2015 Archives

Robot will be filming a 2015 Christmas scene on Friday, March 15, that will run into the early hours Saturday Filming preperation started on Tuesday, March 12. EV Grieve So they're still shooting season 4, and with no idea where this flashback falls in the overall narrative of this season, there's no way to tell if this[...]

Monday is the day that I sort out who is going to San Diego Comic Con for Bleeding Cool this year. And probably all other comic conventions as well. We

Winners are in bold, with the nominees below… Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 4% Image Comics Dark Horse Comics DC Comics IDW Publishing Marvel Comics 2015 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 4% BOOM! Studios Archie Comics Avatar Press Dynamite Entertainment Oni Press Titan Comics Valiant Entertainment VIZ Media 2015 Backlist Publisher of the Year DC Comics BOOM! Studios Dark Horse Comics IDW Publishing Image Comics Marvel Comics VIZ Media Top Dollar Comic Book[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwL0HZSc2ScVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Future Is Now! – A Special Message From Doc Brown (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwL0HZSc2Sc) The Back To The Future comic book is published today, reviving the characters of Marty McFly and Doc Brown, and not-so-coincidentally published on Back To The Future Day, October 21st, 2015, the date that Back To[...]

There was no exclusive comic for Bill & Ted, Doctor Who or Back To The Future for the Time October Loot Crate - despite all of them currently

So here's a look at the entire contents of this year's CBLDF Liberty Annual coming out from Image Comics, with contributors from Art Spiegelman to Eric

Could Renew Your Vows #5 Reveal A Very Big Surprise For Iron Man? 2. Mary Jane Leaves Peter Parker For Tony Stark 3. Star Wars Aftermath: The Expanded Universe Will Not Go Quietly 4. Mark Bagley Assures John Romita Jr That He Has Never Met His Wife 5. What Did CB Cebulski Mean About The Cancellation Of The Fantastic Four? 6. As Marvel Confirms Terrigen[...]

How can NYCC 2015 be but a month away? There's plenty more to announce but here are a bunch of exclusive comic books, to debut and be exclusive to New York Comic Con next month. Artgerm's NYCC exclusive cover for GI Joe #218, from his table at Artist's Alley     @CadezCaged Yes. — Loot Crate (@lootcrate) September 7, 2015 There'll[...]

Running away is not as easy as it seems… 'The Rabbit' is set to be one of the best graphic novels of 2015, and Rachael will be there to lovingly sign and draw in books and to answer any and all questions about drawing comics and giant rabbits The first 100 customers will also receive an[...]

No need to wait folks… here they all are… Marvel's solicitations for November 2015 Lots of new no 1s, the Star Wars crossover Vader Down, and we have a Spider-Gwen #0 reprinting that Edge Of Spider-Verse #2 – what a great idea that was! Jose Molina and Simone Bianchi are launching Amazing Spider-Man #1.1   INVINCIBLE IRON MAN[...]

Thanks to Comicosity, Newsarama, Comic Vine, 13th Dimension, ComicBook, Comics Alliance, CBR, Multiversity and DC… piecing together DC Comics' solicitations for November 2015, piece by piece by piece. BATMAN BEYOND #6 Written by DAN JURGENS Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG LOONEY TUNES Variant cover by CRAIG ROUSSEAU On sale NOVEMBER 4 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED[...]

The bi-yearly D23 Expo returned to the Anaheim Convention Center this past weekend, and made a huge splash with the plethora of movie announcements that

The room was packed to capacity with fans eagerly awaiting to get a exclusive look at some of their most cherished characters and stories. ANAHEIM, CA – AUGUST 15: Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn took part today in "Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios" presentation at Disney's D23[...]

Coming from Avatar Press in November 2015… Garth Ennis returns to Crossed for a new two issue mini-series Crossed: Dead Or Alive with Daniel Gete, which is already being filmed as a webisode series, directed by Garth Ennis himself. Plus there is plenty of Crossed Badlands, Crossed +100, Mercury Heat, God Is Dead and War Stories[...]

Here are the top 100 comic book sales through Diamond Comic Distributors through the direct market for Northern America, for July 2015. Note dominance for Secret Wars and Star Wars, a fantastic launch for Archie #1, a launch for We Stand On Guard level pegging with Walking Dead, Invader Zim at #17, with strong performances for[...]

And the only time that I can recall that an Archie comic has entered the top ten. Here are all the figures… TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS RETAIL MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 38.43% DC COMICS 23.94% IMAGE COMICS 9.48% IDW PUBLISHING 6.60% DARK HORSE COMICS 3.77% ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS 2.28% BOOM ENTERTAINMENT 1.85% DYNAMIC FORCES 1.83% TITAN 1.26% ONI PRESS INC. 1.24% OTHER NON-TOP 10 9.32% UNIT MARKET SHARE PUBLISHER SHARE MARVEL COMICS 41.59% DC COMICS 24.30% IMAGE COMICS 10.72% IDW PUBLISHING 5.28% DARK HORSE COMICS 3.36% ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS 2.62% BOOM ENTERTAINMENT 1.99% DYNAMIC FORCES 1.65% VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC 1.52% ONI PRESS[...]

Loot Crate is the daddy. The biggest comic book themed subscription box of them all. And, after celebrating the Heroes in July, in August it goes for the

Superman – $100 Fugitive Toys Funko Pop SDCC 2015 3 Pack – John Diggle and both WL Wonder Woman – $100 Funko Star Wars Leia – $100 Funko TV Arrow & The Flash – $100 Funko Universal Monsters Monochrome 4 pack – $100 Funko World of Warcraft Murloc Vinyl Figures 3 pack – $100  Funko Pop Marvel Avengers Captain America, Ant Man,[...]

A sunny Saturday morning in old London town and what does the postman bring? Something for the electoral register, cinema tickets, a magazine subscription

I’ve personally only cosplayed maybe once or twice during conventions, and I was comfortable the entire time because my outfits were relatively simple. I

As we ave noted, Black Mask Studios seems to be roaring through the charts, on the back of the success of We Are Not Alone, with much anticipation for

When the comic Lumberjanes debuted back in 2014, it was originally meant to be an 8-issue mini-series from BOOM!, created by Shannon Watters, Noelle

There are big things happening over at Heavy Metal Magazine, and not just with Grant Morrison becoming the Editor-in-Chief. The 49th Key by Erika Lewis

It was announced earlier this week that Grant Morrison was taking over as Editor-in-Chief at Heavy Metal Magazine. The iconic magazine, known for its

When it comes to comics journalism, there are plenty of options available to the reader in this day and age. Websites dominate in this fast-paced new

However, that's not keeping me from being vocal regardless! Who is eligible to vote? Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists All nominees in any category Comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors Comics historians and educators Graphic novel librarians Owners and managers of comic book specialty retail stores Who is not eligible to vote? Comics press or reviewers (unless they[...]

If you don’t even realize you’re reading the word balloons or sound effects in a comic, then the letterer is doing a fantastic job leading you throughout

When coloring, it’s always a good idea to use a scheme that appropriately matches the tone of the comic. One does not color Batman in rainbow attire