Rich Johnston Archives

We already know that Venom went from #6 to #150, as part of Marvel Legacy renumbering, taking the issue number of comic book series to where it would have

Brendan Wright used to be my editor at Dark Horse Presents on The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne. He left a few years ago and became a freelance editor

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

Sony Pictures has acquired Son Of Shaolin, an original graphic novel being published by Top Cow/Image Comics in September, by Skiptrace/Bachelor Party

Sebastian Girner of Shirtless Bear-Fighter storyboard artist-turned comics creator Galaad and letterer/designer Jeff Powell have a new series from Image

People still can't stop talking about Wonder Woman - and why should they? So what else were you reading this week? Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, a

By Hilton Collins  Great Hera! June’s been a banner month for Warner Bros. when it comes to the reputation of their DCEU film slate. Wonder Woman, the

Nat Gertler of About Comics does a fine job in printing and keeping in print all manner of oddities of the comic book industry - and others. The

So, for me, the trailer for next week's Doctor Who: World Enough And Time, the penultimate of the series (plus the Christmas Special that already feels an

Howard Chaykin's Divided States Of Hysteria #1 published a couple of weeks ago succeeded in doing what it set out to do. Which was to stick a salted

Break it down, courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors... odds are that the Batman #22 total sales will beat out Secret Empire #1 and Venom #150 orders by

In the light of the unqualified success of Dark Days: The Forge, the same creative team of Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert and John

I have been given the nod not to expect Fantastic Four in September's Marvel Legacy. Announced at C2E2, Marvel Legacy will begin in September with Marvel

Titan Comics are releasing their September solicitations in dribs and drabs as is their wont. Which also means, the launch of the second of their

We've just watched Doctor Who: The Eaters Of Light in the UK on BBC 1. Airing in a few hours, 9pm ET on BBC America in the USA. Maybe you should pop back

Si Spurrier and Limbo's Caspar Wijngaard present your new bittersweet adventure obsession in Angelic. Suitable for ages 11 through 111, the new series

Ike Perlmutter is Chairman of Marvel, and appointed to the Trump administration to focus on veteran affairs. Harold Peerenboom is a Canadian businessman,

Okay, Cullen Bunn doesn't actually write every comic book on the stands. But sometimes he makes it look like he is. And he has a new project coming from

Amanda Conner isn't a guest at New York Comic Con this year. So if any East Coasters want to meet and greet with the Harley Quinn writer and artist then

Marvel are sending copies of Previews Spotlight concentrating on Marvel's upcoming Generations titles, previews and interviews. plus a bonus first look at

The new Bulletproof Coffin The Thousand Yard Stare one shot came out last week. But Gosh Comics have plenty of copies left. Which is handy as, this

Next week sees the release of DC Comics’ solicitations for September 2017. But, as ever, they have been sneaking out peeks of what’s coming up. And we’ve

Soaring Penguin Press is the comic book publisher that I can walk to from my house in two minutes - two minutes thirty seconds if the traffic on Kingston

Almost as if we mentioned it earlier... Marvel Legacy is where it's all meant to turn round for the publisher. This is what they are saying... An

Next week sees the release of Marvel Comics' solicitations for September 2017. But, as ever, they have been sneaking out peeks of what's coming up. And

If so many superpowers come from the mind or out-of-body sources, does it really make sense for all superheroes to be ripped?

It never ends. Okay, maybe it does, but later than we thought. August sees the publication of the extra edition of Secret Empire with a new issue turning

This July, Jack Kirby will be honoured for his riole in creating the Marvel Universe as a Disney Legend in a ceremony to be held at D23 Expo: The Ultimate

The Harvey Awards have run annually at Baltimore Comic Con, but of late their on-line presence seemed to have disappeared. It seems that, for Baltimore

Last month Bleeding Cool were the first to point out that, actually, Secret Empire #0 didn't top April 2017's chart, as both Batman and Flash had their