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Thanks to Ryan Penagos and his Periscope… CM Punk, writing the new Drax series for Marvel, stopped by the Marvel booth at C2E2  with some signed comics to make certain cosplayers' day…    Marvel has just been punked!     Thanks to Ryan Penagos and his Periscope… CM Punk, writing the new Drax series for Marvel, stopped by the[...]

Meant to be announced at C2E2… but seeingly given by Marvel PR to Comic Book… a new Secret Wars oneshot spinoff Howard The Human by Skottie Young. The story will find Howard, formerly a Duck, as a human being What's more, Howard will be the only living homo sapien in a city filled with animals[...]

Bleeding Cool already told you the book was coming. Now we know a little more. Hank Johnson, Agent Of Hydra.  It's a new Secret Wars one-shot from David

By Carlos M. At Saturday's Costume Contest at C2E2, ReedPop announced that it was making Chicago the host city for 2016's worldwide Crown Championships of Cosplay, following on from this year's presence. Winners from 6 worldwide competitions – India, Australia, Shanghai, France, New York, and of course Chicago will go head to head for the crown and[...]

We reported that CM Punk would be writing a Marvel comic book series, we just didn't know which one. And we were wrong with our guesses. Announced at C2E2, it's Drax, the Guardians Of The Galaxy character made famous by the movie It will comlete the set of ongoing series for the Guardians, which now includes Guardians[...]

Announced at C2E2, a new one-shot from Marvel Comics from their Secret Wars event that appears to reclaim much of the Lichtenstein Pop Art back to comic books Again. Secret Wars, an anthology for August, telling us the romantic stories of Ghost Rider, Ms Marvel and Daredevil from the likes of  Felipe Smith, Michel Fiffe, Katie Cook, Jeremy Whitely[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors gave an assembled throng of comic book retailers  bunch of encouraging statistics at their C2E2 breakfast meeting yesterday morning. You can see all the publisher reports we ran here, but here's some of the resulting statistics. Sales for the first quarter of 2015 are up 8.28% over those in the same period last year, with[...]

Peter G and others have been giving us reports from the C2E2 Diamond Retailer Breakfast, where publishers and distributors feed the retailers and give them swag, in exchange for presenting their goods, and answering concerns… but we start with Diamond statistics for 2014 and the year so far… Leading things off for C2E2 was the Diamond[...]

David Swallow and Peter G reported back from the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast this morning. And they were all ears for the Dark Horse presentation, Where they learned that new launch Rebels is going strong, that Brian Wood has big plans for the  current series, currently 10 issues long That they were really happy with the turnout for Archie/Predator[...]

At the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast held this morning, attended by Bleeding Cool's David Swallow and Peter G, Valiant addressed the retailers regarding what has come – and what is about to. They announced that 2015 was off to a rolling start for the publisher thanks to Bloodshot Reborn #1, the second highest debut of a Valiant title since relaunch,[...]

We thought there was something horrific comic Marvel's way later this year, what with these kind of books being republished and the Werewolf By Night trademark being registered for comics. Thanks to Peter G and David Swallow reporting from the C2E2 Retailer breakfast we know of a new post-Secret Wars series starring rather monstrous individuals creating[...]

And now it's official, Spider-Gwen #1 is one of the best selling comics of the ear, topping 300,000. David Swallow and Peter G have been reporting for Bleeding Cool at the C2E2 Retailer breakfast. And with these sales, Marvel wanted to assure retailers that the series will not be going away during or after Secret Wars. The Month Of Gwen variant[...]

Emko and Young had even produced special variants for C2E2 ahead of the show featuring their inspiring superhero pup who shows kids, adults, and animal lovers what a rescue dog is capable of A bright, large poster and a special set of collectible trading cards made the journey to Chicago. When Emko arrived at his book[...]

Another of their "colour" volumes that would include Daredevil Yellow, Spider-Man Blue and Hulk Grey, there were sadly no subsequent issues of the expected six-issue series. Well, at the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast held this morning, and attended by Bleeding Cool's David Swallow and Peter G, we learnt that Marvel have stated the finished book will be published[...]

David Swallow and Peter G have been reporting from the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast in Chicago for Bleeding Cool. Where Marvel made an announcement of an announcement, that they will be announcing a new comic book by CM Punk on Sunday at the show. He previously write a story for the Thor Annual #2, and has offered professed his enjoyment of[...]

