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New comics Nov. 1, 2006

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DC Comics trade paperbacks - hardcovers for March/April 2006

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Here's a look at some upcoming collection of interest from DC:

BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN ABSOLUTE EDITION

DC Comics continues the rollout of new collected editions for early 2007 with titles scheduled to arrive in stores in March and April. Included among these titles is ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, collecting the modern classic by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale.

Also on the list from the DCU are the first collection of ALL STAR SUPERMAN by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and ten more "One Year Later" titles. The new Vertigo series DEADMAN gets its debut collection, as does WildStorm's THE BOYS. In addition, CMX premieres three new series with the debut volumes of GO GO HEAVEN!!, THE TIME GUARDIAN and CANON.

DC's new collected editions for March and April are:

DC UNIVERSE

March instore:
BATMAN: SNOW TP
Writers: Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H. Williams III
Artist: Seth Fisher
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 128 pages
Collects: BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #191-196

CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS: THE TEAM-UPS VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox, John Broome and Mike Friedrich
Artists: Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and Sid Greene
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages
Collects: THE ATOM #29 and 36, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #62, THE FLASH #170 and 173, GREEN LANTERN #45 and 61, and THE SPECTRE #3

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE - LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE TP
Writers: Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo
Artists: Ken Lashley, Karl Kerschl, Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #1-6

GREEN ARROW: CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: GREEN ARROW #60-65

GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Ethan Van Sciver and Prentis Rollins
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 176 pages
Collects: GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #1-6

NIGHTWING: BROTHERS IN BLOOD TP
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: Joe Dodd, Bit, Paco Diaz, Robert Teranishi and Wes Craig
Cover artist: Jock
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 168 pages
Collects: NIGHTWING #118-124

ROBIN: WANTED TP
Writer: Adam Beechen
Artists: Freddie Williams II, Karl Kerschl, Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines and Prentiss Rollins
Cover artist: Patrick Gleason
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: ROBIN #148-153

SECRET SIX: SIX DEGREES OF DEVASTATION TP
Writer: Gail Simone
Artists: Brad Walker and Jimmy Palmiotti
Cover artist: Karl Kerschl
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: SECRET SIX #1-6

SHADOWPACT: THE PENTACLE PLOT TP
Writer: Bill Willingham
Artists: Bill Willingham, Steve Scott and Wayne Faucher
Cover artist: Bill Willingham
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 168 pages
Collects: SHADOWPACT #1-7

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: HAWKMAN VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Gardner Fox and Bob Haney
Artists: Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Murphy Anderson, Carmine Infantino and Howard Purcell
Price: $16.99 US/$20.99 CAN
Page count: 560 pages
Collects: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #34-36, 42-44 and 51, MYSTERY IN SPACE #87-90 and HAWKMAN #1-11

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Joe Orlando, Jack Oleck, Sergio Aragones, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Sam Glanzman, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, John Albano, Steve Skeates, Robert Kanigher, Virgil North, Michael Fleisher, E. Nelson Bridwell, Virgil Redondo, Sheldon Mayer, Steve Skeates and others
Artists: Bernie Wrightson, Sergio Aragones, Neal Adams, Nestor Redondo, Mort Meskin, Ralph Reese, Bernard Baily, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Tony Dezuñiga, Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Wayne Howard, Nick Cardy, Joe Orlando, Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, Jack Sparling, Leonard Starr, Dick Dillin, Mike Sekowsky, Wallace Wood, Jack Kirby, Rich Buckler, John Giunta, Bob Oksner, Bob Brown, George Roussos, Gene Colan, John Prentice, Ernie Chua, Jim Aparo, Win Mortimer, Alex Niño, Gerry Talaoc, George Tuska, E.R. Cruz, Ruben Yandoc, Alfredo Alcala, Rudy Nebres, Jose Delbo, Dan Green and others
Price: $16.99 US/$20.99 CAN
Page count: 552 pages
Collects: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY #195-211

SUPERGIRL: CANDOR TP
Writers: Greg Rucka, Mark Verheiden and Joe Kelly
Artists: Ian Churchill, Ed Benes, Kevin Maguire and others
Cover artist: Ian Churchill
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 176 pages
Collects: SUPERGIRL #6-9, SUPERMAN/BATMAN #27, SUPERMAN #223, and pages from JSA CLASSIFIED #2 and JLA #122-123

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Edmond Hamilton, Jeph Loeb, John Byrne, Karl Kesel, Greg Rucka, Cary Bates and Len Wein
Artists: Curt Swan, Ed McGuinness, John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Peter Doherty, George Klein, Tim Sale, Dick Dillin, Neal Adams, Joe Giella, Dan Davis and others
Cover artist: Alex Ross
Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages
Collects: SUPERMAN #76, MAN OF STEEL #3, WORLD'S FINEST #88, 142, 159, 176 and 207, DETECTIVE COMICS #756, BATMAN & SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #7, SUPERMAN/BATMAN SECRET FILES 2003 and more

