Rich Johnston Archives

This is Slade Wilson in the comicss, from today's Deathstroke #1. And this is Slade Wilson as he appears in the Arrow TV series.

It is the lowest point in the Superman film franchise and one that doomed the film series for years, until Superman Returns doomed it all over again.

The Johns/Romita/Janson Superman takes the back of November's Diamond Previews catalogue in full-on explodo mode as Spawn takes the front, with a well

Last month, we reported on Noise Trade, a new digital service offering free music, books and comics.  Well they've just stepped up a notch, offering Mike

Yesterday, I ran the story that DC Comics were asking creators to bring their story lines to an end before what we have dubbed the Band-Aid event in April

A comic that the late comic creator/editor/translator/publisher Kim Thompson really wanted to publish, but was tied up in rights disputes, is going to be

Well, She-Hulk, Ultimates and X-Factor list their final issues for January. And Avengers World has gone missing, which never looks good. Electra, Ghost

I am told by DC Comics insiders that the big move from New York to Burbank in April next year may not be quite as clear cut as it has been presented.

Yesterday Bleeding Cool talked about the new iVerse Comics + App launching in November that will let you download new comics but also import your own

Right now, a bunch of Marvel hardcovers are available on Amazon.com for knock down prices - often less than the paperback equivalent. They are likely to

Have you noticed a nip in the air? In London, it's cold, wet and foggy. Tonight  I will be done up to the nines going to the Guido Fawkes tenth birthday

Disney have officially announced their new Disney Princess movie, Moana.

January sees Alan Moore writing his second work-for-hire comic book issue in friend Garth Ennis' world, for Crossed +100 as David Lapham returns to the

So that's what Mark Millar was teasing last week. Image Comics is to publish a prequel to Millar and Frank Quitely's Jupiters Legacy comic, to be written

These are Mike Collins' storyboards from the last episode of Doctor Who, Flatline, the one that everyone seems to think is the best episode of the season.

  Everyone knows what Grant Morrison looks like. He cultivates a look... But not everyone knows what Steve Yeowell, his artist on Zenith, Sebastian O and

Kickstarter ends Mon, Oct 27 2014 5:48 PM BST, book published Mon Nov 17th. Nigel writes, Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? John Travolta in Pulp

Man, they like that Spider-Punk. He's on the cover of three issues in January. Ms Marvel gets involved with SHIELD. And Unworthy Thor fights Ther. Anyway,

Your guess is as good at ours... Donny Cates is the co-creator of the likes of Buzzkill, Ghost Fleet and The Paybacks for Dark Horse Comics. Could this,

So we just ran the news that Landry Walker will be the new writer on DC Comics' Red Lanterns title from January. Well, it will be a busy January for

Squarriors #1 by Devil's Due is... well, due. The first issue is out in comic stores on Wednesday December 10th. And while you may be on the fence over

Charles Soule is enjoying his Marvel exclusive contract now (even if not everyone at Marvel or DC knew when this actually happened) so he must bid one of

As they did last year, the Lakes Comic Arts Festival held in Kendal this weekend, saw the town transformed into comic books, with plenty of local shops

A new year! And new changes! Damian appears to have returned - as if anyone expected that he wouldn't - and appears to be coming back with superpowers in

I had a very nice chat in the pub a few weeks ago with Rian Hughes, the man who designed the Multiversity poster given away at San Diego Comic Con. In it,

We've had a spate of Vikings in the media of late. Well, that means there's always room for another one. And next year, we can expect a new one, courtesy

  Ho ho ho ho Logan... Top Twenty Traffic Stories Of The Week Can Cosplayers *Really* Pose Like Milo Manara’s Spider-Woman? Yes Folks, Sabretooth Is

I understand that a number of DC Comics creators are being instructed to bring their arcs, their plots, their storylines to a close before the Band-Aid,

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

Adi Tantimedh writes, One thing I like about NYCC is to walk around and stumble upon something completely new that I never heard of. That was how I was