Comic Round-Up: March 25, 2015

"Ghost Rider 2099" by Costa Rica-based Dan Mora

Event: Co-writer Noah J. Yuenkel will appear at Defiant Comics in Forest Park, IL on Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm to sign UFOLOGY #1! RSVP on Facebook!

Event:  Writer John Reilly and inker/colorist Dexter Weeks will hold a signing at Stormwatch Comics in West Berlin, NJ on Saturday March 28, 2015 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm! RSVP on Facebook!

Interview: The Millions Interviews Alison Bechdel 

Interview: Ken Niimura talks about his new book Henshin, as well as his earlier I Kill Giants and his experiences in Japan, where he lives and makes comics

Interview: Sean Edgar talks with Grant Morrison about The Multiversity.

News: The Comic Con India award nominees have been announced

10 Things To Do If You Are A Hollywood Writer Who's Got A Comics Gig

CBR counts down the Top 25 Female Comic Book Artists.

Comic books and censorship in the 1940s

Did Joss Whedon just confirm even more new Avengers characters we’ll see in Age of Ultron?

Here's an excellent report on the London Super Comics Convention by Steve Morris.

The influx of cash donations to the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo following the attack on its staff is causing dissension in the ranks, as the surviving staffers want equal shares in the magazine.  "It’s like those funerals where relatives bicker over who’s getting grandmother’s jewels before she’s even buried" said one of the magazine’s lawyers.

The Japanese anti-piracy campaign Manga-Anime Guardians announced it has removed 447,096 manga files and 264,601 anime files from pirate sites, including downloads, video sharing, and online readers. The group also reports the percentage of fans who use pirate sites is 12 percent in Japan and 50 percent in the United states.  I can tell you from long involvement in the fan dub community that the U.S. numbers would shrink considerably if official English translations series were released more quickly.

Margot Robbie will be rocking Harley Quinn’s famous outfit (and a few other looks) in Suicide Squad.

The new Hawkeye action figure, based on Matt Fraction and David Aja’s take on the Avengers, comes with trick arrows, a patched-up face, and lots of articulation.

Remember the Comics Code? Well, Moral Panic is Back with #ChangeTheCover

Retired detective Joe Getsinger has been recovering lost comics by inking old newspaper printing plates and using them to make new prints. By studying the images, he has uncovered an early Jack Kirby comic as well as works by Will Eisner, Bob Kane and Jerry Eiger.