Rich Johnston Archives

So, the forensic analysis of the Batman solicitations are truly among us as last week's Mindless Speculation into whether or not Batman and Catwoman were

Abdulkareem Baba Aminu writes, I've said it before, that I know Marvel’s currently trying to win back their fans’ hearts, and it is said that all’s fair

I'm currently at MCM London Comic Con 2018. The thunder, rain, lightning and hailstones have given way to glorious sunshine. Love is in the air, and

Comic book retailers tell Bleeding Cool that they have been informed by Diamond Comic Distributors that the first issues of Doctor Strange, Deadpool,

This is the Top 10 Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by a number of comic stores from their sales on Wednesday and Thursday. It measures what are

Elon Musk's new idea for a 'media held accountable' news outlet Pravda has an unexpected supporter- Stan Lee's personal twitter.

Today the MCM London Comic Con took place in bright, glorious, baking sunshine. But as the night descended along the Thames, the sky grew purple. And then it began to flash.

DC Comics' creative refresh includes new titles and creative teams like Brian Azzarello on Suicide Squad, Kelly Sue DeConnick on Aquaman, David F. Walker on a Flash project – and Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp on Green Lantern. And it's that final title that has caused the most fuss, bother, and excitement.

Sporting a set of horns for MCM London Comic Con, star of Lucifer and Miranda Tom Ellis took to the stage today to tell everyone how he was gutted when Lucifer was cancelled but was un-gutted when he saw the strength of the #SaveLucifer response.

It's been a lovely day inside and out at the MCM London Comic Con today. And as the cosplay spills out into the streets and bars and the doors close for the day, here are just some of the thousands of examples of cosplay on display at the Excel Centre today in London's Docklands.

At MCM London Comic Con, Letitia Wright was asked about the fate of her character Shuri in Avengers: Infinity War and the differences between shooting Black Panther and Infinity War.

David Harewood, appearing at MCM London Comic Con today, was asked how he sees his character, J'onn J'onnz, developing in upcoming seasons of the Supergirl TV show.

There are hundreds of things one could pick up at MCM London Comic Con, on this weekend at the Excel Centre. Here are just 15 of them.

Matthew Snyder writes, Welcome to the Comixology Bestseller list, your guide to see how well your favorite titles are selling digitally. Every week I'll

Four more comic books from Marvel are going back to the printing mill today: Hunt for Wolverine: The Mystery of Madripoor #1, Champions #19 and #20, and Black Panther #1.

There have been some big changes going on at suddenly-in-the-news Antarctic Press, one of the older comic book publishers operating in the direct market these days.

Los Angeles comic book store Golden Apple Comics is joining the likes of Gosh Comics, Forbidden Planet, Aw Yeah Comics, Things From Another World, and more as comic book shops with a comic book publisher on the side.

Now Marvel Comics has informed retailers that the J. Scott Campbell covers to X-Classified have been cancelled, and they will not be resolicited.

When Marvel Comics solicited a bunch of Fantastic Four reprints for a dollar each, part of their True Believers dollar reprint line, it heralded the

To relaunch The Amazing Spider-Man #1 on July 11th with Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley, Marvel is encouraging retailers to host an Amazing Spider-Man #1

The MCM London Comic Con has landed. With Reed POP in the driving seat, it is bigger, snazzier and more comics-focused than ever before. Comics Village

A few amends between solicitation and publication as Marvel Comics editors rush to meet their production deadlines, or realise that the solicit went out

MCM London Comic Con runs two shows a year. And as the May show kicks off today, I also hear rumours as to what the October show may have in mind. This is

Tomorrow sees Private Eye cartoonist David Ziggy Greene appearing at Orbital Comics in London alongside his new collection of work, Scene & Heard:

Star Wars was a Western. Most space operas movies coming out of the US are. But Solo is the most Westerny it has ever been.

I get the feeling that Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, and also a major games developer, have looked at Titan Comics' line of

A little while ago, Rebellion - the publisher of 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine - acquired the rights and backstock to a host of comic book

Dinosaucers was a 1987 cartoon, co-created by Batman producer Michael Uslan, about warring tribes of humanoid dinosaurs who could occasionally "dinovolve" to their more primitive dinosaur states. Well, it's back from Lion Forge Comics in August, as a comic book.

I sometimes get the idea that Dave Sim is exposed to far too much late night TV advertorial programming... and then I realise that, no, he is just generating this entirely from his own head.

Alex Paknadel and Martin Simmonds have a brand-new comic launching from Vault Comics in August -- a violent revenge fantasy from the future.