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And, for another month, Aspen have launched another non-Premier title into the Top 100 with Bubblegun #1. TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2013 QTY RANK DOLLAR RANK INDEX DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR 1 1 176.97 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1 $4.99 DC 2 2 100.96 BATMAN SUPERMAN #1 $3.99 DC 3 3 100.00 BATMAN #21 $3.99 DC 4 4 78.08 AGE OF ULTRON #10 $3.99 MAR 5 6 66.81 AGE OF ULTRON #9 $3.99 MAR 6 5 66.19 JUSTICE LEAGUE #21 $3.99 DC 7 7 59.27 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11 $3.99 MAR 8 8 57.95 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #12 $3.99 MAR 9 9 57.84 ALL NEW X-MEN #12 $3.99 MAR 10 24 54.92 KICK-ASS 3 #1 (MR) $2.99 MAR 11 10 54.65 ALL NEW X-MEN[...]

Hope was a peer of Mark Millar back in the day and worked on Trident Comics with him But since then… not so much And suddenly he was taking calls from Axel Alonso. As we said then, he was represented by Jon Campbell, the man who represented Marvelman creator Mick Anglo to Marvel. He's now started tweeting[...]

Image Comics have just launched their new website And you know what one comic book publisher getting a new website makes other publishers feel, they want one too And today Boom! appear to have launched theirs. Split into four sections, a home page that looks at current, upcoming and recently published comics, a shop to buy[...]

But it doesn't end there, we also delve into Joe Casey, Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury & Ulises Farinas' Catalyst Comix #1 from Dark Horse Comics. We then bid a fond farewell to Taylor, who is moving on to other things, and chat with Catalyst Comix writer Joe Casey We talk in-depth about his work with Man[...]

A graphic novel exhibit at the German university of of Duisburg-Essen features the work of Israeli artist, Rutu Modan as part of a series of displays for What Comics Can Do! Recent Trends in Graphic Fiction in the foyer of the University library. German magazine Taz reports that the different displays explored different storytelling methods, genres and[...]

Rich connects some dots regarding Superman in comics and Man Of Steel. I'm hoping we've all seen Man Of Steel Or been willingly spoiled on Man Of Steel Or have no intention of seeing Man Of Steel after being spoiled on Man Of Steel. Most-Read Comic Stories Sunday: When Will Superman Kill In The DC New 52? I'm hoping[...]

Meet Angel Face, Dennis The Menace's rival who began appearing in the weekly Beano comic strip since last year, but is now making a jump to the new series

Tyler Shainline, Image Comics Events Coordinator, came home from Image Expo to the following; Don't use @PublicStorage if you want to keep your stuff safe According to the officer I'm filing a report with they have THE WORST security — Tyler Shainline (@TylerShainline) July 3, 2013   @CartoonJones every comic, book, toy or DVD All they left was my[...]

Dynamite's print run for Red Sonja #1, the relaunch written by Gail Simone, was I understand 35,000 copies, a healthy overprint based on initial orders

It's the weekly chart that measures Wednesday and Thursday sales each week, to measure the purchases of those who just can't wait until the weekend to get their comics. It was a weak week this week, many comic retailers concluded But it did give DC, who had a slightly stronger lineup a chance to push more[...]

Is such a gap between the two ideal in DC Comics' view? Superman did kill in the alternate future Injustice Gods Among Us comic, and that series has become DC's bestselling digital series by far, all around the world, and dominating the Amazon single charts. Basically, is Superman going to kill in the mainstream comics? We know[...]

 But here's to crumbling old paper, still coming to life. Most-Read Comic Stories Saturday: $20,000 Worth Of Comics Destroyed To Make A Sculpture Here's the listing from the Heroes: Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary exhibition at s1 Artspace in Sheffield. Jim Steranko's Ability To See In The Dark, Breathe Fire, Employ X-Ray Vision And Do Without Sleep – Why You Need[...]

