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Today, Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette's Swamp Thing #1 is in stores. It's not the only Swamp Thing relaunch out there. And I don't mean the China

It's that time of the year when Top Shelf Comix decides that what they really really want is some money. Lots of it. Now please. And that's when they let

Tonight, in a central London branch of bookchain Waterstones, Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards have been holding court to coincide with the release of

So I've had a few chats with a few people discussing why they weren't planning to buy Detective Comics #1 today. And I understand them, they talk about

Batgirl #1 is currently in an eBay auction for $16 with 6 hours to go. I can't help but think that the imminent arrival of thousand of copies bought by

Here are all thirteen appearances of The Strange Woman Of Flashpoint, appearing in all the DC Universe titles shipping this week. From Batgirl #1. From

Last year, Frank Cho regained the full rights to Liberty Meadows after Sony finally passed on its option. We were told that Liberty Meadows would return.

Stephen Colbert on the effect of spoilers on people last night, in The Word. "According the reseachers the plot is almost irreleveant and once you know

Adding to the gold teams in X-Men Regenesis comes Psylocke (also on the blue team in X-Men, the saucy wench), Quentin Quire (okay, didn't see that

Applause to the cover department of Marvel who decided to make the cover to this week's issue of Thunderbolts... a little similar in tone to certain

LifeOnMarsWatch: Steve Pugh paints Gene Hunt (right) RelaunchWatch: Something that was nice, but not reflected in the video last night at Orbital was,

Tonight Orbital Comics and twelve other stores in the British Isles opened their doors at midnight to sell the DC New 52 launch comics. Orbital had

Due to the print run of Justice League #1 Second Print being set before orders were due, DC received more orders than they had printed copies for, and had

Thank you Orbital Comics for your midnight opening. The only shop in London to bite the bullet, selling DC's thirteen New 52 titles at midnight. There

Let the boys speak... Aaron and Jason from A Comic Shop in Florida talk about the relaunch and more... Top Books ACTION COMICS #1 GRANT MORRISON! I know

It appears that the DC logo that will appear on each of the New DCU boks differs slightly, depending which segment of DC titles it represents. So we have

This is the "dress" for the new Season One original graphic novels from Marvel for 2012 tht have nothing whatsover to do with DC's Earth One line of

St Louis Today reports that a mentally disabled man working for McDonalds and living in Granite City, Missouri, with his two dogs Kyrpto and Dyno, has had

Bleeding Cool has learned that before Our Love Is Real moves to Image Comics, Sam Humphries and Steve Sanders are creating one final secret fourth

Here's the latest Marvel X-Men Blue Team cover reveal, seeing Primal, Transonic, Psylocke, Danger and Mirage added to the blue hue. Just the way Marvel

It hasn't even gone on sale yet. But Batgirl #1 by Gail Simone, Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes with a cover by Adam Hughes is already selling - not

Yes, I know, you're all lining up to buy the DC Relaunch this week. But there may be a few other books that might also take your eye. Atomic Robo #1 for

Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer are launching a West Coast tour of An Evening With Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer, through Kickstarter. A dollar will get you

HelpWatch: Comics Alliance is running posters by comic creators being created to benefit publisher Dylan Williams. FlyerWatch: Si Spencer and friends are

The “Remake/Remodel” challenge, founded by Warren Ellis, gives artists of all abilities the opportunity to show-off what they can do in the midst of the

A regular look at projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo being funded by you, but still in need of cash. Do let us know who, if any, you choose to support.

USA Today is the latest, grateful recipient of DC Comics' largesse, handing out DC New 52 Previews. He tells Brian Truitt that "his Detective Comics will

It's been around for a while, but it's finally seeing publication as a comic. Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD and developer of Judge Dredd has teamed with

Eyes up, Hawkeye. This is the week that comics exploded across the media. We've probably seen more coverage of the DC Relaunch than anything since...

Some people are going to be bemused that such a thing even needs to exist. But as Marvel and DC move their superhero comic books to be suitable for a