This is page 4 of the comics news archives.

James Patterson Pens Comic Books (2010-02-18): We're not sure when author James Patterson sleeps.

TopTenReviews Acquires Space.com, LiveScience.com and Newsarama.com (2009-11-03): TopTenReviews has acquired the Consumer Media Division of Imaginova Inc.

Ray Bradbury Loves Graphic Novel Version of Fahrenheit 451 (2009-08-03): USA Today reports that Ray Bradbury says that a new authorized graphic novel version of his famous novel, Fahrenheit 451, is "beautiful.

Spider-Man Meets Barack Obama (2009-01-08): Spider-Man meets Barack Obama in an upcoming issue of the classic comic from Marvel.

BlueWater Launches Michelle Obama Comic (2008-11-14): Michelle Obama will be the subject of the latest chapter of Bluewater Productions' comic book series called "Female Force.

DC Comics Folds Minx Graphic Novels (2008-10-05): DC Comics is folding Minx.

Apple Bans Murderdrome Comic from App Store (2008-08-28): Apple has banned a violent comic strip named Murderdrome from its Apple App Store.

Virgin Comics Closes Its Doors (2008-08-27): Virgin Comics has folded.

King Features to Syndicate Shoe Comic Strip (2008-08-25): King Features Syndicate will begin distribution of the daily and Sunday Shoe comic strip starting September 1, 2008 for the dailies and September 7, 2008 for the Sundays.

Mort Walker Still Drawing Beetle Bailey 58 Years Later (2008-08-07): Mort Walker, the creator of the Beetle Bailey cartoon strip, talks to the Wall Street Journal about his life and his amazing collection of cartoons that is the largest collection of its kind in the world.

Dilbert Gets Animated (2008-07-29): After years of being posted in cubicles and distributed from coworker-to-coworker by email, Scott Adams' Dilbert is adding a daily animated version.

Comics Artist Michael Turner Dead at 37 (2008-07-07): Top comic book artist Michael Turner has died after a long battle with cancer.

Marvel and Del Rey Announce Wolverine Manga Series (2008-04-19): Marvel Entertainment and Del Rey Manga, which is part of Random House, have announced choice of a creative team who will create a manga based on Wolverine, the popular character from the X-Men franchise.

Ed Norton to Fans: The Incredible Hulk Will Be Good, Don't Worry (2008-04-17): Comics fans are really worried that the new Hulk film is going to be a disaster, what with the despised trailer and the ongoing battle between scribe/star Edward Norton and the director over the final cut.

New Comic Based on Dead Space Game (2008-02-29): Electronic Arts and Image Comics have partnered for a new comic book series based upon an upcoming survival horror video game called Dead Space.

Bucky Barnes is Now Captain America (2008-02-19): Captain America's alter-ego Steve Rogers may have been killed but that isn't stopping Captain America from making a comeback - as we all knew he would.

Writers' Strike Begins (2007-11-05): The Writers' Strike is underway with writers now picketing outside major studios in Los Angeles and New York City.

The Return of Conan the Barbarian (2007-10-29): Conan the Barbarian is making a comeback.

Captain America Returns With a New Look (2007-10-15): Marvel's Captain America superhero was gunned down by a sniper earlier this year but he has managed to make a comeback.

Imaginova Network Acquires Newsarama (2007-10-10): The Imaginova Network, the publishers of LiveScience.