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It’s a new week, but a short week for the holiday!  Here’s counting down to not new comics, but turkey and pumpkin pie and stuffing…  mmmm.  Well, while you’re waiting, here’s the news you might have missed.

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Pop Culture Monster – Top 27 Lamest Superheros and Villains in Comic Books – Yup, most of these are pretty bad.

ComicsGirl – The Big Bang Theory’s Alice is the future – I’m still not sure what I think about this episode.

Mashable – How Social Media Revived The Muppets – Some good things for creators of comics to learn.

Techcrunch – The Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire Drop Test – For those thinking about getting one as a present.

Kotaku – Sunday Comics: Easy Does It – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Seattle PI – Kill Shakespeare, Volume Two: The Blast of War

DC Women Kicking Ass – A motherload of reviews

Marvel Digital Graphic Novels Available on NOOK Tablet

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Official Press Release

Marvel Digital Graphic Novels Available on NOOK Tablet™

World’s Leading Comic Publisher Teams With Barnes & Noble To Offer

Digital Library of Acclaimed Graphic Novels

New York, NY—November 7, 2011—Marvel Entertainment announced today that the hotly-anticipated NOOK Tablet from Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) will offer readers access to the greatest graphic novels of all time. Featuring the Avengers, Spider-Man, Wolverine and more of the world’s most popular super heroes, NOOK Tablet launches with a digital library of your favorite Marvel graphic novels—and more of your favorite stories are on the way! NOOK Tablet utilizes the world’s most advanced VividView™ Touchscreen, offering readers a chance to experience the action-packed epics of Marvel graphic novels in Barnes & Noble’s fastest, lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment.

“This is a huge opportunity for Marvel—and the entire comics medium—to reach a wider audience than ever before thanks to Barnes & Noble’s exciting new NOOK Tablet,” said Peter Phillips, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Marvel Digital Media Group. “Barnes & Noble is committed to offering customers a broad array of Marvel graphic novels, both digitally and through their massive in-store selection, which can only help bring fans into our exciting world of Super Heroes and unparalleled storytelling.”

Users can purchase digital copies of their favorite Marvel graphic novels through NOOK Bookstore™, with a selection including such hits as Civil War, Invincible Iron Man, Captain America, Thor by JMS, Astonishing X-Men, New Avengers, Marvels and more! These graphic novels will also be available on the highly-acclaimed NOOK Color™.

“We’re excited to bring NOOK customers the largest available digital collection of graphic novels from Marvel Entertainment,” said Theresa Horner, Barnes & Noble’s Vice President of Digital Content. “The high resolution of our VividView color touchscreen makes the action virtually jump off the page, and takes graphic novels to a whole new level of entertainment.”

Starting next week, the world’s greatest super heroes, their most acclaimed stories and most powerful graphic novels arrive on NOOK Tablet! Experience NOOK Tablet at any Barnes & Noble bookstore or at www.nook.com

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It’s new comic book day, what are you getting?  I had my picks yesterday, so hopefully I’m right on a few of them.  If you missed it, yesterday was #comicmarket and as always the discussion was lively.  We’ll have some fun stuff later on about that….  But, in the mean time, here’s the news you might miss.

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The Rock Station 99x – Man Dies, Leaves $1 Million Worth of Comic Books Behind – A great find and makes me wonder what my collection might be worth some day.

Comic Book Resources – “Buck Rogers” Flies Again at Hermes Press – There’s a lot of people who look at this series with nostalgia.

MTV Week – Interview: Mark Sable And Paul Azaceta Bring Us Taliban Zombies in ‘Graveyard of Empires’ – I can’t wait for this series.

Bleeding Cool – The First Walking Dead Novel To Feature The Governor – Am I going to have to read books now?!

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund – Chief Justice Roberts and the First Amendment – A good look at Justice Roberts and why he’s good on the First Amendment.

The Mary Sue – Real-Life Superheroes Vow to Protect Women From the Long Island Serial Killer – Nice to see people coming together for this.

Graphic Journos – Introducing Matt Bors – The new website adds a new contributor.

Mashable – New Nook Color Is Perfect for Comic Books — & Graphicly Delivers Them [PICS] – There’s a new toy to read your digital comics on.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Blogomatic 3000 – The Boys, Vols. 7 & 8

Seattle PI – Buffy Season Eight Volume Five: Predators And Prey

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