Daily Bugle News" and the "New York Post", two popular real-life New York City tabloids. The "Daily Bugle" is featured prominently in many Marvel Comics titles, especially those in which Spider-Man is the lead character. In 1996, a three-issue (black and white) limited series was printed. Since 2006, Marvel has published a monthly "Daily Bugle" newspaper reporting on the company's publications and authors. Marvel earlier used the newspaper format to promote Marvel's crossover events "Civil War" and "House of M"—reporting on storyline events as if the comic book "Daily Bugle" had come to life. Marvel restored this promotional function for the 2007
The Bugle Geek praised The Bugle for its unique wit, saying that the reviewer found himself 'laughing too hard to concentrate on anything else'. "The Bugle", according to The Nerd Rage Blog, is 'a thing of beauty' and 'is quite simply, hilarious'. Zaltzman's 'bullshit facts' are complimented, as is Oliver's 'biting sarcasm'. BBC Comedy review show What's So Funny described "The Bugle" as the benchmark in satire, in an episode dated 27 May 2011. The Bugle The Bugle is a satirical news podcast, created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. It was initially produced independently and distributed by TimesOnline before