Rich Johnston Archives

Okay, so let's say I wasn't expecting that today. I'm not even going to spoil what happen in this comic. Or rather I'm spoiling what happens but not who to. But I'm going to give some spoiler space to what comic book this happens in, because some folk won't even want to know that. And, you know, fair enough.

So I pick up a comic of Multiversity #1. It's about a comic fan picking up a copy of Multiversity #1. In the comic, someone knocks at the door. The comic

This is a scene from tomorrow's Genius #3, by Marc Bernadin, Adam Freeman and Afua Richardson, published by Top Cow/Image Comics. I know it's hard to

A Bunny Suicide strip. And an ad for Kelloggs' Squares advert seen on Facebook. Or is that a Squash File? In Swipe File we present two or more images that

  This is the Milo Manara variant cover being used to launch Spider-Woman #1 from Marvel in November. Who would have thought that, in comparison

It's the comic that everyone expected to be cancelled and yet never was. It also happened to be repeatedly really, really good. With a title that spun out

Grayson is the new DC comic, relaunching Nightwing as an international spy working for Spyder, as well as Batman. It is a $2.99 comic book in comic stores

Italian artist Milo Manara is famed for, well, that kind of artwork. And he's been doing a few variant covers for Marvel Comics of late. Just to keep his

IDW are making a Bqck To School Kids Edition sampler of their published  Skylanders, Angry Birds, My Little Pony and Cartoon Network comics. And then

Spread the word: Marvel is looking for a copy of MARVELMAN #26 from1954 (the second issue) so we can include it in the reprint hardcover. — Tom Brevoort

In the last two weeks, Avatar Press have published four issues of God Is Dead, the series created by Jonathan Hickman for the publisher in which God dies,

According to Marvel scheduling statistics, four creator owned books written by Brian Bendis are meant to come out on September 10th. That would be

  Okay, I needed a little bit of a break since San Diego Comic Con to write this up from copious notes. And I had a good couple of weeks taken up

The Herald newspaper has confirmed the story that Bleeding Cool ran at the weekend, that Frazer Hines would be cast in a role in the Scottish Highlander

Adi Tantimedh writes: In the past week, the biggest thing happening in America has been the police siege of Ferguson, Missouri. Social media has given a

Boom's newest imprint, Boom Box has been the home of comics like Lumberjanes and the upcoming Cyanide & Happiness: Punching Zoo collection. It seems

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So what changes have occurred 'twixt solicitations and publication in a week or two's time? Well, a few worth noting... Kyle Higgins replaces John Layman

The Best American Comics is an annual volume, edited by a different prominent comic book person each year, and published by Houghton Mufflin Harcourt. The

This is a Lalique Midnight Blue Mossi vase, being advertised on the back of a glossy magazine. But it does look rather familiar doesn't it? Let's make a

It is the best selling comic book in the world. But Attack On Titan has now been given a countdown to its demise. Crunchy Roll helpfully translated The

Pete Woods tweeted this weekend, When DC Comics asks you to redesign the New Gods do you decline because haters gonna hate, or do you dive in with glee? I

It's a cliché that the British satirical monthly comic, Viz Comic, is not as funny as it used to be. Started in the eighties, phenomenally successful in

It's one thing for a reader, a fan, a retailer, or a fellow comics creator to mix up the Hernandez Brothers. Even though the styles of the creators of

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

The Absolute format has been a pretty popular one for DC Comics. Started by Scott Dunbier at DC/Wildstorm and inspired by the French collections of

It's all gone a bit Buzzfeed here, hasn't it? Anyway... Some writers conceal hidden artistic talents. Often for a reason. But, with Bleeding Cool running

The latest categories for the upcoming Diamond Best Practice Awards for comic book retailers have been announced. Best Counter Display Best Movie/Themed

The Rough & Tumble. Written by Jim Ousley & Oscar Madrid. Art by Benjamin Sawyer. The Kickstarter campaign for The Rough & Tumble is happening

Above is a new variant cover by Kevin Wada, fashion illustrator recently seen on Sh-Hulk covers, for The Wicked + The Divine #4. Diamond code JUL148049 if