Longtime comics artist and co-creator of such superheroes as the X-Men's Nightcrawler, Dave Cockrum died Nov. 26 from diabetes complications. He was 63.
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More sad news in the comics world: Jerry Bails--the man possibly most responsible for creating comics fandom--died Nov. 23 at age 73.
From comics historian Mark Evanier's blog:
In 1961, he published Alter Ego #1, one of the first fanzines to ever put comic buffs in contact with one another.
Those of us who loved super-hero comics in the sixties owe a tremendous debt to Jerry. He was a strong cheerleader for the revivals that constituted what we call "The Silver Age of Comics." Almost all of the checklists and databases that exist today of what's been published and who wrote and drew it began with Jerry's work.
Jerry handed Alter Ego off to his friend Roy Thomas in the early sixties. It ended when Roy went off to become one of the top guys at Marvel Comics...and by then, there were hundreds of similar homemade magazines.
More on Bails, plus the official Alter-Ego site.
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Britain's Royal Mail is releasing a set of Beatles stamps Jan. 9. You can order them online here.
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Sharity: Christmas tunes by exotica master Les Baxter.
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DC Comics has a new line of publications coming out geared toward teenage girls.
In May, DC plans to introduce Minx, a line of graphic novels aimed at young adult female readers, starting with six titles in 2007, each retailing for less than $10. The stories will be far removed from the superheroes who more typically appeal to young males. They include “Clubbing,” about a London party girl who solves a mystery; “Re-Gifters,” about a Korean-American teenager in California who enjoys martial arts; and “Good as Lily,” about a young woman who meets three versions of herself at different ages.
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The Sci Fi Channel airs a six-episode "Heroes" marathon Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. ET.
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Now here's an odd couple: Ricky (the UK "Office") Gervais and Bob Dylan.
"Bob Dylan has asked Ricky on to his radio show in America. Ricky will pre-record their chat when he visits New York later in the year ready for broadcast early in 2007."
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