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: June 2011
Taking Daredevil Out Of Hell’s Kitchen
When I attended New York Comic Con before people would choose to pay my way, I used to stay with a friend in Manhattan a fair few blocks up from the show. And so I’d walk through Hell’s Kitchen several times a day. I knew it was Hell’s Kitchen because it has plaqeus up telling…
Swipe File: Generation Hope And Rio Ferdinand
This is Rio Ferdinand, world famous English football player, playing for Manchester United and the national team. And this is Kenji, on the cover of Generation Hope #5, by Greg Land, from Marvel In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree. They may be homages, parodies, ironic…
Run, Don’t Walk – San Diego Comic Con’s Final 1500 Tickets On Sale Now (ALL GONE)
Click here. UPDATE: “Your current position is #6893 in line.” Ha. UPDATE x2: CAUSE I’VE GOT A GOLDENNN TICCCKKKETTTT! Misstjg: I got my pass to ComicCon! Course I hadn’t meant to buy the 4 day pass but who cares. I’m GOING! ChelseaisIRL: thanks for the good vibes all! it worked! I’m going to ComicCon!!!!!!!!! nocleversig:…
The Ken Penders/Archie Comics Lawsuit Continues
Bleeding Cool has been following the lawsuits by writer Ken Penders against Archie Comics, Sega and Electronic Arts (owners of Bioware) over a number of Sonic The Hedgehog-related comics he wrote in the nineties, in which details and invented characters he claims have been adapted into Sonic video games, specifically Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood,…
Bonfire Agency Creates CBLDF Ad Campaign
This is the first in a series of awareness ads created by the Bonfire Agency for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. The creative director was Oscar Gonzalez. Steve Rotterdam was the copywriter. And the images were courtesy of Getty Images. Look to see them appearing in comic books soon…
San Diego Comic Con Exclusive T-Shirts – And Where They Came From
Two new San Diego Comic Con Exclusive T-shirts from Diamond Comic Distributors… first a Godzilla T-shirt based on the IDW San Diego exclusive comic cover… And a Mini-Mates T-shirt based on… a Bruce Springsteen album cover. What an interesting choice…
Geek Girl On The Street Reports: The Geek Tipping Point
Kate Kotler writes for Bleeding Cool; Ugh, in the wake of Miss USA declaring herself a “history geek” the Internet (which is usually “really really great for porn”) has been awash with columnists and bloggers declaring the “death of the geek subculture.” Responses have varied from the slightly misogynist, insulting statement of Devin Faraci on…
Nice New Image Of Pixar’s Princess Merida, Interesting German Logo
In Germany, it seems that Pixar’s Brave will be known as Merida – Legende der Highlands. I can swing with that. It’s similar to how Tangled remained Raiponce in France, for example. Note: the image at the head of the post is a hi-res version of one appearing in this week’s Entertainment Weekly. Thanks to…
The CBLDF Blames Canada
According to a press release, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has announced it’s forming “a coalition to support the legal defense of an American citizen who is facing criminal charges in Canada that could result in a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison for comics brought into the country on his laptop.”…
Can You Tell The Difference Between Signed And Unsigned Ultimate Spider-Man 160 By The Bag? (UPDATE x2)
Little Bleeder Brandon writes; When I bought USM 160 this week I decided to get an extra copy. In the stack of black bags one was clearly a shade lighter than the rest. When I got home and opened it, sure enough it was a 1:300 Bendis signed variant. The variant polybag looks a shade…
John Romita Sr. Amazing Spider-Man #49 Cover Art On The Auction Block
John Romita Sr. is one of the most important artists in the history of Marvel Comics. Original art collectors prize all his work dearly, particularly his early work from Marvel’s formative years. His Amazing Spider-Man artwork is the most coveted from that era, and his covers don’t change hands very often — and when…
Friday Runaround – Remembering Gene
“There isn’t anything I have to be afraid of. Love is the answer” – Gene Colan, from his final interview with Clifford Meth. As “Gene Colan” is trending on Twitter worldwide, we remember the man and his work. Clifford Meth: I am terribly saddened to lose Gene. He was a gentle and deeply spiritual man,…
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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…
