Rich Johnston Archives

James Haick writes, Author Malcolm Gladwell says that it takes roughly ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery in a field. I’ve been reading and

The US comics industry has a certain Anglophilic bent that has served me well over the years. And I have been known to bring a variety of chocolates,

Comic book creator and collector Jim Wheelock writes, My storage space near Brattleboro, Vermont was robbed recently. It looks like my entire comics

Metallic Silence is a new comic series published by Bleeding Cool favourites Amigo Comics, by El Torres, Angel Hernandez and Diego Galindo This is the

  Thanks to Daniel Curto...

This is software engineer and cartoonist Vishavjit Singh, who has taken to walking around New York in full Captain America gear - with integrated turban.

Men's Feelings #1 by Eisner-nominated Ted May is his first solo comic in nine years. Co-creator of Injury, this comic collects  vignettes and gag strips

Russell Lissau may be better known for Batman Strikes! and John Bivens for Dark Engine. But they are working together in April on a new comic book series,

The London Super Comic Con has released a bunch more comic attendees at the show... oh look, Max Brooks, Garth Ennis, Kieron Gillen... you can see that

Alternative Comics is taking Rusty Jordan's Alamo Value Plus #1 from Revival House to a wider audience in April. With a little Clerks-style, the comic

This is Fantomelle, her first appearance in Wolverines #2. And her first full appearance (and cover star) in Wolverines #3. That comic is still at cover

Alterna Comics is putting out their latest iteration of the zombie historical war comics FUBAR series in April, set in the Battle of Stalingrad in1943.

Let us take three articles on CBR. Why not, they can probably do with the traffic. Regarding All-New Captain America, Rick Remender says, We get a really

One of my favourite comic book writers, Alex De Campi, is writing Wonder Woman for DC's Digital First comic, Sensational Comics. It's a blast. And a few

A few changes 'txist solicitations and publications, from Marvel and DC Comics... Grayson #7 is solicited with art from Mikel Janin, but instead will be

Big Bang Comics first appeared in 1994, with a five issue mini-series from Caliber Comics. Two years later the second series came out from Image Comics,

In February, Marvel Comics are publishing "Women Of Marvel" variant covers, spotlighting female comic book artists working at the company. Here are a few

  In May we have the "Last Days" themed series - well "One More Day" was taken. “What would you do if you learned today was your last day on Earth?”

As we stated, the second print of Star Wars #1 sold out and has been allocated to stores. Even though it has yet to arrive, a third print is already

There has been lots of speculation regarding the future of Spider-Man at Sony, and whether or not the character might be lent out to Marvel Studios for

Comic-Con has announced that the Eisner judges have inducted Marjorie ”Marge” Henderson Buell, the creator of Little Lulu and Bill Woggon, creator of Katy

Marvel's Free Comic Book Day title in March had been solicited as FCBD Secret Wars #1. Even though an actual Secret Wars #1 is shipping in May. It will

Comic book writer, novelist and Wonder Woman obsessive, Andy Mangels appeared on last week's episode of Grimm. Just. Mostly he got cut.   Second from

That's what being bought out by a Diamond Premier Publisher does for you. IDW's acquisition of Top Shelf Comix means that they will be printing their Free

­ Titan Comics launches new series Scarlett Couture... but it knows where its bread and butter is, with four Doctor Who monthly titles... let's begin with

We mentioned this a week ago, but had no idea how it was going to work. In the fashion of the Ant Man #1 Shrinking Variant with every single cover

Vertigo Quarterly Black #1 was solicited with creators, Mary H.K. Choi, Francesco Francavilla, Tom King, Jeff Lemire, Steven T. Seagle , Si Spencer, John

Last night, the Hollywood Reporter reported that Marvel Studios was courting Chiwetel Ejoifor of 12 Years A Slave, Serenity and Dirty Pretty Things for

Next week sees the beginning of the world's largest comic book art festival, in the French town of Angouleme. With the Grand Prix award going to either

Rep. John Lewis, author of the Marchseries of graphic novels, detailing his experience of the Civil Rights movement, will be appearing on MSNBC's Morning