Word Balloons: Marvel reveals Black Widow’s ‘Deadly Origin’ 20 hr ago | Add a comment Marvel Comics’ Black Widow began as a Soviet spy, introduced as a foil for Iron Man in 1964’s "Tales of Suspense” No. 52. While her first few appearances saw her as an...

Auction of rare comic books has some giddy Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment ST. CHARLES — The discovery in an Arnold basement of more than 3,000 well-preserved old comic books, including a copy of Spider-Man’s first appearance in print, has a small but...

Word Balloons: In comics, Count Dracula ranges from spooky to silly Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Add a comment Vampires are as hot as ever in popular fiction, with movies such as "Twilight” and shows such as "The Vampire Diaries.” Vampires have been big in comics, too, and none more so...

‘Scream’ awards worth howling at Sun, Oct 25, 2009 | Add a comment For movie and TV fans, awards don’t have a lot to do with what they like. That’s lucky for horror, science fiction, fantasy and comics fans, because it’s sometimes a long wait...

Word Balloons: ‘Peanuts’ look-alikes contest seeks entries Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Is your child a ringer for Linus, with or without security blanket? If your son or daughter has the look of a "Peanuts” comic strip character, you can submit photos at...

Ages 10 and 100 share insights Sun, Oct 18, 2009 | Add a comment It has been said that wisdom comes from the mouths of babes. It also can come from the minds and hearts of people who have lived a century. Such treasures can be found in a compact book, "What...

Image Comics creators return with excitement Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Add a comment The comics antihero Spawn is returning as the villain of the Image Comics crossover "Image United,” it was announced at the Baltimore comic-book retailer summit. "Image...

Word Balloons: Archie explores road not taken Thu, Oct 8, 2009 | Add a comment Last month, when Archie married Veronica in "Archie” comics No. 601, Oklahomans reacted, many with fervor, to the announcement. Jeff Cook of Seminole e-mailed: "I’m 59 years...

Fall Out Boy song sparks comic book Tue, Oct 6, 2009 | Add a comment The Fall Out Boy song "Tiffany Blews” has inspired a comic book, and that might be just the beginning. "Fall Out Toy Works,” a five-issue miniseries from Image Comics...

Online program ‘The Guild’ to debut in comic book series Thu, Oct 1, 2009 | Add a comment Rather than spending her spare time playing online video games, actor/writer Felicia Day decided it would be more productive to write about them. Thus began "The Guild,” the popular...