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,…
We’ve always been interested in people whose career crosses over from one industry to other connected industries and Dave McKean certainly falls into that category. He started life drawing graphic novel Violent Cases, then became cover artist on DC’s Hellblazer and then moved onto one of its best-regarded series, Sandman. The simple fact is that…
This is a new ad for Chrysler. I’m not really sure exactly what it’s trying to say, but for me the big message is “keep Maus as a comic book, keep Maus as a comic book, keep Maus as a comic book…”
Another day, another Batman porn parody. This one is from Bluebird Films, which sounds so innocent. Okay, this one isn’t quite as impressive as the Axel Braun version, in that they’ve tried to emulate some strange mix between the Christopher Nolan and the Joel Schumacher versions of the Batmovies, played around with some bargain basement…
As part of a piece about actor Kevin Pennington being cast in a central Marvel Studios role, Marvelous News added that the character was not playing Ant Man, saying; Nathan Fillion is pretty much locked to be Henry Pym, and should be announced before any other new additions to the cast (think around Comic Con)…
He first appeared in Spaced, playing Simon Pegg’s best friend. He got the role because he was Simon Pegg’s best friend. But since then grown an accomplished acting career, starring in Hyperdrive, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, The Boat That Rocked, the upcoming adaptation of Martin Amis’ Money and has co-written and co-starred in…
SentryWatch: So, we discovered that Rogue has, at some point, got down and dirty with The Sentry… but who else’s continuity could he have been… inserted into, as it were? FakeFilmWatch: Mocking up the Avengers… BigotWatch: Now you can watch Rush Limbaugh VS Comic Books… FilmWatch: An online graphic novel plan snagged Canadian filmmakers a…
Newsnight Review, or The Review Show as its calling itself these days, is an arts discussion show that runs late-night BBC2 after certain editions of the BBC’s flagship news commentary show Newsnight. And last night, discussing an influx of eighties culture right now with a group of, was Mark Millar in a suit. He was…
We’ve seen a bit of this artwork before, but not complete, and not in colour. Bruce Wayne making a quick in-journey getaway. Click to make bigger… And then teaming up with Aquaman to meet up with a whale. Have a little chat, find out what’;s been going on… Batman: Odyssey, written and drawn by Neal…
How could you do Neverwhere on stage? That was the problem facing playwright Rob Kauzlaric and director Paul Holmquist when they set out to adapt Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy for the stage as part of Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre spring season. Originally produced as a six part miniseries for the BBC, Neverwhere follows mild mannered office…
It appears that, in an attempt not to lose the rights to the Superman character in three years time, Warner Bros are to sue lawyer Marc Toberoff. The same lawyer who has been successfully championing the case against Warber for the estate of Joe Siegel. Nikki Finke reports that “This morning, Warner Bros’ new outside counsel…
This week’s Dark Avengers‘ finale. And a classic Alan Davis promo piece… Flip Wolverine over he’s done. In related news. a number of retailers who participated in the Avengers Party promotion a couple of months ago, have been sent a copy of the not-yet-released Avengers #1 with a personalised letter. Will your retailer let you…
A week on Saturday, Paul Levitz will be signing Legion Of Superheroes #1 at Midtown Comics just off Time Square, New York. Well, that’s what he’s meant to be signing anyway. But, considering his name has been on the credits of every DC comics for decades, there’s a possibility that some fans could bring several…
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…
