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,…
The Heroes For Equal Rights Organisation (H. E. R. O.) is encouraging people to dress up in superhero costumes this All Hallow’s Eve and go door to door, not soliciting for candy, but handing out leaflets promoting peace and tolerance. Oh brother. No seriously, a grown man dressed as Batman turns up on your door…
Comic book artist Josh Adams talks about the world he finds himself in, the industry, the family, the personality traits…. I know, I know. Everyone is talking about the Reed vs Wizard Final Infinite Invasion Crisis on Earths: one through fifty-two, and I would love to rant about it for 1000-1500 words. HOWEVER, I will…
Press pass, check. Oyster card, check. Optimus Prime Ninja costume? Check. Okay maybe ‘ll leave that at home. But hundreds of people won’t. London MCM Expo, starting in an hour or two, is similar to Wizard World, but has arrived here in the opposite direction. Originally a convention where you could get film and TV…
Tonight Cerebus TV, Dave Sim’s new online channel launches. Currently a Preview is running featuring the likes of Dave Sim, Erik Larsen, Jesse Jacobs and more. I’ll be asleep when it goes up – feel free to watch and comment below as the channel goes live at 10pm your time. Happy viewing. And let’s hope…
Since the initial announcement of the Blackest Night promotional plastic Lantern rings, a different colour tied into different issues of different series, DC Comics doubled the amount retailers were eligible to order. So getting the ring should be easier for customers. But the game is still on. Obviously you should be able to get the ring of…
At the Oxfam site, they are listing six exclusive prints by Gorillaz and Tank Girl artist Jamie Hewlett, created after a recent trip to Bangladesh, where people’s homes are in constant danger of flooding. An free exhibition of his work, Under Water Colours is currently on display at Dray Walk Gallery, at Dray Walk in…
For a time it seemed that Wizard World was the central, growing force in comics conventions, challenging the San Diego-based Comic Con International who all seemed to be up for expanding into new shows but never quite did. Wizard World’s expansion was also pushed by the increasing signed photograph media appearances at the show, and a…
This story does not have a happy ending. But a few weeks ago, a truck crashed in Manchester, California and comic book colourist Steve Oliff was on hand to try and rescue the conscious driver from the resultant blaze. At risk to his life, Oliff tried to pull him from the blaze, without success and…
Three ongoing series for Deadpool and a series of upcoming oneshots just aren’t enough. I understand that the Marvel Noir line will take another member. Beginning with Daredevil Noir, Spider-Man Noir and X-Men Noir, Marvel reimagined their central characters into 1930s American gangsterism and pulp crime fiction. Deadpool, Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth, Deadpool Team-Up…
Pedro Bouça reviews the new Asterix book, as well as the 50th anniversary launch in Lisbon. The world premiere of the new Asterix book happened on the night of October 21th to 22th. The event was celebrated on the eighteen countries where the book was simultaneously published, with the impressive print run of 3.5 million…
Solipsistic Pop is a new, twice-yearly anthology featuring a selection of UK-based alternative comic artists, the fiorst book launching in conjunction with ComICA, the high-arts comics festival in the UK, on November the 8th. Its intent is to be an attractiuvely designed and printed UK equivalent to Raw, Mome, Kramers Ergot, or McSweeneys. The book…
I Fact You, Right In The Face: Here’s one for all the Creationists out there to wrap their banana-loving brains round. Folks: I know that — as far as you’re concerned — every earthly creature that exists (or has ever existed, or will ever exist) was created in the divine backsplash of a colossal cosmic…
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…
