Marvel Vs. Fox Vs. Sony (Or: Along Came A Spider And Two Quicksilvers) Thursday Trending Topics
Yesterday’s top two stories paint an interesting picture of some of the world’s largest media companies marking their territory in the ink, paper and fabric (and blood and sweat) of the Marvel Universe. Strange world. True forever, still a little …
Major Comic Pirate Site, Hank Scorpio, Closes Down
Hank Scorpio was one of the major comic book piracy sites in the industry. It didn’t host any files, but it linked to a series of download sites such as Hotfile, SendSpace and the like. Named after the Simpsons character, …
The First Seven Pages Of Captain Midnight #1
There you go, folks! The first seven pages of Captain Midnight #1 by by Joshua Williamson and Fernando Dagnino coming soon from Dark Horse. On the run from the US government after fleeing custody, Captain Midnight has been labeled a …
The Weekly Bleed – Archie Kisses And Cosplay Dudes And Don’ts
Welcome to The Weekly Bleed…. That Archie kiss, the Star Wars rebel animated series and cosplay do’s and don’ts, presented by Toni Darling and Yvette Artiega.
Gail Simone’s Red Sonja #3 Covers By Jenny Frisson And Pia Guerra
We ran a review of issue one yesterday… Here’s a video summary of what this all means… And some issue 3 covers from Jenny Frisson and Pia Guerra…
Setting Up The Phoenix Comicon – Booths, Dolls And Cosplay
Welcome on and all to Phoenix Comic Con! It opens in forty-fuve minutes. But here are a few shots from set up… The Bleeding Cool Fan Awards are there tomorrow, 6pm. Come join us.. . My first Young Loki of …
Fabulous Killjoys, Regular Show, Dream Merchant And Six Gun Gorilla Rise Up The Advance Reorder Charts
We’re used to Age Of Ultron and Batman topping the Advance Reorder charts at Bleeding Cool, as retailer decide to top up their orders ahead of the comics being published. But Free Comic Book Day and the release of Regular …
Pop Culture Hounding The Subatomic Party Girls
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] by Chris Thompson This week Taylor & I tackle three exciting new books, each with their own unique flavour. First up we take a bite out of Mike Mignola, John Arcudi & Kevin …
DC To Give Away All Star Superman #1 In Print And Digital On Superman Day For Man Of Steel
DC are labelling Wednesday June 14th as Superman Day, alongside the release of the Man Of Steel movie in the US on the Friday. Bleeding Cool have previously noted how scenes from All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank …
British Columbia Retailer Break-In – Have You Seen These Stolen Statues?
This Tuesday, Central City Comix of British Columbia was robbed of a number of statues and comics. If you know anyone selling the items listed below, please get in touch with the store The following items are among those stolen …
DC’s Green Lantern #20 Tribute To Geoff Johns From Neil Gaiman, Jim Lee, Richard Donner, Mark Strong And… Mrs Geoff
Tonight in Los Angeles, there’s a gala to celebrate the work of Geoff Johns by the great and the good. And in this week’s final Green Lantern issue from Geoff, some of them shared their thoughts in a series of …
When Captain Britain Became A Muslim Woman. For A Couple Of Pages. In An Alternate Timeline.
