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Lying In The Gutters – 3rd February 2014 – Terry Gilliam Beats The Superbowl
When the porn parody version of Quicksilver looks better than the actual movie version… So what have you been reading this week? Well, top of the list, that's what happens when Terry Gilliam links to Bleeding Cool on his Facebook page… I also reckon the Geoff Johns story will get some extra play later this week! Top[...]
Signed Comics On eBay – Not Worth The Variant Covers They're Written On?
I still have it. The most recent was Garry Leach in Orbital Comics a couple of weeks ago, the new rerelease of Miracleman One moment seems as immediate as the next, all from a personalised scrawl from creator to reader that brands the item in time and space. I'be been lucky enough to be in the position[...]
Things To Do In New York And Philadelphia This Week If You Like Comics (UPDATE)
Tuesday, February 3rd The New York Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 4,  at 7:00 PM at Parsons The New School, 2 West 13th Street, in the Bark Room (off the lobby) The event is free and open to the public. The presentation will be by Keren Katz discussing and showing work from[...]
The Comics Industry Reacts To… The Super Bowl, Oh And #EsuranceSave30
TODD pic.twitter.com/5O5m5vI09D — Todd McFarlane (@Todd_McFarlane) February 2, 2014   Points for random Kurt Russell appearance, Super Bowl. — Sean McKeever (@TheSeanMcKeever) February 2, 2014   Did you just see the Super Bowl ad for NOAH? Pre-Order the graphic novel from @DarrenAronofsky + Niko Henrichon now! http://t.co/24kARujolX — Image Comics (@ImageComics) February 2, 2014   Marvel really sprang for a 2.5-minute Super Bowl ad?[...]
Things To Do In London This Week If You Like Comics. And If You Can Get The Bus.
Firstly, there are Tube strikes this week and next, which may well affect your New Comics Day… transport will be affected from 9.30pm Tuesday until Friday morning And the same again next week Check details here. Ongoing Battle Of The Eyes exhibition at Orbital Comics, featuring the work of Savage Pencil, Chris Long and Andy Dog running[...]
Who Wants To Die For Terry Moore?
Pretty awesome deal if you ask me. But instead of me telling you more, let's hear it from Terry himself: Only in the wonderful world of comics is this possible I'm asking for an otherwise perfectly sane normal person to be the next victim of a serial killer in my comic book series, Rachel Rising[...]
Bill Watterson Wins Angoulême Grand Prix. Now, For Next Year…
Bill Watterson has won the Angoulême Grand Prix, giving the creator of Calvin & Hobbes membership of the Angoulême Academy and making him president of next year's Angoulême comics festival. Which, for a comic creator often regarded as a bit of a hermit, makes for an interesting choice for the Academy[...]
Cartoonists Speak Out Against SodaStream Sponsorship Of Angoulême
Though the factory management point out that they employ hundred of Palestinians on equal pegging with their Israeli counterparts, who would lose their jobs if the company closed it down. A number of cartoonists from France, the USA, and the rest of the world have written a letter to the organisers of Angoulême, including political comic[...]
Tonight's Super Bowl, In Geek, WIth Stan Lee, Tom Hiddleston And Scott Snyder
or tokes. And a considerable chunk of comics are bedding in ahead of the big game… or running away screaming. Don't care what it says of me, but cracks me up that the only reason we watch #SuperBowl is @Elisabethf wants to make the appropriate food. — Scott Allie (@ScottAllie) February 2, 2014   SUPER BOWL DIARY: Marathon runner said[...]
Geoff Johns To Write Superman Every Month
Bleeding Cool reported on how Geoff Johns had been asked by Diane Nelson to restrict the monthly comics he was writing to two He'd dropped Green Lantern, he dropped Justice League Of America, he's dropped Aquaman and Forever Evil is coming to an end, leaving him with only Justice League as an ongoing So what[...]