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The Light Brigade by Peter Tomasi and Peter Snejberg was published by DC Comics in 2004, collected and then republished in 2009 Reprinting a book allows DC to keep ownership of the comic for a longer period, but now it seems DC have published enough of it, Tomasi and Snejberg have the rights back and[...]

by Dirk Manning It's been several months since DC comics cancelled their long-running iconic horror comic series Hellblazer, and despite the comic's replacement with a much-more spandex-friendly title in Constantine, the fact of that matter is that numerous fans of the darker and more adult-themed stories the now-non-existent Hellblazer provided have been left with a hole[...]

Bleeding Cool's Kickstarter Correspondent, Shawn Demumbrum has lead three Kickstarter campaigns to launch comic books, two successfully funded and one that wasn't.  He helps point out some of the unique Kickstarter projects that wouldn't normally be published by the big comic book companies, but deserve your attention.  Shawn is the Manager of Comic Book Programming for[...]

Forty minutes to go folks… how are the comics people preparing for the big anniversary? Me, I still have to wash my daughters' hair… Dr Who Saturday is feeling bigger than Super Bowl Sunday around here Less than hour and half to go! — dan didio (@dandidio1) November 23, 2013 We at Hitch Manor are ready for The[...]

Robin Childs writes; Running a Kickstarter is a very rough process for me. No surprise there, Kickstarter is a gauntlet for everyone. As a chronic

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 keeness you bring to your passion. It was a fight for the top this week as Avengers and Harley Quinn duked it out, though Harley Quinn was just pipped by[...]

But first an opportunity from the Image Comics booth; Standing offer though to anyone at Thought Bubble: bringing me a Lipton Peach Iced Tea, get a free comic You're my favorite — Ron Richards (@ronxo) November 23, 2013   Instagrammed by PeopleIKnow Thought Bubble pic.twitter.com/RJatXgXhJn — Cheryl Geary (@CheryloGeary) November 23, 2013 Selling Hairy Mary comics; Setting up shop; [...]

A comic book came second, for the PPA's best magazine cover of all time, beaten by another of Bleeding Cool's obsessions, so we're all happy. And now we

And yesterday, some people in comics remembered that. Wait, he dies? Thanks for spoiling JFK for me, guys. — Devin Faraci (@devincf) November 22, 2013   Disneyland, the day after the JFK assassination pic.twitter.com/SVbtTwMfX0 — Devin Faraci (@devincf) November 22, 2013   If we ever do find out more about who was behind the JFK assassination, I bet the answer will be[...]

At 11.50 at Thought Bubble in Leeds, Chris Thompson will be hosting a panel on the impact on digital on comics with Jordie Bellaire, Nathan Fox, Nicholas Gurewitch, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Cameron Stewart Which gives you just enough time to listen to his podcast first… [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/2848/0/PCHPodcastEpisode65.mp3] by Chris Thompson Following on from my recent discussion with Geof[...]

No doubt this move from Boston to New York will also make Gaiman's teaching gig at Bard College, also in New York State, a little more feasible. Hannah Means-Shannon is Senior New York Correspondent at Bleeding Cool, writes and blogs about comics for TRIP CITY and Sequart.org, and is currently working on books about Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore[...]

Timothy Carson reports; According to ComiXology sales this week taken from iOS in-app purchase charts, the 116th issue of The Walking Dead graphic novel

He appeared on radio, in pulp magazines, in film, comics, you name it And for comic fans who might not be familiar with him, it's probably worth pointing out that the Shadow was arguably the single biggest influence on the creation of Batman So there! JZ: What storytelling elements draw you to the pulp genre in[...]

That's Warlord of Mars! JZ: What storytelling elements draw you to pulp sci-fi in general and Warlord of Mars in particular? AN: I love the simplicity of pulp fiction, the innocence. JZ: What was your first experience with John Carter – the novels, the older comics, something else AN: My first experience was being asked to write the series[...]

