John Rozum recently talked about his problems as writer of Static Shock, citing that he was hardly writing the book, the actual work being split between artist Scott McDaniel and editor Harvey Richards, which is why he chose to walk off the book with issue 4, not wanting his name to be associated with work…
The Darkness #100 is on its way… And this is the first you’ll have seen of the Todd McFarlane (above), the Michael Golden (below) and the Marc Silvestri retailer incentive (further below). 48 pages for $4.99 US, it’s out the last day of February. But since the Darkness II game comes out today, it seems…
It was the recent ICV2 interview with Marvel Senior Vice President-Sales David Gabriel that did it. Answering a questionnaire with no followups, he managed to dodge some questions by answering different ones, and throw some googlies at the opposing team. But he’s hardly alone in this, DC’s Executive VP-Sales, Marketing and Business Development John Rood…
Pretty much as premiered last night at Sony’s The Untold Story special events, here’s the first full trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man. This time there’s Lizard, there’s more back story and there’s a good sense of the “new” Peter Parker. I say “pretty much” because those of usat the events got to see it in…
I just don’t know what to think. Rob Granito is creating a new line of comic books under the name Bad Boy Comics with his… creative partner Josh Hoopes. But not quite yet. His wife Alison tells me “rather than self-publish a comic outright, Rob and his partner are going to make some prints showcasing…
After a lot of back and forth, talking with Rob’s wife and manager Alison, Rob Granito agreed to answer a few questions to Bleeding Cool. I didn’t get any follow ups, and the answers were dictated by Alison. I also didn’t pay anything for the privilege. I last spoke to Rob Granito online a couple…
I know some of you will have little sympathy for him. But no one deserves this. But talking to Alison Granito, wife of Rob Granito, the scam has been uncovered. I already told you that Josh Hoopes had been talking to Rob Granito, helping him, sympathising with him, joining with him as painting me as…
If this was a plot in a comic book, I’d reject it as being contrived and ludicrous. And that’s in a comic book. So anyway, over the last month, on and off, I’ve been negotiating with Rob Granito’s wife and manager Alison Granito over the possibility of doing an interview with Rob . She’d put…
He seems to be the con artist who keeps giving and giving. Yesterday’s article looking at Rob Granito’s bogus credits that have gained him Guest status at Wizard World Toronto and upcoming shows, touched upon his swipe filery, but further research and information provided by you, the Little Bleeders who read this site, have painted…
Okay, this is shocking. Josh Hoopes is one of the biggest con artists in comics. Although to call him an artist is a bit of a joke in itself. I’ve followed his career for a while now and he seems to have a modus operandi that he rarely deviates from. He solicits for work on…
A Little Bleeder writes; Just wanted to say thanks for your articles on Josh Hoopes/Ron Runstrom. Whenever I get a new artist apply I check out not only the links they send me to their portfolio but also run their name through google (and possible add a couple of other key words) to check more…
We haven’t heard from the Sacremento-living comics con man Josh Hoopes for quite some time. But we have tracked down another of his victims. Indian artist Lalit Kumar Sharma. In March 2008, when I was writing for Lying In The Gutters, I printed these pages supposedly drawn for Ibrahim Amin by Hoopes before Hoopes disappeared….
Before Josh Hoopes closed his Facebook account (though accounts from his family members are still active) he added a bunch of his comic book artwork, clearly to impress his family and friends. Much of it seems familiar, Robbi Rodriguez’ Tek Jensen artwork and the like, but I reckon some of it is actually genuine. That…
45 is a Com.X project I’ve previously commented about that is to be published in December. Written by Andi Ewington, a journalist interviews superheroes about the possibility that his unborn child may also be “a super” as he uncovers conspiracy along the way. This is achieved by 45 illustrations, many by famous comics artists such…
This is the face of Josh Hoopes as found on his recently added Facebook entry. His identity has been confirmed as the man responsible for the numerous scams that have plagued the comics industry of late, destroying the lives of a number of comic creators, blackening the name of publishers and causingcausing distrust across the…
One of the most frustrating aspects of the Josh Hoopes affair is his constant repeated ability to go to ground and to return, often with the same phone number, address and contact details. Despite repeated attempts to pass information to the relevant authorities, he seems to act without interference. All I’ve been able to do…
We’ve finally been given a look at Loki’s forces in the new, extended trailer for The Avengers, as premiered online just after a cut-down version graced the Superbowl. Here are four screen grabs from the single shot in which they appear with any degree of clarity: So it’s not the Skrull or the Kree –…
Here’s the new TV spot for The Avengers as premiered during the Superbowl – just, longer now. And that’s a good thing. For those of you who watched the Superbowl just to see this commercial, tell me: was it worth it?
In yesterday’s webchat (referred to earlier), Alan Moore revealed that the next League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen project to follow the conclusion of Century this summer, is to be called Nemo: Heart Of Ice, and that forty of the forty-eight pages involved have been written so far… and that we’ll see it before the end of…
(Welcome Facebook people… please tell us who has linked to us, because we’re gettng massive traffc and we’d like to say thanks. And you can see more Bleeding Cool Doctor Who coverage here.) The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will tomorrow be playing The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, described in their schedule as: A musical celebration with…
Is it Spider-Man? Or has Iron Man just got a fancy new paint job? This is the costume he’ll be wearing in the upcoming Ends Of The Earth storyline, as the machinations of Doctor Octopus and the Sinister Six are made clear. There’s webbing design on the lining as well.
When reporting early rumours about Before Watchmen, almost every name I was given turned out to be true – Darwyn Cooke, Brian Azzarello, JMS, Amanda Conner, JG Jones, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes and John Higgins. There was another name that I dismissed as it was denied directly – that of Kevin Smith. His…
