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Firefly) and I guess that was where my interest faded a bit.  Because Rucka is a good writer, though, I wanted to see what would happen by issue two to see what he had planned. Rucka's twist does not lie in science or some bizarre military experiment.  Rather, our protagonist's powers, to manipulate the minds of[...]

It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion… Bleeding Cool had previously talked about Marvel's disappointment with the orders on Inhuman #1 – to the extent that they are including it in[...]

I spent my youth supping tea in a garage playing war games, role playing and hanging out with about five other friends (all teenagers, all male) debating movies, staging epic campaigns for illusory heroes and reading comics The role playing thing graduated into acting, the hanging out changed as we grew older, went our separate[...]

Details have been released for DC Comics – The New 52: Five Years Later Omnibus from Amazon, collecting all of DC's comics in September in one volume, much as they did with Villains Month, Zero Month and the original New 52 Launch month. Scott Snyder (Author), Geoff Johns (Author), Ivan Reis (Illustrator) In September 2014, as every title in the DC Universe published special[...]

MoCCA Fest looks busier than ever in 2014, with more tablers carefully packed in than in previous years, and of course, there is the giant, looming

Not totally.No, it was because Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill were signing the first two issues of their Image comic book, Revenge. It was an unlikely place, the small Oxfordshire town of Banbury, on a rainy Saturday. But it's pleasant enough, and has enough of a market to potter through. No one was letting the damp get them[...]

Jason McNamara and Greg Hinkle are offering their horror graphic novel, The Rattler, exclusively on Kickstarter. The 96 page graphic novel follows Stephen

Back in January, I was lucky enough to attend Will Simpson's event and exhibition at Orbital Comics in London You can see some of those images here But now the Orbiting Pod Podcast brings him right into our homes, audio-style just before the Game of Thrones premier this weekend I don't need to tell you[...]

Our friends at Valiant has sent us a nice double shot of previews, this time we've got the ongoing Trapped By Webnet story running in Unity and the finale

and plus $10 for international shipping. $80 – You get it all! When I told my wife that I wanted to do an audio drama version of our comics, she requested to play all the girl parts And if for nothing else, I hope this Kickstarter makes so my wife and I can perform the comic scripts[...]

Alex Thompson: As someone working in the comics industry, I like origin stories.  What is the C4 Central Coast Comic Con and how did it begin? Kris Blackburn: Central Coast Comic Con (or what we like to call it "C4") is Ventura Counties' comic con Ventura, CA is a historic beach community that is rich in[...]

An advertising agency and media buyer specialising in the geek demographic, it was set up by ex-DC-er Steve Rotterdam and Ed Catto to deliver the specialist market through… well all manner of fashions. Its latest venture is spinning off the comic book advertising network, Comics United, they have been creating over the years, allowing clients and[...]

Not every comic book gets a massive media push for its launch. But 20th Century Fox were kind enough to lend a hand to IDW's licensed 24 comic, the

DC Comics are making a change to the way they make their themed variant covers will be open to order, with no minimum order of another item required Which means retailers can order as many of them as they like, and they will be more available to customers to buy and preorder… Also a lot cheaper[...]

From the letters page if Ultimate Spider-Man #200, from one Talib 'Abdur-Rashid of Harlem. When last we checked, Steve Ditko was very much alive, aged 86, still writing and drawing comics, not too far from Talib's home… Just so you know. From the letters page if Ultimate Spider-Man #200, from one Talib 'Abdur-Rashid of Harlem. When last we[...]

However, Soule leaves plenty of room for potential with COMPELLING AND ENDURING CHARACTERS." (3 out of 5) Alpha Comics "Inhuman is A FUN FIRST ISSUE that continues on from the fallout of Black Bolt's actions in the pages of Infinity, DELIVERING A COOL NEW PATH THROUGH THE MARVEL U." Shadowhawk's Shade "There isn't any hook to bring a reader[...]

