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I was a little surprised to see DC coin the New 52 phrase during SDCC, seeming to lock that number into place even as news of additional October and

DC Comics New 52 creators have been previewing loads of artwork on twitter hashtag #52splash recently. We showed you a big batch of it this morning,

A lot of people are pointing out the puzzle of the conflicting signals the business of comics is sending out today, and it's pretty hard to ignore: recent

A big piece of news just dropped in this Hero Complex piece about the DC relaunch. We knew the New 52 would have some big numbers, but the question was

The discussion over Grant Morrison's take on Wonder Woman is probably best left to the BC forum thread, but I do think that implying that the character

I love the idea of Wonder Woman as a horror comic.  Actually, I love the idea of any superhero book as a horror comic, but with Wonder Woman it could

Something about these simple blank image puzzles just works.  The challenge of figuring out who fits in the space seems to compel us to demonstrate that

Sony Pictures has just released the first Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Trailer. As Hannah Shaw-Williams told you about the film this morning: The film

Judging by the response I've seen to this around the web, I'm much more interested than most to see that there's going to be a new Blade Runner film.

The original art for the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #49 by John Romita Sr. sold for $167,300 at Heritage Auctions this afternoon. The cover is from early

It's shaping up to be a rather gigantic fall for comic releases. Not only do we have The New 52 + subsequent launches, but November brings us the Marvel

Bleeding Cool told you back in June that DC Comics planned a major advertising campaign that included Cartoon Network and movie theater ads to launch the

Lots of tidbits about upcoming Doctor Who have come to light in recent days, with several more than are shown here just missing that top-3 cut for today's

This one was a mortal lock to be the most-viewed post of the day, and congrats to the winner. Rich should run a contest like this at a convention

Rich has run a lot of Swipe File posts at BC, and a few of them have resulted in quite a bit of controversy.  And the farther we get into the internet

I kind of wish Jim Lee had gone forward with this Action Comics design, because it's a reinterpretation of one of the most classic Superman motiffs, which

As a longtime FF fan I've been pretty intrigued to watch the various 50th anniversary and issue #600 plans unfold. It does feel more than a little weird

I'm more than a little curious about that set snap that Brendon dug up today, because badass vehicles are a big part of the Batman film zeitgeist.  Have

I think the thing that surprises me most about the reaction to the What If Male Superheroes Posed Like Wonder Woman On The David Finch Justice League

A copy of Captain America Comics #1 CGC 9.2 sold at auction last night at comicconnect.com for a record $343,000 -- the highest price ever paid for a copy

There's been quite a bit of talk this summer about the fetish that comic book fans have for numbering.  I have to admit that it'd be a bit of a letdown

Vintage comic collectors have had this week circled on their calendars ever since it was learned that the golden age collection of an 85 year old original

It's probably the comics history buff in me talking, but I'd like to think Kevin Feige and co. are being really clever here, and this isn't just some odd

Lots of tweets and blog posts circulating today about the 50th Anniversary of Fantastic Four #1. But why is today the day? It didn't roll off the presses

We're living in the golden age of vintage reprint collections, with Marvel and DC both putting quite a bit of work into remastering and republishing their

It's a wonder that decent-quality fakes don't turn up more often than they do. Plenty of source material -- even with the actors' faces, plenty of people

Looks like Warner Bros took notice of the plethora of The Dark Knight Rises paparazzi pics last week -- they released an official Man of Steel pic

I saw a comment today from someone who is not a diehard comic book fan that went something like this: "Wait, there's a new Superman? I'm just getting used

Marvel has come under heavy criticism in recent months for spoiling major stories in the mainstream media in advance of release day.  But you can see

Marvel Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada just gave us a fascinating glimpse of his artwork development process step by step on twitter,