In the year 2000!

art by Leinil Yu.

In 1998, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Mark Waid and Tom Peyer pitched a revamp of Superman. Their proposal (entitled "Superman 2000") was turned down by DC editorial who swore those writers will never be allowed to work on the character.

Years later, those ideas are worked into All Star Superman, Superman: Birthright, 52 and...Spider-man?! Read an analysis of the Superman 2000 pitch here.

Charles Burns Interview

Jesse Thorn chats with cartoonist Charles Burns on The Sound of Young America.

Turtles Forever

TMNT characters from cartoons, movies and comics (not to mention their creators!) cross paths in the upcoming Turtles Forever! The movie will be released on November 21.

Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!

Official site here.

Joe Q: Origins

Graphic NYC interviews Joe Quesada about his rise to the top- from starting out as a colorist at Valiant comics to becoming Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.

kmrimg

Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out the name of this artist but you can see more work here. (View the site in english here.)

Decoding Steranko

James Romberger interviews Jim Steranko here.

Steranko gallery here and here.

Finally!!!

DC comics is finally doing something significant with the Milestone characters whose return was announced more than a year ago. The original artists, including John Paul Leon and Milestone Founder Denys Cowan, will be joining writer Dwayne McDuffie to tell "a bittersweet tale that chronicles the literal end of a universe, and the birth of something new, with major consequences for the future of the DC Universe." Read more here.

What took so long? Read 4thletter! blogger David Brother's thoughts about DC's mismanagement of the Milestone properties here.

Free Frazer Irving

art by Frazer Irving

Read the full issue of Days Missing #1 for free here.
Archaia Studios Press site here.

Kurt Russell as Han Solo

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Ditko!

Steve Ditko turns 82 today! Watch "In Search of Steve Ditko" here.

Kaneda inked

More from Paul Maybury here.

The Peter Parker-ing of Clark Kent

Amazing Fantasy #15, art by Steve Ditko (left), Superman: Secret Origin #2, art by Gary Frank