Rich Johnston Archives

UPDATE: Dark Horse report that their price plan has been taken erroneously. Expect a statement to this effect later today, clarifying exactly what they

Ken Penders, ex-writer of Sonic The Hedgehog comics, has been in litigation with Archie Comics and Sega for a while now, over the rights to characters he

Bleeding Cool is undergoing a little maintenance. Abnornal service will be resumed soon.

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Gorillaz' album Clint Eastwood and the release in Japan of Gorillaz' Singles Collection - and the tenth

It got rather overshadowed the other day in terms of new App games, what with the iPad release of A Bard's Tale. But Rebellion, the games company that

Did you wonder why Gareb Shamus' Wizard World blog, set up ostensibly to replace the Wizard World digital magazine, recently disappeared? This might be a

OMG, the company that provides 3D mapping software for the likes of Call Of Duty, Black Swan and Assassin's Creed has seen its profits fall year on year

PoliticsWatch: Bahrain: Lines in Ink, Lines in the Sand by Josh Neufeld debuts today on Cartoon Movement. The Washington Post reports; NEUFELD’S SCRIPT

Honest Publishing has been running a new interview with Alan Moore about... everything. They ran the first part here, and have now published a second that

The comic business spins out all sorts of tentacles, trying to find ways to exploit ideas, to reach new audiences, to mine new money streams. Like a

These are the five winners of the Ultimate Bryan Hitch Studio signed book, who had to tweet something nice about the man. Send in your details, folks...

Those plastic Legion Flight Rings won't let you leave the ground. The fibreglass Green Lantern Lantern bestows now power on the ring bearer. The Wolverine

This is the cover to No Place Like Home, coming from Image Comics next year by Angelo Tirotto and Richard Jordan. And this is the cover to W Magazine...

Free Comic Book Day have announced the 2012 Gold level of free comic books, that will be available in all participating stores on May the 5th next year.

"The night beckons, its black fingers curl and uncurl going hey, c'mere." "There can be no peace, while crime spits and dances on the grave of justice to

Yesterday I ran what I believe is the first definitive creator casting for one of a number of Watchmen prequel mini-series, from a primary source.

Jim Zubavich, co-creator of the Image comic Skullkickers, received the following email... Hello, Mr. Zub. My name is the Roman, and I the big fan of

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

Paul W Franklin writes for Bleeding Cool about the life of an Extra. The thing about Hugo was that it was a good gig. I don't mean interesting, or

Tick tick tick tick... boom. WonderCon tickets are now available. Described by some as the San Diego Comic Con that's actually about comics, the show

KittenGate: Another example of Superman: Grounded that was ditched due to feline involvement? Geof Darrow's rejected cover for DC Comics. KittenWeight:

I don't think the showrunner of Doctor Who could make it any clearer. Steven Moffat just tweeted; To clarify: any Doctor Who movie would be made by the

I've no idea if Valiant are bringing back Outcast or not, or just protecting any possibly publishing or exploitation of the trademark in the future. But

It seems odd right now to be writing about job opportunities at Marvel... Associate Producer at Marvel, Harry Go is... going. And his boss Ryan Penagos

Image Comics announced they'd be publishing a new MacGyver comic, co-written by Tony Lee and MacGyver creator Lee David Zlotoff, and drawn by Becky

This is Jessica Steele Allen as Chloe Frazer. She likes to Cosplay. She likes Uncharted, obviously. This is the last page of the first Uncharted comic,

Next Wednesday, Boom have a new comic by Michael Alan Nelson called Outcast hitting the stands. A barbarian book where a warrior-king is slain in battle

Here are the judges for next years Eisner Awards, to be held at the San Diego Comic Con! In Western-traditional reading order, they are... Brigid

I understand that later today, fresh out of the Thanksgiving sales, Marvel will be announcing a digital coupon scheme to comic book retailers. Will Marvel

I gave you fair warning last time. I'm giving you even fairer warning this time. And Bleeding Cool is the first place you'll be hearing about it. Our Love