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Facebook Censors Content, Makes Bangladesh Happy


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This is a follow up to an article we ran previously on Everbody Draw Mohammad Day.  Yesterday Bangladesh lifted a ban on Facebook after the company agreed to block content that the government deemed offensive.  Depending on who’s reporting the ban was put in place due to images of prominent Bangladeshi politicians or depictions of Mohammad.

A Facebook group created controversy when it rallied people to draw Mohammad on May 20.  The event was organized in response to the threats artists are receiving for depictions of Mohammed.  The catalyst was the recent threats to Trey Parker and Matt Stone for their attempt to depict Mohammed in the television show South Park.  The episode was later censored.

Facebook blocked access to the controversial images for users within Bangladesh, but they remain accessible for users in other countries.  One man was arrested in Bangladesh over the political cartoons.

Pakistan still blocks the website.

Preview – Secret Six #22


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Are you reading Secret Six?  If you’re not, you have no excuse to not be reading one of the best books on the market and definitely one of the top team books.  Check out below for a sneak peek of what you can expect with this week’s issue.

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Iron Man Extremis Episode #5 Trailer


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Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic.  From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century.  Now you can get a sneak peek at the FIFTH episode of this breathtaking visual breakthrough in motion comics! IRON MAN EXTREMIS episode 5 goes on-sale Wednesday, June 9th!

Matt Fraction and Pasqual Ferry Join Thor This September

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Matt Fraction and Pasqual Ferry Join THOR This September

This September, superstars Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry and Matt Hollingsworth take the reins of Thor and begin a thunderous new direction! In Thor #615, following the stunning events of Kieron Gillen’s acclaimed Thor epic, the ruins of Asgard are now a target and a dark, destructive force from another dimension is on its way to ravage all nine realms—including Earth. Only the mighty Thor can stand in their way, but, when the dust clears, nothing will ever be the same for the Marvel Universe!

“I can’t WAIT to unleash our Thor on you unsuspecting humans,” said Fraction. “Things were intimidating enough when Pasqual, Matt, and I had to follow up JMS and Olivier– that we’ve got to take up arms after Kieron and company’s stellar stand makes it all the moreso. All we can promise you is that Thor will overflow with colossal and cosmic action, giant space gods smashing each other in the faces with hammers, and all of the earth trembling in the balance. In short: everything that has made Thor great.”

The perfect jumping-on point for new readers, a bold new era for Thor begins under Fraction, Ferry and Hollingsworth in Thor #615!

THOR #615

Written by MATT FRACTION

Art & Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

Rated T+ …$3.99

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New Releases – 6/9/2010


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Here’s the new releases for the week according to Previews.  As always check with your local retailer as to item’s availability.

Highlights for the week include, Batman #700, Avengers Academy #1, Secret Six #22, Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis #2, Captain America #606, Invincible Iron Man #27, SHIELD #2 and a lot more that may meet your tastes.

In Shops 6/9/2010

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Predators #1
Dark Horse-$2.99
Batman #700
DC Comics-$4.99
James’ Patterson’s
The Murder of King Tut #1
IDW Publishing-$3.99
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Hack and Slash:
My First Maniac #1
Image Comics-$3.50
Avengers Academy #1
Marvel Comics-$3.99
Red Sonja #1
Dynamite Ent.-$4.99

Every Monday afternoon at 2pm, PREVIEWSworld.com provides a list of new products arriving in comic that week.

PLEASE NOTE:
The products on the lists below are expected to ship to comic shops on the indicated date. This list, however, is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability, as not all new releases may be on sale in all areas the same week. Items marked as (MR) or (A) listings are viewed using the below .PDF and .TXT links.

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View the New Releases Archive.

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Marvel Comics On-Sale 6/9/10

Official Press Release

Marvel Comics On-Sale 6/9/10

Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on June 9th, 2010. For more information on any of these titles, and on upcoming mighty Marvel releases, please visit http://marvel.com/catalog/?date=2010-06-09 or contact your local comic book retailer at 1-888-comicbook. Stay tuned each week for a brand new list of Marvel releases so that you’ll never miss your favorite heroes in action!

Comics On-Sale:

ASTONISHING X-MEN: XENOGENESIS #2

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 (HA)

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (HA)

AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 MCKONE VARIANT (HA)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 (HA)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #606 HEROIC AGE VARIANT (HA)

DAREDEVIL #507

DEADPOOL CORPS #3

DEADPOOL MGC #1

DEADPOOL: WADE WILSON’S WAR #1

DRACULA #1

DREAM LOGIC #1

HERALDS #2

HEROIC AGE: PRINCE OF POWER #2 (HA)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 (HA)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #27 IRON MAN BY DESIGN 2.0 VARIANT (HA)

IRON MAN NOIR #3

MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS #2

MILLAR & MCNIVEN’S NEMESIS #2 CASSADAY VARIANT

NEW MUTANTS #13 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (XSC)

PUNISHERMAX #8

S.H.I.E.L.D. #2

S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 HISTORICAL VARIANT

SPIDER-MAN: FEVER #3

SUPER HERO SQUAD #6

SUPER HEROES #3

THE RAWHIDE KID #1

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #3

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11

UNCANNY X-MEN #525 (XSC)

UNCANNY X-MEN #525 FINCH VARIANT (XSC)

