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How DC Comics Could Sell A Million Copies Of Superman A Month This Year
Last week eBook distributor Trajectory and DC Comics announced a deal to expand the comic book publisher's digital footprint to global eBook retailers and libraries in North America and eventually Europe, Asia, South America and additional international markets. Trajectory currently does major business in China including including ebook distribution through Amazon China, Dangdang, Xiaomi and Tencent.  Like[...]
DC Rebirth Previews Was Put Together By Ex-Wizard Magazine Staffers
  Did the DC Rebirth Previews look a little familiar to you? The splashy look? The punny headlines? The side boxes, page turners and font sizes? I'm told that the people behind it were headhunted within DC Comics, as those who had previously worked on Wizard Magazine. It was written by Pat Mccallum, Mike Cotton and Brian Cunningham, all[...]
Batman/Superman #32 – The First Appearance Of The Chinese New Super-Man?
DC Comics media partner ComicBook has a preview of this week's Batman/Superman #32. And gives us a rather special moment. "Super Friends" Awww But where are they going? No clues… but we know something that the ComicBook preview isn't showing you.   That they are heading to China And the first appearance of the character who will become Kenan Kong, The[...]
Funny Or Die's Theory On Why Batman Hates Superman
People seem to have a lot of alternative theories as to why Batman hated Superman so much in the latest DC / Warner Bros film This time it's Funny or Die who give their version with a less than observant Superman and sad fates for Robin and Commissioner Gordon I have to say, if this[...]
DC To Pay 100% Of Retailers Rebirth Advertising – But There Is A Limit!
Bleeding Cool told you that DC Comics stated they would pay all retailers costs, if they advertised their stores using DC Rebirth imagery and pushing the new relaunched titles. Well, that's still true But there is a limit.   DC have clarified to retailers that they are "offering 100% co-op reimbursement on advertising expenditures based on your co-op pool[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 1st May 2016 – Double Batman Batters Back Star Wars
No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa Jetpack Comics of Rochester, New York Graham Crackers Comics – 10 locations in the Mid-West Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California And this is what they had to say. A good week for DC–three book in our store's top ten (two Bat-books, one Justice League)[...]
Is DC Using Legends Of Tomorrow To Try And Beat Marvel To The Punch?
This article will have spoilers for last nights DC's Legends of Tomorrow episode Leviathan and for Captain America: Civil War. . . . . . I'm starting to think the folks on DC's Legends of Tomorrow and DCTV all together want to try and be a step ahead of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel is bringing magic into their film universe[...]
Concern Over Titan's UK Reprints Of DC Comics Titles
There is increasing concern regarding Titan Magazines' UK reprints of DC Comics titles, which sell in British newsagents and comic shops alike Usually taking a number of issues and packaging them up in a 60-100 page volume, with a number of ongoing strips It's a model that Marvel UK/Panini developed in the seventies and has continued in[...]
J.M. DeMatteis On All-Female Justice League And Why Camelot
DeMatteis talked with Tiffany Smith of DC All-Access about the new Justice League 3001 and whether it was always his idea to do an all-female team Also why they're based in Camelot and he admits that his main goal was to come up with an ending that makes sense And according to DeMatteis, the Camelot[...]
Things Are Changing For Batgirl…And I Like It.
This week brings the release of Batgirl #51 from DC Comics We've almost reached the end of the road for the creative team that brought us to Burnside Issue #51 is written by Brenden Fletcher, with guest artists Eleonora Carlini, Minkyu Jung, and Roger Robinson This issue centers on the crossroads in Barbara Gordon's life, and begins to set[...]
J.K. Simmons On The Paperwork To Go From The Marvel Universe To The DC Universe
Jonah Jameson for Sony over to the DC Universe where he will be playing Commissioner Jim Gordon in the Justice League movies. [youtube]https://youtu.be/3h0s6jW8ZNY[/youtube] Actor J.K Simmons was a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night In the clip below, once you get past the description of what a character actor is and how Colbert takes[...]
