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By Natalie Kim http://youtu.be/iZ1JlVwqIEU On Comic Artist chat and art show It's A Draw With Natalie Kim, Natalie sits down and draws with cartoonist

Valiant is making a big push for their summer event Armor Hunters and it kicks off with a prelude in X-O Manowar #24 which we have a preview for right

It got the job done, I suppose, but I've come to expect better from Detective Comics. The final page teases a new creative team starting next month; we've known Flash team Francis Manapui and Brian Buccelato will be taking the reigns for a while now from early book solicits I think, overall, Gothtopia was a success[...]

Now, I've worked in and around the comics industry long enough that if I shared my CV with you, I think you'd probably agree I know a good book when I see one, but none of that means I know how to actually write a good one None of us will learn that until this[...]

Over-narration sometimes annoys people in films, but it's worse in comics, a medium which is based upon the reader lingering over images We don't need to be told that Shane isn't trained to fight dragons: we can tell that from how badly he's doing it. The final panel plays the Abrams-Lindelof game of teasing us with[...]

By Alex Wilson Burn The Orphanage, written by Sina Grace and Daniel Freedman and drawn by Sina Grace, captivated me from the first issue. The story

Much to their surprise and joy, the character went on to receive worldwide fame. [Me and my grandfather after his book My Life in Comics was published] I have this really bad habit, though I do it out of love and pride for my grandfather Whenever I see someone wearing a Captain America t-shirt, I like to[...]

Dennis Barger Jr, owened of the retailer Wonderworld (about to open a second store), writes on Facebook, My frustration with much of what is going on in comics has at least in a large part been set in motion for a reversal When the Beatles wrote "I get by with a little help from my friends"[...]

The writers of Future's End recently met at DC Comics for a brainstorm on upcoming stories, plots, characters and themes, to be told in this year-long weekly story. A photo was taken of the idea board And a snippet decided by one of the writers there, be sent to Bleeding Cool. Which it was.   These ideas were specifically[...]

It looks a little familiar. Gotta love those cog shoulders… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. Spoilers for today's Iron Man comic book Which, as we all now know, features a crippled Arno Stark, the true son of Howard Stark and, as we know, the identity of the Iron Man 2020 character, now only six years away. And[...]

We've had Green Lantern rings. We've had Invisibles buttons. We've had Morbius The Living Vampire teeth. Well, the latest giveaway to promote a new comic

This was the solicited Batgirl #30. Written by GAIL SIMONE Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION Cover by ALEX GARNER On sale APRIL 9 • 32 pg, FC,

Also, how many of those men look just like Christopher Eccleston? But she's not the only one having subway trouble in today's comics From New Warriors… Yes, someone having the horn on a subway is, I think, generally normal behaviour But yes, people should keep it covered up more And certainly not expose it to young[...]

Although they never do that in Homeland. I mean, I suppose that Superman can hear anything he wants to, just by concentrating, so it evens the game a little. But, damn.  Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. What is it with Batman? When he's not storing ways to defeat all the other member of the Justice League… Or spying[...]

And neither will you. Forever Evil #6 was spoiled on 4chan last night, has been on sale at ComiXology for a few hours and is currently available to purchase at British comic shops, mine was picked up at Orbital Comics, London. As the day continues, this article will be updated to become more and more spoilery[...]

Sex Criminals is the smash hit sex comedy from Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, published by Image Comics In which a couple meet, who both have the power to stop time after they've orgasmed, which gives them the opportunity to change the world for the better By stealing stuff It's very popular, and gives the[...]

This is from The Marvel Tribune #7, a  comics fanzine published June/July 1968. That was the year that Iron Man, Nick Fury, Sub Mariner, Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Captain America, and Hulk got their own titles, some splitting out of the long-running anthologies where they had been running like Strange Tales and Tales[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podcasts/orbital-pocastbatmanspecial.mp3] The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London, is back on Bleeding Cool! This week they have a very special 75th Anniversary of Batman episode for us. They say: Welcome to a very special episode of The Orbiting Pod! To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics[...]

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

You may recognize Alex's name as editor on many of the IMAGE books, before he gravitated to DC West, to supervise many of their online/print comics. To begin the process of Dude recruitment, Alex submitted several scripts to entice my interest for the Adventures of Superman project, but it wasn't until we settled on something specifically[...]

I mean, it's obviously gotta' have something to do with these powers, right?  I sort of remember being old and being locked away, but as time passes those memories are fading.  I never really had the chance to learn much about these powers before I was… well, I sort of had to fly blind for[...]

At least that's what I've always imagined it represents and it's because of that drop of Viking blood (and all the comics) that when I was in 5th grade and we had a class project to pick mythological gods to study, I picked Thor That started a lifelong fascination with my own personal heavy metal[...]

Why was that chosen as the stepping off point for the comics? MATT HAWKINS: We didn't want to do a pure adaptation and I wanted to have a little freedom with the project, so I pitched Evergreen and David Weber on the idea of setting the story with her in custody She's in the cell on[...]

A heated conversation about the quality of the artboard provided by publishers to artists kicked off yesterday on Facebook, but it might be wise to remove

I love sci-fi comics Currently, Black Science and East of West leave me salivating for more every month, so I can appreciate the chance to add a new and interesting sci-fi book to the stack. This book represents a little bit of a challenge for me.  I'm aware of some of the fiction having played the first three games, but I'm not so familiar that Easter eggs[...]

By John Shine Saturday March 8, 2014, marks the debut of the Smudge! Expo at the Artisphere Cultural Center in Arlington, VA. Co-organized by art entrepreneur Tina Henry and Matt Dembicki, Eisner Award-nominated artist and editor of the acclaimed anthology Trickster, Smudge! is intended to generate interest in creating comics among the younger generation, by showcasing self-published[...]

You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being." ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Michael Davis is the co-founder of Milestone Comics and a current graphic novelist He runs The Black Panel at San Diego Comic Con[...]

On Thursday, Bleeding Cool ran news on an upcoming Boom! title written by Cullen Bunn. At ComicsPRO it was announced as The Empty Man, a new series from Boom, out this year, alongside The Woods written by James Tynion IV . Well we know what it's called now On Thursday, Bleeding Cool ran news on an[...]

Comics writer Raven Gregory made a good point on Facebook that kicked off a whole stream of advice from comic creators He began. Creator advice for the night Writers Artists Take care of your hands Overworking your tools…that's how carpal tunnel happens Truth And others followed, Bradley Witenhafer What's the best way to take care of your hands[...]

This week's Prog #1871 is entitled: "Eat the Rich", which will no doubt have Mr. Johnston dashing around London escaping assailants today. It's certainly