Image Comics has made four of its staff members redundant. The publisher cited the effects of the current global situation, and the closure of comic shores, as well as Image Comics's own Portland offices. Newsarama identified two of the staff members. Graphic designer/production artist Carey Hall, you can check out her design work here. Then […]

Before Netflix adapted Luke Cage to television and Marvel conceived a cinematic universe, director Quentin Tarantino had plans for the Hero for Hire. The Academy Award-winner appeared on Amy Schumer's podcast 3 Girls, 1 Keith to talk about his early ambitions as an aspiring filmmaker including wanting to adapt the hero to the big screen. […]

More news from Deep Silver today as the company revealed that Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be released next month for multiple platforms. The original game released back in late 2011 was one of the biggest titles of the year, and in many ways, one of the last big titles before focus started swinging […]

Eight years ago, IDW editor Scott Dunbier talked about coming across an unfinished and unpublished Gen 13 script by Alan Moore. Dunbier was Alan Moore's editor-of-choice when at WildStorm. Gen-13 is the teen superhero team created by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, and J. Scott Campbell for WildStorm. Dunbier shared with us that he was going […]

Universal has purchased the film rights to YA vampire novel Crave by author Tracy Wolff. The book is actually not being published until tomorrow, April 7th. Universal apparently didn't want to wait and announced the deal today. The purchase was first reported by Deadline. Tracy Wolff has written over 60 novels. Crave is her latest, […]

Microsoft revealed earlier today that the Xbox team will be bringing back Inside Xbox this week, with the first episode starting on April 7th. The show acts much like the Nintendo Direct or Sony's State Of Play livestreams. Only they've been doing it longer and they tend to focus on just a couple games a […]

Ottawa comic book artist Von Allan is one of three artists shortlisted for the Peter Honeywell Mid-Career Artist Award by the Ottawa Arts Council. The Ottowa Arts Council established the award to recognize local artists of all disciplines in the professional stage of their careers. Fellow nominees for the award that we're going to call […]

Idle Hands is a classic horror-comedy from 1999, and it has never gotten its proper due over the years. That all changes on May 12th, when Scream Factory releases a deluxe edition Blu-ray of the film. Six new features created especially for this release are included, as well as a new transfer of the film. […]

If you're like me, you're trying your best to keep your spirits up while you work from home. I've used this time to redo my bedroom and my home office, making my spaces more nerdy and fun. We're all stuck working at home for the foreseeable future so we might as well make our home […]

Golden Apple Comics of Los Angeles is one of many comic stores making their way during shutdown. As well as website store orders and eBay listings they also have mystery boxes. "I have a store full of great reads and we are hand packing a USPS medium flat rate box for you and shipping it […]

Disney has been posting new videos to their social channels and YouTube page for the last couple weeks bringing a bit of the Disney Magic to everyone at home. It is a fun way to gather the family and hear a celebrity read a story, take a virtual ride through a Disney Park ride, or […]

Metallica, like most of the music industry right now, is off the road. To help fans pass the time, they are introducing #MetallicaMondays on their YouTube and Facebook page every Monday night at 8PM EST. Each Monday, they will post a set in its entirety. It is a neat idea, and this week the boys […]

Following in the footsteps of rival DC Comics, Marvel Comics has released a set of fantastic virtual backgrounds for use in video conference call software. Now, you can pretend to be delivering the latest revenue statistics to your boss from exotic locales around the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Comics Universe backgrounds are also available. All […]

The voice of WWE is now also a Vice President. According to PWInsider's Mike Johnson, Michael Cole has been promoted to Vice President of Announcing at WWE. The change was reportedly made a few weeks ago. Cole now adds Vice President to his list of accomplishments that already includes an undefeated record at WrestleMania. Michael […]

Iron Studios has announced more statues for its growing Minico statue series. This time we are going on a fellowship as Lord of the Rings returns with three new statues. Three iconic LOTR legends are back as Frodo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, and Golem are ready for collectors. These sculpts bring Frodo, Gandalf, and Golem […]

