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Comic Con Wars Break Out In Cincinnati

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s been a while since the last one but comic con wars are upon us again. Where two competing organisations, try to best each other running a comic convention in the same city, at the same time, sometimes even on …

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Hunted, Spoilers And Boris Bikes

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Did you know that you can’t crash a Boris bike on TV? Somebody tell Boris.

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Over 100 Cosplay Photos From MCM London Expo – Saturday

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Okay, well, that was packed. MCM London Expo has outgrown the area it takes up of the London ExCel and needs to expand., Everywhere was full but some places, say the bottleneck between the showfloor and the cosplay area was …

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The Cosplay Of MCM London Expo – Friday

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Rich Johnston

From the mid-afternoon arriving in the DLR, to leaving at night (via the pub) a look at some of the cosplay on display at MCM London Expo today. Of course tomorrow it will be all this times five. And I’m …

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Off To The London MCM Expo… See You There?

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Rich Johnston

This is the first MCM Expo since the release of Cockneys Vs Zombies. I do hope we get a reprieve of it somewhere. Set in the Docklands, MCM is Britain’s largest comic convention, though it is dominated by anime, TV, …

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Breaking Into Comics Part Two: Pitching Professionally

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Colin O’ Mahoney writes for Bleeding Cool; For part one, see here. Once you’ve built a reasonable portfolio of work, and are happy with your talent as a writer or artist, it’s time to start pitching your work. A pitch …

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Pop Culture Hounding Alan Moore And A Cup Of Tea

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Chris Thompson has been talking to Alan Moore ahead of his appearance this weekend at the N.I.C.E. comics convention. Tickets still available… In a very special episode of the PCH podcast, I chat with legendary creator Alan Moore ahead of …

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Tommy Lee Edwards’ Variant Cover For Spider-Men #5 For Dublin Comic Con

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

This could be a hard one to get hold of. Unless you live in Dublin, that is, then you’ll be swimming in them. But Tommy Lee Edwards has created a variant exclusive cover for Spider-Men #5 for Dublin International Comic …

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Cosplay And More At Manchester MCM Comic Con

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Lil Johna writes for Bleeding Cool from the MCM Manchester Expo. First of all I have to say this was my first con, and I loved it, even though I was on my own (I don’t have any friends who …

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The MCM Cosplay Rave

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Thanks to Heri Mkocha, who gave us this collection of outdoor MCM London Expo cosplay snaps for this video featuring a cosplay rave at MCM London Expo a couple of weekends back.

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The Cosplay Of MCM London Expo

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Thanks to Heri Mkocha for a great collection of  MCM London Cosplay photos and, for a change, taken in the bright British sunshine.  What a fantastic tonic for the rainy weather right now…

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Marv Wolfman’s New Comic With “Crisis” In The Title – UPDATED WITH ART

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s Time for some Crisis.

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ShiftyLook Comes To London. With A Few Friends.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Rich Johnston

BleedingCool has been following how ShiftyLook has been investing in the comics industry of late. How it has employed studios to create webcomics using known creator names to revive forgotten or unknown gaming brands from the Namco Bandai stable. And …

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Calgary Comic Con Forced To Turn Thousands Away

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s a problem that once comic conventions never thought they’d have to face. Too much success. This weekend, the Calgary Comic And Entertainment Expo (at which Avatar are appearing) did their best impression of the first year of New York …

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Confessions Of An Image Fanboy by Jesse James

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Jesse James, very excitedly, writes for Bleeding Cool;   As a young twelve year old boy thirty years ago I went into my first con in San Diego and remember it like it was yesterday. I walked in yelling “WOW” …

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Richard Starkings And Bryan Glass Talk To Ryan King

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  Ryan King writes for Bleeding Cool; Ryan King: Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule today to speak with us at Bleeding Cool. It really is an honor meeting the writer behind Image Comic’s hit series …

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The Walking Dead Alien Invasion That Never Was – Robert Kirkman At Image Comics Expo

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Peter S. Svensson, for reasons we can not fathom, is still writing for Bleeding Cool. Someone, quick, call him a doctor. A new Witch Doctor: Mal Practice miniseries was the big announcement of the Skybound panel at Image Comics Expo, …

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The Other ‘Dead’ Series at Image Expo – Dead Ahead 2 Announced

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Ryan King writes for Bleeding Cool from Image Comic Expo; When it comes to zombies in comic books, there is no doubt Image Comics wears the crown of crowns in that department. Many fans of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead were …

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