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,…
Thanks again to Aaron and Mike of A Comic Shop in Florida for this run through the week’s comics from a retailer and fan perspective. And this week, it’s all about Crossed. Crossed Crossed. Crossed Crossed Crossed. There’s a lot of Crossed to talk about. And oh look, a new issue of Crossed. Possibly some…
He is by far, my favourite comic book artist working in the medium today. Vincent Deighan, or Frank Quitely, produces stunning images, that are beautifully composed with an understanding of space, creating a three dimensional reality with an intricate lightness of touch that conveys the texture of ever object he portrays. And now he’s putting…
“No spoilers” says Professor River Song. We say “Pah! You’re probably not even the Doctor’s wife.” And it’s not like these photos won’t back up what uber-Doctor fans know anyway. But there’s one I’m going to save till the very end. (UPDATE AND NOW ANOTHER TWO) Anyway, you know the rules. You don’t want to…
This is the wraparound cover to Alan Moore’s Dodgem Logic #4 by John Coulthart. Other contributors to the new issue, out in the UK in certain places about now, include Viz creators of the Drunken Bakers, Barney Farmer & Lee Healey, contribute to the magazine, as well as comedy sceptic Robin Ince, pieces by Steve…
After a couple of enquiries, Kris Holmes of Michigan, seller of some of the more egregious Michael Turner fake sketches on eBay wrote to me to say; Anyone can see by our wonderful buyer feedback that we are honest sellers and have been for years. It is sad to think that there really are people…
SpawnWatch: The Gaiman/McFarlane Spawn trial gets oodles of coverage from the mainstream press. But my favourite quote was this one from Todd- “I try not to get overly worked up about it. Somebody smarter than all of us will tell us where this all will land.” YoungWatch: The press is also quite enamoured by Neil…
Earlier today on the DC Source blog, Geoff Johns posted some test shots for a proposed new Blue Beetle live TV series. And naturally a lot of sites picked them up. Except there were a couple of belters that were held back. Such as this shot of Blue Beetle taking to the skies. And this…
New solicitation statistics present some interesting trends in the $2.99/$3.99 price point battle. The DC Universe’s percentage of $3.99 titles has almost doubled – not by abandoning the $2.99 price point for those titles, but by adding another 15 $3.99 DCU titles. A number of which are standard sized comics, such as the new war…
In last month’s August Marvel Previews, Kick-Ass 2 was listed on the order forms, but not in the Marvel Previews. An odd choice, the explanation was given that it was a last minute decision to take advantage of the Kick-Ass DVD release, though some suspected it was due to Marvel demands that they be allowed…
The upcoming listings for Hulk titles from Marvel are a little mysterious. The creative teams for Hulk #25, Incredible Hulks #612 and #613 and Incredible Hulks: Enigma Force #1 are all Classified. Despite some of them already being announced elsewhere. Or being obvious. The last time Marvel pulled this stunt in any real way was…
PornWatch: The Bendis Board review Batman XXX A Porn Parody. In scene one the Riddler and an unknown cavort in a prison cell. Riddler stays in costume the whole time and it’s a standard porn scene for the most part. The downside is the 60s recreation carries over to the actress’s looks. Bare is not…
“There was a goblin. Or a trickster, or a warrior. A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. Nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it – one day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down…
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…
