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,…
(SHORT ‘N CURLIES) – #2 SI SPURRIER I FACT YOU RIGHT IN THE FACE: A friend of mine sprogged-up recently, and in the “oooh, isn’t he sweet” aftermath of deceit and secret revulsion she committed the Ultimate Crime of harping on and on and on to everyone — including the other girls in our little…
The article last week listing comic projects that have never been published or are still waiting in the wings spurred many of you to share your own “most wanted”. Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran’s Stealth Tribes, a sci-fi cloudsourcing cyberpunk original graphic novel. Officially Collen is still drawing it for Vertigo – but it has…
Last night, Click Communications sent out a press release announcing Warren Ellis’ appearance and a San Diego panel for the four upcoming anime Marvel series, including Wolverine and Iron Man, from Marvel Entertainment and Madhouse – and, presumably, that he has written for the cartoon series in question. The panel is on the Friday at…
For the first time of asking, Bleeding Cool is proud to publish the banns of marriage of Ray Dillon inker and colourer of IDW’s Rogue Angel and Renae De Liz penciller of IDW’s Rogue Angel. The ceremony will be held at the San Diego Comic Con 2009 on Sunday afternoon at 4pm on the outside…
How are you preparing for San Diego? Stocking up on hand sanitiser? Printing off business cards? Refining that portfolio? Working out where to queue for the Twilight panel? Well pity Frank Cho who is not only doing all that, probably, but is also ripping up 2500 copies of his San Diego Comic Con sketchbook, Scribbles…
In the San Diego Comic Con schedules, Boom! talk about a mystery object that Roger Langridge will be signing. It looks like that will be The Muppet Show Hardcover, one of a series of exclusive San Diego hardcover editions from Boom! The Muppet Show, Incredibles: Family Matters and Cars: The Rookie, numbered 1 to 250…
The BBC confirmed today it has commissioned the first series of the new Sherlock Holmes series, written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, as three ninety minute episodes. Moffat is the new Doctor Who showrunner and Tintin screenplay writer, Gatiss is best known as a member of comedy troupe, The League Of Gentlemen. Moffat, with…
Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp’s No Hero shipped its sixth issue last week from Avatar. For those who saw it, it had an unforgettable twist and end scene. Those of you trade waiting, or still planning to read the issue should move on. Are you still here? No seriously. There are spoilers, big spoilers,…
What have I learnt today? Well, USA Today have printed the second page of their Wednesday Comics Superman chapter. The New York Daily News promotes Blackest Night (although it seems that the promotional Blackest Night rings won’t reach the UK till next week) with Geoff Johns quoted as saying “What’s going to be the most…
Okay, a bunch of you have asked what I’m up to at San Diego. Here is my dance card, bookmark it if you want, email me to add your own. Then bookmark this page and I’ll add updates. I feel like having a Little Bleeders Breakfast on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday, say. If you’re…
Over the years I’ve reported a number of payment issues people have had with the comic industry. From Josh Hoopes to Rick Olney, Pat Lee to Roger Kee, CrossGen to Speakeasy, Devil’s Due to Zenescope, Chaos Comics to The Dabel Brothers. Late payments, partial payments, no payments, it can be a bit rubbish out there…
The first seven minutes of Torchwood: Children Of Earth below. Bleeding Cool non-spoiler review here, and spoiler-filled commentary here. The first few minutes are okay, enough for the flavour. By episode 4 it’s way better than the best of Battlestar Galactica ever was and has moments as good as The Wire. Enjoy. Those in the…
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…
