Category Archives: Recent Updates

No, Fox News, Superman Is Not Going To Be Gay

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Thanks to Fox for this one. Honchos at Superman’s comic book home, DC Comics, said this weekend that one of their most identifiable (but as of yet unnamed) straight characters will soon be coming out of the closet, according to a report. No, and I was there. Dan DiDio, DC Comics co-publisher said that a…

Be An Assistant Editor For Marvel Comics

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So… who wants to be a Marvel editor? Including “Direct Management of at least 2 to 3 titles a month”? “Develop new series ideas and initiate projects, which includes the creation of stories or event-driven concepts to increase sales of the titles”? “Maintain communication with freelance artists and writers”? Apply here. Job Posting Title Assistant…

Monday Runaround – Squirrel Girl And Rocket Racoon – A Match Made At Marvel

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SickWatch: Bleeurgh. Head cold picked up from Kapow. Bleeeargh. Flying to Phoenix on Wednesday. Somehow. QuoteWatch: “Squirrel Girl knows where to store your nuts” – Joe Quesada, speculating on the possibility Guardians Of The Galaxy/Avengers storyline with Rocket Raccoon and Squirrel Girl hooking up, Kapow, London. MovieXWatch: The Kapow secret movie was Iron Sky. Looks…

Sunday Trending Topics: Marvel And DC Comics Kapow Announcements

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  Lots of interesting stories surfacing from Kapow this weekend, with Marvel and DC news drawing a bunch of interest today. And really, sounds like a pretty good comic con weekend just about everywhere, as I’ve heard good things about Motor City, Dallas, and Big Wow over the past couple days as well. Speaking of…

James Bond Creator Ian Fleming’s Life To Become “Period Action Film” From Duncan Jones

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“Where did Ian Fleming end and Bond begin?” This, says Duncan Jones, is the essential question fuelling his upcoming movie, a biography of James Bond’s creator Ian Fleming to be framed as “a period action film.” The basis for the film’s biographical detail will be Andrew Lycett’s boook Ian Fleming, The Man Behind James Bond….

DC Comics To Switch The Sexual Orientation Of An Established Character

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One question asked at the DC panel today at the Kapow comic convention in London, was about DC co-publisher Dan DiDio’s interview with The Advocate. Specifically over the decision not to change any character’s sexual orientation when relaunching the DC Universe. At the time Dan stated they would introduce new LGBT characters rather than switch…

Edgar Wright And Johnny Depp’s Night Stalker Gets A Bleeding Cool Favourite Screenwriter

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D.V DeVincentis co-write the screenplays for Lay the Favourite, High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank – which I saw at a preview with Rich on the first ever National Cinema Day in the UK, and how we laughed (the first ever of… two maybe?) I’m quite the fan of those script, so I reckon it…

Kapow 2012: “The New 52 Will Always Be The New 52″ – Dan DiDio (UPDATE)

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At Kapow in London this morning, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio clarified the company’s publishing schedule, by numbers at least. He confirmed that the company will stick to publishing fifty-two ongoing titles in the DC Universe but they will always be “new” and constantly refreshing. So, basically, we can look forward to September and those zero…

Kapow! 2012 Day One – Abe Lincoln, Fast Girls, The Raid, Storage 24 And More

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Comics editor Rich Johnston has posted his own account of Kapow! Comic Convention 2012, but since we somehow managed to avoid running into each other, the Bleeding Cool Film experience was hopefully different enough to be worth writing about. Among the first things that I saw was new footage from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, approximately…

Saturday Trending Topics: Kapow

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Lots of news from Kapow today, including tidbits from Warren Ellis, Mark Millar, Charlie Adlard, and much, much more.  Next week BC hits Phoenix Comicon, which includes the BC Fan Awards, so go vote before it’s too late. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: The Recolouring Of The X-Force Omnibus Coming at some indeterminate point, an X-Force…

Kapow 2012: Day One

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Just back home from Kapow, the second such annual event from Titan, Brightstar and Mark Millar, taking place in Islington, North London. The show saw Jonathan Ross taking to the wrestling ring and showing off the skills he’s been learning the past few weeks. Eric Stephenson and Shaun Kirkman punting volume after volume after volume…

Kapow 2012: Millarworld And The Future Of Kick Ass 2

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Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, Dave Gibbons and Nacho Vigalondo held host to the Millarworld panel at Kapow in London today. Giving us a first look at this Quitely Jupiter’s Children cover… and a barrage of Hit Girl and Secret Society imagery. Dave Gibbons talked about that, while Mark prefers American settings for his comics, given…

The Recolouring Of The X-Force Omnibus

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Coming at some indeterminate point, an X-Force Omnibus collecting Rob Liefeld’s run on New Mutants and X-Force. And this is how the recolouring is going by Thomas Mason…  

Warren Ellis, Gun Machine, Archduke Franz Ferdinand And Working Wastelanders With Joss Whedon

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Warren Ellis has been talking plenty at Kapow, in London today. Lots of questions, lots of answers, lots of laughs, an unlit cigarette and a can or three of Red Bull. Amongst the jollity, he talked more about Gun Machine, his upcoming novel. That it is centred on a cop who discovers an apartment full…

Saturday Runaround – No More Clark And Lois For Reelz

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  HotelWatch: No hot water in the Hilton hotel next to Kapow it seems… and a six am fire alarm. It must be a British comic convention! This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will…