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Scarecrow Inc – Detective Comics In March
  Slipping out ahead of schedule, the DC solicitations for Detective Comics #29 for March With the Bat family looking a little Scarecrowesque…   Slipping out ahead of schedule, the DC solicitations for Detective Comics #29 for March With the Bat family looking a little Scarecrowesque…   Slipping out ahead of schedule, the DC solicitations[...]
Steve Mannion and the Salvation of the Comic Book Industry
Quin writes for Bleeding Cool: Somewhere in the mountains of New Jersey sits a scraggly ex-skater punk crankin' out comics about a cute girl fighting zombie Nazis riding dinosaurs, aided only by her pin-up model friend, some roller skates and a pair of leather moose antlers This man is Steve Mannion, and he's that rare creature[...]
Selling Comics at Thought Bubble 2013 – Sunday
This is the second and final report: [Comic created purely from tears & self-loathing award goes to Axolotl] There were some sore heads in Leeds on Sunday morning, and a lot more comics to be sold As close as Raygun Roads came to stealing the show in my estimation, probably the most exciting new release at Thought[...]
Pop Culture Hounding Alan Moore And Lance Parkin
[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/2866/0/PCHPodcastEpisode66.mp3] by Chris Thompson After my last episode with the amazing Max Bemis from Say Anything (which you can still listen to here) I feel very privileged to bring to you this exclusive recording of Alan Moore & Lance Parkin in conversation at The Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, London. Timed to coincide with the release of[...]
In One Week, Two Weeks – A Justice League For The Year 3000
Comics, comics, comics, next week brings us the launch of Justice League 3000, Sinister Dexter, Indestructible, Dead Body Road, Krampus, Inhumanity Awakening, Marvel Knights Hulk and Doc Savage. And the week after? Issue ones for previous issue zeroes Ghost and Harley Quinn, Teen Titans Go and the launch of Illegitimates… DARK HORSE COMICS ABE SAPIEN #8 $3.50 ABE SAPIEN #8[...]
Jupiter's Legacy Slips From October To January, But Tops Advance Reorder Chart
Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! Jupiter's Legacy[...]
Subscription Sadness For Detective Comics #27
A Bleeding Cool reader and print comic book subscriber writes: I subscribe to several comics through DC and Marvel I thought you'd be interested in a letter I got from DC today together with my copy of Detective Comics #26 I've attached a picture of it Apparently I will not be receiving Detective Comics #27 because[...]
Jim Zub Talks About Writing, Motivation And Working In Comics
Arvid Nelson chatted with Zub about his career and how he deals with the comic industry. ARVID NELSON: I won't ask you "how did you break into comics?" because you've already got a great essay on your site (www.jimzub.com) but I would like to know what one of your biggest surprises is about writing comics[...]
Batman, Superman… And More? Tuesday Trending Topics
And just as that led to the battle between Earth 3 and the New 52, so Summer 2014 will see the war extend to… Earth 2. David Copperfield Files Trademark For "DC" Comics Trademarking DC for comic books (twice)? I don't think Warner Bros will put up with that I look forward to reading opposition documents soon[...]