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: May 2011
My Monthly Curse by Phill Hall #11 – Those Spider-Man Blues
Phill Hall used to be a comics retailer and the News editor for Comics International before launching the PDF comics magazine Borderline – then abandoning comics altogether. Now, however, he is going to look back on it all for Bleeding Cool. Spider-Man #1 just wouldn’t go away and as a measure of how desperate some…
San Diego Comic Con Ticket Desperation Gets Really Disturbing
Yes the Big Apple and Dallas Comic Cons happened this weekend. Yes, Phoenix Comic Conis still to come. But most people in comics have one comic convention on their mind. San Diego. And some people don’t have tickets, and turn to Craigslist. Trading and selling of passes is not allowed by the show, and they…
Bluewater Launches Creator Owned Comics Biography Line
One of the central criticisms of biographical and licensed comics publisher Bluewater, is that it deals in back-end work-for-hire contracts. The people sign all their rights away but only get paid from profits, if any, if the book sells over a certain number. Which has seen people not receive a penny and not own anything…
Swipe File: Tommy Lee Edwards’ Statue Collection
Here are a few statues from a variety of sources. Mostly Bowen Designs but a smattering of Sideshow, Marvel Milestones, Attakus and even an unlicensed Hulk. And all loved by Tommy Lee Edwards. How do we know? Well here’s a few images from his series with Mark Millar, 1985… See any similarities? Thankfully the following…
What Will Geoff Johns And Jim Lee Announce In June?
And how much will we be able to tell you in advance? The Hero Complex website is sponsoring a film festival in June in Los Angeles, and if films can steal the headlines at Comic Cons, why not comics steal them at film festivals? Geoff Johns and Jim Lee will be holding a panel on…
Monday Runaround – Stolen Comics And The Mounties
StolenComicsWatch: Colleen Doran reports on a customer’s experience; SO I called a friend of mine who’s a constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, told him what was going on & got him to call the store. he told the owner that because the book was stolen, the boy had no right to use it…
Origami Iron Man And An Army Of Paper Warriors
From Iron Man to V For Vendetta to Rozen Maiden to Final Fantasy, specialising in uncut single page folding techniques to beggar the mind. Brian Chan is an MIT staffer, but after having a look at the plans he’s got on his website, it makes me wonder if you need a degree from MIT to…
Full Final Wonder Woman Costume Shot With Adrianne Palicki
Tweeted by Christopher Cooley, a shot of Adrianne Palicki in the full, final Wonder Woman costume that would have been seen in the TV series, if the pilot had been picked up, star spangled shorts and all.
Sunday Trending Topics: X-Men First Class And Getting It
The thing that jumps out at me the most about Brendon Connelly‘s embargo-induced non-review of X-Men First Class is the reference to X2. Because I’ve always thought of X2 as a level-up in the recent history of the comic book movie, in the same way that Tim Burton‘s Batman was for the generation before, and…
More Images From The Asterix Toon Give Us A Look At Obelix
René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo‘s Adventures of Asterix albums lend themselves nicely to animated feature adaptation, I think. I’m hoping the upcoming CG toon is the best yet, and really taps into that potential. It’s certainly looking lovely in these still images. Thanks again to Lyricis for their scans (the last one is a bigger…
Cannes 2011 Winners Announced
Not being at Cannes, I’ve seen none of these films yet, so I can’t fairly comment on any of them. Nonetheless, here’s the full list of winners from Cannes 2011. If nothing else it can be a shopping list of things for me to catch up on later in the year. The Palme d’Or winner:…
Benedict Cumberbatch Has A Role In The Hobbit
Martin Freeman has slipped up backstage at the BAFTA TV awards and revealed to the amassed press that his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of The Hobbit. But as who? I’ll wager he’s an elf. He certainly looks like one. Freeman is currently taking time off from his role as Bilbo to…
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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…
