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Are The Zombies In The Walking Dead… Changing?
From today's Walking Dead #118, by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Stefani Gaudiano, published by Image Comics. The book is really living up to its arc title, All-Out War, rather than showing one battle, it's showing a number, happening simultaneously, some on pause, some on retreat, some moments even tranquil, a war of gins, of fists,[...]
Oh, The Inhumanity: Awakening, Uncanny X-Men, Mighty Avengers And A.I.
And sometimes that's enough. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   Marvel has, of late, told us that unlike the days of old, you don't have to buy every crossover issue of an event to understand what's going on Indeed, in the likes of Civil War, it was better only to read the comic itself and none[...]
Is From Hell Now Part Of Valiant Universe Continuity?
Here's hoping Gull's  time travelling spirit makes an appearance in Harbinger, knocking over a vase or something. Or maybe not. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. From Hell is probably my favourite graphic novel to date The quality of the comic all gets jumbled up in the time I was reading it, the revelations about how stories[...]
Tony Lee Talks About Starbucks… Not The Coffee Place, The Space Pilot
Two years earlier, what would have Baltar's game plan be? Where would Starbuck be and why? I've always been a fan of the original series and read a lot of the novels and comics that came out as a kid, so remembered the various colonies and politics I tried not to move back into these[...]
Remastering Breathtaker – The Return Of The Love, Death, Sex And Power
We originally connected through the comics fanzine I was publishing when I was in high school and college; NUCLEUS We kept in touch and eventually he moved to Maryland and we became partners in INSIGHT STUDIOS in 1980 We had our first collaboration on the BE AN INTERPLANETARY SPY series from Bantam books Next was[...]
A Comic Show – Telling You Where The Justice League 3000 Comes From
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65hT_6CcMRQ[/youtube] Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida writes; Hey Fandom! It's me, Aaron, for A Comic Show talking about new comics now! There were a ton of my favorite DC books out this week, Valiant had Unity #2, Kirkman's Skybound delivered, and Marvel had some Inhuman and mutant mash-ups. This will probably be one of[...]
DC Comics Cancels Frank Miller's Cover To Detective Comics #27
And now DC Comics has cancelled that cover. There's no update if this will affect his originally-announced two page spread, or even if they were meant to be the same thing, repurposed, or not… DC Comics advises that retailers up their orders on the Greg Capullo cover to compensate, but Final Order Cut-off date for ordering was[...]
Bob Burden Goes To The Origins Of Flaming Carrot And Announces Hit Man For The Dead
Just like in the first book. Comics in the 80s You were there During a revolution, really An explosion of talent. Those were great times The Indy days Comics were not just about the latest hot cover artist, or some endless soap-opera-continuity of mainstream titles Not just about vampires and zombies It was also about fine art,[...]
Marvel To Start Hiring Front End Developers For New Digital Solutions
You will help implement innovative, cool solutions which excite both long-time Marvel fans and new users alike. Developers at Marvel tackle problems like: + Creating fast, responsive web sites and apps which entice long-time Marvel fans and new users alike + Building and maintaining a digital comics subscription product that advances industry-leading storytelling and marketing innovations + Creating a recommendations algorithm[...]
The Glad Handing Of Jim Lee And Hank Kanalz
So the big move west for DC Comics, from Broadway to Burbank, is set for sixteen months away But who is going? Well, I'm told that Eddie Berganza is already packing his suitcase But amongst a number of otrher senior staff… less than DC may have hoped I've heard there have been plenty of conversations with[...]
Your First Look At The Remastered Miracleman #1
    Marvel Comics are publishing a remastered version of Miracleman from January, by Alan Moore The Original Writer, Mick Anglo, Garry Leach, Alan Davis, Chuck Austen, Rick Veitch, Rick Totleben, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham We might have mentioned it once or twice. Eventually. Here's a look at the new work, Garry Leach's art, recoloured[...]
"I Don't Read Comics As A 49 Year Old Man" – Nicolas Cage
He liked comics, we all knew this. But not too long ago, his copy of Action Comics #1 was stolen and he sold a large collection of classic comic books. Today, promoting The Croods on DVD and Blu-Ray, Nicolas Cage gave the Metro newspaper an insight into his current feelings about the medium. Does doing animated features connect[...]
Orbiting Julie Morah And Nicola Streeten
[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podpress_trac/web/10174/0/orbital-podcastjuliemaroh.mp3] Bleeding Cool's Chris Thompson chaired a conversation at Orbital Comics, London, between Julie Morah (of Blue Is The Warmest Color) and cartoonist Nicola Streeten. Why not listen in? [audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podpress_trac/web/10174/0/orbital-podcastjuliemaroh.mp3] Bleeding Cool's Chris Thompson chaired a conversation at Orbital Comics, London, between Julie Morah (of Blue Is The Warmest Color) and cartoonist Nicola Streeten. Why not listen in? [...]
Supreme Comic Book Trademark Registration From Nuben Azar
He has also filed to register "Shazzar" as well… But, as has been pointed out to me, Supreme is still published and in print in collected form through Image Comics And I understand this registration is about to be rather strongly challenged… The comic book Supreme Some will think of the nineties Rob Liefeld comic, with[...]
Alan Moore's Dodgem Logic Gets An Italian Job
It has been noted that if you meet Alan Moore in Northampton, he is more than likely to take you to an Italian restaurant of his favour. Well, maybe they might be interested in stocking this publication. The Best Of Dodgem Logic collects a number of articles, features and comics from the much loved Alan Moore-created magazine,[...]
Unsung Masterpieces – Enigma With Peter Milligan, Duncan Fegredo, And Art Young
Introducing a new Comics Column, Unsung Masterpieces, in its first installment: Milligan & Fegredo's Enigma By David Dissanayake Warren Ellis once wrote that, "American comics are hugely eager to put the future behind them Last week's books are done and dusted, no matter what.  Got to clear the shelves, got to clear space for this week's books,[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 8th December 2013 – All About DC Lifestyle Choices
Producer Tells Us To Expect Wonder Woman And Doomsday In Superman/Batman Movie Subscription Sadness For Detective Comics #27 Cryptozoic Man #1 Goes Insane On eBay After Last Night's Comic Book Men X-Men: Apocalypse To Be Direct Sequel To Days Of Future A Very Close Look At The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Does Original Killing Joke Artwork Reveal Greater Sexual[...]
VIDEO: Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld And Marc Silvestri On Leaving Marvel Comics
As part of the upcoming Image Revolution documentary from Sequart, a clip of the Image founders on leaving Marvel Comics for their new upstart Image Comics over at Malibu. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlQ70jQYurU[/youtube] As part of the upcoming Image Revolution documentary from Sequart, a clip of the Image founders on leaving Marvel Comics for their new upstart Image Comics[...]