Rich Johnston Archives

Yesterday, the appearance of Alan Moore at his local library, St James in Northampton, for a reading of his Christmas short story from Dodgem Logic #7,

These are apparently Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costumes. No, seriously. I'm seeing a distinct absence of turtle. It's a bit of a stretch. And I don't

On the Byrne Robotics message board, John Byrne has confirmed that IDW will publish the sequel to Next Men, when it concludes later this year John Byrne's

Okay, you see, that's the kind of superhero costumer I'd be happy to buy for my daughter. A Sif costume that just looks very very cool. And even some of

When San Diego Comic Con sold a thousand tickets online in a test last December, they received half a million hits as people tried desperately to buy

For those who like their military porn and cute bunnies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMlmEFIxdb4 For you Americans, Canadians, Australians and Kiwis.

ArtWatch: Gottfried Heinwien's work on display; "We didn't have superhero comics. Donald was a loser, so he was easier for us in Europe to relate to," he

So San Diego tickets are selling/have sold out. Despite clicking F5 until your key finger is bleeding (and that has actually happened to some people),

Blimey. From TicketLeap.com (which now seems to be working perfectly fine) a complete sell out for tickets for San Diego Comic Con 2011. In one day. Less

This is almost worth buying a dog for. Fully functioning Superdog/Krypto and Bathound suits. But it's not alone... front facing costumes, Batman, Joker,

And now Friday and Saturday tickets for San Diego Comic Con 2011 have officially sold out too, James Sime of Isotope Comics is giving Bleeding Cool

The Corto Maltese series by Hugo Pratt were last in print in English in the USA in the nineteen eighties. Telling the story of a complex sea adventurer,

Truth is, if the ticket system had been working well, you could have seen sell out of the Four Day ticket in minutes. But now it seems, even with the

Once of the big issues right now, regarding San Diego Comic Con sales, is that if you get through to book a ticket, no sooner than you choose which

There's a Green Lantern movie coming up. And there are some surprisingly diverse Green Lantern costumes too. Not just Hal Jordan, but also Tomar-Re,

UPDATE: Get past the green screen of death and it looks like the Junior 4 Day Pass may be about to sell out... "Why don't you use a proper ticketing

Darren Aronofskyis the director of Pi, The Wrestler, Black Swan and the upcoming The Wolverine. But we know he's a comic book guy at heart, and his The

We've seen aprons, we've seen corsets, now it's time for officially licensed Anime-styled DC superhero costumes The Catwoman costume actually reflects the

Yesterday, in the DC Universe Online game,around twenty supervillain characters decided to team up and launched an attack on the superhero safehouse The

Alan Moore will be reading at St James Library in Northampton. Philip Pullman will be reading at Oxford Central Library. Billy Bragg will be bringing his

TodayWatch: It's San Diego Ticket Day, Get Your Portfolio Seen In Seattle Day, Save St James Library With Alan Moore Day and Get Your Skullkickers Signed

It's amazing how clear toys can be over comic book artwork. This display of DC Direct Flashpoint toys based on the upcoming crossover series from DC

He's already given us his take on Captain Marvel and friends. Now it seems as if Bone's Jeff Smith will be turning his superheroey attention to Big Blue.

And here's Steve McNiven's cover to Fear Itself. And it's clear that we have a visual style for the covers and probably spinoffs now, a chunk of the

9AM LA. Noon New York. 5PM London. 4AM Sydney. Tomorrow is the big day when, fourth time lucky, you can buy your ticket for San Diego Comic Con 2011. Each

As nostalgic apects of my childhood, Mr Benn figures large. A simple semi-animated TV series based on the books, in which Mr Benn enters into a costume

The new design for Venom does bear a little resemblance to the costume of Appleseed Ex Machina's Briareos Hecatonchires, no? In Swipe File we present two

I have to say, it's a bold advertising strategy. The cover/poster/teaser/thing for Moon Knight #1 from Marvel in May from Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev

Okay, we recently introduced you unofficial to superhero aprons, and the politics involved giving them as Valentine's Day gifts. But what about these

So we all read the blackboard on the last page of Time Masters Vanishing Point, laying out the Flashpoint future. But I've heard a few odds and sods