Jim Lee posted on the DC Comics blog that DC Comics will finally be dropping the Comics Code Authority Seal:
As of January 2011, DC Comics titles will no longer carry the Comics Code Authority Seal of Approval. In 2011, DC Comics will employ a rating system consistent with that of the rest of the industry, as well as with our digital releases, which already utilize a rating system. As for our Vertigo comic books, they will not utilize the rating system, because they will continue to be labeled as “For Mature Readers”.
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is one of the books Lapham worked on. It is an out of continuity look into the beginning of Spider-Man’s career. It mentions briefly the the spider bite and stops before Uncle Ben dies which basically leaves his glorious wrestling career as the subject of this 5 issue series. That’s right, we have five issues dealing with Spider-Man’s wrestling career. So, how did Lapham and Harris do?
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(which later became a popular video game). Along with some industry veterans, Shooter discovered some promising new artists including David Lapham, who did the art on the popular Harbinger series. When Shooter was forced out at Valiant, he went on to help found Defiant comics and Lapham followed him over and helped him create 
. Unfortunately a legal fight with Marvel comics and a dropoff in sales over the entire comic book business killed Defiant.
on the library shelf the other day and saw that it was written by Brian Micheal Bendis (and you are legally required to put his middle name in there). I’ve always enjoyed Bendis’ writing and have a soft spot for Nick Fury, so I decided to give it a try. Now, I’ve not kept up much with the Marvel Universe in the last few years. I lost interest midway between Civil War and Secret Wars, so I knew that there would be a bit of confusion on my part for what’s going on. But what I found was a confusing mess that made no sense and I couldn’t even start to figure out what was going on.
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) by Berke Breathed- Yes, I’m cheating since it’s 3 books, but it’s one collection. Bloom County is probably the defining comic of the 1980s and this is the first time that all the strips have been collected. Highly recommended and enjoyable. (My reviews – 
by Paolo Bacigalupi – This is the science fiction book of the year. A dystopian future in a world with no oil, global warming and bioengineered seeds. Yet a wonderful story with great characters. (
by Rebecca Skloot – A true story about a poor black woman who died of cancer and her cells outlived her and ushered in a medical revolution. Her family not only didn’t get any money or recognitino, but didn’t even know what happened with her cells. (
by Felix Gilman – Part fantasy, part steampunk, part western and all original. The saga of competing demons and a mad general who might have knowledge of a weapon that can end it all. (
by Zachary Mason – A crash course in myth and storytelling with Mason retelling the story of the Odyssey over and over again. Each time the myth is slightly changed and different. Wonderful for mythology lovers. (
, he decided to do a mini-series for DC comics featuring Captain Marvel himself. Smith hadn’t done any superhero work before and Captain Marvel is such a rich character, that I was interested to see how it would work. And Smith delivered. He reinvented Captain Marvel and brought him into the new age of heroes beautifully. But who is Captain Marvel?
. This book not only made Cooke’s name, but also spawned an 
. I hadn’t read Cooke before reading The New Frontier, but afterwords I was a fan. Cooke not only captured the superheroes, but also the 50s zeitgeist. So, what is The New Frontier?