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Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: “What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?” Let's take a crack at Old Man Logan #36!

Hot Topic has been putting out by far the best Riverdale merchandise. From cosplay items to house wares and even cosmetics, they've covered a fair share of what fans want — and here is their eyeshadow palette!

Irrational Numbers: Subtraction concludes with Pythagoras confronts his descendant Vampyr Nation, readying itself for a new plan. Is it a good read?

Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: “What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?” We continue with All-New Wolverine #32!

AC Comics brings you Golden Age Greats Spotlight Vol. 18, coming out this June of 2018. This release will have plenty of romance and crime comics from the 1940's and 1950's. More details here.

Shanen Pae, the artist behind the hit video game Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, is returning to provide another variant cover to Fence, the BOOM! Studios fencing-themed teen soap opera comic by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad.

That's the thing about Free Comic Book Day. It's not free. Publishers pay to print the comics, Diamond pays to distribute them, and retailers pay to

In the last issue of Batman #42, Poison Ivy, who has taken over the minds of everyone in the world apart from Batman and Catwoman, because of... stuff, possessed Superman. And Batman manipulated her into using Superman to kill him. What's next?

Last year, Bleeding Cool proclaimed My Boyfriend is a Bear, the upcoming Oni Press graphic novel by Pamela Ribon and Cat Farris. Now, Farris will debut the graphic novel at an exhibit in Portland beginning on April 5th and throughout the month, ahead of the book's April 17th release date.

Thanos #16 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw ended with a bang. After facing the future Thanos and future Frank Castle to a standstill, the Silver Surfer pulled out his ace in the card.

Comic book artist Nicole 'Nik' Virella is suffering from debilitating fatigue and pain due to Endometriosis and PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and needs surgical intervention. To that end, her sister Angelique has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise $40,000 towards the costs of an operation.

A number of comic stores have tie-ins with comic book publishers. Forbidden Planet and Titan Comics, Gosh and Knockabout, and Dark Horse Comics. But sometimes a comic store becomes a publisher... such as it is with Golden Apple Books, formed from Golden Apple Comics.

Shanghai Red was announced at Image Expo, and now it's been scheduled for June. Christopher Sebela and Joshua Hixson have a revenge thriller of a comic book — and Sebela owes it all to moving to the new hub of comicbookdom, Portland.

The final volume of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill will be previewed on Friday March 23rd At WonderCon at the IDW booth.

Artist Joseph Michael Linsner and writer Kristina Deak-Linsner are teaming up for a new Vampirella four-issue mini-series to go with the characters 50th anniversary.

Dark Horse has announced some Incredibles 2 comics to be published in June and July, tying in with the release of the Disney/Pixar film on June 15th.

Joseph Keatinge of Glory and Shutter, and veteran Bret Blevins of New Mutants and Sleepwalker are behind the new Stellar series, coming from

Bleeding Cool had the scoop last week, but it's all gone official. Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung, Jorge Jiménez and Alejandro Sanchez's Justice League out in June. And, yes, John Stewart is the Green Lantern in it.

Image Comics solicitations for June 2018 will drop tomorrow, but they'll want to make a fuss about some of their offeroings before then. Such as

Wondercon kicks off in Anaheim on Friday, a big comic-focussed convention, with all sorts of delights and deviations from March 23rd to 25the. It will

Dynamite has announced a new Charlie's Angels comic series from the creative team of John Layman and Joe Eisma starting this June.

BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands have a Power Rangers: Shattered Grid panel at WonderCon on March 24th, a mere four days before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25 hits comic shops and kicks off the first Power Rangers event in comics history.

So at SXSW, DC Comics held a panel for the 80th Anniversary of Superman looking at upcoming projects such as Action Comics #1000, Man Of Steel and Frank

Dynamite Entertainment and the Topps Company have partnered to create a new line of comic books and graphic novels based on the Mars Attacks franchise.

Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are to get married. Batman and Catwoman. Yes, it's a bit odd, but that seems to be the direction we are going. And DC Comics is looking how to collect this all.

Earlier this week, Bookbub released a list titled "22 of the Biggest Mystery and Thriller Books Coming in Spring 2018." The article features the usual number of heavy hitters — names like Stephen King, David Baldacci, Dean Koontz, Brad Meltzer, and... Alex Segura.

Vice President Mike Pence has a book out -- or rather his family has. Ostensibly penned by his rabbit, a pet much featured in the media, A Day in the Life

Welcome, dear readers, to X-Men: Bland Design, the weekly multi-part recap column that strives to answer the question: “What if Ed Piskor had no art skills, a juvenile sense of humor, and less classic material to work with?” Let's continue with X-Men Blue #23!

Writer and former IDW Editor Dan Taylor has unveiled his new novella — a sci-fi, noir, robotic detective story called Pi Private Eye.

We discussed the publishers. But who and what are the comics distribution channels and commerce venues? Tim Fielder of Dieselfunk Dispatch discusses the Direct Market, Traditional Bookstores, Digital Bookstores, and the Zines market.