Rich Johnston Archives

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

It's John Cassaday's cover. You know from Green Hornet Year One. From Dynamite. What else do you need to know? That it's written by Matt Wagner?

Well that was a shock. Pascal Brutal #3 winning the Best Album at the Angoulême end-of-festival awards - considered by many to be a rather average comic

In this issue: Godot arrives; turning your comic into an ePub; theoretical formatting for iPad/iBook; Valentine sales figures; and further Amazon drama

We mentioned this yesterday, but it seems that Frédéric Mitterand, nephew of former french president François Mitterand (himself a comic fan) and France's

DreddWatch: A while ago, Bleeding Cool reported that Alan Grant was complaining at a comic convention that none of the original creators knew what was

The Daily Star is reporting that High School Musical star Zac Efron has signed on to play Spider-Man in the new movie by Martin Webb. And that his HSM

Jim Lee has designed the dress for the Naples Comic Convention held later this year at the end of April and the beginning of May. Lee has spent

Is this exclusive art from an upcoming comic book/graphic novel adaptation of the biggest box office movie of all time, Avatar from James Cameron? A

All the Avengers titles have been cancelled. And the line is getting a revamp the month afterwards. But what, where, who, how, whither? Avengers Academy

Everyone knows that comic book superheroes generally get their superpowers from something radioactive. Well, in the Indian village of Jaduguda . comic

AngoulêmeWatch: The weather has been driving everyone inside. Watch out - there have been reported floodings in some of the comics tents around the town.

Traditionally Saturday is the busiest day of any comic convention. And it's no different for the world's biggest comic convention, Angoulême. As Cameron

Diamond Comics Distributors has informed comic shops of a major accident involving a delivery truck between Marvel's printers and Diamond's distrubution

SmurfWatch: Okay, Avatar has been accused of swiping everything from Pocohantas and Dances With Wolves to The Word For World Is Forest and Deathworld. But

How many people in the Angoulême bars can you see tonight wearing red Spirou hats? As the drinking begins, here's an earlier look at Angoulême today, all

Dark Horse are releasing a new trade dress for Frank Miller's Sin City shortly... and Frank Miller is giving out sneak peeks of some of the covers from

The Entertainment Tonight clip from before was only the start. Welcome, ladies and gents, to the full trailer for The Losers. And yes, everyone should be