Public Domain: What Is It and Who Lives There By Joe Sergi

Lately, there has been a resurgence of Golden Age heroes. AC Comics is reprinting Golden Age stories in Men of Mystery, and Golden Age Comics have over 1,600 books available to legally download for free. Alan Moore used several literary characters to form his various League of Extraordinary Gentlemen books. Bill Willingham features several famous fairy tale characters in Fables. Most recently, Alex Ross created Project Superpowers, which stars heroes originally published by Fox Comics, Crestwood Publications and Nedor Comics. While the origins of each of these characters vary, they have come from the same place: public domain.

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Comics NOW! Magazine 3 kicks the summer off right with three blockbuster features!  Dive in with a celebration of Superman's 70th anniversary, as we trace the ownership rights of the Man of Steel from 1938 to today.  Then, feast your eyes on a detailed look at Hellblazer, one of the few comic book characters that ages in real time.  Finally, sink your teeth into a critical analysis of decompression storytelling in comics and its effect on the medium.  This, plus all of your favorite regular columns, makes Comics NOW! Magazine a buffet of fun.

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