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The future of Green Hornet begins

By Shervin | Published: March 9, 2010
Media Release -- Following the successful launch of Kevin Smith's Green Hornet and Matt Wagner's upcoming Green Hornet Year One #1, Dynamite Entertainment is proud to introduce an all-new, all-different Green Hornet in The Green Hornet Strikes! #1 . But who is this Green Hornet? Is he a hero? A criminal? He doesn't even know, himself.
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You can own Iron Man's stuff | Major Spoilers – Comic Book Reviews …

By admin | Published: February 26, 2010
Following the live auction in Chicago, other “Iron Man” collectible items will be made available to fans on eBay. “It is always great to involve our fans in the making of our films and now we have the chance to allow them to take a ...
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Lorain County Moms » Blog Archive » Book review: 'A Kid's Guide to …

By Shervin | Published: February 15, 2010
Posted in Book Reviews by Lorain County Moms. “A Kid's Guide to Native American History” by Yvonne Wakim Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelder c.2009, Chicago Review Press $16.95 / $18.95 Canada 226 pages, includes index ...
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Trekkies to gather at gurnee blockbuster for midnight release …

By Shervin | Published: November 14, 2009
theatrical posters, collectible comic books, Delta pins and more + Star Trek trivia contest, special appearances by. LOOP Rock Girl Leah and the LOOP 97.9 radio street team and costumed members of USS Chicago NCC-75011 Star Trek ...
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Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo announce more guests

By admin | Published: November 13, 2009
Media Release -- Organizers of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) have revealed more guest appearances for the new pop culture convention which is being launched April 16 – 18, 2010 at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center. Geoff Johns, the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling comic book author, and a writer and producer for television and film, will be a Guest of Honor. Other Featured Guests who will be joining Mr. Johns for appearances at C2E2 will be Mike Norton, Mike Perkins and Jill Thompson
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Climate Change Fraud – Book review: 'SuperFreakonomics' — It all …

By Shervin | Published: October 31, 2009
Who knew economics could be so entertaining? Author Steven D. Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, along with former New York Times Magazine editor Stephen J. Dubner, are back.
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Mike Mignola to appear at C2E2 2010 as Guest Of Honor

By anthony | Published: October 30, 2009
Media Release -- Organizers of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) have today announced that Mike Mignola will be a Guest of Honor at the new pop culture convention which is being launched April 16 – 18, 2010 at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center. Mr. Mignola joins other previously announced high profile guests such as Alex Ross, who will be a Keystone Guest of Honor at the show, as well as Jackson Guice, Steve McNiven, Jeff Smith, and Ethan Van Sciver, all of whom will be Guests of Honor at C2E2. Show organizers are making it a priority to announce guests early and often to keep all fans fully informed of the dynamic talent from comics, graphic literature, and all corners of pop culture that will be on hand when the show debuts in April. Read more
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Chicago Comic Con (August 2010) | Convention Scene

By anthony | Published: October 27, 2009
Category: Comic Book Convention; Location: Illinois; Date: Thursday, August 12th 2010 - Sunday, August 15th 2010; City: Comic Book Convention in Rosemont, IL; Event: Chicago Comic Con; Address: Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road; Country : US .... 11/01/09 Comic Book Convention | Wayne, NJ | The Wayne Collectibles Show; 11/01/09 Comic Book Convention | Albany, NY | Albany Comic Con; 11/01/09 Collectibles Convention | Sharonville, OH | Cincinnati Toy and Collectible Show ...
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Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs: The Cowl, Super Maxi-Pad Girl, and the return of Rooster Jack

By anthony | Published: October 14, 2009
With the convention season wrapping up, I'm taking a break from longer graphic novels this week to finish up some shorter works that I've picked up at recent cons. The Cowl The Cowl Written by Brian Azzarello; Illustrated by Benito Gallego Based on characters created by Joseph Finder JosephFinder.com ; Free One of the few highlights of this year's WizardWorld Chicago Comic-Con was Crimespree Magazine's booth and the focus on crime comics that it brought to the show . On one
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What are some good comic books to read that would get me back into comics?

By anthony | Published: October 6, 2009
I am a young adult who has not read comic books since I was a little kid, but I am going to the comic book convention in Chicago tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about titles I should look for that would help me get interested in reading comics again.
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