Tag Archives: Comics

Joining The Dots On IDW’s Doctor Who

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

August’s solicitations for IDW’s Doctor Who comics included the line; “The climactic arc of Andy Diggle’s first year comes to a shattering conclusion!” Which would indicate subsequent years to come. However, from subsequent listings, that line seems to have disappeared. …

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Conventional Matters: MCM, Phoenix, Image Expo, Midwest Media Expo

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Next weekend sees the MCM London Expo, with DC Comics and IDW in attendance, with the likes of David Hine, Frazer Irving, Emma Vieceli, Tony Lee and a metric tonne of small pressers. A place to discover some real finds. …

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The Secret Month Of Super-Villains – Monday Trending Topics

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Well, secret for… let’s see, about 2 more weeks I guess. I just hope some of these villain one-shots spin into regular series. A Gorilla Grodd series would be pretty cool, as would a Bizarro series, and… well, lots of …

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Write Or Wrong #74 – Write Angry by Dirk Manning

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Dirk Manning writes; Have you ever seen the full “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” speech from the film Network? If not, or even if you have, it’s worth seeing again for the sake …

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Kieron Gillen’s Journey Into Mystery And Uncanny X-Men On Sale On ComiXology On Monday

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

As a regular reader of Bleeding Cool, you’re probably aware that I believe that Kieron Gillen, Doug Braithwaite and friends’ run on Journey Into Mystery is a real highlight of Marvel Comics from the last few years. At its heart, …

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There Is No Contingency Plan

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Meredith McClaren writes for Bleeding Cool. And draws. This is a good thing. But then, I usually don’t. In fact, the most perfect summation of my professional career may just be that I have walked quietly with a big stick- …

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See Iron Man 3D On Memorial Day Weekend And Get An Exclusive Iron Man Comic

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

A Little Bleeder went to see Star Trek in New York at 11 am on Friday. And received, with his ticket, this ad…. Do let me know if you get one. And what, exactly, is in this exclusive Iron Man …

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WB Might Not Have A String Of Movies To Set Up Justice League, But Plan B Is Rolling Out To Stores Soon

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

How do you prime an audience for Justice League? With lawn chairs, Gotham City sandcastle kits, Wonder Woman towels and an awful lot more.

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Collectors Cornered #40 – Collectors Con MD!

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Collectors Cornered is an occasional video column, filmed inside Collectors Corner in Baltimore. Join us every week as we discuss comic book news from a different point of view and get instant feedback from real customers on New Comics Day, …

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The Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – Ultron Ages Nicely

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Age Of Ultron #8 Iron Man #10 Batgirl #20 Nightwing #20 Wolverine & the X-Men #29 Wonder Woman #20 Cable and X-Force #8 Thunderbolts #9 Nova #4 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23 This is the top ten list for comics selling …

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Noctua, Noctua. Who’s There?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Orlando Baez writes; I’m the artist of the recently released Alterna Comics title “Noctua,” written by Andrew M. Henderson and now available on ComiXology.  “Noctua” is a fresh spin on an old tale, redefining and modernizing the Vampire genre through …

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Strapping On A Helmet To Talk To Camilla d’Errico

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Richard Caldwell writes; Camilla d’Errico is a highly skilled and impressively imaginative artist. Freely exploring multiple mediums with multiple media, among her many in-progress projects is illustrating the core thread to the DRAVN project, currently taking over the pages of …

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Talking To Joshua Hale Fialkov About Last Of The Greats, I, Vampire, Alpha And John Stewart

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Alex Wilson writes; In Joshua Hale Fialkov’s early career he wrote several series that garnered him Harvey award nominations and an Eisner nomination. One of his more notable works was I, Vampire through DC Comics. He’s also worked on his …

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Cammy’s Covers – Fatale To Wonder Woman

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Fatale #14 by Sean Phillips Why did it have to be toothy Cthulu faces? I hate toothy Cthulu faces! The eerie use of black and white works quite well with this cover, followed by the stunning red …

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Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway – Best New Series

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Hey remember last year when this category didn’t even exist because the judges cited there were ‘not enough contenders that reached the level of quality they were looking for?’ Good times. Glad to see they brought the …

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The History of Foyles In Comic Book Form

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

When I went to the Image Duplicator exhibition in London last night, I also walked past Foyles, the classic London bookstore, who have taking the hoardings of nearby renovations and have used a number of cartoonists to tell their history …

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Countdown To The Eisners by Cameron Hatheway – Best Short Story

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; As many of you know, the 2013 Eisner Nominees were announced last month. Last year I wrote a weekly column on the nominees and who I thought should win, could win, and should have been nominated, and …

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Grace Randolph’s Between The Pages – ZOD

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Grace Randolph writes; Michael Shannon is General Zod in Man of Steel 2013. Warner Brothers brings the Man of Steel back to the silver screen with Christopher Nolan producing and Zack Snyder directing! It’s Zod vs Superman again. Alan Kistler …

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