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It may have gone to back order at Diamond Comic Distributors and is getting a second print. It may be an important part of the Killable arc. It may be by

what's happening with DC Comics in April? Lots of things seem to be coming to a head. Gothtopia finishes in March – will that be the end of Batwing, now dropped out of the top 200 in October? All the Forever Evil stuff ends in March along with the Blight crossover It looks like that may[...]

The temptation, or course, is to think that this has something to do with the current "Killable" arc in Wolverine, sans his healing factor. But there are

You will help implement innovative, cool solutions which excite both long-time Marvel fans and new users alike. And what would you be doing? 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 for comic readers[...]

Elizabeth Heyman writes; As anyone from the 30+ age group would passionately tell you, there was a time when comics weren't considered fashionable It was a time when shops and conventions were sanctuaries and anywhere else posed the threat of harassment and geek-shaming There was a reason that comic store clerks packaged your weekly purchases in[...]

Neil Gaiman was asked about the two month delay on Sandman Overture #2 we mentioned yesterday. He replied; Sure. I understand your disappointment and

This was the solicited cover to All-New X-Men #19 by Brandon Peterson. It's actually for tomorrow's issue instead. The costumes of the All-New X-Men,

From the inside back page of Unity #1, coming from Valiant tomorrow. Courtesy of a loving retailer... That's the return of Valiant classic title from the

Remember that fuss during NYCC about the hastily pulled IGN article announcing the relaunch of Fantastic Four from James Robinson And Leonard Kirk?  Well,

An artist-cum-writer from Newcastle, England - Martin Kirby is currently gearing up for the launch of Freelancers, with the first issue being available at

Lots of people got excited. Bleeding Cool suggests a Storm solo book is in the works, thus reminding us that there inexplicably isn't a Storm solo book already. — Andrew Wheeler (@Wheeler) November 12, 2013 One of my favourite writers about comics, David Brothers, tweeted; It would be cool if this prospective Storm series were written by a black[...]

Could this be the end? The DC Comics solicitations for February 2014  are trickling out… and it's not looking good for Nightwing. Most-Read Comic Stories Monday: Is This The End For Stormwatch? (UPDATE)  It was meant to be the flagstone for the New 52, the comic in which Pandora's identity would be revealed and with Demon Knights as its[...]

At Gosh Comics in London tonight, the release of Bleeding Cool's Tim Pilcher's Comic Book Babylon You can read extracts he wrote for Bleeding Cool right here. It should bring out a bunch of old UK comics industry names Including me. And while you're in town why not visit… Mark Buckingham's Fables Exhibition Selected original art by Mark Buckingham[...]

UPDATE: No it wasn't, as was pointed out, there was the Jerome Dickey series too… As for the previous X-Force books being cancelled for the new title, I'm told that Sam Humphries and Dennis Hopeless have replacement comics from Marvel lined up. And as Uncanny Avengers does… whatever it's meant to do with issue fourteen, it will[...]

Especially the one that looks like it says SHIT. But given that this is all that has been officially revealed about Five Years Later, I thought it might be an opportune moment to list what we know and what we may expect from the concept. Five Years Later will launch in May with Free Comic Book Day. The[...]

That Superboy Dies! rumour is still running around willy nilly. Well folks, he still seems to be around in February 2014. You may have to wait a little

Okay, we're going to take a punt here. From the new February DC solicitations; EARTH 2 #20 Written by TOM TAYLOR Art by BARRY KITSON Cover by JAE LEE 1:25

The DC Comics solicitations for February 2014  are trickling out… and it's not looking good for Nightwing. FOREVER EVIL #6 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND Cover by DAVID FINCH 1:25 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER 1:50 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER 1:100 Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO On sale FEBRUARY 19 •[...]

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New comic book creator, and previous Doctor Who actress, Jessica Martin is debuting her self published book Elsie Harris Pictures at Thought Bubble, the

Will they get a DC deal out of it? Or will another publisher beat them to it? So what have you been reading this week? Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week Okay, We Think We've Worked Out Who Is Getting Resurrected At Marvel New Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage Headed To Netflix The New Ms Marvel –[...]

It's Alan Moore's sixtieth birthday next week. For his fiftieth birthday, Gary Spencer Millidge put out the anthology Alan Moore: Portrait Of An

Bleeding Cool recently ran a piece on the possible downsides of returnable promotions in the comics industry, where a publisher will make a comic book completely returnable for a full refund of any issues not sold, as long as the retailer in question orders lots and lots of them Often pegged to 100% or 150%[...]

Image Comics will be coming to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 9th for their new Image Comics Expo The event is open to all fans, comics retailers, and members of the media. Sadly I won't be able to go So I'll be looking for certain folk to go in my[...]

February in fact. DC Comics have informed retailers that they will be able to reorder the second issue for February and all December orders have been cancelled. Oops. Sandman Overture #1 came out in October, and each scheduled to come out every two months, with a special edition of the previous month's issue shipping every month in[...]

But what's up? Next Week, All About Wolverine But next week I am told to expect big Wolverine news. Those Nightwing Death Rumours Bleeding Cool believes that DC Comics is not planning to kill off Nightwing, even though they may tease the possibility We emphasised this a couple of times. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Sunday: Zack Snyder Confirms That Lex Luthor Is[...]

So what have we learned? Walking Dead kills. Superior Spider-Man is getting more and more popular. Despite having identical selling out print runs of 57,000, Pretty Deadly outdid Velvet, which suggests that Velvet had a greater percentage of its sales in the UK than Pretty Deadly, the numbers of which are not counted by these Diamond statistics. Afterlife With[...]

A new Image comic. Probbaly for March. From the Wasteland team of Anthony Johnston and Justin Greenwood. There's a website. It will probably be updated

Ripped straight from the LA Times, a look at the new - or rather old - Batmobile, as seen in the upcoming Batman #25. It's got a bit of an Alfa Romeo look

Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso revealed the makeup of last week's Marvel Retreat to CBR, made of up writers "Brian Bendis, Dan Slott, Jason Aaron,