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: October 2011
When Comic Book Stores Advertise During The Walking Dead
This is the advert for Galaxy Comics in Saginaw, Michigan. It ran during the premiere of Walking Dead on his local cable station. I happen to think it’s rather good for its type.
Talking To David Lapham About Ferals, His New Avatar Comic
David Lapham and Gabriel Andrade have a new series from Avatar out in January 2012. As you can tell it’s about werewoves – except it’s not quite. More like in the manner that Crossed is not a zombie book… Keith Davidsen talked to David Lapham about the book for Bleeding Cool. With the success of…
Teller Working On The Stage Version Of The Exorcist
There must be magic in the water. Recently, we’ve had both Ghost Stories, with input from Andy Nyman, and Play Dead, co-written and directed by Teller, weaving techniques from conjuring and illusion into narratives. Now, Teller is working on the stage production of The Exorcist. All of them dealing with spooky stuff, designed to scare…
A Few New Comics Of Note For January 2012
So what’s new in January? Amulet Books seem to be publishing Explorer The Mystery Boxes, a graphic novel anthology in hardcover and softcover that seems to be a thematic sequel to the Flight anthologies at Image Comics. Created by Kazu Kibuishi, Jason Caffoe, Emily Carroll, Stuart Livingston, Johane Matte, Dave Roman, Rad Sechrist, Raina Telgemeier…
Uncharted 3 Marketing Is Really Gunning For The Film Nerds
Sam Rockwell, Michelle Rodriguez and Harrison Ford all lend support to the new video game.
The Punisher Is Coming To TV, With A Tweak Or Two
A “put pilot” deal means that a broadcaster has signed up to screen a TV pilot or pay the producers a penalty. It suggests a certain amount of confidence in a show. And it’s on these terms that The Punisher is heading to Fox. I’m not sure fans of the comic will necessarily share the…
Junot Diaz To Create The Dominican Superman
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz, Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is working on a new novel. That’s according to an address he gave to Maybury College, who have chosen Oscar Woo as a study novel. It focuses on the DC Comics…
FREE: Warlord Of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1
Here is the first issue of Warlord Of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1 from Dynamite, absolutely free. Oh not quite obviously. Because before you get that, I’m going to make you wade through previews for Dynamite books out this week. THE BIONIC MAN #3 by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and Jonathan Lau. THE BOYS: BUTCHER, BAKER,…
Iron Man 2.0 Cancelled With Issue 12
It was listed in December. But not in January. And I’ve just confirmed that, yes, Marvel have cancelled Iron Man 2.0 with issue 12, currently created byNick Spencer and Ariel Olivetti. Here’s the solicitation for the final December issue. The world is in the balance as War Machine races to take down global terrorist Palmer…
Covers From Kevin Keller #1, This January
In America 2012, the only mainstream publisher with an ongoing comic starring an openly gay male lead will be Archie Comics. How things have changed. Coming out in January, Kevin Keller #1. Here are a couple of covers.
How Disney Is Selling Marvel Comics To The Kids
Janelle Asselin used to be a Batman editor, but she recently left to work in Disney Magazines, where she appears to be turning a whole new generation of kids into comic book readers. In the UK, there have been a number of comics published by Panini/Marvel UK featuring Marvel superheroes aimed at kids, young kids…
Friday Runaround – Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Fatman
AuctionWatch: The “name the lead supervillain” in Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons and Matthew Vaughn’s comic/movie The Secret Service charity auction has reached $1825… FatWatch: Men’s Fitness shames week-looking male cosplayers at New York Comic Con. HalloWatch: The Just 1 Page comics charity presents ‘Horrific’, a three day exhibition and art sale starting today at Orbital…
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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…
