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Marjorie Liu To Write A Number Of Titles From Image Comics

Marjorie Liu To Write A Number Of Titles From Image Comics

Paranormal romance novelist, Liu has worked almost exclusively in comics for Marvel, with small dalliances for Red Sonja at Dynamite and for Jim Henson's Storyteller at Archaia. But now she seems set to announce a new Image Comics title at the show. Image Comics has received flak for not focusing enough on female creators, and typically wait until the show to[...]
Thor's Comic Review Column – Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1, Terrible Lizard, Superman Unchained, Fairy Quest: Outlaws, The Humans

Thor's Comic Review Column – Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1, Terrible Lizard, Superman Unchained, Fairy Quest: Outlaws, The Humans

This week's reviews include: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival Terrible Lizard #1  Superman Unchained #9 Fairy Quest:  Outlaws #1 The Humans #1 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival (Marvel, $17.99) By Graig Kent I find Peter Parker kind of boring, and more than that, sometimes annoying.  I don't judge fans of Spider-Man for liking him, and I[...]
Spotlight on ComiXology Submit – Boundead, Psychonaut, And Snake

Spotlight on ComiXology Submit – Boundead, Psychonaut, And Snake

It really does pay off taking a good nose around there as no matter what kind of genre you like, be it sci-fi, superhero or slice of life, you'll usually find something to scratch your itch. Patrick McAleer lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland with his John Carpenter DVD collection and his long boxes of silver age[...]
The Original Hiro And Baymax Designs For Big Hero 6 From 1998

The Original Hiro And Baymax Designs For Big Hero 6 From 1998

And some folks know it was based on the original Marvel comics, even if it's something Marvel would rather not remind anyone of, letting Yen Press and Joe Books publish new comic books featuring the characters, and keeping the original versions out of print.. But we can go even further back, before their planned first appearance[...]
I Think Dick Cook May Have Trouble With His DC Trademark Application

I Think Dick Cook May Have Trouble With His DC Trademark Application

But he still has irons in the fire. A trademark has been applied for, amongst other things, G & S: Printed matter, namely, post cards, holiday/greeting cards, art prints, art reproductions, bumper stickers, stickers, decals, tissue/giftwrap, posters, wall calendars, flags and pennants of paper, printed and paper emblems, brochures, catalogs, and merchandise bags; books, namely, activity books,[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 10th November 2014 – From 1982 To Now

Lying In The Gutters – 10th November 2014 – From 1982 To Now

So what have you been reading this week?  Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week USA Today *Does* Officially Announce DC Comics' Convergence The Big Reason To Buy Justice League 3000 #11 Today Skyward's Jeremy Dale, RIP Rhode Island Comic Con Makes Full Apology, But Questions Still To Be Answered Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: Death In Heaven Did We Get A Look[...]
The Difference A Loot Crate Makes – Top 300 Comics Sales For October 2014 As Walking Dead #132 Sells Around 330,000 In North America

The Difference A Loot Crate Makes – Top 300 Comics Sales For October 2014 As Walking Dead #132 Sells Around 330,000 In North America

Despite the standard cover being a lot rarer, comparatively. Also on this guestimate, Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor #1 got around 34,000, Wytches  #1 debuted at around 70,000,  Deathstroke #1 debuted at 55,000, and the cannabis-tainted Harley Quinn Annual #1 came just shy of a 100,000 sale. Here are the actual stats. QtyRank RetailRank Index PRODUCT PRICE PUBLISHER 1 1 274.55 WALKING DEAD #132 (MR) $2.99 IMA 2 2 139.31 DEATH OF WOLVERINE #4 $4.99 MAR 3 5 126.92 THOR[...]
Bloodshot In… The Valiant

Bloodshot In… The Valiant

Looks like there's an FOC date coming for The Valiant, the new comic from Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and Paolo Rivera. Which means we're going to get plenty