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Sean Kleefeld is an independent researcher whose work has been used by the likes Marvel Entertainment, Titan Books and 20th Century Fox. He writes the ongoing “Incidental Iconography” column for The Jack Kirby Collector and columns about webcomics and fandoms for FreakSugar. Previously, he spent several years working on the “Kleefeld on Webcomics” and “Kleefeld's Fanthropology” columns for MTV Geek. He’s also contributed to Alter Ego, Back Issue and Comic Book Resources. Kleefeld’s 2009 book, Comic Book Fanthropology, addresses the questions of who and what comic fans are, while his 2012 book, Edward Lear & the Snargetted Flartlethants of Nonsense, examines nonsense poetry and one its earliest practitioners. In 2020, Bloomsbury released the ...more

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Webtoons' Cynical Business Plan

On Wednesday, Webtoons announced some more licensing arrangements. I wasn't going to comment beyond the quick Mastodon post I made, but then with their quarterly report coming out yesterday, I think the two speak to a larger story.

Their Wednesday press release seems straight-forward on its surface. It says Webtoon is partnering with Warner Brothers Animation to bring some of Webtoons' comics i Read more of this blog post »

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	Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, Vol. 10 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (Illustrator), John Romita (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1970 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sean Kleefeld made a comment on Fantastic Four Movie Uniforms " Hey, Alan! Great to hear from you! I agree the dark blue costumes are definitely NOT a very '60s color scheme, and the cyan is more uplifting. But I j ...more "
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