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This week in stores from Valiant is Imperium #5 which kicks off the new story arc Broken Angels by Joshua Dysart and Scot Eaton and then there is Drop

That the leather sleeve is reminiscent of the cuffs worn by gay leathermen as an expression of their masculinity is not a coincidence, but it's also not a disruption of the "reality" of the setting. After Dale approved the nude and clothed character design sheets I drew to make sure they lined up with his script[...]

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. And the Secret Wars crossovers hit with a bang, with Old Man Logan doing this week what A-Force did last.  It's no coincidence that[...]

Marvel's 2015 Line-Up Poster Loses X-Men And Fantastic Four

I want to start off by saying that I’ve heard a lot of buzz about this TV show, and every single time I came across an advertisement for it, I was in awe

Would it have looked like this?   Just a thought.

Are you looking for a comic that explores a deeply flawed, complex character? Then look no further! From Archaia, Butterfly, written by Arash Amel (Grace

Remember when the Civil War comic book by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven was late? All the other crossover titles had to be delayed as well, rather than

Their statement paints variant covers for regular monthly comics in a rather negative light, so I thought it might help to outline another perspective As a writer and comic artist for a creator owned comic my contribution to the market is small, but that's the point The perspective from down here may surprise you. I should[...]

Way back in the 1970's, I was privileged to write the first ever team-up of The Shadow and The Avenger in DC Comics' The Shadow #11 I was thrilled with the positive response we received to that story, but was chagrined by the paltry number of pages we had to work with back then… under[...]

Today we have the process art for the Jae Lee cover to Masks 2 #3 from Dynamite Entertainment. The colors on the cover are by Ivan Nunes and the issue is

We have a six page preview for Death Vigil #7 by Stjepan Sejic. In this latest issue from Top Cow, Bernardette is defeated and hopeless, sealed away in an

By 9:00 AM Over 400 People in Line ready for the countdown spanning 3 Blocks. We Opened the doors and allowed fans to start grabbing their Free Comics in the tents at 9:00 AM This year we were giving out 50 Avengers : Age of Ultron Movie Tickets to the first 50 in line, and $25 worth[...]

His upcoming autumn collection will include classic comic inspired hoods, padded "X" knees and quilt work, and he also considering designing cosplay… Here are a few of his sketches, including artwork for Kitty Jeans that feature Kitty Pryde, Illyana and Siryn as models. Famously Marvel Comics have been rather shy at licensing X-Men related products right now,[...]

This last week has been an amazing experience and the latest in a journey that started two years ago following a tweet I received from Mark Millar (that fella who has written a couple of comics) and I've just got to tell someone why Hopefully I can inspire 1 or 2 of you to follow[...]

We have some of the concept art for The Misadventures Of Grumpy Cat (And Pokey!). The first set is by Ken Haeser while the second is done by Steven Uy who

Artist Stephen Downey has done up this retailer incentive cover for Dynamite Entertainment. This is for King: The Phantom #4 and is offered to retailers

Valiant has sent over a new preview for the Book of Death #1. The issue kicks off their big summer event and is written by Robert Venditti and drawn by

Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick's deal with Universal Studios to create television series, will include a show based on The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson, currently published by Image Comics.One of Bleeding Cool's favourite current comics, the series about returning gods possessing the bodies of the young,[...]

Neil Greenaway took some excellent pictures for Bleeding Cool at Denver Comic Con, but he also did a series of Indie Spotlights that really give a flavor of the comics and projects present in the massive Artists Valley of the con He speaks here to Val Hochberg, the writer & artist behind Mystery Babylon: Bleeding Cool:[...]

However, that's not keeping me from being vocal regardless! Who is eligible to vote? Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists All nominees in any category Comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors Comics historians and educators Graphic novel librarians Owners and managers of comic book specialty retail stores Who is not eligible to vote? Comics press or reviewers (unless they[...]

The podcast consists of the latest news in comics, creator interviews, and a weekly book club discussion. This show sees the return of old friend Tucker Stone, US Sales & Marketing Director of Nobrow! Instead of reading more kickass Copra comics (trust us, we'll get there), Tucker elected to go with something a bit more old school[...]

This time, she talks about the upcoming comic Awake from Action Lab. Action Lab Comics has been a presence at Denver Comic Con in past years and they were back again in 2015 This year one of the features was the book Awake by Susan Beneville and Brian Hess Brian Hess was at the Con and[...]

Usagi Yojimbo #146 arrives in shops on June 17th, concluding part 2 of "The Thief and the Kunoichi". Written, illustrated, and with cover art by the great

Comics sorely need more LBGT protagonists, and I'm certain from his other work that Zdarksy has the best intentions and should be applauded for his efforts here to simply not to add to the slew of straight white male characters However, Keith is one of the main failings of Kaptara Every form of media is[...]

Part social commentary, part family drama, Archaia’s new series asks: What if the American Dream gave way to the American Nightmare? Americatown, written

We also don our fez and bowtie to go back in time and check out some statistics from the past. DC COMICS While Marvel had a special, women-centric promotion, March was a fairly normal month for DC; they won't mix it up until "Convergence" in April In March 2015, DC Comics released 80 new comic books with[...]

So, Caliban is now a movie character, cast in X-Men Apocalypse. So what has that done for his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #148? There have been no

Not even that is clear. It suggests ginger, or red coloured hair, there's the spirit gin of course and GR is a little like VR… Ginger Reality perhaps? UPDATE: That's what happens when you get behind on your Valiant, something I look to rectify very shortly… By way of reference, GIN-GR is the big friendly purple alien death[...]

And the new Secret Wars #3… And in two weeks? Midnight Society The Black Lake, Constantine: The Hellblazer, Earth 2 Society, Red Hood/Arsenal, Starfire, Section 8, Ghostbusters Get Real, Starve, 1602, Captain Marvel And The Carol Corps, Ghost Racers, Korvac Saga, Marvel Zombies, Lady Deadpool, Squadrion Sinsiters, Weirdworld and X-Men 92. DARK HORSE COMICS AGE OF REPTILES ANCIENT[...]