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
Swipe File: Strange Adventures #1 And A Slice Of Watermelon
It’s a sunny summer’s day in London, the mind drifts into odd places. 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…
Swipe File: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Plus Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Equals Super 8
One third plus one third equals eight? You can click on any of those to make them bigger. The Super 8 poster in particular is huge. 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….
The Jack Kirby And Mike Royer Original Art That Isn’t
What constitutes Jack Kirby original art? Recently, Australian art seller Richard Rae has been selling original art listed as being by Jack Kirby and one of his inkers Mike Royer. The only trouble is, the work is based on scanned penciled by Jack Kirby, and then inked over more recently by Mike Royer. While there…
Real Steel Poster Sticks To The Popular “Show Rocky From Behind” Thing
These “international” posters that aren’t designed to fit quad frames confuse me. Are they designed only for online use? Not much of a poster, in that case. Anyhow. Today, along comes this “poster” for Real Steel. It’s the big robot boxing picture with Hugh Jackman and, frankly, I’m looking forward to it. Gotta love Jackman….
Twelve Years Experience #5 by Joel Ronson – Issue Ones Issues
A hit at the Kapow comic convention in London, Joel Ronson is a twelve year old young man who loves comic books. And wants to let other people in on it. As a comic book collector, I get annoyed when people ask me why I would spend £138,000 on a comic book. “Why? IT’S BATMAN…
Gary Ross Will Not Only Direct, He’s Rewritten The Hunger Games – This Is A Good Thing
Billy Ray did a draft of The Hunger Games for Lionsgate, and it was his pass that pretty much got the project off the ground. I wouldn’t think that’s discouraging – Ray’s scripts for Shattered Glass and Breach in particular are really quite good indeed. But when that script leaked recently, some fans were most…
Capcom Announce Phoenix Wright Movie From Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike, the man of a million movies, is to direct the first big-screen outing for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, my videogame hero. At least if you don’t count Mario. And maybe Kirby. Perhaps Sabreman too. In the games, Wright is a dedicated, if not obsessive, lawyer who takes on the defense of those he…
Monday Runaround – The F-Sharp Bell Curve
InterviewWatch: Panels To Panels comics interview book seeks Kickstarter funding to publish its large body of work, from Alan Moore to Dave Sim to Jim Woodring… BrotherWatch: As Ari Emanuel is accused of teaming with Marc Toberoff to steal Superman, his brother Rahn Emanuel is tasked with bringing DC superhero movies back to Chicago… ModelWatch:…
Tweeting Punisher #1 Art
From the tweets of Steve Wacker. A page from the new Punisher series from Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto. And here’s an image from Greg Rucka’s Twitteriness back in April.
Sunday Trending Topics: The Marvel Vs DC Price Per Page War
This struggle has been happening ever since standard format comic books pushed past the 15 cent price point. One side (usually DC, I believe) would blink first and bump cover price up a nickel — often temporarily bumping up page count as well to soften the transition. The other side, usually Marvel, would proudly proclaim…
X-Men Logos In The Sky Above Los Angeles [Updated With Video]
When I first saw The Surrogates writer Robert Venditti mention this a few hours ago, I dismissed it as perhaps a one-time prank or coincidence. But it would appear that there is a rather unusual and ambitious marketing campaign for X-Men: First Class in progress right now in the sky above Los Angeles: photo by…
Ball Busting Action From Batman
In Flashpoint, Wonder Woman and her pals have killed every man in Britain, possibly by removing their testicles and letting them bleed to death. Well, according to Batman: Jekyll & Hyde #4, it seems that Batman wants in on the action.
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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…
