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AfterShock Comics, the start-up publisher that Mike Marts left Marvel for, has announced its first group of writers They include Garth Ennis (Preacher, Punisher), Jimmy Palmiotti (Power Girl, Jonah Hex), Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn), Paul Jenkins (Batman: The Dark Knight), Justin Jordan (Shadowman), Phil Hester (Ant-Man), Frank Barbiere (Avengers) and Marguerite Bennett (Batgirl). "When we launched[...]

By Jason Karlson Once again we have two more fantastic, recently launched webcomics to discuss. Inhibit by Eve G Picture the brochure for Charles Xavier's safe haven for mutants You might be fearing for your life, but look what's on offer Holographic training rooms, alien technology, a blackbird jet under the basketball court and, of course, the frequent[...]

iZombie creator Chris Roberson is diving head first into the Mignolaverse. First the writer is teaming with Secret Avengers artist Michael Walsh for a

At the weekend, Mark Buckingham launched his new exhibition at Orbital Comics in London with a talk During which he talked abot his love for the Marvel comics character Captain Britain and his desire to work on the character. Now Buckingham is busy right now Very busy Concluding his Miracleman run with Neil Gaiman[...]

It's being made as a short film, but also eing regsitered as a comic book ahead of San Diego Comic Con. Little is known of it, but it does seem to have

The first issue of the new Zen Intergalactic Ninja mini-series 'Hard Bounty' will arrive in comics shops in November, but fans and collectors will find a special limited edition of the book at San Diego Comic Con. The 'Hard Bounty' series from publisher Devil's Due/1 First Comics is written by Zen co-creator Steve Stern and illustrated by[...]

She holds the keys to the free t-shirts, so if you see her, brag about how many years you've been reading Bleeding Cool to increase the odds of becoming a walking billboard. Rich Johnston is Head Writer of Bleeding Cool, and has been reporting on comics online for 23 years this year, longer than anyone else in the[...]

I rather liked Starve #1 by Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj and Dave Stewart from Image Comics. Well issue #2 is out tomorrow I haven't seen any previews around the place So here you go… I rather liked Starve #1 by Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj and Dave Stewart from Image Comics. Well issue #2 is out tomorrow[...]

Stan Lee will be appearing at the Arcana booth at San Diego Comic Con this week. And while some will be paying for the privelege of seeing The Man,

This is the cover to a new Betty Boop comic book from Dynamite Entertainment, heading up their all-ages line, in a deal with  Fleischer Studios and King

You may be familiar with the title Cyanide & Happiness because it is one of the most popular and successful webcomics out there Well, do I have good news for you BOOM! Box, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, is releasing their second C&H trade paperback entitled Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory[...]

Two horror icons come together tomorrow for the first time when Vampirella meets Ash Williams in Dynamite's new series Vampirella / Army Of Darkness #1.

Image Comics co-founder Whilce Portacio has done a variant cover for the first issue of Legendary Comics new series Pacific Rim: Tales From The Drift The series, based on the Guillermo del Toro film, will be written by Joshua Fialkov and drawn by Marcos Marz The issue goes on sale November 4th and will have[...]

What can you tell us about Comic Book Law School 101: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda… ML: Thanks for mentioning the panels.  I've been presenting "Comic Book Law School" panels for 22 years in San Diego.  It was a natural outgrowth from my years of volunteering with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts programs, starting back when I was based[...]

When it comes to comics journalism, there are plenty of options available to the reader in this day and age Websites dominate in this fast-paced new world, publishing articles and exclusive interviews with creators and publishers alike in mere minutes Nowadays people are less likely to have meltdowns over social media in fear of making[...]

Well, I've been reading Dean Haspiel's work for a few years now, and recently interviewed him for an upcoming issue of Bleeding Cool Magazine (#18) where he talks about his indie work and the evolution of his career in comics, but I've been convinced for awhile that what I see him doing in Fox Hunt[...]

It's only gonna get better, folks! To get in touch, send feedback or submit projects for consideration, please email chris@orbitalcomics.com And if you missed last week's episode (or any others) you can find them right here or subscribe via iTunes You can also support the Orbital in Conversation podcast by clicking here to make a donation[...]

It's a long way from writing short Moorcockian stories in seventies fanzines, to being Editor-in-Chief of Heavy Metal. But in another way, it seems

I knew there was more in the tank if I wanted to do more so I started looking for the right place to pitch it. JK: What attracted you to Boom in particular? JA: I'd worked with Shannon Watters doing covers for Marceline & The Scream Queens, so when Boom opened up new pitches for Boom!Box,[...]

Room 6DE. Friday, 7/10/15, 2:00pm – 3:00pm – Spirit 75th Anniversary Panel – Join Dynamite CEO & publisher Nick Barrucci, new series writer Matt Wagner (Grendel, The Shadow), former DC Comics publisher Paul Levitz, Michael Uslan (film producer and writer of The Boy Who Loved Batman), Dynamite marketing manager Keith Davidsen, and special guests to-be-announced to[...]

Valiant don't have a booth at SDCC, but their talent will certainly be present and well, kind of everywhere. Here's a handy guide to where you can find

Sam Wilson, Captain America #1 From Nick Spencer And Daniel Acuna 18. Venom: Spaceknight From Launches From Robbie Thompson And Ariel Olivetti 19. The Illuminati From Josh Williamson And Shawn Crystal   20. Warren Ellis And Gerardo Zaffino Launch Karnak #1, New Inhuman Title And Ten You May Prefer 1. Francis Manapul Walks Off Detective Comics For Something New 2. Brian K Vaughan To Write The Walking[...]

When the Marvel Experience touring event launched it had... teething troubles. Quite a lot of them. And did what most companies do when faced with

Bleeding Cool mentioned this earlier in the year. Garth Ennis writing a romantic comedy called Train Of Love. With art by Mark Dos Santos and Andrew Elder

Atari and Dynamite have agreed a publishing deal, after gour years of  negotiations that will see Dynamite create original comic books based on Atari game products, republish previous series, such as Atari Force, and create non-fiction production products. Such as the first official Atari Art and Historical Book, based on the hardcover model of Dark Horse's Hyrule[...]

Dark Horse comics has announced that Greg Rucka will be coming on board for a new chapter in BioWare's Dragon Age comics Dragon Age: Magekiller runs parallel to the events in the Dragon Age: Inquisition video game and introduces two new characters to the lore: Tessa and Marius They are a pair of mercenary partners who[...]

Amongst the controversy of Arthur Suydam and the table space at Montreal Comiccon, Erik Larsen and others pointed out how the promotional images from

Announced courtesy of USA Today, in January, DC Comics are launching a number of new series, not what we previously referred to as "Big October." Including Aaron Lopresti bringing back the element shifting Metamorpho back inhis own mini-sries. Elementary…. Keep checking back at #DCJanuary. Announced courtesy of USA Today, in January, DC Comics are launching a number of new series, not what we[...]

Announced courtesy of USA Today, in January, DC Comics are launching a number of new series, not what we previously referred to as "Big October." And new the news that Sugar & Spike, classic kiddie characters are all grown up. Keith Giffen's Sugar & Spike puts a grownup spin on Sheldon Mayer's popular comic-book toddlers of the 1950s and '60s. DC[...]

Announced courtesy of USA Today, in January, DC Comics are launching a number of new series, not what we previously referred to as "Big October." Mike W Barr recently returned to DC Comics for Convergence: Blue Beetle and they seemed to like him so much, they've asked him to stick around and revisit a character from the Outsiders team he[...]