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He was one of the earlier targets in the comics industry, in 2015 Artist Tess Fowler spoke out against a comic book professional's behaviour at comic book conventions and then named him, with a public response by Wood. And then he put out a newsletter, summing up his thoughts, saying "Public shaming can be treacherous[...]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool’s weekly recap of Syfy‘s Happy! and another round of our sparkly clean “reminder recaps,” as we take a look back at last week’s Episode 5, ‘White Sauce? Hot Sauce?’.

She invites herself and is told no. Um… this guy must not read her comics That's a bad move, fella. PAGE 10: ….Told you so. PAGE 11: Page 11, and the party sets out after a night of drinking No one has a hangover, for this is a land of magic. And yes, we got Sonja back into her classic duds[...]

The Ludocrats, by Kieron Gillen, David Lafuente, Jim Rossignol, and Ricardo Venancio was a comic book announced back at Image Expo in January 2015, for that summer. Today, Image Comics announced THE LUDOCRATS, a new comic by Kieron Gillen (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PHONOGRAM), David Lafuente (Ultimate Comics: Spider-man), Jim Rossignol, and Ricardo Venancio. "The Ludocrats is a decade-in-the-making opulent fantastical[...]

Recently, Marvel Comics announced they had acquired the Conan licence from Conan Properties for comic books, based on the Cimmerian warrior books written by Robert E Howard Dark Horse Comics reminded everyone that they still had the license until the end of 2018. But that's in the USA. After the success of its recent Elric adaptation, one[...]

For all you DC Comics fans upset that your own particular version of reality isn't being reflected in the current DC Rebirth, here is a sop, if you will, showing you that all the stories are all there, even if they are out of reach of current continuities They still remain on the shelf, and[...]

Gladiator and the Imperial Legion of the Shi'ar Empire created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum as a homage to DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes, with all the Imperial Guard's original members created as analogues of Legionnaires. Of late, DC Comics has been teasing the idea of bringing back the Legion of Super-Heroes to the DC Rebirth reality, though with Geoff[...]

Ackerman, Vampirella has thrived for nearly 50 years delivering classic tales of terror in comics, graphic novels, and magazines These cover images helped to define the horror comic genre with master illustrators like Frank Frazetta, Sanjulian, Bill Hughes, Jose Gonzalez, Enrich, Esteban Maroto, and Paul Gulacy along with a host of other legendary contributing artists[...]

It's really nerve-wracking for us comics creators (and I'm sure the publishers and editors, too) to launch or relaunch a series and wait for the love it/hate it/meh public reaction So a big thank-you for the warm reception. Before I start, here's a little inspiring trivia about Edgar Rice Burroughs for the aspiring creators out there[...]

On February 21st, Marvel Comics is putting out second prints of two of its recent comics, Old Man Hawkeye #1 and Venom #160 The first printing of Old Man Hawkeye #2 and the first printing of Venom #161 will come out the week before, for Valentine's Day There's a preview of OMH #2 below… OLD MAN HAWKEYE[...]

Dark Horse has revealed art from Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, the highly anticipated companion to Frank Miller’s award-winning series 300.

Marvel Comics is a company that is all about the bottom line With a chair in Ike Perlmutter, if it's not making money, it is out of the door He is famous for his "Marvelcutions" — cutting comics, cutting lines, cutting staffers — to keep Marvel profitability up With a Marvel comic book, it doesn't just[...]

This weekend we told you that we were expecting a big move and a big hire at Marvel Comics This is it. Dan Buckley used to be Publisher of Marvel Entertainment He is now President of Marvel Entertainment. And John Nee is Marvel's big hire as the new Publisher of Marvel Entertainment. Comic Book got the word. Nee is a[...]

The pair posed for a photo on set, holding The Umbrella Academy clapboard. You can see the tweet for yourself here: Lights! Camera! ACTION!This has officially begun!#UmbrellaAcademy #firstday #Netflix #UCP #wondertwinsumbrellaadventure pic.twitter.com/NrXjUij71L — Gabriel Bá (@Gabriel_Ba) January 15, 2018 The Umbrella Academy will be a ten-episode series based on the graphic novels of the same name created and written[...]

I can identify three factors that led to the success of this event. First, DC promoted their brand not by focusing on their slate of titles, or any number of the "big event" comics on the horizon Rather, they focused on the social relevance of DC comics, past and present The event highlighted DC's efforts to[...]

