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From an interview between Tom Spurgeon and Mark Waid, talking about working as an editor at DC Comics  under executive editor Dick Giordano; I was

Louis Falcetti writes; I like the quiet epics. The stories that explode and dazzle but remain under the radar, even when bearing the greasy fingerprints

Printed ahead to accomodate the retailer original sketch covers, it is likely that this one will sell out fast. The Shadow: Year One written by Matt

Taking another look at the coal face of the comics industry, reorders by retailers for comics through Diamond Comic Distributors that have both been

Cameron Hatheway writes; Now I know what you’re thinking; “Hey that looks a lot like Persepolis!” And I don’t blame you, for that was my initial reaction

Vietnam is struggling with its trade deficit at the moment. Especially when it comes to comics. With less than one percent of comics being sold have any

I'm going to say this comic book was probably underordered. The new Star Wars comic from Dark Horse was published this week. Despite a generous overprint

Brad Guigar writes; When I started doing webcomics in 2000, I was embroiled in what we called the "Print vs Web" debate. Syndicated cartoonists were

DC Comics has some surprise covers coming in April. We have some images of upcoming New 52 covers, but is this the whole story?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbHwuOtfC34 Think About The Ink presents; Age of Ultron, Man of Steel from Scott Snyder & Jim Lee, Superior Spider-Man

Next week sees the publication of Bleeding Cool Magazine #2 - officially the best selling magazine in comic shops of 2012. And since there's no Walking

Zenescope are coming to the London Super Comic Con next month. And they are bringing some London exclusive comics with them, with Wonderland #7 committing

Yay! Frazer Irving of Iron Man, Batman And Robin, Shade, Gutsville and Civil Wardrobe is joining Brian Bendis on Uncanny X-Men in April... Of late,

Our impromptu Top Forty-Seven comic sellers chart for December 2012 seems to have been bang on the money, at least for the top ten. We'll be able to check

The Top 500 sales of comics in 2012 from Diamond in North American comic shops were dominated by Marvel and DC, with a few honourable mentions for Image

Thanks to Gotham Spoilers who have done some fine URL farming, here are a number of covers for DC Comics in April. Except each looks like the first half

Recently, The Walking Dead Volume 1 went out of print, which led to a mini-run on the trade paperback, with people paying slightly more for it. Turns out

  Matthew Clark writes; Setting the record straight, over the holidays I received my comps for the last few projects i did at marvel. The Avenging

  Brian Bolland is selling his Silver Age comics collection. Why? He writes; Why? Well, in a few words: You can't take 'em with you. My wife said

Andy Luke writes for Bleeding Cool: The surreal episode between Alex Jones and Piers Morgan that aired over gun rights and useage, saw the shock news

Phoenix Jones is the most famous proponent of the Real Life Superhero movement, due to the fact that he actually beats up bad guys on the streets of

Here's a look at the charts for 2012 for comics defined as "manga" sold in comic stores and distrubuted in North America by Diamond Comic Distributors.

"We were looking for a recommendation about comic books?" "I recommend you don't open a store and sell them." Ahead of last night's Big Bang Theory,

Superman dispute between the estate of Jerry Siegel and DC Comics/Warner Bros takes a critical turn as appeals court rules in favor of DC/Warners.

I understand that Star Wars #1 has sold out from Dark Horse in less than a day. Expect a second printing announcement any day now. If you're wanting an

Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker are taking over still on Avengers Arena in April. With some kind of board game thing. You know, I don't think these folk

We reported that Amazing Spider-Man #700 has sold a quarter of a million, bringing in a total of two million dollars (plus all the 1:150 Steve Ditko

  A new chapter of Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Avatar's adults-only web comic written by Si Spurrier's (X-Men Legacy, Extermination, 2000AD), is now

Here's a look at the charts for 2012 for toys and games sold in comic stores and distrubuted in North America by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance

"I can't stand to look at a Superman comic book. It makes me physically ill. I love Superman, and yet, in my mind, he's been twisted around into some kind