X-MEN FOREVER 2 #1

X-MEN: HELLBOUND #2

YOUNG ALLIES #1 WRAPAROUND COVER (HA)

Collections On-Sale:

ATLAS: MARVEL BOY TPB

AVENGERS: I AM AN AVENGER II TPB

AVENGERS: VISION & THE SCARLET WITCH – A YEAR IN THE LIFE TPB

CAPTAIN AMERICA: AMERICA FIRST HC

DAFFODIL PREMIERE HC

GHOST RIDER: DANNY KETCH CLASSIC VOL. 2 TPB

HULK: SON OF HULK – DARK SON RISING TPB

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 5 HC

RAWHIDE KID: SLAP LEATHER PREMIERE HC

SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE BLACK CAT TPB

SUPER HERO SQUAD: SUPER STARS DIGEST

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 11 HC

Posters On-Sale:

AVENGERS HEROIC AGE BY DJURDJEVIC POSTER

NEW AVENGERS POSTER

*HA= Heroic Age tie-in

*XSC= X-Men: Second Coming tie-in

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The Magnificent Migrants


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Foreign Policy magazine has a photo essay by Dulce Pinzón concerning immigrants the the dual lives they live.  The subject of her photo essay was sparked after seeing a Spider-Man costume in a store.

I saw a Spiderman costume in a store in November 2001, and that’s when everything came together in my head. Comic-book superheroes have an alter ego, and so do immigrants in the United States. They may be insignificant or even invisible to much of society, but they are heroes in their homelands.

Many of these subjects not only contribute to society here in the United States through their hard work, but they also support their families back in their native country by sending remittances home.

It’s a great connection of the duality of super heroes and the lives many Americans experience today.  Check it out today.

Comic Strip Artist Tony DiPreta Has Passed


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Tony DiPreta best known for Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D., passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 88.  DiPreta died of respiratory and cardiac arrest, according to his son, Richard DiPreta, a Greenwich, CT. attorney.

In a 2007 interview DiPreta said he got into cartooning after reading in The Advocate of Stamford that a cartoonist named Webster made $50,000 a year.  He began his career after high school by working for Quality Comics as a colorist.  He the went on to letter for cartoonist Lyman Young while Young went out to play golf.

He then moved to New York City where he met Stan Lee who then had him ink Porky Pig. From 1945 to 1955 DiPreta worked on Mickey Finn.  In 1959 he began to work on Joe Palooka and eventually Rex Morgan, M.D.

DiPreta is predeceased by his wife of 41 years, Frances DiPreta, who died Sept. 26, 2009. In addition to his son Richard DiPreta, he is survived by brothers Joe DiPreta of North Kingston, R.I., and Leonard DiPreta of Stamford; daughter Janet DiPreta, of Anchorage, Alaska; son Edward DiPreta of St. Simons, Ga.; and grandson Christopher DiPreta.

Gary Friedrich Loses Case Against Marvel – Updated


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Ghost RiderIn 2007 Gary Friedrich the co-creator of Ghost Rider sued Marvel comics to require that the copyright of his famous creation revert to his company, as a creator-owned property.  Courts have backed up the original court decision that Ghost Rider was a work-for-hire property and thus not revertable under 1909 Copyright Act and that this case should be dismissed.

Freidrich in 2007 sued Marvel for copyright infringement due to use of Ghost Rider in different media.  He felt the copyright should of reverted to him in 2001.  A year ago Judge James C. Francis ruled the case should be dismissed.  Judge Francis felt the 1976 Copyright Act applied which has much stricter work-for-hire terms.  Judge Barbara S. Jones agreed with Francis’s ruling dismissing Friedrich’s objections to it.

Update: We put on our rather poor legal hat to read through the decision.  Judge Barbara S. Jones’s ruling agrees with Judge James C. Francis that Federal copyright law preempts the state laws and thus dismisses those state claims.  You can read through the entire decision here.  But this is the part that matters (underline and emphasis is ours):

For all the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts the R&R  of Magistrate James Francis in it’s entirety and GRANTS Defendant’s partial Motion to Dismiss.

A better headline would of been “Marvel Wins Partial Dismissal.”

Coalition Calls for Comedy Central Boycott


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Comedy CentralA group called the Citizens Against Religious Bigotry has called for a boycott of Comedy Central over what it calls a double standard when it comes to depictions of religion.  The group which includes leaders from the Media Research Center, the Catholic League and the Parents Television Council said a proposed series that satirizes Jesus Christ represents a double standard after the networks decision to censor an episode of South Park that mocked the Prophet Muhammad.

Comedy Central censored the April South Park episode that depicted Muhammad in a bear costume.  The show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, were threatened for the depiction.

Comedy Central is reportedly developing a show called JC which would depict Jesus Christ living in modern day New York City.  The coalition has urged 250 prospective sponsors to boycott advertising on the planned Comedy Central animated series.

L. Brent Bozell, the president of the Media Research Center, has said:

There has been a glaring double standard at Comedy Central for quite some time where religious matters are concerned. On the one hand, it has a policy that it won’t do anything that in the slightest way might be offensive to Muslims….. For years it has shown a desire to mock and ridicule Jesus Christ and Christians and God the father while they’re at it.

Tony Fox, a press representative for Comedy Central, said:

JC is an idea and an idea only. Perhaps the Citizens Against Religious Bigotry should save their energy for the moment if and when this series ever makes air.

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