Rich Johnston Archives

President Barack Obama read Spider-Man and Conan comics when he was younger, and could still quote from them. So when he became President, marking the

Aspen Press is often first out of the gate with solicitations and so it is for April shipping comic books. Just the one for that month though... and just

The four-issue Marvels Annotated miniseries is a reissue of the original Marvels comic book series by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross that will

Comic book retailer and Bleeding Cool regular Dennis Barger of Detroit's Wonderworld Comics shares an exchange with an eBay seller. In early December, he

Bleeding Cool has been looking at the legal trademark fights that Marvel Comics has been going through to defend their Wakanda trademark, after the

Diamond Comic Distributors had an Infinity Gauntlet cookie jar in stock last year. It sold out fast in the wake of the Avengers: Infinity War movie. Now,

London-based graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero has released its run of graphic novels for the spring of 2019. And they lead with a big name with a big

Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More, published in 1516, entirely in Latin. You’ll see a copy on V’s bookshelf. The book

An official Walking Dead immersive exhibition and art gallery is coming to London at a pop-up space in Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. Right next to the

Welcome to the mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Five most read stories yesterday What Walmarts Do When

Rick And Morty, the highly acclaimed and popular sci-fi comedy animation created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's late-night

Frank Cho went to the annual dinner for the Baker Street Irregulars, the long-standing Sherlock Holmes organization in New York City, for which he drew

Bill Schanes, former VP of Diamond Comic Distributors is still having a wonderful time touring Europe's museums, galleries, comic stores, bookshops, and

Last year, we reported on comic book legend Glenn Fabry being diagnosed with lung cancer. At the end of the year, we reported on Glenn Fabry getting the

Courtesy of Nerdist, here's a look ahead at this week's Wonder Woman #62 by G. Willow Wilson, Xermanico and Roulo Fajardo Jr, with Diana pitted against

The Record Store in Howell, New Jersey opened in 1988 by Jeff Lega, is about to close its doors. Originally a record store, it grew and transformed into a

This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by a number of comic stores from their sales on Wednesday and Thursday. It measures what

Walmart has been selling their exclusive DC Comics titles through 2018 and into 2019, with many anticipating the seventh issues of each. Those with access

Welcome to the mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Five most read stories yesterday Doctor Who Series 12:

Batton Lash, creator of the Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre comic and later known as Supernatural Law,  passed away this morning at home with

Rottentail, the movie adaptation of the Source Point Press horror comic by David C. Hayes, Kevin Moyers, Kurt Belcher, and Henrik Horvath is intended as a

This week sees the publication of the final Suicide Squad issue, the DC Comics series that was launched by Rob Williams and Jim Lee two-and-a-half years

We've had a sneak peek at Age Of X-Man: Alpha, the opening issue by Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler and Ramon Rosanas and have a few things we can share... Spoilers obviously - though much is revealed in upcoming solicits, if you know how to look. You have been warned.

Hurricanes make headlines, and then they leave the headlines. But the effects last far longer. Such as when Hurricane Michael hit Panama City, Florida, in

We've been sharing the memories of Bill Schanes, former VP of Diamond Comic Distributors, including the creation of the modern comic book backing board

California's The Comic Bug comic stores are offering "Comic Book Financial Aid" to furloughed federal employees. As Trump shutdown enters its fourth week,

Comic book backing boards. We've all got them, haven't we? In the days before slabbing, all collected comics had a thinnish sheet of white cardboard

Welcome to the mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Five most read stories yesterday Doctor Who Series 12:

Fan Expo and Megacon have removed artist Francesco Mattina from their websites in light of the allegations made against Mattina.

Dave Sim is the legendary Canadian creator, writer, and artist of Cerebus. Alongside background artist Gerhard, it remains one of the essential long runs