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1939 Detective Comics No. 27 (Batman’s debut) sells for more than $1 million

A 1939 issue of Detective Comics — issue No. 27 featuring the first appearance of Batman — sold for $1,075,500 in a New York auction today, setting a new record for the most paid for a comic:

The rare copy of Detective Comics No. 27 from 1939 went for $1,075,500 Thursday. A Heritage [...]

Action Comics #1 (first appearance of Superman) sells for $1 million

A rare copy of Action Comics #1, which features the first appearance of Superman, sold for $1 million. That’s a new record price for a comic book sale.  A copy of the same comic sold for $317,000 last year.

The higher price was due to its better condition (it was rated an 8.0 grade). Debuting in [...]

Warner Bros. Picks Up Rights to The Nye Incidents

Dark Castle, the Warner Bros.-based horror label, has picked up the film rights to Devil’s Due graphic novel The Nye Incidents.  The graphic novel is from sci-fi and horror novelist Whitley Strieber.

Inspired by true events, The Nye Incidents revolves around a medical examiner on the hunt of a killer of alien abductees.

Todd Lincoln is set [...]

Paramount Adapting Lions, Tigers and Bears Into Live-Action Film

Paramount Pictures has acquired the film rights to Lions, Tigers and Bears, the popular Image Comics comic book series from Mike Bullock.  The studio has tapped Lorenzo di Bonaventura to produce the project as a live-action film, with Joey Aucoin writing from his own pitch (via THR):

The fantasy tale centers on a young [...]

Bryan Fuller on Pushing Daisies + Working on Comic Series

Bryan Fuller, creator of the canceled ABC series Pushing Daisies, previewed the final three episodes of the series to SCI FI Wire and added that the story may continue in a comic-book series from Marvel.  Here are some excerpts from SCI FI’s Q&A.

Fuller places most of the blame for the demise of the critically acclaimed [...]

First Look at The Goon

AICN has an exclusive first look at the David Fincher-produced big screen adaptation of Eric Powell’s Dark Horse comic The Goon.  Powell is directing the computer-animated film.  Head on over to AICN by clicking the image above to see it, and two others, in high resolution.

Jericho Comic on the Way

Devil’s Due Publishing has announced that they’ve cut a deal with CBS Consumer Products to publish a comic based on the canceled-CBS series Jericho.  The comic will pick up where the series left off and pledges to answer many of the story’s still lingering questions.

“’Jericho’ is alive and well, thanks to the amazing fans [...]

Action Comics #1 To Be Auctioned Online

A rare copy of Action Comics #1, the first comic to feature Superman, will be put up for auction on Friday.  Action Comics #1 was published in June 1938 and is considered by most experts to be the world’s most valuable comic book.  Estimated value is about $126,000.

“It’s the Holy Grail of comic books,” [...]