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,…
One of the pragmatic oddities of the comic book artist’s income stream is the ability to sell original art. Despite often featuring characters that are copyright to a publisher, once the art is returned, the artist is allowed to sell that art to collectors, though not the right to reproduce it. Furthermore, companies mostly turn…
One of the minor aspects of the Marvel/Disney announcement, is what happens with Kingdom Comics, the graphic novel publishing imprint from Disney. The intent was to take Disney movies and publish them as graphic novels. Titles were yet to be announced and, at the Chicago Comic Con last August, publisher Christian Beranek had been asked…
Comic book artist Josh Adams talks about the world he finds himself in – the industry, the family, the personality traits… I’d like to thank everyone for the lively conversation this past week. I want to let all of you know this is a blast writing these columns for you guys and it provides a…
How did Gears of War get those reported massive sales outside of the direct market? The announcement that DC/Wildstorm are creating a comic series based on NCSoft’s game Aion may hold a clue. The comic, Aiva’s Story, will be exclusive to the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend, given away for free, and then made avilable…
One of the complaints about the Spider-Woman Motion Comic from Marvel, released on iTunes, is that it’s region-restricted, so that non-Americans can’t get a chance to see cardboard cutouts moving around each other, swishy sound effects,slow zooms, slow turns, glowy lights, lots of cutting, and a very Los Angeles-casting-circuit English accent for the lead… Well…
It’s a debut novel. It”s only been out for a week. But this graphic novel/script/diary/sketchbook/blog fusion is at the top of the book charts for Bliss Magazine, has been picked up as Borders’ children’s book of the month and is selling out of some shops within minutes of stock arriving. Not so much a comic…
It feels strange to be writing this instead of just reading it on Heidi MacDonald’s The Beat (which just ran a very intriguing piece on the expansion of the San Diago Convention Center and the local politicking involved.) But these are the days we live in now… Anyway, a reminder for an Portland residents that…
SuperGod is the new superhero title from Warren Ellis and Garrie Gastonny, published by Avatar. It is intended as a thematic threequel to Black Summer and No Hero, which explored superheroes from very different angles. This time, it’s from the perspective or a superhero who is no longer human and tackles subjects seen in the…
As a result of the Marvel bankruptcy, European publisher Panini got a very cushy deal licensing Marvel titles across Europe, including owning Marvel UK in its entirety. While those very favourable terms have been renegotiated since, it did allow Panini to set up a strong European-wide distribution network selling popular comics that they basically hardly…
PLUGGED: I became abruptly aware recently of a New And Troubling form of Psychological Behaviour. I call it the NEUROTIC GOOGLEFLEX, and it is a dark and twisted instinct which has — within a few short years — become lodged deep in the TechnoPsyche of our generation. It occurs at that point — and we’ve…
Is this the final word on Misney? Time Warp Comics in Colorado celebrates its own time warp, twenty-five years in business. Jake Tinsley is the 14 year old author of the Night Owl comic series published by his father Ben Tinsley as Wham Bang Comics. And he’s now writing a new manga-style about another family,…
With Guy Ritchie directing Lobo, wouldn’t this be a perfect time for DC to pull out the completed Lobo series by Alan Grant and Frank Quitely? Entitled The Hand Job, The Hand-To-Hand Job or It’s A Man’s World, Alan Grant describes it as It’s a parody of Hugh Hefner. The guy gets kidnapped by this…
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…
