The next animated feature from DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation will be Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, an adaptation of the 2011 Flashpoint DC Comics event. It's slated for a July 30 release on all of the usual formats...

Toys: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are now an option in McDonald's Happy Meals. Gaming: The first chapter of Telltale's The Walking Dead video game is currently available for free on iOS devices. Conventions: Portland's Stumptown Comics Fest has announced many of its 2013 guests, including Ming Doyle, Becky Cloonan, James Kochalka, Boulet, Matt Bors, Erika Moen and more ...

Hosted annually in Portland, Oregon, the Stumptown Comics Fest is one of the west coast's top conventions focused squarely on cartoonists and their work. This year's lineup of special guests includes a wide range of creators from the independent scene and beyond, including Stan Sakai, Michael Allred, Nate Powell, Peter Bagge, Jeff Lemire and Farel Dalrymple, along with publishers like Dark Horse C

One of the standout releases of last year's Brooklyn Comics + Graphics Festival was a characteristically striking series of self-published zines from Benjamin Marra (The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd) based on the filmed version of Bret Easton Ellis' infamous novel, American Psycho...

Music: Soulja Boy's Naruto homage on the cover of his new 1UP mixtape is a clear indication of his otaku status. Magazines: We love Nathan Fillion around these parts, but EW has him making some strange jazz hands on its new magazine cover...

Gaming: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds will get its first DLC on March 1, which will include new costumes for six playable characters (including a classicish Thor, Iron Patriot and Steve Rogers) for $5. Publications: Wizard World Digital will launch as a free (ad supported) weekly publication on February 23...

This past weekend's Stumptown Comics Festival in Portland gave scads of publishers and creators from in and around the indie scene to showcase their talents and peddle their wares. The pace of the show seemed brisk both on the floor and in the panel rooms of the Lloyd Center Doubletree Exhibit Hall, specifically on Saturday afternoon when several CA contributors hit the scene...

One of the highlights of Portland's Stumptown Comics Festival each year is the Trophy Award and Art Battle that takes place on Saturday night at Cosmic Monkey Comics, where the winners of the festival awards are announced and Portland-based creators engage in a live art battle...