Last week, the Avengers Assemble comic from Marvel published an issue that crossed over with the Age Of Ultron series – which has already been wiped from existence by Wolverine going back in time and killing Ant Man. Look, if …
DC Comics Knocks Out Cheqout Over Superman Trademark Case
DC Comics has won an appeal in Australia that we reported on earlier this year as part of a series of case being pursued ahead of the release of the Man Of Steel movie. Fitness company Cheqout has advertised a …
When Occupy Comics Occupied Forbidden Planet, New York
By Hannah Means-Shannon The much anticipated first issue of Occupy Comics published by Black Mask Studios reached shops in digital and print format on Wednesday May 22nd, bringing with it the promised chock-a-block contributions from remarkable creators in the field …
$135,000 (So Far) For An Action Comics #1 Found In A $10,100 House…
Remodeler finds comic book worth over $100K in wall at Elbow Lake house is the headline. amid old newspapers used to insulate a wall of a fixer-upper he was gutting in Elbow Lake, Minn Action Comics #1 is the comic. …
Batman Incorporated’s Dirty Joke – Wednesday Trending Topics
As pretty much every comic fan on the internet knows, there are a few vintage Batman stories that contain some bits which are amusingly dirty with the benefit of a few decades of hindsight, but that’s another matter. Anyway, Chris …
And Black Kiss II, Sex And Herogasm Are Gone From ComiXology On iOS Again. But Saga Stays…
A month or so ago, Apple demanded that French comics distributor Izneo, backed by the major French comic publishing houses, remove over a thousand titles over content issues. Shortly afterwards, Brian K Vaughn stated the same had happened over Saga. …
Pete Woods Leaves The Justice League’s Vibe After Issue Six – But He Wants You To Know It’s Nothing To Do With DC Comics, Who Are Great
Bleeding Cool has been running a number of stories of people walking from DC Comics citing editorial interference over the past few months. But this is something different. Pete Woods writes on Facebook (and then emailed to me several times …
Now Is The Time To Buy The Whole Run Of The West Wing On DVD
While my Aaron Sorkin fever is being stoked by the imminent second series of The Newsroom, I might dip back into The West Wing.
Stop Looking At Me! It’s My Soul, Not Your Lunch! This Poster For The Conjuring Freaks Me Out
I don’t like clowns, I don’t like dolls and I don’t like blu-tack. This poster for The Conjuring has my red needle at 33% “freaked out,” maybe a little higher because that face is kinda clowny.
Green And Red Band Trailers For We’re The Millers – Playing Happy Families To Smuggle Drugs
First up, the Green Band version – which still features talk of “a big black penis” and footage of Jennifer Aniston stripping. And then there’s the Red Band one.
Jon Favreau Directed Trailer For Destiny Features Gustavo Fring
This trailer, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Giancarlo Esposito, has done nothing to curb my excitement for the online, sort-of MMORPG.
First Machete Kills Trailer Has Leaked
Danny Trejo, Lady Gaga, Amber Heard, Antonio Banderas and a very authentic VHS vibe.
It’s On. Marvel Vs. Fox As Both Avengers 2 And Days Of Future Past Will Feature Quicksilver
I had been waiting for this.
JJ Abrams’ Star Wars Teaser Trailer – Afterwards They Will Explode
Not sure if the videos from Patrick Willems and the gang from Bleeding Cool’s “Afterwards They Will Explode” have ever deserved that title quite so much as the do this week…
Another Adaptation Of Timecop Is Coming
Its story really is the sort of sticky concept that could be endlessly recycled I think, with no small thanks to that deceptively crass title.
Wolverine Claims Another Cover With Serious Hair, A Serious Glare And In-Your Face Claws
In this week’s issue of EW, Hugh Jackman will apparently be sharing his insights into X-Men movies past, imminent and future. He certainly has some clear ideas on how Wolverine should be presented on screen, and I’ll be curious to …
Francis Ford Coppola Planning New Italian-American Saga
You might even say he’s going to Godfather it. Though I wouldn’t. Obviously.
First Trailer For Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Porn Addiction Comedy, Don Jon
In which Scarlett Johansson’s character catches Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character in a moment of indulgence. Maybe not a first date movie, if you don’t want some weird questions over your post-screening pie.
New Monsters University Trailer Is All Party, Party, Party…
Added bonus: a firebreathing cheerleader.
12 Pubs, 12 Things, The World’s End
The new, longer trailer for The World’s End offers some answers and poses some all new, apocalyptic questions. I take a look at 12 things about it.
I Never Read Christos Gage’s Absolution, But His Teleplay Adaptation Has Me Hooked
Super powers and power aren’t the same thing, and where the pilot script for a TV version of Absolution grabbed me was where the two bang up against one another.
Cannes 2013: Only God Forgives Is A Stylistic Bore But All Is Lost Saves The Day
Sorry, folks, Only God Forgives is most certainly not another Drive.
Second, Longer Trailer For Edgar Wright And Simon Pegg’s The World’s End
The conclusion of the Cornetto trilogy.
