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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! And he[...]

Martin writes, Maris of Lesser Amberly, hero of the popular (Hugo-nominated) series of Windhaven novellas that I wrote with my friend Lisa Tuttle back in the late 70s and early 80s, will soon be taking wing again.  I am delighted to announce that we've closed a deal with Random House to adapt WINDHAVEN as a graphic[...]

It's time for another look at the cold hard statistics of the North American direct market for comic stores, as supplied by Diamond Comic Distributors. Last month, DC Comics took the marketshare top spot from Marvel Comics, a position they hadn't attained since September 2013 But just like in October 2013, Marvel has taken it back[...]

The final chapter of long running manga Naruto came to an end this week in Japan, with its 700th episode. Even One Piece made homage,  The visible tops of

All ex-Marvel intern Marlene of  i like comics too wanted was a Ghost Rider helmet, as designed by Tradd Moore, for cosplay at New York Comic Con. So she approached Logan Props, sorted a design and commissioned one for $500. It didn't exactly work out. NYCC came and went, I'm out $500 and I had no helmet for my costume[...]

Art Adams broke into comics with 1985 Longshot miniseries for Marvel Since then he has worked on many other titles including Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, Action Comics, Vampirella, The Rocketeer, Godzilla, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and his own creation Monkeyman And O'Brien. Now he is helping Dynamite kick off their newest incarnation of Army of Darkness[...]

This is a few days late, but it was too perfect not to share as a Late Night Fun. Most of us have seen the former OC star Ben McKenzie portraying a young

Young Steven has a grave choice to make- will he join the Showman and accept the horror? Featuring remastered Michael Zulli art by David Curiel at InLight Studios! Also, the collection contains complete scripts to all three issues, Neil Gaiman's original correspondence with Alice Cooper, and Neil Gaiman's original outline. Here we get to look inside[...]

Stan Lee is having a contest to find his biggest fan and he's partnering with LiveJournal to do it. Announced at Stan Lee's Comikaze convention last

The group meets every Wednesday on Google Hangout to discuss news, the latest comics, creator interviews and the pick of the week. Sam rejoins us this week as the group reads the contemporary classic from Sean Gordon Murphy, Punk Rock Jesus published by Vertigo. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcWwK57HJ8[/youtube] This week's book was selected by Bleeding Cool's own Alex Wilson[...]

Regardless, I did think there was a good cross-section toys, anime, comics, and collectibles represented and provided something of interest to just about any attendee. I think Comikaze put on a good show, striking a nice balance between comics and media, which can be difficult However, I hope that next year Comikaze will return to September[...]

By Ian Mageto Comics and Cosplay returns, hosted by Bleeding Cool's Senior Cosplay Correspondent, Ian Mageto Here he reviews 10 things that Bungie should do to improve Destiny in the upcoming DLC the Dark Below. Follow Comics and Cosplay: TWITTER › https://twitter.com/ComixNCosplay TUMBLR › http://satmorncosplay.tumblr.com/ FACEBOOK › https://www.facebook.com/satmorningco… INSTAGRAM › http://instagram.com/satmorncosplay DEVIANTART › http://satmorncosplay.deviantart.com/ Subscribe to the Comics and Cosplay channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… [...]

By Dylan Gonzalez Wine: Zinzilla Winery: McNab Ridge Wine Company Breaking format a little bit here.  Typically, Booze Geek is reserved for geek-themed

Jones is one of the hardest working guys in comics Founder of Stranger Comics, he's tackled everything from educational kids books (I Am series) to dark twisted fantasy (The Untamed, Dusu) in his epic world of Asunda At Comikaze Expo this past weekend, he debuted the prototype of his soon-to-be-released hardcover The Untamed that has[...]

Why the delay? Well, some suspected it might have something to do with John Rauch being dropped as the colourist, heralding the current delay on the book. On the Image Comics forums, Rezourcesman posted, Can't speak for the general regular delays on the book, but this one is particularly long because there will be a new colourist going forward, so[...]