Rich Johnston Archives

Well, that's a new publishing model for Marvel. Reminds me of the way Crossgen used to publish titles. And a rather welcome model too. A-Force Presents is

Both Marvel and DC Comics sell digital codes with certain comic books, allowing the reader to add the comic in question to their digital library as well

Ructions, ructions, ructions... a few hirings and promotions in comics this week. Titan Comics has headhunted their newest editor Lizzie Kaye from the

You didn't forget did yo? Comic book professionals attend San Diego Comic Con for free, but registration can be demanding. Probably just demanding enough.

So the aftermarket is in full effect. This week's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44, featuring the death of Donatello, rocketed to $20 for the first print

So DC Comics has cancelled the Batgirl #41 Joker variant, ostensibly at the request of artist Rafael Albuquerque, but also from the entire Batbook

It was a comic book that helped define a publisher and was a precursor to Scott Pilgrim. Now, fifteen years later, Hopeless Savages returns from its

Vertigo Comics, as part of DC,  is one of the last holdouts for the $2.99 price point. As even Image Comics have started to move towards $3.50, Archie

Rob Liefeld's The Covenant is scheduled for June from Image Comics, as the Philistines steal the covenant from the Jews to use as a weapon of mass

Comic book retailers who order more of Secret Wars #2 than they did of Thor #1, which should be, like, all of them, will get a couple of bundles of

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is the wonderful new replacement to The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, following the Daily Show. With a bias

They've given us gay interracial military weddings, necromancy, and the F word. Afterlife With Archie and Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina have been late.

We know how it is meant to go. Comic book publisher publishes comic book. It sells out at Diamond Comic Distributors. Publisher slaps a second print cover

It was a day for dead animals in comic books this week. First there was All-New Captain America #5... And then Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44 came out

It's not the easiest to get an established comic book publisher to take you on. Marvel and DC like to hire when other publishers have published you. Image

Today sees the release of the final issue of The Private Eye, the digital comic by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin that broke the established method if

Welcome! Based on Jeff King's revelations a couple of weekends ago that he was completely unprepared to write a comic book, after being given the gig to

In one week's time... the launches of Pastaways, Multiversity: Ultra Comics, Jem & The Holograms, Miami Vice Remix, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, We

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

UPDATE: BadAssDigest's Devin Faraci says, Bleeding Cool’s rumors about AGE OF ULTRON and CIVIL WAR are untrue. — Devin Faraci (@devincf) March 19, 2015 So

This is a Tote handbag being sold by Target. Let's zoom in on that pattern. Well these are cat cartoons by Gemma Covell for a older Hallmark card. Compare

I remember a time when Marvel's Tom Brevoort said that they never used the "616" sobriquet internally at Marvel Comics. Created by Alan Moore for Captain

We guessed last month that the Covert issue of March 2015's Loot Crate would have an Orphan Black #1 comic exclusive variant from IDW - a variant cover

An occasional look back at the week in comic books... and from the week that saw all manner of costume and cover changes, Bleeding Cool head writer wants

Is this the return of Manhunter to DC Comics? The listings for Gotham By Night #1 tell us The Midnight Shift is in danger from both its members and the

Finally, we got one. Fabian Nicieza and Gerardo Sandoval are creating the Secret Wars comic Age Of Apocalypse, launching in July, according to IGN who

So there are spoilers. Run away now. Sam Wilson recently became the new Captain America, in the wake of Steve Rogers being aged to his natural state and

Well now. I understand, from a number of inside contacts, that the Batgirl Joker variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque that caused so much fuss this week

Omega Expo is a brand new comic convention with a great list of names. Tom Hiddelston, Ryan Reynolds, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padelecki from Supernatural,

Coming from Boom! and all their imprints in June, including the launches of The Fiction by Curt Pires and David Rubín, Strange Fruit by JG Jones and Mark