2012 Archives

I'm blaming the database! Shouldn't happen again… Here's a look at Marvel's solicitations for their comics shipping in July 2012 Kaare Andrews on AVX:Vs writing and drawing Thor fighting a mysterious silhouette, Kitty Pryde dating a pixellated out person, the new Captain Marvel series with an apperance in Avenging Spider-Man, the return of Sabretooth in Wolverine,[...]

Alan Davis always seems to have the concept of family at the heart of the stories he writes. If a character hasn't got a family, he finds one for them.

Here's the solicitation copy for Avengers Vs X-Men #7 shipping in July from Marvel Comics. AVENGERS VS X-MEN #7 (OF 12) AVX MATT FRACTION (w) • OLIVIER

Mark Millar has very kindly posted a series of statistics regarding the orders of Supercrooks. In an industry where we usually have to make estimates

More Doctor Who/Star Trek, new KISS comics, Groo The Wanderer as an Artist's Edition, there's plenty to choose from, from IDW's offerings in June. And

Jason Inman and friends have been very silly at WonderCon. I have a weakness for this kind of this thing, feel free to indulge with me.

Is it me or are Image really stepping up? Can you think of a comic book publisher that has quite so many critically acclaimed books than Image Comics

I mean, it is 2012 after all And we all know it is prophesied by ancient British druidic writings that the Mother Gaia will not stand another London Olympics held across the Meridian line Might as well start packing for the apocalypse now. So yes, the image above will be something from a publisher of some[...]

March the 6th is the last day publishers or creators can submit their work for the 2012 Eisner Awards. The tentative categories are best short story, best single issue, best continuing comic book series (at least two issues must have been published in 2011), best limited series (at least half of the series must have been[...]

In half an hour ticket sales open for San Diego Comic Con 2012 If you didn't register for a Member ID, I'm sorry but you are out of luck No begging, borrowing or pleading will suffice here And hopefully the site will stay up Hopefully. Last year, let's face it, was a clusterfuck This year, they[...]

In the sixties, there was a British TV series that also aired in the US, called The Avengers. A tongue-in-cheek spy action adventure series starring a

Diamond Comic Distributors has again awarded the winners of their Diamond Gem Awards for 2011. And DC Comics have wiped the board, with their name on

Courtesy of Midtown Comics' listings and skipping the trades, here's a look at the Marvel solicitations for May 2012. One word of warning, the credits on these do get mixed up, especially when there are double shipping issues – and there are a lot of those this month But those pictures sure are pretty. AGE OF APOCALYPSE[...]

Marvel publish more than one title of 26 comics in May, a new record. And the long anticipated Hulk Smash is now Hulk Smash Avengers, getting five issues

We begin with a few Avengers Bobble Heads at Toy Fair 2012, courtesy of Paul Nicholasi of Idle Hands, slide through the Avengers Super Hero Squad figures before we get to the serious pices of articulated plastic to be played with by grown men And yes, that twisting Iron Man looks sweet Still not sure[...]

UPDATE: Photos from Paul Nicholasi of the Star Wars SDCC exclusive, Jar Jar Binks in carbonite, Bruce Willis in GI Joe mode and a Kre-O Battleship. Paul Nicholasi is at Toy Fair 2012 in New York and has been seeing… stuff And letting Bleeding Cool know Here are a few bullet points from today…  and[...]

A gallery of photographs taken in and around the 39th Angoulême Comic Art Festival, held this weekend in France. And a little taste shared with you,

It's getting closer and closer to Free Comic Book Day ... in that there's only three and a bit months to go.  But it's a lot closer to the point when

Courtesy of Midtown Comics, here are the Marvel solicitations for April 2012 Ish For monthly comics at least. There seem to be a few glitches that need ironing out concerning credits, which seem to preserve March's details, but the solicitation listings do give a few interesting revelations… such as Jason Aaron leaving Wolverine with #304 and[...]

Going to San Diego Comic Con this year? Remember how tricky it was last year? Well this year it's different. This time, before you register, you have to

While the focus will be primarily on his reconstruction of the superhero from 1996's Flex Mentallo and JLA onwards (continuing through Marvel Boy, Seven Soldiers, All-Star Superman, Final Crisis, and Superman Beyond), research into the early period of his career and oeuvre (Zenith, Arkham Asylum, Animal Man, Doom Patrol)which reflects our central concerns will also[...]

It was noted that in the March 2012 solicitations for Marvel Comics, that the Marvel Adventures line of comics had come to an end Spider-Man #24 and Super Heroes #24 will be the last issus. These done-in-one comic books, often written by Paul Tobin, were suitable for All Ages, thereby increasing their likelihood to be chosen[...]

DC's New 52 Free Comic Book Day title, as well as showing off the best of the relaunched titles, will also offer retailers the chance to show themselves

Have to say I'm a lot less convinced of massive disruption in the industry for 2012 than I was just 6-8 months ago — primarily because Nero has very definitely stopped fiddling, and the forces of evolution are accelerating more smoothly than they were at this time last year But regardless, we're about to find[...]

If you want these, you may need to try a little harder… They include Dinosaurs Vs Aliens #1 from Liquid Comics by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh, an adaptation by Boom! of Frank Herbert's Dune, Stan Lee and John Cassaday creating Elvis comics and the first chapter of the Season One: Spider-Man graphic novel. Here's a list,[...]

Yesterday, we told you about Valiant's Free Comic Book Day offering for next year. Well now (through hush hush sources that you'd never guess) I can tell

Valiant Entertainment is to launch in May 2012 with Free Comic Book Day, and a free comic featuring stories from X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and Harbinger, along with a slate of issue ones of the new Valiant comics The cover above features X-O Manowar by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic. Valiant Entertainment is to launch in May 2012 with[...]

Three books, four covers, from Dynamite, shipping in February, First up, Jennifer Blood #12, a cover by Tim Bradstreet. And the lady in question is in her

It's still all setting up time at the New York Comic Con... here are some booth shots, some from 9am, some from just before 1pm... (now updated with later

At the New York Comic Con Retailer's Breakfast, courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors, Diamond announced that Hallowe'en 2012 will see comic stores invited to participate in a Free Comic Book Day-comparable event with the big and small publishers creating exclusive content for Hallowe'en in a low priced or giveaway content, and media hype machine to[...]