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: March 2010
The First Exclusive Toy Of C2E2
So exclusive, so highly collectable, there’s only one of them! This is a lampost model provided by the city of Chicago to show how the banner advertising will appear for the upcoming comic convention show in the city centre. No articulation sadly. But it looks like the show is going to be big. Really big. The city has…
Let’s Make A TV Ad For Free Comic Book Day
There is to be no Free Comic Book Day TV ad this year. At least not officially. Not enough stores used last year’s ad, and apparently creating a new one is too expensive. Sure, if your shoot involves live action in comic stores, fancy computer graphics and employing an actual agency. But what if you…
Green Hornet, To Be Sure, To Be Sure
Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment. Green Hornet and Kato celebrating St Patrick’s Day, by artist Aaron Campbell. Even though they’re not Irish! I should set Warren Ellis on them. I have to say after a few Guinnesses I definitely go “Bragh!”* *Tired, lazy, English joke of the day.
Swipe File: PJ Holden And SFX’s Comics Heroes (UPDATE)
This is a piece of Rogue Trooper fan art that 2000AD and Dynamite artist PJ Holden drew for personal use online, coloured by Steven Denton. And these are the fridge magnets that come free with the first issue of SFX’s Comics Heroes magazine that has been Bleeding Cooled before. With PJ Holden’s image to the left. Unpaid, uncredited,…
2000AD In The USA
Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine have finally switched their publishing licence to Simon & Schuster, who will print books in both the UK and the US, which should make sure the books are distributed better in the US, and also are slightly cheaper.And books are starting to make it onto Amazon’s preorder…
Is Frankie Boyle Writing for Mark Millar’s Comic Book Anthology?
A while ago, Mark Millar suggested that he wanted to publish a UK comic book anthology featuring a whole host of creators. Brendan McCarthy was mentioned… and then it all went quiet. Recently a recruitment post on Millarworld for new artists was seen, by some, as a possible part of this project. Well, on Jonathan…
Vampirella Bought By Dynamite. Costumes Unlikely To Get Less Skimpy.
New York publisher Dynamite Entertainment has bought the character Vampirella, lock stock and two smoking canines, from Harris Comics. Oh, and bought Harris Comics as well. Created by Forrest J Ackerman in the late sixties as a new horror magazine lead, a kind of superheroine vampire for Warren Publications, developed with Archie Goodwin and Frank Frazetta…
Chew #13 Cover – And A Chew Tattoo
It’s how you know you’ve really made it as a comic book creator – when someone covers their body in ink to celebrate your creation. Chew creator John Layman experienced this at the Emerald City Comic Con, seen below. That’s the alien fruit from Chew, that tastes just like chicken, there. I know, i know…
The Shipping Forecast: Vampires, Barbarians, Mobsters And Muppets
Comics shipping today in the USA, tomorrow in the UK. These are the top ten comics that I’m interested in. 1. Groo: Hogs Of Horder#3 by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier. The very best of Groo have been when he’s taken on a subject far larger than himself. Whether destroying the perfect communist/natural society, or…
Wednesday Runaround – Who Watches The Accent?
WatchmenWatch: Dave Gibbons is hosting a webinar this Sunday for Manga Studios comics drawing software at 2pm PT. That’s 10pm in the UK of course. Do have a coffee, Dave. AccentWatch: Anya Monzikova not only appears in the new Iron Man 2 movie, but also helped translate lines into Russian, with the correct prononciation, for Scarlet…
The Man Who Sold Zenith Trade Paperbacks
Over the last few weeks, someone has been selling Zenith trade paperbacks on eBay, collecting the 2000AD superhero story by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell. All well and good you may think, but they’re not actually supposed to exist. Grant Morrison opened a dispute with 2000AD Rebellion over the ownership of the character, seemingly claiming…
Shots From The Green Lantern Movie Set – They Got The Ring!
One of ComicBookMovie‘s readers stumbled across the Green Lantern shoot yesterday, at the Old Point Bar, 545 Patterson Drive, New Orleans. Got some shots… and a close up revealed Ryan Reynolds’ ring! Anyone else in the area fancy walking by? Maybe with a zoom lens or something. Just to make sure he hasn;t got an…
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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…
