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The vintage collecting community has been salivating this morning as word has spread that Doug Schmell of pedigreecomics.com, widely known as one of the most avid collectors of high-grade Silver Age Marvel comics in the world, is selling his painstakingly-assembled collection  Most of the comics in the collection are the highest graded copies (or tied[...]

"Compgate", the supposed scandal at DC Comics that saw the accepted practice of staff selling or trading their comp copies of comics to comic stores or on eBay to supplement their oft-meagre incomes, become a hot political topic within Warner Brothers, with tax liabilities, firings and a change in policy all round… remember that? Scott[...]

DC is to rush-solicit the DC Sandman slipcase above for its recent reprinting of the Sandman volumes, in time for Christmas, containing all the books, for

Here's a portrait of Batman by Jim Lee as part of a Darkness and Light exhibition held at DC's new Burbank offices, featuring work by DC creators and

Not like DC Comics renumbering all their New DCU comics to issues zero through September, say. This is based on a number of well sourced people and involves considerable hearsay. It does however make a lot of sense. Who is the, as yet unknown gay character being reintroduced to the DC Comics superhero titles? Male, an iconic character,[...]

This is a specially commissioned image by Shane Davis of Thomas Tull, the founder of Legendary Entertainment, and used to illustrate his appearance on Fast Company's Top 100 Most Creative People In Business. Now that he has access to the sort of creators he loved–such as DC Comics artist Shane Davis, whom Tull connected with Fast[...]

If I like how it works we might just stick with it. In the meantime, Kapow attendee Joseph Glass discusses the thought behind his question at the DC panel at Kapow which has sparked a major media attention this week. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: The Topless Body Painting Superheroines Of Motor City Comic Con | Bleeding Cool Comic[...]

I've just landed at Phoenix, Arizona (after the air stewardess told us that if we looked out of the left windows, we could see fire and smoke) and have

Big or small, young or old, male or female, whether of not they like comics. And if you get the gag that the French for "Little Death" is a euphemism for an orgasm, then even better. There's a knock at the door You fear the worst It's Little Death But is he here for you – or[...]

Phonogram: The Singles Club, the second volume of the series from Image, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, has now hit digital. The first issue is

All from a small question from an altogether ordinary member of the audience that no one has thought to ask why he even brought it up. No one except Rich Johnston that is (after some mild Twitter cajoling :P). My name is Joe Glass, a lifelong fan of comics, a big gay man, and new writer of[...]

Hopefully those will increase. This is a Fantastic Four comics I'm really unsure about A story that seems to rely on a twist that seems inherently obvious, and then when the "what" turns into the "who", the implications are massive Why aren't the Fantsastic Four training groups all around the world to do what they just[...]

Today, it seems, is that last day you can place advance orders of Hypernaturals #1 and Bloodshot #1, and probably lots of other comics besides, and still be assured of getting copies And clearly both Boom and Valiant have a lot behind these respective properties and are keen for as many people to see them[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6sk_ahLp8 From Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Florida writes; This week is AWESOME! First, I was right about the

In a podcast interview from Alt3red Egos with Steve Engelhart, describing his career in comics, he talked openly about his work on the Ultraverse for Malibu – and what happened when Marvel bought the company and closed down the comics line. Englehart says that in 2004, Tom Brevoort approached him to integrate the Ultraverse into the Marvel[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtR2pcoqhG4[/youtube] Night of the Owls is the first big crossover event of The New 52 from DC Comics, so host Grace Randolph gives her review on this crossover event as part of Opinion Nation! Night of the Owls features Batman, Damian Wayne, Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, Batwing, Birds of Prey plus Red Hood and the Outlaws! Do[...]

Gavin Lees talked to Tom Neely for Bleeding Cool; Tom Neely has anchors tattooed on his forearms — that's how much he loves Popeye. For the past few years, Neely has steadily been gathering momentum as one of the most distinctive voices in indie comics, blending wordless surrealistic narratives with imagery that seems torn equally from early[...]

Vincent J. Cracchiolo V writes for Bleeding Cool; The Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michigan held its 23rd convention this weekend, and it continues to be

Marvel have let retailers sell Astonishing X-Men #50 one day early. Featuring Northstar asking for his boyfriend's hand in marriage. Not much of a

Dr Manolis Vamounis writes from Greece on last week's comics. THE AVX UPDATE I'm warming up to the main AVENGERS VERSUS X-MEN series, just as the main players are moving on to colder and deathly colder climates Any issue (like #4 this week) that opens with Wolverine, covered by a dead polar bear, following a trail of[...]

Beach, sea, comics, rock 'n roll… Hedonism to the full extent of that word.   Since nobody likes for the festival events to cross over with each other, in order to prevent any headaches for the comic book fans when they have to choose where to go and what to miss, in the past the Festival organizers[...]

Yesterday, Fox News decided to suggest that because DC have plans to reintroduce one of their iconic characters to the New 52 as a gay man, that meant that Superman might be gay. Today, the closest (and I originally mispelt that as "closet") thing the UK has to Fox News, the Daily Mail does the same,[...]

 And it was a huge news day from dawn until dusk Monday, including tidbits about Amazing Spider-Man #700, the Enchantress in Thor, Marvel's The View announcement, and much, much more.   Most-Read Comic Stories Today: DC Comics To Switch The Sexual Orientation Of An Established Character Surprisingly, Dan stated that they had changed DC's policy in this regard[...]

“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June” That's the comment DC's Senior VP Publicity Courtney Simmons

Next week, IDW are to publish the first ever Doctor Who crossover, mixing continuities with those of Star Trek: The Next Generation. And the first issue

A look through some more interesting comics for August, from some of the more interesting publishers… DRAWN & QUARTERLY CAVE-IN GN (A/CA) Brian Ralph A rat darts across the opening pages, into a hole, and down a long tunnel, stopping under a hammock A mole man stretches and wakes up, leading the rat and the reader deeper into the[...]

Tony asks on the TCJ message board, regarding the upcoming collection of the work of Milo Manara by Dark Horse Comics; Is it true that 3 pages have been excised from Dark Horse's MANARA EROTICA VOL 1, with a notice on the introduction but no explanation of what's missing, although it's clear that is fictional sex[...]

Thanks to Fox for this one. Honchos at Superman's comic book home, DC Comics, said this weekend that one of their most identifiable (but as of yet unnamed) straight characters will soon be coming out of the closet, according to a report. No, and I was there Dan DiDio, DC Comics co-publisher said that a previously established[...]

But an interview conducted by CBR with Dan Slott at the show has only just gone online. In which Slott stated that Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso has been contacting other creators on other Marvel books to ensure they reflect… whatever change is coming with Amazing Spider-Man #700 towards the end of the year. What happens in #700[...]

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