Of course being retailers, digital comics were the main topic to come up first It's very tough to listen to someone tell you digital is to help enhance in store sales It is what it is I had suggested putting the Comic Book Store Locator in the comic itself I also had asked for a reduction in[...]
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That Roger Langridge's final Muppet Show comics never saw print at Boom!, caught in the twisting wind between Muppets owners Disney and Marvel and… whatever the hell it was that was going on there.
But in July, Marvel will begin to publish those unseen comics Four issues of them, entitled Four Seasons.
Langridge described the delay;
As far[...]
Eliot Rahal and Donny Cates write for Bleeding Cool from C2E2.
We sat down with comics' veteran and Legendary EIC Bob Schreck at C2E2 for a first glimpse into the world of John Tower and the Tower Chronicles Written by Matt Wagner (Grendel, Mage) with artwork by Simon Bisley (!) and developed by Thomas Tull (Producer[...]
The anxiety and stress of pitching is something that you'll have to get used to and just keep going through it.
Any suggestions for improving your comics writing?
Kenneth : Write a lot of comics, even if just for yourself to get used to the form and flow Also read comics to figure out how they work[...]
Grath Ennis' Fury book has a certain controversial reputation to live up to. The first series he wrote managed to kill the George Clooney-starring film
This is the year that saw Brian Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming's Powers return after a bit of a TV-imposed sabbatical. But with the future of the
And to be honest, things were still pretty cosy.
Titan Books also had a sweet deal with DC Comics, reprinting their trade paperbacks and graphic novels in the UK, and in many cases receiving the books from the States, warehousing them, and putting a UK price sticker on the back Often with quite a mark up,[...]
Here's the solicitation copy for Avengers Vs X-Men #7 shipping in July from Marvel Comics.
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #7 (OF 12) AVX
MATT FRACTION (w) • OLIVIER COIPEL (a)
Cyclops changes the game with these three words: "No More Avengers!"
Ooh! How very Scarlet Witch of him! Oh and while we're at it, here's #8 as well…
AVENGERS VS[...]
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Anne Hathaway is Catwoman aka Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises 2012, following in the footsteps of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry! Host Grace Randolph, from Beyond The Trailer, and guest Alan Kistler talk about the history of Catwoman from DC Comics, Batman's love interest both in the comic and The Dark Knight Rises[...]
When Image Comics publish The Walking Dead #100 in July, they'll be doing so with a bang As well as Charlie Adlard doing a cover, a wraparound cover and seeing his work transformed into a Chromium cover, there will also be covers by fellow Image stable mates Frank Quitely, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Bryan Hitch,[...]
Retailers got a look at some Before Watchmen pages in black-and-white at the Diamond Chicago Summit. As I'd previously heard, and now have confirmed, only
Coming out of the Diamond Retailer Summit is the news that Ultimate Captain America is to return as a series from Marvel this summer, expected to get big
And while much attention at the show will be towards Marvel's ReEvolution and Avengers Vs X-Men and DC's Batman Year One and Before Watchmen, it's good to know that at the Diamond Summit yesterday, this project was so prominent.
This is one of those projects that's the kind of thing DC should be doing, that Image[...]
Iron Muslim, for example, went up at around 10.15am ET yesterday.
So… What Will Before Watchmen Actually Be Like?
DC Comics is set to show off Watchmen this weekend in Chicago But it won't be the first time some folks will have seen the pages they are showing off A number of "press screenings" have been taking[...]
DC Comics has launched a New Frontiersman teaser for Before Watchmen, based on the radical political newsletter from the original series The first edition (with a "peel" that reveals the DC Peel logo) is dated 1977 and looks at the Keene bill, that will abolish superheroes There's also a headline PUNKS INVADE ENGLAND, bemoaning a[...]
Did you get a copy of Incorruptible #28 from Boom? It may depend on exactly where your comic shop is. It appears that Diamond Comic Distributors may have
From the Anime Boston Con last weekend. And I quote. So Friday afternoon outside the dealers room my friend Logan (Rorschach) proposed to her boyfriend
They had a lot of toy orientated comics Master of the Universe comics stuck out the most.
Do you remember when you first started drawing?
I was creative at a very young age I was cleaning out my closet at my parents house and found an old box of Master of Universe story books I used to[...]
It read;
Dear Rich,
Been a HUGE fan of your comics since Civil Wardrobe Brokeback Mutant, that was some funny shit dude And don't worry Rich, there is no virus in this Just all comicky goodness Love what you have written about me in the past :) I'm still retired though And not only did I buy[...]
DC Comics is set to show off Watchmen this weekend in Chicago But it won't be the first time some folks will have seen the pages they are showing off A number of "press screenings" have been taking place in DC Comics offices for the likes of USA Today, Comic Book Resources, The New York[...]
"Currently, DC Comics are no longer available for purchase on our Fire app." – ComiXology representative to a Bleeding Cool reader
After making such a furore by signing their most popular hundred graphic novels exclusively to the Kindle Fire last year, and seeing Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million boycott those titles in protest, you'd have thought[...]
One is famed for writing and drawing tales of a rabbit samurai, Usagi Yojimbo.
The other is famed for printing those comics.
Now Stan Sakai and Mike Richardson are creating a new book for November, 47 Ronin for Dark Horse Comics.
The tale of a daimyo (feudal lord) who was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) and his[...]
Marvel Comics are running a promotion with comic book stores and cinema chains, to try and make the link with The Avengers movie and their offerings for Free Comic Book Day.
On May 3rd, AMC cinemas across the US will be running The Ultimate Marvel Movie Marathon, screening Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Hulk, Captain America[...]
The new chapter of the Crossed webcomic Wish You Were Here by Simon Spurrier, Javier Barreno and Gary Erskine is now out, after last week's smaller
This is the new Pop Culture Shock/Sidedhow statue of Judge Dredd, to be unveiled later today but sneak-peeked in advance. It's the Simon Bisely Dredd from
Suggested at the New York Summit last year, there will be discounted Halloween comics, costume competitions and further promotions arranged.
And it's good news all over Year on year, comic sales are up 14.8% with graphic novels up 6%, admittedly while other merchandise falls by 2.8%, with an overall sales increase of 7.3% This is a[...]
Iron Muslim, for example, went up at around 10.15am ET yesterday.
The conventional wisdom is that the culprits are comic book clerks who receive comics on Tuesday for Wednesday sale, and are able to scan them in, waiting till the next day to upload them, covering their tracks.
Recently however, David Brothers was able to confirm that[...]
IronWatch: I may have called Larry of Larry's Comics all names under the sun But he sure knows how to rack a comic book.
TweetWatch: Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott replied to Brian Bendis' line about writing a 616/Ultimate Spider-Man crossover, as reported by the New York Daily News It was shortly deleted from Twitter…[...]
Thanks to one hard working YouTuber, we now have the Alan Moore interview with BBC's HARDTalk online for everyone to see. The BBC generally don't take
A similar letter has been sent to Aquaman editor Pat McCallum.
Absolute Final Crisis To Have Seven New Pages And Batman Issues… And Be A Lot Later
If you were still waiting for February's Absolute Final Crisis oversized hardcover volume from DC Comics, you may have to wait a little longer In fact, you might as well[...]