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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[...]
Zenescope Studios, best known for their adult reworking of fairy tales, and covers more reminiscent of Victoria's Secret pages, are moving into a new
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
These are genuine photographs.
In fact, there seem to be all sorts of strange stories going around today. Valiant Comics has announced their plans for the upcoming C2E2 comic convention in Chicago Following DC Comics' plans to just hang out in the foyers of popular comic conventions, Valiant tell us,
This April, get ready to see Quantum and Woody's[...]
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
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[...]
Hosted by Randy Young and Chris Hunter
Bleeding Cool welcomes back Talking Comics, from Excalibur Comics, Cards, and Games in Shreveport, Louisiana, to talk about this week's upcoming books, speculating about where they are headed, and discuss their favorite storylines
Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say:
Hello, everyone, and thanks for pressing play for this week's[...]
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[...]
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,[...]
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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[...]
But Jamie Hewlett made his name as the artist and co-creator on Tank Girl, written by Alan Martin, and appearing in the amazing Deadline magazine that merged music and comics together like never before.
And now, decades after he moved on and made Gorillaz with his once-housemate Damon Albarn, he is returning to Tank Girl with[...]
We wrote about this at the weekend. My son and I have a meeting on Sunday with some editors at Boom!, we’re going to pitch them an Adventure Time story
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Tuesday, April 1st
The eightieth meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Parsons The New School, 2 West 13th Street, in the Bark Room (off the lobby) in New York This event is free and open to the public. Ernie Gehr will present and[...]
These are the new USPS flat rate Spider-Man livery boxes... And this is the TV ad to match.
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[...]
Thank you! Now on the way to a bar and get drunk!
If you see these comics, or are offered them for sale, do get in touch
Mico Suayan is one of a number of artists who sell their artwork on the sketch cover comic books created by comic book publishers And he was doing so[...]
What's a publisher to do? Marvel is reprinting Marvelman/Miracleman but some readers are familiar with different prints. Take this scene from Miracleman
As well as the solicited Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, Amazing-Spider-Man #1 will have additional writers Christopher Yost, Joe Caramagna and Peter
Announced at ECCC, Dark Horse is publishing Deep Gravity, a new four-part miniseries from Mike Richardson, Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko. Welcome to
As part of their Freedom 2014 season, the BBC has commissioned a new webcomic from Grant Morrison and Rian Hughes, entitled The Key. It can be read in its
"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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
The Shadow 1941: Hitler's Astrologer sold out immediately when it shipped showing the demand for the classic Denny O'Neil and Mike Kaluta story. So