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,…
I say “have to”. They don’t have to do anything of the sort, of course. But it would be nice. 1. The Boom Studio Question. Recently Boom Studios entered a licensing agreement with Disney, initially publishing a line of Pixar-based titles such as Cars, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc, as well as comics…
So what’s everyone saying? CB Cebulski: This is all very new to us, folks. We have answers to general questions for now. Nothing specific yet though. Jason Woods: for once (and probably just this once) I feel like I know what’s happening with Marvel more than you ;) Gail Simone: I have dealt with Disney…
Some first thoughts. It is not April 1st. What does this mean for the Disney/Boom deal? Will Marvel now have a big booth at D23 as well? Will the Howard The Duck likeness legal mess be sorted out once and for all? And is World War Ducks now on the slate? Jason Wood, comic geek…
Here’s the Press Release… and listen along here… The Marvel/Disney deal is to complete end of calendar year. They hope to expand back catalogue and move across media platforms. The acquisition of Pixar is cited as an example, including international expansion. They want to turn lots of Marvel characters into “Iron Man” – not literally…
Disney are to buy Marvel Comics for four billion dollars. I understand that there will be an investor conference call taking place in three quarters of an hour at 10:15am EST. Marvel shareholders are to receive a total of $30 in cash plus a three quarters of a Disney share for each share they own….
The Darkness/PITT #1 shipped last week. ANd, considering Dale Keown’s history on this matter, some are wondering just how much of issue 2 has been drawn… Seems like all of it. Here’s a Top Cow montage to prove that, well, Dale is at least working on #3 now and that #2 should ship without any…
Amelia Earhart: Drawing from History — Original Graphic Novel Illustrations in India Ink is a new exhibition at The Downtown Art District Association Center for the Arts, 526 N. Liberty St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Pages by local artist Ben Towle from Towle and Sarah Stewart Taylor’s upcoming graphic novel Amelia Earhart — This Broad Ocean….
Continuing the discussion about noir comics, I see all the critical praise being heaped on Darwyn Cooke’s adaptation of the Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake) Parker novel THE HUNTER. All well and good. I’m fan of the Parker novels. But all that talk about it being the best crime graphic novel for years just reveals…
Smoke and Kat & Mouse comic book writer Alex De Campi entered the Amazon Kindle Spec Commercial competition earlier this month. Recently making some stunning music videos for Amanda Palmer, The Puppini Sisters and Real Tuesday Weld, amongst others, I understand she’s still unsigned. Feel free to send her stuff around. I think she’s great….
Taking the girls to the Notting Hill Carnival today. Should be lots of fun. So expect a little less posting today. Come on, which other comics reportage gives you regular weekend coverage, eh? It’s great to see it’s not just comic books that offend the mid-market tabloids. The Daily Mail, the publication that nixed the…
Currently, the comic book pirate community is split between two main groups, the Minutemen and DCP who, between them, scan in most comic books shipped each week, to a remarkably high professional standard with significant post-production work to keep the quality high. One tells it hard to find the difference between a PDF file and…
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…