SUPERMAN: THE ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES VOL. 5 HC
Writers: Jerry Siegel, Don Cameron and Alvin Schwartz
Artists: Joe Shuster, Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye, Sam Citron, Ira Yarbrough, George Roussos, Ed Dobrotka, Jack Burnley and John Sikela
Price: $49.99 US/$60.99 CAN
Page count: 228 pages
Collects: Stories from ACTION COMICS #69-85

April instore:
ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN HC
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Price: $75.00 US/$92.00 CAN
Page count: 400 pages
Collects: BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN #1-13

ALL STAR SUPERMAN VOL. 1 HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Frank Quitely
Price: $19.99 US/$26.99 CAN
Page count: 160 pages
Collects: ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1-6

BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK TP
Writer/artist: Matt Wagner
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #1-6

BATMAN: DETECTIVE TP
Writer: Paul Dini
Artists: J.H. Williams III, Don Kramer, Joe Benitez, Wayne Faucher, Victor Llamas
Cover artist: Simone Bianchi
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: DETECTIVE COMICS #821-826

CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL. 5 TP
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artists: Dick Dillin, George Pérez, Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin, Rich Buckler, Jim Starlin and Bob Smith
Cover artist: George Pérez
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 176 pages
Collects: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #159-160, 171-172 and 183-185

HAWKGIRL: THE MAW TP
Writer: Walter Simonson
Artist: Howard Chaykin
Price: $17.99 US/$21.99 CAN
Page count: 168 pages
Collects: HAWKGIRL #50-56

JONAH HEX VOL. 2: GUNS OF VENGEANCE TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artists: Luke Ross, Dylan Teague, Tony Dezuñiga, Phil Noto, David Michael Beck, Paul Gulacy, Jimmy Palmiotti, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Art Thibert
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: JONAH HEX #7-12

JUSTICE VOL. 1 TP
Writers: Jim Krueger and Alex Ross
Artists: Doug Braithwaite and Alex Ross
Cover artist: Alex Ross
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 160 pages
Collects: JUSTICE #5-8

SGT. ROCK: THE PROPHECY TP
Writer: Joe Kubert
Artists: Joe Kubert, Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert
Price: $17.99 US/$21.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: SGT. ROCK: THE PROPHECY #1-6

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN VOL. 3 TP
Writers: Jerry Siegel, Bill Finger, Jerry Coleman, Otto Binder, Edmond Hamilton, Robert Bernstein and Leo Dorfman
Artists: Curt Swan, Al Plastino, Stan Kaye, Sheldon Moldoff, George Klein, Jim Mooney, George Papp, Kurt Schaffenberger and Wayne Boring
Price: $16.99 US/$20.99 CAN
Page count: 560 pages
Collects: Stories from ACTION COMICS #276-292 and SUPERMAN #146-156

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: TEEN TITANS VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Bob Haney, Marv Wolfman, Mike Friedrich, Neal Adams, Robert Kanigher and Steve Skeates
Artists: Nick Cardy, Gil Kane, Neal Adams, George Tuska, Carmine Infantino, Sal Amendola, Dick Dillin, Jim Aparo, Wallace Wood, Joe Giella and Irv Novick
Price: $16.99 US/$20.99 CAN
Page count: 512 pages
Collects: TEEN TITANS #19-36, THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #83 and 94 and WORLD'S FINEST #205

THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 21 HC
Writer/artist: Will Eisner
Price: $49.99 US/$60.99 CAN
Page count: 204 pages
Collects: Spirit sections from July 2 - December 31, 1950

SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 4: ADULT EDUCATION TP
Writers: Mark Waid and Tony Bedard
Artists: Barry Kitson, Adam DeKraker and Rob Stull
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages
Collects: SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #20-27

WONDER WOMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP
Writers: William Moulton Marston, Robert Kanigher, Dennis O'Neil, George Pérez and Phil Jimenez
Artists: H.G. Peter, Ross Andru, George Pérez, Phil Jimenez and others
Cover artist: Alex Ross
Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

VERTIGO
March instore:

DEADMAN VOL. 1: DEADMAN WALKING TP
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artist: John Watkiss
ISBN: 1-4012-1236- 0 / 978-1-4012-1236- 0
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Collects: DEADMAN #1-5

THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 2: INSURGENCY TP
Writer: Simon Oliver
Artists: Tony Moore, Chris Samnee and Ande Parks
Cover Artist: Philip Bond
Price: $12.99 US/$15.99 CAN
Page count: 128 pages
Collects: THE EXTERMINATORS #6-10

