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,…
A preview of Glamourpuss #9 by Dave Sim, available in the current Diamond Previews catalogue and out at the end of September. Cover by the one and only Gene Colan… Glamourpuss is an irreverent look at photorealism in comic strips, with Sim attempting to recreate styles in the fashion in which they were drawn, then…
There’s nothing a promoter loves more than intrigue. So a number of San Diego Comic Con panels and presentations leave the details sparse but promise a surprise. Sometimes it’s because they actually do have a big surprise. Sometimes it’s because certain people may or may not turn up. And in other cases, they don’t actually…
If this week’s Blackest Night ring promotional giveaway has whetted your appetite for free stuff, keep your eye out for Betty Cooper, Confidential out later this year. It’s a 16 page giveaway colour comic available from comic stores that leads into the Archie All-Star Presents Vol 2: Betty’s Diary collection. Written and drawn by Dan…
What a promotional item to covet. Available from your retailer this Wednesday alongside the first episode of the latest DC event, Blackest Night. Not only are the rings designed for the fatter male adult finger,but they look slightly less shonky that promotional Green Lantern rings of old. Retailers will be supplied with these bags of…
Bleeding Cool reviewed Torchwood: Children of Earth on Friday. I was pleasantly surprised by TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH. While I was expecting another mawkish season full of crying, badly-thought-out and derivative ideas, I was surprised by the ruthless conviction with which Russell T. Davies turned the whole show inside-out, dumping everything that was naff about…
Sunday programming for San Diego Comic Con has just been released. You know Sundays? A time for relaxation, for winding down for… oh forget it. As far as I can tell, it’s pretty much as busy as Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 10 am sees more history of Comic Con, Kids Graphic novels, the Jack Kirby…
Aleksa Gajić is the artist of Scourge Of The Gods, currently being translated and reprinted for the English speaking market by Marvel Comics, bringing his work to a new and very grateful audience. But comics isn’t Aleksa’s only talent. He’s also a movie director. Of course he is. And his new animated movie, Technotise: Edit…
At 3pm on Sunday 6th September, Brian Blessed, his wife Hildegard Neil, his daughter Rosalind Blessed and son-in-law Mark Hayden will be gathered at the Tristan Bates Theatre, opposite Forbidden Planet in the West End of London. That’s the venue for a single performance rehearsed reading of the play Permission Painted by Stephen M Hunt….
Currently, Mike Allred’s work can be seen every week in Wednesday Comics. But what’s next? He won’t give us a title but he let his fans know that it would be a new Vertigo series, written by sci-fi author Chris Roberson (Clockwork Storybook, Cinderella From Fabletown With Love) and edited by Shelly Bond. Cryptically Mike…
Okay, we’d all seen how busy, full and basically impossible the Friday schedule of San Diego Comic Con was. Well, Saturday’s schedule has now been released. And bloody hell. Again, whether you’re going or not, the choices you make over what you’d want to see define you as the very specific comic fan you are….
Josh Adams, son of the legendary comics artist Neal Adams, and no slouch as an artist himself, is in the process of setting up a new studio in the New York/Tri-State area. The studio, providing content to comic, movie, advertising and fashion companies will be made up of Josh, a number of up and coming…
Thanks to stand up comedian/voiceover Dominic Frisby and his gang of urban South London street “yoot” for this little number. Aiiieee. And yes, that is definitely Michael Jackson in the movie. Absolutely!
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…
