In his recent newsletter, Warren Ellis brought us up to date with his current writing progress. So, for those who like to keep up - all five issues of
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Three publishers, three comics, three creators, three covers, just revealed... Here is Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau's cover for The Amazing Mary Jane #1, which
Two weeks ago, Greg Pak announced that fantasy, sci-fi and comics writer Alyssa Wong was to work with him on the current Aero series, writing the
The second issue of supermom comic Hope, by Dirk Manning and K Lynn Smith, from Source Point Press is published today. The series will be running monthly
Most every issue of Boom! Studios' Angel series has been all about the fanservice had something big in it for fans, including some major First
Marvel's Helstrom, or simply Helstrom, is an upcoming Hulu TV show for 2020, about Marvel character, Daimon Hellstrom and Ana Hellstrom.Or Helstrom now, I
Today's Justice League Dark Annual #1 by James Tynion IV, Ram V, Guillem March and Arif Prianto gives the DC universe a new Plant Elemental to replace
The late seventies Hanna-Barbera cartoon Fred and Barney Meet the Thing took rather more liberties with Marvel Comics canon than - anything else ever. Now
Excellence is a recently launched comic book series from Skybound/Image Comics by Brandon Thomas and Khary Randolph, following the life of Spencer Dales,
Once upon a time, Grant Morrison and Mark Millar wrote The Flash. When they were both bezzy mates and before they became mortal enemies over who took what
One of the nice things about Death's Head is how little he has changed. Despite many an update, reboot, retcon and re-sizing... his first appearance in
Since Spawn #1 by Todd McFarlane, the comic book has repeatedly used the news anchors/opinion slots in most issues. A technique utterly cribbed from Frank
Today's Captain America #12 sees Steve Rogers having to deal with everything that's been building up for the character over recent years. Replaced
I'm not saying the ads will be as entertaining as the show itself. But this week, to follow on from last, we get another set of Preacher ads parodying
I already wrote about the first issue of Batman: The Last Knight On Earth by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo - especially when combined with a version of
Today sees the first issue of Powers Of X #1 by Jonathan Hickman and RB Silva one week after the debut of House Of X #1 and just as promised, takes
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At every comic book convention, there are some stories that giving a name to would rob them of their power. And possibly launch lawsuits. Welcome to the
Tomorrow sees the publication of Marvel Comics Presents #7 featuring Charles Soule's and Paulo Siqueira's story, The Vigil. In which Wolverine fights a
I was chatting with a few comic creators about the upcoming new comic book series White Trees #1 by Chip Zdarsky and Kris Anka at the weekend. Once
This is Final Order-Cut-Off week for Spawn #300, so look forward to a lot of eking out content for Spawn #300 from Image Comics. Such as the release today
Three comic books going back to the printing mill. House Of X #1 from Marvel Comics, for which a first printing only came out last week, and for which a
While for storytelling, 2019 has been the year of 'connective tissue', when it comes to comic book store, it has been the year of returnability. When the
Ahead of the new Batman/Superman comic, spinning out of Heroes In Crisis, Batman: The Price, The Batman Who Laughs and DC's Year Of The Villain, we are
I'm not saying that working in a comic shop close to a comic publisher means you will be hired by that publisher. But it can't hurt. Valiant Entertainment
A few more big books coming through from Marvel Comics for 2020... and we begin with the Omnibuses. Sensational She-Hulk By John Byrne Omnibus April 28,
Marvel Comics is publishing Marvel Comics #1000, a comic for their eightieth birthday that is intended to be where Marvel Comics would be now if that
Onc upon a time, Marvel Comics published a comic book character called Death's Head. Created by Simon Furman and Geoff Senior for the Marvel UK
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