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Lion Forge Comics has been doing a roaring trade of late, publishing digital comics licensed from successful TV shows with a nostalgic bent. But clearly digital is not the future for such nostalgic yearnings, print is! We understand that they are to announce, for San Diego Comic Con, a partnership with IDW, who have their own brand of[...]

And comics news reporting sites become implicit in that market distortion every time we run them as a story Also your store may still have the first prints in stock, but this will let your store order a few more But hey ho, away we go In for a penny… Here's the second print of the Life[...]

It's amazing what you can find hanging around if you just look. We worked out that Superior Iron Man was coming yesterday with Entertainment Weekly

As Dynamite continues the relaunch of the Chaos! Comics books, it was only a matter of time before Purgatori got her own series Byron Brewer talked with series writer Aaron Gillespie about his knowledge of the character prior to and how he got the project. BYRON BREWER: Aaron, Dynamite is becoming big on rebuilding universes[...]

As Bleeding Cool reported last night, confirming our earlier stories, the new Captain America is Sam Wilson. And, in a joke stunt, Joe Quesada appointed

  Well then... judging by how much the Bleeding Cool team has been glued to their computer screens 'round the clock over the past few days, you'd

You're going to want to save tonight's show in a plastic sleeve!" When it came to the comics portion of the evening, he said, "We are losing one of our greatest [heroes], Captain America", pointing out that the Hulk was nowhere to be found during the Holocaust "Unfortunately Cap's days are numbered", he said, "and[...]

Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom, it's a week before San Diego Comic Con and I'm here with a great bunch of new comics now! First up is Seconds by Brian Lee O'Malley, it's single volume original graphic novel and the best work of his career You may love him[...]

It's not Titan though, it's DC...

This meant there would be no over-printing because there just wasn't a budget for printing much over the orders other than to cover damages. When told of the sell out, Fialkov responded with: "I'm thrilled at the appetite for new original work in comics, and huge congrats to Nick and the Dynamite crew on helping to boldly[...]

Here is a breakdown of each Bat-Symbol that has graced the Caped Crusaders chest throughout the comics and film history We start with the one from Detective Comics #27 and end with the upcoming look from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Our friends over at HalloweenCostumes.com have done up another cool infographic, this one[...]

Valiant has signed an exclusive contract with artist Clay Mann (X-Men: Age of X). Mann's first assignment for the publisher is going to be X-O Manowar #0.

The writers were found hanging out at their local marina and had a few extra minutes to answer some questions about the Doberman. Michele Brittany:  Hello Scott, Rob and Jack, can you tell me a bit more about yourself, your background, and your interest in writing comics? Scott Marder, Rob Rosell, and Jack Lambert: Well, all[...]

Best Writer James Asmus, QUANTUM AND WOODY, Valiant Entertainment Matt Fraction, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics Matt Kindt, MIND MGMT, Dark Horse Comics Brian K Vaughn, SAGA, Image Comics Mark Waid, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics 2 Best Artist David Aja, HAWKEYE, Marvel Comics Dan Parent, KEVIN KELLER, Archie Comics Nate Powell, MARCH: BOOK ONE, Top Shelf Production Chris Samnee, DAREDEVIL, Marvel Comics Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics Jeff Stokely, SIX[...]

Planet Gigantic is a new comic book from Eric Grissom and David Halvorson, coming out from Action Lab in October. When two genetically-engineered

Tom Brennan, previously an editor for Marvel Comics, is to take up an editorial position at DC Comics. Brennan  worked on titles such as Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, Wolverine & The X-Men, Daredevil Dark Nights, Scarlet Spider and more, and has quite a presence on social media as @Brennanator. What he'll be doing at DC, I'm sure[...]

I was very interested to come across this apparent teaser from Marvel Comics We have been assured that it is not fake from a very reliable source It does appear that Bleeding Cool is the first to publish it. It might suggest a new Superior Spider-Man from Marvel in November But that, I believe, would be[...]

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! Thirteen of[...]

But what kind of Avenger? Today's Avengers World takes a trip into the future… Thanos, The Best Avengers That Ever Lived. It really is a strange Avengers World to come… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics in London With Blood And Roses about to happen… Remember that Avengers cover we dissected, showing us eight months in the Marvel universe future, which[...]

With Rick Remender and Stuart Immonen as creators. And, yes, giving us a black Captain America. Colbert has a long history with Marvel Comics, and the Captain America shield on his show was presented to him by Marvel CCO Joe Quesada Quesada is back doing the honours tonight. Of course, how Colbert will take to a black Captain[...]

This comic rectifies that cultural loss. And although God Is Dead, clearly romance isn't! So… what have you been reading today? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics in London With Blood And Roses about to happen…   Tony Stark, trying to woo Bruce Banner in Original Sin #3.2 You can see the love in his eyes can't you? How could Bruce Banner[...]

I understand that, the week before San Diego Comic Con, when editors are rushing to get work in from creators in the knowledge that next week will be a

Remember last week when we were doing all those free full issues that preceded the new Dynamite books of the week? Well, we've got another one now. This

For example when this scene was created, featuring DC Comics editor Katie Kubert…   …she hadn't announced to DC Comics that she was quitting and moving to Marvel Comics.   I think Gail Simone might have liked to have known that, as well Of course some of the digs are more deliberate[...]

The upcoming Diamond Previews features Earth 2: World's End, the third DC Comics weekly on the front cover and Wytches from Scott Snyder and Jock from Image Comics on the back…. While Gems of the month, highlighting the Premier publisher's top titles see IDW return to Ghostbusters with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover. The launch[...]

Barbiere and drawn and coloured by Ben Caldwell… With one new member… Superboy. Are we expecting a Superboy And Gen-13 title to be announced at San Diego? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics in London With Blood And Roses about to happen…   That's the cover tag, announcing the reintroduction of Gen-13 in today's Supergirl #33[...]

@warrenellis @HTLGIFestival Am stuck in wide Saragasso sea of Ledbury. Pls send help, rum, or Summer Glau with rum. — Nick Harkaway (@Harkaway) June 3,

We've got 4 extended previews from Dynamite for books going on sale tomorrow. We start off with the first issue of The Devilers by Joshua Hale Fialkov and

Palle spoke to me about his early career in Denmark, his love for noir, how he got involved with Alsop, and just how important "showing up to the party" really is when trying to break into comics. Nikolai Fomich: Palle, why did you decide to become an artist? Palle Schmidt: I was never good at anything else[...]

Harley Quinn Annual #1, out in October, will have to be ordered earlier by retailers a week than other issues due that date. That's because this issue