House of Mouse eats House of Ideas

Disney buys Marvel in a $4 billion deal!

D.B. or B.D.?

Did a French comic inspire one of the great mysteries in American law enforcement history? Comic Legends Reveals here!

Read about the D.B. Cooper mystery here and check out the latest developments from the FBI here.

PS: Forgive the lateness of my reply.

Ringo Starr, as seen in "A Brush with Greatness"

This is your last chance to mail Ringo! Get those letters stamped before October 20th!

More primate themed art from Gorillaz team

Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn designed characters based on a 16th-century Chinese tale for the opening sequence of BBC's Olympic coverage. More here. Larger images here.

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Plague of Frogs!

Check out this CNN video: Tiny Frogs Invade Community!

Geoff Klock talked a little bit about the frog / Hellboy connection on his blog here

Library of Congress Receives "Amazing Fantasy #15" Art

The original Steve Ditko artwork for the first appearance of Spider-man was anonymously donated to the Library of Congress. Press release here.
Mercury News on the story here.

Thanks for the tip, Dad!

Spider-clone returns, moonlights as window washer

Where in the world is Ben Reilly?

Seen in China!

Spotted in New Jersey!

Adios, amigo!

Fidel Castro's resignation letter here
article here

MAD (sorta) here
MAD Cover Illustration by Norman Mingo

2/20 UPDATE: "Castro in the Crosshairs: Assassination Plots and Schemes" here

I choose you, long-eared jerboa!

Just in time for the New York Anime Festival- real life pikachu is discovered!

Beloved Children's Book Character Arrested, Interrogated

Paddington Bear has been taken in and questioned by police in reference to his illegal immigration from Peru to England. Full story here.

(Surprisingly, the link is to BBC News, not the Onion...)

Donald served subpoena.

Italian court asks Donald Duck, Tweety Bird and Mickey Mouse to testify in a counterfeiting case.

High Art Flies High

More on Jeff Koons Macy's balloon here.

Spider-man for reals!

Once again proving that scientists get all of their best ideas from comic books, a "Spider-man" suit that enables its wearer to scale vertical walls could one day be a reality. Whether or not this suit will cloth or a symbiote is yet to be reported.

Elvis, Batboy mourn Weekly World News

After 27 years of reporting what the mainstream press can't handle, Weekly World News closes its doors.
Official site here.

Home Simpson caught playing erotic ring toss

More scandalous info here.

Signage of the Times

Michael Bierut on designing Times Square's newest sign.

via the Gothamist

Carl Barks Art Sets World Record!

Hands Off My Playthings! (1975)

Scoop has details here

POW! and Disney Shake Hands

Ro-Bear Berbils Drafted!

The Ro-Bear Berbil in simpler times.

The Ro-Bear Berbil today.

It was announced today that the once-peaceful race of robot bears will join the US military.
More information on Ro-Bear Berbils here.

Tired of Coin Flipping Politicians?

Coin toss decides winner of tied election in Philippines.