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Doctor Who/Star Trek Crossover Will Bring Us The Borg And Cybermen
It will feature the Borg and the Cybermen. It is written by Scott and David Tipton, who wrote a number of Star Trek comics for IDW, as well working on IDW's Infestation crossover series. It will be drawn by J.K Woodward, best known for his Fallen Angel work for the company. That's all I know for now… and,[...]
Monday Runaround – Lost In The Gutter
X-Men Covers | Marvel Heroes | Comic News | News | Marvel.com The war to save the Marvel Universe in continues this May as the Avengers go head to head against the X-Men while the all-powerful Phoenix Force hurdles towards Earth! Fantastic Four: Season One On Sale Now | Fantastic Four | Comic News | News |[...]
Sunday Trending Topics: What Is Aquaman's Secret?
 He's one of very few characters to sustain a solid story-starring run from the Golden Age through the 1970s (that's More Fun 73-107, Adventure Comics 103-284, Showcase #30-32, then Aquaman 1-56, in order, and not counting stuff like Justice League appearances)  Then last month, of course, he outsold every Marvel comic for the month[...]
On The Lone Ranger, Adam West and Gary Friedrich by Tony Panaccio
By allowing the attorneys to be the only people to weigh in on this situation, they are exposing the marketing and PR arm of the studio to a ton of negative discourse. The irony is that the marketing guys will put a lot of effort into marketing to comics fans, because they know that the fans[...]
The Justice League Of Atlantis?
This is the cover to Aquaman #7 by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, the first part of the two part story "The Other League" by Geoff Johns. And from the solicits
Collectors Cornered – Watching Men
Join us every week as we discuss comic book news from a different point of view and get instant feedback from real customers on New Comics Day, as we literally corner them and and ask questions about comic books and related topics Unscripted, reality CC. This week we ask our customers what they think about the[...]
More Artists Help Pick Up The Ashes
 Alex De Campi has announced new artists or the reformed Ashes, after the departure of Jimmy Broxton/James Hodgkins after their partnership fell apart in
Helping Raise Money For Gary Friedrich
That Marvel Comics are demanding $17,000 from Gary for selling signed prints of Ghost Rider, a character he co-created, and a credit Marvel are stating he can no longer appear under. Steve Niles has set up a page to take donations to help Gary out, including a Paypal button. UPDATE: Donations have now ceased Thank you all! And[...]
Comic Book Musical Chairs
But what else is going down? Wel Jim Lee will also draw a four page gatefold spread for DC Comics' Free Comic Book Day comic, written by Geoff Johns. Well as Marvel is boasting about cutting titles, DC are increasing them by bringing back annuals – which could be a useful place to put those fill-in issues[...]
The First Shots In The Walking Dead Creator Owned War
DC Comics is publishing Before Watchmen in a deal with rather strong ethical considerations concerning the original Watchmen contract Marvel are demanding the destitute Gary Friedrich pay back $17,000 for selling Ghost Rider prints after he lost his case for credit, royalties and ownership for creating the character And you kind of expect it from[...]
Marvel Video Treats Avengers Vs X-Men As Sports TV
There's a stereotype that someone who reads comics, doesn't enjoy sports I'm not sure how true that is, the same obsession that sees people memorise issue numbers is sympatico with the mindset that records sports statistics The love of both is both geekish, just one is more socially acceptable than the other. Well, now the comic[...]
Mike Richardson's Keynote Address To ComicsPRO
At the ComicsPRO retailer and publisher event taking place right now in Dallas, Dark Horse Comics President and Publisher Mike Richardson is giving the keynote speech for the event Bleeding Cool is proud to reproduce it below; Hello I want to thank the people at ComicsPRO for inviting me this year I also want to thank[...]
Swipe File: Strutting Rorschach
On the left is the new Rorscach statue from DC Comics as part of their Before Watchmen line And on the right is Leonardo Di Caprio, taken during the making of the movie Inception And named "Strutting Leo". The pose that has repurposed and reused for comic effect repeatedly, thus;   Could Strutting Rorschach be[...]
Retailers! Get Drunk On Valiant!
Retailers at the ComicsPRO meet in Dallas this weekend are getting all sorts of cool swag And some of them, specifically the ComicsPro variant edition of Artifacts #13 and Witchblade #151 are already on eBay Which is fast But the Bloodshot glasses from Valiant are not yet They're probably still filled by peach schnappes in[...]
The Day That Marvel Put A Bullet In The Head Of Artists' Alley
As a result of the Ghost Rider case between co-creator Gary Friedrich and Marvel Comics – a case that Gary is still appealing –  Marvel has demanded that he pay them $15,000 This is the money Gary has raised over several years, selling Ghost Rider prints at shows such as San Diego Comic Con. The implications[...]
Diamond Launches New Digital Comics Reader For Apple And Android
At the ComicsPRO event in Dallas today, where comic book retailers meet publishers and each other for networking purposes, Diamond Comic Distributor has announced they are launching their Digital Comics Reader with iVerse. The team up was announced some while ago, but news on Diamond's digital programme had been a little light of late. The App will[...]
Not-Quite-A-Preview: The Manhattan Projects #1 By Hickman And Pitarra
The Manhattan Projects in March is the latest Jonathan Hickman project for Image Comics And today, exclusively for Bleeding Cool, he gives you an insight into everything he wants you to know about the comic before picking it up.      Surprise! The last chance retailers have to order copies of this comic and be guaranteed to get[...]
Friday Runaround: The Best Proposal Since Sandman
And, it is creator-owned to boot, almost certainly making Robert Kirkman the best compensated writer in American comics today. ICv2 – 'New 52' Appealed to Avid Fans & Lapsed Readers One counter-intuitive fact that Rood noted to ICv2 was the fact that 48% of those digital buyers who responded were over 35, while only 35% of those[...]