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Thursday Runaround – Three-And-A-Half Million Dollars
FilmWatch: A new movie from Levi Marcelo tells the story of how the comic creators of the Philippines have invaded US comics. It all began in 2005, when Marcelo was working for an OFW newspaper, where she was assigned to write an article on Pinoy comic book artists who were published by big companies like Marvel[...]
Wednesday Trending Topics: Revengeance Of Bane
Because the version that actually bring, makes a couple of changes. Two Million Dollars Worth Of Comics Found In A Closet 345 comics found, neatly stacked in a closet, discovered by the late owner's great nephew, in Virginia. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: Long-Lost Star Trek Script Resurrected During the original series of Star Trek, some episodes were conceived and written[...]
The First 222 Comics From The Billy Wright Collection Sell for $3,433,342
The collection contains a number of the most historically important comics ever published — such as Action Comics #1, Detective Comics #27, Batman #1, and Marvel Comics #1 — in grades ranging from respectable to eye-popping. Vintage collectors have been eagerly anticipating this particular auction for weeks (both for this collection and a wealth of other[...]
The Artist, The Publisher And The Lack Of Payment
The artist signed on draw a couple of comics last year, under a tight deadlne, which they met They sent in their signed contracts as agreed and waited for payment And waited And waited They didn't get it. Emails were sent, new dates were promised, then broken Repeatedly Then no e-mails at all Nothing. The artist complained[...]
Watch Out When Opening Your Walking Dead Watches
Bleeding Cool already pointed out that Vannan are creating special Walking Dead watches, to appear at the Image Comics Expo Well, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard have created a special "golden ticket", original sketches by each of them, sized to fit in one of the watches They go on sale at midnight PST tomorrow, are $85[...]
Mark Waid To Launch A Series Of Webcomics This Summer
Mark Waid has told In Media Res of his plans to launch a number of webcomics this summer, and has been experimenting with the medium to create works that go beyond what the printed page can offer. He writes; As I proceed, my artists and I are constantly learning more about what does and doesn't work with[...]
Zatanna's Plunging Neckline
Say, looking at Constantine, there's no chance he was using some kind of latent telepathy is there? "Pots gnikool ta ym stit…" Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. This is Mikel Janin's cover to Justice League Dark #6, out today Or rather, this is the solicited version, featuring Zatanna in some kind of basque thing[...]
Bane Did Break Batman's Back – Official
Bane breaks backs, Dr Light rapes, Darkseid sits around in a armchairs drinking brandy, it's almost as if they are… two dimensional. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.   It was mentioned in the solicitations But now it's appeared officially on panel, honest With all the various discussions over which stories "happened" in the new 52, we[...]
The Return Of Phonogram By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie And Matt Wilson
Man, oh man, oh man. It is one of my favourite comic books ever. Not enough people bought it to make it a going concern at Image Comics, but for those who did, it was  life changing, or life affirming, or just a really really good comic book that they wanted to tell everyone about. And at Image[...]
Sixteen Thoughts About Sixteen Of Today's Comics – Superman, No Place Like Home, All Star Western, Wolverine And The X-Men, Teen Titans, Sixth Gun, Rasl, Justice League Dark, Flash, Dark Knight, Mondo, Prophet, Mighty Thor, Aquaman, I Vampire And Fantastic Four
Today's comics, as ever, come courtesy of Orbital Comics of London And here are sixteen thoughts about sixteen comics published today There may be some spoilers but I'll attempt to avoid the big ones. Remember that issue of Uncanny X-Men from wayback where Kitty Pryde, alone, is chased through the X-Mansion by a nasty alien bug?[...]
Two Million Dollars Worth Of Comics Found In A Closet
An amazing find. 345 comics found, neatly stacked in a closet, discovered by the late owner's great nephew, in Virginia. And they include Action Comics #1 Decective Comics #27 Captain America #2 All American Comics #16 Batman #1 Marvel Comics #1 Indeed, 45 of what are considered the most collectible comics of all time were in that[...]
A Dynamic Look At Today's Comics
Join Dynamite Entertainment and Top Cow Productions as they bring two of comics most celebrated heroines together in one terrifying tale of loss and redemption. [issuu width=550 height=413 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120221182439-e084908343704d74850b0337f16c9d03 name=rs64-prev username=richjohnston tag=bleedingcool unit=px id=7df7e333-da7a-fd41-fa9c-e1c48d613585 v=2] RED SONJA #64 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen + Written by ERIC TRAUTMANN Art by WALTER GEOVANI Covers by WALTER GEOVANI (50%), WAGNER[...]
Reviewcrunching At Bleeding Cool
The top spots were invariably shared on reviews, we had quite a few 5′s, which makes it hard to pick out a best individual book of the year, but it kind of provides a short list, I think. See Comments for full table. See what I mean about those 5s? I had to go for reviews of[...]
Wednesday Runaround – Super Obama Care
I wonder if he's after a part… ImageWatch: The Skullkickers World Map, available at the Image Comics Expo… This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking I come for your women But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online One day I will rule Until that day, read on. They say I am a work[...]
Tuesday Trending Topics: Occupy Riverdale, Brand New Byrne
And it was done in the most matter-of-fact manner, thus; Occupy Riverdale – It's Happening, Here's The Jill Thompson Art To Prove It (UPDATE) This is the planned artwork for Archie Comics #635 in July, leaked to Bleeding Cool As earlier rumoured, it will tell the story of the global protest against massively unequal redistrubution of wealth[...]
Occupy Riverdale – It's Happening, Here's The Jill Thompson Art To Prove It (UPDATE)
This is the planned artwork for Archie Comics #635 in July, leaked to Bleeding Cool As earlier rumoured, it will tell the story of the global protest against massively unequal redistrubution of wealth and power, under the title Occupy Riverdale, echoing the Occupy movements present around the world. This continued the further progressive storylines from Archie[...]
Joe Sinnott Inks John Byrne's Trio
Each issue will have  a variant cover inked by another legendary comics creator. Talking of which, here's the cover to the Artist's Edition of Daredevil: Born Again by Miller and Mazzucchelli Here's what the solicitation says; Collecting the entire storyline of Born Again, this book will feature the complete issues of Daredevil numbers 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,[...]
Grace Randolph's Stacktastic – Does Hollywood Really Care About Comics?
Grace Randolph, as well as looking at tomorrow's comics today, takes on Benderspink's blatantly open plans to use Arcana to publish comic books as a way to get Hollywood interested in their ideas… as well as evangelising for the medium of comics Get your injection of Grace Randolph's Stacktastic, half of her Think About The[...]
Is Max Modell's Hector… That Hector?
Recently Max Modell, head of science labs Horizon, employer of Peter Parker and relatively new supporting cast member of Amazing Spider-Man came out. Not