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Brian Bendis posts an internal Marvel document looking at the possible continuity effects of a worlds where Hank Pym is... removed at an early date. The

Library Smash! The Northlake Public Library, in a Chicago suburb (just south of O'Hare airport, Wizard World fans) is running a crowdfunding campaign to purchase a nine foot Hulk statue. Oh, and a Comic creation lab with an iMac with a drawing pad, a CintiQ, lightbox and a 3D printer. The idea is that people can come in[...]

Next week, we get the debut of X, Chin Music, Damsels, Grimm and the first proper issue of Uber, we also get a new Buffy, Batman, Walking Dead, Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Force and Ferals. The week after? Well we're all about Doomsday, Half Past Danger, both Dream Thief and Dream Merchant in the same week,[...]

DC's What's New column has been spotlighting upcoming bits and pieces in their comics But more often than not, they've been highlighting upcoming villains. Almost as if they had an upcoming Villains Month that we've been talking about since November. So will Batwing #24 become Lady Vic #1?   Could Justice League Dark #24 become Nightmare Nurse #1? She[...]

The Hastings variant of Max Bemis' Polarity #1 for Boom! Studios sells easily on eBay for $25 Buy It Now. On an Open Auction it has no trouble selling for

Dylan Sutcliff writes; When Thrillbent was announced I visited the site, read a few comics for free on my laptop and was largely unimpressed The experience was disappointingly foreign and unengaging and left me thinking free was the appropriate price. Last weekend at C2E2's Digital First Comics panel, Mark Waid, James Tynion IV, John D[...]

Bleeding Cool has been reporting how the comics speculator market seems to have seized on the self published book Rachel Rising by Terry Moore and Abstract Press, with word of a possible TV series With issue one in excellent slabbed condition selling for near a thousand dollars, another selling in still very decent condition for[...]

5 #9 £2.49 Indestructible Hulk #7 £2.49 Thanos Rising #2 (of 5) £2.49 Adventures of Superman (2013-) #1 £0.69 Canada Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013-) #16 $0.99 All-New X-Men #11 $3.99 Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013-) #15 $0.99 Age of Ultron #7 (of 10) $3.99 Superior Spider-Man #9 $3.99 Hawkeye #10 $2.99 Earth 2 (2012-) #12 $2.99 Adventures of Superman (2013-) #1 $0.99 Thanos Rising #2 (of 5)[...]

What's wrong with teenagers today? Fanta is launching a new campaign aimed at them, senior VP Wendy Clark quoted as saying "At its core, Fanta seeks to be

At just after seven pm last night, Acme Comics in Greensboro, North Carolina, had its first guy quueing up in line for Free Comic Book Day On Saturday. Blimey If you pass by, give him a cookie, he'll need the sustenance.   At just after seven pm last night, Acme Comics in Greensboro, North Carolina, had its[...]

Decades before Promethea #32, there was Cerebus #20. The Mindgames issue. Which folded out, to create... this. One of the most groundbreaking comic books

Here's a great selection. [audio:http://www.thecomicbooks.com/Audio/13-04-26-IntegratingComics.mp3] Integrating Comics:Moderating the panel was Josh Elders who is involved with Reading with Pictures.com On the panel was Carol Tilley from University of Illinois and Jim McClain Josh talked about Reading with Pictures and how it's purpose is to make graphic novel text books that could be used in class[...]

Second prints, variants and high priced items are exaggerated on this chart, but it's still a good way to measure the coal face of comics. Such as digital-first titles Batman Beyond and Lil Gotham selling better than expected in print, leading to an increase in orders on subsequent issues. Image titles like Five Ghosts and East Of[...]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cxWQ8AHr3o[/youtube] Grace Randolph writes; Carrie Kelley joins the New 52 for DC Comics – as Robin? Will the Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014 be better than Marvel comic? Should Wonder Woman dump Superman for Orion? Hipsters invade comics with Saga, Hawkeye and Polarity! Is Superior Spider-Man no more? Has Gotham, and readers, found a new[...]

Dale Lazarov writes, regarding the story we ran earlier about Gumroad's change in digital comics content decisions. There's a happy ending to the Gumroad censoring my comics story  It's a true victory as everyone got what they wanted Gumroad now has a clear policy against adult work Everyone who bought STICKY #1 from Gumroad got their[...]

