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Top Cat can do what no human being can do, while living in the DC Universe. In today's Superman/Top Cat Special, he can see through Clark Kent's glasses

LUCCA Comics & Games, held in Lucca in Tuscany, Italy is the largest comic convention in the world, toppling France's Angouleme from its perch and

Okay, so I was told yesterday that we don't see Poison Ivy die in today's Heroes In Crisis #2. And that's true. Now reading the comic this morning, we

Multiple Man #5 started it with the mutant literary references, though sadly Legion wasn't present to make it even better... And over in Extermination #4,

Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. When Wonder Woman Exposed A Nipple And Everyone Somehow Just

We told you that with the new series Extermination by Ed Brisson and Pepe Larraz from Marvel that, just like the title of Death of The Inhumans or The

Tomorrow sees the publication of Superman/Top Cat, the latest in DC Comics' Hanna Barbera crossover titles for fifth weeks. And as a continuity begins to

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool ran a list of thirty horror-themed comics published tomorrow that might be suitable for Hallowe'en. Turned out we missed a

There's been a fair amount of fuss regarding Batman: Damned #1 - and not the fuss the creative team of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo were anticipating,

There have been many concerns expressed about Poison Ivy appearing in Heroes In Crisis. Especially as she sat in the Sanctuary chair in the initial

Dirk Wood of IDW Entertainment talked to retailers at MCM London Comic Con about the Full Bleed anthology that he publishes. And thanked British comic

Toby Johnston writes, So, after my visit to Nottingham Comic Con last week, I decided to step things up a bit. Quite a bit… So, exactly a week after Notts

Sam Johnson writes, It's often the case that big events get signposted in comics, from the Previews catalogue, to news coverage, to the comics' covers.

I mostly know Juan José Ryp through his work for Bleeding Cool's publisher, Avatar Press. Drawing the adaptation of Frank Miller's Robocop, and Warren

In no particular order... thirty spooky or horror-themed comics published in comic book stores tomorrow that might make for a fun Hallowe'en, especially

Reed Richards has not the greatest reputation for making fantastic decisions, especially when it comes to those around him. Taking his family and friends

Stitched was the horror comic book series (and short film) created, written and directed by Garth Ennis for Bleeding Cool's publisher, Avatar Press in

Hotly-anticipated and almost instantly critically panned, Sony’s Venom has spawned a cascade of memes and a throbbing pulsating slash fandom which has

Our old friend Linda K. McLeod of Kelly IP, LLP of Washinton DC, representing Marvel Comics, is asking the US government for an extension to oppose a

Posted with permission of Redditor HydraVea, a before-and-after look at his diet regime, as seen through Black Spider-Man spandex costume. And this was

A spinoff of Melvyn Bragg's The South Bank Show, Opening Shot was an arts TV programme from London Weekend Television in 1993 aimed at a younger audience.

Welcome to the daily Lying In The Gutters. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Top five stories from yesterday: Chris Claremont Puts Batman

UPDATE: All gone now. Hope you were lucky... Okay, here we go. A bunch of Image Comics preorders have glitched on Amazon Kindle for free. You know how

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

I've been hearing more about how the reaction to the publication of Batman: Damned#1 is affecting other books, creators and employees at DC Comics. But

Troy Hasbrouck of Rebel Base Comics & Toys in Charlotte, North Carolina has put out an appeal, Bleeding Cool is amplifying it. He writes; Hey guys,

Yesterday, with a couple of thousand other folk at MCM London Comic Con, I saw what I was reliably told were the first thirty-eight minutes of the

Bleeding Cool has confirmed that a CGC 10.0 slabbed copy of Batman Damned #1 with the Jim Lee variant cover, signed by Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee and Lee

Bleeding Cool has been covering the upcoming launch of a new comic book/multi-media publisher Artists, Writers & Artisans Inc for a while now, since

Inside No 9 is the comedy horror anthology series by two of the League Of Gentlemen, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Last night on BBC 2 they gave