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Like Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples, due later this year. Fantasy artist Dave Dorman, best known in sci-fi and comics circles for his Star Wars work, has a problem. He writes; Juxtapozed against this image was Brian's specific quote, highlighted beneath the headline: "I just miss the days when I was a kid where you could[...]

I worked alongside many of these creators during my days on staff at Marvel Comics (and yes, that's what I looked like below, seen with my then-future wife in photos from the 1975 Marvel Comics Convention program book) and later as a freelancer for both Marvel and DC. So I think of these people as friends[...]

This is the name of John Byrne's new superhero comic for 2012, from IDW. Trio. Do note the '3' in the 'R' and the lines of the roman numeral III in the

The apocalyptic design of Wolverine, as seen in a fantasy of Quentin Quire's imagination, in the Wolverine And The X-Men: Alpha And Omega series from

On Friday, Kris Longo, Manager of Advertising and Custom Publishing at DC Comics, posted "Goodbye DC" on his Facebook page, promising news of where he was going on Monday. Bleeding Cool understands that he is joining the Bonfire advertising agency as Vice-President, Advertising Sales & Business Development, and that news will be announced today. Longo worked with[...]

KevinWatch: Everyone's talking Archie! The Daily Mail, Huffington, Tim, Fox News… it's going to get busy! MooreWatch: Alan Moore on sexism in comics in the eighties. Miss Arrowette would reduce gangs of criminals to spluttering, coughing helplessness by engulfing them in clouds of talc from her 'Powder-Puff Arrow' Batgirl would dazzle villains by reflecting the sun's rays[...]

Thanks to BuzzComics poster SJ for collecting these references to Swamp Thing's creative past in the new Swamp Thing series from DC. Currently spotting references to Len Wein, John Totleben, 1971 – the year the character was created, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Bissette, Alfredo Alcala, Tom Yeates, Shepherd Hendrix, Dick Durock (who played the chatacter in the[...]

And what will it morph into next? Most-Read Comic Stories Today: What Will Join Batman And Detective Comics Together At $3.99? (UPDATE)  In an interview with Vaneta Rogers at Newsarama, Senior DC VPs Bob Wayne and John Rood announced that both Batman and Detective Comics would become $3.99 books in 2012, joining Action Comics, Men Of War, Justice[...]

Are you a Brian Bolland collector? Do you have this piece of work in your collection? Brian Bolland writes; I don't think I've posted this one already. No

We've spoken about the casting announcement for Fandom Rising, a new planned reality TV show with a geek focus from the producers of Jersey Shore for MTV.

Hulk Season One is a new original graphic novel coming out from Marvel this year by Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler. And how will the Hulk or, say, General

In an interview with Vaneta Rogers at Newsarama, Senior DC VPs Bob Wayne and John Rood announced that both Batman and Detective Comics would become $3.99 books in 2012, joining Action Comics, Men Of War, Justice League and All Star Western, with added pages in return for the extra dollar. Usually this means 28 pages of[...]

ConWatch: The Amazing Arizona Comic Con with an all star cast is kicking off now. Keep a visual eye on it here... LarsenWatch: The cover to Supreme 63 by

Despite nearly universal criticism of AvX Versus in the forum, I love the idea -- if properly executed. In an era during which we have tumblrs dedicated

Bleeding Cool people are very excited about the new bi-weekly ongoing Crossed: Badlands series from Avatar, and that Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows are

This may not go anywhere at all, but I was rather taken by the thought patterns behind it. Tomorrow, you can buy a Marvel digital comic on the Marvel Comics App for at little as 99 cents, and get a $5 coupon for your nearest participating comic store Buy up to $5 of Marvel comics, use[...]

It has been said that some superhero comics offer nothing but fight scenes. It's not meant to be a good thing. Today, Marvel have announced a new comic, AVX: Versus, which will, according to Tom Brevoort through CBR, "expand the battles seen in the main pages of AvX". And that's it Two "stories" an issue, twelve issues, twice[...]

But why? Stan Lee famously defined the art of superhero comics as "the illusion of change" Making the readers feel that everything is fresh and new, while in reality, it churns through the same, comfortable plots time and time again Real change, when it occurs, is incremental and takes time There are now more black characters,[...]

Of late, Marvel has been giving away free digital downloads of their comics in certain select $3.99 titles To keep the digital code for each copy secure, they have plybagged the comic, selling it in an opaque sealed plastic bag This has caused some retailers difficulty – some report people are less likely to buy[...]

As in 2010 and 2011, Diamond Comic Distributors is holding its annual Retailer Summit at the Chicago McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago in the

A number of publishers have moved to day-and-date digital comic books, releasing comics digitally on the same day that they are available in the major markets of the US, Canada and the UK. Bluewater, famed publishers of lightboxed slimline biography comic books of politicians and pop stars, is taking advantage of the current furore over the[...]

Some people refer to the Kapow convention in London as MillarCon. Funded by Titan who publish Mark Millar's CLiNT, it was run by his partner, and featured

I have been asked by a company who wishes to be nameless for now, who are looking for Batman-related cosplayers who would be available in Birmingham,UK on

The fools. DC Universe: The Source » Blog Archive » DC COMICS IN 2012 – BATMAN: EARTH ONE "It's essentially the first piece of the jigsaw," said Frank "He's not the Batman people know, but he might be one day He's certainly not yet a superhero The fun is to watch him piece the persona together drawing[...]

  There has almost always been an element of the politics of the times in our comics Even if you ignore policital cartoons and cartoonists — many of whom were hugely influential on the architects of the American comic book industry — the confluence of the height of the Golden Age of comics with World War II assured[...]

Here are links to the downloads and apps in question. The Black Diamond Effect The Black Diamond Effect Comics HD Realestaternator History On Jesus So… anyone fancy joining him? Bleeding Cool columnist George Peter Gatsis is on a mission to make comic creators work available in digital formats, including Apps, without having to hand over lots of money to get[...]

Firstly Mandi Odoerfer of CSICON noticed that alien language text used in a number of DC New 52 comics… were the same alien language. DC may have revealed the name of the mysterious hooded woman, but it appears they still have a few more mysteries up their sleeve Early on in two of this week's books[...]

Canada and Australia are also feeling the bite. Dragon Lady Comics of Toronto, a shop that has stood for over thirty-three years, fifteen years in its current location, is closing, blaming rent increases and slowing sales, at the very beginning of February. And then Comics And Games Cafe In Albany, Australia is also closing and gets a[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported the rumour that Rob Liefeld may be writing Deathstroke in the near future - but also underlined that's all it was. Well,