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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DC Relaunch: Justice League – The Full Line Up (UPDATE)
And there we go. The full line up for the new Justice League. Aquaman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Flash and Cyborg we knew. But it also seems we have Deadman, Atom, Element Woman, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Power Girl and Mera. Power Girl certainly seems to be wrapping herself up. Unless it’s Zealot….
Preview: Extinct And Vic Boone From 215 Ink
Two comics from 215 Ink, online orders from comic shops through Diamond Comic Distributors are due this Thursday… if you like what you see, you know what to do. Extinct #1 from 215 Ink Written by Fabian Rangel, Jr. Art by Jethro Morales. Texas, 1985. Jimmy Reynolds is the school punching bag. He has one…
Digital Dump – Getting Burned
BurnDump: USA Network and DC Comics have announced a digital comic designed to fill the gap between series four and five of TV show Burn Notice. A New Day is written by the show’s writers, drawn by Tony Shasteen and is “enhanced” with “interactive games, hidden ciphers, artwork peelaways and more”. DisneyDump: Disney, owner of…
Sunday Runaround – How To Get Bleeding Cool News Coverage
ComicConPanelWatch: How to Get News Coverage Saturday, July 23 Room: 24ABC 3:30 – 4:30 PM Small Press Publishers, what makes the difference between an item that will get news coverage, previews, interviews and what doesn’t? A lot of publishers have no idea what to submit to the press, how to submit it and why they…
Saturday Trending Topics: We Have Entered The SDCC Zone
It’s that time of year when the trajectory of a large portion of the comic news drifting across the internet is warped by the massive gravitational pull of San Diego Comic-Con. Con comic & merch debuts are already being announced. Some companies are trying to (sometimes unsuccessfully) hold back major announcements for the show. Other companies…
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Sequel Gets #twitterworship
In a short interview with the Washington Post’s Comic Riffs, Neil Gaiman talked about his sequel to American Gods, descibed as the “‘bubbly new glittery gods’ of a technology and media culture trying to supplant the aging Powers That Be Threatened.” “There definitely going to be some Twitter in American Gods 2…Not Twitter per se,…
In Memory – The Gene Colan Scholarship
Clifford Meth writes; Following earlier discussions with Gene, and this morning with his daughter Nanci, I am setting up the Gene Colan Scholarship at the Joe Kubert School. In lieu of flowers and such, if you would like to contribute to this scholarship in Gene’s memory, please make your check payable to “Joe Kubert School”…
My Monthly Curse by Phill Hall #16 – And Partner
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. But now he is going to look back on it all for Bleeding Cool. It’s difficult enough to tell a linear story about Squonk!! mainly because of its…
Swipe File: Flipping Gotham City
This is the Adam Hughes cover to Just Imagine Stan Lee And Chris Bachalo Creating Catwoman from 2002. Let’s lose the trade dress and logos… Now flip it. Zoom in and turn slightly Remove central character and replace with another version of her. Slap on trade dress and logos… And we have Adam Hughes’ cover…
This Smurf Day Video Has At Least Some Bits About The Original Comics
Apparently, Smurf creator Peyo modelled Smurfette on his daughter. There’s that, and several other bits of smurfy trivia in this featurette to promote international Smurf Day. Which is today, on what would have been Peyo’s 83rd birthday. Apparently, lots of people will have painted their faces blue and amassed in major cities. I’m not sure why…
Coen Bros. New Film Is Not Just Full Of Music, It’s Also A Biopic
As revealed by Noah Baumbach, of all people, the Coen Bros. are working on a film filled with music. According to new information, its also a biopic – strictly, their first. The subject of the film seems to be Dave Van Ronk, a folk singer about whom I know relatively little, and everything I do…
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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…
