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be released just this year based on comic book characters. with their powers combined, you can rest assured they'll conquer the box office. but it's not just movies. last year, san diego's annual comic-con gathering reached record attendance, 130,000. that's up just from 145 attendees in 1970. >> i think some of it has to do with just the fact that the characters and stories have been around so long, so the generations who grew up reading our comics as kids are now in positions of authority at movie studios and television studios. they understand what it is we do and the kind of stories that comics have to offer. >> if you've never finished a super hero saga by turning the page as opposed to watching it on the big screen, you're missing out. but don't worry, tomorrow you

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