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This week, Titan Comics releases new graphic novel The Absence, written and illustrated by designer, writer, artist, and 2000AD fan Martin Stiff He originally produced the comic in single issues over a five year period, but now the wide-ranging thriller of a story is complete, unraveling the mysteries that link World War II veteran Marwood[...]

By Dylan Gonzalez My girlfriend is eleven years older than me.  She is a bona fide child of the 80's.  She has her love for hair metal and the synth heavy rock of the time, particularly soft spots for Poison, Van Halen and Extreme.  But her heart really lies with punk, alternative rock, new wave and[...]

John Ridley is a rather hot writer right now. His Oscar last night for Best Adapted Screenplay for 12 Years A Slave is only the tip of the iceberg. He

Yesterday, Dan DiDio tweeted in response to a comment by Nathan Fairburn, about his plans for an upcoming comic book. @MDesaad @nathanfairbairn @DocShaner

:) — Lucas Siegel (@LucasSiegel) March 3, 2014   Yes, they are talking about DC Comics Who recently ran Newsarama print ads and whom DC gave that lovely 3D cover scoop just last week. Oh look, it's Siegel vs DC Comics again. My knowledge of DC's history with Newsarama is sketchy, though the departure from DC's  press department of ex-Newsarama's[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, I've actually waited years to write this column. Moyoco Anno is one of my favourite creators of Josei manga, comics aimed at a 20something female readership that enjoys a huge market in Japan but is still underexploited in the West She's a far bigger deal in Japan than comics fans in the West realize[...]

So why is Deadpool Vs Carnage shipping in April, by Cullen Bunn and Salva Espinso not suitable for kids? Could it be the dead doves? All very Tom Lehrer,

Scott Dunbier, senior editor at IDW, is on the hunt for original art pages for upcoming IDW Artist Editions, that seeks to reproduce artboard pages as

When promotional images were first released, we noticed some similarities between the images seen in Starlight #1, out this week, and Pixar's movie The

America has weather again, it seems. And so, because of a severe winter storm, Diamond Comic Distributor's Home Office in Hunt Valley, Maryland is closed

Last year, at SXSW, Marvel gave away 700 free digital comics And the entire ComiXology system crashed This time, they are risking their own servers instead. At this year's SXSW, Marvel will be giving access to their Marvel Unlimited App for one month for 99 cents, giving access to 15,000 digital Marvel comics, all you can[...]

"Ideally you want to be a couple of months ahead on a project. But I rarely am." - Frank Quitely. BBC Scotland have made a documentary about Frank

Photo by Annette Price, of NewsOK On Friday, Bleeding Cool ran a speech by Eric Stephenson, publisher at Image Comics, to the gathered retailers at the ComicsPRO event in Atlanta, Georgia You can read the whole text here Eric Stephenson was also handed the 2014 ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award. Specifically mentioning that Star Wars, GI Joe and[...]

Jerseys will also be available in the team shop. But wait! There's more! Spider-man himself will be in attendance, "live and in costume in the concourse during the game." They got Spider-man! ARCHIE GETS A NEW CREATIVE BOSS The New York Times reports that the new Creative Officer for Archie comics is playwright and comic book writer Roberto[...]

Tim Heiderich writes for Bleeding Cool:  Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics was a landmark introduction to the language of sequential art, and with Kickstarter money from some good-natured rubes, my artist and I published a parody of it — the creatively-titled Misunderstanding Comics. So why are we poking fun at a book published over 20 years ago?  As[...]

SPEAKABLE HORRORS What Lovecraftian consequences did Prospero invoke by using black magic for his own selfish gain? Author Aron Tarbuck (Werewolf: the

DC Comics announced the line-up for this springs digital-first anthology series, Adventures Of Superman The line up includes Steve Niles, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Joe Keatinge, Ming Doyle, Jerry Ordway, Steve Rude, Matthew Dow Smith and more. Here is the line up for March and April: March 10 – "STRANGE VISITOR" 1/3 – Joe Keatinge, Ming Doyle & Brent Schoonover March[...]

By Erik Grove Welcome to our new satire column spear-headed by Bleeding Cool writer Erik Grove uncovering the truthiness in comics news If these headlines are a little close to home, it's the times we're living in where life is much stranger than fiction.  Enjoy: Fox Announces Two Versions of The Fantastic Four To Be Released to[...]

Artist Jeff Victor has decided to do a series of pieces showing the progression of different actors through the years and post them to

Intrepid Bleeding Cool reporter and Birmingham local Olly MacNamee made it out to the MCM Midlands Comic Con on February 15th and aside from hobnobbing

This is what you get when you commission Jason Pearson to draw the climatic scene from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. He writes, Here's a commission for

The London Super Comic Convention is convening March 15th and 16th, and in the lead-up they've revealed that their cover art for this year's program guide

Thanks to DC Women Kicking Ass for pointing to the cover appearance of the new First Nations/Native American member of Justice League United, a teenage

The True Believers Comic Festival is a new UK convention for people who love comics, by people who love comics, taking place on Saturday 7th February 2015 at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire By bringing together fans, artists, writers, creators, sellers and cosplayers, True Believers is a great one day celebration of everything you love about comics[...]

Last year, Superior Spider-Man popped up in The Big Bang Theory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QiX6_BJKzU Well, this week, Dan Slott repaid the

And announcing her comics podcast every Sunday This is her first and only video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRANRUxCkcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 'My 1st Comic-Book Tattoo' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRANRUxCkc) But is she another Mark Millar fake? Here are your clues – it's the de-Flash Gordoned cover, only recently released in enough high res for a tattoo[...]

Legendary creator John Byrne did the Star Trek Annual 2013 as a photonovel and it sold out with a second print coming. Well, IDW is not one to miss the

We've got an awesome pair of previews this time. First the story of Vincent Van Goat... do I need to say more? Then we get the first part of the crossover

Dynamite Entertainment has announced a new series from writer Troy Brownfield and artist Fritz Casas. The series, Blood Queen is a cross between a dark

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Correspondent For Bleeding Cool I'm always on the lookout for events to attend – comics, horror, celebrity, anime, etc – and I'm figuring that I'm not alone While my immediate focus is Southern California, I did also check elsewhere in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington I can personally vouch[...]