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Ask him about fitness, comics, RPGs, and answering life's mysteries via Twitter and Instagram @officiallywebb By Alexander Webb Welcome to another installment of Flashback Friday with your comic book (and fitness!) consigliere, Alex Today, we take a trip back to the 90's and dive head first into the Batman epic, No Man's Land, Issue 1. (Note: As[...]

3 #18 3,59 € Wolverine and the X-Men (2014-) #1 3,59 € Earth 2 (2012-) #21 2,69 € Batman/Superman (2013-): Annual #1 5,49 € Forever Evil: Arkham War (2013-) #6 (of 6) 2,69 € Magneto (2014-) #1 3,59 € Moon Knight (2014-) #1 3,59 € Action Comics (2011-) #29 3,59 € Ireland Forever Evil (2013-) #6 (of 7) 3,59 € The Walking Dead #122 2,69 € Earth 2 (2012-) #21 2,69 € Loki: Agent of Asgard #2 2,69 € Superior[...]

Puaca writes for Bleeding Cool I have read many articles over the past year touting the success of ComiXology and the digital comics revolution that is well underway It was only a few months ago that ComiXology reported the sale of its two hundred millionth digital comic sold And that was less than a year after[...]

It's not like there's no precedent, the Comics Buyer's Guide revealed that the identity of Monarch in Armageddon 2001, then the far future, was to be Captain Atom So DC simply changed it, to Hawk. So… will history repeat itself? After all, it is the future… Okay, so it was probably "Happy" and not "Hoppy". The revelation[...]

The series' strange history and success is steeped in the viral affects of social media, and the transformative abilities of the comic to jump from webcomics, to print, to animated series on Fox The transformation continues as the Axe Cop universe expands through interacting with readers on platforms like "Ask Axe Cop", hosted on the[...]

Recently, Bleeding Cool ran a piece on a Kickstarter for a comic book Prospero's Price. It has now been suspended by Kickstarter pending a copyright claim

Bleeding Cool has run a number of stories regarding a new Booster Gold series on the way at DC Comics Certainly there have been a number of writers invited to pitch. One of them broke cover, one Brian Keene, who recently dropped out of the Future's End weekly group of writers, along with Greg Rucka[...]

Two of the bigger stories causing a stir lately have been Nimona web cartoonist Noelle Stevenson's first experience going into a comic shop and Image Comics' publisher Eric Stephenson's ComicsPRO address (no relation). Noelle Stevenson's account of her comic shop experience rather quickly became a catalyst for conversation about women's treatment in comic shops with accounts of similar experiences[...]

We mentioned how the character of Onyx, appearing in Green Arrow last month was looking a little on the pale side compared to her previous appearances in DC comics When pressed, writer Jeff Lemire set the record straight. @vince_gattuso No. — Jeff Lemire (@JeffLemire) February 6, 2014 Well, as of this week, we get to see Onyx[...]

Can we all just love this Chase Freedom credit card ad? Why? Because, yes there are cliches and inaccuracies all over the place, but this might be the recognition that liking comics, like superheroes, going to Comic Con, is now a totally acceptable and mainstream activity and one that can be portrayed by an everyman[...]

Coming from Jim Zub and Felipe Andre, in association with Disney Kingdoms and Walt Disney Imagineers, comes a new Marvel comic based on the Figment

By Panel 2 Panel [audio:http://media67.podbean.com/pb/03305ed9ec0980d23b243fbfe2646977/5317fbd1/data1/blogs60/642330/uploads/Panel2PanelIssue38_ITSNATHANEDMONDSON.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes the first appearance of podcast team Panel 2 Panel, joined by comics writer Nathan Edmondson. They say: This week is HUGE for the P2P Team as not only is it their first show on Bleeding Cool but also they are joined by Nathan Edmondson writer of Black Widow, Punisher and Dream[...]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/9RWk92uJwJ4[/youtube]   Comics and Cosplay Host and Bleeding Cool Senior Cosplay Correspondent Ian Mageto reviews Five Weapons by Jimmie Robinson, the comics series from Image Comics.  When the world's deadliest, stealthiest, and most infamous assassins need a place to educate their children, an institution that respects and upholds their values, they turn to the prestigious School of[...]

Four exclusive DC Comics featuring Justice League Super Heroes are now available in specially marked boxes of Big G cereals. Select General Mills Big G cereals now include four comic books featuring the iconic DC Comics' characters, on shelves now through April 2014 Four specialty issues can be found in grocery retailers nationwide, with a bonus[...]

