Rich Johnston Archives

I understand that as a result of a major accident, a number of comic books won't be reaching comic stores served out of Diamond Comic Distribution's  Los

So while I was in Chicago, it seems, Captain America was in London. Ace Showbiz and  have visuals from Trafalgar Square filming of VE Day, and HeyYouGuys

Bleeding Cool previously reported that Ape Entertainment were to publich a comic licensed from the Black Dynamite movie. Well, at the other end of the

The thirty-second cut of the Frank Miller-directed Gucci Guilty TV ad starring Chris Evans and Evan Rachel Wood has hit the internet. And it's strange -

In this first look at Alex Ross' cover to The Last Phantom #4 from Dynamite, the central figure seems to have been surpised in the act of self-pleasure,

Dean Haspiel writes about receiving his first Emmy Award for his role in Bored To Death. He posts; The Governor's Ball was a starry sight. Hollywood

Nick Jones has what he calls "a small role as an ex-marine in the new Green Lantern movie". Which, considering he is a black actor, and the Green Lantern

I have landed back in Blightly after a few days is Des Plaines, off Chicago O'Hare airport, and a few hours in Chicago actual. Flown in by Wizard to cover

Or, The World of Visual Novels Part 2 Nitroplus may be one of the biggest commercial visual novel production companies in Japan, but they haven’t

A Frank Quitely cover to the Vertigo vampire series from a few years ago, Bite Club, that would probably have done a lot better if it was published now...

From Now Comics 1988 From IDW in 2010 With just a little for seasoning... In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some

A final run around the comic book and publisher tables at Wizard World Comic Con Chicago 2010. Do check out the previous three posts, there are all sorts

On Friday night the high-end vintage comics community was abuzz that Metropolis Comics had listed an unrestored copy of Detective Comics #27 on their

Shi was a popular "bad girl" comic creation in the nineties, that made creator Billy Tucci's name, form his own publisher Crusade. An Japanese/American

    Oh, but this is beautiful. I mean I can't really call this a swipe. It's a homage, but one that goes far further than a simple image. The

Another walk around the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con talking to creators (and well away from the Blagojevich crowds now). Although there are loud "boos"

Rod Blagojevich is charging $50 for a signature and $80 for a photo op at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Though you can see video of him giving them away

He may have been found guilty of misleading investigators. He may have had a mistrial on other charges leading to a new court case for next year. There

Despite the lack of major publishers, there was still a lot to see at Wizard World Chicago this weekend. Feeling more like a large local con than a major

Neil Gaiman has been writing about the trials and tribulations of writing Doctor Who and includes a scene that has now most definitely been cut from his

More chats with comic book creators at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Apparently there are 300 comic book creators showing their wares at the show this

We start with Kabuki. We finish with Popcorn. But this is a quick trip from one side of the Wizard World Comic Con to the other. Do watch out for Julie

It was released last week and sold out. Not that uncommon for an Image comic book. But it looks like Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma is

What do you do when your political career is over, your name is a national joke and you have nothing left to live for? You go to Wizard World Comic Con.

Brendan McCarthy has written and drawn a new comic book. It is called FUBAR. He does not yet have a publisher. Interested parties are invited to enquire

One of the deeper aspects of the comic book industry that I’ve been keen to cover is the creation of comics themselves – ie. a glimpse into the physical

I understand from the floor of Wizard World Chicago Comic Con that Ape Entertainment is planning to publish a comic book series based on the recently

UK graphic novel publisher Crawford Coutts of Insomnia Publications has issued the following statement; Dear all, I am writing to advise you that due to

In November, Deadpool has only five monthly books listed. Thor has eight. Thor, Thor: First Thunder, Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Astonishing Thor, Ultimate

Here are five minutes worth of short excerpts from Neil Gaiman's ninety-minute reading of The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains in the Sydney Opera