Martin Joseph "Marty" Pasko, born August 4th 1954 as Jean-Claude Rochefort, died last night, aged 65. He was a writer and editor working in comic books
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Kickstarter Comic Outreach Lead, Camilla Zhang is amongst the 40% of layoffs being enforced at the crowfdunding platform.
John Ridley was to have been writing the new Batman series, with a new Batman and a new number one. But that seems to have changed.
A few blind items from the comic book industry in lockdown - welcome to the return of Rich Johnston's Page 616 - it's been a while.
Scott Snyder reveals the Flash spinoff of Death Metal, to be called Speed Metal, with all three of the main Flash characters from DC Comics.
More histry behind the publication of Uncanny X-Men #137 is revealed including a long lost letter from John Byrne tat was never published,
Marvel Comics has a bunch of discounted titles that may suggest which books are going to get the digital-only reatment going forward.
Erik Ko of Udon Studios talks New York conventions,, Diamond Comic Distributors and how he is planning to survive all this.
Brian Hibbs is announcing a new graphic novel club, with Garth Ennis, Neil Gaiman, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, Klaus Janson and more popping by
The Allegiance Arts comics coming to Walmart, including Red Rooster, may have fallen foul of Walmart and their sticker guns.
Arizona comic book shops are deciding whether to open or not after Governor Ducey's advice given last week, which some doubt.
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival goes virtual-only in October, as plans have to be altered this far out.
Dungeons & Dragons dominates yesterday's traffic, in boh comic book and gaming form. Lockdown is providing possibilities in today's LITG.
British comic book creators react to the statement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP to the nation tonight on television.
New York Times has issued its Bestseller Lists for Graphic Novels in the months of April and May 2020. One book continues to top them all.
Scott Snyder talked to retailers about Dark Nights: Death Metal #1, going to FOC this weekend and all the stuff that will be in it.
Renée Kurilla's first graphic novel, The Flower Garden, is to be published by Abrams in the Spring of 2022, after a deal announced this week.
Graphic Novels sales are up 43% in bookstores this last week, during the Diamond shutdown. What might this mean for comic book sales?
Mat Heagerty and Sam Owens are to create a new graphic novel. Lumberjackula, coming from Simon & Schuster in the Summer of 2022.
DC Comics are trying to get comics to stores on Monday for Tuesday sale - but will that work in the UK as much as it might in the USA?
Richard Sala, creator of Evil Eye and Invisible Hands, has died, aged 61. We take a brief look back at his life and work.
BBC Zoom and more fills today's Lying In The Gutters, looking at the biggest stories of yesterday ad events of the day to come.
Comic book store San Diego Comics has told their customers that they will be permanently closing this week and can't wait for Diamond any more
San Diego Comic-Con looks like it will be going online this year, and I've been invited to participate on a panel. Just the one for now.
We have the full creative line-up for The Joker 80th Anniversary Spectacular going to FOC this weekend - and when we may ezpect Batman #100.
Bleeding Cool has uncovered the identity of DC Comics writer Michael Grey, but we won't be telling you who it is. Here's why.
DC Comics will be launching their August 2020 solicitations this coming Friday, as June books get switched into July throughout.
Diamond Comic Distributors has confirmed the May 20th date for new comic books being available in comic book stores - those that are open.
Sean Gordon Murphy is to launch a new graphic novel, The Plot Holes, on Indiegogo in the coming week and has been showing off teases.
Alison Bechdel dominates yesterday's traffic on Bleeding Cool courtesy of Rick And Morty - welcome to your Daily Lying In The Gutters.