Comics Archives

Last week, we let you know that BOOM! Studios' Lumberjanes #1 had sold out with a print run three times its initial orders. The week before that The

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! The second[...]

We announced on Bleeding Cool a couple of weeks ago that award-winning pop culture photographer and comics creator of the recent Kickstarter success Schmuck, featuring the work of 22 major indie artists, Seth Kushner was diagnosed with rapid-onset Leukemia and undergoing his first round of chemo, after which Kushner received the difficult news that he[...]

Hermes Press, already bringing back Buck Rogers in comics form, are also looking to create new stories for another pulp hero of the past. Peter David and Sal Velluto are creating a new six issue mini-series for Lee Falk's The Phantom starting in September and are, according to the publisher, expanding "the canon of one of[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool broke the story that DC Comics' longest standing executive, Bob Wayne, would be stepping down from the publisher when it moves from New York to Burbank. Reaction was swift, Bob Wayne and I started one week apart at DC back in '87 I know how tired I am now, and he's WAY older, so[...]

I recall tracing over a magazine, that helped me tremendously in drawing realistic people and faces, and that's how I still advise people to do. BC: Who were your biggest influences? JL: Back when I was little, my parents would buy us siblings a couple of weekly Chinese children comics (some of the popular ones is Doraemon)[...]

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent For the third year, Emerald Knights Comics and Games of Burbank, California is holding a month long series of charity events to raise funds for the Shriners Hospitals for Children "It was a perfect fit for the type of store we are," according to Morgan Perry, Public[...]

He has a lineage and history as impressive as any hero in comics today How far back does your connection to him run… not just as a creator, but as an aficionado? HOWARD CHAYKIN: Sorry to disappoint the enthusiasts, but I'm not a fan of the original material.  When I was called upon to do the book[...]

Jack Katz was a contemporary of Will Eisner and Jack Kirby's and his science fiction epic The First Kingdom has been preserved in its first four volumes by Titan Comics, now reaching its fifth The fifth and sixth volumes of his lifelong project have never, in fact, seen publication before and it's a triumph to[...]

There are three retail incentive covers done by Paulina Ganucheau Cover C (Adventure Time: Pixel Princesses), Troy Little Cover D (The PowerPuff Girls) and Sonnye Lim Cover C. The comic will be available in June 18th,   as well as the premiere of the 3rd season of the show on June 5th. Well played Boom! Julz[...]

Piff paff poof, he'll turn it into butterflies, won't he?   Thunderbirds are go!Seriously, will the Punisher stop pointing that gun at people? It must get old really quickly… This June, prepare yourselves for another shocking twist as the epic comics blockbuster of the summer continues! Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at ORIGINAL SIN #4 –[...]

Plus check out that awesome Hellraiser cover. BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #12 Retail Price: $4.99 US Full Color, 104 pages PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:  RICH JOHNSTON gets readers ready for Halloween horrors with real life ghost stories from the comic creating community!  If you want to know what scares your favorite writers and artists, the newest issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine is[...]

These guys are one of the greatest bands in comics, right up there with Morrison/Quitely/Grant, and Brubaker/Phillips/Breitweiser.  Anything they produce is sure to be a hit, and this one is absolutely killer. I had a nice chat with Kieron about the book (designed by Hannah Donovan and edited by Chrissy Williams, by the by) and it[...]

And the winners were from all across the country. BEST TWITTER PRESENCE Challengers Comics + Conversation BEST TV AD Jetpack Comics – Rochester, New Hampshire BEST NEW COMICS SECTION Dragon's Lair –Austin, TX BEST CONVENTION BOOTH Coliseum of Comics – Orlando, FL BEST STAFF MOTIVATIONAL PROGRAM MaximuM Comics – Las Vegas, NV Congratulations to all! Especially the local boys, Maximum Comics… [...]

I wonder what he though of this week's issue's opening page after a three month wait? Especially using his fingers to feel for the ink... if that even

Appearing in this week's Original Sin #2... Exterminatrix. And appearing from IDW some years ago, courtesy of Gene Simmons...   But from Marvel Boy

Bob Wayne joined the Sales department of DC Comics at San Diego Comic Con in 1987 Previous to that he ran a chain of comics and science fiction stores in Texas. At DC Comics he became a strong supporter of the direct market and his retail background endeared him to comic store managers who believed he knew[...]

Jaymes Reed is the letter on Crossed. But he has a more diverse past. As a comic creator, he debuted a character in the anthology comic, Best Cellars #1.

Valiant is giving us a super early peek at Armor Hunters #2, with the issue not coming out until July 9th. They really want to build up the excitement

And second of all, community spirit in comics is so strong that crowdfunding felt very natural More than that, and because it's an activist project, it's important that people share with us and with each other. MF: How did you team up with the writer? EC: Pierrick and I have known each other for a long time,[...]

Through his work on Ghostbusters for IDW, Deadpool Annual for Marvel, Adventures of Superman for DC and now Flash Gordon for Dynamite, Evan "Doc" Shaner

Nobrow Press have always set the bar high, in their UK-based inception aiming to develop a Fantagraphics-like publisher for the British market, but when they went international last year, opening an office in New York, it was clear that the American readers were also taking a shine to their fine art comics They push the[...]

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. In August, Charles Soule will be the credited writer on: The Death Of Wolverine #1-4 She-Hulk #7 Inhuman #5

We ran this image on Monday, but with the back cover of Diamond Previews, we have it at far greater detail. So we can flip the bit at the bottom. And see

Still living in Tokyo, he and Trujillo were in regular contact through e-mail to make the project come together. "I knew I wanted to draw inspiration from some of the incredible shonen manga I grew up with," said Trujillo, "It was important not to do a parody and to have an authentic Japanese artist, which is[...]

Barbiere: I think there's been a growing awareness about gender in comics for a while, but it's really become a focus in the last few years—as well in all media! I'm really tired of the term "strong female protagonist," as while that seems like a good idea, it throws female characters into a box where[...]

While quite a bit of the focus has been on the novels, I for one was more worried about the comics side of things I have invested quite a bit of time, effort, and money in acquiring and consuming all of the wonderful material that Dark Horse has been getting to us these last 23[...]

Thanks to The Mary Sue for the transcript of the Scriptnotes live audience podcast focussing on suprrheroes with Andrea Berloff, Christopher

The fake granny fan with a fake back tattoo for Starlight. So when exactly did Mark go to Detroit? When did this book tour take place? Anyone get their comics signed by Mark in any of the places he mentions in the last two years? Dennis Barger of Wonderworld Comics in Detroit has never heard of Millar[...]

In August from Valiant we get two new series and a bunch of special covers. Valiantcraft is a series of Minecraft inspired covers by Donovan Santiago that