Yesterday's British Local Elections, the political parties at play, the Zack Polanski cartoons and accusations of anti-semitism
Rich Johnston Archives
Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne and Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and Forbidden Planet. Father of two daughters, Amazon associate, political cartoonist.
Thor #800, or The Mortal Thor #14, with a return from Kieron Gillen, as well as Chris Condon and Jesse Lonergan from Marvel, in August 2026
Tigress Island's Patrick Kindlon launches a new comic book series in August with Ludovic Lalliat from Image Comics, Regicide #1, described as "Dracula Meets Berserk"
How to make your copy of the Ben 10 #1 comic book worth even more this weekend, in Dublin with Rob Carey, Cormac Hughes and Big Bang Comics
Superman returns to The Kingdom Of Zod Crossover Event at DC Comics in August 2026
Midnight is Marvel's Absolute Horror Universe with Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Benjamin Percy, launching this year
Unfinished Tales is the latest graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips about a famed fantasy writer who can't finish his last book...
The First 20 Absolute Catwoman #1 Variant Covers... though you can guarantee that there are many more to come
All 40 Absolute Green Arrow #1 Variant Covers So Far... and another one from Absolute Batman #20
Marvel Comics names the Infernal Avengers or Earth's Mightiest Monsters, as seen last weekend, ahead of The Hulk War
Jonathan Hickman, having to "Pull Back" writing Spider-Man: Long Way Home in The Daily LITG, for the 7th of May, 2026
Mary Jane Watson Is Sixty Years Old…. Are You Going To Tell Her Or Am I?
Marguerite Bennett and Helena Masellis launch Gastronomique #1, a new food horror comic book series from Boom Studios in August 2026
Marguerite Bennett & Laura Braga's Witchblade/Vampirella is in August, Erica Schultz & Valentina Pinti's Vampirella/Witchblade in September.
Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #4 Spoilers: Ororo's Mother has read the final issue already, Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #5
Jonathan Hickman had to "pull back" when writing Spider-Man: Long Way Home once Marvel Comics saw where he was taking the story...
Absolute Superman #19 with a surprise Absolute Batman crossover? And more, much more, much more, class struggle...
The Future Powers of Susan Storm in Fantastic Four #11 and beyond... is there an ending coming? (Spoilers)
Amazing Spider-Man #28, closing a time loop from two years ago... and a previous volume (Spoilers)
Batman #9 makes another massive change to Gotham, DC Comics and the DCU and I don't just mean to Barbara Gordon (Spoilers)
The argument over Absolute Compact Comics was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround.
Deniz Camp discovers the danger of posting your family holiday destination... and now he's doing a signing in Turkey!
Marvel Comics' Queen In Black August 2026 Solicits With Dylan Brock, the Fantastic Five and Venom vs Reed Richards
Will DC Comics publish Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman and Absolute Wonder Woman in the Compact Comics format sooner?
Current Punisher, Deadpool and Darth Maul writer Benjamin Percy signs a contract for two years with Marvel Comics
Adam Warren and Matthew Weldon do their Juri Service for the Street Fighter Masters comic book line from Udon Studios in August 2026
The Top Ten Hottest Comics lead with Dungeon Crawler Carl and Lost Fantasy, with Punisher, Django/Zorro, All-Star, Rogue Trooper & G.I. Joe
Brightburn's David Yarovesky and Project Europa's Philip Gelatt write "It Demands Sacrifice" drawn by Adam Pollina from Bad Idea in September
Doctor Who: Adversary Of The Daleks and Dawn Of The Daleks by Dulce M. Montoya, Dan Watters, Roberta Ingranata and Sami Kivelä
Finally, Peter Parker's Bill And Ted Manouevre from two years ago, comes to fruition tomorrow in Amazing Spider-Man #28