Well I must have done something right. Cryptozoic sent me the Locke & Key card game today. And I opened it. And filmed myself doing it too. Welcome to the new Locke & Key unboxing event…
Why The Hell Isn’t There A My Little Pony Comic Book?
Aaron and Mike of A Comic Show want to help fix what’s wrong with the comics industry, they swear they’ll start a regular bombastic op/ed column here on Bleeding Cool. But first, they feel they must follow their hearts (hooves), and use their connections to get a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic made!…
Jim Lee’s Hidden Tribute To Carla
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…
The First Page Of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Revealed At Angoulême
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…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Comic Book Supercouple Portmanteaus
We now all know the happy news about GAIMANDA. But which other comic-related supercouples deserve their own celebrity portmanteau nomenclature? Let’s take a break from the usual snark and take the chance to celebrate some of the love in this wonderful comic book industry of ours. Ben McCool and Heidi MacDonald – BEIDI. As one…
Offer To Trade In Marvel Hardcovers For Limited Edition Comic
Nat Gertler of About Comics has made the following offer to retailers, in the wake of Marvel’s offer over Blackest Night issues and Deadpool variants. I’m sure that many of you have some slow-moving Marvel hardcovers clogging up your shelves or rotting away in overstock. In the interest of helping retailers, here’s what I’d like…
Time To Sell Deadpool?
Anthony Lucynski is known online as the biggest Rob Liefeld fan. I don’t think there’s anyone who’s come close. And a lot of the dedication has been given to Liefeld’s co-creation Deadpool. Well, there comes a time in every fan’s life when you have to sell up. And that’s what he’s doing. All his Deadpool…
Wednesday Runaround – Animated Avengers Assemble!
BabyWatch: Congratulations to Brian and Ruth Vaughan on the birth of Alec Weber Vaughan! Are you going to tell him how Lost ends? (Via) CartoonWatch: The new Avengers cartoon; FilmWatch: Martin Webb, director of (500) Days Of Summer is signed on to direct Spider-Man 4, 5 and 6! And it looks like there will be…
Kevin Smith Has Written All Ten Issues Of Green Hornet Series, Honest
In an upcoming interview with Comic Shop News, available free in comic shops this week, Kevin Smith assures readers who may have become accustomed to certain aspects of his work. I have a really bad reputation in the comic book community for being delayed—or delaying myself, rather—over and over again on books. There was a…
DC Confirms Spirit And Doc Savage Series
DC’s The Source blog has confirmed Bleeding Cool’s Saturday report that they were launching two new First Wave titles, Doc Savage and The Spirit, part of the new Golden Age-ish continuity. Doc Savage is wrTiten by novelist Paul Malmont, drawn by Howard Porter, with a Justice Inc back up strip by Jason Starr and Scott…
Fox To Adapt Torchwood For The USA
The first couple of series may have been roundly mocked in the UK. But they were a smash hit in the US, breaking viewer records at BBC America and driving a large audience to the cable channel. Torchwood, adult sci-fi alien-chasing spinoff of Doctor Who was one of the very few shows to have a…
How Will Apple’s Tablet Affect Comics – Part Two
The Apple iSlate/iTablet is expected to be announced later this week. Jim Shelley has interviewed a number of movers and shakers in the emerging digital comic book field about the emergence of the device, its effect and how they are planning to answer the challenge. The first part can be found here. More tomorrow… Jim…
Vertigo Looking Pretty On A Monday Morning
The Vertigo blog, Graphic Content, just released the following covers. Let’s just label them as we go though, shall we?
Exclusive: Gareb Shamus Buys Atlanta Comic Convention
Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard has bought the small Atlanta Comic Convention, and has renamed it Atlanta Comic Con Wizard World Convention to fit alongside the growing line of bought/created convention under the Wizard World banner and turned it from a one day show into a three day convention. The Atlanta Comic Convention was founded…
Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe Returns Tonight
Charlie Brooker, cartoonist, satirtist and panel show host returns to BBC4 tonight (10.30pm) with a new series of Newswipe, mocking and exposing the realities of modern day journalism in the UK and the USA. Isn’t that right Charlie? Exactly. Here are a few clips from the past series to whet your appetite. And odds are…
Could An 8.0 Detective Comics #27 Break The World Record?
The most expensive comic sold to date at auction was a copy of Action Comics #1 for $317,000. On February 25th, a copy of Batman’s first appearance, Detective Comics #27, is to go on the block. It has an estimated price of $300,000. But it’s quite possible that Detective Comics #27 may go for more…
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New Sherlock Viral? Or Something Geekier?
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…
Frank Miller Redraws The Dark Knight
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…
The Amazing Spider-Man Is Tidied Up A Little By An Official Blurb
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…
Joe Madureira Wants To Draw A Zelda Comic Series
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…
The Robins – A New Comic From Jeff Lemire?
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…
Warner Bros. Nix ElfQuest Movie, Pin Blame On The Hobbit
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…
