Rich Johnston Archives

Comicon.com was one of the earliest big brand comic book websites, hosting both the likes of Newsarama and Heidi MacDonald's The Beat, before both left

Yesterday, Joe Casey gave an illuminating interview into how comic book marketing works, regarding his recent Superman/Batman comic being an Our Worlds At

As the third issue of the Fall Out Toy Works series looms upon us, Bleeding Cool is giving you the first issue of the series for free, followed by the

Olivia Munn is an American actress and TV presenter, best known for her work on Attack Of The Show - and she's even got a part in Iron Man 2. Excellent

Oh you thought you'd had enough iPadness had you? No such luck my fellow men. Here's a runaround from Jim Shelley of some of the people who were talking

I remember reading (and enjoying) this Evan Dorkin comic, coming off his excellent Bill And Ted comic book (now available in glorious black and white from

PaperWatch: The Guardian ask if the existence of Kick Ass will make Spider-Man 4 redundnant - and describe Kick Ass, rather wonderfully as Matthew

So I run a well sourced story on Bleeding Cool that a series of Watchmen prequel/sequel comic book projects are being considered, even pursued, at DC

"I will say that Vertigo is an area of great interest to me. It is even less well tapped than other parts of DC, and could potentially offer amazing

Here's the international Kick Ass poster. Empire gives it five stars apparently. I'm still not allowed to tell you what I gave it, bloody embargo. Anyway,

Froma publishing fair in Hong Kong comes this look at the Avengers teams for animation - seems a good way to get the kids used to differing continuities

I understand that London comic book creator Brendan McCarthy is currently in LA, taking  meetings with a number of  major film studios to pitch a

Apparently a number of the Wizard World Comic Cons this year will be hosting what they call "Sanctioned Trading Card Gaming tournaments" Magic: The

MausWatch: Art Spiegelman is to give a lecture at the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on the Dickinson College Campus, Carlisle, Pennsylvania today at

Oh like the servers didn't need testing today anyway... ah well, in for a penny... a six-page preview of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis #1 coming

I've heard this one rumbling for a while now. First there was the story that DC Comics Publisher and President Paul Levitz had personally prevented any

Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Okay that's the spoiler space over. Now we knew there was a dead Avenger coming. The solicitations have been full of it, dire warnings

I gave you a preview of Chase Variant earlier today, my new comic published by Image in a couple of weeks or so. And somehow (I'm blaming my evil twin),

Dallas Middaugh is a comics industry veteran-turned-teacher. He writes for Bleeding Cool about his new course at the New York University. So the plan is

Chase Variant is a new oneshot comic book written by me, Rich Johnston, featuring the drop-dead gorgeous artwork of Saverio Tenuta and Bagwell. See for

Marvelous Color is a new exhibition of superhero comic book art with a Marvel black perspective. It's being held at Carribean Cultural Centre African

Giggety giggety. The Marvel/Disney deal may be the cause of anti-trust allegations, regarding the current deal between Universal Studios theme parks and

DCCartoonWatch: It seems that Stephanie Merelin's blog post about getting the role of Arrowette in the yet-to-actually-be-announced Young Justice League

Back in the year 2000, Charles Atlas Ltd sued DC Comics over the publication of the Flex Mentallo series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The

VampiWatch: Joe Jusko complains that Harris has cancelled his new Vampirella poster as a result of low orders. I've just been informed by Harris Comics

Apparently there is a new animated series in the offing, Young Justice League. Very little is known about it. Is it more of a Teen Titans (collection of

Stealing a play from Mark Millar's book, Stan Lee has announced he is to make two announcements at Wizard World Anaheim. We do not know what these

DC Vertigo follow through on Bleeding Cool reports about promoting Brian Wood, with pieces on the blog and placed on IGN and CBR. Who's next, place your

To those of us who aren’t American, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is touted as an American pop culture institution. It’s been around since the 1970s, It’s

Gareb Shamus has bought the rights to the Cincinnati Comics And Anime Show, renaming it Wizard World Cincinnati and adding it to the plethora of shows