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Bad Idea is the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Atom Freeman, Warren Simons, and Joshua Johns A direct-to-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book names That's if you get a copy And there are rules as to what retailers are allowed to do,[...]

Immortal Hulk is ramping up towards its conclusion but it will be the entry of ENIAC and Whalesville from Bad Idea Comics that may surprise most… Batman #108 Heroes Reborn #1 Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #2 Amazing Spider-Man #65 Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1 Immortal Hulk #46 Carnage Black, White & Blood #3 ENIAC #1 Whalesville #1 Hellions #11 Thanks to the following Bleeding[...]

Bad Idea has released their solicitations for comic books publishing in July 2021 Two launch titles, The Lot from Marguerite Bennett and Renato Guedes, and Slay Bells by Zeb Wells and David LaFuente.. take a peek. Bad Idea July 2021 Solicits ***  THE LOT #1 *** Written by MARGUERITE BENNETT Art & Cover by RENATO GUEDES PLUS: An All-New BAD IDEA B-SIDE FOUR ISSUES | MONTHLY | IN GLORIOUS[...]

Bad Idea Comics claim that this is not an April Fool's Day joke But that they are about to publish a new comic book, Hank Howard, Pizza Detective In Caligula's Safe by Robert Vendetti and David Lapham for $1 and for one day only. What a Pizza Detective is, we are not told, but I am[...]

On Wednesday, Bad Idea Comics were promoting their comic book launch Eniac #1 in all manner of fashions The first official publication from the new comic book publisher set up by the people pushed out from Valiant entertainment when DMG bought it up With all manner of ways to differentiate themselves in the market –[...]

Bad Idea time… BRZRKR #1 by Matt Kindt, Keanu Reeves and Ron Garney is published by Boom Studios and will most likely significantly outsell Matt Kindt's other comic book out today, Eniac #1 from Bad Idea Comics But I get the feeling that the only people in lines when stores open will be for Eniac. Eniac[...]

The first official release of a Bad Idea comic book is next week, launching alongside DC Infinite Frontier #0, Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR, Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel's Nocterra #1, Peach Momoko's X-Men: Demon Days #1 and Batman #106 Hell of a week for any comic book to launch So what will this new comic publisher[...]

Bleeding Cool has managed to get a leak of the video of Bad Idea Comics presentation to comic book retailers at the ComicsPRO event held online today And it is as bizarre as you might have expected, a "How to make $8.7 million" inspirational video by Bagsley Boardson outlining the Bad Idea rules, encouraging retailers[...]

Order the new Bad Idea series TANKERS today, so the dinosaurs won't have died for nothing." The two-minute video for Tankers by Robert Venditti and Juan Jose Ryp is right here. Extinction Day. 🦖: https://t.co/vhSwonlJmD pic.twitter.com/HHQiEDId7K — BAD IDEA, Available Only In Comic Book Stores (@badideahello) February 11, 2021 And Bleeding Cool has an extended preview from the first 40-page[...]

Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Atom Freeman, Warren Simons, and Joshua Johns for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG A direct-to-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book names[...]

Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Atom Freeman, Warren Simons, and Joshua Jones for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG A direct-to-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book names[...]

Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Atom Freeman, Warren Simons, and Joshua Jones for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG A direct-to-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book names[...]

Gutsville Vs Whaleville! Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Warren Simons, and Joshua Jones for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG A direct-to-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book[...]

Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Warren Simons, and Joshua Jones for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG A direct-tot-retailer publisher, eschewing digital and trade paperbacks in favour of one-cover one-per-person comic book sales from big comic book names. Comic Stores[...]

Bad Idea Comics has been bumping up their distribution network of comic book stores ahead of their launch of ENIAC #1 by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite in March with a mission to do things differently The people who brought you The Second Life Of Valiant Entertainment Their own distribution Monthly comic books, sold exclusively[...]

