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There are comic book series almost every comic fan knows, there are comic book characters that most everyone knows, there are specific comic books most every comic reader knows, and then there are the more obscure issues that slip through the cracks.  What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that[...]

I have covered several such revelations within the comic book industry, and they all take time Bleeding Cool EIC Kaitlyn Booth has held the line that we don't repeat accusations on Bleeding Cool without the explicit agreement of those making them, so as not to put a spotlight on the individual in question This sometimes[...]

Several sellers though on eBay has figured out that the demand for Artgerm is so high that a great profit can be made off buying the Artgerm DC Poster Portfolio and selling each individual heavy paper poster for at least $12, and some selling for over $40 (in fact 14 have sold at this price[...]

When you add to that the enticing cover which promises a new ring wielder in the future that's undoubtedly not a green recruit, a new multi-armed Doctor Fate and the accurately named Monster Boy, you'd expect Legion of Super-Heroes #6 to be all kinds of amazing. The cover of Legion Of Super-Heroes #6 published by DC[...]

There's only one piece left, and the only place in the world anyone could find that impossibly rare piece is if they made it … under the nose of Iron Man. The cover of Black Cat #11 published by Marvel Comics with the creative team of Jed McKay, C.F Villa, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado.   Set in[...]

But Ethan Sacks has a Writer's Commentary for his Kiss Zombies comic just out from Dynamite Entertainment He writes. Ethan Sacks' Fire Breathing Writer's Commentary on Kiss Zombies #5. Page 1: It all comes down to this! When crafting my original pitch and outline for Kevin Ketner, my editor at Dynamite, I wanted to end the series with[...]

Kill Lock #5 is high-grade science fiction with deep emotional undercurrents and with one issue left, it's a nailbiter to see what will happen next.

The current nature of the direct comic book market is kind of in flux right now, for lots of reasons.  The nature of ordering comic books, though, is always a beast, particularly when ordering from many of the big publishers Marvel, Dynamite, and the rest like DC, Image, IDW, and Boom (to a lesser degree),[...]

It was the trauma from a swiftly spreading communist regime and rise of Nazi Germany that would eventually lead to his advocacy for severe military force in response to any threat to the United States. In a comparable trajectory with Teller, Marvel Comics introduced a nuclear weapon turned world breaker with its 2007 crossover storyline World[...]

Every week your Local Comic Book Shop, hopefully, gets in a weekly assortment of comics, trades, posters, action figures, and other goodies from Diamond.  Now some of these goodies sell out fast from your LCBS, so Tuesday and Wednesday LCBS retailers get on the phone (more often the computer) and let Diamond know they need[...]

Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman took to Twitter Wednesday to try something he told himself he’d never do: explain his work.

Craig Yoe has been a part of the comic community for years His spellbinding books and his devotion to local comic shops is unwavering As we all know, the comic book community has been hit pretty hard due to COVID-19 Shops have closed, or laid off staff, or have struggled with the reopening One shop[...]

Our comic book heroes have become part of the protest language of the times.  This has been true, in other forms, throughout the course of history Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers, and many more over decades and centuries.  And now, Spider-man Over the past few days, we have seen comic book iconography used again and[...]

His son, inspired by his own helplessness, went on to create arguably one of the most influential superheroes in history; a man immune to bullets and the ability to stop any crime he sets his mind to; Superman. The cover of The Nail by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer and published by DC Comics. When Kal-El first[...]

His comic sets the stage by jumping through each narrative quickly for the different players in the game and gets them quickly moving to either save Great Britain or destroy it It's the good guys' brains versus the bad guys' brawn and it's hard to not have a vested interest in either side as both[...]

Now that the dust has settled from "Crisis on Infinite Earths" - and The CW's Arrowverse is a bit more "cozier" because of it - the changes are starting

Dawn is back and she celebrated the 20th anniversary of her comic book debut in Sirius Comics Cry for Dawn from 1989 This beautiful goddess now makes her way onto your shelves as Executive Replicas and TBLeague announces Dawn is their next figure This 1/6th scale figure and stand 12 inches tall One great feature[...]

But it seems like it didn't stop there. Bleeding Cool is pleased to announce that Kevin and Peter are working on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles project together with TMNT comic book writer Tom Waltz and TMNT artist Andy Kuhn, called The Last Ronin. It will be published this summer by comic book publishers IDW[...]

The School for Extraterrestrial Girls is a new series of graphic novels by Princeless creator and Unstoppable Wasp writer Jeremy Whitely and Yellow Peril

Next week sees the release of the much-anticipated second season of The End Of The F***ing World from Channel 4, based on the comic book by Charles Forsman And they are all over MCM London Comic Con this weekend But ahead of the second season, available on Channel 4 in the UK on the 4th[...]

But I wouldn't want to claim that too loudly for fear of lawyers, so I'm happy to keep the 'unauthorised sequel' tag. Anyway, Diamond Comic Distributor's statistics for the month reveal that it was the best-selling magazine for comic stores in September 2019, above Archie Comics' Sabrina Super Special, the Warren-alike Creeps magazine and both Titan[...]

But tomorrow, with the publication of Money Shot #1 from raunchy feminist comedian and Twitter activist Sarah Beattie, Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley, Rebekah Isaacs and Kurt Michael Russell will mark Vault Comics' best-selling title to date And it hasn't even gone on sale. This is especially impressive considering that a number of comic book retailers have[...]

Today was Jason Aaron's first day at New York Comic Con, and as he saw four Fat Thors in cosplay on his way in, realises that is the cosplay Thor thing for this year But not for the next one He knows what it will be for the next one. Jason was promoting the announcement of[...]

Last year, John Byrne began work on a new X-Men comic book – but just for himself and his fans As C.B Cebulski was made Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics, there was talk of Marvel approaching John to publish it officially However for reasons that John Byrne seems unwilling to discuss, that is not happening[...]

Sure, traditional superheroes have successfully  made the leap from comics to  the big screen, however when it comes to manga, the success rate has been more subdued I'm thrilled to say that while Alita: Battle Angel is unlikely to threaten Blade Runner on anyone's top films list- it's a vibrant universe, well-paced, action-filled, and a fine[...]

Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for The Punisher's second season, and looks like they also leaked the series' January release date by mistake!

Comic book artist Frank Cho has revealed that he's moved on from drawing derrieres to drapes.

Gotham returns to Fox for its fifth season on January 3rd, 2019, so get a look at the looming mayhem, carnage, and destruction with this all new trailer!

Announced at Birmingham's Destination Star Trek convention this past weekend, IDW will be publishing another new Star Trek comic book oneshot in February This time, starring Captain Saru of Star Trek: Discovery, as played by Doug Jones. Hopefully not being served up on the ship's menu in the Mirror Universe…   View this post on Instagram   New @startrekcbs #Discovery artwork announced today at #DST[...]

We've heard about Damon Lindelof's authorized adaptation "remix" of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic 1986 limited DC Comics series Watchmen for HBO, but for the most part we've been lacking in any serious visuals That changed on Monday, with a new teaser image posted on Instagram of a police officer wearing a yellow half-mask – staring at something with a look[...]