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,…
This Week I Have Been Mostly Hating: …the false excitement of a Legitimate Distraction From Work (LDWF)… which is then revealed to be more hollow and worthless than the scabbed-over chest-cavity of a Divorce Lawyer. YES, Oh Audio Speakers Next To My Computer, I’m talking to you. I KNOW YOUR WAYS. I know that when…
Green Lantern, Huntress and Lady Blackhawk. The love that dare not speak its name, without a bottle of brandy. And, if not a torn-in-half-internet, a slightly roughed up one. This page from Justice League: Cry For Justice #2 by James Robinson and Mauro Cascioli was previewed on the DC Comics blog The Source, Have to…
In 1994, Dave Gibbons was art director for the PC/Amiga computer game Beneath A Steel Sky for Revolution Software and Virgin Interactive. The Watchmen artist designed artistic elements for the game as well as a narrative comic. It was a number one best seller on release, with good reviews but has now been been made…
Okay, I have to admire their chutzpah. Bluewater running a biography comic of Stephanie Myer, and really hoping they don’t somehow get sued on the basis of expoitationof another’s trademark in a way they might if they tried it on with JK Rowling. Because this is the first Bluewater biography that doesn’t look like an…
Last month, Bleeding Cool reported on a benefit being organised for legendary comics creator John Ostrander, who is suffering from glaucoma and needs specific operations that his coming-to-an-end health insurance will only very partially cover. Comix4Sight.com was set up by Mike Gold and Adrienne Nash (with Gail Simone on point duty) to raise money for…
This is the cover to the second print of Stuff of Legend, a new comic that burned through it’s sizeable overprint in days and currently has the first issue hitting $18 on eBay, the Free Comic Book Day preview hitting $20 and the 100 copy “Boogieman” edition currently receiving bids of $67 – a black…
It’s been no mystery that Spawn creator Todd McFarlane was pencilling Spawn #200, a rather monumental book for Image Comics. And he’d stated that certain guest artists might contribute flashback scenes. Well, it looks like Youngblood creator and Image founder Rob Liefeld will be one of them. Certainly any previous animosity between Todd McFarlane and…
Absolution #1 by Christos Gage and Roberto Viacava ships from Avatar in the US today and the UK tomorrow. As those who picked up the prologue #0 know, this is the story about a superhero who belongs to the police force, who has decided to covertly murder those who escape justice or commit crimes so…
More local press for local shops and local creators as Art Baltazar talks about Tiny Titans – “We want to make the book funny and suitable for kids, but we also like to include stuff that older readers will get,” he said. “Little nods to past story lines, things like that.”. The Los Angeles Museum…
In this first of a couple of Avatar Plugs Of The Week, lets have a shufty at Frankenstein’s Womb. Now, Warren Ellis loves genetics. And he loves technology. And especially loves the bits that crossover and make you unable to look at your Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket anymore. Well it looks like he’s doing it…
Little has been made of Marvel’s decision to sell Marvelman T-shirts on its website (although sadly not outside the US or Canada… ooh I hope that’s not a precursor to something) That’s a flagpole in the sand, a bold statement saying anyone who wants to launch a trademark or copyright battle, this is what you…
I’ve been hearing about this new TV series for a while, but it’s now breaking through. Misfits is a new superhero comedy drama by Howard Overman, made by Clerkenwell Films and will be broadcast on E4 in the UK, with BBC Worldwide getting its mitts on it for overseas sales by the end of 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…
