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
Look! It Moves! by Adi Tantimedh #41: Why Politicians Shouldn’t Watch Anime
Not a lot I felt like spending an entire column on this week. Topics linger in my notes like Miyamoto Musashi in pop culture, Tsukasa Hojo’s transvestite sitcom manga F-COMPO, the sociopolitical nuances of the anime movie SUMMER WARS, the sublime technothriller pulp of UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, but I’m just not in the…
Three Swipes On A Monday Morning
1. Activision. When making images to market your games, you can use computers to generate characters from the games. Or if the images in Ultimate Alliance 2 just don’t look good enough, you can Photoshop on a mouth… 2. Instrotek This is a business card, handed out to a Little Bleeder recently for Instrotek. And…
The First Thirty-Five Seconds of Doctor Who Series 5
Yes, it’s the first thirty-five seconds of the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who as the TARDIS looks to crash land in and around London somewhere. And we say hello to a new face. His new face.
Is Mark Millar The Boy Who Cried Wolverine?
He told the world that Eminem was going to be in a film version of Wanted. He told them that he was going to be writing Superman. He told them that Civil War was the best selling comic in 15 years, or he’d eat his cape. (But didn’t) He told them that he’d bought an…
Sunday Runaround – In Remembrance
In Passing: Newsarama gathers comments on the death – and life – of Dick Giordano, from Marv Wolfman to Kurt Busiek to Erik Larsen. And president and co-publishers of DC Comics add their thoughts. A number of news sources have written about the death of John Hicklenton, specifically that he chose to die at a…
How To Fix Twilight Manga Lettering
While the general public can’t give a toss about the lettering in Twilight: The Graphic Novel, it’s certainly got enough people in the comics industry and community narked – and understandably so, considering it’s such a poor job. So who can fix it? Well, there are many people who think Todd Klein is the finest…
Wizard World Toronto Comic Con Fails To Burn To The Ground
The idea of a comic convention at least partially full of dealers with comic books being engulfed in a ball of flame, licking at the exclusive Captain Swing variant covers is a nightmare no one wants to confront. And at Toronto Wizard World Comic Con, no one did. But there was a fire alarm and…
Dick Giordano Passes On
Bob Layton has sent a message to the comics community at large. Dear Friends & Colleagues, It is my sorrowful duty to announce that legendary artist/editor/entrepreneur Dick Giordano passed away today. Few could ever hope to match what he accomplished in his chosen profession, or to excel while maintaining great humor, compassion for his peers…
Rejected By Zuda #1 – Brian Andersen’s Moxie Marvel
Just because your submissiondidn’t even make it to the DC online Zuda vote, doesn’t mean it’s without merit. So why not face the public? Is your comic a misunderstood work of genius? Or is it a pile of poop? Here os Brian Andersen’s Moxie Marvel submission to Zuda, just rejected. Do you have the ballls…
Alan Moore – The Spanish Impersonation
There is a Spanish TV show featuring parodies of various celebrities. But it was quite a surprise when one episode featured Alan Moore. In a bowler hat. And then it gets really odd.
Saturday Runaround – Oscar The Grouch
GaimanWatch: Neil Gaiman describes his Oscar experience. The night before the Oscars, they had a small reception at the Chateau Marmont for their two nominees, Coraline and A Serious Man. The partygoers were a strange mash-up of Minneapolis Jews and animators. Even more oddly, I was one of the Minneapolis Jews SingerWatch: Bryan Singer won’t…
VIDEO: Doctor Who Clip From 5.6! Vampires In Venice!
Here we go, you lucky people, fresh from Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, a clip from Vampires In Venice, the sixth episode of the new series of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith. And it all goes a bit Twilighty on our collective arses. And since you’re in the mood, why not enjoy the extended version…
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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…
