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…
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…
Recently, Bleeding Cool ran an article on how Marvel were looking to get certain creators out of their exclusive deals with Marvel, in an attempt to save money. And how Ariel Olivetti may have been a good example, locked into a two year excluisve deal with Marvel but suddenly appearing on the rejigged Men Of…
Toy News International ran these scans of images of DC toys and statues for 2012. But did they miss the headline story? Or is it a case of one side of DC not knowing what the other is doing? Because in May 2012, as part of the New 52 Cover Girls Of The DC Universe,…
On Monday’s Lying in The Gutters, I confirmed that Deadpool would join the Secret Avengers – but only in his own book. Ha. And that “for the actual team you’ll be stuck with Beast, War Machine, Valkyrie, Nova and Moon Knight, with Captain America on point.” I took a punt and it came up roses….
Pre-C2E2 rumours are abound over this particular story. Screenwriter Marc Guggenheim leaving the Action Comics book before publication and Paul Cornell taking the job. And there are contradictory versions circling the way contradictory versions do. emember, folks, this is a piece based solely on rumour. The truth of the matter, as always, should be down…
Okay, if you haven’t seen the first episode of the new Doctor Who season/series, you may be a bit flummoxed. But stick with it. Bleeding Cool believes that Steven Moffat may have been a bit of a clever fellow. Playing a game of blind man’s bluff with the audience – especially the online audience known…
Steven Moffat, new showrunner for Doctor Who, is in New York with Karen Gillen and Matt Smith promoting the new series. Or season as you lot call it. Which reminded me of one of my favourite swipe files. You see, Steven Moffat used to write a spectacularly good children’s TV show back in the nineties….
It seems that yesterday’s report of Panini Comics taking over Bonelli’s international distribution was a little on the late side. It actually happened a month ago. So why was I specifically hearing about it yesterday? Seems it might be part of a little damage limitation. Because two days ago, Disney took over the handling of…
Todd Allen is a bit of a wannabee. No it’s true, we can recognise each other by sight. He’s best known for his work analysing the potential of digital comics. But for his work writing the Chicago Now comic strip, Division And Rush, he’s found himself granted official membership into the prestigious organisation, The Mystery…
In the last week or two, a number of comic book professionals have been approached by an individual offering San Diego Comic Convention-scheduled hotel rooms at very good prices. Even in locations such as the Grand Manchester Hyatt, which is meant to be block booked out by Al Gore and his health convention. HELLO COMIC-CON…
Warren Ellis’ ancient werewolf saga enters a new arc with the release today of Wolfskin: Hundredth Dream #1 from Avatar. The solicitation reads; Before history was recorded in stone and ink, some men wrote it in blood! Ellis and Wolfer, the writing team on Gravel, unveil the next six-issue barbaric epic of Wolfskin, this time…
No seriously. It’s been on again, off again, on again, off again for years now. Whether it was the original plans that got absorbed into 52 and Countdown, or the Devin Grayson’s Batwoman series that got buried, or the ongoing series by Rucka and JH Williams III that got delayed and delayed and then shoved…
The beginning of a Brand New Day… sorry I mean a Heroic Age… no, hang on, this is the Ultimate… scratch that, you know, writing DC Comics solicitations must be a real bug bear these days. Anyway. A preview of Brightest Day #0 from Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, hitting the newsstands today in the…
I understand that this weekend C2E2, as well as the afore-mentioned One Moment In Time announcement, Marvel will announce Rick Remender is writing a major new X-Men-related title. Remender is best known for his work on titles such as Fear Agent, XXXombies and The Last Days Of American Crime, but has made quite a name…
Marvel has been teasing the project O.M.I.T. by Joe Quesada and Paolo Rivera for a little while now. And there has been much speculation that it stands for One Moment In Time and that it’s all about the Spidey/Mary Jane wedding that was retconned out of existence by the One More Day arc. Well that’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
