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Everyone gets excited about this time of year, and it's no different here at Popfunk. Forget building snowmen. Leave the sled in the garage. Give us some sugar cookies, a blanket, and a stack of holiday comics and we'll be set straight through the New Year. Here are some of our faves from DC. DC Infinite Holiday Special In this holiday issue, Superman plans to impersonate Santa Claus to prove to a young boy that he is real... Until Batman convinces him there are more heroic acts to partake in. Though Superman agrees, he decides to deliver the presents to the boy anyway. And who should he see the young kids screaming for when he gets there? Batman as... Santa Claus. DC Universe Holiday Special 2008 This one includes 10 stories with some of the DC's greatest superheroes. Holiday action from classic good guys like Superman, Supergirl, Batman & Robin, Green Lantern and more. The Night the Mob Stole X-Mas Released in March 1979, this holiday comic features Batman and Plastic Man working together to defend Christmas against a crew of greedy mobsters. Christmas 'Round the World Superman spends this issue reuniting refugee children with their families and learns how other cultures celebrate Christmas in the process. Merry Christmas, Justice League of America... Now Die! Santa Claus joins the world's greatest superheroes in this holiday comic. Sounds innocent enough, right? But judging from the cover, it looks like the Justice League might regret its decision to let someone new into the group after all.... So those are a few of our favorite holiday comics. What about you? Which issues do you reach for to get your fill of crime-fighting, yule tide cheer?

In the last 41 years, San Diego Comic Con International has established itself as the preeminent comic convention in the United States (not to mention fourth largest in the world), boasting over 130,000 attendees in 2010. However, New York Comic Con, SDCC’s East Coast counterpart since 2006, continues to make its bid for biggest US geek gathering with this weekend’s convention. Expecting to eclipse last year’s attendance mark of 96,000 happy comic enthusiasts, the 2011 New York Comic Con will enlist over 700 exhibitors and 400 artists. Among the participating exhibitors staking a claim on the Jacob Javits Center this weekend are Activision, Capcom, Dark Horse, DC, Hasbro, Marvel and Mattel. Notable artists include Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller and Kevin Smith. Also appearing to throughout the weekend will be Eliza Dushku, Mark Hamil, Rose McGowan, Jason Momoa, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, and the entire cast of Paramount’s upcoming Avengers movie. Organizers have also landed a first time sponsor in Chevrolet, who plan to make its consumer debut of the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic at the convention. Ticket packages for NYCC are still available at www.newyorkcomiccon.com. Killer comic t shirts that will make you the envy of every other fanatic at the convention are still available at www.popfunk.com. Read More

There's no shortage of commentary on the age old Batman vs. Superman debate. But what about their oft-forgotten lady counterparts? If you've ever wondered how Batgirl and Supergirl might stack up against each other, we've got some handy eye candy for you: Read More

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This post is brought to you by the CSI: NY T Shirt Collection at Popfunk.com and the New York 2011 Comic Con. Marvel Comics released a preliminary guest list for its annual comic industry megafest. The NYCC will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Center from October 13-16, 2011. The high-profile guests will sit on panels where attendees will have the opportunity to interact with fans from across the world. Marvel Entertainment magnates Joe Quesada, Marvel Chief Creative Officer, Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor-in-Chief, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Kieron Gillen, and Stuart Immonen will be honored guests at the event. It’s not too late plan your attendance to this event. Puchase your four-day passes here. Sound Off: Have you ever attended a Comic Con? What's your best memory?

Comic-Con 2011: San Diego This re-post is brought to you thanks to the complete line of Comic & Graphic T Shirts by PopFunk.com & the   2011 International Comic-Con. From July 21-24, 2011 San Diego, CA will be swelling with super-human power and imagination as comic book creators, historians, novices, collectors and fans will converge upon the 2011 International Comic-Con. Cops across the nation will have to put in over time as these vetted crime-fighting- master-artist-visionary geniuses come together to showcase, swap and stake more territory for geeks across the world. With notable attendees including GerryAlanguilan, Seymour Chwast, David Finch and Jim Lee 2011’s Comic-Con is bound to rival past events. There will be 400 events held over the course of the convention and most attendees have gotten an early start on planning as registration opened in February 2011. According to the 2011 International Comic-Con official website, there will be features of major movie studio programs, and TV networks give presentations that showcase favorite and new shows. (Comic-Con has a tradition of premiering network shows months before they first air, with past examples including Lost, Heroes, Chuck, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, and many more.) A Complete Programming schedule will be posted on the official site about ten days to two weeks prior to the show. With all that’s buzzing, it may be a difficult task figuring out which comic character you’ll want to don to showcase your extreme fandom. PopFunk.com has you covered with a bustling collection of nostalgic and trendy T Shirts featuring all of your favorites.  

Green Light for Green Lantern? http://www.slate.com/id/2297101/?_r=true This re-review of the Green Lantern brought to you by Warner Bros., Rotten Tomatoes.com, Dana Stevens at Slate.com and The Green Lantern T Shirt Collection at PopFunk.com The hope of any die-hard comic book reader is to see their favorite characters come to life from the pages to the big screen while maintaining the integrity of the ink and the richness of the characters. Likewise it’s the hope of production companies to create mind-blowing cinematic experiences that are larger than life.  As a fan are you devoted to your characters no matter what stage they perform on? Green Lantern has a rich 71-year-history that’s greater than the combined age of the films superbly selected leads, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. We all know a critic’s job is to dissect art forms to their skeletal frames and they’re rarely impressed by all the work it takes of the artist. Who is the real judge anyway? Film Critics or Devoted Fans. Sound off on our Discussion Board: What did you think of Warner Bros. Pictures' Green Lantern? Does it get a green light?