Rich Johnston Archives

No, Bacardi, Warren Ellis And Mike Allred Are Not Going To Mexico This Week

Warren Ellis and Mike Allred have been paid handsomely for their work creating a comic detailing the history of Barcardi.

Goodbye Ghibli? Or Is It Au Revoir?

I'm not telling the kids. Not yet anyway. STUDIO GHIBLI ANNOUNCES CLOSURE Toshio Suzuki has announced the closure of Studio Ghibli. Here’s a translated

Stillborn: The First Zombie

Stillborn: The First Zombie comic book creators Hunter S. Zombie & Phillip K. launch Kickstarter Project, July 4th – Aug. 3rd, 2014. Indie comic book,

Odd Couple – The Comic, The Movie?

By Louis Oddball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxZvl9hTxhA Have you noticed a lot of super hero movies at the multiplex over the past few years, or is

Del Rey Gives Us A New Dawn In Star Wars Publishing, At San Diego Comic Con

By Jeremy Konrad When the Star Wars EU (Expanded Universe for those not in the know) was shuffled to the side earlier this year and made “Legends”, quite

Beyond The San Diego Comic Con Walls: POP! The Art of the Geek @ Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts

by Ray Flook & Alejandra Bodden With all of the time spent running from one end of the convention center to the other, waiting in lines,

Gays in Comics – It's a Queer, Queer World At San Diego Comic Con

By Joe Glass Saturday at Comic-Con saw the 27th annual Gays in Comics panel, organised by the awesome Prism Comics, an advocacy and support group for LGBT

Bill Mantlo, Co-Creator Of Rocket Raccoon, Gets A Private Viewing Of Guardians Of The Galaxy, Courtesy Of Marvel

A few months ago, we ran a number of pieces detailing the relationship between Bill Mantlo, co-creator of Rocket Raccoon and severely debilitated by a

How Psychologists Use Superhero Therapy

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, as well as a (mad?) scientist and a full time geek. She uses Superhero Therapy to help patients

Cover Variance: Chew, Poyo Warrior Chicken Special

Here is the second print variant of Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo #1, the first print ofwhich sold out like a bomb. And it's keeping a grand tradition of

Watson & Holmes – After The Eisners

Brandon Perlow writes, It’s been a week since I got back from the San Diego Comic Con and it was busy as ever. I don't think that will change. It was my

Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 3rd August 2014 – The Darkseid War Begins

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

Flesk Publications Exposed! The Artists Spill Their Guts! At San Diego Comic Con!

By Joshua Stone It is my pleasure to be covering the Flesk panel for Bleeding Cool for the third year San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in a row, and just like

I Want Comics To Make Me Laugh

Wes Locher writes, The story goes that when Stan Lee was close to quitting his position at Marvel Comics, his wife, Joan, encouraged him to write the

Moon Prism Power…. Make Up, All Moonies Unite!

By Ale Bodden Viz Media conquered SDCC with a total of three panels throughout the convention- with one whole hour dedicated to Sailor Moon on Saturday.

Marvel Comics Ties Up Trademarks Ahead Of Doctor Strange Movie

A Doctor Strange movie is scheduled to come out from Marvel for 2016, even though it hasn't been officially announced yet. And the lawyers have been going

The Death Of Batman, The New Comic From Jack Snyder

Established comic book writers fear one thing. New comic book writers, with their fancy modern day cultural references, boundless enthusiasm and

Reading The Book Of Dragons Again

By Scott O. Brown, co-owner of Bronco Ink Publishing, LLC, and married to April Brown. Until recently, fantasy has always had an uphill climb in America.

A New Secret Thing From Neil Gaiman And Colleen Doran For Dark Horse

A fox. A wolf. A fairy. Something shrew-like. A boy in shorts. A path through a wood. And a face peeking out from leaves. And coming from Colleen Doran