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Hello folks! Another week, another smash for DC Comics, in which the second issue of Scott Lobdell's Red Hood comic outsells ever Marvel comic book by

Legendary comic creator Neal Adams got a unique viewpoint on a suspect explosive device, fashioned from a pressure cooker, found in Manhattan last night,

Legendary comic book creator, Bill Sienkiewicz has been posting his most recent work. I worked on these two advertising campaigns on literally the same

I popped into Gosh Comics this week to get my signed bookplate copy of Jerusalem, Alan Moore's second novel, and am most entertained so far - though it

Peter G writes for Bleeding Cool, David Hamaker is customer service manager for Japanese – The Game, a card game that actually teaches players the

Peter G writes, Jeff Annison is the co-founder, along with Paul Scanlan, of Legion M Studios, the world’s first fan-owned production company. It did this

So how, when Marvel Comics have a third more comic books than DC Comics in August, could DC Comics dominate sales so much? Here's how - by Marvel only

On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert the other night, guest and Mad Men/Iron Man star John Slattery popped by to get something off a chest - a role that

Marc Jackson writes, Back in the crazy 80’s my first exposure to Marvel comics was through Star Wars. Initially I’d pick up the Star Wars weekly that

The character first appeared in Deadpool Kills Deadpool #3. His final issue was Deadpool Kills Deadpool #4. A parallel version of Deadpool, in Duck-form.

Courtesy of Collected Editions, ComicVine, THR,  CBR, Comics Alliance, Comic Book... Frankensteining together DC Comics solicitations for December 2016

Stanley "Artgerm" Lau has painted many a Marvel comics character and sold them as much-desired pringts. And he has created many an official DC Comics

By Olly MacNamee The morning after the night before and I was able to catch up with New York Best-selling writer, Tony Lee, after his European launch of

It's a good question... https://twitter.com/fordanandphil/status/776925498710511617 https://twitter.com/elegantpml/status/776927246695043077 It's a good

Superman group editor and controversial figure Eddie Berganza was set to have an official DC Comics portfolio review  at La Mole Comic-Con in Mexico City

eBay store Sad Lemon Comics, eBay seller Super Heroes for Sale and comic store Frankie's Comics in the US have a bunch of upcoming exclusive retailer

This is Secret Path by Jeff Lemire and Gord Downie. We talked about it here. The deluxe edition will set you back $52 CAN. The book and music download

Local Comic Shop Day is a promotion run by Comics PRO, in which participating dealers who pay a fee get the rights to sell exclusive variant items of a

When arguing a trademark case, it is useful to be able to show confusion in the marketplace. Well, with the story we reported yesterday, of Texan burger

Marvel announced the MARVELSTICKERS collection, available on the App Store for iMessage for iPhone and iPad users with the release of iOS 10. If you

Tee Franklin may be best known for organising the #BlackComicsMonth hashtag and coverage of comic books by black creators each February - as well as other

Archie Comics have a new Josie And The Pussycats comic coming out. From Marguerite Bennett, Cameron Deordio and Audrey Mok. And while Audrey Mok's cover

Marvel had almost a third more comics on sale in August than DC Comics. 93 comics to DC's 75. Yet DC Comics destroyed Marvel Comics on marketshare through

IDW also have an offering for this year's Local Comic Shop Day, with the launch issue of Transformers: Revolution #1 and a cover by Marcelo Matere. And

Both Rick And Morty and Invader Zim comics return to Local Comic Shop Day, courtesy of publisher Oni Press. With both an Invader Zim #0 and a Rick &

Limited to 500 copies, that's the number available of the silver foil and spectrum foil gliding edition of Grant Morrison and Dan Mora's Klaus as an

The Tick joins this year's Local Comic Shop Day, with an exclusive one shot comic, just for the occasion by Jeff McClelland and Duane Redhead. Alongside

Last year Black Mask Comics did some insane stuff for Local Comic Shop Day, this year held on November 19th. Not all shops got it, not all wanted it, but

We said that Local Comic Shop Day would have toys on sale in 2016...The Anti-Matter B9 Vinimate! And here's one from Diamond Select Toys, the Anti-Matter

Most publishers create exclusive variant covers for Local Comic Shop Day. Not AfterShock. They're creating an exclusive comic book. Rough Riders Nation #1