With a bunch of titles up for auction right now, here are their three biggest bidders today. The Hero Trade Ashcan Comic – Bad Idea Comics' first print publication, leaked and hidden in comic book stores has gone for four figures on eBay This is a relative steal at $750. Naughty and Nice Good Girl Art of[...]

Former Valiant EIC and Marvel editor, Warren Simons, is part of the new comic book publisher Bad Idea Comics, and he grabbed two creators he also worked with at Valiant, Matt Kindt and Jeff Lemire, who also have books coming out from Bad Idea Comics, for one of the Thought Bubble panels hitting this weekend[...]

Eniac #1 is the for-real launch comic book from Bad Idea, by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite, the first of a series of comics launching from Bad Idea in 2020. We have a preview and further details of some of the other books Because we can't just post articles about Batman #100 today Though it would[...]

He didn't get a hundred copies, but he did get a few more than other places. He is now giving two of those copies away in his Ultimate Warehouse Win a Hero Trade Live Sale as well as giving away what he sees as the real dirt on Bad Idea Comics From 2pm to 11pm EDT[...]

Bleeding Cool understands that Bad Idea comic  The Hero Trade by Matt Kindt and David Lapham, currently closing in on $800 on eBay and limited to around 250 copies, will appear in the back of Eniac #3, the new series from Matt Kindt and Doug Briathwaite from Bad Idea Comics We knew that title was[...]

The Hero Trade #1 is a preview copy of what will be a new Bad Idea Comics series, by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was sent to comic book retailers three to four weeks ago, pretending to be a small press title from a couple of nobodies, asking people to order more copies[...]

Given extreme scarcity, and desire from collectors to own the first Bad Idea published item, it is quite conceivable that sales will hit a thousand dollars, especially when CGC slabbed copies start to come onto the market If anyone has any 9.8 copies that is As it stands, there are several copies for auction, currently[...]

A third copy is, at time of writing, on $187 with 19 bids. The Hero Trade #1 is a preview copy of what will be a new Bad Idea Comics series, by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was sent to comic book retailers two to three weeks ago, pretending to be a small press title from three nobodies, asking[...]

Remember when Robert Kirkman dropped a new comic book Die! Die! Die! in comic book stores without telling anyone? That's what Bad Idea Comics did their debut title that no one, until now, even knew existed The Hero Trade #1 by Matt Kindt and David Lapham was sent to comic book retailers two to three[...]

Bleeding Cool has been talking about Bad Idea Comics, the new comics publisher from Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Warren Simons, Atom Freeman and Joshua Johns for what seems like ages now, spinning out of the buyout of Valiant by DMG, with a bunch of folk working out what they were going to do next[...]

Last week, publishers Bad Idea led by former Valiant execs Warren Simons, Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Josh Johns and Atom Freeman – returned to the fore with an unexpected bit of news: that all facets of Bad Idea had been overtaken by omnipotent force called "The Button"… and it would not let them publish their[...]

While other publishers like Valiant pause production, Bad Idea keeps going They told their creators to keep working, and are hiring more Bleeding Cool understands that includes approaches to Valiant creators who had been told to stop work They are full of all manner of cheeky ideas, but this may be the cheekiest In a[...]

In what appears to be an effort to defeat Archie Comics in a battle for which comics publisher will have the strangest (perhaps, most @Wendys-esque) account in the rusty torture chamber known as Comics Twitter, new publisher Bad Idea used the social media platform to roll out what appears to be a narrative marketing plan[...]

While other publishers like Valiant pause production, Bad Idea keeps going They told their creators to keep working, and are hiring more Bleeding Cool understands that includes approaches to Valiant creators who had been told to stop work. Dinesh Shamdasani of Bad Idea at NYCC, Screenshot Bad Idea to pay retailers $25,000 Bad Idea has a $25,000 "financial[...]

We have the supposed 100-list of comic book stores cleared to stock Bad Idea's new line of comic books, direct to the retailer, outside of Diamond, with no digital versions, no collections, no variant covers and only selling one copy per customer, for $3.99 each Initially restricted to twenty stores, then fifty, now a hundred[...]