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It is considered one of the most influential modern day superhero comic books. The Authority by Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, Mark Millar, Frank Quitely and

The Diamond Jubilee may be last week's news. But the effects have been strong. And Diamond UK must still be feeling the effects, in some kind of linked

SourceWatch: Fans of the Batman comic, look away now. “The source material is irrelevant,” says Nolan. “The challenge with Batman is to find what is a

We're into week two of Before Watchmen, and the first issue of the second series, Silk Spectre. Of all the books, it's the one DC insiders have told me

This is Boris Johnson, Mayor of London on drugs. A couple of classic quotes; "Yes, cannabis is dangerous, but no more than other perfectly legal drugs.

You know this to be true.

Bryan Q Miller is writing Smallville Season Eleven as a digital-first-then-print comic for DC Comics, playing up on the conclusion of the TV Series.

Jason Aaron tweets the evidence. The final issue of Scalped from DC Vertigo, number 60, Trails End, is out at the end of the month...  

Cameron Hatheway writes for Bleeding Cool; That’s it people; the voting is over and done for! It’s pining for the fjords! You no longer have the

Fourth-place American Idolist and lead singer of Daughtry, Chris Daughtry talked to Rolling Stone magazine about his collaboration with Jim Lee for the We

Ande Parks, writer of Lone Ranger #6 writes for Bleeding Cool; Page One This issue deals with the aftermath of defeating Marshal Dorsey. It also hits the

From Cake Wrecks This was the week in which DC Comics finally got round to mentioning that they were running all Zero issues in September. After a number

That's the thing about The Walking Dead. It keep shambling along, ever up the charts, ever slowly... but it suddenly took a jump. From breaking into the

شجاعة Alshujaa'a. That's the Arabic tattoo on the new Green Lantern's arm, appearing in Green Lantern #0. Just about. And yes, according to Google

Bleeding Cool first reported that Scott Lobdell would be the new Superman writer back in April. Now DC Comics have made it official by arranging an

And there we go. We knew that with four new titles, four had to go. Justice League International's last issue is in August, Voodoo, Resurrection Man and

It's due to be published in early July in the US. And late June in the UK. But I understand that the publication date of the final chapter of League Of

Let producer Alisson Abbate show you where and when you can meet a five inch Frankenweenie and his ghoulish neighbours. Brendon already saw a lot of this

They're taking their time over this one... The Justice League, Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and more solicitations are out... But the big news in the

Adi Tantimedh writes for Bleeding Cool; WARNING: SPOILERS FOR PROMETHEUS Of course everyone will see PROMETHEUS. It’s Ridley Scott not only returning to

Before Hellblazer? Well, why the hell not? Maybe we'll get a new Newcastle? JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #0 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by MIKEL JANIN Cover by RYAN

Another book getting cancelled in September is Abnett and Lanning's Resurrection Man. It never was one of the better selling New 52 titles, but it did

  Bat-characters rarely end up well at the hands of the Joker. Robin, Jason Todd, died, and Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, was crippled. But then these are

Green Lantern group September Zero Month solicits aren't quite ready yet... they're up at the blog, but access is still restricted. UPDATE: And there we

Rob Liefeld already told us that Hawk & Dove would return in DC Universe Presents. But not that they would be joined by a number of other characters

It may be cancelled. But it is getting its zero issue. And no title could probably deserve it more. Captain Atom has dodged the executioner's axe before,

Say what you like about the $3.99 price point, but everyone seems to buy into it. The top four books are all $3.99, the fifth is a $4.99. Say, could that

The Avatar comic Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows, published by Bleeding Cool owner Avatar Press, has caused a little trouble at a local library

We all know Disney's Club Penguin. If we have kids. If not, it's the real life version of Puffin Party from Four Lions. An environment safe for kids where

Simply Tap is a new app for your smart device. Install it, hand over all your credit card details (I know) and you can buy stuff with "tap codes" - a cute