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,…
Film site Collider has just run a report on writer/director/professional comics fan Armando Iannucci (Day Today, Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It, In The Loop, Comics Britannia). And that he would be following up on In the Loop with biopic Out The Window, “a recount of the secret love affair between renowned author Charles Dickens…
Some people who’ve never looked the word up in the dictionary believe that “censorship” can only come from the government or a state body. Not from a business or an individual. They are wrong. Of course some people believe that censorship must, by its very nature, be always bad. They are also wrong, but that’s…
From IDW, a teaser of.. something upcoming in August. After The Fire. And a quick check of Amazon brings you; And the description; Detective Shane Collins is a good cop who has been brutally murdered. Given a second chance to seek vengeance against his killers, Shane’s spirit walks the dark line between life and death,…
It’s been a pretty depressing day on the Cool, for obvious reasons to anyone who has been reading. But nevertheless it’s time for Lying In The Gutters and its… Top Ten Most Read Posts Of The Week 1. Brian Bolland Takes On Erro… And Wins Who thought when I wrote about Erro’s work a few…
So I bought a copy of RED DEAD REDEMPTION just to see what it would be like to play a Western video game. Games in the genre are few and far between, in the same way there aren’t many Western in the movies these days. The reason the Western died out as a popular genre…
There have been a number of rumours, counter-rumours, briefings, deleted posts and whisperings regarding the state of Gene Colan, 83, his health and wealth and his property of late. This is an attempt to bring some clarity to proceedings, after speaking to a number of sources close to Gene and his associates. Last December, Gene…
This is the Alex Ross cover to Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet #6. Green Hornet and Kato liplocking in silk sheets – nin fact everything suddenly looks like it’s made of silk. I’m just wondering, after Vivid announced a Green Hornet XXX: A Porn Parody did Dynamite feel they had to get first? Then compare and…
This weekend was full of the developing story of the presumed murder of Steve Perry, comic book and animation writer, best known for ThunderCats and Timespirits. That he was reported missing, his van found alongside a nearby human arm, presumed to be Steve’s. The reportage seems clear. That Steve may have been the victim of…
One of the big bits of gossip at Bristol between certain British comics professionals was the fate of Insomnia Productions. British independent graphic novel publisher, with books like Cancertown and Burke & Hare on their roster, they’ve been expanding of late. And naturally have been exhibiting at Bristol Comic Expo. But something happened this weekend….
Amazon pre-orders for the upcoming XBox 360, Playstation 3 and PC game Singularity get an exclusive free graphic novel by David Atchison, Christopher Morrison, Davide Fabbri and Tom Mandrake. Just make sure you select it…
ToyWatch: Here’s a San Diego Comic Con exclusive Bioshock 2 figure, Eleanor (with Saved Little Sister) ModelWatch: Isobella Jade is turning her Model Life: The Journey of a Pint-Size Fashion Warrior graphic novel into a standalone Apple App. PressWatch: Abu Dhabi’s The National asks if movies are oversaturated with the superhero. And quotes some degenerate…
The Eagle Awards nominations have been been announced and voting is now open. First reactions are – how many different ways are there to vote for Tony Lee? Some of those Newcomers look awfully experienced. It’s about time Freak Angels got nominated for being a decent webcomic. Chew really has had a good year hasn’t…
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…
