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The Massive Awakes

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

Alasdair Stuart writes: I’m a sucker for John Wyndham novels and my favorite by far is The Kraken Wakes. It’s not the most well-known Wyndham but it’s one of the smartest, following  Mike and Phyllis Watson, a pair of journalists …

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Tales From ECCC: Brian Wood Is Massive

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

At ECCC, a number of anonymous Little Bleeders talked to a number of professionals. And this is what we learned. Brian Wood  might stay on Conan after his contract is up with 25 but no official word yet. He promised …

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X-Men #1 To Be A Little On The Late Side

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Rich Johnston

It’s the big X-Men #1 relaunch by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel for Marvel NOW. It has variant covers by Terry Dodson, Milo Manara, Skottie Young, Nick Bradshaw and more. It’s part of the X-Men Fiftieth Anniversary, it has the …

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Speculator Corner: Star Wars #1 And GameStop

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Rich Johnston

US videogame chain Gamestop is offering an exclusive variant cover to Brian Woods’ Star War s #1. Limited to three thousand copies, it can’t be bought in stores and it’s only available to members of their “Power-Up Rewards” club, and …

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Star Wars #1 Gets A Third Printing

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Star Wars #1 first print has sold for up to $50. The second print for $8. Brian Wood and Carlos D’Anda‘s Star Wars #1 from Dark Horse has sold out of its second print with a third on the the …

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X-Men, Even Newer – Monday Trending Topics

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mark Seifert

X-Men by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel, beginning in April: Looks like we were on the money with that XX teaser the other week, an X-Men book by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel with a female-centric theme. Most-Read Comic Stories Today …

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Marvel Launches An All-Female X-Men Book. Called X-Men.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Looks like we were on the money with that XX teaser the other week, a new mutant book by Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel with a female-centric theme. Turns out it’s more than one of them though. It stars Jubillee, …

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Star Wars Issue 1 Sells Out In 24 Hours – And A Review

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Bleeding Cool Staff Writer

I understand that Star Wars #1 has sold out from Dark Horse in less than a day. Expect a second printing announcement any day now. If you’re wanting an inkling as to why, here’s a review… Alasdair Stuart writes for …

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A New Female Focused Marvel Comic From Brian Wood And Olivier Coipel In April?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

It must be getting to that time again! Just as Previews for March solicitations are in the shops, so we start getting the teasers for April. And now we have XX from Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel. Hmm. You know …

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When Paul Pope Got Mixed Up With Brian Wood

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

From the backmatter interviews in Image Comics titles, with Paul Pope. What’s the best thing a fan has ever said to you? Probably the times you meet someone who said they read your books with their kids. That is really …

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Review: Mara #1 – From Massive To Massachusetts

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Louis Falcetti writes; Mara is a comic with a special appeal for massholes (for the international set, a “masshole” is a person from the state (commonwealth)(republic) known as “Massachusetts”, it refers to our tendency to be enormous assholes because we …

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Mara And A Return To The Girls Comics Of My Youth

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Rich Johnston

When I was a kid, I read comics. All sorts of comics. Anything I could lay my hands on. The Stan and Jack Fantastic Four reprinted by Marvel UK, kids comedy comics like The Beano, Buster or Whizzer And Chips, …

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Nine Of Brian Wood’s DC Comics That Never Were

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Brian Wood, currently to be seen on comics such as Conan, Star Wars and The Massive for Dark Horse Comics and his upcoming Mara from Image Comics, did have a few spits and spots for DC Comics. And he’s made …

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Two More Free Comic Book Day 2013 Titles From Dark Horse And IDW

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

We’ve seen the IDW Gold FCBD comic for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, here’s their Silver level book, Judge Dredd Classics, with  all-new colours on classic Dredd stories. And their FCBD version will have the Brian Bolland Judge Death stories and …

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Five New Image Issue Ones In December, From Brian Wood, Justin Jordan, Ales Kot And More

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

   It’s still the comic publisher than innovates the most. And in December, they have five new issue ones. And only one of them is a relaunch. Blackacre #1 is by Duffy Boudreau and Wendell Cavalcanti for December 5th. 100 …

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Ch-Ch-Changes – From Dark To Daredevil

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Comic creator credits occasionally change between original solicitations and final publication. Sometimes it’s the result of people changing their minds, people falling out, or falling behind. Other times it was just a mistake originally, or even just a hoped-for creator …

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Review: The Massive #3

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool; Brian Wood has gone from indie superstar, to mainstream mega-writer. That’s no accident. He’s been putting out boundaries breaking work for over a decade. What makes his creator owned catalog so captivating is his …

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The Massive #1 by Brian Wood, Kristian Donaldson and Dave Stewart

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Elliot Cole reviews The Massive for Bleeding Cool; The Massive, Wood’s latest big new thing, regards a crew of Greenpeace-ish activists aboard a boat amidst (literally) tumultuous times. It’s a great start to a series, apart from tiny thing which …

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