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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015

Secret Six #2 (DC Comics) - Artist: Dale Eaglesham

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover.  Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. Last year was a huge year for comic book covers …

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Behind The Panels Issue 101 – Fables: Legends in Exile and Animal Farm

Behind the Panels Issue 100 - Fables: Legends in Exile/Animal Farm

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 101, the comic book show that killed Archie. In this issue, Thor becomes a Disney princess. Still not as strange as the time he was a frog, or when Loki gave birth to a horse. ALSO a new Captain America, Iron Man goes silver, Marvel Studios announce film dates until …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of November 2013

Mighty Avengers #3 (Marvel) - Artist: Ron Wimberly

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their own. This …

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Behind the Panels Issue 77 – Thor: The Dark World

In this issue, DC Entertainment moves to California. Let’s hope the airline loses the New 52 in transit. THEN It’s the trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past, because time travel has worked out so well for Marvel lately. PLUS all the latest news and reviews and our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Thor: The Dark …

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Bill Willingham announces that ‘Fables’ to end with issue #150

Fables (Vertigo)

Writer Bill Willingham announced on his website that the long-running Vertigo title Fables. The companion series Fairest will also end shortly prior to this, and he also announced that he will be mostly retiring from comic book writing work as well. “Retirement in the storytelling trade means, still working and writing every day, but being …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of October 2013

Satellite Sam #4 (Image Comics) - Artist: Howard Chaykin

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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Watch first trailer for ‘Fables: The Wolf Among Us’

Fables: The Wolf Among Us ("Faith")

Telltale Games (via IGN) has released the first trailer for the upcoming serial game Fables: The Wolf Among Us, based on the long-running Vertigo Comics series Fables. Using a similar choice-based system to Telltale’s The Walking Dead game series, the game focuses on Bigby Wolf, the human form of the Big Bad Wolf who is trying …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 2013

Wolverine #4 (Marvel) - Artist: Pascal Campion

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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DC Comics targeting Fables for film development

Fables (DC/Vertigo)

Not for the first time, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the long-running DC/Vertigo comic Fables has been slated for the big screen. Nikolaj Arcel, who directed Danish film A Royal Affair, is said to be attached to direct the adaptation, which will be written by Jeremy Slater. David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, a team of people who are behind a little …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of March 2013

Dark Horse Presents #22 (Dark Horse) - Artist: Geof Darrow

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of January 2013

Wolverine and the X-Men #24 (Marvel) – Artist: Ramón K. Pérez

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, or at least it would be if we …

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