This week sees the release of the "DC Holiday Special 2009," and while this is their latest shot at a Christmas special, it's far from their first. Full Article at Comic Alliance

U.S. and Russian negotiators are continuing talks in an effort to agree on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-One pact that expired Saturday, December 5. Both sides say an agreement is more likely at the end of the month. Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org

In the first year of the blog, I put together a holiday gift guide listing various gift ideas and recommendations. Full Article at The Weekly Crisis

Documentary could debut at 2010 Comic-Con International There aren’t many comic book writers who might also be household names: Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, and Frank Miller come to mind. Maybe Brian K. Vaughan is a little further down the list. Full Article at Cinema Spy

Today Namco Bandai announced that its Nintendo WiiWare title, a 'quirky Japanese action game stuffed full of macho bodybuilders,' will be released in the U.S. this Winter (it was released in Japan back in May). Full Article at Time Magazine

Like I said earlier in the week, it is almost the end of the decade so lists are popping up left, right and center. This is one that I actually found kind of interesting. Full Article at Outside the Beltway

“Fear his wrath, the wrath of Lone Wolf and Cub, Assassin.” —Issue 1: Son for Hire, Sword for Hire. What makes a good story great is its ability to be examined and enjoyed on a multitude of levels. Full Article at PopMatters

EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day for the next month, indieWIRE will be republishing profiles and interviews from the past ten years (in their original, retro format) with some of the people that have defined independent cinema in the first decade of this... Full Article at Indie Wire

As the end of the decade fast approaches, Tim reflects on Frank Miller's apocalyptic "Dark Knight Strikes Again" and Grant Morrison's also-apocalyptic "Final Crisis," and explains why one is so much better than the other. Full Article at Comic Book Resources

“He has an uncanny ability to tell stories that are both accessible and progressively avant-garde,” explained indie director Patrick Meaney, whose untitled Grant Morrison documentary, previewed in the exclusive clips above and below, will analyze the... Full Article at Wired

Though close up silhouettes of Batman provide the backdrop for the opening three pages of Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Strikes Again," the first superhero we see in full is a naked Ray Palmer, the Atom, savagely fighting for his survival in the... Full Article at Comic Book Resources

I have no idea what to make of this comic book. I’m usually a big Kyle Baker fan, but this book has just perplexed me on every level. Full Article at Newsarama

In 1909, when President William Howard Taft visited Riverside's Mission Inn, founder Frank Miller led him to an outsized chair specially constructed for Taft's 300-pound-plus frame. The president was not charmed. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

I'm still in the process of building my Best Of lists for the decade we are currently exiting. Full Article at The Comics Reporter

Cool idea! Does 52 count as a storyline? Does one of the sories in 52 (example : "Animal Man, Starfire and Adam Strange in space") count as one? No to the first one, but yes to the second. Full Article at Comic Book Resources

High Noon is the greatest American movie ever made. You are free to disagree with me. But, of course, you’d be sadly mistaken. Full Article at Plenty

Marvel's Wolverine has been gifted with a rich history of artists portraying his adventures – from Frank Miller to Marc Silvestri, from Steve Dillon to Steve McNiven, and both John Romita’s – Jr. and Sr. All those and more have contributed to Logan’s... Full Article at Newsarama

Those of you waiting for the eventual adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel RONIN or the oft-mentioned TV series based on the 1998 action movie RONIN will have to remain patient. Full Article at Original Signal: Movies

Commercial director and Ridley Scott protege Carl Erik Rinsch has finally found a project for his feature film directorial debut. Full Article at Slash Film