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,…
Every Monday from now on (unless it’s a Tuesday), welcome back to Lying In The Gutters. A once-a-week, sometime-on-Monday collection links of links to the best stories that have already run in Bleeding Cool this week and a smattering of new content on top. If you read only one Bleeding Cool article, make it this…
According to ContactMusic.com, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, playing Black Widow and Deadpool/Green Lantern respectively, have a house full of comics, something Scarlett is wanting to change. They quote her saying We have quite a few stacks of comic books. We’re in different universes but it’s fun to get into that whole world together even…
A few weeks ago I ran an article on an upcoming class at Michigan State University on the History of the Modern Comic Book that actually seemed to tackle its full history with intelligence and insight rather than glossing over aspects, such as the speculator market, distribution exclusivity and the effect of Beanworld. I got…
Or maybe not. But should be. So a manga adaptation of Hitler’s book MEIN KAMPF sold 45,000 copies in its first week of publication in Japan, which has freaked out a lot of people, especially those in Germany and the rights holders of the original book. It amuses me that this book’s Japanese sales alone…
As the Bruce Willis-starring movie hits next week, I understand publisher Top Shelf is making The Surrogates comic series available through Apple. A special Surrogates app for the iPhone and iTouch from iVerse Media makes the first two issues of the original comic book for only ninety-nine cents, at which point the remaining three issues…
Freakangels is an oddity in the current comics publishing industry. Written and created like an original comic, by an A-List writer, it is given away free by its publisher, weekly, then collected in volumes. It is, by definition, a New Model Comic that bypasses the comics store, leaves money on the table and does fine…
By Theron Kusulas Age : 33 Height: 5′ 9″ Weight : Too damn much. AND I AM AN ADDICT. Have been for 23 years. Recently I started posting my opinions under the alias Grendel. (Inspired by Hunter Rose, not the Jolie monster) I don’t know why. I was never inclined to talk about it much….
The most recent issue of Amazing Spider-Man features a scene that is already causing considerable debate on line. Did Spider-Man aid Chameleon in getting away with the rape of Spider-Man’s flatmate, Michelle? Not the expected plotline, I think you’d expect of the title. But let’s play this out. At the beginning of Amazing Spider-Man 601,…
Wired looks at comics for kids and reminds us that Jeff Smith’s Little Mouse Gets Ready is being released shortly. On that topic, it looks like Rose has just been reprinted. The Journal Star picks out Max Brooks’ s The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, The Book of Genesis Illustrated by Robert Crumb and Absolute…
Okay, okay, as I said before, no one actually has to answer anything. Why would they? Diane Nelson doesn’t know I exist and it’s probably better that way. It just makes for a better headline. But if they were to answer, what would they say? 1. The Location Question. Will any of DC Comics operations…
PTA Night is an all-ages comic from Image by Jeremy Scott, author/artist of the similarly targetted Lava Is A Floor. It appears to be a “pantomime” comic, with no dialogue, but intricate detail, each double page splash featuring the school, each classroom a different panel, each splash a different time period as a normal Parent/Teachers…
Spending the day out with the good lady wife, kids at their grandparents, you may have to do without me for much of today… though I have a couple of items scheduled later. The Guardian looks at the history of kids comics, as it begins giving away a classic British comic with every edition of…
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…
