The Hollywood marketing machine ran full blast at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, but found itself upstaged this morning by a minor scuffle at a Resident Evil panel. CNN, LA TIMES, USA TODAY and dozens of other news sites led their Sunday Comic-Con coverage with a dodgey story involved a stabbing…

Comics fans have been grousing for years that Hollywood has been taking over the San Diego Comic-Con to promote their superhero, fantasy and sci-fi franchises.  But this year, the studios are marketing outside the genre box, offering up promotions of thrillers, comedies and television series. Some con goers and industry…

As San Diego welcomes throngs of comics and movie fans to the annual Comic-Con, the top dogs are still DC and Marvel who continue to duke it out in their never-ending battle for market share.  But now the market is filmed franchises and the real decisions concerning these two quintessential…

The United States Postal Service will unveil a new series of comics character stamps on Friday.  The 44 centers will feature Beetle Bailey, Calvin and Hobbes, Archie, Dennis The Menace and  Garfield. Titled the Sunday Funnies Stamps, the collection adds to the postal service’s 1995 Comic Strip Classics commemorative set…

While comic book fandom loves to read the occasional news item about real people putting on costumes and fighting crime, the reality is that the movement is growing (and getting organized). The Real Life Super Heroes Project offers news, community and products geared to the needs of street vigilantes. Meanwhile,…

Sad news today as it was learned that comic book legend Harvey Pekar, creator of American Splendor and inspiration for the movie of the same name, passed away at age 70.…