Comics Archives

Twenty-One Christmassy Thoughts About Twenty-One Comics – Avengers, Forever Evil, Origin II, Justice League, Saviors, Robotech/Voltron, Doctor Who, Action Bible, Alter Ego, Hide, Sir Roland, Winter City, Trench Coat Samurai, Synergy, 1001 Nights, The Bunker, Chainmail, Monsters Of The Silver Age, Rocket Robinson, Strange Symmetry And Slumdroid
Not many comics out in print today Don't worry, we have a solution Keep reading. Avengers #24.NOW is the most Christmassy comic book printed today, in so far as much as it actually gets mentioned And also shows us that the Avengers from 3030 also know Christmas Fox News, relax, your war on War Against Christmas[...]
Finally Someone At Marvel Realises That Wolverine Is In Just Too Many Comics
Logan is in a lot of comics this month. Hardly unusual But what is, is that a Marvel character has noticed From today's Avengers #24.NOW, ripped off the shelf. We had the Young Beast realising what a mess Marvel continuity was No one expects anyone who is dead to stay dead Young Avengers has been pushing at[...]
When Neal Adams Got Warped!
By Jeff Spry Years before the epic Star Wars juggernaut engulfed the global box office in the sweet '70s like a ravenous black hole, ambitious artists in all realms were cooking up exotic experiments to capitalize on fans' rabid obsession with science fiction fantasy. One of the most intriguing of these experiments involved the inimitable Neal Adams,[...]
Exclusive – Top Cow Goes Weekly In April With Shotgun Wedding
He's always experimenting with how comics are published, and since the entire series will be done well in advance, it makes sense There are so many great comics being published these days that you need to do whatever you can to stay on people's radars, and a weekly release seems like a smart approach to[...]
The Weekend's Gossip About DC Decision Day
This is Philip Bond's Christmas card, sent from the Bond family,  including Executive Editor of Vertigo Comics, Shelly Bond And this is Philip's only comment on whether he expects to be moving from New Jersey to California in 2015… you could take it either way. This weekend, many comic book professionals were gossiping about what they'd[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 23rd December 2013 – Christmas Eve Eve
I've just done my Christmas cartoon for Guido, I've bought my cheese from Neal's Yard, booked my meat with the butcher at Kingston market, doing some last minute shopping tomorrow, first at the comic store (it's New Comics Day tomorrow folks!) with a visit to the hospital for some physiotherapy, and then bedding in My[...]
Edwin Rosell, Inker And Designer, Dies At 41
Edwin Rosell was best known in the comics industry as an inker, working for Wildstorm on comics such as Gen 13 and Alan Moore's run on Voodoo (above) But he has a longer and more diverse career as a visual developer, working as a visual designer. Animator and designer Jeff Merghart posted earlier this month, I'd just[...]
Angoulême Opens Voting To International Comic Book Authors
Recognising comic book work published in French, they are voted on by the French/Belgian comics community, some organised, some not, but representing a specific taste. This year, however, that may all change The selection represents international work, as long as it is published in French But this year rather than restrict the voting population to French[...]
Gerard Way And Gabriel Bá To Bring Back Umbrella Academy In 2014
But now, according to My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way, the Doom Patrol-esque Umbrella Academy is coming back next year… So I got a really nice email from Gabriel Ba the other day, he's an amazing comic artist who was the artist on Umbrella Academy.. — Gerard Way (@gerardway) December 21, 2013   He was checking in to see how[...]
Exit Generation – The Pacific Rim of Comics
By Alasdair Stuart Thought Bubble this year was as much about time travel as it was about comics On almost every table you saw an indie or small press creator or company, and on almost every table, the standard of work was staggering There's incredible energy and love for the medium out there and if even[...]
Sharknado Producers Turn To Comics For Jail Bait
And yes, it is probably everything you are expecting it to be. Oh and here's the trailer for the movie for comparison. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR-ouRYzlm8[/youtube] I understand this is the beginning of a line of comics from The Asylum, including one for the long awaited Sharknado 2 due to debut at San Diego Comic Con.   [...]
Valiant Comics Offers A Money Back Guarantee On A Dark Horse Comic That Doesn't Exist
This isn't exactly business as usual… Looking for a great book to read? Check out BUZZKILL #5 from @Doncates and @DarkHorseComics ! We'll even thrown in a money back guarentee! — ValiantComics (@ValiantComics) December 21, 2013 One company liking another company's comic so much that they offer a money back guarantee Is this totally from the goodness of[...]
Comic Creators Mobilize for the Philippines with Haiyan Benefit Anthology
PR manager Sara Westrop, of Markosia Comics, explains further: Our goal is to raise $10,000 with our Haiyan Benefit Anthology, via our Indiegogo campaign All profit, after printing and shipping costs, will be donated to the Philippines Red Cross This currently equates to just over two-thirds of our $10,000 target being donated to the Red Cross'[...]
Booze Geek: Galactica
By Dylan Gonzalez Beer: Galactica IPA Brewery: Clown Shoes Brewery I continue with the Clown Shoes beers on Booze Geek this week.  As a follow-up to Supa
The All Now Marvel New Calendar
At Bleeding Cool, we love typos. We embrace them, we worship them, we cherish them. So we are especially pleased when publishers like Marvel join in the
Titan Comics To Publish Comics By Peter Snejberg And Andrea Mutti
Courtesy of J Antonio Fraga, we can see that Titan Comics have acquired the English-language publishing rights to three graphic novel series originally published by Dargaud-Lombard. With a few familiar names too. World War X by Peter Snejbjerg and Jerry Frissen Re-Mind by Andrea Mutti and Alcante  And Under by Stefano Raffaele and Christophe Bec [...]