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Siege #3 Is A Travesty Of A Comic Book (A-Force Travesty UPDATE)
Something has gone very wrong. Inbetween the pages is a double fold out advert, making this the only way to successfully read the comic. It's only comics, I know But in the context, it's a travesty! Travesty I tell you! UPDATE: A-Force suffers similar…   Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, with a book launch and an exclusive bookplate for Rachael Smith's[...]
Could Renew Your Vows #5 Reveal A Very Big Surprise For Iron Man? (SPOILERS)
I mentioned that Marvel Comics seemed to think that Renew Your Vows #5 the final issue of the Secret Wars crossover that reunites Peter Parker with Mary Jane Watson, with a superpowered child Anna, was big. Could this be why? And if so, will Marvel Knights Spider-Man #20 be in big demand? Which featured this scene, With the[...]
When You Sell Comics On eBay, This Happens
This is from friend-of-Bleeding Cool, Jesse James Comics of Glendale, Arizona, who sells plenty of stock on eBay. With interesting results… Looks like someone needs… this! What's black and white and red all over? The Deadpool Coloring Book when you've fi nished with it! Say goodbye to your scarlet pens and crimson pencils as you bring to life[...]
The Superhero Dojo: 5 Quick Hacks To Fix The GI Joe Franchise
While already into heavily into military and war comics, Hama's work on GI Joe in the eighties cemented my love for both this type of story and of comics itself GI Joe issue 21 – Silent Interlude – is a master-class in storytelling. Whilst GI Joe: Retaliation was a financial success, it has been panned pretty-much[...]
The 'Innovation Issue' Of Bleeding Cool Magazine Arrives This Week
Hi folks, we're here to tell you that we'll be rolling Bleeding Cool Magazine #18 into shops this week, an issue of the magazine dedicated to the people who have changed the direction of comics and continue to innovate and thereby shape our expectations every day. Many of those people have, historically, operated as outliers, creating[...]
Siya Oum Begins Her Marvel Female Portraits For Phantom Variant Covers (UPDATE)
The Phantom Comics group of shared retailer exclusive variant covers have the All-New All-Different Marvel relaunch in their sights, with a series of portrait covers by rising star Siya Oum They all feature Marvel heroines, and the back cover will be feature the same image without trade dress. I understand that Larry Doherty is looking for stores in states or countries[...]
The Civil War Between Marvel West And Marvel East – Which Side Are You On?
When Disney first bought Marvel Comics in 2009, there was a very palpable fear in fandom that Marvel would be subsumed by the beast and lose whatever edge it had There were lots of questions In the last six years, some of them were even answered. But much of it resolved around how independent Marvel would[...]
Tomorrow Is Gillengeddon
One day last month saw the release of Darth Vader #8, Siege #2 and The Wicked + The Divine #13. Three books written by Kieorn Gillen out on the same day. Well, tomorrow doubles it, with the release of 1602: Witch Hunter Angela #3, Siege #3, Darth Vader #9, Phonogram #2, The Wicked + The Divine #14 and Mercury Heat[...]
Final Sandman Overture Goes Returnable
We pointed out that #DeadComicDay is coming, where DC and Marvel put out ten new comic books between them on September 30th. But one of them is Sandman Overture #6, the final issue of the revival series by Neil Gaiman and JH Williams III. And retailers shouldn't have any excuse for not having any in stock. Those who[...]
NYCC Comic Book Exclusives For 2015 – So Far
How can NYCC 2015 be but a month away? There's plenty more to announce but here are a bunch of exclusive comic books, to debut and be exclusive to New York Comic Con next month. Artgerm's NYCC exclusive cover for GI Joe #218, from his table at Artist's Alley     @CadezCaged Yes. — Loot Crate (@lootcrate) September 7, 2015 There'll[...]
Could One Of Tomorrow's Comics Reveal The Second Iron Man Comic?
We've had it teased that Brian Bendis would be writing a second, spinoff Iron Man title, featuring someone who was not Tony Stark. Well, I'm getting the tease that this character might emerge in tomorrow's Marvel comics. No promises of course And I'll keep the spoiler till later But if true, it's the kind of thing you[...]
September 30th – Welcome To #DeadComicDay (UPDATE)
Everything else is a reprint, collection or a print version of a digital first title. Meanwhile, DC Comics are publishing six annuals, Batman, Arkham Knight, Grayson, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, New Suicide Squad Never great sellers. Oh and they have Justice League Of America #4 and Sandman Overture #6. Big books those last two, but everything else is, again, a reprint,[...]
Free On Bleeding Cool – Red Sonja #1 And #2 By Simone And Geovani
But if you aren't getting enough of the She-Devil with a Sword, here are the first two issues done by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani. For more digital comics from Dynamite, check out their DRM-Free digital comic store. With both the main series, the crossover with Conan and the Swords of Sorrow event… Red Sonja is[...]
Talking Comics – Discussing This Week's Upcoming Titles From Star Wars: Shattered Empire, To Faster Than Light, Head Lopper & More!
By Randy Young and Chris Hunter Bleeding Cool welcomes the return of Talking Comics, from Excalibur Comics, Cards, and Games in Shreveport, Louisiana, to discuss this week's upcoming books, speculating about where they are headed, and discuss their favorite storylines Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say: Thanks for pressing play! Are you ready for the next chapter[...]
Cosmos – Part Sci-Fi Adventure, Part Mystery And All Action
Tony Kittrell writes for Bleeding Cool:   This weekend Kickstarter goes out of this world with the COSMOS Maxi-Series! A new campaign takes over Kickstarter starting today and it looks to be a cosmic spectacle of epic proportions.  COSMOS is the name of the indie project that writer Tony Kittrell has released.  He describes it as "part sci-fi[...]
From Witches To Dragons: Archaia Is Releasing A New Storyteller Series
I read Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches, and it was a beautifully illustrated, captivating set of comics I'm so excited that they're continuing that tradition with this new comic Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons #1 (Of 4) will release in December. You might remember Archaia's release of Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches, where different myths[...]