We looked at loads of DC Big Books. Boxsets and omnibuses coming from DC Comics towards the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. However, there's plenty of other interesting looking collections coming too. Right now, they do seem like dispatches from an alternate future at this point. We also get art books from […]

Fans of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead were understandably concerned when news started coming down that The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond were facing some series delays. For TWD, it means fans have to wait until later this year to know how the tenth season's Whisperers War wraps up (and how Lauren […]

If you are a collectible card gamer looking to do some good during this pandemic, 983 Media will be running their largest multi-game tournament to date, Cards for Humanity. Funds raised from the games will go to the Solidarity Response Fund, a worldwide organization that is on the front lines fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Steve Geppi is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises. He is also the owner of Diamond Comic Distributors. Two weeks ago Diamond closed its doors to new comics as part of the current global situation. They also made redundancies. Last week, Diamond told publishers that they would cease payment for product received. […]

After shutting down all locations on March 17th in order to combat the spread of COVID19, AMC Theaters may be in trouble. According to The Wrap, the popular theater chain's credit score has dropped — making closing the chain down for good a likely outcome. AMC reported $149 million in losses in 2019, on top […]

Steamforged Games has partnered up with Capcom again to make another tabletop version of a video game with Resident Evil 3: The Board Game. The two companies had already come together last year to make Resident Evil 2: The Board Game, to go along with the release of the Resident Evil 2 remake. That one […]

There was no Bleeding Cool Bestseller Chart this weekend for obvious reasons. But we did look to the ComiXology charts in the USA, in the UK and Canada to see what digital titles people are picking up. Whether digital firsts, originals or classic titles. And Chip Zdarsky is doing very well, with Daredevil, Spider-Man Life […]

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre just defeated Brock Lesnar for the title last night at WrestleMania 36, but already, McIntyre is looking forward to his next challenge. The Chosen One has chosen Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tyson Fury as his next opponent. McIntyre made the challenge on UK talk show SportsTALK Breakfast, asking co-host Ally McCoist to […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is back in Disney+ and fans are head over heels for it. New seasons mean new collectibles and Gentle Giant has announced a new statue from the most recent season. They have announced a 322nd Clone Trooper Bust that features Ex-Padawan Ahsoka Tano. We have yet to see these troopers […]

Hero Tomorrow Comics publishes the Punchline comic book. It's a title that has been getting an inordinate amount of attention of late after the success of a certain DC Comics character appearing in Batman. Now they'd like more to experience their clown-themed mob henchperson character. The character first appeared a couple of years ago in […]

The crew from FXX's Archer are going to have a little more time to sleep things off, with the network announcing on Monday that the adult animated series' 11th season premiere is being pushed back. Originally set to grace viewers' screens on May 6, "production challenges and scheduling issues" similar to those impacting dozens of […]

Deep Silver along with developer 5 Lives Studios revealed this week that the studio's second project, Windbound, will be coming out this August. The announcement was made on the PlayStation Blog, as the company announced the details of the title that's taken them five years to create. The game takes place on an archipelago that […]

Dan Abnett has a writer's commentary on Dejah Thoris #4 from Dynamite Entertainment. It was published on March 11th. Bleeding Cool will try and keep these going as long as we call. Abnett writes; We enter the second 'arc' of the series, and the danger mounts. I'm not claiming this book has "Game of Thrones" […]

Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and comedian Duncan Trussell's The Midnight Gospel is set to hit Netflix's airwaves on April 20, and now viewers are being offered a deeper dive into the adult animated series with its first official trailer. Co-created and executive produced by Ward and Trussell, the series focuses on Clancy, a spacecaster […]

Some very cool news for fans of Streets Of Rogue as the indie developer behind the game says they are currently working on a sequel at the moment. The game's creator, Matt Dabrowski, took to the official Steam Page to post a couple of announcements. The first being that Version 88 has been uploaded for […]

Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1 was written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Alan Davis. Carlos Lopez did color art and Clayton Cowles lettered. It's the second in a series of five Giant-Size X-Men one-shots focusing on specific X-Men. When the next one will hit stores remains up-in-the-air during the industry shutdown. Thankfully, the one-and-done nature […]

Fleabag is one of the hottest shows in the world thanks to Amazon Prime. What began as a modest little show on BBC Three in the U.K. It exploded into a global phenomenon when Amazon started streaming it after its U.K. premiere. It turned its creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge into a household name and […]

Activision-Blizzard revealed today that the inaugural season of the Call Of Duty League will resume with an online-only format starting on April 10th. Much like a lot of in-person esports events in 2020, the schedule was put on hold after the coronavirus outbreak put the kibosh on public attendance. After assessing the landscape of what's […]

It's Alive has joined the growing list of independent comic book publishers to split profits with local comic shops. Many stores are closed due to an industry-wide shutdown. A cessation in the publication of new comics has put the industry in peril. In a void of action by the industry's largest publishers, independent publishers and […]

Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert are teaming up to host One World: Together at Home, a global entertainment special to fight the COVID-19 pandemic set for Saturday April 18, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Audrey Morrissey (The Voice, Songland) and her production company Live Animals will produce in partnership with […]

Hasbro had some delightful Marvel Legends surprises at New York Toy Fair. One of the most interesting pieces we saw was the upcoming Spider-Man Retro Collection. These figures feature newly updated Spider-Man character molds like Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and this time Mysterio. These figures aren't your average Marvel Legends figures either as they feature […]

X-Men/Fantastic Four #3 was written by Chip Zdarsky with art by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, and Ransom Getty. Laura Martin, Andrew Crossley, and Peter Pantazis handled colors. Joe Caramagna lettered. The issue is the third of a four-issue series, but the fourth issue is delayed while the industry is shut down. Setting aside, for now, […]

When AMC's The Walking Dead wrapped its shortened tenth season (for now), there was a feeling that they would leave the fanbase with a little something to tide them over until later this year. The series definitely delivered, and it was much more than a "little something": Lauren Cohan will return as Maggie to the […]

Starting in 2021, Riot Games Korea will move the League of Legends Champions Korea to a franchising system. This follows in the footsteps of the LCS, LPL, and LEC. According to Riot, this is being done in an effort to get players, fans, and teams to forge long-lasting relationships. This Long-term partnership hopes to create […]

Hellions #1 is written by Zeb Wells with art by Stephen Segovia. David Curiel handled colors, with Cory Petit on lettering. The series is Marvel's second take on Fallen Angels, which petered out after one storyline. It's unfortunate timing to launch a new series, now that the industry is shut down and we don't know […]

My favorite baking competition is back, with Nailed It dropping a fourth season on Netflix with a first-half filled with Shakespearean "comedy of horrors" and abstract representations of what not to do when baking. The new season is packed with lots of energy and innovation and not the good kind that inspires people but rather […]

Beast Kingdom is taking us back to Avengers: Infinity War with their newest Egg Action Attack figure. The Iron Man Mark 50 suit returns but is featured in a new battle damaged styled mold. This comes from the Infinity War where Tony Stark takes on Thanos on the planet Titan. This figure captures that pivotal […]

Wolverine #2 was written by Benjamin Percy with art by Adam Kubert, colors by Frank Martin, and letters by Cory Petit. It's only the second issue of the series, but like all of Marvel's comics, its on a hiatus after this issue. But Wolverine still must figure out who's been making street drugs out of […]

The latest episode of Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem was pretty intense. Throughout the episode we get to find out more about the power structure within the witches. We learn that there are male witches as well, including the Spree. This episode also introduces the viewers to other parts of the witches' culture and activities. "A […]

HyperX announced a brand new sponsorship deal this morning with two esports teams as they have inked new deals with the London Royal Ravens and Rogue. As part of the deal, The Royal Ravens will soon be showing off their new decked-out training facility equipped with branded gear. Which will be featured during their Call […]

