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30 Stunning and Inspirational Comic Covers In the past it was rejected as a secondary form of art, the 20th century transformed comics into a mass medium. From comic strips to graphic novels, the gender has increasingly grown in number of publications and popularity. With the expansion of the gender came the necessity of creating covers that look amazing and attract new readers. Iron Man 2.0 #4 - Homage to Joker Cover by Lee Bermejo House of Mystery #37 Cover by Esao Andrews Batwoman #5 | Cover by J.H. Photographer Martin Schoeller How to write a book - Now Novel It’s Official: Superman and Wonder Woman Now An Item! Fans still mourning the split between Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson can now focus on a new Power Couple: Superman and Wonder Woman. DC Comics has confirmed through EW that their two flagship superheroes will start a "next level relationship" within the pages of "Justice League" #12, hitting stands on August 29th -- and we see some evidence of serious smooching right on the cover: I know exactly what you're thinking -- you've seen it all before. However, will the new romance, which the comics publisher promises "will have a seismic impact on all the heroes and villains in the DC universe," seriously upset fans? "Justice League" artist Jim Lee told EW that he actually looks forward to the controversy: "Hopefully this will raise a lot of eyebrows. Considering the passionate nature of comic book fanboys and fangirls throughout the world, those are the words of one brave man. What do you think? Catch the latest updates on "Man of Steel" and other DC superhero movies at MTV Splashpage!

Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes Of All Time Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time As judged by notoriety, creativity, and number of people duped. On March 31, 1989 thousands of motorists driving on the highway outside London looked up in the air to see a glowing flying saucer descending on their city. Many of them pulled to the side of the road to watch the bizarre craft float through the air. On 1 April 2008, the BBC announced that camera crews filming near the Antarctic for its natural history series had captured footage of Adélie penguins taking to the air. A message distributed to the members of Usenet (the online messaging community that was one of the first forms the internet took) on 1 April 1984 announced that the Soviet Union was joining the network. On 1 April 1972, newspaper headlines around the world announced that the dead body of the Loch Ness Monster had been found. On 1 April 1975, Australia's news program revealed that the country would soon be converting to "metric time."

INTERNET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS China's Abandoned Wonderland In Chenzhuang Village, China, about 20 miles northwest of central Beijing, the ruins of a partially built amusement park called Wonderland sit near a highway, surrounded by houses and fields of corn. Construction work at the park, which developers had promised would be "the largest amusement park in Asia," stopped around 1998 after disagreements with the local government and farmers over property prices. Developers briefly tried to restart construction in 2008, but without success. The abandoned structures are now a draw for local children and a few photographers, who encounter signs telling them to proceed at their own risk. Reuters photographer David Gray visited the site on a chilly morning earlier this month and returned with these haunting images of a would-be Wonderland. [21 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Footsteps in fresh snow are seen across a walkway leading to the entrance of Wonderland, a derelict amusement park northwest of Beijing, on December 5, 2011.

EN TUS BRAZOS My Life, or something like it An Online Graphic Novel by Daniel Lieske Never miss a new chapter by subscribing to my newsletter!* *I will use your email information only to send you short announcements of new chapters or equally important events (e.g. kickstarter campaigns). Your email information will not be disclosed to third parties, and in every email from me you'll find instructions to easily unsubscribe from my newsletter. Production Team Written & Illustrated by Daniel Lieske ► edited by Gary Keleghan Dave Baxter Matthew Morgan German translation by Daniel Lieske Cristina Costas Rodriguez Spanish translation by Cristina Costas Rodriguez Jaime Solis Elena Represas Rivera Additional layout by Ivan Berov ► Lettered with Fonts licensed from Blambot.com ► Webdesign by Daniel Lieske Additional Web Programming Matthias Muschallik Fan Translations* * if you want to translate the Wormworld Saga, please Contact me! Brazilian Portuguese translation by Edson Tadeu M. Russian translation by/Русский перевод Michail "Mefix" Egorov ► Lilia Koité Karina Gur Boris Zabolotskikh

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