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Dave Wallace reviews The Art Of Millarworld for BleedingCool: Mark Millar has made no secret that creator-owned comics are where his interests lie these days In the years since launching his Millarworld imprint with books like Wanted, Chosen and The Unfunnies, more and more titles have been brought under that umbrella – including the hugely successful[...]

Calgary Comic Con is held at Stampede Park, Calgary, from the 24th to the 27th. I won;t be there. But Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press. And publisher

By Christopher Smith In this, the third installment of our ongoing column series, Christopher Smith takes us on a tour through his own back pages as a comics fan, going down unexpected dark alleys and digressions Focusing only on the comics and pop-cultural touchstones he experienced at the time, he reconsiders their (at times unlikely) influence[...]

"And Warrior Chicken Poyo is SO good, it will make Secret Agent Poyo look like rancid, smelly garbage! THAT'S how good it's going to be! Warrior Chicken Poyo will change comics forever, as well as the life of anybody who reads it." Guillory spoke of the pressure to outdo such greatness as Secret Agent Poyo[...]

Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. [audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/orbital-podcast148_1-2.mp3] They say: Welcome to Episode 148 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we punch in with Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1, ride the gamma waves with Silver Surfer #1, hack it with Lumberjanes #1, pop up with Detective Comics #30, buckle up for[...]

2000AD's Kek-W and Bulletproof Coffin's Shaky Kane have a new Image comic book on the way in July. An homage to the classic comics, CAP'N DINOSAUR pulls inspiration from mail-order-advertisements found in comic series of the 1950s and 1960s When a mysterious drowned man falls out of the clear blue sky, The Cap'n and Honey Moon[...]

Rob Williams and D'Israeli introduce a new comic from Titan on May 28th, and though the title is Ordinary, this book is quite a surprise visually and in

We all know Wolverine Cet. Well, not everyone liked Wolverine Cat. And Wolverine Cat... does not like that. Wolverine Cat versus the trolls...

Bought comics, had pics taken of my cosplay, got onto the internet, went to a strip club. For a religious act of worship, no doubt. This was a T-shirt design created last year on DeviantArt. In the safe, warm, misogynist community of the comment forum, there were welcoming quotes such as "Friend wore it to the cafeteria,[...]

There's the Rob Liefeld Cable shoulder pads, Rob Liefeld Shatterstar face mask, Jim Lee Warblade claws and Gambit floppy hair over the top of masks, and

Warren Ellis (TREES, Planetary) teams up with Tula Lotay (ELEPHANTMEN, The Witching Hour) to re-introduce the central Image Comics character in SUPREME: BLUE ROSE, coming this July from Image Comics. "One day I woke up with an idea, that came out of nowhere, for how to extend this most strange and storied of 'analogue' properties into[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third… Getting an idea of what you want to pick up yet? Dumbest Idea Ever Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC. Graphix (publishers of Bone, Smile, and the Amulet series) makes its FCBD debut with this stand-alone excerpt from The Dumbest Idea Ever! Renowned comics[...]

So here's a special Lying In The Gutters Extra Edition ahead of the usual edition later today, to bring you up to speed. The announcements 'Catfights! Swords! Whips! Last-Minute Rescues! SEXYTIEMS' – Bleeding Cool Talks To Alex De Campi About Lady Zorro X-Files The Prequel From IDW Comics – An Origin Story In The 1940s With Bing And[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third, this time with a mature readers edge Apparently comics aren't just for kids any more. Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA)Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree Two-In-One by Ed Piskor is the perfect introduction and bridge to Piskor's[...]

Planning out what to buy this Wednesday? Avatar Press has four new books hitting the shelves and we've got the covers. Crossed Annual 2014 Uber #11 Gravel

By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: The Dogfather Brewery: Laughing Dog Brewing When I was perusing the liquor store for a brew to check out this week, I was having

Funko has announced some of their newest toys and it's quite the range from a Rocketeer action figure with removable Helmet and Jet Pack to classic

A child fan asked Cook if she's going to do any more Queen Chrysalis comics, and Cook said she'd love to and found the scariness and humor of the character interesting. Cook said that her biggest fandom is for Jim Henson, the work of which inspires her to make things that kids can enjoy but also[...]

It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And since Batman is out this week, Batman is at the top, beating out the finale of Superior Spider-Man, as does the second issue[...]

And in planning my Kickstarter, I had to take a hard look at how crowdfunding for comics works And my conclusion is that, too often, crowdfunding for comics is broken. The Kickstarter in question is for Martian Comics, a unique sci-fi comic that we think is very different Kevin Thurman and I wrote it Sergio Tarquini[...]

For instance, he could provide no comment on whether they will add the ability to have comics delivered Wednesday morning via Drone service. Nor would he comment on whether Amazon will provide physical comics in the future after the acquisition is complete Steinberger emphasized that comiXology will "continue the practice of not talking about any features[...]

Lots of publishers represented here and some fine comics creators in that roster Here's Boom!, Archaia, Dark Horse, Valiant, Lions Forge, and indie (Love Machines) and a little print by Top Cow as well That's all pretty glorious but I might have to get that Wondercon Catbug plush after all It's just so cute I[...]

It's Easter. It's Wondercon. Staying in a hotel room means not much Easter basket joy. Until my reporters and I found this last night: A massive Jack

  We ran the news of a Venture Bros art book from Dark Horse Comics back in San Diego Comic Con last year Dark Horse described it as a rumour But it's a rumour that they've now decided, at Wondercon, is all true. This massive coffee table book includes original artwork, character designs, storyboards, painted backgrounds, and[...]

IDW has published X-Files: Season 10, continuing the story if the successful sci-fi TV show and films with the producers of the show, in comics form. Now they are doing the same for before the show began, with Year Zero, a five issue series beginning in July by Karl Kesel, Vic Malhotra and Greg Scott, with[...]

Solar: Man of the Atom debuted this week from Dynamite Entertainment, written by the stellar Frank Barbiere with art by Joe Bennett. With it, Barbiere

Firstly, they do it two weeks later, because they are lazy. Then they take two whole days to do it in. And they only give away eight free comics. See, it's that lack of commitment that ensures France only has a massive comics industry. Hmmm. More here, when they get round to adding it. UPDATE: I have been informed that a[...]

Dan DiDio, co-Publisher of DC Comics, has been laying out the schedules for the three announced weekly titles so far, on Facebook Unlike 52 and Countdown before them, they will not last a year Though it seems that Batman Eternal will be continuing… sometime. Batman Eternal started this April and runs to next March after which[...]

Another few previews of comics coming up for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May the third And here are some classic kids comics – even if some of them have never been published in the US before. Don Rosa's Uncle Scrooge And Donald Duck Publisher: FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W/A/CA) Don Rosa In "A Matter of Some Gravity" by fan-favorite Don[...]

Joshua Stone reports from Wondercon: IDW has announced their third Artist's Edition featuring art by Walt Simonson, Manhunter and Other Stories, to be released in September. It will include the Manhunter story from the classic 1973 Detective Comics backups, along with Simonson Batman, Dr Fate, Metal Men, and Captain Fear material IDW Special Projects Editior Scott Dunbier shared that IDW[...]