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Viz Comic has published its latest issue, #295, during the coronavirus shitdown and has managed to tackle the subject with its usual wit.

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa writes the Comic Store in Your Future column weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. and catch up with Bleeding Cool's coverage of the current Diamond situation and how it affects the comic book industry with this tag Lamberti writes, I just wrote my last check to Diamond Comics[...]

Which is what Vault Comics is doing anyway Just in case Which is why Vault is saying that they are "thrilled to announce Shadow Service, a dark and magical new series co-created by writer Cavan Scott and artist Corin M Howell, with colors by Triona Farrell, letters by Andworld Design, and design by Tim Daniel"[...]

We'll be covering the concepts I just mentioned tomorrow, but for now, let's conclude the villainous portion of the Batman Series! DC Comics' character Poison Ivy, having ensnared Batman in her trap. Please note for the sake of posterity that this series is purely hypothetical; Wizards of the Coast has nothing to do with the ideas posited[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported details on Marvel Comics' latest edict to some comic book creators to stop work on their current projects The current situation has seen many comic book companies cease printing and publication and put projects on hold DC Comics has, reportedly, moved some creators onto a new Batman Black And White digital[...]

Dark Horse usually arrives early, DC Comics would be this Friday, and everyone else would drift in over the following few days That is not happening this month, as printing and distribution are suspended, and any solicited work for April, May and June will be shifted forward and take up much of July That is[...]

It's Batman Week here at Bleeding Cool! As mentioned in earlier articles, the Games department wanted a slice of the pie, so to speak, so today we are continuing this series about Magic: The Gathering analogues to well-known Batman characters and concepts! Yesterday, we went over some of the most devious villains to ever grace[...]

Marvel Comics has let more freelancers know that that they are to pause work on current Marvel Comics assignments Previously Marvel had paused 15% to 20% of titles being published, as a result of the current global situation With no print comic books being distributed to comic book stores, digital comics being suspended and the[...]

A lot of comic creators this morning have been testing out items they are auctioning as part of the #Creators4Comics campaign to raise money for comic book stores They have ranged from original artwork, signed hardcovers, one-on-one writing masterclasses and comic books that are unavailable any other way But it's Sex Criminals artist and Spider-Man[...]

#Creators4Comics is the latest fundraiser that just this morning alone is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars But as a relatively new charitable operation regarding the comic book industry, and gaining more in donations this year than over the past 24 years of operations, there is some unfamiliarity with how they operate Especially how comic[...]

DC Comics has suspended publication in print and in digital of all-new comic books intended for the direct market of comic book stores The exception are the DC Giants issues intended for mass-market stores such as Walmart, and collections and graphic novels sent to bookstores Last week that included the original graphic novel Gotham High[...]

Bleeding Cool ran a bunch of Twitter listings for #Creators4Comics auctions benefitting comic books stores earlier today They included writer's masterclasses by Scott Snyder, getting drawn into an erotic comic by Chip Zdarsky, and original art by Alex Maleev, Greg Capullo and Phil Jimenez But that was merely the first tiniest slice Here are a[...]

Marvel Comics has released a personal piece of artwork by its executive vice president and creative director Joe Quesada and coloured by Richard Isanove It intended to be an inspiring piece in honour of the what Marvel calls "the tireless healthcare heroes who embody the spirit of Captain America and are saving the world at[...]

ReedPOP has cancelled BookCon, originally rescheduled from May until July, now delayed until the spring of 2021. All tickets are refunded.

As Bleeding Cool mentioned the other day, comic book creators Kami Garcia, Brian Michael Bendis, Gwenda Bond, Sam Humphries and Phil Jimenez are behind #Creators4Comics A new fundraising initiative to benefit comic book stores, via the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC) Any creator can participate, they can run their own individual auctions by tweeting under the hashtag[...]

On to the villains! DC Comics' famous character The Joker, his eyes gleaming with the humor of something utterly sickening. Keep in mind that we are aiming to analyze four characters and concepts a day So, if you don't see someone pivotal in Batman's Rogues Gallery, wait until perhaps Thursday to suggest more I'd be more than[...]

In the newest preview for The CW and DC Universe's live-action Stargirl, it's Courtney's new Justice Society versus the Injustice Society.

Min (@justinmin) on Apr 13, 2020 at 2:19pm PDT Here's a Look at the Past and Future of The Umbrella Academy The Umbrella Academy is a 10-episode series based on the graphic novels created and written by Way, illustrated by Ba, and published by Dark Horse Comics Netflix's adaptation follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of[...]

We also were recently given the nod that Diamond was expecting to resume new comics distribution in some fashion in Mid-May, possibly direct to comic retailers' homes, though some publishers were being asked not to run new solicitations until August Diamond had also told publishers that they wouldn't be paying their bills, although they have[...]

Throughout this week, we will be taking a leaf out of Wizards of the Coast's Godzilla Series treatment for Magic: The Gathering and applying that treatment to existing Magic cards – and of course, we will be giving our own Bat-spin on everything. DC Comics' Batman character, in all of his masked, vigilante-style glory. Before we do this,[...]

In a move that will give the streaming service access to the largest library of controlled comics property outside of Marvel and DC, Netflix has locked in a two-year, first-look television deal with BOOM! Studios for both live-action and animated series BOOM! Studios founder and CEO and Ross Richie and President of Development Stephen Christy[...]

Bleeding Cool has received reports that Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson MP, has received copies of his favourite Tintin comics to read in hospital Boris, who was infected with the coronavirus, was hospitalised into intensive care and given oxygen to support his breathing He is now undergoing a long recovery[...]

The original story continue below. Comic book publisher Alterna Comics has, today, shared news about current publishing and distribution plans.  The publisher is best best known for printing on newsprint and pricing most of their comic books between $1 and $2 Today, they announced on social media that Diamond had told them "that the potential earliest[...]

Less than a month after Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stars Chloe Bennet (Daisy Johnson) and Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson) took to Twitter to show their

Spurred on by TKO's announcement that they'd donate half of any purchase made to a comic book store of the buyer's choosing, I bought two relatively safe

Riverdale returns next week for the season's musical episode, as Kevin leads the school in a protest to perform Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Comic-Con International has said that we should expect an announcement soon about whether or not the July event will take place this year.

Pacific Comics (PC) was a comic store chain, a comic book publisher, and a comic book distributor that began in the early seventies Fifty years later, it appears that may be back A trademark had been registered for "PACIFIC COMICS PC" by Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson, for the purposes of publishing comics. A little Pacific[...]

DiDio repeatedly praised Marvel Comics for getting things right, how he tried to draw from Marvel when he was publisher of DC, and of his regrets at the publisher Joe Quesada shared some of his artwork There's a lot to enjoy. Dan DiDio and Joe Quesada on facing similar issues They both talked about the dangers of[...]

To accompany the news that Image Comics co-founder and CFO Todd McFarlane is launching a Kickstarter to fund new toys and comics – or new versions of old toys and comics – he has been conducting a number of interviews That included with Forbes, who also asked him about the current state of the comics[...]