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: February 2010
Stan’s Back? Stan Lee Advertising Campaign Hits… Is It Boom?
Stan’s Back. Featuring Stan Lee’s signature in advertising both in print… …and online, using Project Wonderful. The ads link to www.stansback.com – a site with nothing more than the logo. The site was registered in November but updated on the 16th of this month. And there are no clues… So what’s he doing? Well along…
That New Doctor Who Trailer (UPDATED)
Here’s the Doctor Who trailer that aired on BBC One and will be seen, in 3D, by audiences for Alice In Wonderland. All very whizzy and spirally if completely lacking in content. But I did like the “Yeah, sorry, thought I’d fixed that”… that’s the kind of Moffaty line I think we’re going to get…
Atheist Gets A Brazilian
Brazilian publisher Gal Editora are publishing Phil Hester and John McCrea’s The Atheist as a Portguese language graphic novel Invasao Do Mortos this month. And they’ve put together a YouTube trailer below with a wonderful juxtaposition between art and sound track… “They are coming back…”, “They want our world…”, “And only one man can save…
Sunday Runaround – Mark Millar Takes On Not_Mark_Millar
StoreWatch: As part of a profile on success in the face of recession on Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, LA in The Daily News, Earth -2 gets mentioned, as well as their partnership with a certain Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Geoff Johns. At Earth-2 Comics & Collectibles next door, owners Jud Meyers and Carr…
The $320,000 European Propaganda Comic That Actually Looks Quite Good
A hardback glossy comic book for a dollar? Sounds like a bargain right? Not if you’re the Taxpayer’s Alliance in the UK. And are complaining about the 400,000 print run for a new graphic novella created by the European Union and distributed free to individuals and schools across the continent. The bill naturally picked up…
Saturday Runaround – Beating The Belgians
BelgiumWatch: A Little Bleeder writes concerning yesterday’s story about Belgium Vs Strangers In Paradise Omnibus I just wanted to let you know that today I received my replacement copy of volume 2 and a new slipcase. Carefully delivered by the good people of FedEx. The original package was send through UPS. The problem there is…
Swipe File – Diane Nelson And The DC High Five
So.. which one is which? Thanks to the New York Times In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox. We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself. If you are unable to…
Short ‘n Curlies #30 by Si Spurrier
The KeyBoard Is My FuckMonkey: Some extra-curricular thoughts on the whole “Superheroes: Good Or Bad For Comics” debate, which has been raging — RAGING! Like a furious mayfly! — all week long, in the echoing and desolate hallways of my brainbox. Over the past several years a few sneaky writerly types have attempted something a…
Never Send Comics To Belgium – Terry Moore
Terry Moore talks about sending Strangers In Paradise Omnibuses to Belgium – what’s left of them when they get through Belgian customs that is. Signed, sketched, shrinkwrapped and packed in styrofoam peanutted heavy duty boxes, copies of this wonderful tome have been send across the world without incident. Until they get to Belgium. Strangers In…
Friday Runaround – The Day After DC Did Things
DCWatch: So, yesterday Diane Nelson And The DC High Five spoke to all sorts of people. Dan DiDio, Jim Lee, Geoff Johns spoke to CBR extensively early in the day and Newsarama shortly afterwards. Dan, Geoff and Jim spoke to IGN and Techland and Diane Nelson spoke to Heidi MacDonald as did MTV Splashpage. Nothing…
Talking To DC About Stuff Like That – Jim Lee, Geoff Johns, Dan DiDio, Diane Nelson And The Other Two
Well that was a conversation I never thought I’d have. I just spoke to a round table of the DC’s new High Five – Jim Lee, Geoff Johns, Dan Didio, Patrick Caldon and John Rood, with Diane Nelson on bass. The fact that they actually invited me into such a conversation indicates a change. And…
Talking About DC Comics And Stuff Like That
A note from Rich Johnston So. A Brand New Day at DC Comics. No deals with Mephisto (not that we know of anyway.) There have been some problems at DC of late, it’s undeniable. As a writer living and working in London, England, I only get to see the crumbs that fall from the table,…
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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…
