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DC Dominates January Backlist Charts
Comics made available after their initial sale date on a longer basis than their original offering. Take a look at the top ten backlist ordered comics in January Marvel's Kick Ass 2 #3 hits the top, followed by the Kevin Smith Bionic Man from Dynamite, and Billy Tucci's advent comic, A Child Is Born With books[...]
Action Comics 1 And Detective Comics 1 Retailer Variants Headline Chicago Summit Swag Bag
Where retailers gather to discuss issues, raise problems, discover new possibilites, network and… get free swag. Well, it pays for the air fare. This year, attendees will get the following. Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #1 Retailer Variants. Exclusive version of Popeye #1. Variant cover of a new Image title. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song GN by David[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 20th February 2012
Ten Thoughts About Ten Comics Published Today 13 Hugh Laurie's Statement On Why He's Really Leaving House 14 Are The Marvel Pirated Comics An Inside Job? 15 Nice: Lauren Faust's Supergirl, As Seen In Her DC Nation Show 16 I Think There's An Amazing Spider-Man Spoiler In These Toy Pictures 17 Jean-Marc Lofficier On The Consequences Of The Gary[...]
Blackmanthology On Kickstarter
I confess, that headline was pretty much written so you'd read this article. Look, it worked, sue me. Actually don't sue me, you might have a case. For a
Marc Toberoff Alleges Stan Lee Threatened His Own Brother Larry, In Jack Kirby Appeal
How ugly is this? As part of Marc Toberoff's appeal against Marvel Comics on behalf of the estate of Jack Kirby, over gaining copyright of the likes of X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor and The Avengers, the paperwork goes straight for the Stan Lee jugular. They state that Marvel's case, that Jack Kirby's contribution to Marvel during[...]
John Byrne Introduces One, Two And Three
For peple who like superhero comics Or at least, used to. Homaging the Gil Kane cover to Giant Sized One, Trio #1 from IDW in May features the following; ZAP! POW! BAM! — are sound effects you may actually see in this series, as John Byrne returns to his roots with a brand-new superhero series Their[...]
Monday Runaround – Miller, Faust And Shiva
The art (above) will still be sale… as part of the the February 22-24 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction. FaustWatch: David Quinn and Tim Vigil are about done on the last couple issues of Faust. BikeWatch: Harley Davidson and Marvel are promoting a competition, Assemble Your Freedom allowing you to create a dream bike and become[...]
Sean Gordon Murphy On The ABC Of Dealing With Marvel's Lawyers
I really can't be angry at Marvel for their actions.  They were in the right, even though some things at conventions are tolerated, it's still technically wrong.  My mistake was being a higher-profile artist and making a themed book out of Marvel characters.  I was surprised that it led to the threat of legal action, but it's not[...]