Rich Johnston Archives

Tomorrow it's the beginning of the Birmingham International Comic Show, held at the ThinkTank at Millennium Point centre in Birmingham, England over the

The first issue of Paul Cornell and James Hodgkins Jimmy Broxton's new comic Knight And Squire came out this week. It had a small glossary in the back,

Well, she is a magician. Weird things are going to happen with solicitations. Issue 6 of Zatanna was solicited, written by Paul Dini with art by Yanick

It is eight feet high. And twenty feet long. The Pavement Edition of the What On Earth Wallbook the 1:1 version of the project . Made up of a thousand

This is a rarity. Marvel have not only cancelled the comic Young Allies with issue 6, but has decided that the already-solicited issue 7 (pictured) will

According to a poll of readers by the polling company Harris, here is how current graphic novel reading breaks down; Amongst those who say they have

This is the first page from the now-released Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batman And Robin #1. Thanks to Don MacPherson for scanning it in and uploading

Decision Day that is. Or possibly Deadline Day. October the 15th is the day given to a number of DC employees whose positions at DC Comics are resting on

They say that if you have to explain a joke, then it's not funny. I say balls to that. Because sometimes to have to explain it to Americans. Or people who

LocalWatch: Cincinnati welcomes the Man of Steel. I wonder what he has to say about Nick Spencer? FashionWatch: Comic conventions as catwalks? That's the

At NYCC, Jim Lee wished that he migth be able to download a digital comic book, both the pristine files, but then the various stages of CGC grading,

BBC Scotland are working on a TV programme that features what may be the world's first comic shop. Certainly the first in Britain. Opening in 1940, Yankee

For a while now the @grantmorrison twitterfeed has been owned and run by a Grant Morrison fan, who kept people up to date with Grant's comings and goings.

This is a scene from Bleeding Cool writer Si Spencer's Hellblazer comic City Of Demons with Sean Murphy out now. And this is Bill Hicks, on smoking. Eight

If they liked it then they should have put a plastic giveaway ring on it. Bluewater's biographical series grab two more headline-worthy dames in January

Nick Spencer is the writer of Morning Glories, Existence 2.0/3.0, Action Comics and upcoming Infinite Vacation and Supergirl. At the Image Writers Panel

Creative Briefing: Just what book is Eric Canete drawing right now? 'Cos he's not happy with a certain someone. Look for a squished Piccadilly Circus in

That's right folks. No joke. The President of The United States, Barack Hussein Obama is going to con. Wizard World. In New England. Well kinda. Okay,

Get ready to check out for all sorts of easter eggs and clues... (Through the power of social media! ;)) tonight at midnight you will be able to take part

Bleeuurgh. Sorry. Con plague has hit. Not well. ChartWatch: Nick Barrucci should feel a lot better though. Among non-Premier publishers, Dynamite is

This is the Tin Man suit created for the short indie film Heartless. And here it is, repainted and winning the NYCC competition for best Cosplay creation

Launching soon, here is the preview of ex-editor of Comics International Mike Conroy's new British comics trade magazine, Multiverse. Free, online, and

Well I did warn you. Comic shop Secret Headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida, has broadcast the following warning to customers; Due to the pornographic

The boys from A Comic Shop in Florida rejoice at the $2.99 price point in a week where Superior, Untold Tales Of Blackest Night (featuring Aaron himself

Nicolas Pillai writes for Bleeding Cool In Saturday's Q & A session at the Northampton Guildhall, Alan Moore was asked about the films made from his

You may have noticed that Marvel Films will be releasing a movie, The Avengers, next year starring Samuel L Jackson, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Emsworth,

Casey Lau writes for Bleeding Cool. I’ve been reading Alan Moore’s work since I worked at a comic shop in Vancouver and reading Watchmen monthly as it

UPDATE: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell is currently up for £3.99. As a Little Bleeder put it to me; X-Men Second Coming under a tenner. That

Both Marvel and DC announced a return to the $2.99 price point for monthly comics at NYCC. But the figures are confusing for some and the headline can

This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I