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Marvel ECCC: The Spreadsheets That Track The Marvel Universe And Continuity Is The Devil

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Mark Seifert

We previously had an interesting bit of Hawkeye news from the ECCC Pint O’ CB Panel, now here’s a full write-up thanks to BCer-in-the-field Dustin Hall. I find editor Jeanine Schaefer‘s comment about tracking Wolverine’s life with charts, spreadsheets, and …

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Joe Bennett Brings Us The West Coast Ultimates

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Joe Bennett has been talking about his upcoming arrival on Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates with Sam Humphries. I’m going back to Marvel because my exclusive contract has ended in DC, I like to work hard and always enjoyed Marvel’s characters. …

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Sacrifice #4 Is Coming. Honest. And Here Are The Covers, Including One From Emma Rios

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

It’s been quite a wait. And now you are having to wait a week later. But the micro-distributed Sacrifice #4 by Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose has been bumped one extra week to coincide with the release of Sam Humphries’ …

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Making A Scheduling Sacrifice

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool did a lot of posting about Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose‘s micro-distributed series Sacrifice. But then it seemed to disappear, just as Humphries started to get headhunted by the bigger publishers. Now it’s back. And monthly. And they’re …

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Boom Cancels Sam Humphries’ Higher Earth

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Michael McDermott reports for Bleeding Cool from NYCC; This place is insane. If casually bumping into your favorite creators and BS-ing about comics is your thing, you NEED to make the trip to one of these major shows. Caught Sam …

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Saturday Runaround – A Far Higher Earth

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  HighWatch: Sam Humphries shares designs from Higher Earth; TwitWatch: Did someone at Image forget to log out of the official account before tweeting something of a more personal nature? 101Watch: Remember those newspaper articles about how comics aren’t all …

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MarvelNOW! Uncanny X-Force Launches With Sam Humphries And Ron Garney

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rich Johnston

This isn’t your Cable and X-Force. This is your proper Uncanny X-Force. By Sam Humphries and Ron Garney, as teased last week. A MarvelNOW! reboot, with details at Comics Alliance. This is the first time there have been two ongoing …

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Will It Be Immigration Or Impeaching The President That Makes A Marvel Media Fuss Next Month?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s true, I’d pretty much given up on The Ultimates as a comic that might entertain me. Which means when I picked up and read Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #14 I was blown away and brought right back to those …

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Preview: Fanboys Vs Zombies #5

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Have a little preview of Fanboys Vs Zombies #5 coming out next week from Sam Humphries and Jerry Gaylord. And a plot that makes more sense than Avengers Vs X-Men. It all goes to hell… but then we take a …

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Speculator Corner: Higher Earth #3

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Rich Johnston

There’s something about issue threes. Sleeper-successful comic books often begin to turn around with issue 4. For those big surprise success stories, issue 3 is often the most underordered. We call it Issue Three syndrome.  Go on and try to …

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Dark Horse To Publish Sam Humphries’ Sacrifice

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Rich Johnston

The self published, micro-distributed comic Sacrifice by Sam Humphries and Dalton Rose has suffered a number of delays of late.  But if we’re not too sure when the next issue will be coming out, at least we know who will …

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Higher Earth #2 Is Boom’s Fastest Sell Out To Date

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I’m told that the print run for the first print of Boom’s Higher Earth #2 by Sam Humphries, Manuel Bracchi and Francesco Biagini was 7,550. And that it sold out faster than anything Boom! has previously published, seventeen days before …

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BC Mag #0: Defining the BOOM! Generation

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Mark Seifert

Bleeding Cool Magazine Article By Rich Johnston From humble beginnings to winning “Best Publisher Under 4%” for a few years as voted by comic book retailers in Diamond’s Gem Awards, BOOM! Studios have developed owner Ross Richie’s passion for comics …

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Dealing Cool #5: Big Developments & FCBD at Third Eye Comics

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

So it’s now the fifth installment of Dealing Cool, and it’s time that the retailer feedback feature begins to show how the market can shift and flow as the months progress.  How are comic shops changing?  What’s new and exciting?  …

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Higher Earth Hits A Second Print From Boom

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Rich Johnston

The new comic from Our Love Is Real‘s Sam Humphries for Boom! has gone to second print. It’s got a second print. And it’s still only a dollar. Higher Earth by Sam Humphries and Francesco Baigini. “Space is dead. Why …

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Sam Humphries Is A Depraved Individual

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Jeffrey Whitelaw attended ECCC for Bleeding Cool. And met some lovely people. Creator of the moment Sam Humphries is a very busy boy. After coming out of nowhere last year with the one shot Our Love is Real his name …

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Fanboys Vs Zombies Vs Diamond

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Rich Johnston

A year ago, Sam Humphries was one of the writers for the Fraggle Rock anthology. But a year is a long time in comics. His self-published-and-distributed comics Our Love Is Real was a smash and brought him to the attention …

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Dealing Cool #2: A Retailer Perspective from Third Eye Comics

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Keith Davidsen

Welcome to the second installment of Dealing Cool, our new regular feature which shares retailer perspectives from among the racks and at the register.  Today, we’re proud to present insight from Steve Anderson of Third Eye Comics.  Enjoy!     …

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