reported by Richard Harrisburg, FictionFanatic.com

Chicago author Tim Broderick isn?t just a mystery novelist. Nor is he just a graphic novelist. He is a pioneer in the fiction arena with a flair for the diverse. Once again combining his dramatic talent as an artist and his clever storytelling ability, Tim Broderick will see the publication of his third mystery graphic novel from Echelon Press in January 2008. "Cash & Carry" is the next installment of the tales of David Diangelo, the main character of Broderick?s Odd Jobs series, referred to as "Serious Mystery." Book one in the Odd Jobs series, "Lost Child" is currently available in an electronic version, while book two, "Something to Build Upon" is available in paperback from Twilight Tales. He also has a story in the ?Wall Street Noir? anthology from Akashic Press, coming in June.

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reported by David Jones, FictionFanatic.com

A complete costume worn by Christopher Reeve in his first Superman film, (*$50,000-$70,000), a Bat Suit worn by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (*$50,000-$70,000), an extremely rare Wicked Witch of the West "Winkie" guard costume from The Wizard of Oz,(*$100,000-$120,000), Marilyn Monroe's gown from There's No Business Like Show Business, (*$80,000-$100,000) along with her personal hand-annotated script from The Seven Year Itch (*$60,000-$80,000) are just a few of the items Profiles in History will offer for sale on April 5, 2007 starting at 11:00am. Other coveted items that will be up for bid as part of their 27th auction include Producer Ilya Salkind's Superman collection, featuring Yvonne Blake's costume designs for Reeve as "Superman" and Marlon Brando as "Jor-El," the original, unpublished archive of transcripts of his brainstorming meetings with writer Mario Puzo discussing the "Genesis of Superman," and his personal Superman script.

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reported by Barry Dunning, FictionFanatic.com

In the midst of many transparent antics ranging from the Internet to Hollywood, fans and enthusiasts of horror and psychological flair are pretty much at a loss concerning where to find that next great title. Luckily for them, over the past year there has been a literary development taking place that is certain to knock everyone's heads back into place while shaking the scene ecstatic.

Devil'z Hide, the all-new Psychological/Survival Horror Novel elated in trimmings of Crime, Drama, Mystery, & Thriller elements roars atomically onto the book-scene with a story and setting unlike anything ever experienced before?

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