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Comic-Con International's blockbuster tent has swollen to Hollywood size, but actual comic books remain the annual convention's sturdy backbone — and the pump that primes the money machine.
Even in a year like this one, when comics' most storied minds like Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Warren Ellis are too busy or disenchanted to show up, cool new books are in the works.
We've rounded up some of the more intriguing comics announced or discussed at this year's blowout in San Diego, starting with the industry's most notorious gentleman, who's returning to the acclaimed titled that helped make him a household name.
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Even in a year like this one, when comics' most storied minds like Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Warren Ellis are too busy or disenchanted to show up, cool new books are in the works.
We've rounded up some of the more intriguing comics announced or discussed at this year's blowout in San Diego, starting with the industry's most notorious gentleman, who's returning to the acclaimed titled that helped make him a household name.
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Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Respectable Reboot
After unevenly rebooting its entire superhero roster with The New 52 and siphoning Alan Moore's credibility with the more uneven Before Watchmen prequels, DC Comics needed some good news. And it got it: Neil Gaiman announced his return to The Sandman, which he majestically wrote for 75 issues from 1988 to 1996, via video (below) at the Thursday night panel for Vertigo, DC's mature imprint. Even better, Gaiman has teamed up with Batwoman's sublime artist J.H. Williams III, and the new Sandman miniseries materializes in 2013, 25 years after the first issue's debut. http://www.youtube.com/embed/GndnR7oSYYkBlowback: What Comics Are Getting You Psyched?
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