Wednesday, the 20th of August 2008 (Phnom Penh Post)

MOST comic books sold in Cambodia today are reprints of works from the 1980s because artists fear losing copyright protection and publishers find it cheaper to reprint old comics than to buy rights to new ones.

20 Aug 2008, 6:49 am | click here for more

Counties defend storm shutdown (Miami Herald)

If South Florida had its possess tardy-night comics, this week's civic shutdown would feed every monologue. Hundreds of thousands of people were kept out of school and work for little more than a stiff breeze and summer shower.

20 Aug 2008, 3:22 am | click here for more

Norwood superstore sets Newbury Comics record (Boston Herald)

Thirty years after opening its first store in a converted studio apartment on Boston's Newbury road, Newbury Comics is tackling its biggest experiment yet, even as...

20 Aug 2008, 12:28 am | click here for more

A review of Uncanny X-Men No. 501 (Creative Loafing Charlotte)

By Carlton Hargro Uncanny X-Men No. 501 Published by Marvel Comics. Written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction. Penciled by Greg Land. Inked by Jay Leisten. The Deal: Presenting the second installment of the X-Men's new direction in their brand-new hometown of San Francisco. The Good: I like what new writers Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction are doing with Uncanny X-Men. The creative team that ...

20 Aug 2008, 11:20 am | click here for more

Comics come to life on cell phones (Chicago Tribune)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese mobile service providers have started a comics service on cell phones following the huge success of the business in Japan.

19 Aug 2008, 8:49 am | click here for more

Comedy show plays on Danes' fears of Islam and terrorism (International Herald Tribune)

"The Terror Cell" is largely the work of Omar Marzouk, a Muslim who is one of the best-known stand-up comics in Denmark. He chides the Danes for avoiding difficult questions about immigration and the country's role in the Middle East.

19 Aug 2008, 5:23 am | click here for more

Cruise attached to superhero pic 'Sleeper' (UPI)

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Tom Cruise has teamed with producer-director Sam Raimi on plans to make a big-budget adaptation of DC Comics' "Sleeper," sources say.

19 Aug 2008, 2:10 pm | click here for more

Legion of Super-Heroes at 50: What Makes the Legion Cool? (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)

The Legion of Super-Heroes has more than stood the test of time. From an upcoming introduction to TV's Smallville to a highly-anticipated comics series this week, the flying futuristic teenagers in the Legion of Super-Heroes are not only still around 50 years after their introduction, but the team has been getting a lot of renewed attention.

19 Aug 2008, 10:05 am | click here for more

Taiwan offers comics on mobile phones (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Taiwanese mobile service providers have started a comics service on cell phones following the huge success of the business in nearby Japan.

18 Aug 2008, 4:36 am | click here for more

'Best Crime Comics' is killer (Los Angeles Times)

The Sunday Review: "The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics"

17 Aug 2008, 3:50 pm | click here for more

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