Awwwww… Jim Lee finished the most recent issue of Justice League #5 just before his new child was born, and while his wife Carla was rather heavily pregnant. He’s written that the new arrival held out until he’d finished his deadline, which was appreciated by all, I’m sure. But what tribute could Jim Lee make…
We know from the publicity that DC Vertigo are publishing graphic novel adaptaions of the Millenium Trilogy, with Denise Mina and Leonardo Manco adapting the first book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo into two parts. And in April they’ll be publishing a free teaser of the first graphic novel. But Bleeding Cool (alone it…
Recently, Bleeding Cool ran an article on how Marvel were looking to get certain creators out of their exclusive deals with Marvel, in an attempt to save money. And how Ariel Olivetti may have been a good example, locked into a two year excluisve deal with Marvel but suddenly appearing on the rejigged Men Of…
Toy News International ran these scans of images of DC toys and statues for 2012. But did they miss the headline story? Or is it a case of one side of DC not knowing what the other is doing? Because in May 2012, as part of the New 52 Cover Girls Of The DC Universe,…
Lawry Lewin, British stand up comedian, will appear the last David Tennant episodes of Doctor Who, airing on Christmas Day 2009 and in the New Year. Lewin is a character comedian, and I particularly remember him as a parody paranormal investigator from radio station XFM, taking calls from people who weren’t always in on the…
Have these people learned nothing? Do they actually want to raise money for charity? I only ask because the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund appears to be running a Live Rock And Roll Karaoke night during the MoCCA festival in New York. And it’s being co-hosted by comics blogger, editor and PR maestro Heidi MacDonald….
Since Patrick Troughton replaced William Hartnell in the lead role in the ever-popular British sci-fi TV showDoctor Who, back in 1966, the titles of the show have displayed the Doctor’s face. Generally disembodied, staring at the camera, dissolving into swirly graphics or exploding into stars, occasionally animating into a grin or a wink. However, after…
So I’m a thirty-something male who reads comics. Bearded, long haired, overweight, too much stuff, too little space. Nothing too exceptional there. Let’s consider this a project. Maybe you’d like to join me. Our aim, to still enjoy the things we do but maybe find a way to present ourselves to the world around us…
So what are the plot secrets behind Ed Brubaker’s CAPTAIN AMERICA #600 and REBORN #1? Why are Marvel so sure they’ll get major international publicity about to the extent that they won’t release any solicitation information until the coverage is received? And why is #600 being released two days early to match up with said…
Strong rumours that a comic convention of a similar style and scope to the San Diego Comic Con and the New York Comic Con have been circling of late. One Liam Fisher claims to have the rights to put on a UK version of Comic Con in London. Fisher is behind this ad on a…
I understand that British actor Brian Blessed has been cast in Kenneth Branagh’s THOR movie, based on the Marvel Comics title, as the character Odin. Blessed is best known for his roles as Caesar Augustus in I CLAUDIUS and King Of The Hawk Men in FLASH GORDON as well as being a charity campaigner and…
I’d like to officially welcome Warren Ellis to BleedingCool.com with this rather fun Amazon listing. How many copies will you order?
001 I have the head of Jack Kirby in my office. I built it myself. Which means, this being the late-postmodern 21st Century, I stole it from someone else and then tinkered with it until it became a transformative work. What I actually did was steal the Hanson Robotics-designed android head of Philip K Dick…
I understand that WANTED and KICK-ASS co-creator Mark Millar and WATCHMEN co-creator Dave Gibbons are working on a creator-owned comic book series. Bet it’s a superhero thing as well. Mark Millar, from Coatbridge outside Glasgow, has had a number of recent high-profile comic book successes, from AUTHORITY to ULTIMATE X-MEN to the record-breaking CIVIL WAR…
Welcome to the first day of BleedingCool.com – the new blogsite written by Rich Johnston and friends. This site will not so much pull back the curtains of the comic book industry, as give you a series of upskirt shots. But as well as news, rumours and gossip, there will be reviews, previews, features, interviews,…
Feeling down after coming second on Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle may feel in the mood to pop along to her local comic shop for a little escapist action. But what will she find there waiting for her? We took a little peek in a blatant attempt to up this new site’s Google rankings. ABSOLUTE…
Below you’ll see a photo of a poster, hanging on a bus shelter. It was taken by Little Bleeder Ian, who wondered: I don’t know if this is genuine viral marketing or just a bunch of students. You can see a #believeinsherlock hashtag on the bottom right hand corner. I went to Twitter and searched…
The above is a commission by Frank Miller, recreating the splash page from The Dark Knight, below, for one Felix Lu. Such a detailed commission from Miller, it would be quite a rarity these days and rather expensive. Albeit not quite as expensive as buying the original art, recently selling for almost half a million…
Here’s an orderly and dependable plot blurb for The Amazing Spider-Man, as issued by Sony and piling up across the net (and in my inbox) like wildfire right now. There may not be any bombshells in here, but the strands come together pretty clearly. You know – like a web. The Amazing Spider-Man is the…
The last time I remember reading a Legend Of Zelda comic was back in the nineties, from Valiant Comics before they decided to move into superheroes. There’s were also a few manga books tied into specific game releases but no US licenced comics for quite some time. This could change if Joe Madueira gets his…
He’s done gangbusters for DC Comics, taking C-list character Animal Man, whose return to the DC Universe from DC Vertigo had been lacklustre at best, and turned him into a surprise critical and commercial hit as part of the DC New 52. So it’s only natural that DC might tap him for any other bright…
I would assume that the success of The Lord of the Rings and the huge interest in The Hobbit, not to mention the extraordinary, eight-film success of the Harry Potter series, would encourage Warner Bros. to look seriously into all of their similar options, but the studio has not to move ahead with a long-developing…
