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,…
1) Chew #1 First Print John Layman, Rob Guillory, Image Comics, 2009 $60 recent sale price, $2.99 cover price The little Image book that could. Sold out of both first and second print, with a third on the way (and a second print of #2 coming too), this is the surprise hit of the decade,…
From the Avatar booth, the Bleeding Cool T-Shirt, to be sold for $10 at the San Diego Comic Con. Comes in S, M, L, XL and XXL but let’s face it, Avatar should probably print up more of the last two than the others. I’ll be signing them through the weekend, with some kind of…
Posted earlier today at bittorrent site Demonoid, famous and longstanding comic book scanner, and illegal uploader stated that he was retiring from the practice. With three years and over two thousand complete and illegally uploaded scans to his record,that represents tens of millions of dollars of comics read for free without the owner and/or publisher’s…
Todd Allen has number crunched Marvel’s subscription data and has revealed that Tom Brevoort’s claims that Marvel could have launched the three-times-a-month Amazing Spider-Man title on subscriptions alone seem a little precarious when the book sells 9000 each issue alone, although that was a couple of years ago. However, you could definitely launch the Marvel…
Tony Lee, writer of Hope Falls, Milf Magnet and, oh go on then, the ongoing writer of the IDW Doctor Who comic (bastard) has his own special guide to getting through the biggest comic con in the English speaking world. Take it away, Tony! So, San Diego is coming up soon, and if you don’t…
Tyrese Gibson, actor, singer/songwriter/rapper/ex-model seems to be entering the comic book world with a gusto rarely seen amongst movie/music celebs who are happy to put their name to a project, do a panel at San Diego, mention it once on Letterman, sign a few copies then sit back and wait till the royalty/movie option rolls…
The BBC will broadcast a radio documentary My Story: The 99, about the Islamic supergroup comic that has made various headlines. The creator, Naif al Mutawa, has written an open letter for the BBC News website in which he outlines to his sons how the projects came after the events of September 11th 2001. My…
This video was meant to be private and not released without Michael’s permission. Thankfully the internet exists.
Hidden at the bottom of a recent BBC piece PR was the news that the British Broadcasting Corporation are planning a Doctor Who movie, probably for 2011, starring David Tennant in the role, while Matt Smith will continue to play the character on the television. Expected to be written by Russell T Davies, while Steven…
Bleeding Cool has been your number one source for the last few weeks on the aftermarket demand for new Image series Chew. With first prints of the first issue hitting $55 and $290 for mint slabbed editions, there was going to be a lot of attention on the second issue when it came out. Which…
Yesterday I ran a story that financial investment company JP Morgan had advised clients that Marvel Entertainment had risen from Neutral to Overweight and should therefore be seen as a stock to Buy. Indeed, they changed their opinion that the stock would head to $27, to $42 a share. A $15 difference and making it…
SHORT ‘N CURLIES – #0 Si Spurrier The other night I dreamt that excessive levels of HATE could cause haemorrhoids. Not in the obvious way – like the more you loathe stuff the more arsegrapes you sprout – but in the impersonal sense: like a weapon. Oh-ho-yes; what fun. I needed merely to turn my…
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…
