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,…
So, anyway, yesterday saw the preview of Doctor Who – Waters of Mars for the press. And one of my Little Bleeders was in the audience. Naturally the following review contains spoilers, but not that many – if you want to remain a spoiler virgin, look away now. So… this might be spoilery. Only read…
Batman spanking Superman, a flashing Robin, a pregnant Harley Quinn, or a jam with Jim Lee with Wolverine farting on the Atom… is there anything Amanda Conner won’t draw? — Mark Millar, fresh from announcing the name of his new Marvel comic has announced that he will be directing a superhero movie with principal photography…
What’s going on with Grant Morrison and Scottish film director Paul McGuigan? The writer of Batman ANd Robin and the director of Acid House, Lucky Number Sleven and Push? Back in April I reported that Morrison and McGuigan had become drinking buddies, in LA, reminiscing about the things they missed. Well, it seems to have…
Okay, we all know that the French like comics. They have the world’s biggest comic convention. They named comics The Ninth Art. And they have massive comics museums. Nice. But even for France, this is a big one. This week the three biggest selling books in the country are all comics. Naturally, the best selling…
Oh dear. It seems like Rich got his Odins in a proper twist. But have no fear, I’m here now. This column is bound to make you forget that whole Blessed affair in the blink of a boss God’s one good eye. Either most people have completely forgotten that Men In Black was based on…
Nemesis. Yup. No I have no idea either. I’m sure the Millarworlders will have plenty to say… Doubt it’s got much to do with this fellow though. UPDATE: Mark Millar has posted a little elucidation. Only a little, mind. He writes; 1/ We’re doing this for Marvel. 2/ The main character driving this is in…
The preview press screening of the Doctor Who: Waters Of Mars upcoming special has just finished. My man in the audience, a cynical world-weary media type text messages to tell me; It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that’s up there with the best of them. Oh yes. Can’t wait. Except I’ll have to. —…
Okay, we were exclusive with this news for about quarter of an hour, before Comixology started tweeting, (and five and a half hours before MacWorld woke up) but still. Marvel titles being made available for iPhone and iTouch users through the iPhone Apps systems. And not tied down to any one App provider, but spread…
Big news folks. Marvel have just this second made a stack of their comics available on the Apple iPhone and iTouch. The titles include Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, the same book promoted as a motion comic on Union Square the other day. Captain America by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, tracking…
“You call me ‘chav’ one more time I’ll kick you so hard in the cunt your mum’ll feel it” – Kelly, Misfits, Episode One. So I went out tonight to the Channel 4 building in London to see a bloggers screening of the new comedy/drama/superheroics series Misfits. I was expecting some kind of Skins meets…
Oh dear. After all, I reported an age back that Brian Blessed was to play Odin in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. And now it seems as if Anthony Hopkins is up for the role instead. Clearly I must get better sources. Except in this case, my source was Brian Blessed. I’m not alone. Brian seems to…
Let’s just start all over again, shall we? I’m not sure that yesterday’s column was the best possible launch for me and mine. Think of it as a painful birth. Actually, think of it as the painful birth the Joker was talking about in Arkham Asylum. Now then… on to some lies, gossip, rumours 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…