And from Marvel, All-New Doop, Iron Fist and Ultimates, as well as the new Flash Gordon from Dynamite and Lumberjanes from Boom! – the latter of which could well be a big sleeper hit… And the week after that? Relaunches of Ultimate FF and Hulk, 7th Sword and Star Mage, and the launch of Sinestro…. DARK HORSE[...]

Today, Jonathan Ross and Ian Churchill are signing copies of their comic book Revenge today, at Comic Connections, a small comic shop in the sleepy town

Joining some Original Sin dots... From Newsarama, Axel Alonso:  Dark secrets from our hero’s past will emerge – profound and life-changing secrets that

They paid well to get Joe Madueira back to comics as artist on the series but the sales and interest isn't as high as they expected. But Amazing Spider-Man #1 has pre-orders of half a million, however they may have been acheived. And by putting Inhuman #1 in front of them, Marvel are hoping that those who[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode83.mp3] Following on from this week's chat with Simon Roy (which you can still listen to here) – this time around I catch up with creator Rick Remender (Captain America, Black Science, Deadly Class) to talk about the re-release of his classic series Fear Agent from Dark Horse Comics! We discuss how he started out,[...]

Summer's Coming… not, I'm not trying out for the Game of Thrones parody, summer really is coming and ladies, if you are looking for a swimsuit that shows your geek cred without spending any money, DC Comics has something for you. You can win one of BlackMilk's Superman Cape Suits. The suits have been selling like crazy[...]

So I think that gives me a bit of an advantage because I use to ink all of my own work and I only did super rough composition before I dove head first into the inking stage. The title of this book is called MANIFEST DESTINY and this is the cover for issue #7 (published by Image[...]

Run by Del Howison and his wife Sue, Dark Del is a mecca for fans of horror from books, comics, novelties, movies, soundtracks and even fragrances It is an amazing place to go just about any day. But besides a treasure trove of horror goods, Dark Del is known as the place to go for signings[...]

Alex Thompson is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and letterer who has done work for Alias Enterprises, Approbation Comics, Arcana Studios, Lion Forge Comics, and Graphic Planet Thompson is mostly known for his experimental humor/horror title Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs Zombies which has over twenty-five issues released and more in the works Discover more[...]

The comics team of Troy Wilson, Mario A Gonzalez, Iván Escalante Victoria, and Jose M Balanzario created this con-season comic a few years ago for a Ronin Studios charity anthology called Hope: The Hero Initiative, but the rights having reverted to the team, they thought they'd share it with another generation of con-goers and those[...]

Christina Aguilera says so. Honorable mentions: Ultimate Spider-Man, Inhuman, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk. United States The Walking Dead #124 $2.99 Ultimate Spider-Man #200 $4.99 Earth 2 (2012-) #22 $2.99 Inhuman #1 $3.99 Moon Knight (2014-) #2 $3.99 Injustice: Year Two (2014-) #6 $0.99 Magneto (2014-) #2 $3.99 Detective Comics (2011-) #30 $3.99 Superior Spider-Man #30 $3.99 She-Hulk (2014-) #3 $2.99 Canada The Walking Dead #124 $2.99 Ultimate Spider-Man #200 $4.99 Earth[...]

It literally made the hair stand up on the back of my neck to encounter such an eerie semblance of a world I know very well. I don't know why others might not have succeeded in this endeavor; perhaps in trying to make comics universal to readers, creators sometimes throw out the baby with the bathwater,[...]

Alyssa Pack writes: During Emerald City Comic Con, Bleeding Cool landed an interview with all four lovely ladies that worked on Lumberjanes. This

Titan Comics is releasing a new graphic novel on April 15th with the oddest of odd titles: Dr Grordbort Presents: Triumph, by Greg Broadmore Does it win some kind of award among odd titles of the year? But the truth is, the teaser content I've seen is pretty odd too and may trump the title. Here's[...]