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A presentation by Chip Kidd on designing the All Star logos for DC Comics has found new prominence. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c-k5d0UD7o[/youtube] He first talks about the process (12 minutes in) then on first seeing Frank Quitely's cover art for issue 1 (19 minutes in) With a few quotes; "You didn't tell me in this one that Superman's gay!" "This looks  like if[...]

Tom Brevoort put it well the other day. "To be honest – and I've done this a long time and have seen a lot of books come and go – if a book doesn't come

All those other Flashpoint series and one shots with creative teams that I didn't cut and paste yesterday. And look, Canterbury Cricket and Reverse Flash

Today, from 10am to 5pm, it's the London Comics & Small Press Expo, over at Goldsmiths University, in New Cross I can't make it myself as it's my big girl's sixth birthday today, but it seems all sorts of fun. David Hine and Shaky Kane will be making a rare joint appearance together, to promote their[...]

So rather than read all sorts of different articles, let's put them all in one and mix it together. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa And Peter Nguyen's CrossGen Revival Route 666 To Be Announced By Marvel At C2E2? He may have just been hired to rework the Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical but Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is keeping with the[...]

It's given us free CDs, mini-comics, iron on transfers and Christmas annuals Well, now Alan Moore's magazine next trick is to jump off the pages and into performance. On May 2nd, as part of the London Word Festival, Alan Moore comperes a Dodgem Logic 2011 evening with artists Steve Aylett, Savage Pencil, Melinda Gebbie and Kevin[...]

It's Friday. Marvel and DC are punting out all sorts of Flashpoint and Fear Itself related books. So rather than read all sorts of different articles,

In the recent Where In The World Is Batwoman piece, one Little Bleeder posted from the DC Updates; BATMAN: ODYSSEY #7 AND 8 TO BE RESOLICITED Please note

He may have just been hired to rework the Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical but Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is keeping with the comics. He and artist Peter Nguyen (Secret Six) will be reviving one of CrossGen's later titles, Route 666, possibly to be announced at C2E2 alongside the new Mystic. Thanks again Amazon. Created by Marc Alessi[...]

Jim McCarthy, 2000AD artist and specialist in music-related comic books, and brother of Brendon McCarthy, has teamed up with Judge Dredd and Doctor Who

Forbes has reported on a new trend in publishing, English language busienss comics Already a monster of a form in Japan, this seems to be a new way condense a treatise into a more manageable and intuitive form. They highlight a 51 page comic version of Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get a Life by Larry[...]

Amazon-owned tech-ish store Woot had a fun little item the other day. The Aqua Globe. And they described it thus; Like Alan Moore, plants have a job to

They're free. And their previews are free as well. Here are thirty-three advance looks at thirty-three comic books that will cost you not a single penny on May 7th. Did we mention they're free? Green Lantern and Flashpoint from DC Comics Captain America/Thor from Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man James Patterson's Witch & Wizard from Yen Press Inspector Gadget from Viper Atomic Robo from Red[...]

There has been a fair deal of fuss concerning the second rescheduling of the Batwoman comic. Well, I've been told by a DC source that the book will now

The Goon Comics #1 by Eric Powell, Avatar Original cover price $3 Current market price $200 Price in May, $45 These represent some significant price rises for a number of modern day comics, as well as the million dollar selling Golden Age and Silver Age comics. Here are six recently published comic books that are currently[...]