A couple of days ago, John Layman talked about his history writing crossovers, and that another one was being announced. This morning, we know what that is, Mars Attacks Red Sonja from Dynamite, out in August. Drawn by Fran Strukan, Mars Attacks Red Sonja will see Mars attack Earth, but these are ancient Martians of […]
I reckon it must be quite hard work, knocking out a cover for the Vampirella cover. All those late nights spent chained to the board, stroke, after stroke after stroke, building up quite a sweat. No wonder you end up with forearms like Lucio Parrillo. Dynamite Entertainment has taken advantage of this man's mastery of […]
Cullen Bunn is best known for his work on comic books such as Uncanny X-Men and Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe, as well as creator-owned series The Damned, Shadow Roads and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press, Harrow County for Dark Horse Comics, Subspecies for Action Lab, Regression for Image and Unholy Grail, Brothers Dracul and […]
Amy Chu has an isolation Writer's Commentary on Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #10, from Dynamite Entertainment before the shutdown came down. She writes, Soooo…how's everyone doing? Masking up, social distancing, and hanging in there, I hope! I know these are crazy times for the comics industry and especially for the stores […]
We were wondering where the Diamond Comic Distributors March 2020 marketshare statistics might have got to. Well, it has been a peculiar month. Rather than the usual Friday/Monday release, we are getting the marketshare and top tens today followed by the full stats tomorrow. So here we go, Spider-Woman and all. As it stands comic […]
Landry Walker offers up a Writer's Commentary on the latest Game Of Thrones comic book from Dynamite Entertainment, A Clash Of Kings #3. It came out on March 25th just before the shutdown hammer came crashing down He writes; Hi people! Things are crazy right now. I hope everyone reading this is well and safe […]
We still don't know how the comic book direct market is going to play out in the months ahead, But for the next month at least we are all on shutdown. Different comic book publishers are finding different ways to get their comic books out to the public – or not. Dynamite Entertainment is going […]
All major comic book publishers have pulled digital comics versions of new titles out this week, as they are still unable to publish them in print. There are exceptions for Archie's general market titles, collections already sold into the book market, and original graphic novels such as DC's Alt-Hero out today. Smaller publishers are less […]
Diamond Comic Distributors closed its doors to new product two weeks ago. This led to the biggest print comics publishers restricting their digital output as well. This was an attempt to support physical comic book stores, unable to receive print comics from Diamond. The suggestion is that continued digital publication right would cannibalise future print […]
Dan Abnett has a writer's commentary on Dejah Thoris #4 from Dynamite Entertainment. It was published on March 11th. Bleeding Cool will try and keep these going as long as we call. Abnett writes; We enter the second 'arc' of the series, and the danger mounts. I'm not claiming this book has "Game of Thrones" […]
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this will be the first week in which there are no new comics from major publishers available to read, in comic stores or on digital apps. A lot can be said about how we got into this situation and how fear of change kept the biggest publishers like Marvel, DC, […]
Batman #92, Empyre #0: Avengers and Empyre #0: Fantastic Four lead the list of scheduled releases this week on Comixology. Bleeding Cool has taken a look at all the titles that the major comic book publishers still have scheduled on ComiXology for release this coming Wednesday, April 1st. While a number of publishers have pulled […]
It's been a hectic month full of announcements from comic book publishers reacting to the rapidly-changing business conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic. We've been keeping you informed about current matters within the industry here at Bleeding Cool, as every comic book publisher in the business assesses how to navigate these unprecedented conditions. Here's a […]
Ethan Sacks has a Writer's Commentary on KISS/Zombies #4 from Dynamite, out now… or at least it was. He writes, Spoilers ahoy! Page 1: We saw the horrible circumstances behind Hank's death, or should I say murder, at the end of last issue and we pick up with the palpable grief that it left in […]
Killing Red Sonja #1 is in stores tomorrow. Well, it was supposed to be in stores tomorrow. It might already be in stores today. Or your store may be closed. It's chaos thanks to the industry shutdown and nobody knows what will happen. But while this doesn't look good for anyone in the comics industry, […]
I have been writing this article for almost twenty-four hours. Been talking to senior comic book industry figure after another. The problem is, the second I get a hold of what might actually be going on, the situation changes from under me. But everyone is agreeing that this current coronavirus pandemic, and the reaction to […]
Last week, Bleeding Cool told you that there was comic industry talks to reduce published content in July, focused around industry bestsellers. We have already reported that Vault is delaying titles, Aspen is closing for the foreseeable, and Valiant Entertainment are also downing tools. Now Dynamite Entertainment has announced a reduction of published material in […]
Today, I have been talking to comic book retailers, publishers and distributors alike, looking at the effect that the coronavirus pandemic is having on comic book stores and the comics industry as a whole, and it is not looking good. To the extent that this could mean the end of the direct market as we […]
In the new world order of coronavirus pandemics and toilet paper hoarding, Americans must adjust to a new way of life where things we previously took for granted may not be available for the foreseeable future. Yes, that applies to important staples like groceries and medical supplies, but also to rarer but no less important […]
