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Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

SpyWatch: "Ashley and I were filmed for over three weeks, with microphones strapped to our ankles 16 hours per day during the entire six days of the convention. We also found a hidden microphone under my bed in our San Diego hotel room when we checked out on Monday morning." – Mile High Comics' Chuck Rozanski, on filming the Morgan Spurlock Comic Con documentary.

ColbertWatch: Stephen's objections to a British Superman made very clear…

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

SeventiesWatch: St Trinian creator Ronald Searle's 1000-copy flipbook published in France, The Suicide & Reincarnation Of An Extremely Small Man in 1972, replicated in full.

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

IQWatch: How smart are your comics?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZFPi6sN8MQ[/youtube]

ConWatch: A new Forever Wednesday in the run up to San Diego Ticket Saturday…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQxuHSl8ar8[/youtube]

PotWatch: Image Comics to launch Ziggy Marley's Marajuanaman comic with Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood. Is it the seventies again already? Will we get a Rizla variant cover? Will it be printed on hemp paper? What?

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

BC ComicChronThis is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.

Internship advice from Agent M

Yeah—don't be afraid to apply for an internship in a department you think you might not have any interest in. I originally applied to comics editorial and, quite frankly, had I known there was a .com editorial internship I don't think I would have even considered applying to it at the time. But you managed to get your hand on my application, hired me, I loved it, and here I am doing a job I love.

Dustin Nguyen's top-notch cover for Batgirl #21

Dustin Nguyen's given us some amazing Batgirl covers, and he's also given us some REALLY amazing BATGIRL covers – this shot of Batgirl perched in front of an exquisitely-detailed stained glass window is one of my favorites yet.

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

Fiona Staples walks us through her T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 cover!

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

My public wish that Fiona Staples gets a crack at each of our book's covers is slowly coming true: May's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 will feature the outstanding cover above.

Phil Jimenez Shares His Page Layout Process on Vimeo

Designing a page of sequential art can be the hardest part of the process. Here penciller Phil Jimenez shows his process, revealing the transition from thumbnail sketches to finished pencils.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19544647[/vimeo]

Harley '67

But…didja know…that if the producer had followed up on it…we very possibly could have had Harley Quinn…back in 1967? In an entirely different Batman TV series?

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

'Superman' Producer — Found ALIVE In Mexico | TMZ.com

the executive producer of Superman I,II and III — was found alive in a hospital in Mexico this morning … after friends had reported him missing for several days.

Cosmic Comics Owner Talks Digital vs Print Distribution on Vimeo

Over the 18 years he's spent running Cosmic Comics in Manhattan Mark Friedman has learned a few things about trends. And here he talks about the digital distribution and what he sees in the future.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19503915[/vimeo]

Hires Scan of Captain America Empire Inner Page Photo

Remember the low res inner page preview of Captain America: The First Avenger feature story in Empire that I feature a couple of days ago? Well just today, a hires scan had already hit the net and yes it really looks good.

Raptr Analyzes DCUO Players

Overall, the most obvious bit of data that stands out is that gamers who play DCUO are heavily into MMORPGs specifically, and multiplayer games in general. There seems to be a lot less connection with the theme of the game (in the case, SUPERHEROES!) with the type of games these gamers play.

David Steinberger of digital comic site, comiXology, talks digital comics

We're going to be developing and releasing a major overhaul to the platform in 2011, starting with iOS. That will include some big changes and great improvements in the store and library areas, and re-establish greater stability on older devices. That's a huge priority. We're going to be focusing more and more on discoverability of comics.

Taschen Publishing Empire Started As A Comic Book Store – WSJ.com

Mr. Taschen started out selling comic books when he was in his teens, with his first store called Taschen Comics. Then there was a chance encounter in 1984 with 40,000 remainder copies of a book on Magritte; he bought them for a pittance, sold them for double and began his career publishing his own books with the money made. Today, the company publishes about 100 titles per year.

CB Cebulski's SpideyPizza | Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Friday Runaround – Is That A Microphone In Our Bed, Or Are You Just Pleased To See Me?

'V' Star Morena Baccarin Among Actresses on 'Avengers' Shortlist (Exclusive) – Heat Vision

Marvel is conducting screen tests Friday for one of the final roles still looking to be cast in The Avengers, the all-star superhero ensemble being directed by Joss Whedon. Last night Samuel L. Jackson revealed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon it is that of his "sidekick."


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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