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Now X-O Manowar Gets A Third Printing
The first print run was 45,000. The second print run was of an indeterminate size. But now, it appears, X-O Manowar #1 is to get a third printing from
Jesse James Goes To Denver Comic Con
Remember the more money you save the more comics you can buy  Also, its about a 45 minute drive from the airport to the con  So put it in your schedule as lost time on the floor  Hopefully, if your staying at a hotel they have a shuttle service  Also, your not having a heart[...]
A Few Photos From The East London Comics & Art Festival
I managed to get to the East London Comics & Art Festival, and take a few photos, while the show was pleasantly busy but before it got bone-crushingly full So feel free to enjoy a brief look at some of the best looking comic books in the world, hand crafted by artisans and sold with[...]
Steven Appleby's Phonebox In Shoreditch
A number of artists and designers have recreated a large number of London phone boxes, now becoming obsolete due to the proliferation of mobile phones, and have instead been recreated as pieces of art, and distributed across to London. And one, in Shoreditch, metres from today's East London Comics & Arts Fair still going on, and[...]
Talk To Your Freelancers. Especially The Ones You Owe Money.
Publishing comics, hell publishing anything, can be a real issue Which is why communication at all levels of a company is important Ignoring someone you owe money to, doesn't make them nicely inclined towards you and they are more likely to contact me or post their frustrations online It's all about doing the best with[...]
Swipe File: Jimi Hendrix And Lou Reed
Jimi Hendrix by Moebius. And Lou Reed by Jamie Hewlett. Decades apart but joined together by influence... In Swipe File we present two or more images that
More From That League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Review
Having turned his back on the US comic publishers and their often questionable approach to creators rights, Moore found a happier home with Knockabout Comics and Top Shelf, where he has cheerfully produced a series of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novels that have outsold almost every other comic on the market. From the late 19th[...]
Sunday Mini-Runaround – That Boring Superman
The fools. The WSJ resumes its love affair with comics – WSJ.com For a character who has been central to American pop culture for more than 80 years, Superman, it really must be said, is pretty darned boring Since 1938, he has worn the same outfit He has worked the same job He has hung out with[...]
Saturday Trending Topics: Artist X
Who will be working with Brian Bendis on various X-Men related projects this fall? We have some rumors and hints: From one of the same sources that named
To Bendis, His X-Artists?
From one of the same sources that named certain Marvel switcheroo creators, later confirmed by another source, comes the news of exactly who may be
Hallowe'en Free Comic Book Day
For the past few years, Diamond have been distributing mini-comics to comics stores in October to be given away in comic shops for Hallowe'en. But last year at New York Comic Con, they announced they were going to be upping it for 2012, making more of a Free Comic Book Day-style occasion. So this time, as well[...]
Saturday Runaround: The Fight Between Krypton And Ohio
  DressWatch: When a three month old girl is dressed up as every Green Lantern… DayWatch: DC's Father's Day 99c sale on ComiXology includes the storylines in which Aquababy is murdered, and Brainiac kills Pa Kent. AdamsWatch: Neal Adams at Mile High Comics, the evening befor the Denver Comic Con. SignWatch: JK Woodward is to sign the new Doctor[...]
Can Rafa Sandoval Actually Draw Catwoman Zero?
By the time the book came out, the artist had changed to Graham Nolan… So… who will draw Catwoman Zero now? Maybe Alessandro is free now? Or maybe Rafa can buy himelf out of his contract… DC Comics did not respond to e-mails.   There's been a lot of fuss about the cover of Catwoman Zero and the[...]
17 Pages For $2.99 – A New DC Price Point?
The book is seventeen pages long, with two pinups added on the end. DC Comics has made a point of publishing twenty page comic books for $2.99, their so-called Holding The Line initiative, and something that has defined them as a publisher They also publish $3.99 books, but give the reader a bunch more pages for[...]
Talking To An Eleven Year Old Girl About Young Justice And Comics – Grace Randolph's Between The Pages
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNLrYCbYzY[/youtube] Young Justice Invasion has gotten comic book fans talking, but what about younger viewers? Host Grace Randolph sits down in Times Square with Nikka from Texas to talk about her favorite animated series, Young Justice Invasion on DC Nation! Learn why Artemis and Kid Flash are Nikka's favorite characters and why Young Justice Invasion is[...]
Cosfail?
There's a certain comics executive who is a little bit on the mean side He finds cosplayers who, in his opinion, have failed in their cosplaying efforts, takes a photo, then shows them off in the bar to fellow comic book professionals who laugh uproariously. And now, thanks to the magic of e-mail, and them landing[...]