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Marvel’s Land Grab On DC In March

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

DC may have got Alex Maleev to do a few Batman pages. But in March, Marvel have new books from Mahmud Asrar, Pete Woods and Paul Cornell who have, of late, been only seen working for DC Comics on books …

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Merlin And The Doctor (Demon Knights Spoilers)

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Demon Knights #15 is Paul Cornell‘s last issue on the series. And brings to an end all sorts of plots, character stories and themes. With a big battle, it’s rather lovely. It also ties into the future that we’ve seen …

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Win A Signed Copy Of Paul Cornell’s London Falling In The Next Two Hours

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Rich Johnston

You know Paul Cornell. Course you do. Wrote some sci-fi books, wrote some Doctor Who books, wrote some actual episodes of Doctor Who, wrote some Marvel comics, wrote some DC comics, is still writing Saucer Country and has a new …

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Paul Cornell And Alan Davis Bring Us Something Potentially Wolverine Related

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Rich Johnston

We told you a while ago that Paul Cornell was wrapping up his DC Universe titles to work for Marvel. And now iFanboy seem to have made it official, teamed up with Alan Davis. Interestingly, both are British, both have …

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Swipe File: Asterix & Cleopatra & Demon Knights

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Thanks to Little Bleeder Paul DiFilippo for this one. On the left, a panel from Demon Knights, on the right, a scene from Asterix & Cleopatra. In which there were many references to exactly how nice Cleopatra’s nose was… In …

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Is Paul Cornell Leaving Demon Knights Too?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

There’s been a rumour going round the British comics industry circles of late that Paul Cornell is leaving Demon Knights and setting up new projects at Marvel to replace it. His Vertigo book, Saucer Country, would be unaffected. That is …

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Dan DiDio Parodies Panel Parity At Kapow

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

One of the odder moments at Kapow this weekend (and there were a number) was when Paul Cornell continued his commitment to panel gender parity (you can read about it here) and sat in the audience for the DC New …

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Si Spurrier Makes A Stand For Panel Parity Of Gender. By Standing Down.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Today, at the London Super Comic Convention, on the How To Write A Comic Script panel, Si Spurrier gave up his seat in favour of a female panellist. He did this in support of Paul Cornell’s stance that unless there …

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Demon Knights #5 – A Dungeons And Dragons Game In Disguise?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Demon Knights is one of the ten or so New 52 comics that I eagerly read by choice every month. But there’s been something nagging at the back of my head, and this issue gave it an extra tug. Demon …

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Monday Runaround – When Stars Get Starstruck

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Rich Johnston

CookWatch: Anthony Bourdain‘s Get Jiro cooking graphic novel from DC Vertigo gets a cover. StarWatch: Paul Cornell talks about being starstruck. “At Moffat’s party the other night, I wanted to thank my host for a tremendous evening, went over to …

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Could This Be The Hottest Marvel Book Of The Year? Superior Kapow Special #1

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Today sees the Superior Kapow World Record Special #1, published by Marvel, arrive on comic book shelves. If you’re lucky. Created at the Kapow Comic Convention earlier in the year, its aim was to tell a Superior story with as …

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Join The Comics Celebrities On Ashes And Win Big

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The Kickstarter funding for Alex De Campi and Jimmy/James Broxton/Hodgkins‘ sequel to Smoke – Ashes – is $7000 shy of its targeted figure. So the pair are giving it a final push with a Bleeding Cool competition. If you pledge …

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Thinking Only Of Thought Bubble

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Gary Erskine has his kilt packed. Steve Wacker, despite the efforts of a driver who got lost, managed to get to the airport before his flight took off.  Kieron Gillen has his DJ set all worked out. And Gail Simone …

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Saucer Country From Paul Cornell And Ryan Kelly: “It’s The West Wing Does The X-Files”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Mark Seifert

Writer Paul Cornell has elaborated on one of Vertigo’s NYCC announcements today — an ongoing series by Cornell and artist Ryan Kelly about a presidential candidate who is ‘abducted by aliens’. It’s called Saucer Country. It’s about Arcadia Alvarado, the …

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Blowing Up The Baby In Demon Knights #1

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rich Johnston

There has naturally been rather a lot of commentary on the portrayal of Starfire in Red Hood And The Outlaws and Catwoman in her own title, pointing out the manner of intense sexualisation of characters that had, to some degree …

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Horsewoman – The New Oracle Of The New DCU?

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Rich Johnston

It would be crass and simplistic to say that Horsewoman from Demon Knights #1 is a “replacement” for Oracle, who seems to be regaining the use of her legs in the new Batgirl #1. But this is Bleeding Cool and …

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That Gay Comics Panel At San Diego Comic Con

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Rich Johnston

It’s that time of the year for the Gays In Comics panel at San Diego Comic Con – for their twenty fourth year. And that time of the year where people start asking about the sexuality of the panellists! Who …

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DC Relaunch: John Constantine In The Justice League? Paul Cornell, Jeff Lemire, Scott Snyder, Peter Milligan And More Bring A Darker DCU

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Rich Johnston

DC Comics are giving Entertainment Weekly more stories about their issue one comics today, and it seems to all be around the more supernatural elements of the DC Universe They include the already BleedingCooled Animal Man #1 by Jeff Lemire …

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