Rich Johnston Archives

Time for plenty of cross-media references this week. 1. Doctor... Or Ambassador? The Ambassadors (1533)  by Hans Holbein the Younger hangs in the National

Okay, so the Hallowe'en ComicFest is coming. A kind-of Free Comic Book Day for Hallowe'en with a) less participants b) smaller comics and c) owned by

by Ale Bodden Nerdist Writers Podcast hosts, Ben Blacker and Heath Corson, were joined on NYCC stage by creators Greg Pak (X-Treme X-Men) and G. Willow

By Ale Bodden and Ray Flook UPDATE: Andre Tessier writes, First and foremost. Let me say that I was misquoted. The discussion was that Big Finish does not

By Ale Bodden Joining host, Barnaby Edwards (Dalek operator), we had Ken Deep (Host of DW: an Occasional Podcast), Nick Abadzis (Titan Comics 10th

Next week sees the launch of Father's Day, the new Colder series, Predator Fire And Stone, Arkham Manor, Deathstroke, Multiversity: The Just, D&D

Could these now be the five weeks of a five-week weekly title from Marvel next summer? Civil War Age Of Ultron Vs Marvel Zombies Years Of Future Past

Ex-Marvel PR man James Viscardi's ComicBook.com somehow gets the official Marvel scoop on the new Uncanny Avengers lineup, post Axis. And, yes, as you can

Pat Broderick began working as a DC Comics penciller in the early seventies, straight out of high school, as well as working for Atlas and Marvel,

June Vigants writes, I made a point to seek out Bioshock cosplayers throughout the NYCC weekend. They appeared every so often but when they did, there was

June Vigants writes, NYCC can be exhausting for fans, press, exhibitors, and professionals alike. There are many times that you just want to drop your

June Vigants writes, This is the first year McCall’s has exhibited at NYCC. I passed by their booth on Saturday en route to a panel and knew I had to stop

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and

So we missed a couple of weeks on the road. Here are a few solicitation changes from Marvel and DC comic books, past and present. Just in case you wanted

Tim Truman posts on his site, DC COMICS: I'LL BE DOING ART FOR A SPECIAL 2-ISSUE PROJECT FOR DC COMICS, FEATURING A CHARACTER THAT I'VE WORKED WITH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb4tJdBE_SU Okay, who wants to pop over to Paris to pick up a few of these?  

Ale Bodden writes, Weekly magazine, Shonen Jump, outdid itself during NYCC. Eric Eberhardt (Marketing director for Shonen Jump) was joined on stage by

by Ale Bodden Once again Kodansha Comics makes its presence be known by announcing many upcoming titles and new titles for some on-going series. The panel

by Ale Bodden One of the biggest issues during conventions, lately, are the lines/wait to get into panels. The only way that you're able to secure a seat

  Okay so... could this be a weekly series, with every issue playing off an old Marvel event or arc? Civil War, Age Of Ultron Vs. Marvel Zombies,

That's what I came home to after New York Comic Con. Lots of post, but at the bottom a thick flat card package. What could it be? It could be Cerebus

Let auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Let auld acquaintance be forgot for the sake of Hail Hydra. This New Year's Eve, Marvel and

So we still don't know what the DC Band Aid event will be called. Just that it won't be called Blood Moon. We are on the hunt. We have just discovered

Mark Millar writes, Hmm. What could this be? Who's the artist? And which well-known superheroes are in the frame? All will be revealed next week. Me

by Ray Flook “The Block brings together art, design, collectible toys, pop-tech and fashion of the underground pop culture scene along with the

One story we ran just before San Diego Comic Con kicked off was that Grant Morrison was going to write the Spawn series, after his brief three-issue run

I just mentioned how Archie Comics requested an artist remove Jughead's spine from a pin-up featuring the Predator holding his head on a spike. But that's

Here's that photo we ran yesterday from the set of the Netflix Daredevil. A comic creator gets in touch, "A friend is on the crew and told me via an

You are probably au fait with the FOC acronym by now. Final Order Cut-Off is a Diamond Comic Distributor system in which retailers can amend their orders

Bleeding Cool loves a typo. We embrace them, cherish them, take them to our bosom and rock them back and forth like a suckling child. They are the