Batman was co-created by Bill Finger. But it's Batman's fingers that are currently up for discussion. Well., The Batman Who Laughs anyway. As well as a certain misprinted Marvel and/or DC comic book that is racing up the eBay charts. Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters a long-running run around the day before […]

Castlevania season 3 is now on Netflix for at least a month. It's hugely popular, and not hard to see why. As ever, it's violent, bloody, gory and full of snarky wisecracks with some Gnosticism and moral ambiguity thrown in. It's a perfect show for moody Goths and angry teens – even adults who are […]

Today, we present you with a Magic: The Gathering Commander deck tech featuring one of the all-new legendary creatures from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. With Wizards of the Coast delaying Magic: The Gathering's next set, it is a given that a majority of the cards in this deck will not be released for a little […]

X-Men #9 was written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Leinil Francis Yu and Sunny Gho, plus lettering from Clayton Cowles. It's the last issue of X-Men published by Marvel Comics before the industry shutdown. With the state of the comics industry uncertain for the near future, the release date of X-Men #10 is still in […]

WrestleMania 36 comes to a close with the WWE Championship match. Drew McIntyre, the winner of this past January's Royal Rumble, takes on maybe the most dominant title holder of all-time, Brock Lesnar. Much has been made of how McIntyre is not worthy of this opportunity by Lesnar's advocate, Paul Heyman. The two have traded […]

After what feels like a lifetime of waiting, Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally releasing on April 10, 2020. That's only a few short days away, and to commemorate the occasion, Square Enix released a final trailer to get everyone ready for this momentous event. It's a pretty big deal, you know, seeing as it's […]

Welcome back to another episode of Diving Into the Comic Vault. We're still exploring the early issues of Pep Comics, with today's focus on Pep Comics #6. This cover is yet another impressive WWII themed cover of Pep Comics by Irv Novick, showcasing The Shield fighting the Axis Powers. This issue has Shield — in […]

Mr. WrestleMania John Cena and Bray Wyatt, have a history. Now at WWE WrestleMania 36, their story comes to a conclusion – and a conclusion that none of us could've seen coming. As Cena enters the ring, Firefly Fun House cuts in in epic fashion. As a confused Cena stands in the funhouse, Ramblin Rabbit […]

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby were released six years ago for the Nintendo 3DS. There hasn't been any fanfare about either game receiving new content at any point recently, and there aren't remakes coming. So why has Alpha Sapphire, specifically, been trending on Twitter over the last day or so? That's a difficult question […]

With social distancing measures in place, businesses and individuals alike have turned to video conferencing software for a more personal way to connect with each other. Some software, like Zoom, allows users to display virtual backgrounds, transforming their drab office or messy bedroom into a gorgeous environment. But why settle for real locations when you […]

When AMC's The Walking Dead announced that Lauren Cohan's Maggie was returning to the long-running series, speculation began about how she would be brought back. Of course, some at the show wanted us to believe that we wouldn't see her until at least the eleventh season. Thankfully, we know that they tend to (and we […]

While many of us have been at home playing different video games in self-quarantine, chances are a lot of gamers have been indulging in Animal Crossing. Nintendo, not just by creating a game people wanted for years, but out of the luck of the world's current state of health, ended up with one of the […]

Mile High Comics is the longest-running, best known mail-order seller of comic books. Owned by Chuck Rozanski, as MyComicShop shuts down from selling online, they are ramping up. They are giving 65% off their standard back-issue prices. A well as free shipping for $60 in the USA and $150 internationally. You just have to use […]

The SmackDown Women's Championship was defended in a Fatal Five-Way match at WrestleMania 36. It's the conflict between Sasha Banks and Bayley that's at the heart of the story here though. Earlier in the night, Bayley preached unity, but Sasha wants to win this title, friendship be damned. Sasha Banks made her way to the […]

Funko Soda has been an absolute delight for Funko collectors. These new vinyl figures are not as popular as their iconic Pop series but they are getting there. They have released a nice variety of characters from a large list of franchises like DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, and Ad Icons. We have covered quite a few […]