Rich Johnston Archives

We know how it is meant to go. Comic book publisher publishes comic book. It sells out at Diamond Comic Distributors. Publisher slaps a second print cover

It was a day for dead animals in comic books this week. First there was All-New Captain America #5... And then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44 came out

It's not the easiest to get an established comic book publisher to take you on. Marvel and DC like to hire when other publishers have published you. Image

Today sees the release of the final issue of The Private Eye, the digital comic by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin that broke the established method if

Welcome! Based on Jeff King's revelations a couple of weekends ago that he was completely unprepared to write a comic book, after being given the gig to

In one week's time... the launches of Pastaways, Multiversity: Ultra Comics, Jem & The Holograms, Miami Vice Remix, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, We

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

UPDATE: BadAssDigest's Devin Faraci says, Bleeding Cool’s rumors about AGE OF ULTRON and CIVIL WAR are untrue. — Devin Faraci (@devincf) March 19, 2015 So

This is a Tote handbag being sold by Target. Let's zoom in on that pattern. Well these are cat cartoons by Gemma Covell for a older Hallmark card. Compare

I remember a time when Marvel's Tom Brevoort said that they never used the "616" sobriquet internally at Marvel Comics. Created by Alan Moore for Captain

We guessed last month that the Covert issue of March 2015's Loot Crate would have an Orphan Black #1 comic exclusive variant from IDW - a variant cover

An occasional look back at the week in comic books... and from the week that saw all manner of costume and cover changes, Bleeding Cool head writer wants

Is this the return of Manhunter to DC Comics? The listings for Gotham By Night #1 tell us The Midnight Shift is in danger from both its members and the

Finally, we got one. Fabian Nicieza and Gerardo Sandoval are creating the Secret Wars comic Age Of Apocalypse, launching in July, according to IGN who

So there are spoilers. Run away now. Sam Wilson recently became the new Captain America, in the wake of Steve Rogers being aged to his natural state and

Well now. I understand, from a number of inside contacts, that the Batgirl Joker variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque that caused so much fuss this week

Omega Expo is a brand new comic convention with a great list of names. Tom Hiddelston, Ryan Reynolds, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padelecki from Supernatural,

Coming from Boom! and all their imprints in June, including the launches of The Fiction by Curt Pires and David Rubín, Strange Fruit by JG Jones and Mark

We've noted how much the Star Wars and Darth Vader comics, set after the first Star Wars movie, nevertheless employ flashbacks to the new prequel films.

Firstly, for those of you who need a little uplift after the Batgirl cover debacle, may I recommend today's Batman Eternal for Batgirl getting a little

nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E. was a wonderful Marvel comic book. The Hawkeye of its day (that day being 2006), from Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, it

So, as we know, Superman used his new Superflare power in the last issue of his Geoff Johns/John Romita comic. Sorting out Ulysses, but draining his

Alan Moore first announced he was writing a novel called Jerusalem in an interview I conducted with him back in 2005 but he'd been working on it for ten

At the London Super Comic Con this past weekend, Garth Ennis called superhero comics "a waste of talent", though he was careful to differentiate what he

When Doc Octopus took over Peter Parker's mind in Superior Spider-Man, there was concern regarding the character's relationship with women who knew the

The new Boom! series Strange Fruit by JG Jones and Mark Waid takes the front of next week's Previews catalogue from Diamond Comic Distributors... while

With all the fuss regarding cover and costume choices of late, there are some unreconstructed red blooded males feeling pretty aggrieved, it seems. And

Dave Sim signs a lot. A lot. The Kickstarter for Cerebus Archive Three is based in part upon his ability to sign everything. And I've demonstrated to you

This has been a long time in the making. Today, Marvel released their solicits for June, including the Secret Wars title X-Men '92 written by Chris Sims,

Yesterday, we told you that John Cassaday's last Star Wars issue would be #6. Well, Star Wars #7's artist has yet to be announced. But from #8, the new