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DC Comics To Release Watchmen Prequels

DC Comics To Release <i>Watchmen</i> Prequels

The series, aptly entitled Before Watchmen, will follow the Watchmen as well as the Minutemen, the original super group. In addition to these stories will be separate, continuing story called Curse of the Crimson Sailor much like the original comic being intersected with The Tales of the Black Freighter.  read more

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DC's All-Star Western #4: Exclusive Comic Preview

DC's <i>All-Star Western</i> #4: Exclusive Comic Preview

Well before Batman, notorious bounty hunter Jonah Hex tussled with evil in Gotham. Paste has an exclusive four-page preview of DC's All-Star Western #4, which continues the tale next Wednesday.  read more

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Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy To Become Graphic Novel Series

Stieg Larsson's <i>Millennium</i> Trilogy To Become Graphic Novel Series

The American film adaptation of Swedish author Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is set to release a week from today on December 21. Given the massive success of the entirety of the late author's Millenium trilogy, which already spawned a trilogy of Swedish films all released in 2009 and is set to see th e same full treatment stateside, it comes as little surprise that DC Comics has acquired the rights to a six-part graphic novel series based on Larsson's novels.  read more

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Frankenstein Issue 4: Exclusive Preview

<i>Frankenstein</i> Issue 4: Exclusive Preview

"It's a big fun science-fiction adventure with lots of monsters killing other monsters," says Frankenstein writer Jeff Lemire. Paste has an exclusive look at the first four pages from Franktenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. from DC Comics.  read more

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Jerry Robinson: 1922-2011

Jerry Robinson: 1922-2011

The enormously influential comic book artist Jerry Robinson died in his sleep at the age of 89 on Wednesday afternoon. Robinson is most widely known for creating the most famous villain of all time: The Joker.  read more

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The New DC 52: A Look At All 52 First Issues

The New DC 52: A Look At All 52 First Issues

DC Comics released the first issues of 52 new series during a relaunch of their entire line of superhero comics. Paste comic reviewers read every issue and now reviewed the entire line-up week by week.  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (9/7/11)

Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (9/7/11)

Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (6/29/11)

Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (6/29/11)

Each week, Paste reviews the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books. ...  read more

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Batman Arena Show In the Works

Batman Arena Show In the Works

Gotham City’s hometown hero may be coming to an arena near you soon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, DC Comics and Warner Bros. are developing a Batman stage show, tentatively titled Batman Live....  read more

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Chip Kidd to Pen Batman Comic for DC

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Graphic designer, novelist and comic-phile Chip Kidd has announced that he will write a full-length Batman comic for DC. The news came via Twitter (where else?) from one of the audience members at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, who witnessed Kidd's announcement and promptly spread the good news throughout the nerd world....  read more

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