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Be First For The Chop? He writes; Further Numbercrunching DC Comics And Marvel In September 2011 But it's not quite as easy as that. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: The Simpsons Renewed For Two Seasons – Who Buckled? Fox have officially announced their renewal of The Simpsons for two more seasons – numbers 24 and 25. One Toddler, Eleven Doctors,[...]

I'd forgotten about Project Superior. Here's the back wall of Brian Wood's office. As photographed by Brian Wood.

I reran past reports that just as Dan and DC have strict deadlines that trigger fill in creators, they also have strict sales levels that must be matched and that certain titles had fallen foul of that, the only one named to me being Men Of War, one of my favourite books of the relaunch. I[...]

But only if you help. Liber Distribution is looking to comic book readers, retailers and publishers to help fund its set up costs, to distribute independent comic books across the country, including comics you just can't get anywhere else, such as IGN Comics' Joey Esposito and Jonathan Moore's Footprints from 215 Ink. And they have a pledge[...]

DC has grabbed the top spot in both volume and dollars spent on comics in September, for the first time in six years But some have pointed out that despite the millions in publicity both spent and earned, as well as the natural sales bump from a first issue, DC have only just pipped Marvel. But[...]

Here's the lineup for the month... note Justice League #2 is shipping seven weeks after the first...

When we first reported this morning that Barnes & Noble were removing from their bookshelves the 100 graphic novels digitally exclusive to the Amazon

This is the top 100 comics sold in the month of September according to Diamond Comic Distributors A stunning display across the board, with the lowest of the New 52, OMAC, coming in at number 82. Especially when you consider that many of the books (with asterisks) were solicited as returnable, even if few retailers will[...]

On the three page preview of Batwoman #2 posted by Entertainment Weekly, the splash page has one peculiar scene. It portrays Batwoman fighting in front of

Matt Busch, creator of the Indiana Jones World Map - the ones that Rick Olney now has in his possession and is insisting on selling them for some unknown

Over 12% percent down in numbers from last year, almost 24% down since September last year. This depresses the overall increase in comics and graphic novel numbers, with comics up 13% on last month and 15% on a year ago, principly because of the DC relaunch And those numbers aren't final either, a bunch of[...]

The Batman monthly comic from DC Comics is usually regarded as a solid, reliable seller, published every month whatever, which is why Diamond Comic Distributor make it the standard against which all other comics are measured – they don't release the sales figures, just how each comic performs against each other. Well, Bleeding Cool has received[...]

For new visitors to the site, do check out the front page for more stories… Last week, Bleeding Cool reported on DC Comics' plans to release 100 graphic novels exclusively on the Amazon Kindle Fire. Well now the other shoe has dropped I understand that Barnes & Noble executives are furious over this, specifically citing DC's reluctance[...]

And digital is bound to make these situations even more frequent. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: The Changing Martian Manhunter Of Stormwatch #1 (UPDATE) It looks like DC Comics may have taken it to heart Because here is the page, as seen in the second print of Stormwatch #1, out yesterday. Marvel Lets James Sokolowski, Their Chief Operating[...]

But Bleeding Cool has an inside track. For September 2011, the DC Relaunch, DC Comics had a 35.74% share of dollars spent on comics and graphic novels. And Marvel had a 35.37% share. It's a half point difference, but considering earlier in the year, DC were double figures points behind Marvel, it's a remarkable shift. But the biggest change[...]

Where do you find the most female superheroes created by women today? In advertising for Nike, it seems. Amanda Conner and Jan Duursema have been hired by

And yesterday it was published by Image Comics And the reviews have been extraordinary. "The Strange Talent of Luther Strode is one of the strongest first issues of the year, and one of the strongest debuts by any creative team in recent memory." I have to say, I thought The Strange Talents… was great. The Strange[...]

They may deny it. But we all know that the new TV show Once Upon A Time on ABC is a ripoff of the unmade Fables TV adaptation that ABC were pursuing

Marvel have now laid down their plans in this FAQ below for retailers. The headlines seem to be that this is just the start, there are more comics to ship in this fashion, they will initially use clear polybags, and Marvel will aim to do this for all copies of $3.99 books. Bleeding Cool has covered the[...]

Fantasy artist John Bolton, embedded in comic books from a young age, has a new comic book on the way, called Shame. And Gianluca Glazer had time to talk

Could this be the greatest anthology never published? Once Upon A Time Machine is a comic book anthology in search of a publisher, With work from Farel

Oh you just know that Heart is going to be one of those comics that gets underordered by retailers and then gets a mass of interest the week it's published, leading to mass sellouts in November, eBay hikes and an instant second print. Don't say you weren't warned. Interest may be be judged by how fast the[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool ran a Swipe File, looking at the similarities between the Martian Manhunter creature of Stormwatch #1 and the Syfy movie Mongolian Death Worm. It looks like DC Comics may have taken it to heart Because here is the page, as seen in the second print of Stormwatch #1, out yesterday. I wonder if…[...]

It feels like a bit of a thumb to the nose to DC's Justice League Combo Pack, where you pay $1 extra for the comic with a digital download code. But

Well that sounds serious. Bleeding Cool understand that James or Jim Sokolowski, better known in the company as "Ski", Chief Operating Officer of Marvel

With the iPhone and the iPad, he made digital comics a reality in a way they could never have been before, and his Mackintosh computers remain the choice of much of the comics creative industry. FadesWatch: The DC Comics Relaunch gets a minor mention in an extra scene from last night's The Fades on BBC3. IslamWatch: Muslim[...]

Here are some excluisve designs and concepts for a Simon Cowell TV series that never made it... A few years back, SYCO, his production company, got in

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 participate in 24 Hour Comics Day, a yearly[...]

 Please, Axel Alonso, let It be. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Marvel… It's Coming Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Today retailers across the country have received a postcard from Marvel Comics, signed by Editor In Chief Axel Alonso, tell them that something is happening. The Magic Hand Of Cyclops In X-Men Schism #5 (UPDATE) Bleeding Cool[...]

I have a signed British hardback edition of Daughter Of Smoke And Bone by Laini Taylor. Tomorrow I am going to the Post Office. This copy will be posted