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In One Week, In Two Weeks – From Half Past Danger To X-Men

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week sees the launch of Half Past Danger from IDW, Bounce from Image, Akaneiro from Dark Horse, Green Team and a big expensive Green Lantern #20 from DC, Occupy Comics from Black Mask and Tank Girl from Titan. The …

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Cammy’s Covers – Astonishing X-Men To Avengers Arena

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Astonishing X-Men #62 by Phil Noto You’re as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice your…looks? With all these younger versions of themselves bouncing around, it was only a matter of time before we started getting covers like …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – Dream Thief Vs Dream Merchant

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week in comics… Dark Horse publishes Dream Thief #1. And Image publishes Dream Merchant #1. Of course, you realise, this means war. IDW published Doomsday.1 #1 from John Byrne, Boom finally puts out Regular Show #1, Dynamite Entertainment launch …

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Top 100 Comics And Graphic Novels In April – Bendis Beats DC Again

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Here’s a look at the best selling comics and graphic novels in April 2013. Does exactly what it says on the tin. We noted last week that Brian Bendis had more titles in the top ten than DC has, four …

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Brian Bendis Explains It All… A World Without Ant Man

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Brian Bendis posts an internal Marvel document looking at the possible continuity effects of a worlds where Hank Pym is… removed at an early date. The point is made that Marvel continuity dictates that someone would step in, in his …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – Taking It On The Chin

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week, we get the debut of X, Chin Music, Damsels, Grimm and the first proper issue of Uber, we also get a new Buffy, Batman, Walking Dead, Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Force and Ferals. The week after? Well we’re …

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Top 100 Comics And Graphic Novels For March 2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

As we said last week, of the top twenty, Brian Bendis has 7 titles, DC Comics has 6. IDW pushes three Pony books into the top 100, Shrugges from Apsen also debuts in the top hundred, East Of West debuts …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – The Walking Dead Gets Another Death

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week, Dark Horse kicks off the first, or the zeroeth, issue of X, and there are Buffy and Star Wars alerts all round. Batgirl #19 arrives in its own gatefold cover (and not inside Stormwatch #19). IDW starts Chris …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks… Mini-Week For Dark Horse And Marvel As DC Asks WTF?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Marvel doesn’t ship as much next week as usual, and neither does Dark Horse, but they more than make up for it the week after. DC bring their WTF covers, even though they’ve decided to take that label off the …

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Fourteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – Star Wars, Nowhere Men, Manhattan Projects, Peter Panzerfaust, Crossed Badlands, Avengers Arena, Secret Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Fearless Defenders, Superboy, Ozymandias, Uncanny X-Men, Katana And Batgirl

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

  It must be a real arse to argue with Luke Skywalker when he pulls lines like this one from Star Wars #3 on you. Arguing about the contents of the fridge probably go the same way. “Who ate the …

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Six Publishers In The Top 100 For February 2013, But Vibe And Katana Fail To Perform

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Here are the top 100 comics for March 2013. While DC have made inroads into the top ten, their dropping marketshare can be seen in Marvel dominating the rest of the top and middle ground. The relatively poor performance of …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – From Crossed Day To Simpsons Two Hundred

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Coming next week, we’re getting a bunch of Batrequiem books, the last Ozymandias issue where where discover just how right Len Wein was when he was editor, the first issue of Image’s Triggergirl 6,  the new Aliens Vs Parker from …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – Crossed Day Is Coming

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next week sees the beginning of Marvel’s Age Of Ultron, DC to hit the Issue 18s of the increasingly inaccurately named New 52, some My Little Pony, the new Lost Vegas and Sex from Image, the end of Before Watchmen: …

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Friday Runaround – Are You An Adequately Attractive Girl At ECCC?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rich Johnston

BACKGROUND DETAILS Gerhard is drawing new Cerebus backgrounds for a non-Dave Sim Cerebus comic for a cartoonist workshop… FEARLESS REVIEWER Erica Friedman reads Fearless Defenders. Okay, but, you say, what about the script? It was pretty good, wasn’t it? Fearless …

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Walking Dead Enters The Top Twenty In Top 100 Comics And Graphic Novels Of January 2013

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Here’s the top one hundred comic books and graphic novels sold to comic stores by Diamond Comic Distrubtion in North America… on current estimates, that means Superior Spider-Man #1 will have around 150,000 estimated sales. QTY RANK DOLLAR RANK INDEX …

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How Marvel And DC Plan To Dominate February Marketshare!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

February is coming, the marketplace is getting fat. But how can Marvel and DC squeeze an extra point in this month’s statistics? By offering retailers deals like this. Exceed total orders of Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 with orders for Guardians …

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In One Week, In Two Weeks – Here Comes Batman #17

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Okay, so in two weeks time we see the release of Batman #17 and the revelation to what the hell is under that silver dish. Or dishes. But next week we have the Valentine’s Day New 52 special, more Hellboy …

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Marvel Confirms Post-Summer Cosmic Event, Spinning Out Of Free Comic Book Day

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Gahl Buslov of Midtown Comics got a sneek peek of Thanos Rising, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Nova from Marvel Comics. And chatted to those at Marvel involved, including Axel Alonzo. He writes in the light of previous Bleeding Cool …

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