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Posted on April 2, 2011 by Brett

WonderCon is well underway and I’ll be at synDCon today (and maybe tomorrow if it’s good). Expect some coverage of the show and my thoughts. It looks like I finally found my band of geeks here in DC, so it looks like some non-video game gaming will now be sucking up some of my time. That’s super as I need another hobby. We have some special sections including an April Fools round up as well as WonderCon news!

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – McG Launches Comic Book Imprint With Aspen – Not to sound bitter, but Aspen is one company who’s never responded to my reaching out to be added to a press list. Oh well.

Union College – Jewish graphic novel exhibit open in Schaffer Library – If you’re in the Schenectady area, stop by and check this out. It runs until April 15.

Arts Beat – Graphic Books Best Sellers: Super-Hero Central – The New York Times continues it’s weekly list of best sellers.

Denver Post – Signs of intelligent life: Comic books? No, this is real lit in panels and pics – Looks like mainstream media is finally noticing comic books aren’t just tights and super powers anymore.

Borneo Post – PKR deplores comic books on Anwar – Comic books have entered the political discussion in Malaysia.

April Fools Pranks:

Bleeding Cool – FOOL: Arianna Huffington Buys Avatar Press – Comics Alliance And Bleeding Cool To Merge

Comics Alliance – Grant Morrison Denies Comic Delays a Result of Being a Reality-Protecting Wizard [WonderCon]

Comics Alliance – Time Warner to Release Superhero Character Copyrights to Original Creators

Comics Alliance – IDW Announces ‘The Room 2: Roomier,’ the Comic Book Sequel to Tommy Wiseau’s Film

Comics Alliance – DC Announces Their Next Major Crossover: ‘DCU DISARMED’ [Exclusive]

Comics Alliance – Marvel and DC Go Pre-Day & Date with Digital Comics, Single Issues Priced at 10 Cents

Comics Alliance – Ask Chris: Terrifying Gypsy Curse Edition

Comics Alliance – ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ Gains Sentience, Hungers For The Flesh Of the Living

Comics Alliance – Variant Covers to 8 ‘Flashpoint’ Tie-In Comics Revealed [Exclusive]

iFanboy – BREAKING: Sentry Returns! Announcement at WonderCon!