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The third issue of Stjepan Sejic's Harleen for DC's Black Label has been delayed by a week - not because of him, but because sales on the second issue
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DC have listed the details of the first issue of Batwoman/Supergirl: World’s Finest Giant, in mass market stores in November, and in comic stores in
December 18th is already looking busy for DC Comics. The conclusion of Doomsday Clock #12, the beginning of Hell Rising #1, Tom King’s final issue of
We all remember the movie version of Hellblazer, dubbed Constantine, right? Well, when today's Hellblazer Special isn't introducing new swear words and
#NotComics. But of note. Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company, has just announced a
You learn a lot more in the solicitation for A Basketful Of Heads #1 in the solicitation for the issue rather than the comic book itself. It reads:
It's a weirder week for Absolute Carnage this week... we have Silver Surfer Black with Norrin Radd pitched against Knull, the god of the
Well, it’s not in the newly christened 50K Club alongside Once & Future and (almost) Something Is Killing The Children quite yet, but I’m hearing Matt
Earlier, we looked at how today's Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer brought a new swear word to the DC Universe. But it may be bringing a far more
Later today, Marvel Comics will tell retailers that they will be sending last week's Immortal Hulk #25 back to a second printing. It was one hell of a
Today sees the introduction of a new character to the Wonder Woman universe - or is she? One Helen Paul, rescued by Wonder Woman and placed with ARGUS
This is how it went down in Batman #55 by Tom King, Tony Daniel and Danny Miki. On a rooftop, chasing a clue, but too late. BANG. And for Dick Grayson,
Last month, Tom King said that the Batman Annual #4, out today with Jorge Fornes, would be his last word on Batman. Even though he has more tales to
Today's Savage Avengers Annual sees Conan The Barbarian continue his travels across the Marvel Universe, meeting its superheroes along the way. And today
Okay, okay, I know that the Island of Krakoa under new mutant rule is bringing back many of the undead mutants. And welcoming all sorts to the party,
Comic book writer Tom Taylor is definitely having as much fun writing DCeased as he did Injustice: Gods Among Us. And, just as in that earlier series,
Today sees the publication of all four issues of Mark Millar, Eric Canete and Giovanna Niro's Chrononauts: Futureshock, a sequel to the original series by
We always like to keep up with DC Comics' policies regarding swear words. And, as ever, John Constantine is often the instigator. You may recall in Books
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Tom Kaczynski of Beta Testing the Apocalypse has a brand new thing for 2020 from Uncivilized Komics. Except it's not new at all. He's turning his DiNKy
Looks like DC Comics has been having another editorial shuffle. We are hearing that Ben Abernathy formerly editor at Wildstorm and Madefire, now Director
Hannah Means-Shannon was a longstanding contributor at Bleeding Cool and was its editor-in-chief for two years. She then worked at an editor at Dark Horse
The first printing doesn't go on sale until tomorrow. But, fresh from a trailer of the upcoming movie starring Vin Diesel, Bloodshot #2 by Tim Seeley and
In January, Eric Powell's Albatross Funnybooks is putting out a Goon spin-off with The Unholy Bastards, from Tom Sniegoski and Scott Brown, with Powell
As you may have seen in the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, the sales on Marauders #1 were high. It's gone to a very pretty looking second printing, and
Dynamite Entertainment begin their new year with a Red Sonja crossover with the Chaos characters, alongside a new continuing adaptation of George R R
Amy Chu's Writer’s Commentary on Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #6 on sale now from Dynamite. She writes; Baltimore Comic Con this past
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