Evergreen Studios has put together quite and extensive website for David Weber's character Honor Harrington. The twenty plus year science fiction novel

Published by Image Comics, it tells the story of an ageing, retired space adventurer who loses a loved one and tries to adjust to life unsuccessfully He pines for his past, fantastical life and by the end of the issue he just might've found an escape. The writing is well-nuanced, especially when showing the more ordinary[...]

The Brooklyn-based Hang Dai Studios has announced a whopping 48-page anthology release for April's New York held MoCCA Fest, hub of indie comics and small press projects The comics included in the anthology, Hang Dai Studios Comix, have never been seen in print previously, with only a few appearing as web comics projects over the[...]

Retailers just can't get enough or keep them in stock. While for comic already published, it is, yet again, all about The Walking Dead. TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs (RETAIL) Product Price Publisher SILVER SURFER #1 ANMN $3.99 MAR GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #13 ANMN $3.99 MAR HARLEY QUINN #1 3RD PTG $2.99 DC IRON PATRIOT #1 ANMN $3.99 MAR HARLEY QUINN #0 2ND PTG $2.99 DC SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30 ANMN $3.99 MAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 CAMPBELL CONNECTING B[...]

Mike Allred has announced his and Laura's convention appearances for 2014. SEATTLE: EMERALD CITY COMICON 28-20 MARCH NEW YORK CITY: SPECIAL EDITION: NYC

He's also writing, from Bleeding Cool publishers Avatar Press the Borrowers-meets-Benefit Street webcomic Disenchanted with German Erramouspe. And from Kieron Gillen? The first issue of his comic book Three, from Image Comics, free in all sorts of formats     It's possible I may see them both in the pub tonight So I'd better get on their[...]

Earlier this year, Dark Horse announced The Sakai Project, the publisher's planned Usagi Yojimbo tribute book to benefit comic book creator Stan Sakai, who's family have been beset by healthcare issues. Well, at last week's Comics PRO retailer event in Altanta, Georgia, they revealed that the book is increasing in size to 160 pages at a[...]

Nikolai Fomich reports on "Things to do in March if You Like Comics (and The Walking Dead, and WWE's THE SHIELD) in Philly and South Jersey" for us here at Bleeding Cool Thursday, March 6th Locust Moon Comics in Phildelphia will be hosting a Drink and Draw from 7PM onwards Friday, March 7th Day Job, Etc[...]

Last year during SXSW, ComiXology came unstuck when a few hundred thousand people tried to download 700 free Marvel comics all at once and the system crashed. This year they went for something more manageable All was looking good Until… today When they'd discovered they'd been hacked and sent out emails to get people to change[...]

But what's the big picture? At last year's ComicsPRO retailer summit, Diamond Comic Distributors stated that comics sales in 2012 increased 16% from 2011′s figures, graphic novels increased 13%, merchandise increased 9% and total sales were up, a total increase of 14%. Oh and that comic book direct market stores increased in number by 1%, similar to[...]

Joe Keatinge has a new comic from Image out soon, Shutter, with artist Leila del Duca. The first issue is out on April 9th, but the Final Order Cut-Off

On the eve of their prominent appearance at SXSW, popular digital comics distributor and publisher, ComiXology, has sent out a number of e-mails regarding loss of information after a hacking incident. The following letter went out to readers, Dear Comics Reader, In the course of a recent review and upgrade of our security infrastructure, we determined that an[...]

I first got wind of this because I saw a number of people – including prominent creators and comics websites – basically tooling on this guy While I understand what John did was wrong, I don't think he deserves animosity I feel he deserves compassion and understanding In my opinion, the stress of doing Kickstarter[...]

Marvel Comics #1 came out in 1939 and Marvel has some things planned for the year starting with this video narrated by Axel Alonso There is a nice video montage of the last 75 years and reference to a lot of the upcoming film/television properties. They also refer to a website specifically for the celebration –[...]

Williams original character design sheets for Kate Kane / Batwoman he did prior to beginning work on Detective Comics #854. Over on his blog, Front Toward Enemy, Greg Rucka posted artist J H Williams original character design sheets for Kate Kane / Batwoman he did prior to beginning work on Detective Comics #854. [...]

They take on a huge range of comics this week, including trade deluxe editions and omnibus editions–kudos for including those, guys! Books covered in this episode are: Marvel Comics: Magneto #1 BOOM! Studios: Evil Empire #1 DC Comics: Forever Evil #6 DC Comics: Batman Superman Annual #1 Dark Horse Comics: Veil #1 Image Comics: Starlight #1 Marvel Comics: Moon Knight #1 Image Comics: Velvet[...]