Cosplay From Phoenix Comicon On A Saturday
The cosplay at Phoenix Comic Con continues to be wild and wonderful. Especially on a Saturday, when the place exploded. Homestuck is the most popular costume of the show by far… If you recognise yourself, let us know and we’ll …
Tattoo Time: Ben Templesmith And Xochitl Gonzalez
This is Ben Templesmith and this is one of his biggest fans, Xochitl Gonzalez, at the Phoenix Comicon. What she is showing off, and what Ben Templesmith is pointing towards, is his artwork blazoned across her chest. According to …
Swipe File: Kiss And Kiss Kids (UPDATE)
Kiss… And Kiss Kids… coming from IDW… UPDATE: And from the MCM London Expo… Kiss Kids art!
Pretty Pictures: Superheroes, Pixellated Out
From Ercan Akkaya of Istanbul, pixel superheroes. See them, and a key in case you can’t work out who is who, here…
Cammy’s Covers – 2000AD To The Unwritten
Cameron Hatheway writes; 2000AD Prog 1833 by Glenn Fabry An absolutely beautiful cover from Fabry to start things off this week. Cadet Anderson’s hair blowing in the wind is so sexy, even when that’s not her intent. The use of …
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – Can’t Wait For Superior Spider-Man
The Bleeding Cool Best-Seller List measures the sales in a number of stores on the Wednesday and Thursday of each week. It tallies the comics that readers just can’t wait until the weekend to buy, they have to have them …
A New Booster Gold Comic On The Way…
Coming out from the Greenest Night celebration last night in Los Angeles for the work of Geoff Johns on Green Lantern, comes the news gathered by some that we are to expect a Booster Gold series in the imminent future …
Countdown To The Eisners – Best Publication For Teens (Ages 13-17)
Cameron Hatheway writes; Ah, that age of rebellion; the teenage years. It doesn’t matter how you try and reason with teens, they think they’re the bees-knees, and you ain’t too hip on the upswing, daddio! With all their YOLOing and …
Aim Your Ire Up: Occupy Comics #1 Review
Louis Falcetti writes; It’s important to look beyond the obvious when we’re reading the books we love or watching the shows we adore. It’s not our fault that we get excited and miss the forest for the trees. Or maybe …
Covering The X-Men – Friday Trending Topics
I like the Abbey Road one. So we’re getting a new X-Men #1, courtesy of Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel. Which naturally means variant covers. Here are a few, including one from Limited Edition Comix in the UK, raising money …
Tony Lee And Mike Collins Take Doctor Who Back To The Wild West
At the IDW panel at MCM London Expo, it was announced by editor Dirk Wood that Tony Lee will indeed be returning to the Doctor Who comic in September as we surmised, replacing Andy Diggle for a four part story …
Friday, Phoenix Comicon, Cosplay And Swag
Alex Wilson writes; Phoenix Comic Con is happening right now this weekend and guess what? I’m here covering the convention for all of you. I picked up some great little treats at the convention. In the order of what I …
Swipe File: Envy Of The Seven Deadly Sins And The Dream Thief From Abadazad
I think it’s fairly possible that we’ll get a Seven Deadly Sins #1 comic from DC in September, at least according to this DC blog post promoting their appearance in Justice League. But it’s also been pointed out that Ency …
Viva Las Aphrodite IX
Here#s a look at Top Cow’s upcoming Aphrodite IX exclusive cover, for the upcoming Las Vegas Comic Con.
