The Death Of Sir Patrick Stewart

Long before he commanded the Enterprise or led the X-Men, Sir Patrick Stewart was a fixture of the stage in London and Stratford throughout the sixties, sharing the boards with the likes of Sir Ben Kingsley and Ian Richardson. Television came calling with I, Claudius, and film soon followed, including David Lynch’s Dune, where he played Gurney Halleck, mentor to Paul Atreides. Then came the roles that made him a household name around the world: Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men.…

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DC Comics Did Well

DC Comics Takes Back the Comic Store Market Share Lead With Just Shy of 40% The comic shop scoreboard is in for October 20 to October 26, if we can go back that far, and DC Comics has climbed to the top spot. You can catch up on previous bestseller lists and market share reports at the links below. Leading the charge was Absolute Green Arrow #6, which hit the target and carried DC back into first place with just shy of 40% of the market. Marvel put up a…

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