Well I must have done something right. Cryptozoic sent me the Locke & Key card game today. And I opened it. And filmed myself doing it too. Welcome to the new Locke & Key unboxing event…
Why The Hell Isn’t There A My Little Pony Comic Book?
Aaron and Mike of A Comic Show want to help fix what’s wrong with the comics industry, they swear they’ll start a regular bombastic op/ed column here on Bleeding Cool. But first, they feel they must follow their hearts (hooves), and use their connections to get a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic made!…
Jim Lee’s Hidden Tribute To Carla
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…
The First Page Of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Revealed At Angoulême
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…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Early Wizard Editor Rob Samsel Dies
Longtime comics industry professional Rob Samsel died unexpectedly at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, CT on February 18 at the age of 46. Samsel ran comic shops such as Fantasy Comics and Fantastic Cards and Comics in Connecticut in recent years, but he is perhaps best known for being one of Wizard Magazine’s earliest writers…
Christchurch Comic Shop In Earthquake Danger
The facebook page of Compulsion Comics in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been reporting on the state of the city and country in the wake of serious earthquake disaster. The day after they were promoting Nathan Fillon’s attempt to buy the rights to Firefly, they were assuring people that everyone was alive, telling concerned customers; Hi…
Archie #1 Skates To Record $167,300, Miller, Byrne, Kirby Art Goes For Five Figures
A high grade copy of Archie Comics #1 went for $167,300 at Heritage Auctions last week, setting a record for this issue that turned the heads of even dedicated collectors. It’s not often that non-superhero comics climb into this rarefied air, but the market on this one’s been building for a couple of years —…
What’s Better Than One Amy Pond?
This is a tiny snippet from today’s News Of The World that gives us a very grainy shot of the Doctor Who mini-episode planned for Red Nose Day, the BBC telethon for the charity Comic Relief. Current showrunner Steven Moffat previously wrote the Comic Relief The Curse Of Fatale Death back in 1999 starring Rowan…
Win! Animal Kingdom Posters And Novels
To win a copy of the novelisation of David Michod’s Animal Kingdom, now in UK cinemas and accruing many critical high-fives, as well as the film’s poster, then follow these instructions: To celebrate the release of Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom on 25th February, we’ve got two posters and novels…
Bleeding Cool’s Predictions For The Oscars 2011
Tonight’s the night. It’s like the Superbowl for people who prefer cake to pies. It’s the biggest game of Dress Up in the Western World. It isn’t much to do with celebrating quality and ambition in moviemaking, but a number of the people involved at least try to make it so. I always enjoy it…
Dez Skinn’s Archaeology – And The Return Of Starburst
Dez Skinn may spend much of his days right now arranging Comic Cons in the Middle East, but he’s best known as the man who edited Marvel UK before launching his own Warrior comic, reviving Marvelman and launching V For Vendetta in the process, then founding Comics International. And he also carries round a rather…
Could V For Vendetta Could Really Happen In Britain?
In the comic V For Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, an alternative future history is seen, one where the really-left wing Labour party win the 1983 General Election (at the time they were well ahead in the polls) and cancel all nuclear weapons, a manifesto pledge. There is a nuclear war, but Britain…
The Razzies 2011: All Of The Winners
The Golden Raspeberries took place last night, one night ahead of The Oscars as is now traditional. It wasn’t quite a Last Airbender avalanche, thanks in no small part to Sex and the City 2. I have to say I’m a touch surprised that Eclipse got away with so few cuts and bruises – perhaps…
Sunday Runaround By Mayoral Approval
AnalogyWatch: The mayor of Austion has just compared the city to Green Lantern.In his State of the City address he stated; If New York is Superman; and Chicago is Batman; and Los Angeles is the Flash; then Austin is the Green Lantern. We are a city without fear. We are a city that can create…
A Story To Topple Star Wars And Harry Potter, Bidding Starts At $3,000,000
I’m certainly not alone in mocking this. But it’s a bandwagon that’s just irrestistible to jump on. Currently on eBay, a user known as jamesfilms is selling an idea for a story, to be made into a film, with a starting bid of three million dollars and a Buy It Now for ten million. I…
Bigger, Longer, Better Trailer And Clip From Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Here come the megastars of geekdom, from Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright and John Lasseter through Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton and Phil Tippet to Rick Baker, Doug Trumbull and Denis Muren, all of them wanting to pay tribute to Ray Harryhausen, the greatest monster maker of our age. This new, longer trailer for Gilles Penso’s Ray Harryhausen:…
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New Sherlock Viral? Or Something Geekier?
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…
Frank Miller Redraws The Dark Knight
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…
The Amazing Spider-Man Is Tidied Up A Little By An Official Blurb
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…
Joe Madureira Wants To Draw A Zelda Comic Series
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…
The Robins – A New Comic From Jeff Lemire?
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…
Warner Bros. Nix ElfQuest Movie, Pin Blame On The Hobbit
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…
