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Here's the numbercrunching headlines, based on Marvel Comics solicitation information for March. At NYCC, Marvel announced they would be reducing the amount of monthly comics they would publish in 2011 And for January and February that was true, dropping from ninety-something new non-Icon/non-licensed titles, down into the seventies. But now we hit a five-week month, and we're[...]

"...gone is the father of Kal-El" Written and sung by Michelle Osorio. See, definitely Christmas time when this sort of stuff starts happening. Anyone

But we see the two layers immediately as the Lovecraftian language is read out, angered and panicked expressions of those in the dark, calmness in the light. And a journey down the cellars in the dark, accompanied by the Lovecraft language  takes us to the scene where a fish monster has been raping Agent Brears for[...]

Bleeding Cool covered reports regarding the warring factions of Frank Frazetta's family in depth when Frank was alive, with differing family members

production a jolt | Company Town | Los Angeles Times Sony began its 90-day film shoot for the Spider-Man film two weeks ago, mainly on the lot but also on location: including at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood and Immanuel Presbyterian Church in mid-Wilshire. Red 5 Launches Digital-First Comics Line Red 5 Comics, publishers of popular and[...]

You've waited long enough. Tomorrow in the USA and Canada and on Thursday in the UK, snow willing, comes the third part of Alan Moore's final graphic

Chew #16 from Jon Layman and Rob Guillory ships tomorrow in the US and on Thursday in the UK from Image Comics Chew #16 from Jon Layman and Rob Guillory ships tomorrow in the US and on Thursday in the UK from Image Comics Chew #16 from Jon Layman and Rob Guillory ships[...]

Longtime Archie Comics character Ms Grundy will lose her battle with cancer in Life With Archie #6 according to the New York Times The issue will be in stores next week, with the story of Ms Grundy's death told by Paul Kupperberg and Norm Breyfogle Ms Grundy has appeared regularly in numerous Archie[...]

Aaron and Mike of A Comic Shop in Florida celebrate Christmas with a Geoff Johns Larfleeze Christmas Special, the real cover to Batman Inc #2 that DC

Can this officially be the first online Fear Itself parody? Okay, okay, here's the actual Fear Itself teaser artwork stuff. Okay, okay, sorry, I did it

Here you go folks. The first issue of Warlord Of Mars by Arvid Nelson, Stephen Sadowski and Lui Antonio for free reading from Dynamite The third issue of

Here's the headlines, based on DC Comics solicitation information for new monthly comics for March (minus the reprint, licensed, creator-owned and Vertigo titles) Despite the drop of $2.99 titles to 20 pages, the price per page for collecting the DC Universe has risen slightly It is possible that Marvel may be providing[...]

Felix Ruiz is an artist who owes a fair bit to the work of Bill Sienkiewicz. For example, this from Uranian. Quite Bill-ish, yes? But he won't leave it

So… anyone else fancy taking them up on their offer? Brainstorm Movies, Comics and Gaming, located at 1648 W North Avenue is up for sale Since 2003 when Brainstorm first opened, we've raised the bar and set the standard for customer service Our customer loyalty is unprecedented and we have a solid customer base that has[...]

Wednesday will be my last day as The Comics Journal's newsblogger" – Dirk Deppey. Damn. This is the last Lying In The Gutters before Christmas Day I've just posted an interview with Pat Lee That's my present sorted then Okay, so what have people been reading (and not reading) this week on Bleeding Cool? Top Twenty Posts Of[...]

‘Tis the week before Christmas, and the ‘toons are all about the TRON LEGACY. Probably staying home from the movies at lookitmoves@gmail.com I’ve begun

Would you like to see more raw inks of Bill Sienkiewicz over Neal Adams pencils for Batman Odyssey? Would you? Would you??? Go on then.

Millar initially dismissed their show as being "anime" rather than comics – although ignoring the fact he'd been promoting Kapow with expected film content. Well, MCM are fighting back in the publicity war In a release "celebrating ten years as London's Comic Con" it used hot phrases such as "the biggest entertainment event in the UK,[...]

This is the kind of stuff I used to put a red traffic light on, just to be safe. Number one, I'm told that Dan DiDio had all but vowed that DC Comics would beat Marvel in terms of marketshare, where units sold or dollars earned, at least one month this year And he'd chosen November[...]

As one of the most distinct voices in the comic book business, he's worked on such groundbreaking, gritty works as Stray Bullets, Young Liars, Detective Comics, Terror Inc., and DeadpoolMAX. His latest completed work was the Crossed: Family Values limited series, frequently covered here at Bleeding Cool for its extreme and super-awesome content (if you haven't[...]

And indeed I'm now told it will apply to all new creator owned series at DC, Vertigo or otherwise. The most recent model  saw creators working on a relatively lower page rate than work for hire (though the highest page rate in creator owned circles) and it was treated as an advance against [...]

So, Don't Ask, Don't Tell legislation has been repealed in the US, members of the armed forces will no longer be dismissed because someone discovers they

In his own unique style… ComicsThatShouldExistWatch: SpasticWatch: Bleeding Cool ran the "Transformer called Spastic" story earlier in the year, which it seemed almost all UK media followed up on And it looks like Hasbro are still at it, with Transformer Strafe being described on the packaging as "Other AUTOBOTS tend to stay away from him on[...]

It is considered one of the defining moments of the Marvel Universe: a dejected Peter Parker throwing his costume in the trash, attempting to leave his

Martinez left and Juricich took over the role.. But as to the reasons given for Comic Relief's decline, no one in comics believes it The industry knows exactly why the shop is facing disaster Because this is a story about how the comic book industry looks after its own And how Comic Relief no longer counted. Rory[...]

WorldWatch: Eco Comics push their new line of digital comic books as "eco friendly"… PronounciationWatch: Fighting over sherbet. Within the first paragraph of the speech, I used the word "awry."  I'd seen the word used in print for years (and by print, I mean Marvel Comics), but had never heard it spoken.  In my[...]

The listings just went up – for an assistant editor working in New York on DC Comics archives and special projects, under newly-appointed Ian Sattler, an editor working in New York on the DC Universe, and a Creative Director working in Burbank. Posting Job Title Editor TimeWarner Division DC Comics WB Business Unit DC Comics Industry Publishing Area of Interest Editorial Location United States – New York – New York Requisition[...]

On his blog, Dylan Horrocks celebrates the fact that his comic from the nineties, Pickle, has been scanned and uploaded, available to torrent illegally

Former DC Comics publisher Paul Levitz has done a couple of appearances over the past week in support of the release of his 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking tome, and one thing he noted at an event at UCLA's Hammer Museum caught the attention of many: For one, Levitz pointed out that[...]

Midtown Comics, the New York-based chain of comic stores, has been tweeting links to Marvel's Fear teaser campaign recently Then last night they tweeted; Secret @Marvel event at our TS Store 12/21 @ noon Come to TS and give codeword EXCELSIOR for a ticket to attend Event is EXTREMLY limited! The TS store is the Midtown Comics[...]