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Thirty-Eight Thoughts About Thirty-Eight Comics – Superior Spider-Man, Saga, Knights Of Pendragon, Uncanny Avengers, Dark Knight, Saviors, Super Dinosaur, Earth 2, Batman And Robin, TMNT, Godzilla, Ghostbusters, Aquaman, Flash, Catwoman, Sledgehammer 44, Inhumanity, Furious, Transformers, Serenity, Invincible, Bounce, Black Science, Conan, Neverending, Bravest Warriors, Siegfried,  Artifacts, Aphrodite IX, Age Of Darkness, Star Trek, Thief Of Thieves, Revival, Uber, Crossed, L'il Sonja, Adventure Time And Other Dead
Any more? Oh come on Saga, what about a bit of sisterhood here? I'm not sure it was "Beth" But that's a more traditional weapon from Thief Of Thieves there And as for the phone… Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone's the NSA these days, Revival Or a strong positive female role model Or both. Even if they talk about themselves[...]
The Seventeen Best Of The Best Of The Comics For 2013 List
What happens if you take a bunch of Best Of Comics 2013 Lists from Amazon.com, Uproxx, Washington Post, Salon, Wired, AV Club, Time, Paste Magazine, CBR, Vice, io9, News OK, Digital Spy, Crave Online, Filth + Fabulations, Village Voice, Hollywood Reporter, Good Reads, Serial Optimist, Comics Alliance, What Culture, Newsarama and even Bleeding Cool? Then give[...]
Bleeding Cool's Best Comic Panels of 2013
Best ending page all year. From Zero #2, written by Ales Kot, with art by Tradd Moore Heart = Broken.  Series = Solidified on my favorite list. Nevs Coleman's choice is: "Damian Nearly Gets Kicked into Orbit by Power Girl", from World's Finest #6, written by Paul Levitz, with art by Kevin Maguire, George Perez, and Scott Koblish[...]
ComiXology All Over The World – Forever Evil Vs. Saga
According to ComiXology sales last week taken from iOS in-app purchase charts, Forever Evil and the Saga series battled for supremacy across the globe Well, there goes my fantasy of becoming the next Ms Cleo. Broken dreams aside, Forever Evil and Saga were pretty much neck-and-neck, the former reaching the summit in the United States, Canada,[...]
ComiXology All Over The World – Ding Dong the Walking Dead Are…Dead…
According to ComiXology sales last week taken from iOS in-app purchase charts, Saga debuts with a vengeance, taking the top spot in major markets across the globe after nearly disappearing from the charts last week The Walking Dead isn't going down without a fight, though; the graphic novel remained in a close second in the[...]
Thirteen Essential Holiday Gift Comics in 2013
Good for your diehard Stan-and-Jack fan. Saga vol 1 & 2 – Image, March & July Did you miss Saga? HOW? If so, run out and buy it this second If not, buy it for a friend This is, like Watchmen, a work of transcendent art that can only exist in comics Brian K Vaughan and[...]
Fifty-Five Thoughts About Fifty-Five Comics – Locke & Key Alpha, Daredevil, New Guardians, Harley Quinn, Adventure Time, Young Avengers, Hit, X-Men, Sex, Saga, Pretty Deadly, Revival, Mind The Gap, Midas Flesh, Cobra Files, East Of West, Black Science, Batman & Two-Face, Extinction Parade, Vibe, Rogues Rebellion, Wonder Woman, Samurai Jack, Itty Bitty Hellboy, Star Trek, BRPD, Bloodhound, My Little Pony, Conan, Supergirl, Pandora, Ultimate X-Men, Avengers Assemble, Indestructible Hulk, Secret Avengers, Captain America, Superior Spider-Man, Kiss Kids, Ghostbusters, Ben 10, Robotech/Voltron, Kiss Me Satan, A Voice In The Dark, Witchblade, Peanuts, Red Sonja, Bravest Warriors, Imagine Agents, Hawken Melee, Bounce, Transformers, TMNT, Popeye And Illegitimates
There's even more sex in the new Saga, and one of the climactic scenes may well be one of those comics that causes Apple to go all funny. Pretty Deadly gives us a Wild West equivalent of the toddler holding their breath until you do what they want. I'm sure once upon a time, I had a[...]
A Comic Show – Harley Quinn For The Win and Saga Sex Explained
Saga was brilliant, the theme of the book is spelled out for us and it explains why there's so much sex between these pages Also, it appears Saga's working title was "The Opposite of War" East of West and Zero are both neck and neck for me in the contest for best new book of[...]
Angoulême's Full Official Selection Lists For 2014
Angoulême, the best and biggest comic book festival in the Western world, has unveiled it's official selection for its 41st year, a list of what it considers to be the best comic books published in French, from which the show's final winning awards will be chosen. Familiar titles for regular Bleeding Cool readers include Paul Pope's[...]
New Saga Print By Fiona Staples From Gosh Comics Limited To 100. We're Not Lying.
Friday's signing with Fiona Staples, Brandon Graham and Eric Stephenson, and next Wednesday's with Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. We start with Fiona Staples' Lying Cat from Saga, a digital A3, Colorplan BW print on 270gsm paper, signed by Fiona Limited to 100 copies, free for the first ten through the door at 5pm Friday (at[...]
