Rich Johnston Archives

I’ve noticed a big problem that’s been common for almost every long-running show: that once a show lasts longer than its third season, the writing tends

Idle Hands, as part of their roundup of current DC comic books (and, really, they give Catwoman short shrift),run a couple of scans from what appears to

Coming through the industry gossip mills comes the news that Rob Liefeld, current solo writer/artist of Hawk And Dove, and artist of The Infinite, will

We recently ran the work of Sharon Moody, and accusations that she was ripping comic book artists off with her work, as well as a strong defence of the

I wasn't sure whether or not the Amanda Conner and Paul Mounts Silk Spectre II piece we ran yesterday was from the Watchmen prequel mini-series rumoured

Jonathan Ross has tweeted "Morning! New year and a new beginning! Am beyond excited to announce that Bryan Hitch and I are publishing new comic with Image

On page 36 of today's The Times newspaper, comes this brand new original strip, The Adventure Of The New Year's Necklace, by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood.

So what were the bigger scoops that Bleeding Cool managed to grab this year? There certainly seem to have been a lot to pore through. Here are a few

Recently, Marvel and Brian Bendis announced that, after a ten year run, he'd be leaving the Avengers monthly books in the summer. But that's only when

Architects #13, the final chapter in Top Cow's universe-redefining book is out this week (and we have Bleeding Cool's crack TopCowologists rereading the

Tim Pilcher used to work for DC Vertigo back in the day when they used to run a UK office. And he's spent a few weeks running four issues of the never

This is Greg Rucka, sporting the classic Rucka look. And this is Steve Niles after a recent haircut. In Swipe File we present two or more images that

UPDATE: This artwork in question has been moved, after a legal letter from Amy E Genkins of DC Comics. Bleeding Cool has complied with her request. So I

Thanks for Chase Variant artist Bagwell for that one. It's 4pm in Los Angeles, it's 6pm in Rantoul, Illinois, it's 7pm in New York, but in London, home of

During a number of television shows this weekend on ITV, the following commercial has been running; This is the time of year when we start to get

British comedian Stewart Lee guest edited BBC Radio 4's Today Programme this morning. And chose Alan Moore to deliver an Alternative Thought For The Day.

When Bleeding Cool first talked about the recent revival of the Watchmen prequel mini-series, we mentioned that the project was being referred to

We all know that Nick Fury in Marvel's Ultimates series was based on Samuel L Jackson, so much, that Samuel would play the man in the Marvel Studios

FastWatch: Before the Kapow Superior Special, welcome to the real fastest comic book in the world - into production as well! Guinness Book Of World

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported how Micha Hershman, VP of Marketing at Dark Horse Comics had resigned to work for a 3D animation school in San

In January, Diamond Comic Distributors is pushing  instore comic shop promotions, to coincide with the IDW distribution of the independently published

This year, Sergio Bonelli, one of the most influential people in the comics industry, passed away. But his studio has kept going. In 2011, Sergio Bonelli

There's a conspiracy theory going around courtesy of one Mike Mozart that alleges that the very backers of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation

Taiwan Comic Net is a new website created by the Taiwanese government to promote Taiwan-made comic books. It covers their history and culture to the

  I always loved the origin of Superman, as told by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely in All Star Superman, taking up one page and few words. But

I heard earlier today that Micha Hershman, VP Marketing at Dark Horse Comics is to leave the company. I've now had that confirmed, Micha is leaving for a

In January, The Lass pub in Manchester will be debuting a stage play version of the Alan Moore/Ian Gibson 2000AD comic strip, The Ballad Of Halo Jones.

Here's a preview of Warriors Of Mars #1 from Dynamite Entertainment, written by Robert Place Napton, drawn by Jack Jadson and a cover by Joe Jusko -

John Byrne was posting about years and Roman Numerals today. On the John Byrne Message Board, he wrote; "Even as far back as 1972 -- MCMLXXII -- I had

Earlier this year, Bleeding Cool told you how Marvel was to launch a $5 comic store voucher for anyone who bought a Marvel digital comic, for 99 cents or