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,…
Those Long Beach Comic Con freelancers are a gossipy lot. Away from their corporate masters, giddy with a mix of fear and excitement over the coming changes at Marvel and DC, they tend to talk, gossip, exaggerate and compare notes. And then email me. So, with the best will in the world, and a modicum…
The second issue of Law And Order writer Christos Gage’s superhero cop serial killer drama from Avatar ships in America tomorrow and the UK on Thursday. Absolution, written by Gage and drawn by Roberto Viacava sees a superhero granted police status find that he can’t deal with horrific crimes he investigates, and so starts killing…
Photo by Luigi Novi Valiant was an upstart publisher in the nineties, headed by Jim Shooter, Steven J Massarsky and Bob Layton that revived classic characters from sixties and seventies publisher Gold Key, namely Magnus Robot Fighter, Solar: Man of The Atom and Turok: Dinosaur Hunter as well as adding many new characters to the…
In the recent Astonishing X-Men/Spider-Man Sketchbook giveaway thing from Marvel, Phil Jiminez talks about working on the series at length, and also shows us how he deals with Warren Ellis’ scripts, some of which are reproduced in the comic-type thing. Including this. You don’t see it? Zoom in again. And again. Yeah, that’s the one….
019 MEANWHILE, IN THE FEVERPITCH WANKPIT OF PHILIP K DICK’S ARTIFICIAL CONSCIOUSNESS NESTED INSIDE THE ROBOT HEAD OF JACK KIRBY: someone in America is creating graphic novels for the newsstand and the bookstore. They weren’t called graphic novels. Not least because this is happening in 1968 and 1971. A crime graphic novel in magazine format,…
The banning of uber-fan Pádraig Ó Méalóid from Irish sci-fi con Octocon, reported in yesterday’s Bleeding Cool has been developing. In the responses to the previously linked blog of Cheryl Morgan, Octocon committee member James Brophy announced he is stepping down over this affair, saying I can’t stand to work in this environment any more….
Now isn’t that spiffy? You can see the full reveal here. The DW shortening of the logo makes for a Tardis-replacement motif and it’s a terribly futuristic way in which the letter ‘R’ isn’t quite complete, isn’t it? It’s cold, its metal, its mysterious and someone should really stop shining that torch/flashlight in my face……
Pádraig Ó Méalóid is what one might call an uber-fan. Involved in the comics and sci-fi community, running cons, writing commentary, he’s been notable for his Alan Moore interviews and reportage of late, as well as working with Bryan Talbot, Eddie Campbell, Paul Cornell and more. He’s generally well-liked, well-thought of and well-bought various pints…
It was only a month ago that John Goldwater at Archie announced a signing deal with agency CAA to represent the characters, currently enjoying a media blitz with the Archie Marries Veronica arc, to Hollywood. But I hear they’ve hit a little snag. No one really seems to want them right now. Problem is there…
Over the last few days, Llandaff Village Green in Wales has been transformed into “Leadworth”, a nineties English village, for the teh first episode of the new Doctor Who shoot. Alun Vega has been on the scene with a handy camera, as well his own eyes and ears. Here we can see signs being changed…
The word from freelancers at Long Beach Comic Con this weekend is that DC Comics are going to be making the great trek from East Coast to West Coast on a permanent basis. While I’d heard conflicting rumours about various moves of office under the new DC Entertainment regime, this weekend seemed to see them…
This is Lying In The Gutters, the Monday runaround of the week on Bleeding Cool with one or new bits to boot. To sign up to the Lying In The Gutters mailing list and get this weekly post mailed to you, look to the right… — From the Birmingham International Comic Show… Garry Leach (Marvelman,…
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…