LOVELESS VOL. 2: THICKER THAN BLACKWATER TP
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artists: Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj and Werther Dell'Edera
Cover artist: Marcelo Frusin
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 168 pages
Collects: LOVELESS #6-12

April instore:

AMERICAN SPLENDOR VOL. 1: ANOTHER DAY TP
Writer Harvey Pekar
Artists: Dean Haspiel, Ty Templeton, Hilary Barta, Greg Budgett, Gary Dumm, Richard Corben, Eddie Campbell, Chris Samnee, Leonardo Manco, Chandler Wood, Chris Weston, Rick Geary, Josh Neufeld, Zachary Baldus, Steve Vance, Hunt Emerson, Bob Fingerman, Ho Che Anderson, Glenn Fabry, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Gilbert Hernandez
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 136 pages
Collects: AMERICAN SPLENDOR #1-4

JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER - REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL TP
Writer: Mike Carey
Artists: Leonardo Manco, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Lorenzo Ruggiero
Cover artist: Tim Bradstreet
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER #201-206

SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE VOL. 5: DR. DEATH AND THE NIGHT OF THE BUTCHER TP
Writers: Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle
Artists: Guy Davis and Vince Locke
Cover artist: Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning
Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN
Page count: 208 pages
Collects: SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE #21-28

WILDSTORM
March instore:

THE BOYS VOL. 1
Writer: Garth Ennis
Artist: Darick Robertson
Price: $14.99 US/$17.99 CAN
Page count: 144 pages
Collects: THE BOYS #1-6

EX MACHINA VOL. 5: SMOKE SMOKE
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Tony Harris & Tom Feister
Cover artist: Tony Harris
Price: $12.99 US/15.99 CAN
Page count: 120 pages
Collects: EX MACHINA #21-25

April instore:

THUNDERBOLT JAXON TP
Writer: Dave Gibbons
Artist: John Higgins
Cover artist: Dave Gibbons
Price: $19.99 US/$23.99 CAN
Page count: 128 pages
Collects: THUNDERBOLT JAXON #1-5

CMX
March instore:

EMMA VOL. 3
Writer/artist: Kaoru Mori
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

GO GO HEAVEN!! VOL. 1
Writer/artist: Keiko Yamada
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

MOON CHILD VOL. 6
Writer/artist: Reiko Shimizu
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

OYAYUBIHIME INFINITY VOL. 4
Writer/artist: Toru Fujieda
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 224 pages

PIECES OF A SPIRAL VOL. 7
Writer/artist: Kaimu Tachibana
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages

SEIMADEN VOL. 8
Writer/artists: You Higuri
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 180 pages

THE TIME GUARDIAN VOL. 1
Writer: Daimuro Kishi
Artist: Tamao Ichinose
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

TOWER OF THE FUTURE VOL. 6
Writer/artist: Saki Hiwatari
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 176 pages

April instore:

CANON VOL. 1
Writer/artist: Chika Shiomi
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages

CIPHER VOL. 7
Writer/artist: Minako Narita
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages

DENSHA OTOKO VOL. 3
Writer: Hitori Nakano
Artist: Wataru Watanabe
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 208 pages

GALS! VOL. 10
Writer/artist: Mihona Fujii
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages

MEGATOKYO VOL. 5
Writer/artist: Fred Gallagher
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 240 pages

PENGUIN REVOLUTION VOL. 3
Writer/artist: Sakura Tsukuba
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

THE RECIPE FOR GERTRUDE VOL. 4
Writer/artist: Nari Kusakawa
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 200 pages

VS. VOL. 5
Writer/artist: Keiko Yamada
Price: $9.99 US/$11.99 CAN
Page count: 192 pages

Pop Artifact! Spider-Man Halloween costume

Halloween Comics!



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Pop Culture Roundup Oct. 31, 2006

Comics scribe/historian Mark Evanier details who exactly drew the images featured on the U.S. Postal Service's upcoming Marvel Comics stamps. Turns out Marvel gave some faulty info to the USPS, which made it's way onto the postal service's official press release. Mark has additional updates on the topic here and here.

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Here's pics of Fantagraphics' new retail store in Seattle.

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Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch actor Caroll Spinney will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmys next April.

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Author Neal Gabler has a new book about Walt Disney coming out.

For his new book, Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination, entertainment expert Neal Gabler was given complete access to the Disney archives. His biography begins when Disney was just a glimmer of an idea, and ends at the entrance to the Walt Disney mausoleum.

The book is available from Amazon for $23.10.

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On YouTube, a brief profile of comic book great Jack Kirby.

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Like me, Fred Hembeck is spinning his Ghouls with Attitude compilations today. Good news, you can still snag 'em if you missed 'em last year.

