Word Balloons: Best graphic novels of ’09 are innovators Thu, Dec 10, 2009 | Add a comment The explosion in quality graphic novels continued in 2009. This longer format continues to innovate; any one of these 10 graphic novels might have been the best of the year 10 years ago. This week,...

Word Balloons: Gift ideas target people who like comic books Thu, Dec 3, 2009 | Add a comment If you have a comics fan in your life, there’s a plethora of gift possibilities on shelves at comic-book stores and other retail outlets. Most comic stores should have staples including...

Word Balloons: Oklahoma kids in Peanuts look-alike contest Thu, Nov 26, 2009 | Add a comment Even without Kristin Chenoweth, it looks like Oklahomans could put on a pretty good remake of "You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Three Oklahomans are among the finalists in the...

Word Balloons: Graphic novelist takes 'Brownsville' to the iPhone Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Award-winning graphic novelist Neil Kleid is taking his Jewish gangster graphic novel, "Brownsville,” to the iPhone. "The process is definitely exciting,” Kleid said in a...

Word Balloons: Character makes Savage return to comics Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Add a comment Doc Savage is making his way back to comics. The once wildly popular pulp character co-stars with Batman in the one-shot "Batman/Doc Savage” this week. Brian Azzarello ("100...

Word Balloons: Marvel reveals Black Widow’s ‘Deadly Origin’ Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment Marvel Comics’ Black Widow began as a Soviet spy, introduced as a foil for Iron Man in 1964’s "Tales of Suspense” No. 52. While her first few appearances saw her as an...

Auction of rare comic books has some giddy Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment ST. CHARLES — The discovery in an Arnold basement of more than 3,000 well-preserved old comic books, including a copy of Spider-Man’s first appearance in print, has a small but...

Word Balloons: In comics, Count Dracula ranges from spooky to silly Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Add a comment Vampires are as hot as ever in popular fiction, with movies such as "Twilight” and shows such as "The Vampire Diaries.” Vampires have been big in comics, too, and none more so...

‘Scream’ awards worth howling at Sun, Oct 25, 2009 | Add a comment For movie and TV fans, awards don’t have a lot to do with what they like. That’s lucky for horror, science fiction, fantasy and comics fans, because it’s sometimes a long wait...

Word Balloons: ‘Peanuts’ look-alikes contest seeks entries Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Is your child a ringer for Linus, with or without security blanket? If your son or daughter has the look of a "Peanuts” comic strip character, you can submit photos at...