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Are You An Brilliant Artist? Mark Millar Wants You

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Mark Millar writes; You’d be out in the same year as Quitely, Romita, McNiven and another major artist we can’t reveal yet (he’s still under contract). In other words, you’d better be bloody good. Upfront, you’d get more than Marvel …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine Is The Best Selling Magazine Of 2012 In Comic Shops

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool Magazine #0 came out this summer and, through Diamond Comic Distributor, outsold every other magazine this year in comic shops, including Titan’s Walking Dead Magazine. That wasn’t true of #1 which was beaten by Walking Dead Magazine #1 …

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Max Brooks Comes To Bleeding Cool Magazine In April

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Well, look at that. A Max Brooks comic book cover for Bleeding Cool Magazine in April. I wonder what that could be? Something… New? Issue 2 of the Magazine arrived at Diamond a few days ago. I am writing for …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine Gets A Free Comic Book Day Edition – As Does Absolution. Oh And Some Other People Too.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Let’s see the CBR and Newsarama find a way not to mention that Bleeding Cool Magazine exists now! Yup, there’s a Bleeding Cool Magazine Free Comic Book Day edition. Obviously it won’t be as big as the usual edition. But …

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Bleeding Cool, The Number One Magazine In Comic Stores – For The Second Month

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool Magazine #0 was published this summer, a slim volume for $1.49, it was the best selling magazine in comic stores that month. Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 came out in November. $4.99 and fatter, could it still perform as …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 On The Shelves Today

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

USA Today has covered it. Entertainment Weekly has covered it. The Outhousers have covered it. And now Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 is on the shelves of your local comic shop. Featuring the Top 100 Power List, ranking the most powerful …

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Grace Randolph’s Stacktastic On The Most Powerful People In Comics

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Think About The Ink reports; Mark Millar, Dan DiDio and Kevin Feige are just a few of the people to make it into the Top 100 list of powerful people in comics, as determined by Rich Johnston for his new …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 Arrives Wednesday – And the Retailers Carrying It

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

You have probably heard by now… Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 debuts this Wednesday! Here is a list of retailers who have ordered 20 or more copies for their store. Featuring over 100 pages of in-depth articles, interviews, previews and insider …

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Who Is The Most Powerful Person In Comics? Find Out On Wednesday.

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Rich Johnston

No, not Superman or the Hulk. Not the Phantom Stranger or Galactus. But the people who hold their strings. Writers, artists, editors, publishers, retailers, executives, lawyers… There is so much to decide. How much of the power is in the …

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The $9.99 Suburbia Trade Paperback Has A Great Cover

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Just saying. Comes out next Wednesday along with the first issue of the ongoing Supurbia series. Also the same day as Bleeding Cool Magazine. And Amazing Spider-Man #698. And my fortieth birthday. And the day before Thanksgiving. It’s a good …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 Comes Out On My Birthday. Isn’t That Nice?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Anyway, Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 comes out next week, featuring the 100 Most Powerful People In The Comics Industry, an interview with Alan Moore, a superb Frankenweenie article, a mini-price guide and lots of comics gossip and nonsense from yours …

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Six Reasons Why A Paper Magazine Is Better Than An iPad Version

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Rick Verbanas

Lyndon Antcliff writes for Bleeding Cool  1. You wont get mugged over a copy of Vogue, but you will if you read it on an iPad. Being a book worm, although these days you would have to call it a …

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NYCC Debut: Walking Dead Magazine #1

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Debuting at the New York Comic Con is The Walking Dead Magazine #1, with an exclusive Michonne cover for the show, by Charlie Adlard. From Titan Magazines and Skybound, it’s the kind of focused TV magazine that Titan specialise in …

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North Carolina Comic Con: The Walking Dead Magazine #1 Variant

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It is already the biggest selling debut issue of a magazine through Diamond Comic Distributors. And the variant covers might just help that a little, despite Brian Hibbs’ protestations of immorality. Well here’s another, this one exclusive to Forbidden Planet …

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Advertising On Bleeding Cool? You Know It Makes Sense.

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Look above this article. There’s a banner. Currently, for me it says “How I Lost 5 Stone In 15 Weeks”. I am target market for that obviously, but dubious as to the claim. You will probably have a different ad, …

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Will Rich Cosplay As Elektra At NYCC? Power Girl? Emma Frost?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I don’t know what I was thinking. I made a very foolish promise. That if preorders on Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 topped 20,000 (and issue zero brought in around 26,000) that I would cosplay as a character that Bleeding Cool …

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A Cut Out Coupon For Bleeding Cool Magazine #1

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Okay folks this week is basically the last week when you can order the Bleeding Cool Magazine for November. After that point, the print run will be set and that’s that. If you want a copy of the first actual, …

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Bleeding Cool Magazine #1 To Hit In October

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Rich Johnston

There we go folks. The first full-sized issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine, solicited for October. Including my listing and profile of the One Hundred Most Powerful People In The Comics Industry (I can feel the heat of the flame wars …

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