According to the Los Angeles Times: Digital scanning and sharing of comic books have begun to make a dent in the business, driven by easy-to-use file-sharing tools and a culture in which enthusiasts eagerly pass along their copies to one another.
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Dial B for Blog presents a nice collection of vintage DC Comics subscription ads.
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This year will be a "banner year for diversity" in comic books, according to The New York Times.
At DC Comics, an effort is under way to introduce heroes who are not cut from the usual straight white male supercloth. A mix of new concepts, dusted-off code names and existing characters, the new heroes include Blue Beetle, a Mexican teenager powered by a mystical scarab; Batwoman, a lesbian socialite by night and a crime fighter by later in the night; and the Great Ten, a government-sponsored Chinese team.
Over at Marvel Comics, Black Panther, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, will soon marry Storm, the weather-controlling mutant and X-Man. Luke Cage, a strong-as-steel black street fighter who married his white girlfriend in April, plays a key role in "New Avengers," the company's best-selling book.
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The official "Lost" podcast recaps the season ender.
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British jazz violinist Jack Fallon, heard fiddling on the Beatles' "Don't Pass Me By," died yesterday.
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