Saga Sweeps The Board At The Bleeding Cool Fan Awards At Phoenix Comic Con
The Bleeding Cool Fan Awards have just been presented at Phoenix Comic Con, sponsored by Boom. Here are the results. With Saga, and Saga-related individuals and projects picking up five of the twenty-one awards handed out. As ever the awards …
Retailers, You Have One Week To Apply For Your San Diego Tickets
Comic book stores with Diamond Comic Distributor accounts are able to visit the San Diego Comic Con for free, two tickets per store. The individuals in question have to have official buying power in the store and it’s seen as …
Now You Know: The Car On The Cover Of Action Comics #1 Is A 1937 DeSoto (But That’s Just Part Of The Story)
Over at Jalopnik, Jason Torchinsky tackles a question I’m sure a few of us have wondered about over the years: What’s that car Superman is hoisting on the cover of Action Comics #1? Torchinsky makes a pretty good case that it’s …
Brian Augustyn And John Derrick West Debut Dead Ringer At Phoenix Comicon
You can find Brian Augustyn and John Derrick West at Phoenix Comic Con next to the line for Brian’s creative partner on Gotham By Gaslight, Mike Mignola. But they have something new to show people. The first pages, in black-and-white …
Joss Whedon Explains What He Gets From Using Quicksilver And Scarlet Witch, Saoirse Ronan Says Big Yes To Witch Role
Nobody has signed up yet, but she LIKE TOTALLY would.
Not Live Blog: Edgar Wright And The World’s End Panel At MCM London Comic-Con
…and there were conversations about Star Wars and Ant Man. Sort of. But not quite.
Video: This Live Action Version Of Wacky Races Is A Car Commercial, Of Course
Live action and a little bit of CG bring the Wacky Racers to life – and explosive cartoon death – in order to sell cars.
New Trailer For Walking With Dinosaurs Spins It Differently For American Audiences
Contrast and compare the original, UK edit of the Walking With Dinosaurs trailer and this new, US version. The main difference is a pretty substantial one…
Video: Miss Piggy, Oscar The Grouch And Gobo Fraggle Announce The Jim Henson Gallery
The Jim Henson Gallery is to house a new, permanent exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. I’ll see you there.
Tom Cruise Bails On Man From UNCLE Film To Focus On Mission: Impossible 5.
Another set back for one of the most set back films in the modern history of setting back.
First Look: The Simpsons Theme Park “World” Coming To Universal Studios
Brrrrr. I absolutely never want to get within twenty metres of Krusty the Clown.
Dredd Movie Sequel Might Still Be On The Cards Say Rebellion, 2000AD’s Publishers
Two little bits of Judge Dredd business came out of this afternoon’s Retailers Conference at the MCM London Comic-Con. I’m going to share the film-centric one first. Because, you know. Films.
Four More Clips From New Arrested Development
There’s been some hypemongering talk of a possible fifth series or feature-length special, also funded by Netflix. I’d have paid it more heed if it didn’t seem perfectly timed to get headlines for the show just before the relaunch.
The Amazing Spider-Man Sequel And Jamie Foxx Are Headed To Comic-Con
“Well, duh,” of course, but in case you were in any doubt.
Human Centipede 3 Casting Notice May Have Revealed Its Big Idea
Taking the Human Centipede back to the moral outrage that sparked the idea in the first place?
First UK Trailer For New Zombie-Ish TV Series, The Returned, In The Flesh Commissioned For Second Series
I love zombies, so right now, I love TV.
Now Is The Time To Buy The Whole Run Of The West Wing On DVD
While my Aaron Sorkin fever is being stoked by the imminent second series of The Newsroom, I might dip back into The West Wing.
Stop Looking At Me! It’s My Soul, Not Your Lunch! This Poster For The Conjuring Freaks Me Out
I don’t like clowns, I don’t like dolls and I don’t like blu-tack. This poster for The Conjuring has my red needle at 33% “freaked out,” maybe a little higher because that face is kinda clowny.
Green And Red Band Trailers For We’re The Millers – Playing Happy Families To Smuggle Drugs
First up, the Green Band version – which still features talk of “a big black penis” and footage of Jennifer Aniston stripping. And then there’s the Red Band one.
Jon Favreau Directed Trailer For Destiny Features Gustavo Fring
This trailer, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Giancarlo Esposito, has done nothing to curb my excitement for the online, sort-of MMORPG.
First Machete Kills Trailer Has Leaked
Danny Trejo, Lady Gaga, Amber Heard, Antonio Banderas and a very authentic VHS vibe.
It’s On. Marvel Vs. Fox As Both Avengers 2 And Days Of Future Past Will Feature Quicksilver
I had been waiting for this.