Comic book creator and co-creator of Tank Girl and the band Gorillaz, Jamie Hewlett, was a guest on BBC Radio 4's Front Row arts show talking about his life and work and, during the bits about other people, drawing the show's presenter Stig Abel.

Once upon a time, a couple of decades and more ago, Rick Veitch wrote and drew a comic book called Brat Pack, published by Tundra. It was a story about

The dimension-shifting comic storyline Power Rangers: Shattered Grid sees Lord Drakkon — a twisted alternate-reality version of Tommy Oliver, the Green Power Ranger moving against the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in April's titles from Boom! Studios, but it appears they have a ringer.

But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within…and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike… In the epic tradition of X-O MANOWAR and BLOODSHOT REBORN, Shadowman storms to the forefront of[...]

Bleeding Cool heard rumours in the summer that Marvel Comics would be letting some of its executives go, and it turned out that was Executive Vice President and General Manager, Peter Philips and his number two, Kristin Vincent, Vice President of Digital Products, both appointed in 2011. We were also first to tell you that Marvel Comics had dropped[...]

We had a little look at the Top 500 sales of comics to comic stores in December 2017, and we noted that Marvel didn't seem to be discounting new comics as much as they had in the past Indeed, there were signs that DC Comics were doing it to specific stores instead. But one thing was[...]

8, sold four times more than the second best-seller, Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles. Also of note is the impact of those liquidation lists we have been talking about of late, some from DC Comics but mostly from Marvel, so that Green Lantern: Secret Origin TPB pops in at #37 in terms of copies[...]

Two of them Baca had owned for twenty years. Charles Baca had the comic in a box inside a bag,  which he set down at his feet while looking through comics at one of the vendors there, only to discover that someone had stolen it. He said he told security about it and they filed a report[...]

Marvel lawyers are after you. Such as BLKYLO, Black & Yellow Apparel, a Pittsburgh clothing company who had a shirt with this image, featuring the Pittsburgh skyline as negative space against the skull's upper teeth. Well, Marvel Comics is objecting to this, specifically on the grounds of its similarity to a certain Punisher logo. Linda K[...]

Marvel Comics has registered a trademark under the name "Multiple Man" for this long list of publishing and merchandise-related items: "Education and entertainment services: Paper and paper articles; cardboard and cardboard articles; printed matter; publications; books; photographs; portraits; paintings; photo-engravings; stationery; office and school supplies; school supply kits; temporary tattoo transfers; foam stamps; party bags; plastic[...]

It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. Detective Comics #972 cover by Guillem March Today sees the new Avengers weekly book… not quite top the charts There was, after all, a Batman[...]

This feels a bit, awkward doesn't it? Okay so… what have you been reading this week? Mostly this… Oh my gosh, look at this loud, crazy protest! Yeah, lame YouTubers & media reporting misinformation, we were just going 2 take a photo! 😂 Thanks 2 Leo 4 taking it & EVERYONE who showed up! ❤#ReleaseTheSnyderCut #ReleaseTheSnyderCutPhoto#ILoveZackSnyder [...]

Last week saw volume 101 of Attack on Titan published in Japan and in the USA. And one face appearing in last week's volume may be a little more infamous than usual.

You can see the marketshare breakdown right here. TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2017 RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR 1 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #2 $4.99 OCT170204-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 2 DARK NIGHTS METAL #4 $3.99 SEP170248-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 3 PHOENIX RESURRECTION RETURN JEAN GREY #1 $4.99 OCT170824-M MARVEL COMICS 4 BATMAN #36 $2.99 OCT170225-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 5 BATMAN #37 $2.99 OCT170227-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 6 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #3 $3.99 OCT170238-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 7 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VENOM INC ALPHA #1 $4.99 OCT170876-M MARVEL COMICS 8 MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #1 $3.99 OCT170834-M MARVEL COMICS 9 HAWKMAN FOUND #1 $3.99 SEP170253-M DC ENTERTAINMENT 10 AMAZING[...]

Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics, writes weekly for Bleeding Cool. Find previous columns here. For New Year's, I made it to Las Vegas to celebrate I talked with the owner of Alternate Reality Comics while in Vegas — a really cool comic store No gaming, purely comics We agreed on a lot of things about the comic market[...]