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FOOL: Dark Horse To 'Scorch Earth' Star Wars On Their Way Out
Dark Horse Comics will finish publishing their Star Wars line of comic books, as Disney-owned Lucasfilm move the license to Disney-owned Marvel Comics. But on their way out, I understand Dark Horse plan to run some plot lines that will salt the fields before Marvel take over, permanently destroying a number of characters and concepts in[...]
FOOL: That DC Comics Creator Survey In Full
Last week, Bleeding Cool ran details on the survey being sent out to DC Comics talent, sixty questions to fill in and return, anonymously, so DC can understand better the rel feelings of DC folk working for the publisher Thanks to the anonymous DC comic book creator who sent these questions in, despite the note[...]
Sexy New Gen-13 To Replace Teen Titans
Okay, we will get probably get a new Teen Titans as well. But in the light of the upcoming end of the current Teen Titans run, I understand that DC Comics will be launching a Gen-13 series as part of the New 52 this year. Originally created by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi and J Scott Campbell, Gen-13[...]
FOOL: Marvel To Relaunch Miracleman For Marvel NOW!
I understand Marvel Comics, disappointed with sales on the Miracleman republishing project have decided to relaunch the book as an All-New Marvel NOW! title Which means a new issue 1 in July, just in time for the "birth" issue that caused such controversy on its initial publication. As to how they will get around the issues[...]
Batman Loves Catwoman, Hell Yeah
There is no Hell Yeah Batman Catwoman tumblr. But if there was, this should be their very first tumbl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyDDTD6xFi8 The
Do You Play The Pathfinder RPG And Not Buy The Comic?
If you play the Pathfinder roleplaying game but haven't gotten around to buying the comics from Dynamite Entertainment… you may want to change that in May. Pathfinder: City of Secrets #1 is written by Jim Zub with interior art by Leandro Oliveira and cover art by Genzoman, Carlos Gomez, Sean Izaakse and Steven Cummings and is[...]
Brian Bendis Starts April Fool's Day Early
From Brian Bendis' Tumblr. Marvel and DC officially announce the return of THE AMALGAM UNIVERSE! For the first co-publishing venture in over a decade, Marvel and DC have come to an agreement to bring back The Amalgam Universe, a universe comprised of 'amalgam characters' of some of the most beloved superheroes of the two most exciting comic[...]
Andre Roussimoff, The Man – Telling The True Story Of Andre The Giant
There is only one fandom that I have been a part of longer than comics books, and that is Professional Wrestling When I was five years old, I would sit on my Grandpa's lap on Saturday mornings and watch wrestling So I was excited to receive a copy of Andre The Giant: Life and Legend,[...]
Orbiting Around Stray Bullets, Sovereign, Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel, Buffy, And Daredevil – With Ed Brisson
[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podcasts/orbital-podcast147.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. They say: Welcome to Episode 147 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we take a hit with Stray Bullets: Killers #1, get epic with Sovereign #1, talk idols & inspiration with Captain Marvel #1 & Ms.Marvel #2, see what's at stake with Buffy Season[...]
Tim Seeley Does Sally Of The Wasteland
It's a curiosity of Titan Comics, because they print in China, while most retailers are looking at comics coming out in June, when they loot at Titan's listings they see comics coming out in August. Such as Sally Of The Wateland #1 by  Victor Gischler and Tazio Bettin And a 1:10 cover by Tim Seeley, above. This is what you'll[...]
Image Comics Changes Returnable Rules
It was an incentive that Image Comics used to build the launches of its titles over the last few years Giving retailers the opportunity to order the first issues, even second or third issues of a new series, and make them completely returnable if they ordered lots, based on that shop's sales of previous series[...]
Things To Do On The West Coast In April If You Like Comics
This one-day con focuses on "anime, cartoons and comics with a heavy emphasis on whimsy, imagination and the creative process." The show runs from 9AM to 6 PM and costs $15 (online or at the door). WonderCon, April 18th – 20th at the Anaheim Convention Center I reported last month that badges were not being sold[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 31st March 2014 – ECCC'd Out
Reveal Their Logo And Unveil Their Plans For Batman's 75th  Francis Manapul On All The Flash Ideas He Never Got Round To Amy Acker Cast As Coulson's Cellist In Agents Of SHIELD Racebending Solstice In DC's Teen Titans Happy Birthday, Batman: Today Is The 75th Anniversary Of Detective Comics #27 And Ten You May Prefer Will You Give Joe Phillips A[...]
Monday Morning Runaround – More Mignola, More Max, Less 99
"I have tons of my own stories that I've worked on over the years, and I hope to get some of those up and running this year," he says. THE BANNING OF THE 99 The much-publicised Islamic-themed superhero comic book, The 99, written by Kuwaiti psychologist Naif al-Mutawa and praised by Barack Obama, has now been banned in[...]
Tiny Elves Get Big Comic
At ECCC today, Dark Horse Comics announced that Elfquest would be getting a Gallery Edition, the latest format to copy Scott Dunbier's Artists Edition format over at IDW. Effectively this reproduces the look and feel of the original art boards, the comics were originally created on. ElfQuest: The Original Quest Gallery Edition, collects the first five issues of The Original[...]
How To Read DC's First Contact
The DC Comics crossover storyline First Contact ran from Batman/Superman #8-9 and Worlds' Finest #20-21. But Bleeding Cool has been asked to help understand how too read the comic. Well it's easy First you read Batman/Superman #8, then you read World's Finest #20. Then you find a time machine to two/three weeks in the future to April 16th so you can[...]