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Saturday Trending Topics: Angry X-Wings

Saturday Trending Topics: Angry X-WingsAngry Birds invaded BC today, courtesy of a pair of Star Wars / Birds toy licensing mashups.  The X-Wing catapults are a nice touch…

Most-Read Comic Stories Today:

Chris Claremont – Still On Contract At Marvel?

Chris was asked, considering Bob Harras and Jim Lee are resplendent at DC Comics, why he wasn't working on the New 52. He replied, because he was still on exclusive contract at Marvel.

A Few More Marvel Variants On A Saturday

A few other Marvel variant covers I stumbled across… and how hard it's going to be to find them.

When Dan Slott Got A Photo With Matt Smith Doing The Spidey "Thwipp"

I bumped into Dan Slott at the Entertainment Media Show in London today. Just after he had met a certain Matt Smith, star of Doctor Who, and managed to wangle a photograph… with a certain familiar pose…

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:

Prometheus Blu-ray Bonus Ties In To Blade Runner Universe

ncluded in the UK release of Prometheus is some kind of text supplement that nods toward Ridley Scott's other big sci-fi favourite, Blade Runner. It's a nice bit of fan service, but I don't think we should get ahead of ourselves and expect Alien-verse tie ins when the Runner spin-off comes along.

First Look: Angry Birds Star Wars Death Star Jenga

Here's a first look at one of the Angry Birds/Star Wars toys being launched at Toys R Us on Monday morning on Times Square. And it's also involving Jenga! Check the X-Wing mounted catapults, the piggy Death Star and a great looking Rebel bird. Also lined up is a Star Wars Angry Birds Bounce Millennium Falcon… whatever the hell that is…

The Angry Birds Star Wars Plush Toys – Hen Solo, Princess Layer And Coot Skywalker? 

I just know my daughters will want these. It's possible I might too…

Most-Discussed In The Forum Today:

Chris Claremont – Still On Contract At Marvel?

Chris was asked, considering Bob Harras and Jim Lee are resplendent at DC Comics, why he wasn't working on the New 52. He replied, because he was still on exclusive contract at Marvel.

Spider-Man Is Superior For Marvel Now? With Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos And Giuseppe Camuncoli

Dan Slott was Bleeding Cool's best guess for the writer of whatever this project is, due to Marvel's description of him as the writer of the year's most shocking comics story. And that is still tagged as Amazing Spider-Man #700. And this is what happens next, courtesy of USA Today

DC Comics Increases Marketshare In September, Marvel Keeps Avengers Vs X-Men At The Very Top, And The Market Slips From Last September's Performance

Last month saw both Marvel and DC benefiting from Walking Dead #100 not taking away their marketshare, and saw DC again beat Marvel on marketshare by dollar but also saw Marvel claw back the volume marketshare. But that was a five week month, in which Marvel generally does better by increasing product to fit the extra week.


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Mark SeifertAbout Mark Seifert

Co-founder and Creative director of Bleeding Cool parent company Avatar Press. Bleeding Cool Managing Editor, tech and data wrangler. Machine Learning hobbyist. Vintage paper addict.
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