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05/07/2008
Expo held a surprise for area author
 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.
IN STORES TODAY
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.
IN STORES TODAY
Marvel Adventures Iron Man #12: This series is geared toward young tykes. ($2.99)
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 .
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
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 .
Comics in stores today
Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1 (of 4): Twenty-seven years after they first pitted Iron Man against Doctor Doom, David Michelinie and Bob Layton are at it again. (Marvel, $2.99)
04/09/2008
Artist found hope when fate delivered on a dream
 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.
03/26/2008
IN STORES TODAY
Power Pack: Day One #1 (of 4): When I was just a little fanboy, I loved reading about this team of sibling superheroes. Now their origin and continuity are being updated for my son's generation. (Marvel, $2.99)
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 "a few poems in college."
Comics in stores today
Ghost Whisperer #1: If you like Jennifer Love Hewitt's TV show, you'll dig this. (IDW, $3.99)
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.
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.
Exhibit highlights Jewish themes
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – When Abie the Agent talked about middle-class life in America or World War I, he spoke with a Yiddish accent.
Comics in stores today
Terry Moore is the third writer to helm Runaways, Marvel's series about kids who rebel against their supervillain parents.
Super Saturday
The latest in a long line of Spider-Man cartoons hits the airwaves Saturday. The Spectacular Spider-Man debuts at 10 a.m. with back-to-back episodes on Channel 33
02/27/2008
Not kid's stuff
The latest Justice League cartoon sure ain't no episode of Super Friends .
Self-publishing far from evil
This is a big week for writer-artist Rob Osborne.
Buyer's remorse
An occasional look into the depths of Dan's comic book collection
Comics in stores today
Project Superpowers #1 (of 6): Painter extraordinaire Alex Ross pushed the 0 issue of this series into the No. 4 position on last month's sales chart. No small feat for a book not published by Marvel or DC. ($3.50, Dynamite)
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.
Gumby still making folks glad
 Mel Smith introduces Logan, the 3-year-old son of his publishing partner, to Gumby. He says Gumby fills the demand for comics aimed at younger readers. McClatchy-Tribune WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Sometimes the meek can inherit the comics universe. Consider Gumby and Pokey.
Comics in stores today
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War
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