Most-Read TV/Film Stories Week Of May 12-18 2013 Report: Christopher Nolan Offered The Next James Bond Film The Doctor Who Finale Has Escaped Into The Wild – The Name Of The Doctor Is Out This Week In Doctor Who Spoilers …
Most-Read Comic Stories Of 2011 Les Femme Fatales Cosplay Exhibition There are plenty of cosplayers who like making an exhibition of themselves. And now an exhibition has been made out of them. Jay Tablante has a photography show, Femme Fatales, …
XXXWatch: Looks like Barbara Gordon is back in the wheelchair… but only in the porn parody version for Extreme Comixxx line of DVDs. And I’m betting she won’t be in the chair for too long. Thanks, I think, to Michael …
A special Lying In The Gutters this week, not only the top twenty posts of the week, but also the top twenty posts of the year… and a very obvious demonstration of how the long tail works in website hit …
That was the DC Relaunch that was. And now… it’s starts all over again with issue 2s. Top Twenty Traffic Posts Of The Week 1. No More Mutants: 52 Problems by Andrew Wheeler 2. All Crisis Events Remived From DC …
It’s time to call it, I think: Comic Day is back, and not just for DC. Big interest in weekly reviews, big anticipation for what’s coming out on Comic Day every week, and readers and pros are locked into that …
Looks like Starfire hasn’t really changed in all these years… Top Ten Traffic Posts Of The Week 1. Spoiling The Ending Of Catwoman #1 2. Liam Neeson Fighting Wolves With Gloves Make From Broken Glass Bottles 3. Behind The Scenes …
It’s been a busy day on BC, lots of things happening in comics this week. Lots of controversy going on. Catwoman #1, Red Hood And The Outlaws #1. But nothing beats Liam Neeson fighting Wolves. He’s battled everyone from Archibald …
Andrew Wheeler writes for Bleeding Cool The DC reboot is creating the wrong kind of buzz again this week with the launch of Catwoman #1. There are spoilers ahead for those who haven’t read it, but you’ve probably heard how …
We have a bit of a thing about children at Bleeding Cool. No, not like that. But Josh Adams, son of Neal Adams, has been a regular contributor (and is threatening to be one again), Joel Ronson (currently taking a …
Andrew Wheeler writes for Bleeding Cool. Axel Alonso’s recent promotion to editor-in-chief at Marvel has given me renewed hope for the publisher’s creative future. I’ve long had the impression that Alonso is a smart guy with an eye for innovation …
In my most recent column I talked about the somewhat too-fervent passion that some superhero fans bring to the subject of diversification. I mentioned comics’ black Captain America and the campaign to cast a black actor in the new Spider-Man …
Andrew Wheeler writes for Bleeding Cool; Spot the odd one out in this list: Black Goliath (1975). Black Racer (1971). Black Widow (1964). Black Lightning (1977). Power Man (1972). The answer I’m looking for is, of course, Black Widow. She’s …
One of the defining characteristics of superheroes is that they are people who can do more. They can fly, or read minds, or punch through walls. Even if they have no superpowers, they still have peak abilities, and they still …
Rich Johnston The internet’s original and best-known comic book reporter, Johnston has been covering the industry since he started posting his column on rec.arts.comics in 1992. His trademark mix of hard news and salacious gossip subsequently went through a number …
Apologies for the brevity of Lying In The Gutters today. Blame New York, family shopping, brunch with old friends and drinking last night with Garth Ennis and friends. Top Twenty Posts This Week 1. Batman Porn! Back at the top …
Welcome to the fourth instalment of No More Mutants, a series of columns looking at the representation of minorities in superhero comics. This week I’m going to cover a subject that I wasn’t planning to touch for a while, because …
Quick, name an Asian character in superhero comics! Now name an Asian character who doesn’t know any martial arts! OK, as stereotypes go, that’s probably an unfair one to pin on superhero comics. It’s hard to name many characters who …