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So you're not at C2E2 or the Retailer Summit Why miss out on the Dark Matter/Masterclass/New Age Of DC Heroes ashcan, showing off all the new characters and comics being created…. DARK NIGHTS: METAL Debuting in August Written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo It all begins with DARK NIGHTS: METAL, a story that will examine every[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. Where Titan Comics has just announced they are to publish new comics featuring Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Fighting American, the creator-owned character they created to show the then-publishers of Captain America comics how it[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. And this is how the AfterShock Comics presentation looked Notes to follow… but Donny Cates is certainly getting their attention. You can follow more of our Diamond Summit coverage here.   The Diamond[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor And it looks as if one publisher has learnt from others. But there was lots more they had to share… Including how they are now topping a million and a quarter dollars in revenue a year. And[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. We'll get some more notes on the presentation from Valiant later Much of it looks like a run-through of the Valiant Summit But there may be some bits and pieces to eke out – and[...]

With the announcement of a whole stack of new comic books with new characters from big names at DC Comics, for their Master Class/Dark Matter/New Age Of

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. And we have a look at the schedule of the newly announced Dark Matter/Masterclass series, part of the New Age Of DC Comics and who is behind them all. And the latin phrase? "Nulla dies sine[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. And with the news that Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr and Greg Capullo were creating new superheroes for the DC Universe, we get some details… bow it came about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZvlQ4JrkF8Video can't be loaded because[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. The DC Comics panel continued Dan DiDio had explored the problems But what was the solution? And what was Dark Matter? Bringing what makes comics great back to comics… A classic crossover in the DCU in scope,[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWx3JXFDucsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dan DiDio's Address To Diamond Summit 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWx3JXFDucs) First DC Comcis co-publisher Dan DiDio thanked everyone for coming and promised that they will not just be reading solicitation info. He[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. There are five chairs on stage Guests are hidden behind the curtain But word reaches us that Jim Lee and Greg Capullo have been spotted, sneaking around the back. We have DiDio in the house. He's telling[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor.   Penguin Random House / Quirk / DK stepped up for a combined presentation, bulletpointed for ease of read. As Chip Kidd creates a variant cover for the last issue of DK3, expect a Chip Kidd Book 2[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor.   They talked about how they appreciated the direct market, and their investment and support for Oni Press. They pushed a number of titles from the most recent set of solicitations, Rick And Morty: Pocket Like You[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. Brian Haberlin of Anomaly Productions announced the sequel to the remarkable Anomaly comic book, Anomaly 2: The Rubicon, out this September. The original was a massive sci-fi/fantasy epic that used AR like no one else before and, frankly,[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. As well as announcing Bill Willingham's new series, Lark's Killer, Josh Baylock of Devil's Due/1st Comics arrived wrapped in a blanket, then took his time to put on his shoes and brush his hair, moaning that he[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. Including Bill Willingham's announcement of his first creator-owned series since Fables – Lark's Killer, with Mark Dos Santos from 1Furst Comics in association with Devil's Due. With a look at the star variant covers, and a little[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. Including the reminder from Kodansha that they have published a global tribute volume to Otomo for Akira and more, with contributors from around the world. With a $200 Akira Box Set to come, with all the Akira[...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. Including Kodansha's presentation, announcing and showing off a full colour Attack On Titan graphic novel prequel, No Regrets… and interior artwork for the first time It is a prequel about fan favorite characters Captain Levi, etc. [...]

The Diamond Summit 2017 is underway in Chicago ahead of C2E2 And Bleeding Cool has eyes and ears on the floor. And Guardian Knights Studios has been showing off their latest and greatest, The Unthinkables, and other titles…   You can follow more of our Diamon Summit[...]

Live from the Diamond Summit in Chicago… …Bleeding Cool will be picking up any and all info we hear from our various feeds, ahead of C2E2 Publishers, creators and retailers say all sorts of stuff at these things. Here's a look at what's happening Busy day Hope everyone enjoyed the party last night… Let us know if you are[...]

Famous Twitter personality Nick Spencer will be on hand at C2E2 this weekend for a Secret Empire panel and some quick signings at the Marvel booth, the social media star revealed this morning The former Cincinnati politician is famous for epic late night Twitter arguments, as well as being an unofficial surrogate for the Hillary Clinton campaign,[...]

The party will be held during Chicago's C2E2 convention on Friday April 21st from 7 to 10 PM Price will be $4 per beer or the full six-pack for $20 There will also be non-alcoholic drinks Creators Mike Norton and Tim Seeley will be there signing bottles. Also slated to be at the party: Franco Aureliani, Amy[...]

The beer will debut at a special release party at a bar in Chicago during C2E2 The beer, reportedly inspired by the comic, is described as a "juicy, dry-hopped golden ale" and is made with "a yeast that lends incredible tropical notes" and something called "Galaxy hops." It's unclear whether the hops actually come from outer[...]

They'll be at the big shows like Wondercon, C2E2, and the Phoenix Comicon and some of the more obscure shows like the L.A Times Festival of Books and ID10T Music Festival and Comic Conival. Though the promotional poster includes the recently passed Emerald City Con, the next one the list is the SC Comicon in Greeneville, SC[...]

Bleeding Cool has been providing an extraordinary amount of coverage to the Baltimore Diamond Retailer Summit, as even our rivals have noted. But next year we won't be covering it at all. Why? Because it's moving from just before the Baltimore Comic Con in the autumn to just before C2E2 in Chicago in the spring of 2017. Which also[...]

A final look at the cosplay of C2E2, courtesy of JJ Fiegel, Carlos Morales and Octavio De La Rosa for Bleeding Cool… you can find earlier coverage here [...]

How do we navigate these new treacherous waters? The Pop Culture Hero Coalition came to C2E2 to help us understand how to identify, confront, and overcome bullying- specifically in the areas of comics and cosplay. The Pop Culture Hero Coalition was founded by actress Chase Masterson of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 2013 to help[...]

Alex Roberts writes for Bleeding Cool from C2E2, You don't have to look far to find queer characters and influences in the mainstream, but this certainly wasn't always the case Geeks OUT, a not-for-profit organization focusing on empowering queer people in the "geek" communities, explored this notion in their Queering Culture: Mainstream Influences/Niche Art panel at[...]

Peter G writes for Bleeding Cool from C2E2, The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is an activist group that stands up for the First Amendment rights of creators and readers to make up their own minds Each year, they face numerous challenges. And for the past few years, the challenges have been increasing. On Sunday, the CBLDF held[...]

Brian Keohan writes, Buying comics and other swag at comic book conventions is great, but I love the thrill getting a great sketch or commission from a