Cosplayers Converge at Comikaze and Create The Con Experience
The Skill Kid with Majora's Mask was extraordinary well executed from a video game, and two young children as the Lone Ranger and Tonto were so stoic that they were incredibly adorable, even if the Ranger kept "shooting" me as I took their photograph. Inspiration from the golden era of television, Viking mythology (you know, that[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – Infinity Takes Sandman
Though as one retailer says, Sandman Overture sales are more likely to be slow and steady over the next few weeks… INFINITY #5 (OF 6) SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 (OF 6) X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM #2 (OF 2) AVENGERS #22 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20 SAGA #15 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #8 DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #1 GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1 KICK-ASS 3 #4 (OF 8) Chart courtesy of the[...]
Halloween Comic Shop Event Gets Creepy Full Window Display of The Stalk From Saga
Well, this weekend on Sunday things are going Halloween-themed and breaking into a full-day series of events from free Comicsfest comics, to cosplayers, cosplay demos, live model drawing, and an art auction. What they got up to for their decorations and window display, courtesy of artist Sarah Luchins, is particularly astonishing, creating a full model of[...]
Saga Wins Big At 2013 Harvey Awards, Plus Complete List Of Winners
It's been a stellar year for Saga, the series by Fiona Staples and Brian K Vaughan from Image comics  Following up its three Eisner Awards this year, the series and its creators have taken home six Harvey Awards tonight  Here's the complete list of Harvey Award winners, via Bleeding Cool senior New York Correspondent, Hannah Means-Shannon[...]
Why We Are Going To Be Even More Obsessed With Saga Ten Years From Now
Hannah Means-Shannon, senior New York Correspondent for Bleeding Cool writes; The vast majority of people who read a single issue of Saga, by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples, continue reading it And if they keep reading it, they usually morph into die-hard fans who suffering the torments of hell waiting for the issue "chapters" to[...]
Image Give Massive Discount To Retailers Who Order Saga #13 Second Print
Image Comics has massively increased the profit margin on the second print of Saga #13, by increasing the discount to an unprecedented degree. This is to encourage increased orders and promotions on the book from retailers The second print will come out on September the 25th, the same day Saga #14 comes out Along with the[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – Batman Beats Infinity
Note three creator/writer-owned comics in the top ten this week, a new record on the chart. Batman #23 Infinity #1 JLA #7 Uncanny X-Men #10 Saga #13 Walking Dead #113 East Of West #5 Thor God Of Thunder #11 Wolverine and X-men #34 Star Wars #8 From the following retailers… Larry's Comics of Lowell, MA Curious Comics of Victoria, BC, Canada Impulse Creations of Tulsa, Oklahoma Eide's Entertainment of Pittsburgh,[...]
Reprint Review: The Walking Dead #113 And Saga #13, One Hundred Issues Apart
Saga #13 and The Walking Dead #113 lead the pack, but there's also Peter Panzerfaust, East of West, Ghosted, Lost Vegas, Mind The Gap and Savage Dragon too. But also from Marvel, there's Infinity #1 IDW has Thunder Agents #1 DC has Batman #23 Dark Horse has new Fabulous Killjoys and new Buffy And Top Shelf[...]
"Lying"
The Saga "Lying Cat" T-shirts Ladies sizes sold out on Thursday The men's sizes were still available till the weekend but the women's fit were all gone, and all gone fast. Yesterday, the Lying Cat T-shirts hit the shops Something similar seems to have happened. Such as recorded on Beware The Valkyries and the Image blog[...]
The Walking Dead #113 And Saga #13, One Hundred Issues Apart
Saga #13 and The Walking Dead #113 lead the pack, but there's also Peter Panzerfaust, East of West, Ghosted, Lost Vegas, Mind The Gap and Savage Dragon too. But also from Marvel, there's Infinity #1 IDW has Thunder Agents #1 DC has Batman #23 Dark Horse has new Fabulous Killjoys and new Buffy And Top Shelf[...]
How Image Comics Won The New York Times Bestseller List
Saga is just as commonly to be found with multiple volumes in the top ten now, and joined by the likes of Prophet, Fatale and more doing the business. 4th August  (5/10) 28th July (6/10) 21st July  (4/10) 14th July  (5/10) 7th July  (6/10) 30th June (3/10) 23rd June (4/10) 16th June (3/10) 9th June  (5/10) 2nd June  (4/10) 26th May  (4/10) 19th May  (4/10) 12th May  (3/10) 5th[...]
ComiXology Launches "Bundle" Deals And Title Subscriptions (UPDATE)
2 #0-12, BLACK TERROR #1-11, and DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #1-4, $39.99, 40% off full price. • Fantagraphics – Love & Rockets: Locas Bundle, Love And Rockets Library Vol 1-5, $60.99, 16% off full price. • IDW – Richard Stark's Parker Omnibus, Parker: The Hunter, The Outfit and The Score,, $25.99, 13% off full price. • IDW – Joe[...]
Thursday Runaround – More Pony Comics, Less Hong Kong Comics
Comics were entertainment in the past, but today it's more about the appreciation of creative works," Wan said. The small market had forced many comics artists to diversify into advertising, design, illustrations and even teaching. A HEAD FOR TELEVISION eHarmony's down screen is a little Saga-ish… If you have something you'd like to see run in Runaround, get in[...]