august Archives

In August DC again beat Marvel on marketshare by dollar but this month, rarely Marvel clawed back the volume share Marvel traditionally have better five week months like August, as they produce comics to fill the extra week while DC are less likely to. Both company's marketshare in both categories increased in August however, thanks mostly[...]

And you can sign up to be a Survivor, a Walker or a Spectator right here, whether you have a San Diego ticket or not. Fancy going and telling Bleeding Cool all about it? Make sure you look for these items as well. In other news, in August, Spawn #222 will go for a Walking Dead #1[...]

In August we get the next one, from Top Cow's Matt Hawkins and Rahsan Ekedal, Think Tank. And it's hard not get the original Manhattan Project fear from this comic A research scientist given the revelation that the work is being used to kill, kill and kill again An allegation that can be handed to anyone[...]

Bleeding Cool has been banging on a bit about DC Comics giving their New 52 all zero issues in September, returning to regular numbering in October, to commemorate the one year anniversary of the reboot. DC have not released all their August shipping details To back up our thesis, we could do with a lot of[...]

After twenty-five years, one of the most famous comic book shops in the world, Gosh! Comics of London is moving from opposite the British Museum on Great Russell Street, to the other side of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road, to Berwick Street, in Soho, on August 6th. But before they leave, Gosh! will host a[...]

Time for a slightly delayed numbercrunching for Marvel's August-shipping comic books. Two things of note Marvel have seemed to decide that their $2.99 books will be 20 pages long now, just like DC Exepct they aren't saying so, and refuse to say what any of their books will actually be in terms of story length And[...]

Well, that's one way to reduce your market share. DC Comics has announced that on August the 31st they plan to publish only one comic book, Flashpoint #5, "because of its impact on the DC Universe". "The war between the Amazons and the Atlantians has arrived The battles between Diana of Themsycira and Emperor Aquaman[...]