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Well there's a turn up for the books. Back in the deepest darkest days, DC Comics and Wildstorm were struggling with a virtual battle between Paul Levitz and Alan Moore over the publication of the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier Alan Moore had pushed the book over its use of characters that some might[...]

Which appears to show Prospero reaching out to Orlando from his red/blue glasses 3D Blazing World, with Hyde and Peter Pan, as seen in The Black Dossier. And you can get both the newly-distributed-in-the-UK LOEG: Black Dossier and all three of the Century volumes signed at Gosh Comics in London , where Alan Moore and Kevil[...]

In the style of Hulk Smash, Marvel Comics is to bring us a weekly mini-series, featuring tales of Spider-Man through the ages, in the style of that era. Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, Stuart Moore, Rob Delatorre, Carlo Barbieri and Damion Scott are among the creators of a Spider-Man 50th Anniversary Series five issue mini-series for August[...]

UPDATE: Dan Slott writes: This news from Bleeding Cool is inaccurate. The story is NOT called "Hobgoblin Inc." As mentioned at C2E2, the story is called

He has adapted many a film in novel form, and novels to comics, specifically Stephen King's Dark Tower, and is a successful novelist and a comic book writer in his own right. But now he's doing the adaptation thing to the Joss Whedon/John Cassaday run on Astonishing X-Men, turning the run into a series of novels,[...]

GrantWatch: Preorders on Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods are open. DoctorWatch: Simon Rohrmuller's prints for Big Wow Comic Fest... InterviewWatch:

And with New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol 2, it seemed that this was indeed happening. A Free Comic Book Day Marketplace – Mouse Guard Hits $13 Yesterday lots of people got lots of comics for free Then some of them put them on eBay. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: "Mewling Quim" And That Mid-Credit Smile In The Avengers Movie As more[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maD-WOmcof0[/youtube] Bill Meeks talks with Brett Rounsaville about Kickstarter, self-publishing comics, and his new comic The Provider. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maD-WOmcof0[/youtube] Bill Meeks talks with Brett Rounsaville about Kickstarter, self-publishing comics, and his new comic The Provider. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maD-WOmcof0[/youtube] Bill Meeks talks with Brett Rounsaville about Kickstarter, self-publishing comics, and his new comic The Provider. [...]

The other week, Bleeding Cool reported that New York store Montasy Comics was to open a new outlet in Manhattan Midtown, going up against Jim Hanley's and Midtown Comics. The location has now been confirmed on the second floor of 431 Fifth Ave on 38th Street. It is up the street from Jim Hanleys and about halfway[...]

Okay, we all know who is getting married in Astonishing X-Men #50 and #51. And why it will be such a big deal. Even if Marvel can't say, for want of

Bleeding Cool has been following the comparison between Marvel and DC on the manufacture of their hardcovers, and managed to wring a promise out of Dan

Fanboy Comics, in Wilmington, North Carolina, had a very special Free Comic Book Day yesterday In which comic book fans Adam Mason and Donnita Johnson tied the knot Using Batman and Wonder Woman wedding rings… WECT6 reports that the pair had a Bridesmaid Leia and a Spider-Best-Man, and the couple dressed as Batman and Wonder Woman. Bleeding[...]

Eliot Cole reads Daredevil #12 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee for Bleeding Cool; There is a horrible, horrible, 'office word' called "Synergy" that my

So we've all read the DC New 52 issue now right? Right? After all, Free Comic Book Day was yesterday, so you know. It's time to start asking exactly who

Eliot Cole reads Stormwatch  #9 by Peter Milligan and Miguel Sepulveda for Bleeding Cool; This issue of Stormwatch contains a lot of elements of what has

Yesterday lots of people got lots of comics for free. Then some of them put them on eBay. The star is, as expected, the Mouse Guard HC It has sold for up to $13 with free shipping, but there are currently Buy It Nows available around the $9 mark. The importance of the DC New 52 Free Comic[...]

The fools. Lichtenstein and the Comics in Chicago | The Comics Journal In anticipation of Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, on April 12th The Art Institute of Chicago convened an eclectic panel to discuss comics: Neal Adams, Ivan Brunetti, Geof Darrow, and J.J Sedelmaier, moderated by Richard Holland, co-founder of Bad at Sports podcast We're pleased to present a recording[...]

Gambit! And more! Plus, for the first time ever in print, Marvel's groundbreaking Infinite Comics are collected, revealing key events through the eyes of Marvel's major players It's the biggest event in Marvel history-but is it the Avengers or the X-Men who emerge triumphant? Collecting Avengers vs X-MEN #0-12, AVX: VS #1-6, AVENGERS VS X-MEN INFINITE[...]

I managed to persuade him to draw the cover to my Avengefuls comicsfor Boom, he's been working with Bryan Talbot on Cherubs for some time and he has a new HP Lovecraft-based graphic novel on the way He does specialise in drawing the sweetest faces, so sweet they seem demonic, and here he first a[...]

Here's a few shots, via Twitter, of how Free Comic Book Day has been going down around the world...  

I'll be going to Orbital Comics, Forbidden Planet and Gosh Comics for their kids workshop with my eldest daughter Eve and some of her school friends for Free Comic Book Day… but where will you be going? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHAG2ClVKU#![/youtube] PressWatch: Hundreds of newspapers dive in to give more and more and more and more coverage to Free Comic[...]

Image Comics do seem to be going through an upswing though Finally… PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES RETAIL MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 34.64% DC COMICS 30.12% IMAGE COMICS 8.60% DARK HORSE COMICS 5.37% IDW PUBLISHING 4.22% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 3.89% BOOM! STUDIOS 1.67% AVATAR PRESS 0.97% VIZ MEDIA 0.92% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT 0.92% OTHER NON-TOP 10 8.68% UNIT MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 39.07% DC COMICS 34.06% IMAGE COMICS 6.61% DARK HORSE COMICS 4.64% DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 3.90% IDW PUBLISHING 3.40% BOOM! STUDIOS 1.92% ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT 0.89% AVATAR PRESS 0.82% ARCHIE COMICS 0.71% OTHER NON-TOP 10 3.98% COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS   DOLLARS UNITS APRIL 2012 VS[...]

One gallery, many top artists, all unofficial images of The Avengers. This is Assemble, a new show at Gallery 1988 on Melrose, Los Angeles, open until

Too many comics end with a "How will they survive?" last page Hero X is at the mercy of villain Y This looks like the end But, of course, it's really not because hero X is going to get out of it I much prefer a "What the hell will happen next?" ending, and I[...]

There were about twenty people at the Heroes For Jordan press conference for John Romita Jr's attempt on his own Guinness World Record for continual

Thank you to Diamond Comics for sending me all these Free Comic Book Day comics in advance I now no longer need to take my children to Free Comic Book Day tomorrow But I will So what do we have? And can I mark them out of ten for desirability, newness, content and general appeal?[...]

In the book Comics: Between The Panels by Mike Richardson and Steve Duin, they tell a number of comic book industry stories over the decades Including comics that never made it to print Such as an earlier stab by DC Comics at something like Before Watchmen. Shortly after the completion of the Watchmen series by Alan[...]

Spotted on the London Underground the other day... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MJhqCKyW_A Limited edition Absolut London bottle available at

We suggested last week that we were about to get a Buffy Vs Aliens story from Dark Horse for Free Comic Book Day 2012. An in continuity encounter between

This year's Image Comics Free Comic Book Day volume celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the publisher And in doing so, previews a bunch of all new comic books. It's a bold, confident statement that seems intended to say as much about the company as the comics it previews We have G-Man with Chris Giarrusso… Guarding The Globe[...]