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Andy Serkis narrates new The Hobbit audiobook

Gollum himself, Andy Serkis, is voicing a new audiobook for The Hobbit, thanks to publisher Harper Collins. If you missed watching the actor’s marathon reading of J.R.R Tolkien’s book for charity back in May, don’t fear, as the audiobook is available to preorder right now for a September release. Serkis …

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When superheroes went bad: a history

Superhero comic books are often like soap operas (or pro-wrestling, if that’s your thing) — filled with melodrama, dramatic twists, and characters once known as heroes turning heel and breaking bad. This is a longstanding tradition, from decades old comic book to DC’s recent ‘Year of the Villain’ which included …

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Was this the first step in a DC – Diamond reconciliation?

Show of hands… Have you ever been in a long-term relationship and experiencing difficulties, and maybe exasperated by an extreme situation not under the control of you or your partner, which led you to break up, only to reconcile later on?  Perhaps just weeks or months later, or even years? …

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How can we give comic artists more credit? Ask Uncle Creepy

While promoting his behind-the-scenes book Watching the Watchmen (opens in new tab), Dave Gibbons shared with Wired (opens in new tab) a personal frustration. “People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of Watchmen (opens in new tab) as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have …

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