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Marvel Comics has a couple of changes ahead of this week's FOC dates. Old Man Hawkeye #11 is dropping artist Marco Checchetto to be replaced by Francesco

Co-creator of The Boys, Darick Robertson, posted about a sketch he had done at a comic book convention of Butcher's dog, Terror, with Spawn's mask in his

Something interesting is going on with the variant covers to the upcoming Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic from Boom Studios. And a few little birdies – or

In Doctor Who lore, when the TARDIS travels backwards in time, the time vortex appears blue in colour. When it travels forwards in time, it is red in

Ever since the DC Rebirth Special two years ago, Watchmen's Dr Manhattan has been popping up in the DC Comics Universe. Messing with Superman's father

Check out these upcoming DC Comics covers for November and December 2018 shipping titles. As ever, you may have seen some of them – but you won’t have

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

This year’s Observer/Cape graphic short story prize has been awarded to An Artistic Odyssey by Edith Pritchett, a unanimous decision by the judges. The

Sometimes, you never know what information you'll come across - or where you'll hear it, if you keep your ears out. Such as word that reaches Bleeding

It's been a repeated complaint against DC Comics when they collect their Knightfall and Prodigal comic book storylines. That DC Comics never seems to

Scalped is a 60 issue crime/western comic book series written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by R. M. Guéra which was published monthly by DC/Vertigo

It looks like the title of this upcoming Wonder Woman Omnibus confused a few people. Originally solicited as Wonder Woman, Diana Prince: The 50th

Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. I am writing this on a bus, about to get on a bicycle and

Artist and toy designer Joe Ledbetter (aka JLed) designed a number of takes on DC Comics characters, sculpted by Joe Menna into PVC figures, and released

There's lots to love in The Wicked + The Divine Funnies, out today from Image Comics. But I did want to highlight this moment, written by British comedian

Ryan North spend 45 minutes today at LibraryCon, the streaming comic convention aimed at librarians, with bookstores, publishers, bloggers and creators in

Iceman writer Sina Grace has been talking to LibraryCon today, an online streaming event for comics, hyping up his work on Iceman for booksellers and

Today sees the release of the first James Bond 007 ongoing series from Dynamite Entertainment, by Greg Pak and Marc Laming. And during the story, you get

Last month, we asked if Marvel Comics has killed of Ms Kang without a by your leave in Infinity Wars #4. The character created by merging Ms Marvel and

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1 is published today, the first adventure in comics form with the Thirteenth Doctor and her new friends. And it seems

Walking Dead is famously not about the zombies. It describes the living, trying to survive in a world that has fallen apart and turned against them - and

X-Men Red #10 is not the final issue. X-Men Red #11 is out on the 12th of December and fills that role. But you know what? The ending is so satisfying,

Today sees the publication of Suicide Squad: The Black Files. And it has been a very long time coming. Back in July 2017, Bleeding Cool ran some character

Has the Hulk killed or not? It has been a bone of contention in the Marvel Universe. Well, even if you restrict it to the 616 Marvel Universe, yes.

Seriously. I mean, come on now. Drowned Earth wouldn't be the first comic book event to feature the death of a major character. Sometimes those deaths

Of late, we have shown a lot of concern for the animals of the Marvel Universe. But overall it seems like someone should have called PETA. Oh sure,

In Batman #58 by Tom King, Mikel Janin and Jordie Bellaire, the Penguin has an issue. That might turn the very plot against Batman. As he in informed

We mentioned in an early review that the new The Green Lantern #1 had a vibe reminiscent of those Alan Moore Green Lantern tales. Especially with Liam

Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. In the Venom/Watchmen debate - can we agree that at least the

It's not International Talk Like A Pirate Day is it? Tomorrow sees the publication of Justice League #11 and Batman #58. Both out on the same day and both