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I'll be back after the crazy holiday with more random comic book junk.

New Batman 3 Trailers

Booom!

Great work was done on these "fake" trailers, and they are heavy on Hoffman and not so much on Depp...but someone could easily put depp's voiceover in and it would be just as good.

Forget Twilight Meet Bite Club

The Sopranos have nothing on the Del Toros, a vampire clan that has run organized crime in Miami for nearly a century. Beautiful, rich and immortal, these bloodsuckers are also masters of backstabbing and in-fighting.

This collection includes both the original critically acclaimed BITE CLUB series and its sequel, BITE CLUB: VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT.

Marvel vs Twilight

Marvel vs Twilight video...yep...it had to be done:

Inglorious Basterds Comic Books

Alright, so these might be a pipe dream but they are causing a major stir amongst many different people out there. That's right, Inglorious Basterds comic book covers...a perfect fit for this site eh?





Oh and just when you thought there were only 2, there's 3 more for you to enjoy by going to Geeks of Doom!

Introducing Indian Spiderman

Here is what is being touted as "Indian Spiderman". Yep, he has no costume, but that could be because Spiderman was arrested in Nyc earlier this week. Whatever the case is, this is a cool video of a guy that may as well be the current Spiderman...

You can read more about this on the awesome Weird Asian News Blog.

The Joker Cripples Batgirl

Many moments in comics are memorable, and some are just part of the cannon of every comic book fans memory. You can't be a fan of comics and not know some key points, like this one...the Joker from "The Killing Joke" cripples Barbara Gordon...and here is proof...click on the images to get a larger scan:

Comics great For Children's Development

Take that mom & dad! Researchers have discovered that comic books can help kids develop their reading skills a lot better than ever thought of before!

From the telegraph:

Researchers believe they can benefit from tales about the caped crusader, Superman and even Dennis the Menace in the same way they can from reading other types of literature, despite teachers and parents often being snooty about comics, experts say.

According to the research, critics say that reading comics is actually a "simplified version" of reading that doesn't have the complexity of "real" books with their "dense columns of words and lack of pictures".

But scientists from the University of Illinois claim that reading any work successfully, including comics, requires more than just absorbing text.

Professor Carol Tilley, from the department of library and information science, said that comics are just as sophisticated as other forms of reading, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other kinds of books.

Fall of the Hulks Alpha Preview Images from Marvel Comics

Check out these preview images from Fall of the Hulks Alpha...some sick artwork from Marvel comics. This thing is going to break off in December so keep your eyes wide open. You can check out more images, more information and just overall better quality stuff via Robot6.

Neil Gaiman Impersonates Alan Moore

Here you go, Neil Gaiman telling a good story and impersonating Alan Moore at one point. You know you like this.

The Boys #1

The Boys is the superhero satire that got booted from DC Comics despite high sales. You can check this out below, or get it in stores.

Robert Crumb Media Blitz

Robert Crumb released the book of genesis and now everyone wants a piece of him. Seriously, how many news articles did you read about Crumb? It's ridiculous, since no one said anything about him for about 20 years old.

For instance, you can hear and watch an interview with him here, and then read someone elses thoughts on an event in which Crumb talked about his latest epic.

Don't know who Crumb is?

WAKE UP!

Not sure what he released recently? Look below:



R. Crumb's Book of Genesis is out now, and if you haven't heard about it, you're not much of a comic book fan. For Crumb's fans and bible fanatics, this is a clever rendering of the first book of the bible. Hopefully Crumb decides to do more.

Recently, the Los Angeles Times interviewed and talked about none other than Crumb...specifically citing The Book of Genesis, out now!

How do we read R. Crumb's "The Book of Genesis Illustrated"? It seems a contradiction: a sober reconstruction by a man who admits he "[does] not believe that the Bible is 'the word of God.' " And yet, the further we get into this electrifying adaptation, the more it all makes sense. If you remove divinity from the equation, "Genesis" becomes a human creation -- "a powerful text," in Crumb's words, "with layers of meaning that reach deep into our collective consciousness, our historical consciousness, if you will." These stories are sacred, then, not because they were handed down by any deity but because they speak to the elemental conflicts that drive us as women and men.

That's an eye-opening way of looking at the Bible, but it's also completely consistent with Crumb's career. Although he remains best known as one of the founding heroes of underground comics -- the creator of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, among other iconic characters -- he's always had something more expansive in mind. Partly, this has meant championing other artists, including Art Spiegelman and Harvey Pekar, whose "American Splendor" he illustrated for many years. Partly, it has meant pushing comics into cultural territory where they might not, at first, appear to belong.