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A protest by costumed characters who used to congregate on Hollywood Blvd. took place without incident today on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall.
The protest group, which was much smaller than what organizer Christopher Dennis (Superman) had probably hoped for, consisted of The Man of Steel, The Hulk, The White Power Ranger and Darth Vader. In a show of force, the costumed characters held signs that read “Justice For All,” “Wearing Costumes Is Not A Crime” and “Put The Superheroes Back On The Hollywood.”

The CW have released a set of nine promotional images for “Lazarus”, the premiere episode of the tenth and final season of Smallville:
THE FINAL SEASON BEGINS – Chloe (Allison Mack) continues to try and find Oliver (Justin Hartley), Tess (Cassidy Freeman) awakens to find herself resurrected and held captive in a Cadmus Labs laboratory finding that the lab is trying to resurrect Lex Luthor through the use of clones. A cloned younger Lex claims the clones to be his brothers, and Lois (Erica Durance) continues to figure out hints and clues about Clark’s secret. Meanwhile, Clark (Tom Welling) finds Jonathan (John Schneider) at the farm, who warns him that something “dark” is coming.
Click on the link above to view the promotional images.

DC Comics have announced the release of a new album entitled “The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection” which will feature essential sounds and songs from a number of amazing books, televisions series, cartoons and more produced by DC over the last 75 years.
According to The Source, DC Comics’ official blog, the “album begins with the “Superman March” theme from 1941’s classic Fleischer Superman cartoons and moves through the years, including shows and movies like BATMAN, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, LOIS and CLARK, BATMAN BEYOND, SMALLVILLE, THE BATMAN and a ton more, all on one compact disc – with 21 of the 31 tracks available for the first time ever.”
In addition to the Fleischer theme, other Superman related material will be included on the album as well.

The Superman Homepage is pleased to announce that Episode 68 of “Radio K.A.L.” – the monthly podcast of the Superman Homepage hosted by Steve Younis and Neal Bailey – is now available for your listening pleasure!

In this month’s Radio KAL show, Steve and Neal discuss the death of Tom Mankiewicz, “Smallville” Season 10, “Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics”, “Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam”, “Superman” and “Action Comics”, “Superman: Secret Origin #6″, and more! Also includes the Big Question, Bailey’s Bookshelf with Michael Bailey, Super Secret Sound-Byte contest, and a Superman song.

You can subscribe via iTunes or your favorite Podcatcher.

A new Radio K.A.L podcast is available on the last Wednesday of every month.

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Diamond Comics has released the list of comic books and other items shipping this week. Here are the Superman related items in that list…

Shipping This Week: September 1, 2010.

The following products are expected to ship to comic book specialty stores this week. Note that this list is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability.

Click on the magnifying glass icon () next to a comic’s title to view a sneak peek at the pages within.

In the 1940s comic books faced no bigger villain than Dr. Fredric Wertham, whose public outcry against comics, including Superman, saw many books banned from homes across America by concerned parents. Wertham’s papers are now being made available to the public via the Library of Congress. Here’s an excerpt from an article published by the Library…

Among comic-book aficionados, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham (1895-1981) is considered as much of a villain as those he assailed in the crime and horror comics he criticized. However, Wertham was more than just an outspoken crusader against comic books. He was dedicated to protecting children from harmful material in all mass media. His research about the detrimental effects of segregation was used in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education court case. In addition, Wertham founded a clinic in Harlem, providing mental-health services to the underprivileged African American community.

The Library of Congress acquired his papers in 1987, through the estate of his wife, Florence Hesketh Wertham. In May of this year, all 222 containers were opened to public research access. Previously, they were sealed except to people approved by the estate.

You can read the complete article at the Library of Congress blog site.

Well, not exactly – but J’onn does pay Ollie a visit in Star City, and let’s just say the forest has an interesting effect on our green-skinned hero.
Plus, what is Black Manta up to, and who’s interested?
BRIGHTEST DAY #9, courtesy of Johns, Tomasi, Reis and Gleason, hits 9/1.
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This week, the writing duo of Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti team up with artist Travis Moore to launch the FREEDOM FIGHTERS into their own ongoing series.
A national mystery unfolds when the government learns of the existence of a Confederate super weapon intended to insure the South won the Civil War. Who built it [...]

Or should I say Bat-men?
As THE NEW YORK POST broke this morning, not only will Bruce Wayne be returning to a new set of Batman duds, but his first sidekick, Dick Grayson, will continue to fight crime on the streets of Gotham as Batman, and under the banner of “Batman Inc.”
But what does that mean [...]

The individuals that used to dress as Superman, Batman, Yoda and various other costumed characters and congregate near Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood are planning to join forces for a protest at the Los Angeles City Hall.
The protest is in response to LAPD officers responding to reports at the end of May of violent confrontations between competing costumed superheroes and aggressive tip-soliciting from tourists which reslulted in officers removing (and sometimes arresting) the characters one by one.
“LAPD thinks that Hollywood is doing fine without us,” says protest organizer Christopher Dennis (aka Superman). “We’re trying to get together all the costumed characters and fight…”