Rich Johnston Archives

To coincidentally coincide with the DVD release of Avatar - and Earth Day, natch - a replica of the Tree Of Souls from the movie is being created at Hyde

Daily Mail, we could expect. Fox News, it was going to happen. But what about the New Yorker? Surely they will take a little more laissez-faire attitude

What will you be wearing on your chest come convention season? The seriously fashionable amongst us will be popping on a white T-shirt, with an

He revitalised the Green Lantern characters in the DC Universe and brought them to the forefront with Blackest Night. Now, with Geoff Johns writing Flash,

Oh yeah, you think Blackest Night was it? That it was all put nicely in it's box with that foldout issue eight quadruple page splash? As if. Green Lantern

It’s the dawn of summer in Tucson and I’m dressed in a cheap three piece suit. I’m so nervous that it doesn’t register I’m sweating like a schoolgirl at a

Steve McNiven has been in the wars of late. First, he painfully passed a kidney stone and then possibly as a result, threw out his back. This resulted in

It's been a familar site in certain stores to see packs of random comic books bagged together and sold for a reduced price. Often compiled from comic

eBayWatch: There's a Gene Colan appeal auction to help pay the man's heathcare costs. Pop by see what you can afford. RoboWatch: Carl Macek, the man

The US manga publishers and licensors have an interesting relationship with the pirates. In the last Japanese issue of mega-anthology Shonen Jump, the

In a Facebook post that has spread elsewhere, Mike Mignola described his C2E2 experience. Back from Chicago--A very nice show marred only by the big shot

It's going to be an American comic-free week in the UK, thanks to a certain cloud of volcanic ash doing its business all along the western front. Still,

This should have been Kick-Ass' weekend. The superhero dark comedy based on the Marvel comic book had expected to clear over $30 million this weekend but

Bought and played SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION last weekend. Good fun, especially if you like your action shooter games focused on commanding your hero to

It appears that Iron Man's onboard propulsion system is a bit rubbish for dealing with tiny particles of volcanic ash. And that's why the world premiere

Diamond UK have confirmed to retailers that this week's comics didn't make it to the UK before volcanic ash in the atmosphere grounded all flights. They

The man who brought back Doctor Who to television five years ago and who recently handed over the keys to the TARDIS to Steven Moffat, is to return to the

C2E2Watch: The Chicago Tribune post-match-analysis of the Chicago show. At that moment, a woman at the next table stood and walked away. Her cell phone

Tomorrow, in my role as Avatar Foreign Rights Manager (I know, I laugh just to type it) I'm attending the London Book Fair at Earl's Court (sans children

There's a bit of an unwritten rule in comics, that you don't slag off another creator or their work. Do-as-you-would-be-done-by is the general rule, and

Greg Baldino continues to report for Bleeding Cool from the floor of C2E2. In a weird way C2E2 is a much welcomed throwback as a con. These days most of

Geoffrey D Wessel has written a story for a to-be-announced Image anthology. A comic called There Is A Light with John Keogh. Together they also had a

The Marvel X-Men Panel is in full flow at C2E2. And amongst news of Layla Miller getting off with Jamie Maddrox, there are a lot of issue 1 mutant books

Greg Baldino continues to report for Bleeding Cool from the floor of C2E2. Comics aren’t the only things on sale at C2E2. There’s been a number of toy

Greg Baldino continues to report from the floor of C2E2 for Bleeding Cool. So far impressions at C2E2 have been pretty good. “We’ve been having the time

The new colour range does feel reminiscent of the old iMac ads. And removing the horizontal slots and the chunky connections from eyepiece to helmet has

Mark Bagley's work on Ultimate Spider-Man helped redefine Marvel Comics in the 2000s, and who left DC to work on the Trinity series and is currently

Greg Baldino continues to report for Bleeding Cool from C2E2. Amidst all the character resurrections and creative team reunions getting announced left and

Greg Baldino continues to report for Bleeding Cool from the floor of C2E2. First off a shout of thanks to the ladies at the Venom booth who’ve kept me

One Little Bleeder Josh Wegler, Bleeding Cool forum regular has been having a blast at C2E2. And he decided to share a few of his notes. Take it away