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ArchieWatch: After Elton gets a preview of the Kevin Keller #1 comic from Archie, out today. WarrenWatch: Warren Ellis calls for an animated reworking of

One of the more peculiar aspects of the DC Comics Relaunch was the edict reported by Bleeding Cool that the female characters all cover up their legs, a

Not only is Brian Wood no longer DC exclusive, not only was he ditched from Supergirl days before the DC Relaunch announcements, not only is DMZ coming to

Greg Baldino writes for Bleeding Cool Buyer beware, there is no steamship ark piloted by Noah in Jeff Vandermeer’s Steampunk Bible. Nor to the Hebrews

Where is Mike? At E3, the slacker, but we get Aaron of A Comic Shop in Florida, solo, showing concern for Bleeding Cool's source at DC (singular, Aaron?),

And there we have it folks. Voodoo #1. By Ron Marz and Sami Basri. This marks the return of Wildstorm to the DC Universe. I don't know how much DC will be

Entertainment Weekly may not care about artists but their writers do! Scott Snyder has tweeted Yanick Pacquette as main artist on Swamp Thing #1 as we

I understand that the writers of the yet-to-be-announced Supergirl #1 are Michael Green and Mike Johnson, best known for their Superman/Batman work. Green

DC Comics are giving Entertainment Weekly more stories about their issue one comics today, and it seems to all be around the more supernatural elements of

Men swing their weapons. Women pose with theirs. Welcome to five character posters for the upcoming Conan movie. Out on the 19th of August in the USA and

Comic writer/artist/messiah Mike Netzer has responded to the David Goyer story that enraged a nation in Action Comics #900 in his own special way.

James Pinkerton is very positive. He not only like X-Men First Class as a film, but is intrigued by the mixture of political and social issues it raises.

It wasn't that long ago that Alan Moore declared that DC's current work was based on his own stuff for them years ago, and he wished they'd come up with

Clerks4RealWatch: Kevin Smith is to make a reality TV show set in his New Jersey comic shop, Secret Stash, for AMC. SOSWatch: Graphic novel publishers

So, what do we know about upcoming DC books in September (I'll count JLA #1 for completeness sake, even though it's a week early,) Red is still a Bleeding

With the trade paperback of Stan Lee's The Traveler coming out from Boom! Studios this week (although actually by Mark Waid and Chad Hardin), here's an

DC's Source blog decided to announce a new Batman Incorporated #1 for next year, by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, on their own Source blog (rather

They're not alone. I once heard of an American newsreader who described Nelson Mandela as "African American". But in announcing the story DC gave them

Phill Hall used to be a comics retailer and the News editor for Comics International before launching the PDF comics magazine Borderline - then abandoning

1) The beginnings of a possible replacement cover by Greg Capullo for Batman #1 2) Back in May, artist Chris Batista looked to be choosing between two

This week, there has been one story on Bleeding Cool, told many many many times.... Top Twenty Traffic Stories Of The Week 1. DC Relaunch: Batgirl #1 And

Bleeding Cool readers will have already seen the covers to Batwoman #1, Catwoman #1 and Batgirl #1. But here's the cover to the new Birds Of Prey #1 too,

Kate Kotler writes for Bleeding Cool; In the two short months since Bleeding Cool broke the story of the comic con grifter, Rob Granito, there have been

Jeff Lemire currently writes Sweet Tooth, Superboy and, if I'm to be believed, Animal Man as well for DC Comics. But his previously critically acclaimed

When Bleeding Cool first ran the image, this member of The Worthy was labelled Juggernaut. And it sure looked it. But it was otherwise teased as Colossus

Bleeding Cool understands that DC exclusive creator Jeff Lemire, of Vertigo's Sweet Tooth and the Eisner nominated Superboy, is to write a new Animal Man

As well as writing Teen Titans, I understand that Scott Lobdell will also be writing the new Superboy comic from September. And not only that, there's one

Bleeding Cool understands that the five-times-a-week mailing list GeekChicDaily has got into bed with Nerdist Industries, the parent company of the

Blimey, killer kids are all over the place now. It’s like waiting for the 24 bus on Charing Cross Road – it takes ages and then three or four show up at

IGN has been handed the full details of the Batman relaunch by DC Comics. Bleeding Cool has already shown you the covers to Batman #1 and Detective Comics