IDW Entertainment has their April 2021 solicitations up early, and Bleeding Cool is up to the task. A new Canto series, a new Godzilla series, Transformers/My Little Pony gets a sequel, Star Wars: The High Republic keeps rolling, and we have a brand new graphic novel of note, The Delicacy. Here's the rest of what […]
It was one of the most unexpected Hasbro brand mashups from IDW, My Little Pony/Transformers. And it's getting a sequel in April 2021. While using a modified Spacebridge to bring magic to Cybertron, the Decepticons end up unleashing a more powerful evil from Equestria than they ever could've imagined. Two worlds collide in the return […]
Bleeding Cool has been covering the effects of Donald Trump on the comic book world and industry. On his final day in the role of President Of The United States, we take a look back at both the lead-up to the election, his Presidency, the cultural reflection and refraction, the actions of Marvel chair, personal […]
Set just before the opening shots of the Cybertronian Civil War, stalwart warrior Ultra Magnus has a laser focus on rescuing his mentor Alpha Trion. Once again, the straight-laced Magnus shows fierce determination in the face of overwhelming odds as he struggles with the unknown. Writer Brandon M. Easton throws everything, including the kitchen sink, […]
Thank FOC It's Friday – Planned to coincide and cover the demands of Final Order Cut Off at Diamond Comic Distributors. And no Lunar as well. Not UCS anymore, though. Of course, in these times, so much of this is up in the air. There's a lot of product coming through that needs adjusting. Because […]
Here are the 101 most-read stories on Bleeding Cool of the year. The numbers don't lie. Our May scoop that DC comic book series Lucifer was cancelled mid-run and would conclude as an original graphic novel is now coming to fruition and will be published in February 2021. The full list runs below; the numbers […]
Scorpion Comics has announced an exclusive variant cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto for the upcoming comic book from IDW and Disney Comics, Uncle Scrooge #1. Except it seems that IDW hasn't actually announced such a comic book, and it's not in their March 2021 solicitations. The cover credits seem to suggest that it will be written […]
Advance reorders time – 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 demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to […]
Whenever you have a large cast and a huge fictional continuity, there are always tales between the tales we know. These small frame moments provide context to the larger sweeping plot elements we consider on an ordinary basis. This issue takes aim at the aftermath of a Cobra invasion of G.I. Joe's desert headquarters and […]
In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin, just after the events of the first Star Wars movie, Princess Leia convinces Han Solo to take on a dangerous mission vital to the Rebellion. The only problem is a hyper-competent Imperial Security Bureau agent with a cybernetic eye called Commander Beck, who's after the same objective. […]
And now it's time for the IDW Publishing March 2021 solicitations, with new Godzilla, a new Disney OGN with the classic characters, and all the Transformers, GI Joe, My Little Pony, Star Wars, Star Trek and more. GODZILLA UNNATURAL DISASTERS TP IDW PUBLISHING JAN210426 (W) Chris Mowry, Ulises Farinas The King of the Monsters is […]
The debut issue of the TMNT miniseries, The Last Ronin, sold 180,000 copies in various printings. Now, IDW is going to get them to pay for it all again with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 Director's Cut 64-page special, due to hit stores in March 2021. Featuring never-before-seen layouts from Kevin Eastman, […]
We have details of more comic book multiple printings, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 gets a third printing, Crossover #2 gets a second – and so to Scout Comics titles The Recount #1, Yasmeen #2, It Eats What Feeds It #3, and White Ash #4. Here's a better look and when […]
Diamond chart time. And a special congratulations to former Bleeding Cool columnist Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson, whose graphic novel Dracula Motherf**ker from Image Comics was the best-selling graphic novel in the Diamond direct market in October this year, beating out the collection of Marvel's summer event, Empyre. Someone at DC's Black Label should […]
IDW has announced a 50,000 print run for their the second printing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1. They have only had 37,000 preorders, but last time they printed too few and had to allocate copies to retailers by around a fifth, driving prices skywards. This does however make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The […]
The exclusive distributor of DC Comics, Dark Horse and IDW graphic novels to bookstores, Penguin Random House has just bought the exclusive distributor of Boom Studios, Oni Press and Rebellion to US bookstores, Simon & Schuster. Obviously, there are other factors involved as well, but that's the comic book relevance right there. Because ViacomCBS has […]
IDW Publishing has their full February 2021 solicitations, including their first Transformers: Beast Wars series, a new Star Wars Adventures: High Republic series and new series Chained To The Grave launching by Brian Level, Andrew Eschenbach and Kate Sherron. TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS #1 CVR A JOSH BURCHAM DEC200412 (W) Erik Burnham (A/CA) Josh Burcham Celebrating […]
Thank FOC It's Friday – and it's Knock Em Dead time. Planned to coincide and cover the demands of Final Order Cut Off at Diamond Comic Distributors. And now UCS and Lunar as well. Of course, in these times, so much of this is up in the air. There's a lot of product coming through […]
Scarenthood is the new horror series from Nick Roche, who writes and draws, colorist Chris O'Halloran, and letterer Shawn Lee. Let's see what this new punny series from IDW is about. Scarenthood #1 is a strange one. It follows Cormac, a man who begins to get to know the parents of the kids that his daughter goes to […]
Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp launched just in time for spooky season, bringing new characters to one of the most memorable locations from R. L. Stine's original series: Fever Swamp. One of the most atmospheric and eerie novels of the first Goosebumps run, The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, was not only a terrific read for kids, but […]
