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A Pensacola comic book store owner, Michael Lewis of Rocket Comics has been arrested by local police, as is being held at the Escambia County Jail on an $11,000 bond. It is claimed that several bags of "illegal spice" or synthetic cannabis and the means to make it were seized. Two years ago, Lewis was quoted; "I sell[...]

So I was like "Ah screw it, I got these characters I kind of like and I figured there were probably not that many blind readers–although I did find out recently that there are many people out there who are blind who do still read comics and have people read comics to them[...]

Born in 1920, Eddy Paape was one of the oldest of the remaining classsic Belgian school of comics Getting an artistic reputation working with Jijé on Emmanuel, he then drew the Valhardi detective comic in seminal anthology comic Spirou from 1946 to 1954 with writers Jean-Michel Charlier and Yvan Delporte. He went on to create[...]

DC has brought  a few Quality Comics characters and even titles (National Comics is more of a nod to the classic Quality Comics series of the same name) into the New DCU already — such as Blackhawks and The Ray, and I'm pleased to see them bringing two others in Phantom Lady and Doll Man[...]

Gosh Comics in London hosted the book launch for Nick Abadzis' Hugo Tate complete collection tonight It also took the opportunity to show off its new window designs, created by a batch of comic creators during Free Comic Book Day. The night went well, with attendance from the likes of Mark Stafford, Steve Marchant, Ilya, John[...]

   Bleeding Cool has been running the story that DC Comics will be renumbering their comics to issue zero in September, to tell earlier stories of their characters to celebrate the first year of the New DCU, before returning to issue thirteens in October, but carrying on threads of that zero issue And for some[...]

Svensson reads and reviews comics for Bleeding Cool. Image has asked that we not spoil the massive major game-changing holy shit did I just read that aspect of the latest issue So I won't. Skullkickers 14 is one of those rare issues that make you go back and reread everything with a new understanding There are precious[...]

Jesse James, owner of Jesse James Comics in Glendale, AZ writes for Bleeding Cool; On January 25th 1982, I was given a free Comic Book by Tom Heiner of the Friendly Neighborhood Comic Book Store in Las Vegas Though, Tom's gesture was to get me to move away from his front door he had no idea[...]

It is a little ridiculous. (Photo by Roger Gibson) This weekend is the Bristol Comic Expo, the genetic inheritor of the old UKCAC conventions. With guests

Earthworld Comics in Albany, New York arranged donations from many customers in the run up to Free Comic Book Day, to send to American troops serving in Afghanistan. Dynamite Entertainment also stepped up, donating 20,000 coomics Here's what that looks like…   Earthworld Comics in Albany, New York arranged donations from many customers in the run up[...]

In a move to avoid spoilers, Marvel switched the covers of Avengers Assemble issue 3 and issue 4. Which, given the ending of issue #3 now makes the events

Be sure to read the rest. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Now Roger Langridge Quits Marvel And DC Comics Over Ethical Concerns "Marvel and DC are turning out quite problematic from an ethical view to continue working with…" Who Are The First X-Men? In August, Marvel have a new comic book The First X-Men They'll tell you more about it on[...]

Two comics, two companies, two franchises, two company crossovers, both solicited at the same time, both on sale in the same week It's an odd world isn't it? In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of[...]

 The first-ever drawing of the concept by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, TMNT would go on to become a key part of the 1980s indie comics scene and its subsequent success in cartoons, games, toys, and film would help raise the visibility of both independent comics and creator-owned comics. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird: First-Ever Drawing[...]

That was a bit bigger crowd than last year, but with the store's new layout, it seemed to be more comfortable for everyone. Photos and stories are posted on the Flying Colors Facebook page. Once again, the media came out in a big way, with an NBC report that carried the FCBD message internationally, along with so[...]

Here is the Marvel Age of Comics at its zenith, with Lee's humanist dialogue, Kirby's majestic, awe-inspiring (and art form-altering) pencils, and Sinnott's perfectly balanced, and super-streamlined dynamism Peak era Kirby pages showcasing the Surfer, one of Marvel's most popular and definitive characters from the psychedelic sixties, always command a premium and this awesome example[...]

In August, Marvel have a new comic book. The First X-Men. They'll tell you more about it on Monday. Which gives us a weekend to speculate. Trying to get a

Roger Langridge hasn't done a lot for DC Comics Gross Point, a little Big Books, some Bizarro World springs to mind, but not a lot more. He's done far more for Marvel Comics, especially of late, from Doctor Who to The Mighty Thor to John Carter, and Marvel are currently putting out his Muppets comics. But that[...]

Comic book stores have told me in the last month, they have seen a much greater interest in the appearances of Thanos in Marvel comics And certain people happily picking up multiple copiesat full guide price They knew what was coming… A copy of his first appearance, Iron Man #55, with a CGC of 6.0 sold[...]

Art Adams is drawing covers for the new Idolized series from Aspen. Issue 1 ships in August... and these, I understand, are the sketches he created when

The BBC broadcast a British version of The Apprentice, starring businessman Sir Alan Sugar, giving a bunch of wannabees the chance to get a large

Josh Elder talks to host Grace Randolph about how Kickstarter has helped his comic book anthology and the influence its having on comics Plus, learn all about Reading With Pictures, an initiative to get comic books into the classroom with the help of stories like Action Presidents from the team behind Action Philosophers! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mpbi-7biMs[/youtube] Kickstarter is[...]

This year we were giving out 25 Avengers Movie Tickets to the first 25 people in line, and $100 worth of Merchandise including Graphic Novels, Comics and Collectibles to the first 50 people in line Our first person in line showed up at 9:30 PM on Friday May 4th! By 4:00 AM over 40 fans[...]

Could this be why Superman Earth One's Shane Davis is no longer DC exclusive? I understand he is working on a project called Ascend. Looking a little like

Marvel have tagged Mark Waid, Yves "Balak" Bigerel and Carlo Barberi to create the second of three digital-designed comics, a Cyclops point of view story, to accompany their Avengers Vs X-Men series, and free with issue 6 The first came with issue 1, the final one will be with issue 9. Balak created this digital comic,[...]

You know how some collections of comics like to add forewords, afterwords, sketches, deleted scenes, script, commentary and the like? Well, now Marvel will be adding extra virtual material as well. The recent AR material has been such a hit, according to Marvel's SVP David Gabriel talking to ComicVine, that there will be extra content triggered[...]

This morning, Filipino comic book websites reported the death of Tony DeZuñiga, known locally as "Mang Tony". Tony was one of the earliest artists from the Phillippines working in the mainstream US marketplace, and paved the way for many comic artists to find work from Marvel and DC, co-created Jonah Hex and Black Orchid for DC[...]

Makes so much more sense now. HepzibahWatch: The return of Hepzibah to X-Men ThanosWatch: The return of Thanos to comics. RightsWatch: Stan Lee worries about creator rights. "I think, if somebody creates something, and it becomes highly successful, whoever is reaping the rewards should let the person [who] created it share in it, certainly But so much of it[...]

Rich has a theory: Something has been tickling my head of late, reading the run up to the Court Of Owls. A theory, nothing more, not backed up by any

From Teen Titans #1 cover...     And from a man watching Obama talk about gay marriage. In Swipe File we present two or more images that