As a comic fan, I'm often asked by non-comic geeks what series they should try out to get started in the vast world of comic awesomeness. This is a pretty general question,

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Kiss bassist/singer Gene Simmons (1949)

Set in an alternate universe circa 1985, Watchmen's world is a highly unstable one where a nuclear war is imminent between America and Russia. Superheroes have long been made to hang up their tights thanks to the government-sponsored Keene Act, but that all changes with the death of The Comedian. Also on DVD: Coraline and The Great Buck Howard.

Take a look at the box office chart below, ranking the top ten films of the year so far:

1. Star Trek - $232,557,467
2. Monsters vs. Aliens - $195,246,609

The film industry has a long history with trying different avenues to bring more viewers in and keep them in their theater seats. In the 1930s,

One can only assume the somewhat recent onslaught of the "need" for Blu-ray comes only from a desire to have people buy films and television show sets over again.

From the visionary imagination of filmmaker Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and based on the award-winning novel by Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Audiences knew what they wanted this weekend: Nicolas Cage and the apocalypse. Summit Entertainment's supernatural thriller "Knowing,"

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney's "Race to Witch Mountain" raced to No. 1 at the weekend box office, bypassing expectations with $25 million in ticket sales.