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John Constantine Loses The Trenchcoat
DC have taken away his years, taken away the politics, taken away his bisexuality and now they have come for his coat. From a press jolly between DC and their "media partners" last month, embargoed until today, CBR reported a conversation with the new creators of the Constantine:The Hellblazer mini-relaunching in June to discover this distressing[...]
A Brand New Batman From DC Comics In June… Or Is It BatC.H.A.P.P.I.E?
Criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot, I shall become a grasshopper. DC media partner CBR has revealed, in conversation with writer Scott Snyder, that we're getting a brand new Batman as well with this June solicitation. BATMAN #41 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art by GREG CAPULLO and DANNY MIKI Cover by GREG CAPULLO THE JOKER Variant cover by SEAN[...]
DC Comics To "Fully Embrace" Life Of A Single Gay Male In Midnighter
It looks like the embargo has been lifted on a press jolly the DC Comics crew had with selective members of what they euphemistically like to refer to as their "media partners" Talking about their June mini-relaunch, they confirm pretty much what Bleeding Cool has been reporting this month, including the previews of June books[...]
The Flash Themed Printables Available For Free Download
Are you looking for something fun for your kids to do? Or maybe you always wanted to learn to color but didn't have access to the art to try it on? Well, DC Entertainment has a great selection of what they call Themed Printables with the most recent being The Flash. You can get these free[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 9th March 2015 – Leia Beats Batman, Just
DC's weeklies are going to be missed when they end They really got people into the weekly habit of coming in for comics. Amazing Spiderman 1st series seen some love this week. Pretty awesome week in new books! Our number one spot was taken by Princess Leia #1 although not in a landslide like the previous two[...]
Duke Thomas Is The Lead For DC's We Are Robin
USA Today is today's DC media partner, to announce details on the upcoming We Are Robin series, part of June's DC mini-relaunch by Lee Bermejo, Rob Haynes and Khary Randolph. Including who is going to be in it. Duke Thomas, an African-American kid who's played an important role recently in the main Batman series, as he's indoctrinated into this new[...]
That Was The In-Store Comic Convention Kick Off That Was
How it will give a true explanation of the DC Multiverse that plays off of the Multiversity Map Also, more IKEA. Every book has a shot when the Convergence domes come down, but the stories stand alone And for the characters, it's all about closure Saying hello to them again, seeing what they've been up to,[...]
Dan DiDio Just Answered My Questions On Prez, Doomed, Mystic U And Section 8
About how there were four books from the June mini-relaunch that I was really excited about, but seemed not to be lighting the fanbase on fire. Prez, Doomed, Mystic U and Section 8. So, since I was watching the InStore Comic Convention Kickoff, and Dan DiDio was on the screen, I tweeted out, #conventionkickoff question for Dan… what[...]
Grayson #8 – This Review Doesn't Exist!
This week, we saw the end of the first chapter as main line DC takes a break for the Convergence event With Grayson #8, secrets are revealed just to build more. Mister Minos has been a mystery for most of the story, with a lot of fans pondering the whereabouts of Kathy Kane, original Batwoman and[...]
Warner Bros CEO Thinks DC Films Are More Realistic And Edgier Than Marvel
"You don't have to explain to the consumer what a 'Batman v Superman' is." But the really interesting thing to me was this other comment from Tsujihara. "The worlds of DC are very different," he said "They're steeped in realism, and they're a little bit edgier than Marvel's movies." Growing up I was a Marvel fan and just[...]
70 DC Comics Staff Move To Burbank, 77 Will Leave The Publisher
It may be some comfort to DC Entertainment that at one point many more were believed to be leaving the publisher But in the months since, some have been turned round. A letter has been circulated to DC staffers, which we are choosing not to reproduce in case it identifies those who forwarded the information to Bleeding[...]
Comics That Are (Hopefully) Worth Waiting For – Multiversity To Hawkeye
An occasional look at lateness, comics that are on the schedule to be published but maybe a little later than we might have thought… and when we might expect them. The Wonder Woman Annual #1 by Meredith and David Finch and more, intended to come out in March will now be resolicited to come out in[...]
More Tenuous Evidence Of The Upcoming DC/Marvel Crossover
Bleeding Cool has been noting not just a confluence of Marvel and DC's event storylines of late Both exploring their respective multiverses, both seeing realities captured and arranged together for purposes of conflict – and within those multiverses, we see versions of each other's universes. Bleeding Cool has, for amusement's sake, suggested that maybe there was[...]
Batman Eternal's Final Issue Increases In Size By 140%, In Price By 33%
Batman Eternal #52, the final issue in the DC weekly series written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Ray Fawkes, Kyle Higgins and Tim Seeley and drawn by Eduardo Pansica, Robson Rocha, David Lafuente, Tim Seeley and Ray Fawkes, is increasing in size from 20 pages at $2.99 to 48 pages for $3.99 US. In this issue,[...]
As DC Comics Prepares To Leave New York, They Smash Up Their Own Offices
From today's New 52: Futures End… as the series approaches its conclusion… 1700 Broadway is the offices of DC Comics in Manhattan And right now it looks like it needs a Band-Aid. Next month, DC Comics says goodbye to those offices, moving to Burbank in Los Angeles But on the way out, it appears they are laying[...]
The Last Issue Of Swamp Thing Goes Very, Very Meta (SPOILERS)
Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay have something to say on the matter today from today's Supreme: Blue Rose… Find more coverage of comics published today right here. Swamp Thing #40 is published today by DC Comics Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Who are welcoming Scott McCloud this Saturday for drinks and signing of his new graphic novel, The[...]
Harley Quinn Would Like Some Of Those Bisexual Headlines, Please
Thankfully, Bleeding Cool isn't that fussy… …and that should help define it as well. Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Constantine – if the creators remember. Find more coverage of comics published today right here. Harley Quinn is published today by DC Comics Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Who are welcoming Scott McCloud this Saturday for drinks and signing of his[...]
The Competing Buttocks Of Dick Grayson
  From tomorrow's Grayson #8, previewed on DC's media partner Crave Online…  They really know their audience, don't they? So which are you, Team Jim or Team Juan? Say I wonder if "gay" Dick Grayson will get Catwoman headlines? Though I like the fact that the character is "in the closet" regarding his heterosexuality at the school… [...]
The End Of The DC Sales Call As Retailers Know It
Instead it seemed that DC Comics delayed announcing this particular measure until the retailer event in New York on Friday. Because, yes, DC Comics are closing their Sales Call team, where sales reps call hundreds of individual comic book retailers to talk about their numbers, highlight anything a retailer might have missed and help retailers with[...]
New Spirit Hardcover For 75th Anniversary, And MAD Heritage Books
At the retailer roadshow in New York this Friday, DC Comics announced a new Spirit hardcover to celebrate the character's 75th anniversary this summer. Not exactly sure how they will tie this into Dynamite getting the rights to publish new stories with the character, it's likely to be a heritage-themed publication. Well timed, folks, this is after all Will[...]
DC Comics To End Combo Digital Editions In March, Aside From Sandman Overture
And it has been. At the DC Retailer Roadshow on Friday in New York, DC Comics announced they would be ending their digital combo editions, bagged copies of the comic books with a digital download code sold for a dollar over the usual cover price While sales are low, redemption of the code is far lower,[...]
The Extra Content In The Convergence Two-Shots From DC Comics
Bleeding Cool has told you how the Convergence titles from DC Comics will contain new, original preview stories for the June mini-relaunch titles, that won't be reprinted until the collections of the series they promote And how those stories will also be made available free on all platforms Well, on Friday at the DC Retailer Roadshow in New[...]