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Thought Bubble isn't best known for the kind of cosplay you'll find at MCM, full of expensive bought costumes jazzed up for the show. It has a more

Steve Ditko created the character of Doctor Strange, co-written by Stan Lee and appearing in Marvel Comics' Strange Tales from 1963 as a shared feature

This is the original artwork for The Maxx #1/2 by Sam Kieth from 1993. The Maxx was a comic book series he launched from Image Comics. Kieth also created

The full original artwork for a ten-page Doctor Strange comic by Stan Lee and Marie Severin is at auction from Heritage Auctions. Marie Severin was the

Filmed a few seconds after the doors had opened, here is From One Side Of The Show To The Other, the Harrogate Thought Bubble 2021 edition. A whizz around

Will Potter was in the band Cud, that had a couple of hit singles and slipped between the waves of Madchester and Britpop in the early nineties. Philip

You may have noticed that I'm at Thought Bubble Comic Con in Harrogate this weekend, and am already finding stories amongst the lines of tables, vendors,

Thought Bubble, the Yorkshire Comic Con now in Harrogate opened about an hour ago. But it really began last night, as comic book creators set up their

LITG: The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games,

Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings has come to Disney+. This means we get a better look at those final end credits, and the "Special Thanks" handed

We've had some Gotham Gossip about Danny DeVito's Penguin, Nicole Kidman's Dr Chase Meridian and all the Poison Ivies we can find. But there's so many

Narco is half of a new Kickstarter for two comic book projects. The first is a new hardcover, expanded edition of the 2017 Image comic book Plastic by

So what's up with Poison Ivy in the current main DC Comics continuity? We have been following the various split personality decisions at the character's

The late Frank Frazetta was a comic book artist-turned-illustrator who gained a worldwide audience for his fantasy work, for Conan, Vampirella and more,

It’s a grey drizzly day in Harrogate as I have arrived for the Thought Bubble Convention tomorrow. With a few hours to spare before the show kicks off, I

I remember when Comic Showcase in London's Seven Dials district used to sell original artwork from Watchmen, V for Vendetta and Marvelman from £40 to £80

A little more Gotham Gossip regarding the future - or lack of it - of Arkham Asylum in mainstream DC Comics continuity. And Arkham Tower which is to take

Yup, it's as problematic as all hell, but the full original artwork for the first comic book story that featured The Mandarin is at auction from Heritage

The General-Consulate of China in Japan has posted a series of comic pages on Twitter featuring characters from Chinese video game Genshin Impact in order

LITG: The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games,

Danny DeVito played The Penguin in Tim Burton's Batman Returns. And as a result, for the 80th anniversary of the creation of the character, he has been

Comic book publisher Scout Comics has just opened a newly expanded headquarters in Fort Myers, Florida, and will be hosting a signing this weekend to

Following retailer demand, Batman/Fortnite: Foundation #1 is going back to press for a second printing! The new printing will feature a recolouring of

The Goddard school district of Kansas has reversed a decision that previously saw them remove more than two dozen books from circulation in the district’s

Yesterday, Diamond Comic Distributors gave retailers an update on deliveries, hit by the ransomware attack and by general shipping and distribution delays

When the Doctor first came onto our screens, he arrived with a granddaughter Susan who called the Doctor "grandfather". Right from the beginning, there

Right now comic book stores are finding it difficult to conduct Final Order Cut-Off updates due to issues with Diamond Comic Distributors being hit by a

I'll be travelling up to Harrogate tomorrow for Thought Bubble, the Yorkshire comic book-focused convention and festival. Given the experience of MCM

LITG: The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games,

Brendan Hunt, who was found guilty to threatening to kill Democratic Congress members after the events of the 6th of January 2021, has submitted testimony