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Yesterday, I brought your attention to Boom! Studios' offering two retailer exclusive variant covers for auction through Previews for Kong of Skull
The news went out as most of Britain was asleep. Which means a lot of Vertigo creators have been waking up to it. Here is the reaction to Shelly Bond
A few hours ago, I heard that DC Comics has let go Shelly Bond, VP and Executive Editor of the Vertigo imprint. I sent a few e-mails around to my usual
Boom! Studios' announced the addition of a significant, classic license in their July-shipping solicitations at Emerald City Comicon - King Kong. Kong of
Drew Ford is the man who brought a comic book line to Dover Books, reviving and reprinting what were once thought of as lost masterpieces by the most
Today Brian K Vaughan's digital publisher Panel Syndicate published a new Walking Dead comic by Vaughan and Marcos Martin, set within The Walking Dead
This week brings the release of the Clean Room #7, from Vertigo, written by Gail Simone with art by Jon Davis-Hunt. This month we get a standalone issue
One of my favorite rides in Walt Disney World is Haunted Mansion. I've been a fan of the "Grim Grinning Ghosts" for as long as I can remember. Now that
July sees the launch of two new creator owned series from AfterShock Comics by Mark Waid, Tom Peyer, Wilfredo Torres, Tim Seeley and Gus Storms... welcome
It’s time for another issue of Jonesy written by Sam Humphries, with art by Caitlin Rose Boyle. The third issue of this wildly funny series follows Jonesy
eigoMANGA is teaming with hoopla digital to make eigoMANGA's comic titles available to public libraries through hoopla digital's platform. hoopla digital
A few slips 'twixt solicitation and publication from DC Comics. Superman/Wonder Woman #29 was solicited with art by Jaime Mendoza and Doug Mahnke but it
It was teased. And now we know. A Creative Summit at IDW with the likes of these folk... https://twitter.com/MairghreadScott/status/722597593696444416
The first four chapters of "The Final Days of Superman" storyline heading into DC Rebirth have sold out from DC Comics, are going back to press for second
The big news out of Archie Comics recently was the announcement of the latest reboot, Betty & Veronica and that Adam Hughes will be writing and drawn
There are some very interesting things in Dynamite's July 2016 solicitations. Some of which were announced recently at Wondercon like the new Six Million
And now... Boom Studios' solicitation for July 2016.... and we begin with some big name launches. KONG OF SKULL ISLAND #1 (W) James Asmus (A) Carlos Magno
The New 52 reboot did away with marriage in the DC Comics Universe. Most of them anyway, all the lead characters aside from Animal Man, who were married
Titan Comics solicitations for July 2016 begin with all their Doctor Who Day promotional product.... and there are plenty to go around! DOCTOR WHO TITANS:
Uncanny Inhumans has its own Donald Trump.... And Wonder Woman is already pregnant. Don't worry, it's clearly just a dream for her fiftieth issue, though
Marvel Comics already published the digital decampi comic "Captain America: Civil War Prelude" which we covered in depth here. Well, today they publish
Rom. Transformers, Power Puff Girls, Star Trek, X-Files, Jem & The Hologras... it;s tme for IDW's July 2016 solicitations, full of Rom variant covers
The Poison Ivy League is a social media campaign to promote the character of Poison Ivy, celebrating her 50th birthday today, and demand an ongoing series
Extraordinary X-Men #8 shows us the future, after Apocalypse took control of the Earth. In which all mutants have been wiped out. As Apocalypse decrees
Today's Action Comics continues Superman dealing with, and preparing for, his upcoming death. And how others are reacting to it. But we also get to see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxP1T-14uYA Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes, Hey Fandom! We're celebrating our exclusive cover
Outcast by Kirkman & Azecata takes the front of next week's Diamond Previews for comics shipping in July, as the Cinemax TV show makes its way to
We told you how the new Action Man comic from IDW goes down on Free Comic Book Day - well, here's a peek at the July solicitation, including the themed
I really hope you like Civil War II. If you don't... they're going to be hard to miss in July when the crossovers and tie-ins really heat up. Let's count