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
FREE: Sweet Tooth #1 By Jeff Lemire From Vertigo
Well, the graphic novel of the first six of Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth chapters is coming out soon. So why not get a taster with the first issue of the comic, courtsey of the Graphic Content blog?
Number Crunching: Hellblazer #265
Comic: John Constantine: Hellblazer Issue number: #265 Really? Oh yes. 265 of the buggers, plus a load of spinoffs, annuals, mini-series, guest appearances and a bad film. Creators?: Peter Milligan, Simon Bisley and Trish Mulvihill. Price: $2.99 Pages: 22. Price per page: 13.6 cents Average panels per page: 4.7 Time spend reading: 30 minutes. Really?…
Short ‘n Curlies #35 by Si Spurrier
The Keyboard Is My FuckMonkey: NOVELWATCH: As I type this, I’m about two weeks clear of finishing my next novel. (That’s for any given, ill-defined value of “finished”, of course — let’s not over-egg the pudding.) It’s been seven months in the drafting, plus or minus a week of gibbering inactivity or three, and at…
The Frazetta Family At War
The Ghost of Ellie blogsite has been repeating serious claims regarding the current status of Frank Frazetta Sr. As previously reported by Bleeding Cool, the site alleges that Frank has been seized in Florida by members of his family and art collectors and associates, after the death of his wife, Ellie, who managed the family…
Friday Runaround – Manga In A Mood
MoodWatch: Manga appears to be on a bit of a downer. The Times reports; Now, plots that historically oozed distorted nationalism and swagger — acted out by virile samurai, robot salarymen, boy superheroes and improbably powerful fairies — have given ground to themes of suicide, depression and criminality. Even the power of kawaii (cuteness) that…
Wizard World Toronto – A New Logo Unveiled?
Today starts the Wizard World Toronto Comic Con. And look, they’ve got a new logo. This is quite a radical departure, it was only last year that Wizard World chose a more laid back logo approach that first removed, then downplayed the Wizard World nature of the event, it seemed a clever branding decision to…
DC Comics Gunning For Direct Market Top Spot
I recently wrote that there was a policy change at DC Comics. That DC editors were being given the go ahead to greenlight projects far quicker and easier than previously, and that the traditional bottleneck of DC products was being clearfed – to the extent I was advising comic book artists to get their portfolios…
Jonathan Hicklenton’s 100 Months To Be Published Posthumously
The front cover to Jonathan Hicklenton’s posthumous graphic novel, 100 Months. And the back cover too. 2000AD Hicklenton finished the project before his death last week, after living with multiple sclerosis for decades, and it is expected to see publication later this year. Here are a couple of further illustrations.
Kick Ass Tracking Relatively Low? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: We received the following letter. Now, we didn’t know the data we printed was copyright to anyone, Nielsen or otherwise, and there wasn’t any copyright information – and Timonthy Murray still hasn’t given any proof that this even is Nielsen data and why said analysis wouldn’t be covered by fair use… but anyway, we’re nice folks, the…
The Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Trailer. And It Rocks.
See? Us Brits don’t get to gloat tomorrow after seeing this before the release of the Kick-Ass movie. Here is the trailer to Scott Pilgrim Vs The World…. for the world. Enjoy.
Number Crunching: Nemesis #1
Name: Millar & McNiven’s Nemesis Publisher: Marvel Comics Issue number: 1 Cost: $2.99 That’s nice. Story pages: 23 Of which how many are splash pages: 3 Average panel count per page: 3.17 Pages where there is even one vertical panel break. 1 Does it look like a movie? Yes. One directed by Michael Bay: Oh…
James Robinson/Mark Bagley JLA/JSA Crossover On Display
On display at Isotope Comics in San Francisco right now is a preview look at an upcoming JLA/JSA crossover starting in JLA #46, by James Robinson and Mark Bagley. And a poster at thecomicforums was kind enough to take a few snaps.
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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…
