Rich Johnston Archives

Next week it begins. Before Watchmen, with Minutemen. Though I'm told by DC sources that the one that comes out in two weeks, Silk Spectre, is really the

DC Comics are trying to increase the amount of copies MAD Magazine stocked by comic stores. To that effect they are going to overship the next four issues

That's certainly shows the power of a license. Not only is Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation 2 from IDW the first monthly comic to

Time to look at the chart of orders placed after the usual orders are due, which indicates rising trends just before on-sale date. Extra prints and

Before Watchmen begins next week, DC Comics continue to show off new variant covers from the likes of Jim Lee and Kevin Nowlan, below. One they can't show

This is totally a nineties revival. Three books out this week, one by Dave Sim, one by Jeff Smith, one by Terry Moore, all huge figures of the self

James Robinson is the writer of the Earth 2 comic book, part of DC's New 52 Second Wave. Issue 1 featured a new Alan Scott, originally the first Green

The New Deadwardians is rapidly becoming one of my favourite books on the market, and each issue cements it further. It is certainly my favourite work of

Nora Freis, the frozen wife of Victor Freis, and the inspiration for his transformation into Batman villain Mr Freeze, was introduced in Batman: The

And there I was thinking they'd be saving this kind of thing for The Walking Dead #100. But no. That's the thing about the comic book, you just don't know

The funding of an audio/visual/digital version of the Cerebus story High Society was received on Kickstarter even quicker than Sullivan's Sluggers... less

PoliticsWatch: WND looks at the history of the comic book, and recent cultural shifts under Obama. Traitorism, the death of America and sodomy, apparently.

Dr Manolis Vamvounis writes from Greece; SHOTGUN GAY WEDDING Everyone and their mother (even the mainstream blogs here in Greece) are reporting on this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYVV6pOoaxk Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Florida returns victorious from the Phoenix Comicon... Animal Man Annual has

Yesterday, we ran an article about a short program that had been written, designed to download ComiXology comics files that had been paid for, and keep

The Furry Trap is a new graphic novel solicited by Fantagraphics. Sounds like silly funny creatures ideally suited for a children's book. Ket's see what

He began working on the colours for the book. Then covers. And now, with issue 4, Argentinian colourist Diego Simone will be taking over from Robert Love

Bleeding Cool has been informed that Dave Bowen (Director of Digital Distribution), Jeff Dillon (Web Development Manager), and Lev Schneider (Programmer)

There must be a Lizard about to apear in a Spider-Man movie or something. Here is J Scot Campbell's variant cover to Amazing Spider-Man #688, starting the

One week ago, Bleeding Cool first reported the news that a DC superhero would be reinvented as a leading gay character. The rest of the news went

Next year, Fantagraphics are to publish the Last Laugh by André Franquin in English - the first new attempt in decades,  Franquin was a true master in

Si Spurrier instructs; THE GODDAM COUTURE BATMAN Let’s do something pure and redesigny. 2012. Bruce Wayne realises his relentless crusade against the

Lea Hernandez is a stalwart of modern comics. Working with Warren Ellis and Gail Simone - but mostly on her own - she pioneered the vanguard to creating

This is the cover as solicited to Superman issue nine. This is the actual cover. And this is how the character looks now. A little less of the Girl With A

It was rather a surprise in the recent Hero Comics 2012 anthology from Image Comics last week, to benefit the Hero Initiative. An Elephantmen strip,

At Kapow last weekend I discovered a rather remarkable comic book. As digital comics compete to create more innovative experiences unique to that medium,

It’s Memorial Day here in the colonies, which means the majority of us have the day off. Most will BBQ and drink heartily, while the rest of us will take

Hi my name is Adam Messinger. You probably don't know me, but that's okay. I love you anyhow. The point of this column is me telling you about independent

Yesterday, an original message was posted on the popular content redistributor Reddit, with a link to a 2K-sized program and instructions, point by point,

As you read this, I will be flying from Phoenix, Arizona to Chicago and then on to London, where I'm bringing both my girls candy and comics. If they read