Jerks of the Marvel Universe

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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:28 p.m.
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With this "Heroic Age" dawning in the Marvel Universe, every comics fan is looking forward to a new grand era of can-do, gung-ho, happy-go-lucky, cheese-and-bacon flavored superheroes, because for the last few years the Marvel U. has pitted brother against brother ... Asgardian against technocrat ... vigilante versus claws ... Super-Soldier versus bullet. But now, at last, it's going to be just like the old days ... when every hero was ever-ready to team up with another, to fight together for

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But what does Stan Lee think of the Donald Glover-for-Spidey campaign?

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Published June 10, 2010 at 9:39 a.m.

There’s been an awful lot of talk on the Internet recently regarding whether or not the role of Spider-Man can be played in the next movie by someone who isn’t Peter Parker-white, spurred on by Community’s Donald Glover’s campaign for the role (Certainly a lot of you had a lot to say on the matter).But [ ... ] ...

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Monday Night Murals: And Lo! There Shall Come...a Mural!!

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Published June 7, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.
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Long before the the King of Denmark granted Danish merchants monopoly on trade with Iceland, long before the carving of the Jelling Stone, even prior to Björk ... heck, waaaaay before the Sampo ... there were the Norse Gods of Asgard ! Mighty Thor , god of thunder! All-Powerful Odin , the All-Father! Mischievous Loki , god of evil! Or maybe just mischief. We're not quite sure ... The Warriors Three : Larry, Moe, and Curly! (And occasionally Shemp.) Tammy , Norse goddess of the shopping

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History Channel enlists Stan Lee, Brad Meltzer

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Published May 4, 2010 at 8:38 a.m.

The History Channel is getting even more genre-friendly, as they’ve commissioned two new shows with Stan Lee and Brad Meltzer.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Stan Lee will be co-hosting “Stan Lee’s Superhumans,” which looks at people who have “remarkable abilities because of being genetically different.” Daniel Browning Smith, who is apparently the world’s most flexible [ ... ] ...

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Monday Night Murals: Whoops

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Published May 3, 2010 at 8:27 p.m.
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As Scots superhero Iron Brew once observed: the best-laid plans of mice and Marvel sometimes gang oft algey, and I think we all know how painful that can be. In other words, sometimes interconnecting cover murals don't quite work out the way they're planned. Can you spot the addicental mistale accidental mistake in the mural below? ... Covers of Exiles #56, 55, 57 (February 2005), art by Jim Calafiore and Mark McKenna ... (Click picture to X-size.) ... In their eagerness to publish an

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Free Comic Book Day 5/1

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Published April 29, 2010 at 9:21 p.m.

It’s Free Comic Book Day time again, in which Stan Lee rises out of the comic shop and flies through the air giving away free comics to everyone. Remember, he only picks the comic shop that’s the most sincere, so be sure yours is full of sincerity if you want him to… alright, alright, that’s [ ... ] ...

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99 publisher meets the First Fan

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Published April 29, 2010 at 9:05 a.m.

Can Stan Lee be far behind?See also:Barack Obama Superman, Graphitti StyleObama Spidey MadnessThe 2007 Eisner AwardsBarack Obama is a Comic Book NerdPCS Playoff Smackdown 2010 ...

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Best Comics Month Ever II: Marvel Boogaloo

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Published April 28, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.
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Stop! Go no further in this post until you read the Dave Ex Machina post for today ! Go ahead; it'll be worth it, and I'll be right here when you get back. G'wan ... get over there ... I'll wait for you here, okay? ... Back now? Good! That's my pal, "Dazzling" Dave Lartigue, and I laffed and laffed to see the wild wackiness everybody was getting up to on Earth-1 (DC) in February 1966 ... The Best Comics Month Ever! ! (ever ever ... ever ... ever ) But what about down the block at the then

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Win a ticket to SDCC 2010!

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Published April 15, 2010 at 2:09 p.m.

Tickets for San Diego Comic Con have completely sold out this year. Unless you're Stan Lee, you aren't getting in without one, and even he might have some trouble. So what is a geek to do? The Nerdy Bird has come to your rescue! I am giving away one 4-day pass to Comic-Con International taking place in San Diego July 22-25, 2010. What do you have to do to win? Send an email to nerdybirdcontest [ ...

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Post Emerald City!

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Published March 20, 2010 at 5:44 p.m.
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I went to the Emerald City Comicon with every intention of blogging photos and keeping up a stream of information. That obviously didn't happen, so here I am today following up ... This year I volunteered again for HERO Initiative and then I helped Jim out at the Sequential Treasures artist alley table. Between those ventures, seeing old friends, and trying to recover from being sick, while deciding if alcohol would interact poorly with my meds, it was quite the full plate. LOL ... The good news

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