Jeremy Whitley, author of Princeless, The Unstoppable Wasp, The FF, Rainbow Brite, the upcoming The School For ExtraterrestrialGirls and many other comic books has just shared one part of the editorial process. And shown what is still going down. He posted out in a series of tweets and replies; So, this was the week I […]
Ironheart wrapped up after twelve issues with last week’s Ironheart #12, and writer Eve Ewing took to Twitter this week to provide thorough writers commentary on the final issue, say her farewells to the character, reveal some behind-the-scenes drama, and finally to announce that she will be announcing a secret new Marvel project next week. […]
It was only the other week that John Constantine was bemoaning comic book continuity over in John Constantine: Hellblazer, written by Si Spurrier, in a way that looked as if he was talking directly to DC Comics publisher Dan DiDio. For Green Lantern: Blackstars #2, Grant Morrison said “It’s my cruellest portrayal of Superman that […]
Global entertainment superstar and fashion icon Donny Cates has expanded his sphere of influence, moving beyond his kingdom of Twitter to expand to the vast, unconquered territory of Reddit. The Bad Boy of comics took to Twitter to respond to a screencap complaining about Cates’ upcoming and highly anticipated Thor run with artist Nic Klein and […]
We haven’t heard that much from DC Comics’ Earth One line of original graphic novels. They have been squeezed in seems on one side from the DC Young Adult OGNs and on the other from the Black Label projects. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank have been busy on Doomsday Clock rather than Batman: Earth One […]
After I was able to work out why Morbius The Living Vampire Omnibus saw its rating jump from to T to Parental Advisory, I was asked to continue my investigations into why two other books made a similar jump. Conan Chronicles Epic Collection TPB: The Battle of Shamla Pass, now having a rating of Mature, […]
The word is out. Marvel Comics is closing its New York office. Bleeding Cool scotched the rumours that Marvel Comics would be moving to the West Coast earlier this year, but suggested they may find other offices in New York. And that is just what’s happening. Marvel Comics is closing its offices for two days […]
They’ve been teasing it all week with a serious of silhouettes. But now they have let it all hang out for the latest Dawn of X title starting in March, from Zeb Wells and Stephen Segovia, Hellions. When the X-Men invited all mutants to Krakoa, they meant ALL mutants, even forgiving the past sins of […]
In October’s Diamond marketshare figures, the numbers were pretty much level pegging for September when it came to Marvel marketshare, with Marvel on 39.51% dollar share and 45.2% unit share. DC upped their numbers with a 31.67% dollar share and a 32.02% unit share, gaining from Image Comics which dropped to a 7.59% dollar share […]
As AfterShock Comics begins its fifth year of publishing in 2020, the comics publisher behind Animosity, A Walk Through Hell, Dark Ark, Babyteeth and Dark Red, announced a new publishing, pricing and retailer incentive program to begin in February to help retailer confidence on newly launched titles. “Without question, our success to date has been […]
Matt Fraction appeared on John Siuntres’ Word Balloon Podcast talking about his work on Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen and working with brian Bendis and the rest of the Superman team. And talking about the upcoming Superman/Clark Kent ‘no more secrets’ identity reveal in the Superman comic books. He mentioned a small spoiler regarding the spluttering […]
At New York Comic Con, Tom King told Den Of Geek about his then-planned ending to Batman, “I think I still might do a scene. I really want to do a scene with Batman and Kite Man in a bar, just drinking beers. At Porky’s bar, of course. I had a big debate, should it […]
We’re used to the likes of Shazam, Doomsday Clock, Captain America, Batman Vs Ra’s Al Ghul, Tony Stark: Iron Man and Fantastic Four being late. But Deadpool is a bit of a new one. Nevertheless that is what we have now, with Deadpool #4 by Kelly Thompson and Chris Bachalo, solicited for the 19th of […]
Marvel has revealed a first look at interior art from the upcoming Star #1, the solo mini-series spinning out of Captain Marvel and starring one of eBay’s favorite new characters, Ripley Ryan. Final Order Cutoff is next Monday, so Marvel is hoping these pages will entice retailers to order more copies, or entice readers to […]
Extreme corporate synergy coming your way, courtesy of Walmart! Much has been said about the shipping schedule of DC’s 100-Page Giants, originally EX-X-XCLUSIVE to Walmart, then made available to comic shops (albeit shortly after their Walmart release), but setting aside all that drama for a moment, what about the content? DC Comics has revealed exactly […]
I’m going to have to guess that they have other plans for the material in this planned omnibus. Something that would tie in further with the Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn movie coming to a cinema near you in 2020. But for now, DC Comics has let retailers know […]
James Jean is a Taiwanese-American artist, known for both commercial work and fine art gallery work. In 2001, Jean became a cover artist for DC Comcis and later Dark Horse, won seven Eisner awards, three Harvey awards, Best Artist from the World Fantasy Awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators […]
Looks like we now know exactly what the third tease John Layman posted on Twitter in November is all about. The three books I have in progress are:•A series of minis featuring a character you already know from CHEW.•A globe-trotting series featuring a new character set in same world.•A mini so fucking weird I can't […]
We have three Boom Studios for Final Order Cut Off – the famed FOC covers. And, with the announcement of Strange Academy from Humberto Ramos, it’s another chance for him to be in the news. So we have a Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 H FOC variant by Humberto Ramos. A Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant […]
Sorry, Squirrel Girl fans (and people who wish Marvel would stop retconning characters to not be mutants anymore), it looks like that wasn’t Doreen with Tippy Toe on her shoulder in the teaser for Marvel’s new X-book that purports to feature the most dysfunctional X-Men team ever. Marvel revealed the next two characters in the […]
