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FEMALE GAZE Heidi MacDonald attacks the Comics Journal's almost all-exclusive male credits and focus And does a little Gendercrunching on a number of issues. As you can see, R Crumb is so important that he gets not only a 200 page analysis in #301, but an extensive history of his lawyer, Albert Morse, in #302 Joe Sacco[...]

For those who have been following along, legendary comic artist George Perez has been suffering deterioration in his vision due to his diabetes and had to

[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podpress_trac/web/9896/0/orbital-podcast133.mp3] Robin Harman writes; Welcome to Episode 133 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we exit light, and enter night with Sandman: Overture #1, saddle up with Pretty Deadly #1, head back to the future with Samurai Jack #1, smooth things out with Velvet #1, and open up with Secret Avengers #10. Follow us on Twitter: The Podcast – @theorbitingpod Robin[...]

In response to a lot of comments about the inappropriate nature of his interviews in the past, so Mediocre Films went to this year's Comikaze in Los

Kristi Zerga writes for Bleeding Cool: Hello! We are Kristi “Batz” Zerga and Dianna “Kitty” Spain and we are the creators, writers, and artists for the

Joseph Glass writes; This year's NYCC saw the launch of Battling Boy for comics legend Paul Pope I had the chance to have a quick chat with Paul about his new book, and why he wanted to make an all ages title in today's comic book market. Paul, obviously, you've been working in comics for a while[...]

A lot of spacey comics.   With the current increase in attention to Marvel's cosmic line with the upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy movie and the current Infinity storyline, Marvel are planning to publish an all-in-one collection to get you up to speed, for merely $125 The Annihilation Omnibus. Odds are it will include Annihilation: Prologue, mini-series[...]

Or Super Manatee? DC Comics have started running "themed" variants cover promotions Could this be a possibility for the whole of the New 52? If so, they should contact Joel right here. Thanks to Timothy Carson for pointing these out.   Thanks to the wonderful Joel Harris for a rather unique take[...]

I'm talking about the love that dare not speak its name between Marvel Senior editor Steve Wacker, Superior Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and comic store manager Bob Justice, of Queen City Comics, Ohio. Bob is not a big fan of the current Spider-Man comics And as two issues of Superior Spider-Man landed in the top ten[...]

This is the solicitation for Wolverine #11 out this week. With the world on the brink of viral apocalypse, Logan and Kitty Pryde face down the Thirteen

I don't know what. But next week I am told to expect big Wolverine news. A year ago, Bleeding Cool teased what seemed to be the death of Wolverine in

If you are an up-and-coming artist today or at least want to be, you most likely have a page on deviantART, the social media and portfolio site that

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. When I say "Bleeding Cool" of course, I mean me. Not everyone believes me though Grace Randolph didn't seem to And now new Bleeding Cool writer Tommy Zimmer drops this[...]

Tommy Zimmer writes; Chris Yost is making big waves in both the comics and cinematic community I have been familiar with most of his work dating back to when I was a kid watching "X-Men: Evolution" and then more recently his "The Batman" show which had to follow up on the heels of "Batman: The Animated[...]

Above we have the published cover to Five Ghosts #4. And below the cover to Swamp Thing #27 coming out in January. Reach for the stars! In Swipe File we

In this week's Captain Marvel, there are several posters around New York City for Serval Industries, the name of the company who is buying the X-Factor

It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. DC Comics this week? Takes the top three and seven of the top ten… and note the continued success of East of West… Forever Evil[...]

Yesterday, Mike Deodato retweeted; Retailer Postcard Gives a Glimpse into Marvel's Future, Uatu's Demise - Comic Book Resources http://t.co/Loj5kKGiVV via

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b9NbkA7JXQ Aquaman The Teen Drama is coming folks!

Brandon Thomas writes for Bleeding Cool: "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & The American Way?" by Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke, and Lee Bermejo It's impossible to discuss this particular issue of Action Comics now without also discussing Man of Steel, so if you're one of the many (myself included) that found themselves often exhausted and[...]

It is one of my favorite cons to do because though it is small, it is still one of the cons that are about comics It's my hometown, and I like supporting small local cons especially my hometown. You grew up in Grosse Pointe, right? Yup. You've got GI Joe, Transformers and Smoke and Mirrors[...]

1: The Court of Owls $4.49 Batman/Superman (2013-) #5 $4.49 Earth 2 (2012-) #17 $2.99 Superman Unchained (2013-) #4 $4.49 Batman: Detective Comics (2011-) Vol 1: Faces of Death $4.49 V for Vendetta #1 (of 10) $0.99 Green Lantern (2011-) #25 $2.99 United Kingdom Forever Evil (2013-) #3 (of 7) £2.49 Amazing X-Men (2013-) #1 £2.49 Batman (2011-) Vol 1: The Court of Owls £2.49 Saga[...]

This is nothing more than an educated guess this one. But, hey, it's how we began Bleeding Cool over four years ago. Mark Millar has posted; TOP-SECRET

Collins is the author of numerous novels, short stories, and comic books, including DC Comics' Swamp Thing A recipient of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award, The British Fantasy Society's Icarus Award, as well as a nominee for the International Horror Guild, John W Campbell, James Tiptree, Eisner & World Fantasy Awards, her works[...]

DC Comics are releasing their solicitations in dribs and drabs around the net How about we try and collect them together? If you spot any new ones released, post in the comments section and we'll piece them together… courtesy of Newsarama, Comic Vine, and DC Comics so far. FOREVER EVIL #6 Written by GEOFF JOHNS Art by DAVID[...]

Announced by Comics Alliance from Vertigo Comics after DC PR gave them the nod, The Royals: Masters Of War, a six issue miniseries by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby, out in February. Set against the backdrop of World War II, The Royals: Masters Of War focuses on a version of the Royal Family whose power is manifest[...]

You'll have to make up the words yourself... by Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel. The cataclysmic events of INFINITY have left the Inhuman city of Attilan

Here's the solicit for February's Green Lantern/Red Lantern flipbook, courtesy of Newsarama who got it courtesy of Alex Segura at DC Comics. GREEN LANTERN/RED LANTERNS #28 Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and CHARLES SOULE Art by BILLY TAN and ALESSANDRO VITTI GREEN LANTERN Cover by BILLY TAN RED LANTERNS Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA On sale FEBRUARY 5 • 48 pg, FC, $2.99[...]

This is how it was solicited; THE AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 CULLEN BUNN, MATT FRACTION, CHRIS YOST, NICK SPENCER & STAN LEE (W) SCOT EATON, LUKE ROSS,

So here is the marketshare per individual comic, or individual items (counting collections and magazines as well as single comics) PUBLISHER (All figures %/1000) DOLLAR SHARE PER COMIC UNIT SHARE PER COMIC DOLLAR SHARE PER ITEM UNIT SHARE PER ITEM MARVEL 391 431 267 298 DC COMICS 310 332 240 257 IMAGE 156 183 121 142 DARK HORSE 141 95 123 83 IDW 130 103 81 64 BOOM! 73 71 66 63 ARCHIE 63 56 46 41 DYNAMITE 61 63 58 60 Compared to the usual figures, which had Marvel and DC level pegging, when you look at marketshare per[...]