Rich Johnston Archives

Let's do some introductions first. Thomas Mason, comic book colourist, posting on Facebook. what a colorist's work station looks like while waiting on

I get the feeling that when the first issue of Niobe: She Is Life from Stranger Press hits in November, it may hit hard. A combination of a new comic,

  Valiant Entertainment has had a few logos over the couple-of-decades. Before it settled on the current design, by Rian Hughes. But at its heart, is

Earlier this week, those who were signed up to comic book writer/artist Brian Wood's newsletter received a mailing talking about sexual harassment and

Justin Jordan posted the following to Facebook. It is reproduced here with permission. Sausage Making: The 9.99 Trade Before I say this: yes, I like the

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and

Long-time readers of Bleeding Cool may recall a number of articles about the comic book Ultrasylvania, self published through Kickstarter. Well the

The publisher may have left New York for Burbank. They haven't even had a booth at NYCC for a couple of years. But they are marking their territory this

Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Magazine, have bought the rights to the Ian Edginton and D’Israeli comic book Scarlet Traces, a sequel

Joshua Hale Fialkov is the writer of The Bunker and The Life After for Oni Press. He wrote Ultimate Fantastic Four for Marvel, I Vampire and Green Lantern

Yesterday I got the tipoff from someone working on the Gambit movie at Fox, who told me that yesterday morning  the crew was released from the production,

Precinct is a new mini-series from Frank J. Barbiere and Crizam Zamora coming out from Dynamite Entertainment in December. In the sprawling, steampunk

Humbug by AJ Gentile, David Forrest and Cosmo White is a reinvention of Ebeneezer Scrooge as the world's first paranormal detective.... HUMBUG #1 (OF 5)

Marvel have registered the trademark for the word "Lockjaw" for all sorts of things. Education, entertainment, and online services, Action figures and

Prez gets rather topical, for a comic set in the future, as we get to see the wall that Trump got the Mexican government to pay for after he was elected

It's hitting the wires, Batman #44 by Scott Snyder and Jock and being interpreted by different reporters along the way... From MSNBC: The story begins

The second arc of the Justice League storyline Darkseid War: Gods And Men will see six one-shot titles spin-out of it in October and November. Solicited

The oldest comic book store in Chicago, Variety Comics, is closing after 41 years, their last day open will be on October 31st. It opened in the summer of

Last month we learned that the Hot Topic chain was to sell the Double Take line of Ultimate Night of The Living Dead comics, published by Bill Jemas,

Another week! Another Wednesday! So what does it bring the comic book lover? Here's a brief look at a dew comics out today...  A certain someone appears

The brand new player on the block with some very big names... here's the launch month solicits for Aftershock for December 2015. And we start with a

Secret Wars may be getting later and later. But that just means more Secrets of the Battleworld to share. Could this scene in Age Of Apocalypse #4

Apparently, and this is apparently news, after the first issue of an ongoing superhero comic book, there's a second. And Marvel are launching an

It was a different time, 1939. But, you know, not that different. Soldiers basically got up to what their modern day handbooks tell the they probably

So what does IDW Entertainment have planned before Christmas? Here are their December solicitations, including their new series, Star Trek: Star Fleet

In today's Star Wars #9 from Jason Aaron and Stuart Immonen, we get Luke Skywalker making a leap of faith.. to retrieve his light sabre. And after a

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool pointed out that the cast of The Thick Of It were appearing on the cover of December's Amazing Spider-Man comic, drawn by Alex

Today's Superman/Woman Woman #20 puts Lois Lane in the hot seat for lasso-based interrogation. Which considering that Superman and Wonder Woman are a

One cover by Amanda Conner for the new Harley Quinn series Harley Quinn's Little Black Book from DC Comics. And on the back, team-up book, Marcos Martin's

They're calling it X-Rated X-Men. The Troop by Noel Clarke and Joshua Cassara, teased at San Diego Comic Con in 2014 - and then again this year - and