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: July 2011
Red Wing – The Digital Comic That Wasn’t
Earlier today, digital comic book readers were pleased to discover that The Red Wing by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra was available through comiXology for a cool $1.99 when it was only on sale in print a couple of weeks ago for $2.99, and they filled their boots. Some were a little annoyed however that…
DC And Comixology – Q&A With San Diego Comic Con Video
Here is a video of what the retailer digital storefronts may look like when DC Comics goes day-and-date digital in September, powered by comiXology. And here’s a Q&A sent out to retailers by comiXology before San Diego. DC Q&A on Day and Date and Digital Storefronts Q: Why are you going to same-day digital if…
Kick Ass 2 #3 – Previews And Schedules
We suggested last night this may be coming. Kick Ass 2 #1 was published on October 20th 2010 . Kick Ass 2 #2 was published on March 20th 2011. And that’s been it, aside from some new chapters appearing in CLiNT Magazine. Now Marvel has confirmed that they will publish the remaining issues of Kick…
Boys Of The Hunger Game Go Cover Model
This week’s print edition of Entertainment Weekly is to feature a new report on The Hunger Games, and some fresh shots from the production. Teasing the issue, they’ve now released its cover, featuring Liam Hemsworth as Gale and Josh Hitcherson as Peeta. Check out the boyliness. They can argue amongst themselves who is Mr. Beef…
Collector’s Paradise In Pasadena Opens Today
At San Diego Comic Con I learned that, bucking market trends, the amount of comic stores in North America rose by 0.5%. And both Marvel and Diamond are instigating programs to encourage new stores and existing stores to open new branches. Well, here’s just one of those. Collector’s Paradise of Canoga Park, California is opening…
Jason Isaacs Video Interview, In Which I Ask About Cars 2, Planes, Skeletons And More…
The first of my Cars 2 video interviews, as delayed by the world famous Comic-Con. Shame – I wish I’d been fully equipped over there to bring you these videos ahead of the film’s release. I rather liked Cars 2, I should admit. It was pitched a little awkwardly, but I like the cars’ world…
Fire And Ice Concept Art Show Robert Rodriguez Going Full Frazetta
As part of his announcement-loaded Quick Draw Productions panel at Comic-Con, Robert Rodriguez announced that work was already underway on his new, live action feature version of Frank Frazetta’s Fire and Ice. The original Fire and Ice was an animated film, made in partnership with Ralph Bakshi. It was cel-animated, if largely rotoscoped, and couldn’t…
Swipe File: Rolling Stone Magazine And John Byrne
Martin Ansin’s illustration for a Rolling Stone magazine piece on Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark… And the cover to The Sensational She-Hulk #3 by John Byrne. 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….
Keep Your Pants On: Dating Advice For Geeks, Nerds And The Like – A New Column For Bleeding Cool
Keep Your Pants On: Dating Advice for Geeks, Nerds and the Like Elliott Serrano and Kate Kotler write for Bleeding Cool; Kate Kotler is a geek girl with a heart of gold and the patience of a saint… Elliott Serrano is a geek guy with a lump of coal in his chest and no soul…(seriously…HE…
Swipe File: X-Men Vs Bullet & Justine
This is a vampire from the most recent X-Men #1, by Victor Gischler and Paco Medina. And this is a vampire, Mr Dark, from Bullet & Justine by Mauro Padovani. 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…
Crossed Psychopath #4 – Avatar Plug Of The Week
Coming out this week is Crossed: Psychopath #4 by David Lapham and Raulo Caceres. And because this Avatar, you don’t get one choice of cover, oh no. You get a stack to choose from. David Lapham continues to spin his seven-issue tale of pure evil! The band of survivors Harold Lorre has connected with begin…
Trailer For Battleship – What The Writers Of Red Did Next
Jon and Erich Hoeber did a nice job of taking Warren Ellis’ Red, ripping out a few little plot points and building them up into an original Hollywood panto of their own construction. For their next trick, they had none of the cutting out to do, and more of the filling in as their screenplay…
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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…