In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Superman punches people into space. A lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKuvEsfr3mw Thankfully, Wired have worked out just

Michael Sheen on comic books and Neil Gaiman at the hands of drama college student Gary. "Here's the Watchmen, here's Swamp Thing, here's Hellblazer and

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Fred Boulos writes; "So you want to make lots of money making independent comics?" Uh…no. "So you want to turn that fantastic idea into something you can promote to make that Hollywood blockbuster that will make you millions and millions of dollars?" Uh…not quite. "You want all the cosplaying women you can get who fit nicely between Powergirl[...]

His work embarks on a change from his usual media of natural stone, using metals and reclaimed stuffs, but revisits the familiar female form in the unveiling of a new sculpture 'Earth', and a reworking of 'Naked', a stone sculpture war memorial re-displayed on canvas in digital print form, alongside a number of more recognisable[...]

In the nineties, Rick Veitch published the incredible Maximortal, a follow up to his successful Brat Pack series. It told the story of True-Man from two

If you are not following Jim Steranko on Twitter, then why do you even have an account? He only recently joined but has been delivering pure Twitter gold. Most-Read Comic Stories Friday: DC Comics Grabs The Three Top Spots In June 2013  Marvel Comics maintained their marketshare in the direct market in June, slipping on dollars spent down[...]

Those who managed to reclaim their creator ownership of concepts, those who didn't and what this might mean for the situation regarding Zenith. It also inspired comics creator Brendan McCarthy to write a response in the comments, in which we get another history, including that of his own Paradax…. As you weren't around in the 80′s and[...]

Thanks to Adam Messinger and Brian Bautista for this look of Image Expo 2013… including the after party! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The Image Expo makes its announcements A couple of Southern Bastards take the stage Mark Millar phones it in Everything[...]

As Action Comics continues it's own version of MODOK and AIM with the big headed Hector Hammond and HIVE, so it also introduces its own version of the Guardians Of The Galaxy, complete with green skinned babe Welcome to the Pax Galactica. Galactica? Oh Scott… As Action Comics continues it's own version of MODOK and AIM with[...]

I hadn't been able to get a response from Titan Comics on e-mail And at the pub last night, people from Titan were very vocally not commenting. The last issue came out in May, and that was rather late There is one issue publicly scheduled, a film special, in August, but there will be no issue[...]

See super beings in a whole new light as Gillen presents an epic original series that not only rewrites history, it redefines the genre! Limited to 5000 copies. UBER VOL 1 ENHANCED HC REMARQUED Price: $99.99 US Writers: Kieron Gillen Cover & Artist: Caanan White MR, Color, 336 pages This edition features signatures from both Keiron Gillen and Caanan White and[...]

Few years ago, I pitched my return to the comics form with my version of Batman & in an innovative new format to Dan DiDeo He rejected it! — Jim Steranko (@iamsteranko) July 3, 2013 @KarlOttersberg I wanted to create something new, innovative, and exciting for Batman, and Dan wanted standard, old-fashioned comics — Jim Steranko (@iamsteranko)[...]

Marvel Comics maintained their marketshare in the direct market in June, slipping on dollars spent down from 33.36% to 32.77%, but putting on share of comics sold, from 37.44% to 38.29%. DC's dollar share rose from 28.27% to 29.57% share while their share of comics sold is also rose from 30.84% to 32.03%. The launch of the $4.99[...]

Coming on Wednesday, more Fabulous Killjoys, the beginnings of Trinity War, more Superman Unchained, new Ghosted and Sheltered, more Walking Dead, the new Quantum And Woody and, you know, comics. The week after? Batman 66… DARK HORSE COMICS AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 05 SEARCH PART 2 $10.99 BREATH OF BONES A TALE O/T GOLEM #2 $3.99 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL[...]

The DC We Can Be Heroes – Superman Edition was looking as if it might not quite make it's $100,000 mark on Indiegogo, raising money for charities associated with the Horn Of Africa, and spearheaded by DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson. That was before one Timothy Draper donated $25,000 for the top reward of having DC[...]

Heritage Auctions are to put up for auction the original Frank Miller inked artwork for the cover to second issue of The Dark Knight Returns. A previous

Coming in October... Oh look, I happen to be in the same pub with the author. He expresses the wish that you return your country to the Queen, in the