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I just attended the press screening for Black Mirror: "White Christmas". This time I made it through with my own black mirror intact, and am on the 170

Comic book creator Joshua Dysart, of Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs, Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes and a flagship writer for Valiant, including the

This is the cover to Punks #3. It appears that some retailers have taken exception to the cover, as regards displaying it openly on the stands. Women in

A run through a few solicitation changes from Marvel and DC Comics of late, twixt solicitation and publication... including the new cover to Justice

At the Cup Of Joe panel at San Diego Comic Con this year, Brian Bendis told one questioner that Bendis told a fan that, as well as big plans for the

Was that a bit of a Rich Twitch? It was only half an hour... Image Comics have just announced, SUNSTONE artist Stjepan Sejic to team up with series writer

Stjepan Šejić is the creator of Image Comics title Death Vigil, creator of the Sunstone graphic novel recently published to record sales by Image/Top Cow,

We'll update as they come in... but with the help of Jedi News, but we have 68 covers identified so far for the Marvel launch of Star Wars #1 though we

It appears that, despite cutting the overall number of Free Comic Book Day titles for 2015, there are still twelve Gold books available for retailers to

Afterlife With Archie still surprises me. This week, it portrayed Betty and Veronica as a pairing with a not-very-nice history, closer to Heathers than

Here's a first look at Star Wars #1, the retailer exclusive version from Heroes Haven by Mike Perkins, modelled on the cover of Giant Size X-Men. $10

This is a variant cover for Amazing Spider-Man #11, being sent to comic retailers, one per store, featuring Lugz sneakers. A paid for promotion, it sees

DC Comics are rushing out Justice League Goes Inside The NBA All-Star 2015, a free comic book timed to the 2015 NBA All-Star game! The comic features the

He may have a reputation for drawing Catwoman covers in the USA. But in his home continent, Guillem March is known as a graphic novelist. Here's a look at

So, while DC Comics make the move from New York to Burbank, they will be publishing an editorial band aid, 89 comic books prepared in advance to cover

There's plenty to love in today's Sex Criminals. As always. But special mention must be made of the porn-shoot-within-a-comic-book, as one adult actress

Some folks have asked why Marvel Studios have been playing all hardball with Fox over X-Men and Fantastic Four rights, but all happy-go-lucky with Sony

Bitch Planet #1 asks the important question in comic books today. It also happens to lead off with a great pull back and reveal that's reminiscent of the

Mainstream superhero comic books have tackled many issues. Drugs, racism, homophobia, child slavery, the corruption of power, man's inhumanity to man and

You know I've missed this. There was a time when Negan had a fine line in swearing on The Walking Dead. But since he got locked in a basement and the

So, today's Axis will give you two big spoilers. You may already suspect both are coming. But they do have wider impact.... The first, occurring midway

Last night, Secret War #2, months ago a quarter bin comic book, then in recent weeks a $8 comic book, just sold for $30.

Golden Age comic book (and WWII) veteran Sam Glanzman turned 90 this past Friday. But that doesn't mean h's going to stop having new comic books

Comic book creator Jimmy Palmiotti has a new Kickstarter project for a graphic novel, Abbadon, based on an unproduced Western movie. But it's hardly the

Rob Liefeld is to launch another religious-themed comic book, following the likes of Prophet, Zombie Jesus and Armageddon Now. It's called Covenant. He

Valiant's latest QR Voice Variant – their series of "talking" covers that debuted with X-O Manowar #1 back in 2012 – hit shelves last week with the

Two months ago, you could pick up Brian Bendis and Gabriele Del'Omotto's Secret War #2 on eBay for as low as 25 cents. And someone did. It is now selling

They have a film, they look like they'll be in Agents Of SHIELD, and more besides. So it's time to reprint the Marvel Knights series Inhumans by Paul

I get the feeling that this came up at the Writers Retreat. The Diamond Comic Distributor retailer calendar just hit comic book stores, mapping out the

I'm told today is decision day for a number of titles that have been pitched to DC for the June mini-relaunch. Yes, DC Comics are having a June