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,…
The Secret Society Of Super-Villains Showcase volume solicited a year or so ago never happened, because Bob Rozaskis chose not to sign away his contractual reprint fee in perpetuity in return for a “royalty pool” scheme, saying “If there is some collection of my stories that you want to do, I’d be willing to negotiate,…
This is your cut-out-and-keep guide to my attempts to alert the comics industry of a major scam going on in its midst. Right from the beginning, we knew Josh Hoopes had a… legally-challenged record and was accepting commissions from publishers, outsourcing the work and then not paying the artist. But we never knew just how…
“As some day it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list–I’ve got a little list” The List is the new Dark Reign mini-event-ish thing from Marvel starting in September. Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin, and political masterplayer sits down and makes a list of all that is wrong with…
The just-announced Marvel solicitations for September missed out quite a few chunks. Some Marvel Zombies here, some Amazing Spider-Man there… but what else? Well, David Baldeon is drawing Rikki Barnes from Heroes Reborn a new world in her own four issue mini-series, Nomad: Girl Without A World #1 . After playing a part in the…
You know that odd theory about asking the Universe for something and wait until it delivers? You know, taking the idea of prayer, removing anyone actually to pray to, and crossing your fingers? Remember all those questions I asked about Marvel Comics’ solicitations for September? Well it seems a few of those questions have suddenly…
The Marvel Zombies are back in September, as a series of one-shots. Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man with Nick Dragotta brings back the horrific undead Spider-Man, Colonel America, Power Man, Giant Man and Wolverine – into their own past. so Peter Parked-In-A-Grave goes back to his college years in an attempt to undo the evil he…
So during the upfronts, where the networks trotted out their new shows to entice buyers and advertisers, I got a peek at the pilot for the new Fox series HUMAN TARGET, the one pilot I was told was the “hottest” pilot the network had. Seriously? This was the best they have to offer for the…
Marvel have made the solicitations for the September issues of Amazing Spider-Man classified for now. BleedingCool managed to find the credits for the hidden issues, but without actual solicitation information. That’s until SuperPouvoir.com showed the cover to Amazing Spider-Man #606, by J Scott Campbell. This one. Oh you actually want the cover without my rather…
Marvel have made their full solictations for September nice and public, sending them out to websites. Some of those titles have classified solicitations, but we’ve already found some of the creators for those books from Marvel’s own website. and more to come in an upcoming Bleeding Cool update. But that’s only half of the story….
So Marvel may be making certain solicitations for their September releases classified - and I can understanding not wanting to spoil any surprises… but not even letting on who is drawing which and what? A little harsh I feel. So here are the classified details on assigned creators for Amazing Spider-Man in September; #604 –…
Recently, Bleeding Cool ran a piece on the upcoming Wednesday Comics series from DC, spotlighting its cover and deliberately misunderstanding the listing for Strange Adventures Pope, though Hawkman Baker also has a similar appeal. But what if you are a UK retailer, who only gets your comics for sale on Thursday? Might your customers get…
This Wednesday, Marvel will ship 39 serialised comic books. Twelve X-titles – Astonishing X-Men #30, Timestorm 2009/2099 X-Men #1, Uncanny X-Men #512, Wolverine First Class #16, Wolverine Noir #3, Wolverine Weapon X #3, X-Factor #45, X-Force #16, X-Men Forever #2, Dark Wolverine #75, Wolverine Magazine #3 and Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1. And five are…
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…
