Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:33 AM EST
Valiant Comics is bringing its premiere hero back to the pages of comics after a nearly decade-long absence, debuting X-O Manowar in May and promising a hero that longtime fans will know but with new adventures that will carry him to new heights.
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Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:07 PM EST
Stop counting comic books out.
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Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:06 PM EST
Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry's most revered writers, artists and editors, has died at age 98.
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Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:32 AM EST
Where's Johnny Storm? In the latest issue of Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four."
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:28 AM EST
Up, up and away is synonymous with Superman and may have a new meaning for collectors, too, as an ultra-rare and pristine copy of Action Comics No. 1 goes up for auction online Friday.
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Fri Nov 4, 2011 6:04 PM EDT
Marvel Comics said Friday it will start selling nearly all its comics digitally the same day they are released in print, shoring up a growing platform for readers who want their superheroes — and super-villains — on the go.
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:13 AM EDT
Stan Lee's had a hand in creating many memorable heroes and villains that have jumped from the pages of comic books to popular culture.
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Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:30 AM EDT
In finding a new teacher to replace the X-Men's venerated Professor X, writer Jason Aaron has found a not so suitable substitute that's bound to have readers of Marvel Comics' upcoming "Wolverine & the X-Men" series doing a double take.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:03 PM EDT
For families of ill children, a night or two or even more at the Ronald McDonald House is one way to help focus on their ailing kids without having to shoulder the burden of hotel costs. It's a lesson that the gang in Riverdale — including Archie, Veronica, Jughead and others — will learn firsthand this week.
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Wed Sep 7, 2011 4:34 PM EDT
Sgt. Rock was a gruff, hard-charging Army soldier who fought his way across Africa and Europe during World War II. Blackhawk was an aerial daredevil who led a team of international aviators fighting Axis powers.
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:59 AM EDT
Sept. 11 is etched in the memories of millions, and as the 10th anniversary nears, cartoonists are etching their thoughts and emotions about 9/11 into comic strips.
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Mon Aug 1, 2011 8:38 PM EDT
Peter Parker is dead and gone, but Spider-Man's still slinging webs and fighting crime.
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Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:09 PM EDT
Popeye has eaten his spinach and is poised for the finish ahead of a return to the pages of comic books.
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Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:37 PM EDT
Quepasa Corp., which owns the social networking website Quepasa.com, will acquire Insider Guides Inc., which runs , in a $100 million cash and stock deal that is expected to double its number of their users and increase page views.
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:34 AM EDT
John Byrne, one of comics' acclaimed writers and artists, is launching a new ongoing series called "Cold War," that explores the nature of espionage during that era and is his first all-new comic series in more than a decade.
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:32 AM EDT
Blending the line between the silver screen and the comics pages, publisher BOOM! Studios is publishing a prelude to the upcoming prequel to "Planet of the Apes" to give would-be viewers a leg up on the film's premise.
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Fri Jul 8, 2011 5:16 PM EDT
Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, is not one for the soft touch, preferring to dispatch criminals with the flick of a trigger finger or a well-placed rocket launcher.
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Wed Jul 6, 2011 2:43 AM EDT
Taking another step toward offering comics in stores and digitally on the same day, publisher BOOM! Studios says its new series, "Elric: The Balance Lost" will do just that.
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:02 PM EDT
The daring secret mission to get Osama bin Laden by elite U.S. forces will be told in the pages of a new graphic novel that aims to shed more light — with a bit of creative license — on the event.
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:23 AM EDT
The lights are going out for Peter Parker, the high school student bitten by a radioactive spider whose wall-crawling and web-slinging antics have made him a touchstone of Marvel Comics' universe of heroes and villains.
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:57 PM EDT
Martha Stewart's media aspirations just got bigger: Meet Martha Stewart, comic-book heroine.
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:22 AM EDT
The Uncanny X-Men, soon to end in just a few more issues, won't be gone for long. Two new titles will replace Marvel Comics' longest-running current series in November as it draws a 48-year run to a close with issue No. 544.
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Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:31 PM EDT
Steve Jobs, the public face of Apple Inc., is getting a biographical comic book.
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Thu Jun 9, 2011 11:25 AM EDT
Valiant Entertainment said Thursday it hired former Marvel Comics editor Warren Simons as executive editor and Fred Pierce, former president of Wizard Entertainment, as publisher for the relaunch of its comic book line next year.
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Fri Jun 3, 2011 7:00 AM EDT
Amid the change ahead for the heroes that make up DC Comics' universe, Green Lantern's ring will burn bright and emerald, the character's adventures guided by a familiar face.
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