Archaia has tapped into the deepest files of the Jim Henson Company and has found a script for a movie (never filmed) which was written by Jim Henson and long-time collaborator Jerry Juhl.  They will turn it into a graphic novel due out in about 15 months from SDCC 2010.  You can click here to learn more about it!

The publisher’s October solicitations, released this week, reveal that Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam will end with Issue 21 and Batman: The Brave and the Bold with Issue 22.

Former Memphian and MSCA member Mike Norton is the current artist on Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam.

More info here.

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Comic book legend Harvey Pekar, who chronicled his life in the American Splendor series, died early today at his Cleveland Heights home. He was 70 and had survived cancer for nearly 20 years.

Read the USA Today report.  Read the Arts Beat report.

An interview with Harvey.  Learn more about Harvey on his Wiki Page.

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 Featuring art by Adam Shaw, Martheus Wade, Andrew Chandler and Dean Zachary, this graphic novel written by Michael Thompson takes an indepth look at the life of David, one of the most prominent figures of the Holy Bible.  You can see the novel online by clicking here.

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Kev is at it again! His photo has been plastered in the local news reports about Superman Celebration…and he didn’t even go this year!  To see more, visit the Official Muley website.

It’s been a LONG TIME since we’ve seen our good pal Bob Kimball, but this weekend you can catch his band, Pheonix Rising, at Resorts Casino in Tunica on Friday, July 9, and Saturday night, July 10, at 8:00 pm!  Check their website for more band information.