Campaign tackles online safety: The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reports that Spider-Man and other Marvel Comics characters will be part of a campaign for WiredSafety, a nonprofit group that provides safety resources and training for parents and children.

According to a press release, "the program will involve special comic books dedicated to all aspects of our programs, from cyber-bullying, privacy, stranger danger, online security, safe searching, where to report cybercrimes and abuse, how to handle online intellectual property responsibly (starting with movies and software piracy), balance between online and offline activities, safe e-commerce, identity theft, fraud and scams, malicious code, etc." The program will include appearances by Marvel characters and WiredSafety volunteers at schools nationwide.

WiredSafety also has launched Internet SuperHeroes, a website dedicated to promoting the program, and to providing free lesson plans and downloadable materials to schools.