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…
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Saturday Trending Topics: Superman, Captain America, And The Politics Of Comics
With the conversation about Action Comics #900 still going strong, a new debate begins about Captain America in Secret Avengers #12.1 and its references to events surrounding Wikileaks. And today, Wikileaks took notice. But politics in comics didn’t begin when Clark Kent started taking on wartime topics for the Daily Planet in the 1940s, and…
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: Day Of The Moon
A terribly spoilery piece for the episode of Doctor Who that aired earlier this evening on BBC1. If you wish to remain spoiler free, I would recommend turning around right now… 1. I Wear A Beard Now. Beards Are Cool. Imprisoniong the Doctor at Area 51 is a lovely idea, even if he’s already popped…
But Wasn’t Superman Once A Citizen of Every Nation?
From happier, more utopian times, when Superman was an honorary member of every nation on the earth, even the dictatorial, oppressive and those prone to tortue and kill their own citizens. Bless…
Doctor Who, Torchwood, Exile, Luther, Page Eight And More All Feature In BBC Original Drama Video
The first proper footage from the new Torchwood (because I’m not going to count that video in which everybody is just firing guns) appears in a new BBC promo video celebrating the corporation’s upcoming original drama. Plenty of other shows are represented too, and just like Bring Me Sunshine, this clip does a good job…
First Red Band Trailer For Swinging With The Finkels, Starring Martin Freeman And Mandy Moore
Writer-director Jonathan Newman has based his feature debut, Swinging With the Finkels, on his slightly more sharply titled short film, Sex With the Finkels. The cast have gone more mainstream too, with Martin Freeman and Mandy Moore coming in to play the titular spouse swappers. Here’s the trailer for Swinging, and below that, the entirety…
Captain America Vs Bradley Manning, Julian Assange And WikiLeaks
So, Superman may not stand for America anymore. But it seems that Captain America doesn’t stand for Truth either. And as for Justice, well that’s debatable. Oh you thought Action Comics #900 had a monopoly on controversial storylines involving patriotic superheroic figures engaged in real world politics? Except in this case it’s a story to…
Wear Your Own Tony Stark Racing Jacket – In Tony Stark’s House, If You Wish
Here’s a quick gift guide for the Iron Maniac in your life.* First up, and priced relatively modestly, is a replica of Tony Stark’s racing jacket. Have a look: Looks pretty bang on, but I don’t know how resistant it would be to electrified whips. That’s gone on the market in the last couple of…
Star Wars Blu-ray Site Counting Down To May The Fourth (Of Course)
The Blu-ray debut for the Star Wars trilogy and, er, the other Star Wars trilogy is set for the Autumn, with pre-orders open now. Little is known about what the discs will contain, by way of supplements and alternative versions, and many continue to hope that the original versions of the original three pictures will…
Preview The First Two Pages Of Bryan Fuller And Jonathan Wayshak’s Pushing Daisies Comic Book
The candy-coloured fantasy-mystery TV series Pushing Daisies may have been mown down before really hitting its stride, but the show’s creator, Bryan Fuller, has been busy translating it into a new comic book that will continue, if not conclude, the storylines he was weaving. Fuller appears to have been working on the comic for quite some…
Two Trailers And A Prequel Minisode For Next Week’s Piratey Doctor Who
Courtesy of Auntie, here are two different Doctor Who promo clips and another one of those prequel minisodes, which I do hope they keep up throughout the series (as much as I hope they get a bit better). These are all designed to hype episode three, The Curse of the Black Spot, the one with…
Tarantino’s New Film Is Not Just A Western, It’s A Django Movie, And Details Are Being Revealed – UPDATED
I didn’t see this coming. What a wonderful surprise… Quentin Tarantino appears to have just completed the latest draft of his latest screenplay, and has sent it out into the industry circuit of agents and actors. With astonishing swiftness, the front cover was leaked to Twitter via a tweet by @AgentTrainee (via HitFix). Here’s the…
What Could Action Comics #900 Mean For The Superman Movie?
The story in which Superman announces he is to renounce his American citizenship, in Action Comics #900 has received all sorts of publicity this week. And led DC Comics to issue a press release indicating that the story wasn’t going to be followed up on. Not in the comics anyway. The nine page story was…
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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…
