comic books

Marvel Entertainment plans to unveil a new storyline in February titled "Death of Spider-Man," implying that at least one version of the popular 48-year-old character will be killed off. But don't panic, fans. The new storyline won't affect the more mainstream "Adventures of Spider-Man" storyline.

As die-hard comic fans flock to San Diego for Comic-Con, the legendary Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man and now heads POW! Entertainment, talked to us about comic books, Disney's investment in POW! and what investors should expect.

Copyright infringement fights are nothing new in the world of comic books. Now comes the newest, most epic clash yet, featuring two of the industry's biggest titans, Neil Gaiman and Todd MacFarlane, battling it out over the rights to specific characters! Who will win? Only time will tell.

Wait. Did you say Free Comic Book Day? As in "I take home comics, and there is no payment necessary"? Yes, indeed. Once a year, independent comic book stores shell out between 12 and 50 cents per book to publishers, and then graciously give them to you for free. And for cash-strapped college...

The first edition of "Action Comics," featuring Superman's debut that sold for 10 cents in 1938, set an out-of-this-world auction record Monday, leaping to an astonishing $1 million dollar value in a single bound, or online bid, as the case may be. Sold to an anonymous, private bidder by an...

The stock market is still a shambolic minefield, so what can an investor do these days? Try getting some super powers. Disney is -- it's paying $4 billion for the Marvel superhero empire. WalletPop's Jason Cochran sits down with a cross-section of heavy hitters from the comic book world: artist...