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Artists Given Specific Instructions Not To Use Fantastic Four Characters (UPDATE)
When I first heard the story, albeit from a Marvel source, I thought it was ridiculous. That Marvel Comics were to cancel their Fantastic Four comics (though still using the characters in other titles) as a deliberate snub to Fox, currently producing the Fantastic Four movie With the belief, from on high, that any publication of[...]
The Redbubble Problem (UPDATE)
So after yesterday's post, I've been having a time browsing Redbubble. Dark Horse's Editor-In-Chief Scott Allie writes, If you love art, buy from the
Wizard World Atlanta: Get Educated On Comic Art, Batman, Spider-Man, And Comic Films
Wizard World Atlanta starts today, and in keeping with some of the recent Wizard Worlds and with help from former Marvel editor and author Danny Fingeroth, the offerings are wide-ranging in terms of comics history, all-star creators, and practical discussions of the comics medium There are panels on comics art and inking, panels on the[...]
The Jetpack/Forbidden Planet Exclusive Cover For Launch Of The Wicked + The Divine
Not long now. The Jamie McKelvie exclusive cover for the upcoming launch of The Wicked + The Divine shared by Forbidden Planet in the UK and Jetpack Comics in the US… Both Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie will be launching the comic with a signing a Forbodden Planet London on Wednesday 18th June at 6pm. It's interesting to see the[...]
Advance Reorders Are Both Wicked And Divine
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! Bryan Lee[...]
Essential 8 Comic Book Movies – From Portland, With Kleenex And Ricola
With Iron Man, Marvel Studios created a formula that's been a proven winner for years now: get talented actors and crew and distill the best stories from 50 years of Marvel Comics It seems to be working out alright with successive films meeting and exceeding box office, critical and fan approval. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Scott[...]
Phoenix Comiccon Is Rapidy Approaching – Do You Have Your Avatar VIP Set?
But Avatar Press are also rolling out a rather massive VIP Set with an unprecedented number of comics, graphic novels, and perks to take advantage of The VIP set is valued at over $750 but is priced at only $199 and limited to only 50 packages available for fans with plenty specially selected to be[...]
Would Marvel Really Cancel Fantastic Four To Snub Fox?
Recently we ran a piece looking at the absence of comic book characters associated with Fox Studios on the Marvel 75th Anniversary Magazine cover, in favour of the likes of the Inhumans and Captain Marvel. Well, now I'm being told from a Marvel source that Marvel are intending to put the Fantastic Four comic books on[...]
Comics As Part Of Political Science? The Green Lantern Theory Of The Presidency
He gives a literal answer first, but his second one is more fascinating. The more philosophical answer is that comics, primarily out of the Marvel and DC universes, increasingly serve as a kind of shared American mythology and so writers turn to them as vehicles for communicating abstract ideas. The important thing to take away from this[...]
Nightwing #30 – Grayson's Becoming His Own Man
For my money, while far from perfect, the issue does a fine job setting up the new direction for my favorite character in comics. [*Mild spoilers for Nightwing #30 below!] For those not in the know, because of the events of Forever Evil the world knows Dick Grayson is Nightwing…or rather, that he was before he died[...]
Dynamite Announces New Projects With Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher And Patricia Briggs
So they've announced three more book author deals to go with this morning's two. So there's a White Sand, a new comic book series based on Brandon Sanderson's (Mistborn, The Reckoners) new concept, which will appear in comics first, and will be intergrated into his Cosmere continuity There will be three White Sand graphic novels to begin with,[...]
DC To Discontinue Comp Copies Of Comics For Staff Members
 Effective June 25th, DC Comics staff members will no longer receive complimentary copies of the comics that DC publish, nor the collections. Instead, staff will be required to have ComiXology accounts and will receive free codes to download the work This change promises efficiency and an end to clutter in the offices as well as print[...]
Alan Moore On God Is Dead – Avatar Press Full August Solicitations
Collects issues #7-12 of the ongoing God Is Dead comic book series. GOD IS DEAD: THE BOOK OF ACTS #ALPHA Retail Price: $5.99 US Cover: Jacen Burrows Writer: Alan Moore, Simon Spurrier, Mike Costa Art: Facundo Percio, Gabriel Andrade, Rafael Ortiz MR, Color, 48 pages PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The greatest assembled team of writers unleash all-new tales of Gods and men in the[...]
Dynamite Does A Deal For Shaft And Koontz
All around pose authors… Such as the rights to create new comics and graphic novels based on the Shaft novels, created by Ernest Tidyman, but to also reprint those novels and publish new ones. For those who forget, they included novels such as Shaft Among The Jews and Shaft Has A Ball Can't wait for the Dynamite magic[...]
Comics For Kids – But Are They Related?
This was the tweet that caused a bit of a twitterstorm last night. Jase loves to read comics and draw super heroes He was named most artistic in his class today Please retweet! pic.twitter.com/kEc11RtQCx — Comics For Kids (@comics4_kids) May 21, 2014 Comcis4Kids is an organisation (or individual) appealing for free comics and donations to give comics to[...]
All Of Dynamite's Diamond Seminar Announced Books For $.99 Each At Westfield
I guess the folks over at Westfield Comics liked what they heard at the Diamond Retailer Seminar a few weeks back They have decided that all of first issues announced at the show from Dynamite and scheduled to be released in August will be available for only $.99. This is to commemorate Dynamite's 10th Anniversary, but[...]
Welcome To Marvel's Nuhumans… Could That Be The Movie Name?
It's no secret that Marvel Comics have been prepping a revival of the Inhumans as a franchise for spinoff comics and potentially a movie some time down the line In the same manner that the Guardians Of The Galaxy were revived and developed until they were movie-ready Especially considering that the Inhumans could make a[...]