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05/07/2008

Expo held a surprise for area author
Scott Kurtz thought he was going to speak about creating Web comics, something he's done at umpteen comic book conventions. But at the fourth annual Comic and Pop-Culture Expo (CAPE!), held Saturday at Craddock Park and nearby Zeus Comics, he got a little surprise.
JASON JANIK/Special Contributor

Scott Kurtz thought he was going to speak about creating Web comics, something he's done at umpteen comic book conventions. But at the fourth annual Comic and Pop-Culture Expo (CAPE!), held Saturday at Craddock Park and nearby Zeus Comics, he got a little surprise.


04/30/2008

Get to know Iron Man
 Even people who have never read a comic book know who Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker are. But it's unlikely they are familiar with Tony Stark.
Associated Press

Even people who have never read a comic book know who Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker are. But it's unlikely they are familiar with Tony Stark.


04/23/2008

Grab some comic book freebies May 3
 Comic books were certainly cheaper when I was a kid, but nobody ever gave them away. That changed a few years ago, when Free Comic Book Day was created as a way to capitalize on the interest generated by movies such as  Spider-Man  and  Superman Returns .
Boom!

Comic books were certainly cheaper when I was a kid, but nobody ever gave them away. That changed a few years ago, when Free Comic Book Day was created as a way to capitalize on the interest generated by movies such as Spider-Man and Superman Returns .


04/16/2008

Can't war be a little funny?
A second Civil War in the not-too-distant future is the backdrop for  DMZ , a comic book that has received rave reviews everywhere from  The Washington Post  to  Entertainment Weekly .
DMZ

A second Civil War in the not-too-distant future is the backdrop for DMZ , a comic book that has received rave reviews everywhere from The Washington Post to Entertainment Weekly .


04/09/2008

Artist found hope when fate delivered on a dream
Ropeburn , a quirky collection of comic strips by Denton's Jeremy Smith, was made possible through a combination of pizza, cancer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Smith says the cover helped illustrate the hope he found in bleak circumstances.
Fragile Press

Ropeburn , a quirky collection of comic strips by Denton's Jeremy Smith, was made possible through a combination of pizza, cancer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


04/04/2008

Kids' love of comics can start with 'ABC'
As I scanned the guest list for this weekend's Dallas Comic Con, the name that excited me the most was Bob McLeod.

04/02/2008

Marvel deepens mystery of Skrulls
Marvel Comics' heroes have been fighting the shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls for more than 40 years. As it turns out, some of those heroes secretly were Skrulls.
COURTNEY PERRY/DMN

Marvel Comics' heroes have been fighting the shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls for more than 40 years. As it turns out, some of those heroes secretly were Skrulls.


03/19/2008

Fan gets a chance to create a comic
John Byrne is one of comics' most prolific creators, having written and/or drawn all of Marvel and DC's major characters. But his latest project was written and created by Wayne Osborne, a Kentucky coal mining executive whose only published writing was

John Byrne is one of comics' most prolific creators, having written and/or drawn all of Marvel and DC's major characters. But his latest project was written and created by Wayne Osborne, a Kentucky coal mining executive whose only published writing was "a few poems in college."


03/12/2008

Locals get caught up in Web
Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub are two of what they estimate to be 100 cartoonists creating quality, daily comic strips online.

Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub are two of what they estimate to be 100 cartoonists creating quality, daily comic strips online.


03/05/2008

Repeat performance
Terry Moore spent 14 years chronicling a love triangle in  Strangers in Paradise . Now the Houston cartoonist is ready to introduce his loyal readers to a new stranger.

Terry Moore spent 14 years chronicling a love triangle in Strangers in Paradise . Now the Houston cartoonist is ready to introduce his loyal readers to a new stranger.


02/27/2008

Not kid's stuff
The latest Justice League cartoon sure ain't no episode of  Super Friends .
DC Comics

The latest Justice League cartoon sure ain't no episode of Super Friends .


02/20/2008

Time-space issues
 When you've got a problem, you want it solved by an expert. For example, when you have leaks in your pipes, you call a plumber.
FILE 2007/AP

When you've got a problem, you want it solved by an expert. For example, when you have leaks in your pipes, you call a plumber.