It's going on now, but will increase iun discount until Black Friday. Online, they'll have 60% off select graphic novels and 80% off select comics and slightly "shop worn" items. We'll also be adding hundreds of toys, statues, collectibles, etc at 50% off, as well as doorbusters The sale ends 12/2 with new doorbusters for Cyber[...]

Moon Knight will get a new Marvel Now series from Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, and Jordie Bellaire in March, breaking from the LA Times: A mercenary

Well, it appears that Bleeding Cool liked Letter 44 #1 so much that we've been given a sneak preview of Letter 44 #2, by Charles Soule and Alberto Jimenez

DC Comics continues its onslaught of recent Film/TV news, this time for Sleeper by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips via Variety: Warner Bros is ramping up development of "Sleeper," a long-in-development DC Entertainment property that's set up with producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jennifer Todd. The studio has brought on the writing team of  Shawn Ryan and David Wiener to[...]

Apart from that I'm working on a series called Omerta: Gods And Gangsters, which is a 'modern day crime families fight Elder Gods' type story with JK Woodward, who worked with me on Doctor Who / Star Trek for IDW, and a couple of other things not yet announced. Outside of comics I'm working on several[...]

Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con And he now writes a weekly column for Bleeding Cool. Last week I started boring all my haters with a step-by-step (complete with the Davis flair everyone loves…except the haters) guide to how[...]

With 16 days left to go and over $80,000 pledged already, UK comics journalist P M Buchan spoke to Ben Templesmith about THE SQUIDDER, 44FLOOD and what really went wrong with Ten Grand. Let's get this out of the way first – what happened with Ten Grand? A lot of things, I was dealing with family stuff[...]

By David Dissanayake In retrospect, it should have been obvious that the Library of Congress would have one of the greatest comics collections in the world, but for some reason I never thought "comics" when I thought of the U.S.' national library Well, it turns out it has a collection of more than 11,000 titles[...]

And now DC Comics won't have it any other way. I understand that people looking at making films based on the likes of Suicide Squad, Booster Gold, Deathstroke and even Team 7 have been told that they have to partner or work with Goyer as producer. Which is why Geoff Johns' Sandman movie project has David Goyer[...]

And retailers who order 20 or more Minimum Wage #1 will receive a free copy of the Maximum Minimum Wage HC, plus an additional 10% discount on additional orders of Maximum Minimum Wage HC. Dynamite, in an attempt to catch up have been offering returnability without any purchase commitments, but that has yet to reach the[...]

An eyebrow-raising turn of events.  From Superior Spider-Man Annual today. Spoilers abound. Most-Read Comic Stories Wednesday: The New Gay X-Man In

David Hine and Doug Braithwaite were due to launch their trade paperback collection of Image comic Storm Dogs at this weekend's Thought Bubble comics festival in Leeds However, Typhoon Haiyana had caused knock-on shipping delays, so it was touch and go whether copies would arrive in time, ahead of shop sale date. But it just made[...]

The Top 100 Power List of 2013. And all for $1.99. Seriously folks, you probably should buy this one. Other things… the launch of Never Ending from Dark Horse, the special edition of Sandman Overture #1, the remastered Maxx #1 from IDW, Black Science from Image, the second Pretty Deadly and a new Walking Dead, the second issue[...]

Comics are a highly collaborative medium — with the artist, inker, letterer, and our editor — and in the end the best idea, no matter where it comes from, wins. JZ: Do you have any particular writing habits or routine? MG: Kyle and I are actually complete opposites when it comes to writing habits, but it is[...]

Because there was more than one two people in that warehouse… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With Ales Kot and Tom Murphy of Zero #3, out today, signing tonight And Sean Murphy signing on Friday…   From Superior Spider-Man Annual today Spoilers abound. Because we have seen in the regular title, Spider-Man, now possessed fully by Doc[...]

Gosh! Comics of London are publishing two limited edition prints, to accompany their upcoming signings Friday's signing with Fiona Staples, Brandon Graham and Eric Stephenson, and next Wednesday's with Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. We start with Fiona Staples' Lying Cat from Saga, a digital A3, Colorplan BW print on 270gsm paper, signed by Fiona[...]