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Tintin braves new adventure at real-life opera
Over the years Tintin has battled spies, climbed the Himalayas and travelled to the Moon but the intrepid Belgian boy reporter now faces what could be his biggest adventure yet -- an opera.
18 September 2015
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart to stand down
Host Jon Stewart will leave the satirical and pioneering "The Daily Show" later this year, his bosses at Comedy Central said, calling him a "comic genius."
11 February 2015
Marvel unveils huge slate of new superhero films
Marvel unveiled plans for a slate of new superhero films, expanding its already wildly successful comic book universe.
29 October 2014
New comic book stars Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
The life of billionaire Facebook executive and "Lean In" author Sheryl Sandberg has been distilled into a 32-page comic book set for release this week.
23 September 2014
Joan Rivers, queen of US 'comediennes,' dies aged 81
Joan Rivers, the acerbic stand-up comic and television host, died in hospital in New York on Thursday.
05 September 2014
Joan Rivers out of New York intensive care: daughter
Joan Rivers rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday.
04 September 2014
Joan Rivers 'serious' in New York hospital
Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and octogenarian television presenter, remained seriously ill in a New York hospital for a second day.
30 August 2014
Tokyo to ban sales of incest comic to minors
The Tokyo government is to ban sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.
14 May 2014
Spider-Man took 8 days to speak Kazakh language
It took 8 days to get Peter Parker to speak the Kazakh language.
13 April 2014
Malaysia bans Japanese comic book Ultraman for using 'Allah'
Malaysia has banned a translation of an Ultraman comic book after it referred to the popular Japanese superhero as "Allah", authorities said Friday, during an ongoing row over use of the word by non-Muslims.
08 March 2014
'Dumb' US Starbucks closed after comic reveals stunt
US health officials closed down a spoof Starbucks coffee shop shortly after a TV comic revealed himself as the man behind the stunt, which drew media attention and plenty of customers.
11 February 2014
Hollande backs ban on 'anti-Semitic' comedian
President Francois Hollande has backed attempts to ban controversial French comedian Dieudonne as a furore intensified over his sketches that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
08 January 2014
Nazi hunters call for protests against French comic
A Nazi-hunting family has called for protests against controversial French comedian Dieudonne over his vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews, as a government minister said he must pay fines accrued for racist abuse.
05 January 2014
PHOTO: Kazakhstan Romeo and Juliet became comics characters
The first book of Kazakhstan comics has been made in Almaty. You can see what Kazakh-made comics are like for yourselves.
18 August 2011