Thanks to David Swallow and Peter G reporting from the C2E2 Retailer Breakfast in Chicago for Bleeding Cool. Where Marvel Comics showed off unseen Esad Ribic pages from Secret Wars and telling retailers they they will be copies of getting a 56 page free preview book for Secret Wars to hand out to customers. Secret Wars #8 will have Infinity Stones promotional[...]

Avatar Press is at C2E2 today and this weekend with guest Max Brooks doing two panels and several signings at book 719 With the recent trade collection of Extinction Parade Vol 2: War, it's high time to catch up with the series if you haven't already and get an autograph from Brooks. Max Brooks' Avatar Panels: Title:[...]

C2E2 Starts tomorrow and we've gotten word that Dynamite has a bit more going on at their panel than was originally announced As you can see from the write up below, the publisher has a panel set for 11:15 AM on Friday April 24th They've announced that Gail Simone (Swords of Sorrow) and Mark Waid[...]

Valiant is heading to C2E2 this weekend and with the recent movie announcements I'm sure they are going to have a lot to talk about This is part of their Valiant 25th Anniversary Convention Tour and they will be set up at booth #327 as well as doing two panels plus offering some exclusives, plus creators on[...]

ComiXology Submit,  is sponsoring Artist Alley at this weekend's C2E2 convention, and to celebrate, comiXology is giving away special limited edition posters each day of the show from April 24th through April 26th at the McCormick Center in Chicago, IL These posters feature Fabian Rangel Jr.'s comiXology Submit smash hitDoc Unknown as rendered by superstar[...]

Next week is C2E2, Reed Pop's comic convention in Chicago And there are plenty of exclusive comic variants and launches to be found… Previews has its own exclusive for Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 and Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1 for C2E2 – but available to all retailers for 20th May (so not so exclusive then) with extra[...]

Written by Eisner-nominee Brad Guigar and illustrated by Chris Giarrusso. Available from the ECCC Merchandise Booths. Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 Adi Granov Variants Price: $10 (color) $15 (B&W) Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 Limited Edition ECCC/C2E2 variant by Adi Granov Color edition available in limited quantities, B&W edition available in super limited quantites! Available from the ECCC Merchandise Booths. Monsters &[...]

UPDATE: Wizard responds below. C2E2 is in April Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is in August And that is how the Chicago comic world is divided. Aside from this year, when Wizard World will run a the Wizard World Comic Con Fan Fest Chicago event the month before C2E2, in March. For $25 for the weekend or $15 for[...]

Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention,[...]

After we finished our brunch, we took a picture together, then I went straight to C2E2. The shuttle was on time Originally, I signed up to cover two panels on Sunday, but I wanted to beta test my new cochlear implant, so I took some cosplay pictures. I walked around the Marvel Booth, and they were overjoyed[...]

Oh his blog IHateMike.com (he says mikenorton.com was taken), comic creator Mike Norton shared a wonderful story about a young reader he had met last year at C2E2 and how she returned to his table this year and made his weekend. A year ago at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), a 10 year old[...]

By Peter G What's poppin', people?  It's Peter G, your favorite Polish manga-ka, and field marshal for the Chicago division of the Bleeding Cool Stud Squad.  I have returned from another run through the trenches of C2E2 in Chicago, Illinois.  Wondering what you might have missed?  Read on, true believer…. HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO –[...]

By Alex Wilson Stumbling through the isles of c2e2 I came across Chad Sell, an artist who draws drag queens from the popular television program RuPaul's Drag Race Most comic book fans wouldn't classify RuPaul's Drag Race, as something they feel falls within the realm of "geek" but I assure you this isn't true. A few months[...]

So how will the Marvel Comics Deathlok look like the Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD Deathlok? CBR has the pages from the new upcoming Original Sins: Deathlok series by Mike Perkins and quotes him from the Marvel Unlimited panel at C2E2. "We're using the Michael Collins Deathlok, but we're still very aware that people will know Deathlok from[...]

I understand that, initially, DC Comics planned an "impromptu" creative summit in Chicago to coincide with C2E2. I understand that at that summit, they would have been informed of plans, next year, for DC Comics to close its offices for anything up to two months as the New York editorial team who have chosen to move[...]