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All that dancing around with "the Destroyer" made me sure they were going to cop out entirely. The real lesson here, tho, is how much contempt there is in Hollywood for comics, and superheroes They called the SIlver Surfer by name, but had to have Ben mock the title They snuck in "Galactus" almost as a[...]

Not a hoax, Gail Simone returns: DC Comics have now reversed that editor's decision in the wake of considerable online protest and, I'm told, a reluctance to have every single person asking questions during convention season dressed up as Batgirl saying "Where's Gail Simone?" Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today – Gail Simone & Batgirl DC Comics Put Gail Simone[...]

And the US trademark office seems to have found in his favour, saying; "Series of comic books; graphic novels; books and magazines featuring comics, fiction stories and non-fiction stories relating to people, arts, leisure and entertainment; comic books; non-sports trading cards; non-sports postcards; non-sports stickers and non-sports posters." The registrant's services are: "Entertainment in the nature of visual[...]

NOT A HOAX. When I put together the Top 100 Power List for the Comics Industry over the summer, Gail Simone wasn't on the list She was considered, sure, but her influence seemed to be dimming Her fanbase and Twitter following would have put her in the top 150 probably, but Howard Chaykin pipped her. Today she[...]

Comic book retailers get most of their comic books from Diamond Comic Distributors. Known for its massive warehouse, modern distribution methods and

Well, someone's doing well. Dynamite Entertainment has just published a list of Want ads, to work in their New Jersey offices. Editor SUMMARY OF POSITION

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool told you that Shelly Bond as the newly appointed Executive Editor at Vertigo would now be reporting into Hank Kanalz, a line of management that previously held by Editor-In-Chief, Bob Harras. What we didn't realise is what this would mean for Bob. DC issued the following press release. "DC Entertainment announced today the promotion and[...]

Whistling Skull came out this week, the long-awaited creator-owned comic book by B Clay Moore and Tony Harris, that somehow has become a JSA title. But

We all know about the on-sale date for next week's comics (okay, a few stores didn't) After all, Diamond Comic Distrubutors made it clear on the invoices when the product could be sold. But the week after it might get tricky. The comics to be sold on Wednesday, January 2nd will, rather than arriving on January 1st,[...]

So there's a bunch of Disney comics on Comixology now. There are different sections, and for the traditional Disney comic material, with the exception of two Epic Mickey books written by Peter David, it appears to be material generated by Disney Italy. Disney comic books have always been popular in Italy and have created a mini-industry devited[...]

The new Wonder Woman comic features the deityish Milan as Orion of the New Gods catches up with him in Brooklyn. Milan appears to be modelled on Wesley

I'll be in the pub tonight, Coat And Badge in Putney, around 7pm onwards. Drink, bon homie and presents. Pop by if you're around. Bleeding Cool will be

Are plans in motion for the return of Marvel Star Wars comics? One well-sourced Disney fan blog says yes When Disney bought Star Wars (and, you know, LucasFilm with it) the comics community wondered how long it would take for the Star Wars comics license to disappear from Dark Horse, who have held it for over[...]

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5 #2 £2.49 The Walking Dead #105 £1.99 Batman (2011-) #15 £2.49 Hawkeye #6 £1.99 Indestructible Hulk #2 £2.49 Green Lantern (2011-) #15 £1.99 Nightwing (2011-) #15 £1.99 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol 2 #18 £2.49 Canada Saga #8 $2.99 All New X-Men #4 $3.99 The Walking Dead #105 $2.99 Avengers Vol 5 #2 $3.99 Green Lantern (2011-) #15 $2.99 Hawkeye #6 $2.99 Batman (2011-) #15 $3.99 Nightwing (2011-) #15 $2.99 Indestructible Hulk[...]

Larry Doherty of Larry's Comics is behind the Phantom variant covers to which a number of retailers have signed up to receive. However some of them are doing more than just signing up The first three issues of the new Luther Strode series have variant covers that see Chuck Rozanski of Mile High, Steve Anderson of[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y0Blx7128A Lashings and lashings and lashings of soft focus...

Recently, Gail Simone announced she'd been fired off Batgirl by DC Comics With her exclusive contract at the company coming to an end, some thought that would be that Especially since so many other publishers had started calling offering her work. It's not. I hear something is coming From Gail, from DC And that tomorrow will be[...]

Next week's comics… well there aren't many Your comic shop is already sitting on them, waiting. In fact you might as well just buy them all… even if it's a book you wouldn't normally buy. And then try a few other books from previous weeks you wouldn't normally pick up We'll have a few suggestions. The week after[...]

Karen Berger, as Executive Editor of Vertigo Comics and Senior VP of DC Comics used to report in directly to Publisher and President Paul Levitz After the reorganisation that saw Levitz step down, she instead reported to the DC Editor In Chief, Bob Harras, an effective demotion, and one of a thousand cuts that Vertigo[...]

Another look at the week's advance reorders, the front line of the retail war on comics, with retailers desperately trying to up their orders on certain products before they come out as the public suddenly decide that, actually, they want this comic after all The chart overrepresents second prints and variants, as this can be[...]

Chris Thompson writes; [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode20.mp3] This week I take a look back at the absolutely amazing Malta Comic-Con I've recently returned from – then Taylor & I discuss some of the gems found there, including Sean Azzopardi's latest release Same Day Return. We also present a very special panel I conducted with comics industry legends Dave Gibbons (Watchmen, Secret[...]

It's been delayed a while and last month only three pages had been drawn. But the new comic from Mark Millar and Frank Quitely - now retitled from

Haunt #29 was published yesterday with rather an explosive ending and the line; It was the last issue to be written by Joe Casey and subsequent issues

When Disney bought Star Wars (and, you know, LucasFilm with it) the comics community wondered how long it would take for the Star Wars comics license to disappear from Dark Horse, who have held it for over two decades, to Disney's comics publisher Marvel. Turns out it was a year and a bit. Rather reliable Disney blog[...]

Celebrating Grimm's Fairy Tales, today's Google Doodle is a twenty-odd "mini-page" comic book telling the story of Red Riding Hood. Here it is in full. I

So do you want to be on TV? Live in the UK? Don't mind the potential of being mocked for your comic collection? Thn get in touch with RDF Television who

Tweeted by Barack Obama earlier today. Maybe he's read Amazing Spider-Man #700...

But others may not be. Basically what comics you could buy today seriously depends on where you shop I wonder if Diamond's secret shoppers were out in force today? Did you see anything similar? As we thought, some retailers got rather confused with the Diamond one week delay on certain books that retailers received yesterday[...]

That'll do pig, that'll do… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. Catwoman finds that deliriously happy spot between detailed, convincing artwork and bouncy, fluid expression None better than shown here, a party in full swing, with so man moments to pore over Even the lines of the speech balloons seem to indicate someone is diving… Wonder Woman[...]