Psychologists at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychology Association have come out against superhero role models being marketed to young males. Indian television reports: “Psychologist Sharon Lamb says, “There is a big difference in the movie superhero of today and the comic book superhero of yesterday. “Today’s superhero…

Fresh from his felony conviction for lying to federal investigators, disgraced ex-governer of Illinois, Ron Blagojevitch stole the spotlight at this week’s Wizard World Chicago. Likening his recent legal problems to the sort of struggles superheroes go through,  Blagojevitch set up at a celebrity booth not far from William Shatner…

If one man personifies the ultimate Broadway cartoonist it was Al Hirschfeld who passed away in 2003 at the age of 99. For the greater part of the 20th century, Hirschfeld caricatured virtually every theater actor and actress appearing in New York.  Today, that mantle has been picked up by…

Sorcerer’s Apprentice star, Jay Baruchel was slated to play the villain in George Miller’s Justice League Of America film. Warners pulled the plug on the $300 million project on the eve of shooting.  In a new interview, Baruchel talks about the film in a new interview: “I’ll just say this,…

The United States military has just published “Our Alliance – A Lasting Partnership”, an on-line manga to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American/Japanese security treaty. The event also coincides with the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. AOL News is reporting: The U.S. military chose the manga…

Pioneering comic book artist Lily Renée, who’s illustrations graced many Fiction House titles in the forties, has been profiled in Newseek magazine. One of very few women that made it above secretarial positions in the golden age era comic book field, Renée’s work is receiving attention thanks to Trina Robbins’…