Superman And Wonder Woman – Where Are They Now? (SPOILERS)
It was way back in May 2011 that I told you that, as part of what would be called the New 52 relaunch, DC Comics would be making a couple out of Superman and Wonder Woman. A year and a half later, it was confirmed. And the pair have continued as a couple since Until last year's[...]
Another DC Comics Employee Under Harassment Spotlight, As The Industry Takes Note
Initially linking to Nick Hanover's tweets regarding Eddie Berganza that revived allegations against that DC Senior Editor, she states upfront that "I was sexually harassed and almost raped by a Senior Art Director from DC Entertainment". This is a different individual A Senior Art Director, one of DC's editorial staff, who Katie first met at DC's Burbank offices[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 24th April 2016 – X-Men Beat Star Wars
We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And despite the machinations of whoever over whatever, it is the X-Men that rise back to the top, beating out Star Wars, Deadpool and Thor… but all Marvel at the top, and Flash the only DC title higher placed that Huck from Image…. 1[...]
CW Releases Synopses For Kevin Smith's Flash Episode And More
Labs.  Meanwhile, Barry fights to return to his old life.  Kevin Smith (Clerks) directed the episode written by Zack Stentz (Thor). Arrow (5/11) – Monument Point TOM AMANDES RETURNS AS NOAH KUTTLER – When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk's (guest star Neal McDonough) next move is Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) realizes she needs to ask her father,[...]
How Do You Kidnap Yourself? Find Out In DC's Legends Of Tomorrow
The next episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow is called the Last Refuge The team is being hunted by an assassin called the Pilgrim who goes after her targets by taking out their younger selves, removing them from the timeline all together This forces the team to go kidnap themselves… this is getting weirder as[...]
Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Superman Editor Eddie Berganza, Revived
The assailant was named as DC Comics then-Executive Editor Eddie Berganza and the person assaulted was a comic book creator in her own right, a partner of a regular DC creator, and an occasional convention reporter for Bleeding Cool. She did not want to be named back then – she was afraid it might damage her work prospects,[...]
Waking Up To A Vertigo Without Shelly Bond
Here is the reaction to Shelly Bond being "eliminated" as VP and Exec Editor at DC Comics, after working over two decades on the imprint From the people who worked for, and with her. As we said last night, this is a mixture of timing – Shelly Bond's guaranteed contract at the publisher being up, one[...]
Shelly Bond No Longer Executive Editor Of DC Vertigo
A few hours ago, I heard that DC Comics has let go Shelly Bond, VP and Executive Editor of the Vertigo imprint. I sent a few e-mails around to my usual people, but no one was talking I e-mailed people at DC about half an hour ago, no response. Not to me, anyway. DC Comics just released a statement to[...]
A Few More DC Ch-Ch-Changes Ahead Of R-R-Rebirth
A few slips 'twixt solicitation and publication from DC Comics. Superman/Wonder Woman #29 was solicited with art by Jaime Mendoza and Doug Mahnke but it will now be by Jorge Jimenez. Titans Hunt #8 was solicited with art from Paulo Siqueira but will now be by Paul Pelletier and Ray McCarthy. Flash #50 was solicited as written by both Robert Venditti and Van Jensen[...]
The Return Of The S-Shield Chapter Number for Superman Comics
The first four chapters of "The Final Days of Superman" storyline heading into DC Rebirth have sold out from DC Comics, are going back to press for second printings and getting new livery in the process. Superman #51, Batman/Superman #31, Action Comics #51 (which just came out today) and Superman/Wonder Woman #28 (out next week) will[...]
#PoisonIvyLeague, This One's For You, On Her 50th Birthday
They got a partial victory with the currently running six issue mini-series, Cycle of Life and Death and DC Comics used the Poison Ivy League hashtag to promote the new series. But with DC Rebirth, the series is coming to an end, although the character will be seen in titles such as Harley Quinn. But some Leaguers are[...]