2019

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From American Gods to Swamp Thing… from Hallmark Channel to Shepard Smith… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll be following […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Welcome to The 2019 Bleedy TV Awards Year-in-Review, where we take a look back at the year in television business and give out some well-deserved "awards" – whether they want them or not. From Game of Thrones to The Masked Singer… from FOX "News" to Arthur… we're hitting a pretty broad range of topics. We'll […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Welcome to The Bleeding Cool Top 30 TV Series Influencers 2020, a look inside our "crystal ball" as we predict the broadcast, cable, and streaming shows that can and will have a major influence on your viewing habits as we steamroll into 2020 – and beyond. So for those of you who were with us […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

I normally wait until the New Year is a little closer. Or even been. But I'm taking the kids ice skating today, and then going to a carol service, so you'll have to behave. Here are the top 100 most-read stories on Bleeding Cool over the past year. Some may be surprising. Others less so. […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

As we creep ever closer to Halloween (and unforunately, the end of our favorite month), your friends at FOX are already thinking ahead to winter – and to 2020. What follows are the premiere dates for a wide variety of new and returning series, from mega-hits like The Masked Singer and Last Man Standing to […]

It's the last installment in our "series scorecard" series (you can find my previous installments here, here, here, here, and here), but that doesn't mean there isn't still a lot of content here to cover. Because the streaming giant that basically started the game and then rewrote it still has the biggest line-up of them […]

Take a look at all that Image Comics has to offer in December 2019 and beyond. We already talked about a very special Christmas present from Mark Millar, but there is much more besides. Might be worth breaking one or two out… DIE #10 December 4, 2019 OCT190197 Age Rating: M $3.99 "SPLIT THE PARTY," […]

Hello, those who haven't cut the cord quite yet! In case you're not in the know, every spring, television networks order a ton of pilots and then it's like a "best of the best" competition to choose which ones get ordered to full series. We've known this before, but with the new fall season bringing […]

As we await to discover all of Marvel Comics' solicitations for November 2019, here's a Frankensteining of all the announcements we can find so far… UPDATE: Added Yondu – now confirmed for November. YONDU #1 by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson and John McCrea. Yondu, lone Ravager and all-around scoundrel is about to hit the biggest […]

Image Comics solicitations for October 2019 are upon us. A final Walking Dead Omnibus, launches of Marked, Chrononauts, Thought Bubble Anthology 2019, Nomen Omen, Copra and Dead Eyes… what takes your fancy? THE MARKED #1 – GEM OF THE MONTH WRITER: DAVID HINE & BRIAN HABERLIN ARTIST / COVERS A & B: BRIAN HABERLIN & GEIRROD VAN DYKE OCTOBER 16 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / […]

Let's be honest. Every year, Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) continues to grow – and what was once the pantheon for all things comics has become the place to be if you're a film or television series looking to make traction with an eager geek fanbase looking to rest their eyeballs on something worthy. Then […]

ComiXology, the digital comics publisher/distributor have a limited edition print run collections of a number of their usually-digital-exclusive comics, as well as free pins for 2019 as well. The ComiXology Originals 2019 Pin Set featuring five enamel pins that spotlight Durn from Stone Star, the "odd goat" from Delver, Bear from The Pride, the comiXology Originals logo, […]

Mitch Gerads has designed the main official T-Shirt for San Diego Comic-Con, but the show is upping the official merchandise booth for their 50th Anniversary, with shirt reflecting the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00, 10s and more – including a Rick Geary superfied Toucan shirt for Comic-Con 50. As well as hoodies, caps, badges, water bottles […]

In writing about comics, sometimes what we actually enjoy gets lost in the weeds. I wanted to do something quick that counteracted that. Thus: What'd you like most this year? This is how we responded. Image Comics' Excellence would have to be the comic I recommend the most so far in 2019. Brandon Thomas created […]