Rich Johnston Archives

And here they all are. 32 DC female characters in one drawing, from the true master of comic book industry satire, Fred Hembeck. I count him as one of my

It's a funny old world isn't it? Mike Huckabee, potential Presidential candidate in 2012 on Fox News show Fox & Friends, discussing what Action Comics

Greg Baldino writes for Bleeding Cool Art and politics have been forever involved with one another. Living in the age of short-term high-speed media, it

A terribly spoilery piece for the episode of Doctor Who that aired earlier this evening on BBC1. If you wish to remain spoiler free, I would recommend

From happier, more utopian times, when Superman was an honorary member of every nation on the earth, even the dictatorial, oppressive and those prone to

So, Superman may not stand for America anymore. But it seems that Captain America doesn't stand for Truth either. And as for Justice, well that's

Artist Francis Manapul didn't draw last week's issue of Flash, Scott Kolins did, despite Francis being listed in the solicitions, and the book having been

It hasn't been announced yet. But I understand that DC Comics has sold out of Action Comics #900. And they're going back to print. The fuss around the

Look into the face of evil. Over a number of years I have exposed the crimes of one Josh Hoopes of California in the comic book industry. Initially his

Now, where were we? THEN Thanks to some helpful advice from folks in the industry who have much more experience than I do I had decided to go with a more

In half an hour I'm off into the centre of London to appear on BBC Radio Five Live talking about the Royal Wedding (about half five I think). Then I'm

This is the postcard that Stuart and Kathyrn Immonen sent to Shlomo Silverberg, a schoolkid who took part in this mail art school activity, sending art as

As Wizard World Anaheim Comic kicks off today (anyone cosplaying as Will and Kate?), the convention norganiser has also announced that in September 24th

CoverWatch: Was the cover to Uncanny X-Men 212 originally intended for Uncanny X-Men #200? Here's the original art... RoyalWatch: The Birmingham Mail

Oh look, the world noticed. The Guardian (UK) Several posters branded conservative critics of the storyline "Earthers" - a reference to the Birthers - the

He co-created the Ultimate Universe for Marvel, spending over ten years on Ultimate Spider-Man. He rewrote the Avengers for the 21st century. He wrote the

Earlier this week Bleeding Cool told you about a new Justice League International title, which seems now to have been confirmed by the last issue of

Project finance raiser Kickstarter is two years old today. And they've been letting people in on the statistics of their two year journey letting people

So Bleeding Cool has been talking a lot about this story today in which Superman has revealed himself to be a treasonous lily livered popinjay who might

Bleeding Cool is proud to present Fake It Better, Granito by Tom Smith, a parody of R. B. Greaves' Take A Letter, Maria, in aid of our favourite swipe

Do you have your copy of Action Comics #900? Good. I get the feeling it will be disappearing from shelves pretty shortly, even at that $5.99 cover price.

Legendary Belgian humor comic Gaston created by André Franquin is to get a spinoff series featring the character's nephew Gastoon, in August, entitled

Linking to a Wired report on Action Comics #900, Fox News has given a rather measured response online to the events therein, saying; "Superman renounces

Time to put the spoiler hat on for anyone who hasn't read the final issue of Brightest Day. And who hasn't been spoiled reading Comics Alliance, Newsarama

Ever since Bleeding Cool ran the first Rob Granito article, there's been something in the air. Rob Granito famously posed as a comic book and animation

The BBC are currently working on a final deal to bring back the Jennifer Saunders-written-and-starring sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, which also starred

Gail Simone, Phil Jiminez, Carla Speed McNeil, Dan Parent, Donna Barr and Andy Mangels are all providing pages for a new, larger print run of The Power

In Action Comics #900, there's a reflective look at Superman's role in the universe by Paul Dini. But that's not the real story. There's a storyboarded

TradeWatch: Remember when DC only had the first four issues of Grant Morrison and Howard Porter's JLA in its first trade? Looks like the new paperbacks

Dennis O’Neil has a long history in the comics industry as both a writer and editor. He’s best known for writing Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman,