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Flame Con is the comic con that focuses on LGBTQ comics, creators and fans. They have announced that for this August's show at the Brooklyn Bridge

Each year San Diego Comic-Con honors retailers from around the globe with the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award. And this year includes twenty

Image Comics continue to surprise and delight in September 2016, with a new spinoff oneshot from The Wicked + The Divine that recalls a certain night that

In an article yesterday, Bleeding Cool looked at the possibility that a planned Civil War II: The Fallen cover using art by Jack Kirby might have

From Civil War II: X-Men #1. Well, Jean Grey, you have grown up since All-New X-Men, haven't you? I do hope Psylocke and Iceman have a little chat about

George Gene Gustines if the New York Times reported on new Puerto Rican super hero La Borinqueña, who had a float in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade

Last year, Bleeding Cool looked at Robert Sikoryak, a comic creator who was turning the Apple iTunes Terms & Conditions into a comic book. It was a

From Newsarama, Comicosity, Comic Book, GameSpot, AV Club, ComicVine and more to come no doubt... Frankensteining DC Comics solicitations for September

Nat Gertler, publisher of the About Comics line, is broadening out for 2016. Well, it is Election Year. The publisher of the superhero comic that never

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

The dead have been coming back in Amazing Spider-Man. The man in charge appeared to be The Jackal. As we suspected, they're all clones. It's basically

A few changes between solicitation and publication... The midnight variant Civil War II #3 retailer cover by Joe Quesada is now a wraparound cover. Just

Next week, Britain votes in a Referendum on whether of not the country should Leave the European Union or Remain within it The polls (and bookies)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70r0t7mb5A BrOTHERHOOD, the threequel to KiDULTHOOD and AdULTHOOD, written and directed by Noel Clarke is released

I still like the Mindless Speculation of this Civil War II #3 theory. But it was based on nothing but that. But I have been told that Civil War II: The

As the Hastings entertainment retail chain that did a fine line in comic books declares bankruptcy, more details about who it owes what to are emerging.

These are three four new covers being solicited for the upcoming Morning Glories #50 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma. SPECIAL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!

We mentioned a few upcoming Marvel second and third printings the other day (and have some visuals to go along with them now.) But there are also to be

  CB Cebulski, who has left Marvel Comics in New York to join Disney in China, was on hand for the opening of Shanghai Disneyland. Whereupon he met

Much is expected from the next issue of Amazing Spider-Man. Featuring Mary Jane Watson in the Iron Spider costume, presumably provided by Tony Stark, and

by Ray Flook Fans of anime and manga made the pilgrimage to the Jersey Shore this past weekend as Universal Animation hosted Anime NEXT 2016 at the

Mark Wheatley does lots of Titan Comics covers on their Doctor Who series. Such as this newly revealed for Bleeding Cool cover from Doctor Who: The Tenth

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool told you about a HeroesCon variant cover for 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank intended to support and fundraise for protest against

We recently looked at books announced at previous Image Expos that never made it to print. Yet. With another Marvel Now relaunch coming, it might be worth

It's relatively easy to get mixed up with language. Before DC Comics started their Rebirth, back in December Bleeding Cool ran the scoop that a number of

Bleeding Cool has reported on troubles that have beset Hastings, as the entertainment chain goes into bankruptcy. Well, this won't help them getting out,

It can't be denied it's been a rough week for the LGBTQ community, wherever you are. Which is why the #queerselflove hashtag has been such an important

Ho Ho Ho. Coming for Christmas, Locke & Key: A Small World by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez...  It's been a while since the horror series from IDW

By Z2 co-publishers Josh Frankel and Sridhar Reddy A is for #ArtistOwned. Z2 Comics publishes comics that are created and owned by the writers and the

Last year, Back To The Future screenwriter Bob Gale confirmed that Biff Tannen's portrayal in the second movie was based on Donald Trump. That's no more