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Glitchwatch: Manga Studio 5 Is Currently $17.99 On Amazon
Designed specifically for illustrating manga and comic art, Manga Studio?s specialized features provide a complete solution for creating standard black and white manga and comics. Draw naturally with a Tablet – Sketch, scan or import your inked artwork directly Create original sketches using your mouse or draw naturally with a Pen Tablet. Screen tones & Patterns –[...]
Marvel Is Really Great! Also, Marvel Does Good Stuff!
They publish Hawkeye, She-Hulk and Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, some of the best superfiction comics around With Secret Avengers getting close In their time they've published everything from The One to Groo The Wanderer to Marshal Law to Unstable Molecules to Kick Ass to Dan Slott's Amazing Spider-Man and Kieron Gillen's Journey Into Mystery, so much[...]
Google Play Deems Comics Fit For Consumption (UPDATE)
We'll stick with Batman as being a comic reference since it's preceded directly by works of literature like Moby Dick and The Great Gatsby. Is this further evidence of Warner Bros / DC Comics making sure their characters are shown more frequently in mainstream ads?   Look out, Marvel – you may have just run an[...]
Legendary Comics Deals With Random House Over New Graphic Novels From Judd Winick, Geoff Shaw, Jonathan Hennessey, Shane Davis, Brandon Seifert And Eric Battle
Remember when you use to see Legendary titles sneaking in to the back of Marvel Comics solicitations in Previews? Well, you probably won't get that again for some time.    Legendary Comics, a division of Legendary Entertainment, announced today it has entered into an exclusive multi-year sales and distribution agreement with Penguin Random House Publisher Services, a[...]
Long Beach Comic Expo Highlights – Plus Photogallery
It gave attendees a breather from being inside and allowed for photo opportunities with one's favorite shows and movies. Media guests were kept at a minimum so the expo could focus on promoting comics via the artists, writers and exhibitors In addition, there were many panels both days that spotlighted on the careers of individuals well[...]
Preview Image Book Nightworld Inspired By Kirby And Bava Monster Movies
The Italian horror tradition influenced creator-owned project Nightworld went to Kickstarter less than a year ago, succeeded, and now has been picked up by Image Comics in a dream come true for writer Adam McGovern and artist Paolo Leandri They began tossing around ideas and sketches for the comic in 2005, and it was a[...]
Four Color Roots Part 4: X-Men, Image Exodus, Batman Redefined In Animation (1991-1992)
By Christopher Smith In this, the fourth installment of our ongoing column series, Christopher Smith takes us on a tour through his own back pages as a comics fan, going down unexpected dark alleys and digressions Focusing only on the comics and pop-cultural touchstones he experienced at the time, he reconsiders their (at times unlikely) influence[...]
Orbiting Around Saga, Velvet, Invincible, Elektra, And More Plus Malibu Shark Attack
[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/The-Orbiting-Pod-Episode-152.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. They say: Welcome to Episode 152 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we play dress up with Saga #19, splash around with Velvet #5, cross the line with Invincible #111, test the speedometer with MPH #1, discover you only live once with Elektra #2[...]
Aspen Comics Talks New Titles At Long Beach Comic Expo
By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent Founded in 2003 by Michael Turner, Aspen Comics is one of the larger publishers on the West Coast with their flagship titles being the long-running series, Fathom and Soulfire Saturday afternoon several of the publishers' key personnel were on hand for the Official Aspen Comics Long Beach[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 2nd June 2014 – Batman Back At The Top
It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion… Batman and Batman Eternal take the top, unchallenged, but the publicity for Guardians Of The Galaxy is really effective, it seems Futures End is[...]
Red Sonja's Husband – Gail Simone Talks Red Sonja #0
She's a joy, she takes no **** from anyone and seeing her get angry is one of the great joys in comics. It's a fun, bittersweet story, and a great place to try her adventures on for size But fair warning, you might get hooked on the She-Devil. I sure as hell did! For more on Red Sonja[...]
Things To Do On The West Coast In June If You Like Comics
A long list of who's who in the comics, film, tv, anime, etc will be there I've heard nothing but positive things about this con California Bringing a story of epic portions to Emerald Knights Comics and Games in Burbank, California, Fanboy Comics will present Penguins vs Possums Volume One Release Party and Signing on Wednesday,[...]
Travel + Leisure Magazine Profile America's 14 Finest Comic Stores
And they are, Quimby's in Chicago Meltdown Comics,  L.A Floating World Comics, Portland, OR Desert Island, Brooklyn, NY Big Planet Comics, Washington, D.C. Austin Books & Comics, TX Isotope, San Francisco Laughing Ogre Comics, Columbus, OH Crescent City Comics, New Orleans Arcane Comics, Seattle Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, Charlotte, NC Atomic Books, Baltimore Midtown Comics, NYC Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore, San Francisco So… who else should be on the[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 2nd June 2014 – Five Years Later
Five years ago we didn't have iPads and mass commercial digital comics were a gleam in the eye The full commercialisation of the geek demographic had yet to occur And everyone was staying in New York On that basis, the next five years will change things all over again. But we never rest in our laurels[...]
New York Times Drops 'See Something Say Something' Strip Over #YesAllWomen
So I went ahead and completed the script as written; here it is, see for yourselves. The hashtag #YesAllWomen  has risen on Twitter in recent weeks, providing a platform for women to speak openly about the history of sexual and physical abuse in their lives at the hands of men and making the point that, yes,[...]
Things to do in New York And Connecticut This Week If You Like Comics
Julia website also (though the website does say you have to make those purchases by June 2nd). Monday, June 2nd The eighty-seventh meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Columbia University, Butler Library, Room 523 The event is free and open to the public. Presentations[...]
Uncanny X-Men #25 Joins The $4.99 Club
VARIANT BY PHANTOM CITY CREATIVE ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! • Xavier's greatest secret has been revealed! • Against such overwhelming power, will the X-Men succeed in holding the line? • Or will Xavier's final "gift" to his children be their undoing. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 But just for those watching every penny, it's now been changed to a $4.99 comic… and another[...]
Things To Do In Leicester In June If You Like Comics
As well as indie publishers such as Time Bomb Comics, Borderline Press and many others, guest speakers on the day will be writers Ian Edginton (Judge Dredd, Wolverine, Star Wars) and Dan Abnett (The Guardians of The Galaxy, The Legion of Super-Heroes, 2000AD) Guest artists include D'Israeli (2000AD, Kingdom of The Wicked) and Kat Nicholson[...]
John Byrne Would Be Happy To Publish Fantastic Four Comics
As the word starts to spread about a rumoured impending cancellation of the Fantastic Four comics for the duration of the publicity drive of the Fantastic Four movie, one man would be happy to provide a solution. John Byrne, responsible for one of the longest and critically acclaimed runs on the title, has made Marvel an[...]