Rich Johnston Archives

In America 2012, the only mainstream publisher with an ongoing comic starring an openly gay male lead will be Archie Comics. How things have changed.

Janelle Asselin used to be a Batman editor, but she recently left to work in Disney Magazines, where she appears to be turning a whole new generation of

AuctionWatch: The "name the lead supervillain" in Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons and Matthew Vaughn's comic/movie The Secret Service charity auction has

In this time of trouble, sometimes you just need a little lift. Here's a full page from today's Daily Mirror, courtesy of Mirror editor Daniel Silver; As

The Comics Beat, CBR and Bleeding Cool have been reporting a series of dismissals at Marvel Comics, as cost-cutting becomes the big new Marvel event.

I recently wrote a piece called The Spinning Plates Of Dan DiDio, looking at issues inside DC Comics, concern about the micromanagement of many of the New

In which I bitch and moan about comics on a weekly basis, in broken english and syntax. Noone is safe! FEATURED REVIEW: X-MEN REGENESIS #1 It’s a good

Eric Glover attended NYCC and writes for Bleeding Cool; NYCC’s It Gets Better With Comics panel, assembled to discus the place of LGBT characters in

This week, UK retailers received the news that Diamond UK had cancelled the Neonomicon TPB and hardcover, collecting the series by Alan Moore and Jacen

I've never hidden my appreciation of comic book writer and video director, Alex De Campi. I met her first in one of a variety of London pub meet ups

One comic written by a child and drawn by an adult. And the other is Axe Cop. Welcome to another scowly grimacy Swipe File! In Swipe File we present two

Collectors Cornered is a weekly video column, filmed inside Collectors Corner in Baltimore. Join us every week as we discuss comic book news from a

Along with threats to the funding for the extension of the San Diego Convention Center, it looks like the announced nationally televsised San Diego

Steve Moore is no relation to Alan Moore. But he is the man who showed Alan Moore how to write comic books. He created strips with Alan for Sounds

This was the announcement made at the MCM London Expo that had me more excited than anything else at the show. The Thrill Electric, a motion comic project

While the Wall Street Occupy protests that have spread around the world are using the symbols of V For Vendetta to both inspire and to protect, anoither

MaskWatch: David Lloyd, creator of the V For Vendetta mask, visits the Wall Street protests. A curious Lloyd visited the Occupy Wall Street protest in

A couple of years ago, Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics was planning to return to Watchmen to tell new stories. Dave Gibbons would be involved

Greg Baldino writes for Bleeding Cool Real life heroes (you know, firemen, EMTs, Detroit Public School teachers, and possibly Julian Assange depending on

In reverse order, here are the covers to issue 1 to 6 of David Hine and Shakey Kane's Bulletproof Coffin sequel, Bulletproof Coffin Disinterred, coming

Take one recreation of a classic Jack Kirby cover... by Jack Kirby. Authorised by Marvel and sold in the early nineties for around $10,000. Make sure it's

So I was set in a panel at New York Comic Con when Matt Fraction, addressing the lack of female leads in Marvel Comics pointed out one of his own. The

Bleeding Cool ran the very first details about a then-upcoming  TV series called Misfits . We ran the very first review of the show, labelling it X-Men

Alan Moore's Neonomicon by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows is published by Avatar today for $19.99. Hardcover for $27.99. As well as the series, it also

Freakangels Vol 6 TPB by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield is published by Avatar today for $19.99. Hardcover for $27.99. Signed hardcover for $39.99 The

No slhouettes required. The covers for the final prints of the X-Men: Schism 1-5 issues, all in a row... clicky for biggy.

I ran a number of Marnie Ann Joyce's photographs from New York Comic Con this weekend and they were a smash hit. Haunting, poignant, full of life and

From ComputerAndVideoGames.com; Right near the beginning Mark Hamil said this would be his last Joker portrayal. Do you know if that's still the case and

First thing I think when opening the book to be confronted with "Thor's Day" is... no it's not. It's Wednesday. Anyway. Fear Itself #7 is a big comic. 54

Bleeding Cool has been rather critical to Marvel lately over price points of comic books, maybe we should also keep an eye on DC. Because during the DC