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Some more Halloween sharity: Skinny Robbie offers up a zillion spooky radio spots.

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Sonic Youth has a rarities/b-sides compiliation in the works.

The Destroyed Room begins with "Fire Engine Dream," a previously unreleased outtake from 2003's "Sonic Nurse" and also includes the first airings of "Queen Anne Chair" and "Three Part Sectional Love Seat," from 2001's "Noho Furniture Sessions."The album also rounds up tracks from such compilations as "All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1" and "At Home With the Groovebox," B-sides and international bonus tracks and "Blink," the band's contribution to the 1999 "Pola X" soundtrack.

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NPR profiles Charles Addams.

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A Justice League of sorts will be featured on an upcoming episode of the spandex-shy "Smallville."

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Some nice clips of the World's Greatest Living Jazzman Sonny Rollins.

New DVD releases

Mission - Impossible III (Widescreen Edition)

Ghost Whisperer - The Complete First Season

Kissology 1 1974-1977

The Tarzan Collection Starring Johnny Weissmuller, Vol. 2 (Tarzan Triumphs / Tarzan's Desert Mystery / Tarzan and the Amazons / and the Leopard Woman / and the Huntress / and the Mermaids)

Baywatch - Season 1

Baywatch - Season 2

It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)

Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Fifth Season

Tales of the Rat Fink

Jules Verne's the Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth

Daughters of Darkness (Special Edition)

George Burns - The TV Specials Collection Box Set / Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Loretta Lynn, Bernadette Peters

More Upcoming DVD releases

CD new releases Oct. 31, 2006

Endless Wire by The Who

Pretty Little Head by Nellie McKay

Arista Years by The Kinks

RCA Years by The Kinks

Home & Away by Del Shannon

Christmas Collection by Johnny Cash

Doug Sahm and Band by Doug Sahm

Complete Phil Spector Sessions by Paris Sisters

Afro-Desia: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny by Martin Denny

Hard Workin' Man - The Jack Nitzsche Story Volume 2 by Various Artists

Quintet in Hi Fi by Chico Hamilton

Bags' Opus by Milt Jackson

Dance to the Hits of the Beatles by Jack Nitzsche

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan by Original Soundtrack

Chopin' 66 by Jack Nitzsche

Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973 by Various Artists

More Upcoming CDs

Pop Artifact! Wonder Woman Halloween costume

Halloween Comics!



Image from the Grand Comic Book Database.

Pop Culture Roundup Oct. 30, 2006

Via Bedazzled: Halloween costumes from the 1965 Sears-Roebuck Christmas catalog.

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Via BoingBoing: A complete set of covers from the Astounding Stories sci-fi pulp mag.

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Sharity: Songs from the first season of TV's "The Munsters."

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A new batch of Ricky Gervais podcasts will be available for free download on the UK Guardian's Web site.

"The Office" and "Extras" writer is to produce three seasonal specials for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The podcasts feature new material from Gervais with screenwriting partner Stephen Merchant and oddball Karl Pilkington and will be available for free on Guardian Unlimited on October 31, November 23 and December 25.

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Fans and friends of Bill Mantlo have come together to create a tribute book to the comics scribe, who spent years writing for Marvel Comics before being struck by a hit-and-run driver in the early 1990s. Mantlo sustained serious head injuries and can no longer care for himself.

Proceeds from "Bill Mantlo: A Life in Comics" will help pay for the writer's ongoing care. You can learn more here.

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Sad news: Gemstone is suspending publication of four of it's Disney comics series due to a rise in paper costs. Affected are Mickey Mouse and Friends, Donald Duck and Friends, Mickey Mouse Adventures and Donald Duck Adventures. Gemstone will continue publishing the "prestige"-formattted Uncle Scrooge and Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, but the price of those will go up from $6.95 to $7.50.

That doesn't mean we'll be seeing less of Donald and Mickey, however:

Gemstone Publishing is moving full steam ahead with plans to make their Walt Disney Treasures an ongoing series; to introduce two new 80-page annuals; and to release several thick-but-inexpensive Shonen Jump-style black and white books per year—some specially targeted to collectors, others to all ages.

More info here.

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The South Florida Sun-Sentinel profiles Timely-Atlas comics artist Allen Bellman.

He was 18 when he joined Timely Comics’ New York staff as an illustrator in 1942, and during the next several years he would draw a menagerie of characters: a wartime hero known as the Patriot, the amphibious Sub-Mariner, the fanged toddlers of a tale called Vampire Brats and the hard-boiled homicide cop Mike Trapp of the Let’s Play Detective serial, among others.

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Newsarama has a four-page preview of Darwyn Cooke's upcoming "Spirit" comics series.