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Singer Paul McCartney's decision to leave the Beatles and embark on a solo career is the subject of a new comic book that aims to give fans a new perspective on the breakup of the Fab Four, its publisher said on Tuesday.

If you thought “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” was a clever idea, have I got a book for you. “The New Deadwardians” (Vertigo, $14.99) is like a mash-up of “Downton Abbey” and “The Walking Dead,” with a sprinkle of “True Blood.” If that seems a preposterous combination, rest assured that it is not — in fact, it’s bloodsuckingly, zombie-bitingly, aristocratically delightful.

Billy Wright plunked down dime after dime for comic books while growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s, caring for the collection he started around the age of 9 until his death more than half a century later. On Wednesday, most of that collection sold for a whopping $3.5 million....

Peter Parker is dead and gone, but Spider-Man's still slinging webs and fighting crime. And it's not just a new teenager climbing Manhattan buildings, it's an entirely new crime-fighter, from the color of his suit to the complexion of his skin.

Calling all superheroes, zombies, space aliens, comic-book lovers and kids of all ages: Comic-Con is here.

The idea of Free Comic Book Day is simple: Publishers put out one or two comic books each year for free on the first Saturday in May for the 300,000 to 500,000 customers who show up at local comic book stores.

A rare copy of the first comic book to feature Superman is sold on the internet for $1m (£646,000).