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$135,000 (So Far) For An Action Comics #1 Found In A $10,100 House…

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Rich Johnston

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. …

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Thirteen Thoughts About Ten Comics – All New X-Men, Superior Spider-Man, Dial H, Age Of Ultron, Phantom Stranger, Thanos Rising, Savage Dragon, Uber, Action Comics And Snow Angel

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Is it me, or has Wolverine been hanging around too much with Psylocke of late? Is that a Malcolm Tucker quote he’s partially using in today’s All New X-Men? Too much The Thick Of It boxset watching? Where does he …

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Fathers And Sons – Guardians Of The Galaxy, Nova, Action Comics And Batman Inc

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Rich Johnston

There are spoilers for comics published today and last week. below. So, yes. Fathers and sons. Suddenly that seems to be what my superhero comic books are all about. But then, haven’t they always? Last week in Action Comics, through …

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One More Issue Of Action Comics For Grant And Rags, And It’s A Biggie – Respectfully We Informed You Of This Event At An Earlier Juncture

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Rich Johnston

As we told you a couple of weeks go, Grant Morrison and Rags Morales are getting an extra issue to finish his run on Action Comics, with Andy Diggle and Tony Daniel’s first issue delayed a month. We wrote; So …

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Grant Morrison And More Action – Thursday Trending Topics

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Grant Morrison‘s extended Action Comics run provides us with another DC Comics April surprise, kind of.  But one wonders if that screws up the impetus behind that month’s Action Comics #19 gatefold cover for that particular issue of Action. That …

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Grant Morrison Gets One More Issue Of Action Comics

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Although Andy Diggle and Tony S Daniel are lined up to start their Action Comics run with issue 18, I understand that Grant Morrison and Rags Morales will need one more issue to finish their story. Which means Diggle and …

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The Many Deaths Of Superman (Minor Spoilers)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Today’s Action Comics #16 not only tells us that Superman did indeed die at the hands of Doomsday (and that it happened three years ago, two years into Superman’s public existence), but it wallows in it. A chance to mourn …

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Twenty-One Thoughts About Twenty-One Comics – Detective Comics, Avengers, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Action Comics, Kevin Keller, Wake The F*ck Up, Deadpool, Amazing Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Hellboy, Daredevil End Of Days, Avenging Spider-Man, Ultimates, Thunderbolts, All New X-Men, Fashion Beast, I Love Trouble, Great Pacific, Minutemen And Creator Owned Heroes

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  There are more aspects that tie into Death Of The Family in some of the non-tie books that with today’s die cut cover Detective Comics #15. At least on the surface. But this juxtaposition rather fits the themes in …

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BC Mag #1: The Vintage Paper Chase

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by William A. Christensen & Mark Seifert. But a comic from the 1930s is a very different thing than an early issue of Newsweek or any other vintage magazine (though many vintage magazines can be quite …

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Grant Morrison Explains What Angels Are In The New 52

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

At the end of last year, 77% of Americans believed in angels. Only 15% believe in evolution. Over a third believe in aliens.

Well, Superman believes in all three. And in Action Comics #14 out today, he tells you exactly what they are.

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Monday Trending Topics: The Search For Krypton

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Mark Seifert

This is pretty cool: The star, which is smaller and cooler than our sun, can be seen at right ascension 12 hours, 10 minutes, 05.60 seconds, and declination 15 degrees, 04’ 15.66. Tyson was asked to help with Action Comics #14, …

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Action Comics 15, 16 And 17 To Look Through The History Of The DC New 52 Superman – What Happened And What Did Not…

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Rich Johnston

The DC panel at NYCC were asked if the New 52 Superman died at the hands of Doomsday. After creators and editors alike ummed and ahhed, Grant Morrison led with an emphatic “Yes” and also stated that we would see …

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NYCC: Tony S Daniel To Join Andy Diggle On Action Comics

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool already ran the news that Andy Diggle was to take over Action Comics as writer after Grant Morrison‘s departure with issue 17. But who will join him as artist? Turns out it’s Tony S Daniel, recently seen on …

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Andy Diggle Not Talking About Action Comics

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Incoherent Boy reported from Singapore Comic Con; Unfortunately, due to non-disclosure agreements, Diggle wasn’t able to say much about his three upcoming major projects, which will be announced next month, or comment on the rumours swirling around the Internet that …

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DC At Baltimore – New 52 Writers Told To “Write As If They Were Writing Fan Fiction”

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Will Romine, the fan with one of the most ingenious cosplay costumes ever devised, reports from Baltimore: The DC Panel at Baltimore Comic Con marked the first DC panel following the first year of the New 52. Present were Dan …

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So… Who Wants To Buy An 8.5 CGC Action Comics #1 On eBay From A Zero Rated Buyer?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Here’s the listing. Action Comics #1 rated 8.5 by CGC, linked to a recorded, rated version. Located in Germany but only selling to Americans. A zero rating on eBay for the seller. And not being sold through a professional specialist …

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Twenty Thoughts About Twenty Comics – Ultimate Spider-Man, Phantom Stranger, Archer & Armstrong, Action Comics, Invincible Iron Man, Hawkeye, The Boys, Thief Of Thieves, Epic Kill, Detective Comics, Thor, Before Watchmen, Think Tank, Green Lantern, Amazing Spider-Man, World’s Finest, Earth Two, Green Arrow, Batwing And Action Comics,

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

In Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales and Captain America seem to be living in a different crossover than the rest of the Divided We Fall Ultimate books, in that civilisation is breaking down around the country, but New York seems fine. …

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Andy Diggle To Write Action Comics After Grant Morrison?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I first heard the whiffs of this rumour a few weeks ago, that the new writer of Action Comics to replace Grant Morrison was another Brit with a 2000AD past, but seemingly from pub conversations recalling half-heard conversations and nothing …

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