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And it doesn't have the Hyatt bars as a concentrated mass of comics industry professionals in the evening, but it does have the kind of Irish bar where you can totally bump into Garth Ennis and Brian K Vaughan sharing a pint, but willing to engage with everyone who wanders in. There si a fundamental difference[...]

Who will be crowned the victor in this month's grudge match? More importantly, who will be the loser? And will the cabal of Sable, Meridian, Sol Invictus, and the Manchurian be able to decipher the mysteries of the prison before one of them is selected to enter the arena? Written by industry legend Paul Jenkins (SENTRY,[...]

"Are you a librarian? Do you know any librarians?" It's not a frightening twilight zone interrogation scene, it's the Surviving The Public panel at the

You've been asking, "Is it a boy? A girl? Twins? Triplets? Will it have powers? Is it an illusion cast by a magic spell?" (Okay, we'll answer the last one right now: No.) Your questions will be answered this issue! And, seriously, the fate of the bookstore is revealed, too. $3.99 LOAC ESSENTIALS HC VOL 02 GUMPS[...]

There are some who have taking last month's comic book sales numbers, compared them to last year's September numbers, and have declared as a result that the New 52 is a failure, because DC Comics sold fewer copies and had a smaller market share. This strikes me as wrong in so many ways, and here are[...]

The Diamond Digital system, being launched in comic stores across the nation, is planning to give away a bunch of digital comics to get people used to the system over Hallowe'en. The free books being rolled out include Doctor Who Annual 2010, G.I Joe #0, Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1, Hoax Hunters #1,[...]

Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool; UPDATE: Apparently for every mention of Harlequin Comics, it should have read Walking Dead #103 Possibly the first time this mix-up has ever occurred I'll amend the chart but leave the intro text – and visual – the same. Lots of times America's proud, stubborn refusal to acknowledge the rest of[...]

There's something about a new issue one from Image Comics It could simply be anything While a new book from Marvel or DC is likely to feature existing characters, Image have been the most successful instigators of something brand new, week after week after week. And in January, there are seven of them Kind of[...]

This is the double page promising all and sundry for Marvel NOW! in the months to come... but what's that in the background? Big spaceship and rubble?

He's a good friend and one of my mentors as an inker in comics He's also one of the many "older brothers" who look out for me He is one of the kindest guys I know in comics, as well as honest and hardworking And most importantly he is NEVER inappropriate He's a good guy,[...]

For every person who complains about conventions not being about comics, I say that you have not hung around the retailers section of the floor I was able to talk with various tables about what books had been selling well and I learned a few surprises and had some other assumptions firmly cemented. Warp 9 Comics[...]

The recent Legends Of The Dark Knight: Alan Davis hardcover from DC Comics was printed with two story pages missing. Oops. DC will reprint and replace copies that are receievd by them in full by the 9th of November, so you might want to get in touch  with wherever you bought your copy in order ro arrange[...]

Did you buy some Batman comics these past two weeks? Care to pay for next week's groceries with them? Let's take a look at eBay. Batman #13 going for up to $20 (but mostly more like $15) Batgirl #13 going for up to $21.50 (but mostly around $18) Catwoman #13 is already going for up to $20 (but you[...]

And in two weeks we get Ghosts #1, some DC annuals,  Bedlam #1, Happy #2, A+X #1 with all its covers, In one week… DARK HORSE COMICS BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 12 $9.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SPIKE #3 FRISON CVR $2.99 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SPIKE #3 MORRIS VAR CVR $2.99 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #17 $7.99 GAME OF THRONES DAENERYS BUST $125.00 GAME OF[...]

Here is is folks, Marvel NOW! Not Marvel THEN!, not Marvel NOWISH!, not Marvel THEREABOUTS! Bit Marvel NOW! Or, as an old drinking friend once described this kind of thing to me, "the same old piss in a different shaped bottle." He was talking about politicians of course, the comics don't even bother to change[...]

Okay, so he wears a skull on his chest, which brings to mind a rather famous Mitchell and Webb sketch. He's not known for the wisest of clothing choices.

A week late due to NYCC! Sorry! - Rich Cameron Hathaway writes for Bleeding Cool; Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #2 by Adam Hughes Being inspired from the

If casually bumping into your favorite creators and BS-ing about comics is your thing, you NEED to make the trip to one of these major shows. Caught Sam Humphries on his way out the door at the show where he dropped the unfortunate news on me that Higher Earth would be no more And no, Sam,[...]

And now I have confirmation from both Todd and Art that they are complete and utter forgeries. These are the so-called sketches by Todd McFarlane and Art Adams that one Gregory Garwood sold to major comics art dealer, Mike Burkey He paid $750 for the Art Adams piece alone Only when Burkey paid did he realise[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg1cvo0mla0 This is the Marvel AR for the scene below from Marvel Point One. Note, "hip, young beamslingers", a reference

Mandy of Beautilition on Etsy writes of her experience cosplaying as the Black Cat at NYCC: So I encourage cosplaying women everywhere to be blunt and

Frank Cho's first oil painting for Marvel as a variant cover for Savage Wolverine #1...

As long as they don't have to pay for it… Here is their company-non-specific Craigslist ad… LA-based indie comics publisher is looking for a rock-star intern! If you're looking for an internship opportunity that gives you real-world production, design and comics production experience, this internship is for you! We're looking for someone who loves comics, is interested in[...]

Earlier this year, Marvel Comics moved its subscription service from specialist magazine subscription service Sun Belt to New York retailer chain Midtown But it has not been without teething problems. A Little Bleeding reprted to Bleeding Cool about not receiving any comics for about a month, with multiple unanswered emails for the last few weeks. One forum[...]

AVX Consequences is getting a last minute bump for its final issue and Jeremiah also makes a hardcover entrance. And for comics that have already shipped, as well as the usual Batman and Walking Dead, we have Justice League, Man Thing, Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, Sandman and A Tale Of Sand gaining strong positions with Uncanny[...]

Although this is impossible to verify, if I had been thinking about it I certainly would have asked him, I suspect that Idonije's pursuit of this outlet had something to do with his teammate Lance Briggs, an extremely talented outside linebacker and vocal comics fan who helped create a book called Seraph for Top Cow Pilot[...]

Richard Lee Ketcham, 41, better known in the comics industry as artist Rick Ketcham, was arrested yesterday and jailed in North Carolina, on felony charges of Indecent Liberties With Children. There are no further public details, but I am led to understand that will change soon. Rick has been an inker on books such as Punisher, Legion[...]

Here's a preview of the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Deadpool #1. At NYCC, we learned that Deadpool will see the Merc With A Mouth fighting the revived zombies

At the retailer breakfast meeting at New York Comic Con, attending retailers received a number of premium incentive items that made their visit well

Is Shield TV a demotion for Agent Coulson aka Clark Gregg? Or his only option after his death in The Avengers? Plus host Grace Randolph does a special edition of Opinion Nation to discuss the Marvel and DC Comics news coming out of NYCC 2012 A new Guardians of the Galaxy comic to lead into[...]