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
Covering Garth Ennis – And The End Of The Boys?
A quick showcase of two Garth Ennis-related covers – The Boys #43 and Battlefields #7, both from Dynamite Entertainment. The first cover by Darick Robertson is from the conclusion of ”The Innocents” storyline, and the beginning of the conclusion of The Boys. Conclusion? Really? The second cover by Garry Leach begins Ennis’ sequel to The Night Witches. >
SCOOPish: Officer Downe From Image Comics
Officer Downe is a new comic book series being published by Image Comics this summer. Probably in time for a convention or other. Creator credits are still unknown, but I can assure you that, despite appearances, this is not Geoff Darrow on art.
Russell T Davies, Jonathan Ross, Armando Iannucci, Ian Rankin, Muriel Gray and Frankie Boyle To Contribute To Mark Millar’s New Comic Project?
Bleeding Cool has been covering rumours of a Mark Millar collaborative comics project for some time now. Whether it’s an anthology, a series of comics and graphic novels or even an entire imprint, it seems that Scottish comic-book-writer-turning-media-megastar Mark Millar has gathered a group of traditionally-non-comics writers to contribute to it. Here’s a run down…
Thursday Runaround – Skirting All The Issues As Usual
SkirtWatch: Bleeding Cool readers should be familiar with the concept of The Daily Mail, the British closest equivalent to Fox News. Columnist Alison Pearson, in a piece illustrated by the full length shot of Karen Gillen with a short skirt in Doctor Who, seen on the left, she writes; Since when was Doctor Who’s assistant…
Dynamite To Publish Grant Morrison’s and Mukesh Singh’s 18 Days – Behind The Scenes
Bleeding Cool ran a piece on this project some time ago. An epic based on the Indian story of Mahbharata, written by Grant Morrison and animated by used-to-be-Virgin-now-Liquid Comics and Perspective Entertainment. Well it seems that Dynamite has the rights to publish a behind-the-scenes volume, compiled of Grant Morrison’s scripts for the series, with story…
Humanoids Returns To The USA And Prince Of Persia Comes Along Too
In the new shipping-for-June Previews, there are listings for an old friend. Humanoids Inc, or Les Humanoïdes Associés, whatever you prefer. The French publisher behind a number of European and European-styles properties in the US and the conteninent. There have been a few publishing glitches in the past, principally with DC Comics and then Devil’s…
Pat Mills Remembers John Hicklenton
A year or so ago, I showed some of Johnny’s pages from Judge Dredd – The Tenth Circle to my co-creator on Requiem Vampire Knight, artist Olivier Ledroit. He looked at them in awe and exclaimed. “How does he sleep at night?!” If you’ve seen the Tenth Circle, you’ll know what Olivier means. Actually, I…
Closing The Refrigerator Door?
Years before Gail Simone would become a well-known and well-regarded comic book writer, she wrote a website that brought her a little infamy, introduced a new phrase to the entertainment industry that will outlast her, and shone a light on an aspect of comics that some were finding rather uncomfortable. It was called Women In…
SCOOP: Jonathan Ross And Tommy Lee Edwards Appear On Turf Variant Cover
Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards will appear themselves on a 500 limited edition variant cover edition of their new comic Turf #1, being published exclusively for UltimateComicsOnline.com in the US. They appear dressed in the 1920s Chicago mobster style that permeates the comic in question. With a little intentional space for additional sketching there. Might…
Mark Millar Takes Out Ad For Nemesis On Times Square (Or Not)
It’s a fun way to launch a blog (though it hasn’t quite launched yet.) Mark Millar is known for his his various publicity stunts – whether getting The Authority onto the front page of The Times, running a mock-video to promote Kick-Ass, even selling off the identities of various characters in his comics, he’s not exactly…
Indian Students Create Disaster Awareness Comics
Groups of students in the Assam province of India are learning how to draw cartoons in classrooms to create disaster awareness comics. Targetting a falling attention span, these young “comic activists” are the result of the work of students in mass communications at Guwahati University. They are aiming to spread disaster management tactics, in association…
More Bald Lies From Rich Johnston? (UPDATE)
Okay, in half an hour there’s a shaving thing going on where I am now. And if I receive enough pledges to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, I’m going to let them shave my head. £100/$170 – about £50 has aleady been pledged by Twitter. There will be photographic evidence. Oh yes. Email richjohnston@gmail.com…
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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…
