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 other day I, amongst other comics-related news sources, received a press release stating that Frank Frazetta had regained rights to his artwork from Underwood Books. I didn’t run anything, press releases have to be pretty unusual for me to take notice. Comic Book Resources ran the full press release, and some other places probably…
Boom! Studios very kindly let me have a quick peek at the titles they’re shipping this week. And what a week! Irredeemable #4, Finding Nemo #1, Muppet Robin Hood #2, Toy Story #2, Dead Run #2 Farscape: Strange Detractors #4, and Mr Stuffins #3, seven books! Okay, it’s no 39 titles, but it’s a fair…
I’m not talking about the week of 39 titles. Or the collective waistlines of all the editors combined. No, I’m talking about market analysts and financial services firm JP Morgan, who have just raised their recommendation for shares in Marvel Entertainment (MVL) from Neutral to Overweight. Which means that in the next six to twelve…
Yesterday I posted the nominations for the Harvey Awards on Bleeding Cool. Since then there has been a bit of a ruckus, people asking about ballot stuffing, pointing to DC’s employee leading to a big Zuda push, of just how so many nominations came through for Buzzboy a series that saw little publication and critical…
I understand from Marvel sources that the addition of Spider-Girl to the bi-monthly Amazing Spider-Man Family has boosted sales enough to save the title from cancellation, and indeed, the title has sold out at distributor level. Expect Marvel to relaunch the anthology title using the abandoned title Web Of Spider-Man in the near future, including…
San Diego Comic Con International is the mostly intense geek experience in the world. And it’s also an opportunity for A to Z List Hollywood celebrities from genre TV shows and films to hawk their wares to their adoring public. Or their abusive public. Or the stalking public. Comic creators love the Hollywood celebrity element…
Samuel Jackson has filmed his Nick Fury scenes in Iron Man 2, but he’s still just standing around and talking…. 23 Ways For A Comic Artist To Survive And Thrive In Any Economy. The 24th is “sell out.” MTV talk to Grant Morrison – as long as you’re in America. Blair Butler does the same…
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…
