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Cover-and-occasionally-internal-pages artist Mike Mayhew has a new Marvel gig. And he's looking for models. He posts to Craigslist I have a gig from

Yesterday Bleeding Cool ran the story about the launch of the DC Comics App for the iPhone and iPad. But some readers found themselves unable to use this

Why do I suddenly think that this will be the most read post of the day? You're all just so predictable. Husband and wife team Brian (Kotaku) Ashcraft and

This is a new trailer for the Nintendo DSi and PS3 game No No Kuni that uses animation and design from Spirited Away creators Studio Ghibli. Beautiful.

Looks like Top Cow weren't the first. IDW have already created Hastings Exclusive cover editions. Just didn't think to tell anyone. So we have red foil

There' always been an element of chance getting into the comic industry. Buying the right drink for the right editor at the right time. Showing your

My favourite YouTube video of the year. Why not make it yours as well?

I thought we'd all learnt our lesson from the Death Of Robin. But JMS with his You'll Believe A Man Can Walk Grounded arc could be coming to your town.

StarWatch: Conventions, whether comics, sci-fi, or fantasy, usually end up in the bar. Well, for Cyphan in Illinois at the end of the month, the

When the DC Comics App launched today, with Justice League: Generation Lost #4 available for cover price hours before it would be available in the US, and

Earlier this week, Bleeding Cool broke the story of the plan by multi-media store Hastings to massively increase its presence in the comic book direct

So I take the wife out to see Macbeth at the Globe for her birthday. Wonderful performance, very bloody, at points becoming a pantomime production of Dawn

Some people wondered why Dan DiDio was so keen to mention Sweet Tooth as a new hit Vertigo series when it hasnt been the biggest hit - at least not

So Arsenal features a little casual misogyny, physical abuse, dubious sexual politics and a dead cat. Ho hum. Crossed, now written by David Lapham,

Shhh! No, just shhh! Don't say a thing! Jean Reno is co-starring alongside Vincent Cassell's Fantômas in the upcoming movie adaptation of the titular

Aaron and Mike from A Comic Shop in Florida talk about hanging out with Geoff Johns and how both Heroic Age and Brightest Day are not crossovers, even if

Collider state that Warner Bros have hired a new writer for the live action Akira movie. And that it's Albert Torres. Collider also confirm that there

RadioWatch: Monday's The Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio 4, a comedy/chat look a science issues with Robin Ince and friends will be featuring Alan Moore

DC Entertainment have been incredibly reticent about their plans for digital comics, with co-publisher Jim Lee stating that they weren't happy with the

Paul Cornell has announced he's signed an exclusive two year deal with DC Comics. Writer for TV shows including Doctor Who, Robin Hood, Primeval and the

Over the last couple of days, Darick Robertson confirmed that he is dropping off The Boys for a few issues to draw spinoff mini-series Butcher. But this

I know I mentioned this in today's Runaround. But it has stuck in the head. In a recent interview at CBR talking to Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, the question of

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran an article about the decision of the Hastings chain of stores to massively expand their comic book operations and become a

ESQUIVEL: Scotty God! His name alone is enough to strike fear into the quivering hands of lesser artists. No nancy boy middle initials, no gratuitously

Star of Grey's Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey, really wants to play a different kind of Doctor. Doctor Strange. And comics artist-working-in-Hollywood Arne

Megan Fox told her namesake news channel Fox News that she wants to play the character Rainmaker in any upcoming Gen-13 movie. Megan has a long

BoysWatch: So exactly how can the co-creator of a creator-owned book  be pushed off his own book against his will? FrankWatch: Just how does Frank Quitely

Real name Chris Sievey, Frank Sidebottom was an intentionally shoddy light entertainer who hung around in the fringes of British popular culture over the

We're told the future of comics is digital. We're told the comic store is a dying breed. We're told it's iPod uber alles. Someone disagrees. And is about

Picture - Eve Johnston (5). Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, a run down of the week in Bleeding Cool. Top Ten Most Read Posts Of The Week 1. Green Lantern