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Boom Studios lead with the new Seven Secrets series, as seen on the cover of the upcoming Diamond Previews. But there is more to come, a tonne of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics, a Lumberjanes encyclopaedia, an Avant-Guards OGN and an Edmonia Lewis OGN as well. As well as Steven Universe, Buffy, Angel, Firefly and […]
Coming from IDW in August 2020, we have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin from TMNT creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, more Rob Liefeld GI Joe, the new Locke & Key historical excavation ahead of the Sandman crossover and the return of Canto – as well as Transformers, Ghostbusters, My Little Pony, Star […]
Bomb Queen was created in 2006 by Jimmie Robinson, and published by ShadowLine/Image Comics. Over the years she appeared in seven limited series, four single-issue specials, and a crossover in Savage Dragon, but has not had her own series since 2012. But in 2020, she's back and she appears to be bringing Donald Trump with […]
Getting a Gem of The Month for August 2020 in next week's Diamond Previews is a new series by Ales Kot, Luca Casalanguida and Heather Moore, called Lost Soldiers, promised earlier this year for the Summer – and still scheduled that way despite everything. Set in 1969 Vietnam and present day Juarez, about three men tied […]
The May/June edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly Previews catalogue arrives in comic shops and digitally on Wednesday, May 27th after a brief hiatus and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop culture merchandise scheduled to go on sale from the beginning of August 2020. It begins, oddly, with X Of Swords. The […]
A couple of days ago, John Layman talked about his history writing crossovers, and that another one was being announced. This morning, we know what that is, Mars Attacks Red Sonja from Dynamite, out in August. Drawn by Fran Strukan, Mars Attacks Red Sonja will see Mars attack Earth, but these are ancient Martians of […]
These are strange times, but The Daily LITG is becoming a valuable way to quantify just what comic book geek culture is up to in this time of trial. Yesterday that including the IDW Publishing firings, and responses by staff to them, Rick, Morty, Funko and Paul Giamatti. Welcome all, to the daily Lying In […]
So there I am, listening to another one of those 'The Making Of' type shows, a Radio 4 Extra edition of What's Funny About... by Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman, concentrating on the BBC's political comedy The Thick Of It, which also was translated into the movie In The Loop and the HBO show Veep, […]
Dark Horse Comics has issued their solicitations for August 2020 – though forgive them if you recognise most of everything in here. It's more of a shuffling round of what had been planned from May, July and July and hadn't been scheduled yet. And it begins with the previously promised all new Alien with an […]
I reckon it must be quite hard work, knocking out a cover for the Vampirella cover. All those late nights spent chained to the board, stroke, after stroke after stroke, building up quite a sweat. No wonder you end up with forearms like Lucio Parrillo. Dynamite Entertainment has taken advantage of this man's mastery of […]
Our friends at comic store Famous Faces And Funnies of Florida are running two twelve-hour Facebook Live selling auctions this weekend from noon to midnight EST each day. Yes, they are doing it alphabetically again. Well, if schools are not in session, it's good to know your ABCs. They offer $8 flat rate shipping across […]
Tomorrow will be the big Diamond Day so a fair few publishers are trying to get in earlier with their newly rejigged schedules going forward into 2020. So in August, Titan Comics will launch Horizon Zero Dawn as a comic book sequel to the game starring Aloy and Talanah, Blade Runner #9 gets a new […]
Recently, Marvel Comics has made a number of titles that were to have been publishing in print, digital-only. DC Comics has followed suit. The release of their new August 2020 solicitations seems to pick what titles will be staying, in print at least, and what will be going. This has led to a reduced title […]
A couple of weeks ago, Trustbridge Global Media bought small British publishers Walker Books, which also owns Candlewick Press, which is based in Somerville, Massachusetts. It didn't get a lot of press at the time, there were a few other things going on. Trustbridge said they were planning no changes to how Walker Books operated. […]
Comic Hero University of Fullerton, California has been giving away free comic books where one may not expect it, inside students school lunches. Even though schools have been shut down, school districts have been handing out lunches to those students who need them. And with a little extra reading time on their hands right now, […]
Okay, so we have a new solicitation for Maestro #1 for Marvel Comics in August 2020, and the Neal Adams and Mark Waid Fantastic Four too but it looks like pretty much everything else new in the solicitations is from previous solicitations… can you spy any break-outs? MAESTRO #1 (OF 5) PETER DAVID (W) • […]
In 2018, TidalWave Productions published a comic book mini-biography by Joe Paradise and Joey Mason, of adult performer Stormy Daniels, to jump on the bandwagon of her own biography, leading up to her tryst with Donald Trump, and receiving hush money from Trump's lawyer. Well, it seems that they have found a reason to reissue […]
Boom Studios is celebrating a major milestone on June 24 with the 50th issue of their Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series – and they've been promising it will be big, at least based on their solicitations: The MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS & the OMEGA RANGERS – along with surprise new allies – versus The Anointed […]
What to replace that shiny-shiny Game Of Thrones hole in your heart? Especially in a time of interminable lockdown? How many more times can you watch Witcher or Kingdom before realising that they just don't do it? Today sees the BBC launch possibly the best alternative around right now, the fourth series of historical fantasy […]
Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on IDW Publishing letting a number of employees go, permanently. After Bleeding Cool posted the article, two former employees who we had named took to social media, to elaborate on their current position. Former IDW Managing Editor, Denton Tipton tweeted Hope this finds you and your family healthy and safe. As […]
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