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Marv Wolfman On Superboy, Tony Bedard On Supergirl – With New Lobo
Do you think maybe DC Comics needs a little good news right now? Just a little? Marv Wolfman is the co-creator of Blade, Bullseye, The Black Cat, Nova, Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, Tim Drake and a little something called Crisis On Infinite Earths He knows his stuff Of late he has been writing the DC Universe Online[...]
Those Ultimate Titles Cancelled… But Only Briefly
Marvel subscribers have been told… With the upcoming Cataclysm event heading to the Marvel Ultimate Universe, three regular titles will be changing briefly. Ultimate Comics X-Men will become Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men (for three issues, #1-3) Ultimate Comics Ultimates becomes Cataclysm: Ultimates (for three issues, #1-3) and Ultimate Comics Ultimate Spider-Man becomes Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man (for three issues, #1-3)[...]
Sophie Aldred At Her Own Exhibition At Orbital Comics
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iNSoW5fhAE[/youtube] So Orbital Comics in London, launched their exhibition of Steve Cook's photographs of actress Sophie Aldred, best known as Ace from Doctor Who Taken years ago, Cook has digitally manipulated them to make all sorts of entertaining and interesting images, from a recreation of a non-existent 1963 episode of Doctor Who starring Aldred, as would[...]
Chris Roberson Writes Doc Savage For Dynamite
Dynamite have signed a licensing deal with Conde Nast to publish comics featuring the character. And they appear to be being written by a man fired from DC Comics, Chris Roberson Which should be interesting The book is to be drawn by Bilquis Evely, and published from December Chris is quoted as saying; "We start in 1933,[...]
Leaving Batwoman – Thursday Trending Topics
DC comics has announced that they are opening up a talent search to have someone draw a page of Harley Quinn #0 along side Amanda Conner, Paul Pope, Bruce Timm and more The new series being written by Jimmy Palmiotti and his new wife Conner begins this November and they are looking for an undiscovered talent[...]
Dragon*Con – A "Choose Your Own Adventure"
They tend to focus on comics, gaming, anime, celebrities, etc There are bigger cons that overlap two or more of the segments There will be minor variations to an attendee's individual experience but generally everyone attends the same type of con This isn't true at Dragon Con Dragon Con is the "choose your own con". The[...]
Nine Inch Nails, Via Comics
Shaun Demumbrun writes; I'm in the process of putting together another of my "Stories Inspired by the Songs of" books. This time we are building up to a
Joker's Daughter Dominates Advance Reorders – But Saga And Sex Criminals Do Well Too
But the launch of Image comic Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky And with the film on the way, and lots of publicity everywhere, X-Men: Days Of Future Past puts Marvel at the top of the Reorder list for comics already out. TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs (RETAIL) Product Price Publisher BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #23.4[...]
Mark Waid, Art Baltazar And Franco Get Into Bed Together Over Comic Shop Ownership
On Monday, Mark Waid announced he had bought into a comic store, Alter Ego Comics in Muncie, Indiana. Today, he's announced that he and the co-owners of that store have also invested in Art Baltazar and Franco's store Aw Yeah Comics, in Stokie, Illinois And that Art and Franco have invested in Alter Ego… Mark points out[...]
Sophie Aldred As Judge Dredd And More…
It launches today at Orbital Comics, with a signing with Aldred this Saturday afternoon. Here are a few of the more 2000AD comic-book inspired ones Including our favourite above, ALDREDD Cook tells me; In September 1991 I created the fake Megapolitan cover for the back of the Judge Dredd Megazine, starring Sophie Aldred and with cover[...]
The Infinity Mystery – Wednesday Trending Topics
You may want to read the comics first, then pop back I would. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Wednesday: Now Really Is The Time To Buy A Lot Of Criterion Blu-rays And DVDs I can particularly recommend their release of On the Waterfront though, which is the kind of benchmark release that others should be judged against. Charlie Hunnam Cast As[...]
Sexy Time Travel Triumphs in Jess Fink's We Can Fix It!
Jess Fink has been doing strange things with comics for some time now, and her new book released from Top Shelf this May doesn't disappoint, which is good news for those who want to see her become even more bizarre and exuberant in her work than even she has been before In We Can Fix[...]
Have Your DC 3D Covers Melted Yet? (UPDATE)
The London news yesterday included a story that a building in the city centre, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, has been causing havoc due to the curvature of the windows acting as a magnifying glass and a) frying eggs, b) melting Jaguars and c) setting carpets on fire. I wouldn't like to buy my DC comics anywhere[...]
No Creator Credits On DC's 3D Covers… Or The 2D Ones Either (UPDATE)
Right now he's not happy about the lack of credit on the 3D Villains Month covers from DC in September. Not Crediting their Creators on the cover of these Villains Month's comics is UNACCEPTABLE, contemptuous, shame on you DCcomics! :( — Yanick Paquette (@YanickPaquette) September 4, 2013   It is the Hard work of these Creators that gave all[...]
Dragon Con 2013: Cosplay, Duck Tales And Videos
I told him that I was a huge fan of the Duck comics universe so I understood the difference between that and the Duck Talks cartoon series and could picture the frustration as person after person saw his Uncle Scrooge sketches and thought he was some old guy riding a wave of 80's nostalgia We[...]