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
Peter David Co-Founds Crazy 8 – An Image Comics For Science Fiction And Fantasy Novels
The Camelot Papers is a new fantasy novel by Peter David. But you won’t find it in a bookshop. Nor from any publisher you may have heard of previously. Even if it has a cover from Fallen Angel‘s J.K. Woodward. Instead it will be published by Crazy 8, a new online publisher selling new novels…
A Comic Show – Guy Gardner’s Money Shot
Aaron returns to A Comic Show, filmed in A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, with Tri-Force Mike back at his side. And they have tomorrow’s comics today, in their immaculately coitured hands. So this week it’s all Flashpoint Superman, Green Arrow Industries, and how the Geoff Johns West Coast team are the cast of Entourage.And…
The Rocketeer 20th Anniversary Tribute You Just Have To See
How good do you want to feel right now? Very good indeed? Then click play below. A 20th Anniversary tribute to Dave Stevens and The Rocketeer by a team of French animators. I’d watch this. So would you.
DC Relaunch Sampler Comics In July – The DC Retailer Roadshow In Chicago
L E Becker, owner of WARP 9 Comics reports on the DC Retailer Roadshow, held yesterday in Rosemont, Chicago. He writes for Bleeding Cool; I just came back from the DC Chicago road trip and wanted to share a few tidbits before I retire for the evening (a classy way of saying I’m going to…
Gosh! Comics Moves To Soho, Alan Moore Says Goodbye
After twenty-five years, one of the most famous comic book shops in the world, Gosh! Comics of London is moving from opposite the British Museum on Great Russell Street, to the other side of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, to Berwick Street, in Soho, on August 6th. But before they leave, Gosh! will host…
When Is A Graphic Novel Not A Graphic Novel? When It’s A British Fantasy Award Nominee (UPDATE)
The British Fantasy Society have released the nominees for the British Fantasy Awards. And in the BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL section we have Clint – Mark Millar – Titan Grandville Mon Amour – Bryan Talbot – Jonathan Cape Neonomicon – Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows – Avatar The Mountains of Madness – Ian Culbard – Self…
Swipe File Is Going The Distance, But Hates “Luv Storys”
Vanthan Vendraan is a romantic comedy action film from Kollywood that seems happy to wear its influences on its sleeve. One of its first advertising campaigns saw it adopt the posters of I Hate Luv Storys, a big hit from the competing Bollywood film factory. Later inspiration was drawn from Hollywood, and Nanette Burstein’s Going…
Dunkin Donuts And Captain America – Could This Be The Greatest Movie Tie In TV Ad Of All Time?
I think it’s very likely, Lots of money usually changes hands in this kind of deal with both the studio and the product contributing to a joint advertising campaign that plugs the both of them. The problem is when you have such disparate products that the combined ad is usually awful, some cheesy combination of…
Blood Red Dragon #0 By Stan Lee, Todd McFarlane And Yoshiki To Launch At San Diego Comic Con 2011
Bleeding Cool had previously reported that Todd McFarlane was involved with Stan Lee’s upcoming comic book-related project with Japanese rock star Yoshiki. And naturally they’ll be debuting the project at San Diego Comic Con. Blood Red Dragon will launch at a panel discussion on the Thursday, in the Indigo Room from 1-2pm. Published through Image,…
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Review
Michael Moran writes for Bleeding Cool. Brendon wants you to know that any pro-Bay sentiments are Michael’s own: If you have a young son or nephew you’re sure to have seen them at it. Clutching one action figure in each grubby little fist and repeatedly smashing them together as he softly growls to himself the…
Tuesday Runaround – Desperately Seeking Grant
MorrisonWatch1: Excerpts from Morrison’s upcoming Supergods book. ANd where he gets his ideas from. “I stayed up late to induce delirium. At four thirty in the morning after fifty hours writing without sleep, I ransacked my dream diaries and most frightening childhood memories for content. In the end … I delivered what felt like the…
Monday Trending Topics: Logos And Roadshows
…And bears, oh my. There’s no denying it at this point, I think we could post the dinner menu from the cafeteria of that shiny new DC Entertainment office building and it would be sliced and diced for any new tidbit relevant to the DC relaunch. In fact, I see the specialty of nearby Michaels Bar &…
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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…
