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This week sees the publication of DC Comics' first Direct Currents Magazine, free to consumers and retailers (mostly). In the Batman story I Am Suicide

This week sees the publication of DC Comics' first Direct Currents Magazine, free to consumers and retailers (mostly). In which we discover who exactly

This appears to be an upcoming page drawn by Frank Quitely for Jupiter's Legacy Vol 2 #5 which was due to come out in October but is currently scheduled

This week sees the publication of DC Comics' first Direct Currents Magazine, free to consumers and retailers (mostly). In it, co-publishers Dan DiDio will

In 2012, Valiant relaunched their comic book line with X-O Manowar #1…and, in the process, became one of the industry’s most unexpected success stories.

https://twitter.com/Sean_G_Murphy/status/803078037084508161 See what Sean Gordon Murphy is talking about,  check out the top two of the Ten You May Prefer

Limited Edition Comix, a UK based comic book store based in Stevenage, has raised £635 (approx $790) for Hero Initiative from its in-store Dave Gibbons

https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/803127461424742400 Cyber Monday is upon us. How is it looking out there in the comic book world? Worth checking

The following is merely mindless speculation based on rereading the most recent issue of Civil War II. Because someone has to. Last week's issue gave us

Dear Halsey, how are you? It's been years. Remember me? Billy P? I was your roommate back in Boulder. I hear you're doing well right now, I hear your song

If you are the kind of person willing to subscribe by mail for very specific comic books, there is a pretty good deal for Black Friday. Here's how it

Marco Lopez writes, Two of my favorite things about doing this series of articles is I get to discover new talent and comics and as you all know the

In the left corner, Batman's Gotham By Gaslight by Mike Mignola. And the Batman Annual #1 cover by David Finch from 2016... In Swipe File we present two

We mentioned earlier in the week that the upcoming second series of Rough Riders by Adam Glass and Pat Olliffe, solicited in this week's Previews as Rough

Last week, Bleeding Cool pointed out some serious swipes between Who Killed Kurt Cobain by Nicolas Otéro and Vérane Otéro published last month by IDW in

Marvel are not the only ones upping their retailer exclusive numbers to bump up the numbers. Titan Comics are joining in as well. Retailers can contact

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

Maybe you know Neil Vokes for his work on Robotech Masters. Or maybe early Ninjak. Blood Of Dracula. Superman Adventures. Adventures of the Mask.

Are you a comic book writer/artist? Would you like the word professor before your name? Are you happy moving to Columbus? Columbus College of Art &

The Beyond Anthology is a 250+ page, black and white, anthology of LGBTQ sci-fi and fantasy comics, with 18 stories by 26 contributors, "full of

Famed Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Unlhaque, better known as Zunar, was arrested today under Malaysia’s Sedition Act, for cartoons that allegedly

Famous editor-in-chief of Marvel, writer of the original Secret Wars, and founder of both Valiant Entertainment and Defiant Comics, Jim Shooter returns to

Tee Franklin is looking for a colourist for an upcoming job. Paid, obviously. But her request is one that goes to the heart of the production process, may

Well, it worked for DC Rebirth. Black Mask is to make retailer orders of the 104 page first issue of Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes returnable, over and

Fidel Castro, ex-President and revolutionary leader of Cuba. Reaction has been... mixed. Here's what some comic book and comic-adjacent folk thought...

Blake Northcott is the author of the bestselling Arena Mode Saga, the highest-grossing science-fiction novel series on Kickstarter has been a

Bleeding Cool already reported that the December launch of Red Sonja would see her back in the metal bikini, cost just 25 cents for the zero issue, gain

No discounts here. $100 each. And everyone wants the pink one... You may have your Lying Cat from Local Comic Shop Day. But the Skybound store on Black

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

Simon Myers is a comic book illustrator. And he's created these images for Titan Comics' DoctorWho and Sherlock comic book covers. The original