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,…
Bleeding Cool’s new film editor is still very excited, if unnamed, and gives us a little taste of what he’ll be writing for us. As you’ll soon work out, I’m a big fan of the Frightfest film festival. Every August, I book myself into days of back-to-back movie viewing, snugly set in the same seat…
MooreWatch: Thank you Kevin Levell for this one… RespectfullyWeInformedYouOfThisAtAnEarlierJunctureWatch: Solicitation for Superman #703 J. Michael Straczynski’s landmark “Grounded” story continues! As word spreads throughout the country that Superman has embarked on a mysterious, unprecedented journey, some go out to meet The Man of Steel – others plan to stop him at all costs… Superman goes…
When I reported earlier about Damon Albarn talking about a Gorillaz/Alan Moore opera based on the life of the magician John Dee, I pointed out that, despite Damon’s words, I’d been told that the project was on hold. Sadly that seems to have been true. If you interpret “on hold” as being “not going to…
Okay, spoilers. Big spoilers. Massive spoilers for the new episode of Doctor Who just airing in the UK. And at the very end of the article, something that may offend people who have a problem looking at very very blurry penises. 1. Starting To Look Like His Sofa People have a problem with James Corden….
Shipping from Marvel this coming week: Amazing Spider-Man #633 Amazing Spider-Man #634 Amazing Spider-Man Presents Black Cat #1 Two issues of the three-times-a-month series in the same week as well as a spinoff? This kind of thing usually happens with Marvel at the end of a quarter when departments are expected to have brought a…
As a result of both the Marvel bankruptcy and some short term money grabs in the nineties, Marvel does not have movie control over a number of its majorproperties, and even gets very limited revenue from them. Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, they’re all controlled by other studios, other budgets, other decision makers. So while…
The recent move into rented digital download comics in Europe that has caused such a storm with creators, has taken a new leap this weekend. Spirou Et Fantasio, possibly one of the highest selling comic book series of all time, with over fifty best-selling graphic novels, has released a classic version, digitally, at a discount….
This may well be the most entertaining interview you see about comics this year. From Toronto, Alex Davies talks to Evan Dorkin about all sorts of tangents that occasionally weave in and out of comics. It’s long, meandering, cringe inducing and absolutely superb. Especially when it all starts to fall apart… “It sold like a…
A strange mix of Double Dragon, Street Fighter and Rock Band, the Scott Pilgrim game is a retro treat tweaked for modern sensibilities and chock full of references. See the Kupek tag on the wall? This footage comes fresh out of E3 2010. I really really hope this is Wii-able one day…
This is the first visual iconography and tagline from the new Big Talk Productions movie, Attack The Block. It’s described as “A gang of South London teenagers defending their housing project home against an alien attack” and has been written and directed by Joe Cornish. Big Talk’s other movie numbers include Shaun Of The Dead,…
It cannot have escaped certain people’s attention that DC have had a rough ride in the blogosphere when it comes to racial sensitivity of late. From critiques of the practical effect of retrofitting legacy characters to their sixties identities, to a list of racial character crimes of late, to the appalling treatment of the Milestone…
As we all know these days, it’s not about the publishers. It’s not about the creators. It’s not about the panels. It’s not about the dealers. t’s not about the exclusives.It’s not about the media stars. It’s not about the wrestlers. It’s not about the cosplay. The only way the success of conventions can be…
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…
