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Marvel Comics special a real heartbreaker

BILL RADFORD

“Marvel Heartbreakers” tells four stories of love and loss — just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Marvel Comics special is scheduled for release Feb. 3. Some of the stories have appeared online at Marvel Digital Comics... Full story

Hulk goes from monster to hero in animated adventure

BILL RADFORD

The Hulk is about to find himself very far from home. “Planet Hulk,” available Feb. 2 on DVD and Blu-ray, is the latest in a series of straight-to-DVD animated films from Marvel Animated Features and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. It... Full story

'Siege' paves way for more changes in Marvel universe

BILL RADFORD

The landscape of the Marvel Comics universe is about to shift once again. Spider-Man, Iron Man and the other heroes of the Marvel universe have been rocked by several big events in recent years. There was “Civil War,” which saw the... Full story

DC titles rise from the dead in January

BILL RADFORD

“The dead will rise.” That’s the hook for DC Comics’ ongoing “Blackest Night,” a big-event miniseries that has brought dead heroes and villains back to life. Next month, “Blackest Night” also... Full story

Hulk mysteries to be answered soon

BILL RADFORD

Reading Marvel Comics’ Hulk titles lately has been a bit like watching TV’s “Lost” — mystery upon mystery. Since last year, “Hulk” has featured a brutal Red Hulk whose true identity remains unknown to... Full story

Comic book gifts to fit every fan, every budget

BILL RADFORD

You can brighten the holidays for the comics fan in your life with gifts for the bookshelf and the toy box. Here are some suggestions: • “Marvel: The Expanding Universe Wall Chart” is a unique coffee-table book without a spine.... Full story

Oz devotee returns to the land he loves with new Marvel adaptation

BILL RADFORD

Marvel Comics is returning to the land of Oz — but this time, Dorothy and Toto are nowhere to be seen. Marvel published a comic book adaptation of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” that was recently collected in a hardcover collection.... Full story

Vertigo's first prose novel spins out of 'Fables'

BILL RADFORD

The world of “Fables” has spawned a first — the first prose novel published by Vertigo, DC Comics’ mature-reader imprint. “Fables,” created by writer Bill Willingham, is a long-running comic book series. The... Full story

'Expanding Universe Wall Chart' offers unique view of Marvel Comics

BILL RADFORD

You’re going to need a bigger coffee table. “Marvel: The Expanding Universe Wall Chart” is a combination coffee table book and poster — a very large poster. A book without a spine, open “The Expanding Universe Wall... Full story

Fall Out Boy song sparks comic book

BILL RADFORD

The Fall Out Boy song “Tiffany Blews” has inspired a comic book — and that may be just the beginning. “Fall Out Toy Works,” a five-issue miniseries from Image Comics, is loosely based on the rock band’s... Full story

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