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,…
Back in 1992, Fleetway planned to produce new comic book, Earthside, to tie in with 2000AD but aimed at a younger audience. It never happened. But over on the 2000AD boards, remnants have started to emerge… Much of the proposed material in this dummy issue appeared elsewhere. But not Mr Elephant Head from Roger Langridge,…
ImageWatch: While a number of Image Comic books are available digitally, there hasn’t been a linewide approach. This has now changed with the announcement of Image Comics and Comixology getting in bed together for their own Image Comics App. Initially with Savage Dragon, Chew, Battle Pope and Youngblood, expect to see Haunt joining the device…
Standing in the press pen at the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World premiere, I saw Joe Cornish passing by and called him over. I asked for some updates on Attack the Block and why the footage promised at Movie-Con had been pulled at the last minute. It’s going very well, but we just weren’t ready…
Two days ago, Bleeding Cool exclusively ran the first promo shot of Superman XXX before it was officially released, featuring Ryan Driller assuming the classic Christopher Reeve Superman pose. Ryan has a solid history in gay porn under his previous identity, Jeremy Bilding, before more recently moving into the straight arena. If not exclusively gay,…
I got to speak to Michael Bacall and Michael Cera on the red carpet of the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World premiere. Here are the best bits: Mr Bacall on why the script seemed to go from being credited to him to being credited to both him and Edgar Wright: What happened was a false…
This is the full short story Rustlin’ Up Business by me and Tom Fowler, destined for the second volume of Western anthology Outlaw Territories from Image. This represents my third Image story, including A Trip Into Space with Terry Wiley for This Is Souvenir, and the Chase Variant one shot with Savero Tenuta and Bagwell…..
It was only yesterday I was praising the BBFC’s system of censorship compared to the American’s MPAA. I guess nobody’s perfect. The BBFC have made 17 cuts totalling 43 seconds to the remake of the 1978 ‘rape and revenge’ film, I Spit on Your Grave to get an 18 cinema rating. The material cut contravenes the…
Here are two clips from Revolver’s upcoming Bonded By Blood, a new UK crime thriller about the infamous “Essex Boys”. It features Tamer Hassan (Kick Ass), Vincent Regan (300), Kierston Wearing (Fish Tank) and Dave Legeno (Harry Potter‘s Fenrir Greyback) and has the tagline: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Fucking Truth….
Her new album Bionic. And another, earlier, more familiar Astro Boy image… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox. We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself. If you are unable…
Two comics. Both written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. One featuring the Legion Of Superheroes. Another featuring the Gladiator of the Shi’Ar Guard – based on the Legion of Superheroes. Isn’t that a peach? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages,…
Is this a little more sensitive than usual, considering Marvel’s current owners? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox. We trust you, the reader, to make that judgment yourself. If you are unable…
KickWatch: Bleeding Cool has reported the collapse of Insomnia Publications at lengths. But what happens to the to-be-published works in limbo? The Sleepless Phoenix is a Kickstarter project to collect unpublished Insomnia short stories. 192 pages, $15 gets you the book, $20 gets you a signed copy with a printed message, $30 gets one with…
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…
