Rich Johnston Archives

Arizona has lost a comic convention - and may have gained an0ther. Lost a comics chain - although maybe that didn't happen. But has lost other stores. And

If you're planning to attend, do let me know. This year's Diamond Retailer Summit will be held in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center from

Okay, this will be fun. The copies of Love Is Love from DC/IDW that appeared in comic book stores this week all have Second Printing on them. Some people

We'd already seen the designs. From the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie, an in-hand look at Megazord from Toys R Us, today, courtesy of

In the back of this week's issue of Sex #34, published by Image Comics, writer Joe Casey talks about the grind of the monthly creator-owned comic book.

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and

Here is a summons issued by the US courts on behalf of Wizard World against Gareb Shamus, co-founder of Wizard World. It is part of a new twist in the

The UK does not have freedom of speech enshrined in its constitution like the USA. Conversely, you can swear and show full frontal nudity on network

The currently-published Reborn series by Mark Millar and Greg Capullo is the only new Millarworld title being published. The final issue is scheduled for

The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie tells the story of gods who come to Earth almost every century or so, poses the lives of a

We've noted before how cheeky Dan Abnett and Brett Booth can be over on the Titans comic book regarding the ties with the DC Rebirth and Watchmen,

Love Is Love is the charity fundraising from IDW and DC Comics, published yesterday, raising money and awareness for the families and victims of the

Peter G writes, It is said that, out of all the scripts and projects Hollywood sees a year, only 1% of them get optioned, and only 1% of those actually

I remember a time, not so very long ago at all, when naming examples of trans comics creators was very difficult indeed. Rachel Pollack from Doom Patrol,

Ignore the man standing next to him, that's just President-Elect Donald Trump. But the man behind the shades is Ike Perlmutter, the CEO of Marvel

Presenting... the new name for Swipe File! What do you think? And we start with Jennifer Connelly from Requiem For A Dream. And the variant cover of

It probably wasn't the most original joke in the world. But over the last year reading Dark Knight III: The Master Race by Brian Azzarello, Frank Miller

You might have seen a few of these around. You might not. They don't show up on Google Image search but I'm probably not the first to put them up. Feel

Introduced in the most recent issue of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Boom! Studios, IGN have run a preview of the upcoming issue #11, while also

The details of the Free Comic Book Day title are all we know about what's behind the Catalyst Prime line of superhero titles, with some of the best

Visions Of Future- Where Civil War II Stops, Action Comics Picks Up

Did you read Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange: Triumph and Torment, the Marvel OGN that saw Doctor Doom's late mother, Cynthia Von Doom, have her soul

Valiant has trademarked The Red Legend. Now we get an inkling as to why. Valiant promised that their latest event, Divinity III: Stalinverse, would bring

We noted when the Batman comic, already picking up on Watchmen imagery, had dovetailed into The Killing Joke instead. Well, today, Detective Comics takes

So what did Tony Stark do to drive the Inhumans away? What did "she" do that was so terrible? Remember the Old Man Logan future we saw in earlier issues

We know that Spoiler hasn't been that happy about the supposed death of Tim Drake. But the recent storyline where the Batfamily are attacked by those who

Remember this scene from Civil War II #0? In Civil War II #0. James Rhodes, War Machine, was offered the position of Secretary Of Defense by the President

Justice League Vs Suicide Squad #2 is out today, from Joshua Williamson,  Mark Morales and Tony S. Daniel. And it features a Harley Quinn longing for here

After the news of the passing of Carrie Fisher, comic book artist Frank Cho shared an unused cover for a Star Wars #1 comic book variant cover,

Tomorrow's Diamond Previews catalogue, six-page, 24″ x 11.5” gatefold insert, bound into Valiant’s listings. Find out everything you need to know about