@ryanstegman @danslott — Ceejay Zelinsky (@Ceejinator) May 1, 2013   Superior Spider-Man #9 – @danslott did not commit a character assassination with this issue… he went on a character MASSACRE #FizzVsComics — Michael Scally (@FizzVsTheWorld) May 1, 2013 And now, if you excuse me; I going to dream of a world where Superior Spider-Man never happened. — Jamie Aznable (@GundamRX101) May[...]

  Hannah Means Shannon writes for Bleeding Cool; Dean Haspiel's been making the news lately with the announcement of his collaboration with Mark Waid on Archie Comics' Red Circle universe series THE FOX, but the Emmy Award-winning artist who worked on the HBO series Bored to Death has been leading the ranks of creator-owned projects for[...]

Faye Nelson Ramsey and Taylor Ramsey spent much of Friday at C2E2 getting cosplay pictures since the rest of the weekend gets a bit too crowded. TARDIS'

[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/1822/0/PCHPodcastEpisode38.mp3] Chris Thompson writes; It's a great start to the week as Taylor & I break open James Tynion IV & Jeremy Rock's The Eighth Seal from Mark Waid's newly-revamped Thrillbent Comics Plus we take a look at B Clay Moore & Christopher Mitten's beautiful noir-inspired one-shot, Old Dog, that was part of the recent Bad Karma[...]

Thank you Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham. But a gallery of issue 1 variant covers at the back reveals something new.       The cover to Iron Man #17 in October as being something rather classified… new suit? Something more? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   Every issue of Iron Man there's something Thank you Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham. But[...]

Could the Illuminati not have visited the Kree or the Skrull? Could the battle have taken place on Earth, leading to the way the world is now? Looks like we'll still have to wait for answers… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   Here's the ad at the end of today's Age Of Ultron, laying out the lay[...]

And despite certain publicity machines painting it as an Occupy Comics book, it isn't that. Indeed, rather than a liberal fantasy, it has elements of Tea Party politics, superpowers being held my a group of people forming a militia against invasive government operations that harm the people they are meant to be serving and protecting. But there's[...]

From Storm Dogs #5 by David Hine and Doug Braithwaite, published by Image Comics next week. Fully functioning womb implants… but no right to care for your children Doesn't seem too far in the future, does it?   From Storm Dogs #5 by David Hine and Doug Braithwaite, published by Image Comics next week. Fully functioning womb implants…[...]

Either way, worth pointing out, possibly, Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. From Uncanny X-Men #136. And from the new issue of All New X-Men Including staple. Is the past destined to repeat? Probably. Reprise File is, um, I don't know, well it can't be a swipe, it's not a homage, it's an intentional mirroring, a callback to something[...]

But then again, so does everyone. I think I could get to like Nightmare Nurse. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   Two DC comic books, not their best sellers, but both with a certain level of invention that's rather entertaining Phantom Stranger and Dial H And today, giving us new characters to entertain and delight. Dial H is[...]

And, we did — on Free Comic Book Day 2008. 5 years later — and our dream has grown in ways we could've never guessed. My name is Steve Anderson, and I'm the owner and founder of Third Eye Comics, along with my wife Trish We've watched as our humble comic shop has gone from a tiny[...]

Previews of comics coming from Dynamite today… with three extended previews to begin with… ARMY OF DARKNESS #13 Elliott R Serrano (w) Randy Valiente (a) Daniel Leister (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ Hail to the Queen! The Army of Darkness universe will change forever, as chisel-chinned Ash J Williams and his alternate reality counterpart, the lovely and[...]

What Will Be The New Villains Month Titles For DC Comics In September?  So what Villain's Month titles are we expecting from DC in September? When all the DC New 52 comic books are changing their titles to reflect the name of the bad guy and a new issue one… When Superman And Wonder Woman's Relationship Ends…  Where[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4sZHiew3zg[/youtube] Aaron Haaland writes; Hey Fandom, it's me, Aaron! This is A Comic Show's New Comics Now where I talk about the books I liked each week I just got back from c2e2 and am loving comics! Action is still bitter sweet Animal Man had a great twist ending[...]

A private investigator in an undetermined city being hired to deal with crime, demons and angels, under the surface. Well next week, Image also publish Chin Music #1, featuring a man in Chicago dealing with crime and demons, under the surface. But they approach comics in remarkably different fashions. Ten Grand goes for the private dick potboiler, given[...]