Rich Johnston Archives

With all those black type words... And all that blank white space... Has there ever been a more tempting target in comic book publishing... For a hackable

Image Comics as quite a lot of comics coming out in August. But fewer launches than usual. However we do get brand new series The Beauty and Dark

A Second Marvel Secret Wars T-Shirt Drops FF And X-Men

The first printing of GI Joe: A Real American Hero #214, out on the 3rd June and following up on the death of Snake Eyes, is being allocated due to high

She plays a large part in this week's A-Force #1, as her actions in the issue help to define the laws of the Battleworld and let us understand the

DC Comics has published the Justice League Of America since 1960, on and off. Mostly on. In 1987, it was relaunched as Justice League, then Justice League

Recently, Sean Phillips did some illustration work to promote the BBC adaptation of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett, that aired,

Thanks to DC Comics,  Newsarama, Comic Book and CBR... DC Comics sliced and diced for August 2015. Chop chop chop! BATMAN/SUPERMAN #23 Written by GREG PAK

Thanks to Newsarama, ComicBook.com, and CBR... the full solicits for Marvel in August 2015 SECRET WARS #6 (of 8) JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a)

By Adam Tyler Wolfe. Part 1 is here. After the first nights fiasco of attending the ACBC after party, I was dubious about giving them another chance.

Last night we learned of the death of photographer, writer and comic creator Seth Kushner. And all through the day we have been learning how many lives he

On the way into London at the weekend, we spied the crowds going to the rugby, in full cosplay regalia. We won, folks.             

The first appearance of the character Squirrel Girl is in Marvel Super Heroes #8 Winter Special 1991. And, in near mint condition, but not in a CGC slab,

Marvel has registered the trademark Timely Comics for "Comic books; printed periodicals in the field of comic book stories and artwork, education,

Uncanny X-Men #600, the final issue by X-Men writer Brian Bendis was intended to be published this month. That is no longer the case. Instead, it appears

So I got into conversation on social media, as one is want to do, with some disappointment that SHIELD have seemed too much like the bad guys. Devin

Adi Tantimedh writes, Ales Kot is the kind of creator who can’t stop experimenting, testing, pushing the boundaries of the comics form. Having just

It's a sad day for comics, with the passing of Seth. But this is what you have been reading this week. Cartoon courtesy of Martin Hand. Top Twenty Traffic

I don't know if this will include the comic book industry. I have asked. But Nikke Finke, the requisite months after leaving Deadline has

At ACBC, Marvel Comics announced a few post-Secret Wars notes. They publicly confirmed Bleeding Cool's report of getting a Howling Commandos series,

Bleeding Cool's Adi Tantimedh has talked about it a lot. Well, Dark Horse Comics may have been listening. Announced at Anime Central on Saturday, Dark

Consider this an increasingly regular feature looking at comic books that have gone to second prints or more. Now, it is worth remembering that some

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Truth, Justice and the American Ale Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Company ABV: 4.8% Some time back, Joel Warger of Great Lakes

Sean Azzopardi writes, I live in an area of North London called Crouch End. One day I decided that it needed to be introduced to comics, cartoons,

Stronghold Vol 2 by Brian Visaggio, Kevin Roberts, Zakk Saam, Heather Antos closes June 4. Brian Visaggio writes, Power Rangers for Grown-Ups. That was

Die Homer by Tyler J. Hutchison. Kickstarter Close Date 05/21/2015. Publish on 05/16/2015 I’m currently running a kickstarter called Die Homer, it’s a

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

We ran the marketshare and top ten rundown on Friday. Now it's time to pull back a bit. Star Wars put four books in the top ten for Marvel, but after

So how did these two spider-women spend their last days as Earth incursed upon Earth? Announced at the Women Of Marvel panel at ACBC just now, courtesy of

Thank you Ryan Panagos for talking a walking tour of the Marvel Booth at ACBC this weekend. Indeed the whole show is organised by the folk who usually do