Rich Johnston Archives

From Joe Field at the ComicsPRO retailer summit; #ComicsPRO--- it's "DC Day"& the Q&A is free-wheeling. Now I know that WTF means "What the

In 2006, a British movie called 12 In A Box was filmed. It had a few minor TV actors in it. It managed to play a few festivals, had a very limited US

As well as the ComiXology version of Invincible #100, handed out to retailer attendees at the current ComicsPRO retailer summit, were these very rare

ComiXology have just been handing out a previously unannounced variant cover of Ryan Ottley's inks of Invincible #100 at the ComicsPRO summit just now, 

It was confirmed last night that DC and Wildstorm artist Scott Clark had passed away. Notable for runs on Stormwatch and Brightest Day, he was recently

The other day, East To West, the new Image comic from Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta and Frank Martin, promised famine. Now it promises war. Can you see

Shown at the retailer ComicsPRO event currently occurring... a planned Batman Court Of The Owls hardcover with the mask so prized at comic conventions,

Next week... we get Batman Inc #8 finally, an upside down Dr Manhattan, new Rocketeer, the start of Five Weapons, Guardians Of The Galaxy, the new League

WARNING: This post may contain disturbing irony. So CLiNT Magazine came through the post this week, featuring the most recent chapters of Hit Girl and The

There was something oddly missing from the first issue of Django Unchained from Vertigo. The name of the writer. Reginald Hudlin, producer on the movie,

So this is apparently going to be announced this weekend. A new comic from Tony Lee and JK Woodward that basically looks like HP Lovecraft meets

Originally it was to have been a book by Brad Meltzer and Bryan Hitch, with a planned announcement at New York Comic Con last year. But it fell apart.

Looks like that new Spidey/Wolverine/Elektra Joe Madueira comic with Zeb Wells will be on the way soon... Marvel have scheduled the Avenging

I have had entertaining conversations with people who are amazed that the comics industry gets comics fans to pay for Previews, a catalogue that they can

Retailers have been warned that Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan #4 will feature several pages "printed upside down" but that "This is part of the

Valiant Entertainment have made a specialty in giving work to what you might call mid-level talent at Marvel and DC. Creators who are relatively new but

The cover to Amazing Spider-Man #121, "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", has met its expected bid of $200,000 with less than a day of bids to go. A lot of

ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT Peter David is back on the convention circuit. We arrived during opening ceremonies on Friday night, and when they announced my

Jess Harrold writes; England may be the home of cricket, but that does not mean the British public can tell the difference between a "Batsman" and the

We've always enjoyed the work of French cartoonist Boulet. And now it seems more of you may be able to join us. AdHouse Books are publishing his graphic

SPOILERS for today's comics below: I don't mean that John Byrne has received two offers of marriage from men over the last year. Though I know to what

It's a dazzling cut. Skin tight, a collar to match the suit, cut from neck to navel exposing a vertical rectangle of flash. Possibly a cross motif,

One again we check in on the week's reorders from retailers trying to increase the amount of certain comics they'll be stocking, before they are

Mike Allred's cover to It Girl & The Atomics #7 above... and below a hastily censored  Stephanie Seymour shoot by Herb Ritts.... feel free to google

A few comics I found myself reading today... ANOTHER BRICK IN THE FOURTH WALL I always like it when characters say exactly what I've been thinking for the

There are spoilers for Justice League Of America #1 and for Justice League #17 here. Two for the price of one. As Steve Trevor states in the new Justice

From Superman #17. Okay, it's just a colouring error and I'm sure it will be corrected for the trade. But, still...  

That makes it three for three for Bleeding Cool Magazine, issue 0, 1 and 2 all topping the Diamond magazine charts in the months they were published, as

Chris Thompson writes; Before diving into our interview with God Hates Astronauts‘ Ryan Browne, Taylor & I take a look at some of this week’s new

Well, we were pretty close... last week Bleeding Cool reported that Joshua Hale Fiakvov, Robert Vendetti, Justin Jordan and Keith Giffen would be the new