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,…
Just a quick shout out in case anyone is approached. Three comic books were stolen from as comic dealer’s home last week in Worcester, Massachusetts. The first appearances of Wolverine, Incredible Hulk #180, 182 and #182. The next day, an individual came into the dealer’s store to try and sell them, leaving before the police…
Fred Guardineer’s original cover artwork for Adventure Comics #45 sold on eBay for one bid. But it was a bid worth $20,000. It features the only contemporary appearance of the Golden Age Sandman on the cover of the book he appeared in, in a bubble drawn by Craig Flessel. Here’s the moneymaker…
You know he does. He really does. Read more about Smurfette politics in Andrew Wheeler’s article here…
DC One Million was Grant Morrison’s first crossover. Twelve years ago, writing JLA with Howard Porter on art, he kicked off a mini-series which crossed over into a number of titles, exploring the world of the 853rd century, basically when JLA #1,000,000 would be published. Creating new villains, plots and fates of a variety of…
The gore isn’t the entire point of Hatchet 2 (there’s also some light scares, a few boobs, plenty of jokes and even a bit of story and character) but it might as well be the whole advertising campaign. The gore is the one thing all Hatchet fans will want, I’m pretty sure. It’s what defines…
HarlanWatch: Would you like to buy Harlan Ellison’s first typewriter? Harlan wrote his earliest stories on that Remington, as well as producing his fanzine, DIMENSIONS, and a comparison of the typefaces from that Remington and DIMENSIONS issue #15 (August-October 1954) authenticate that they are indeed the same. BanWatch: Boyd Tonkin remembers the last book to…
This Wednesday at 10pm, Strange Adventures in Halifax, Canada is hosting what they, and Dave Sim, are calling his Last Signing. And they are making it count. You can; 1) Welcome Dave on the flight from Toronto at Halifax airport on the Wednesday at 1pm. THe best sign wins a set of Cerebus for you…
Okay it’s just possible that Bleeding Cool might have had a little to do with this. But days before publication, Skullkickers #1, the first issue of the Tarantinoesque fantasy comedy from Image, has sold copies on eBay for $7.99. Seriously. People are trading in the futures markets with comics. What does this mean? Well, it…
I have to say, he does have a rather Christopher Reeve-like star, doesn’t he? That’s right folks, directed by Axel Braun, this is Ryan Driller (Jeremy Bilding) as the lead of Superman XXX A Porn Parody, with Andy San Dimas as Lois Lane. Possibly one of the few times a harness has been used on…
MoCCA, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York has a host of masterclasses in the months ahead. From drawing hands, to writing jokes to animation storyboards. And on December 6th at 6.30pm for two hours, The Long And Short Of Plotting by Paul Levitz. Admission is $40, or $35 for MoCCA members….
So, I think it’s pretty clear that Harvey Tolibao is drawing a new Heroes For Hire book for Marvel, coming out in December, starring a few of these fellows. But who is writing… well the inclusion of Elektra does seem to make this Zeb Wells baby, doesn’t it? Unless of course it’s Antony Johnston. UPDATE:…
It looks like Terry Gilliam is taking a leaf out of Spike Jonze’s book for his new project. Having reported on the surprise existence of The Legend of Talladega earlier, I continued digging. E-mails went, e-mails came back and I quickly learned which actor was starring in the project. Of course, two seconds after this…
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…
