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Black Cat Comics of Salt Lake City had an unwelcome visitor this weekend in the form of an SUV hitting their comic shop The vehicle smashed into their back wall on Sunday afternoon during business hours. This is how it looked inside: As a result, the comic shop's premises were legally condemned and they were unable to operate[...]

There are other references to him as a Beverley Hills realtor or agent. Could he, somehow, be getting into comic books? And going up against The Weeknd? And yes, while DC Comics did indeed publish Starboy as a character and member of the Legion Of Super-Heroes, they never applied for a trademark for the name[...]

Inside Stan Lee's L.A. Comic Con is the Comic Bug Pavilion, an almost mini-convention put together by retailer Mike Wellman.

When I was doing regular comics there was always a rush to finish 24 pages of story, art and color, as well as the covers, for an impossible deadline This high speed production obviously had a detrimental effect on my art At Heavy Metal there is much more time to complete everything to my satisfaction[...]

The Death of Stalin, based on the French graphic novel being published in the UK by Titan Comics — and being followed up by a prequel, The Death of the Tsar. Which means, tomorrow evening, he is signing copies of a comic he had no involvement with at Forbidden Planet in London from 6 p.m[...]

It's not often in comics you get to manage a handover so well Good luck, Jeremy! Thanks for having me, all. And now (tag!), Jeremy Whitley: Page 18: Thanks, Paul! It's a pleasure to have an opportunity to follow you on this book You've left me so many wonderful toys to play with, especially with the changes to[...]

The fourth chapter published in 1990, had the series Brat Pack seek to expose what Veitch saw as the unrecognised unsettling sexuality and violence of kids superhero comics, before the subsequent first chapter (think Lucas order) Maximortal focused on the creation of Superman, the betrayal of their creators and, well, poop. Wonderful, highly recommended comics, it[...]

Pop culture event organizer ReedPOP announced that it is acquiring MCM, the organization responsible for the largest pop culture events in the UK.

Larry has been in and around comics since the 70's He was a publisher and editor (with some work at Kitchen Sink), wrote a story for Heavy Metal also published some trading cards and was the Director of Publications for Heroes World Distribution for 10 years, including the last 2 years as part of Marvel[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool ran the hot rumour that ReedPOP, a subsidiary of the massive Reed Expo, and organiser of dozens of comic con and comic

That is, until the fictional starts to bleeding through to reality, the villains of the book start to attack, and Tom discovers that he may  actually be a fictional construct. DC Comics had collected the entire run in trade paperback, but had begun publishing the series in their oversize hardcover Deluxe format But it seems that[...]

In their latest mailing, the New Jersey Comic Expo put out a list of things to never say to a cosplayer, addressing convention etiquette

But the two are unique among their peers. The creation of Barry Allen helped mark the shift from the Golden Age of Comics to the Silver Age with heroes defined by science He is the symbol of hope in the DCU, more so than the S on Superman's chest The combination of a scientific mind and[...]

Next weekend sees MCM London Expo, Britain's largest comic convention by quite a way. The organisation has been running shows, including MCM London, for

Before New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics holds a writers retreat where traditionally, Marvel exclusive-signed writers and editorial staff sit around the place pitching ideas, developing concepts, finding some common ground — then dividing and conquering In such an environment, stories like Civil War sprung into existence It's a way for creators to bash up against[...]

The Black Eyed Peas had a new graphic novel out from Marvel Comics this summer, written by will.i.am and drawn by Damion Scott Masters of the Sun – The Zombie Chronicles is a futuristic project that blends science-fiction with hip-hop to appeal to fans of both genres. It mixes L.A[...]

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! And[...]

ICv2 has reported from the New York Comic Con Insider Sessions it sponsored at the recent show, and specifically on Kristen McLean of NPD BookScan's break down of modern comic book buying demographics. You can read the full report here, with charts and everything, but it has some strong conclusions. Bookstore comics sales are growing while comic[...]

God Complex #1 by Paul Jenkins, Bryan Lie and Hendry Prasetya goes to second print on the 22nd November. And Maestros #1 by Steve Skroce, Family Trade #1

Television and The CW as Variety is reporting exclusively that the network is developing Project 13, a supernatural drama series based on DC Comics characters Traci Thirteen and her father Dr Terrance Thirteen Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) is attached as an executive producer on the series, along with Max Handelman through their Brownstone Productions company. [...]

The secretive cabal of comic book retailers known as ComicsPRO has announced plans to hold its annual ritualistic gathering in Portland, Oregon in both 2018 and 2020 The shadowy organization, which counts amongst its membership some of the most powerful men and women in comics retail, invites all comic book retailers with storefront locations to[...]

Going to second print from the Marvel printers: Mighty Thor #700, Cable #150, Champions #13, Incredible Hulk #709, Invincible Iron Man #593, Monsters

This January, Marvel is cancelling Uncanny Avengers and US Avengers, consolidating the creative teams into a weekly Avengers series over 16 weeks called

And why? Because Joey's become what he dreamed of being. Joey's a hero. And, as we say in one of the other comics I write, "That's all, folks!" Thanks for hanging around It's been fun. Dynamite Entertainment has sent us a writer's commentary featuring Sholly Fisch talking about the fifth and final issue of Mighty Mouse[...]

Thrust into this is ex-jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost, son of the late Stacker Pentecost, who is given a chance by his adopted sister, Mako Mori, to unite with the world and fellow Jaeger pilots to prevent humanity's extinction. But what happened in those ten years? Well, Cavan Scott and Richard Elson are intending to tell you in[...]

Vault Comics is launching a new series for January 2018, Songs For The Dead by Andrea Fort, Michael Christopher Heron and Sam Beck. Originally published by Necromancer Press digitally in 2016, it is now getting its print debut, with a cover by Tess Fowler Here are all of Vault Comics's solicits for January 2018. SONGS FOR THE[...]

The comic ties into the on-going monthly Bettie Page comics Dynamite is currently producing. Page was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to New York City to pursue work as an actress during the 1950s, where she found work as a pin-up model, and posed for dozens of the top photographers of the time[...]

Review of Batman #33 from DC by Tom King, Joelle Jones and Jordie Bellaire, a refreshing palette-cleanser for the series after the last big event.

Joe Gentile provides a writer's commentary track for the newest issue of Justice Inc.: The Avenger - Faces of Justice #3 from Dynamite.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] As anyone following along with my reviews and discussions of Generation X know, Gen X means a lot to me (it's the comic that got me into comics) and I have not been overly fond of the new Generation X series, which has felt world's apart from the original. However, the last issue marked an[...]