Rich Johnston Archives

There is more to fantasy publisher Stranger Comics than Niobe: She Is Life. Honest. For example this new title launching in April, Erathune #1... Okay, so

Spinning out of Avengers Standoff, it seems, these appear to be the new Thunderbolts, modelled on the original nineties launch issue... Still one guy in

We broke a few of these out yesterday, but go fill your boots... GOLD KEY: ALLIANCE #1 (OF 5) (W) Phil Hester (A) Brent Peeples (CA) Felipe Massafera,

Matthew Rosenberg has a new comic book out in April from Black Mask Comics called 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, with artist Tyler Boss. A fun(ish) crime caper

Years ago, Alex Segura used to work for Newsarama. He then moved to DC Comics's PR. Once, using goodwill alone, he managed to get me not to use a preview

BOOM! STUDIOS JOYRIDE #1 (W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A/CA) Marcus To Whats to Love: After working together on Hacktivist and Maze Runner: The

So that's what it was.   Steve Rogers is returning to comics this May, and you can get your first taste on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. Today, Marvel is

A few DC Comics changes 'twixt solicitation and publication from DC Comics this week ... Batgirl #47 was solicited with art by Babs Tarr but was actually

It was announced in 2014. And now, a couple of years later, the comic book industry will be getting what it has waited for, for so long. Or at least since

Because it is just so, so popular right now...  MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #2 BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Kyle Higgins (A) Hendry Prasetya Scorpina goes for Tommy

The Angoulême Grand Prix 2016 votes are in after the judges withdrew the original long nomination, after receiving criticism of having an all male list of

 Coming from Titan Comics in April, a new Puss In Boots comic book, based on the Dreamworks character appearing the Shrek films and his own spin-off

Today saw the announcement of Aloha, Hawaiian Dick, the new chapter in the fifties-set supernatural detective series by B Clay Moore and Jacob Wyatt. The

Today's Buffy The Vampire Slayer targets that totally real and probelmatic issue of the Fake Geek Guy. You know the guys who pretend to be geeks so they

We pointed out something like this was coming earlier in the week. Now it all official. Marvel's CB Cebulski is moving his New York base to Disney

This totally explains the story the other day. Okay, not explains it totally. But it's a partial explanation. Faith #1 by Jody Houser, Francis Portela and

Welcome To Showside #3 gives the kind of editorial note that Marvel just wish they could give. Replacing animal cruelty with animal cruelty in a blase

Xena: Warrior Princess has seen comic books from Topps, Dark Horse and Dynamite... but not for some time. That changes in April, with a new comic book

Coming from Titan in April, a new comic book series based on the Vikings TV show from the History Channel, by Cavan Scott and Staz Johnson... From the

  In February, Dynamite are crossing over the Gold Key characters, who have knocked around from publisher to publisher, in one comic. Gold Key Alliance #1

Aftershock Comics certainly punch above their weight when it comes to announcing comics projects from big name folk. A combination of good people, great

It's not Superman: Lois And Clark that has to deal with the potential problems of being in one universe but coming from another. Other things seem to be

Marvel don't like to say that a comic book has been cancelled. They prefer for you to work it out for yourself. Like splitting up with someone by just

  2010 saw the release of Ryan Ottley's Grizzly Shark & Sea Bear from Image Comics. Now Grizzly Shark returns, the original stories coloured and

But it's not just Micronauts from Cullen Bunn and David Baldeon leading the charge from IDW this month. They also have the new Dungeons &

Last night, Steve Rogers becoming Captain America again made the TV shows. But what about the current Captain America, Sam Wilson? Looks like he will

Images April 2016 solicitations... enjoy.... and just who's head is that Rick Grimes? Heavy is the head that wears the crown... BLACK ROAD #1 STORY: BRIAN

Poison Ivy gets a six issue mini-series all to herself, starting today. Well almot all to herself. Out of the usual look, we see her doing field work

Today sees the launch of the new Captain Marvel comic. Marvel Comics has such big plans for her, ahead of the movie, the character is heading up Earth's

Without the text, Bleeding Cool theorised that this scene could represent the Uncanny X-Men rounding up as many mutant healers as they could to save the