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The Green Lantern Gay Marriage Proposal
Marvel got so much press for its X-Men Wedding Proposal issue, even if it was slightly diverted by press over this week's DC Comics outing of the original Green Lantern What would have happened if, at the time, DC Comics had noted that in Earth 2 #2, they have their own marriage proposal from to-be-Green[...]
Tuesday Trending Topics: Drawing Justice League
From today's top topic: "I understand that DC Comics has been making a number of approaches to what could only be described as the A-List of modern comics to sign up for a twelve issue run on Justice League, to replace Jim Lee." That's a tough act to follow Read more. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Jim Lee To[...]
Bringing Alcohol To Comic Con – Think Again?
Maybe that would be a better option for a number of creators… Photographs taken at, and courtesy of, Alternate Reality Comics from 2011, not at Phoenix Comic Con. Many of you read about the antics of one Joe Benitez at the Bleeding Cool Fan Awards a week ago The day after, he was rather sheepish and[...]
Last Week's Comics In Fourteen Pictures
This is what he read last week… as soon as the comics got to Greece. This week in panels: SNIKT ME ONCE SHAME ON YOU Is it even possible to plot out Wolverine's timeline through all these AvX tie-ins? In WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #11, he and Hope experience a surprise attack from the Shi'ar Death Commandos on[...]
The Very Rare First Appearance Of Tim Seeley's Revival
Revival is the new Tim Seeley book from Image Comics being premiered in The Walking Dead #99. It made its first appearance in the Image Free Comic Book Day comic Of course there are plenty of those. But what most people don't know is that the widely distributed version of that comic is actually the second print[...]
Jim Lee To Leave Justice League – Position Available?
I understand that DC Comics has been making a number of approaches to what could only be described as the A-List of modern comics to sign up for a twelve issue run on Justice League, to replace Jim Lee. And that doesn't even just mean the next twelve issue run, some people seem to be being[...]
The Spider Sellouts And Statistics
It's something we're trying to do at Bleeding Cool. When running stories about comic book sellouts, if we can, get some actual idea of the scale of the
The Cosplay Of MCM London Expo
Thanks to Heri Mkocha for a great collection of  MCM London Cosplay photos and, for a change, taken in the bright British sunshine.  What a fantastic
Tuesday Runaround With Lots Of Good Stuff
The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Pete Travis bring DREDD to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's revered comic strip. Finally…Publishers Weekly publishes BookScan graphic novel bestseller lists with actual numbers | The[...]
The First Five Pages Of Before Watchmen By Darwyn Cooke
And the book will expose much of the myth of the Minutemen…. Note the clocks lining up, two moments of time joined, and details of the apartment from Watchmen continuing to be set up. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 by Darwyn Cooke is published tomorrow by DC Comics Pages courtesy of USA Today.   Here are the first[...]
A New Phantom Stranger Comic From Dan DiDio And Brent Anderson?
We know Scott Lobdell is writing Superman #0, we know Scott Kolins is drawing Legion Of Superheroes #0, he've heard vague rumours that Dave Finch may be drawing covers for a new Katana series, we've speculated that maybe, just maybe, JLI will be replaced by a Justice League Of America #0.. But now I've been told[...]
Jennifer Blood Does A Rambo
Everyone seems to be getting origin stories in September. Not only are all the DC New 52 books getting zero issues, but Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood is
Preview: Grace Randolph's Supurbia #4
Here's a preview look at this week's Supurbia #4 by Grace Randolph and Russell Dauterman from Boom! Studios, which was to have been the final issue of the
Monday Runaround: A Porn Film In A Comic Shop
I just slept till noon. SigningWatch: A few upcoming signing events at Gosh Comics, London…  A launch party for the Fatale collection, with Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips on Saturday, July 7th, 6.30 – 9pm And a launch party for Ellipsis by Tom Humberstone on Friday, July 27th, 7pm -8.30pm. ApeWatch: From Boom, in September… Planet Of[...]
Gay Comics Boom In Taiwan
Green Lantern be damned, the greatest influx of gay-themed comics into America of late has been through manga work – even if the audience has often been for straight young women. Well, the slightly more straight-laced Taiwan is also feeling the effects, with numbers of such books being published jumping by a third in a year[...]
Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No It's A Pint.
Useful for remembering which one your pint is when you need to take a leak. Unless everyone else takes the piss and gobs in it. It's worth the risk. Officially licensed from DC Comics, here are your Superman and Batman pint classes, each with an attached cape Which should help keep your pint's secret identity… or something. Available from[...]