Sunday Links for July 31

The big scandal of the week is DC Comics' lack of female creators in the New 52. It came down to a lot of angry fans that DC's Co-Publisher Dan Didio just snapped back at a crowd. Artist Rebekah Isaacs came out with her opinion about the situation, and defended DC. Comics Alliance has a response to Didio's actions but then Didio and Jim Lee came out and said they want and will employ more females in the future.
(via Comics Alliance, Rebekah Isaacs, DCU blog)

Sit down and brace yourself: Kick-Ass 2 will be coming out on a regular schedule! Maybe Millar and Romita read my rant about it. In the end, I'll believe it when it's in my hands.
(via Bleeding Cool)

Marvel has restarted their Comics for Comics program. If retailers send in DC Flashpoint covers, they get a sweet looking Marvel variant. I kinda feel bad for those poor Flashpoints. 

(via Comics Alliance)

San Diego Comic Con may be over, but its impact will be felt for months to come. In case you missed some of the big news, here is a recap of some of the big announcements.
(via Newsarama)

Until next week....

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Sunday Links for April 10

This weekend is being spent working at MoCCA Fest 2011, so this is a short and sweet Sunday Links.

The Eisner Award nominations were announced this week and here is a list of nominations from Nominee Heidi MacDonald at The Beat. Congrats to everyone who was recognized.

Marvel announced this week that they are releasing a Flashpoint:Venom comic at the same time that DC will be in the middle of their Flashpoint event. I agree with Newsarama; considering that the Venom comic just started, do they really need a special event?

Bluewater Comics announced that they are going to start their own Superhero universe to show all of us that they are more than unlicensed biography books. Since they are basing the characters on Greek myths, it's not really anything new.

I have been spending a lot of time getting ready for Game of Thrones on HBO, and while I have done a variety of fun things, there is some help for those who are trying to catch up. The Discriminating Fangirl has a cheat sheet to help you study up on the characters and Bleeding Cool has a great Behind the Scenes video.

Finally, Thomas Katers at iFanboy wrote a great article about what comics failed to teach him about life. It is an interesting insight into what kids and adults can get out of comics.

Sunday Links

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We are starting a new segment at [insertgeekhere] called Sunday Links. Each week, I'll provide you with some of the best stuff I have found on the web. A lot of these links are things that we have posted on our Facebook or Twitter pages, so if you want a sneak peek, go follow us there!

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This week's had two huge comic news stories:

First off was the announcement that Wizard Magazine was no more. They closed their doors on their print magazine while they get ready to move to an digital format. Wizard seems to be concentrating completely on their convention circuit at this time. With the announcement came posts about sadness, remembering all the people that got their start at Wizard and some juicy gossip about the closing.

Next big story for the week was the highly talked about death of a member of the Fantastic Four! We covered it in full, including an obituary and the review of Fantastic Four #587. iFanboy also had a great article about how the media spoiled it for the world.

MTV Geek brought me some laughs this week with their very naughty article,

10 Comic Book Characters Who Aren't Actually Wearing Any Clothes.

Geek to Me featured Geek∙Lee∙Tist∙ on his blog, to talk about how cliquey the geek community has gotten. It is a truly powerful article that deserves attention from all of us.

DC announced their upcoming, rock the universe event, Flashpoint. It will be comprised of a lot of one-shots and minis over the entire universe but will be centered on the character, The Flash. The Beat has a great write up about the few details released here.

To end things on a fun note,@SyFy released this Sharktopus plushie pic on twitter in anticipation of the dvd release. While I haven't seen the film yet, I want one!

See you next week!

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