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Oni Press is adding multiple collections of big-name webcomics  to their 2020 publishing slate. Following up on this month's release of Valerie Minelli's

Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch and Kevin Nowlan are halfway through their series The Batman's Grave, and are going to take a planned month's publishing break

Fabian Nicieza and Ron Garney are returning to Marvel Comics for a new Dawn Of X title starring Juggernaut. Nothing can stop the Juggernaut... but what

Welcome to Thank FOC It’s Friday, a semi-weekly mailing list, similar to The Daily LITG, but (mostly) every Friday and planned to coincide and cover the

I understand that it is too late to affect Flash #750, out at C2E2today and in comic stores on Wednesday. But it appears that a number of writers who have

Okay, so yes, take this with a pinch of salt. Feel free to follow my logic - and reject any and all conclusions I draw. I am showing all my working out

Last year, Matthew Rosenberg, co-creator with Tyler Boss of the Black Mask comic book 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, mentioned he hired to adapt his comic book

Oh boy. So, your tulip Batman #89, the first cameo appearance of the Joker's new girlfriend Punchline that came out on February 19th, have been selling

C2E2 is the first major comic convention in the US of 2020, and just as news about the Coronavirus is stepping up to approach pandemic level. Organisers

Things to watch out for at C2E2 2020, kicking off today at McCormick Place, Chicago, heading towards a total attendance of around 100,000. 1. DC Comics

Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail

There's been a lot of noise of late that, apparently, Warners/AT&T is going to close the comics publishing side of DC Comics if the planned 5G

Amazing Spider-Man: The Daily Bugle #3 was scheduled to be published on the 25th of March, but it looks like it will now be a month late, shipping on the

Marvel Comics are sending two - just two - comics back to the printing mill this week, Star #2 and Ruins Of Ravencroft #2, second printings both out for

There are plenty of comics-making their debut, limited or ezclusive to C2E2 this weekend in Chicago. Here's a few Bleeding Cool stumbled across. If you

In May, Jason Aaron and R. M. Guera are bringing back their biblical noir comic book series for its second chapter. And it’s set in the run up to the tale

DC has announced contents for Batman Giant #4 and The Flash Giant #4, both on Final Order Cutoff this week for comic stores, and already rolling out

This Thursday, Dr. Cain's Comics, of San Luis Obispo, California, is celebrating the creative life of the late Norm Breyfogle, who died eighteen months

There are delays for all you Punchline second print watchers as Batman #89 and Hell Arisen #3 slip a week from the 4th of March to the 11th of March. And

Boom Studios and Dynamite Entertainment are the leading proponent of what is known as the FOC cover, releasing cover images just before the Final Order

Last week, Bleeding Cool reported on a new comic book series, A Man Among Ye, by Stephanie Phillips and Craig Cermak from Top Cow/Image Comics out in May,

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and

German-owned publisher Business Insider has commissioned a comic book from Anthony Del Col and Josh Adams to tell the full story of, as the publisher puts

Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail

In House Of X, as part of the ninth timeline, we learnt about Chimera. Mister Sinister, a chimera created using the body of Thunderbird? In the House Of

Empyre #0 is coming in two flavours, Avengers Empyre #0 with a touch of Al Ewing and Pepe Larraz and Fantastic Four Empyre #0, garnished with Dan Slott

Brian Hibbs owns the Comix Experience chain of comic stores in San Francisco. In his time, he has managed to sue Marvel Comics and get them to change

Monsieur Mallah is a superintelligent anthropomorphic gorilla supervillain, and loyal servant to the Brain. Created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani,

Oh, some people are going to be rather annoyed about this. I'd heard the rumour, but it has now gone official on Diamond's website and retailers are

Not too long ago, Bleeding Cool ran the story, What If… DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes and 5G Were Planning a Similar Story to House Of X? I wrote of