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February
6
Wheeling and Dealing

The Friday news wrap:

Today's Daily Variety reports a deal between Marvel and Electronic Arts to to create a new line of videogames based on Marvel characters as well as comicbooks based on EA characters.

DV says Marvel also signed a deal with China Youth Press to get its comics translated and reprinted for that nation. And Warren Ellis' comic Global Frequency is getting ready to shoot as a pilot for the WB, exec produced by Mark Burnett ("Survivor") and John Rogers ("The Core"), who will also write the script.

Jerry Seinfeld is reteaming with Superman for American Express, Ad Age reports. The actor will star in five-minute video episodes with an animated Man of Steel that will appear on the charge card company's website.

Dark Horse Comics announced this week that it will buy manga publishing and production house Studio Proteus. The acquisition will also include all Studio Proteus manga previously published with Eclipse and Innovation. Studio Proteus’s Toren Smith will retain the company’s name and stay on as a translator and manga consultant.

A benefit comic from Marvel to raise funds for ACTOR, which offers financial assistance to retired comics pros, has been canceled. But Marvel will still donate money to the fund.

"Hellboy" director Guillermo del Toro and star Ron Perelman are scheduled to appear at tomorrow's L.A. Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention at the Pasadena Convention Center. The producers of Cartoon Network's Teen Titans also will be on hand for the two-day show. See you there.

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