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From comic fans, to gamers to even casual followers of pop-culture trends in movies and television could be seen over the three days of the event, thronging the venue – there was all kinds from the simple Guy Fawkes mask and cape to exceedingly intricate costumes from comics and games The most detailed costumes of[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode103.mp3] Following on from last week's episode 'live' at the pub with the hilarious Gerry Duggan (which you can still listen to here), this time I'm back with artists Emma Rios, Alison Sampson & David Lafuente for the insightful European Influence in American Comics panel from last weekend's Dublin International Comic Expo (aka D.I.C.E.) The[...]

This Week's Reviews: Gotham Academy #1 Captain America #25 Fiction Squad #1 Strong Female Protagonist Thor #1 Gotham Academy #1 (DC Comics, $2.99)  By Devon Sanders Here is something I haven't said about a DC comic in nearly three years, "Wow! What an absolutely charming little book Can't wait for the next issue!" Gotham Academy is a quick-witted, beautifully drawn[...]

Katie Cook's webcomic Gronk: A Monster's Diary, about a young monster who has turned her back on monsterdom and moved in with the human Dale and her pets,

After a successful kickstarter campaign where Morgan Rosenblum's TRDWTR project made 120% of it's goal, the graphic novel is ready to go, the website is

In November of 2013, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling that an agreement between Shuster's sister Jean Peavy and Warner subsidiary DC Comics superseded all prior grants and precludes the estate's attempt to terminate the copyright grant. The agreement was made after Shuster's passing Peavy wrote to DC and asked them to pay[...]

The wonderful look of Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, from the upcoming issue 2. See you folk in New York… but first, what have you been reading this week? Or just yesterday? Well… there was one story from yesterday that not so much took the top spot of the week, but is in contention for the year[...]

You may have noticed a couple of titles recently being lined up for Valiant Entertainment. Imperium and Eternity ... or was it Divinity? It was Divinity.

Here's the top hundred selling comic books from Diamond Comic Distributors to comic stores in North America in September. Fifty-three for DC Comics, forty-three for Marvel, but DC putting more at the top swung that marketshare in their direction. Image grabbed the remaining four… And while the lowest DC selling book on the board was Batwing, it still[...]

Well, Tom Brevoort did tease us, Squirrel Girl! Power Pack! Adam X! R*M! Battling Babies! Affectionate X-Men! The 75th SPECIAL literally has it all!

Monday, October 6th Escape Pod Comics at 302 Main Street in Huntington, Long Island, will host a signing by Antony Johnston of Umbral, Fuse (and many other comics) from 5 to 8PM They say: "Meet one of our favorite comic writers and world-builder par excellence Antony Johnston, creator of The Wasteland, Umbral, The Fuse and more[...]

The books are Vampirella Art Edition with art by Jose Gonzalez, Battlestar Galactica Art Edition with art by Walter Simonson and the third with the incredible long name – Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter: Warlord of Mars – The Marvel Years Art Edition with art by Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino, Dave Cockrum and more. Jose Gonzalez's[...]

Boom's best original series launch since Waid's Irredeemable, itself broken by George Perez' Sirens. With a nicked-from-Image Comics first collection for $9.99 price point, and a new Tynion project in Memetic also looking to launch large, I understand that Boom will be committing to publish The Woods until its planned conclusion in a number of years time. This is[...]

You have a duty to keep running. — Leo Sutherland (@leosutherland) October 5, 2014 Some were happy. Good "@bleedingcool: Fantastic Four To Be Cancelled In 2015 With A Triple-Sized Issue 645, For Fantastic Fourever http://t.co/9ZyRvvjOlN" — Jay (@KissMyKAPOW) October 5, 2014   As someone who's put principles ahead of common sense all too often, I'm OK with this decision: http://t.co/DtUuPbPEgI — Devourer[...]

As Dynamite's relaunch of the Chaos Comics characters continues, Byron Brewer spoke with one of the driving forces behind the project, Tim Seeley who is now writing Evil Ernie with his brother Steve Seeley. BYRON BREWER: Tim, as one of the main architects of the revival of the Chaos Universe, how successful would you say it[...]