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The MoCCA Fest award-winning graphic novel B+F, expanded to large sized, glorious hardback is on tour with its creator Gregory Benton. He's been traveling

This is the artwork for the upcoming British Library exhibition Comics Unmasked, by Jamie Hewlett. But did anyone get this kind of vibe? I do hope The Pro, by Garth Ennis, Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, will get a mention… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! The marriage[...]

And a free digital copy of Iron Man #1-5 from the new series. That's six recent Iron Man comics for $3.99 And a mask. Not too shabby? I have to say, it's a pretty good deal The Iron Man out today, #23.NOW kicks off a new story that may well revive The Mandarin (as seen in Iron[...]

LEE: So Playboy wants to know all about my sex life? PLAYBOY: If that’s where you would like to begin. Stan Lee has given an interview to porn mag

As Joseph Glass's The Pride #1 launches today on Comixology, Bleeding Cool's Tom Huxley (who used to be known as Tom Huxley until Rich had his name changed by deed poll) takes a look during his time at the London Super Comic Con: Gay superhero comics You may think you've seen it all before Groundbreaking characters[...]

Strange Attractor has announced the death of its contributor Steve Moore, comics creator, editor and so much more, over the weekend. Long standing editor and contributor to The Fortean Times magazine from the beginning, creator of 2000AD's Future Shocks, of Red Fang and Valkyries, of Lazer Erazer and Axel Pressbutton, contributor to Warrior Magazine, 2000AD, Doctor[...]

They feel these heroines stand apart from many of the women depicted in comics, and set the kind of standard more comics creators and publishers should keep in mind in order to engage with what readers really want in storytelling. Dark Horse's Editor-in-Chief Scott Allie agreed to answer a few questions about the evolution of female[...]

I wonder what I can bribe them with? Obviously, My Little Pony comics of course And good to know they can both read better than a pony… From Nova… hang on, didn't they have a Skrull Invasion not that long ago? Didn't Fear Itself get everywhere? How about when the Thanos took away half the population? What[...]

First, how you deal with Hercules… And the type of folk Harley Quinn hangs out with. I remember when super villains just wanted to rob a bank or take over the world… still, maybe this might be more effective. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently exhibiting the work of Des Taylor. I know, you're expecting some[...]

Okay, this isn't a massive spoiler for today's Batman And Aquaman but probably better throw this up just in case. Bleeding Cool reported rumours that DC Comics would be bringing back Damian Wayne from the dead sometime this year. And certainly DC Comics did give a very clear "out" in the final issues of Batman Inc. Today, in[...]

Today's Revolutionary War: Warheads from Marvel Comics is glorious, filled as it is with Gary Erskine's amazing artwork This was truly the title Gary was born to draw and each panel of weaponised and body modified art just sings. But I also wanted to point out the opening panel, Dai Thomas walking through the seedier[...]

Say, he couldn't be the school's new headmaster could he? Like this title of this USA Today article by Brian Truitt suggested but never followed through in the actual piece? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently exhibiting the work of Des Taylor. Do you remember the Liefeld days of X-characters? When each new comic would[...]

[The Manhattan Projects #18 has been out for a couple weeks, but still — if you haven't read this issue and plan to, you might want to skip this post for now.] Several years into the digital era for both comics reading and comics production, I still love to look at original comic art up close[...]

One of the constant tales I heard from London Super Comic Con is how fast creators filled up their commission lists for the show. Art Adams, Chris Weston,

By Ian Melton There is a point when people tell you what convention they are going to that you either agree with them, “that’s a great choice”, or just

Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! I'm back the morning after Saint Patrick's Day with more New Comics Now! First up I tell everyone how much I loved Waid's ANMN Daredevil #1! Sure, this could have just continued the numbering from the last issue, but it is a fresh start for[...]

Avengers #29, an Original Sin tie-in, goes back to some earlier Jonathan Hickman plots for the Illuminati. The Illuminati, a secret cabal of the Marvel

This week we see The Shadow getting closer to the Girasol and the final issue of The Spider. Both books hit the shelves on the 19th. THE SHADOW #23 Chris

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podcasts/orbital-podcast146.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London, catching up on recent comics They say: This week, we go even deeper Moon Knight #1, take vengence with Magneto #1, frame the shot with The Auteur #1, swash buckles with Starlight #1, get uncovered with Veil #1, and much[...]

Each week Bleeding Cosplay Senior Cosplay Correspondent Ian Mageto features individuals who not only love cosplay, but also bleed it. If you would like to

Last week's column was never meant to say "this is it – these are all the awesome women working in comics!" It was intended to be a conversation starter I picked women working in different parts of the industry I picked a couple of artists, a couple of writers, a writer/artist, a journalist, an executive[...]

On any given day, he could be painting covers for IDW licensed comics, coloring pages for the latest DC weekly comic book project or designing his latest pop culture mashup pinup for his Oktopolis imprint. In 2007, Brian and Kristy wrote Hi-Fi Color for Comics, an extensive instruction book on the art and science of color[...]

Valiant has announced that this May's X-O Manowar #25, which is already oversized, is adding Cary Nord, Sean Chen, Tom Fowler, Barry Kitson and Andy

Smith on site at SDCC] And it's that time of year again: sign up for the course is now open and seeking applicants who want to experience first hand the trials and triumphs of talking with comics and film creators, fans, and industry professionals, as well as benefiting from the wide range of programming SDCC offers[...]

Bleeding Cool's Frazer Brown took his camera around the London Super Comic Con this weekend, Here are some of the wonderfulo folk he bumped into along the

In an interview with Diamond Comic Distributor's retailer site, Marvel's SVP of Print, Sales & Marketing, he of the famed quarterly death promise has

March 26th we see the release of Crossed: Badlands #50. This special anniversary issue features the return of Garth Ennis and the introduction of the long

[audio:http://media.blubrry.com/twoheadednerd/p/d2wxc9ffdwwlit.cloudfront.net/THN-EP-154.mp3] While discussing the upcoming Batman '66 Green Hornet crossover, Matt Baum on the Two Headed Nerd Podcast, said, While I was in LA with a person who will remain unnamed to protect their identity that works for Dynamite Comics This person told me DC – actively trying to buy Dynamite Comics. So, I thought I'd ask Nick[...]

Titan will be launching the new Doctor Who comics in July Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor, 15 issues a year each. Here are the solicits… as well as the covers! DOCTOR WHO: THE TENTH DOCTOR #1 WRITER: NICK ABADZIS ARTIST: ELENA CASAGRANDE COLORIST: ARIANNA FLOREAN LETTERER: COMICRAFT PAGE COUNT: 32PP FULL COLOR, B&W, OR PARTIAL COLOR: FC COVER[...]