Rich Johnston Archives

Don't call them Point Ones. Or Flashpoint Ones. But I understand that DC is planning a number of books, ancillary one shots if you will, intended to plug

The Lion's Head Tavern is on the corner of 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. It's been open since 2002, offering "wings, beer, and sports". 

You'd be given, from all the publicity, to expect that the second issue of Avenging Spider-Man is comic about Spider-Man. Some of you may concede that it

When Big Bang Theory began, it presented geek culture to a mainstream audience in a relatively amusing fashion. It was mocking, but a kind of

After three issues, I think we can definitely call this an ongoing comic. Just one issue a year, that's all. Terry Wiley's Verity Fair is a great example

As Alias comes to television as Jessica Jones, the artist who gave the book such a distinct style, Michael Gaydos, has a new high profile project. The

Ferals is the new big book from Avatar Press shipping in January and they are expecting, well, for it to be the next Crossed. Retailer orders close for

There are many in comic books who consider Roy Lichtenstein a thief. A fraud. A man who took other people's work and made millions off them, an artistic

Bob Layton, apprentice to Wally Wood, writer, penciller, and inker for Marvel and DC, as well as a senior figure and creator at Valiant, is especially

Up on the Disney site, a new job has just come up. Manager, Digital Customer Acquisition. And what kind of thing does it entail? • Manage consumer model

OccupyWatch: Occupy Comics gains Amanda Palmer, Darick Robertson and Dan Goldman. No news of Frank Miller's impending involvement. VaginaWatch: Laura

There may have been a hundred and fifty thousand people at Brazil's FIQ Comic Con. but at the time of writing, only twelve have seen this video of the

Collectors Cornered is a weekly video column, filmed inside Collectors Corner in Baltimore. Join us every week as we discuss comic book news from a

With a TV series in the works, this would be a strange time to kill off The Punisher at Marvel Comics. But Marvel Comics is putting a lot of promotional

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool stated that Marvel had cancelled their only female solo lead book, X-23. We were wrong, and had forgotten that Ghost Rider

God bless the internet. Canadian police may have persuaded the teenagers who set up meeting with online paedophile predators, then confronted them dressed

It's not the first appearance of Gambit. Not really. Uncanny X-Men #266 was meant to have the first appearance of Gambit, written by Chris Claremont,

As Stephen Wacker tweeted today; Here's a "scoop"! Issue 5 has another huge artist! Just as we planned! He didn't say who though. I think that's Bleeding

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. 

Yesterday, Image Comics published Mudman, a new superhero comic book by Paul Grist. And I thought it was out of this world. In a very in-this-world sort

Education Of A Superhero is a new free comic book by Adam Dechanel, about a young college freshman infused with nanobots that both save her life... and

ZeldaWatch: Penny Arcade and Nintendo team up, one panel a day, to launch the Skyward Sword out this weekend, (though I'm hoping the postman will bring

For those who feel that Frank Miller has rather polarised opinion in comic books this past week, well, you may not remember the Dave Sim Wars of the

That's a whole lot of colons. Here's a first look at Kirby: Genesis: Dragonsbane #2 from Dynamite in February, from Alex Ross, Robert Rodi and Fritz

For all the fuss over DC Comics and their portrayal of women in their comics, they current publish in their superhero line, Wonder Woman, Supergirl,

If this response to Frank Miller's comments on Occupy Wall Street four days ago (was that all it was?) is a little slower, then that's because Richard

I blame Mark Millar, I really do. In British Columbia, teenage boys have been fighting crime and posting their results to YouTube. Based on the TV show To

Well that was quick. Joe Madueira's grand return to comic books was three issues long. With issue 4, the digital-download-code-included Avenging

Here, for the first time, are the covers to Ferals #2 from David Lapham and Gabriel Andrade, as thgese not-a-werewolves continue their pursuit... Lit by

Could this be the greatest battle of all time? Phoenix Wright Vs Squirrel Girl? "Objection!!!" "Nuts to that!"