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This is a copy of Rifleman #9, published by Dell Comics in 1961 It recently sold for $7.49 on eBay. While this is Rifleman #11, also published by Dell Comics in 1961 It recently sold for $11.50 on eBay. And this is Rifleman #10, again published by Dell Comics in 1961 It recently sold for $202.50 on eBay. I wonder[...]

It's a long time since Superman promoted dangerous narcotics, even tangentially. We may be more familiar with his battles with Nick O'Teen.

As we roll into the new year, we have the start of a new story arc for you from The Twilight Zone #5 written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Guiu

Joshua Hale Fialkov, writer of The Devilers, talks with Aaron Gillespie about Purgatori, both on sale now. Joshua Hale Fialkov: Aaron, I've known you for a while now through our mutual pal, Phil Hester.  I know he served as a bit of a mentor and a helper along your way.  Can you talk about what you[...]

DC Comics is starting a new program called Essential Reads and their kicking it off with one of my all-time favorite stories, Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee Hush was a 12-part mystery that ran through the Batman comic and not only introduced one of the best new villains into Batman's rogues gallery,[...]

Maxx's Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by Maxx MacLennan. They say: The Maxx's Super Awesome Comic Review Show – Bringing you discussions of all the new exciting books in comicdom. Not alot of books came out this week, but we[...]

That it was a decision made by Marvel CEO Isaac Perlmutter after some particularly strained negotiation with Fox Studios over the movie and licensing rights went south, and Perlmutter didn't want to give the Fantastic Four movie even the slightest promotional bump, through comics, through toys, through posters, through sketch cards, through media appearances and[...]

Hang Dai Editions, the collective publication label of several members of Hang Dai Studios in Gowanus, Brooklyn, announced today that the successfully Kickstarted graphic novel anthology comprised of the semi-autobio writings of Seth Kushner and the work of 22 indie comics artists, Schmuck would be going beyond its Kickstarter goal by reaching print distribution in[...]

Cue cosplay wars… And some cosplayers found themselves under attack from the self same comic cons, it seemed. Certainly Peter Bagge seemed to see cosplayers as purchasers, if also fellow-oglers. Cat Grant in Superman, written by Scott Lobdell, seemed to have a word or two for DC editors and executives… While in Teen Titans, he was more concerned about[...]

I'm going to assume you don't know about this indie publisher or their unusual output. Published by Ryan and Jane Sands, here's what they have to say about themselves: Youth in Decline is a publisher of lovely and strange zines, comics, and books We are based in San Francisco, and work out of a small office/Risograph print[...]

Over on his blog, artist Des Taylor shared this New Years tale of Lois Lane and Clark Kent / Superman. He calls this his New Years Card... I call it a

Star Wars. DARK HORSE COMICS ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #10 CONRAD VAR CVR $3.50 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #10 MAIN CVR $3.50 DRUG & DROP TP VOL 01 $10.99 GAME OF THRONES STARK WOLF SCULPTED MUG $14.99 GHOST #11 $2.99 GHOST FLEET #3 $3.99 HELLBOY AND THE BPRD #2 1952 $3.50 LADY KILLER #1 $3.50 LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 $19.99 PARIAH TP VOL 03 $14.99 USAGI YOJIMBO SENSO #6 $3.99 DC COMICS ABSOLUTE BATMAN[...]

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! A turnaround[...]

This is the cover to Avengers #40. The first Marvel comic to have the new Secret Wars logo on the cover. And, as the series currently is looking into the

But Kubert also left DC Comics for Marvel Comics, leaving Simone realising she could have stayed after all. Paul Levitz, once president and publisher of DC Comics, walked off the Earth 2 weekly comic World's End, as a result of similar disagreements Justin Jordan left Green Lantern: New Guardians because he felt he was done, and his Luther[...]