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Rather than a nostalgic kick for old comic book fans, they have been picked up, tumblrd, tweeted and shared by a newer, younger audience. Apparently the current overstylised grimdark comics might not be what the "youth" wants after all And as DC Comics begins to revamp their line with a rejection of house style in favour[...]

And there I was thinking The Shield was all Games-Of-Thronesy, They're much closer to 2000AD. We mentioned this earlier today… a rather Judge-like Stephen Strange in Secret Wars #2.   But it's not just that… when a certain fellow dons the Captain Britain headgear and is exiled to the Cursed Earth, I'm sorry, I mean Deadlands, to bring[...]

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[...]

A war between movie studios playing out meta-fashion in the comics. It was sourced from two strong sources with proven links to the nature of the ongoing Marvel universe. But then I was told something else from a third well-connected source, Firstly that, yes, the mutants-off-to-another-world was a real thing Second, rather than another planet, it would[...]

By Jeremy Konrad I am not here to debate the portrayal of Black Widow, as portrayed by Scarlet Johansson in Age of Ultron. What I do have is an

It's just a rumour. And there is no evidence for it from today's comic books. But I'm hearing that one of the characters to survive Battleworld, to

From Image Comics, Saga #28, written by Brian K Vaughan, with art by Fiona Staples gives us a happy balance of the three storylines that we are continuing to follow on this epic journey Right off the bat, I'm going to remind you how much of a sucker I am for Lying Cat So, the[...]

As eBay prices rocket, even if the tickets may be cancelled by the organisers, all the NYCC tickets for 2015 have sold out - aside from Thursday and

Retailers have been advised that if they received copies of Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Vol. 3 #3 this week, to not put them on sale. The issue has

Bleeding Cool understands from connected, but not direct sources, that Mark Paniccia is the new Group Editor for the X-Men books at Marvel. Currently Senior Editor at Marvel, he came to the publisher when Marvel acquired Malibu Comics, where he was Editor-In-Chief Recently he has edited titles including Superior Iron Man, Hulk, Ultimate Spider-Man and Fantastic Four. Mike[...]

Get it? Dark Horse say: This August, from Paul Cornell (Wolverine, Action Comics) and Tony Parker (Mass Effect: Foundation) comes a darkly hilarious adventure of black magic and classic rock! So you'll get your Rock 'n Roll You'll get your black magic It's a natural combination In fact, Bleeding Cool Magazine #17, our San Diego Comic-Con issue, is[...]

The New York Comic Con have made it very clear that they will crack down on the reselling of tickets to the show this year by scalpers or ticket touts.

You may recall Rob Granito, a swiper extraordinaire who used to strut the lines of Comic Cons across the country selling his wares as he made up a fictional CV of working on Batman animated series and of working with many other comic book creators, all while swiping work their and selling it as if[...]

But everyone is in the same boat. And remember, Midtown Comics in New York will be selling further tickets at special event So there is still hope… Nothing succeeds like success Forty minutes ago, tickets went onsale online for the New York Comic Con 2015. But for many the link on the site to buy tickets stopped[...]

Warren Ellis' revamp of Dynamite's superhero characters continues in Project Superpowers: Blackcross #3 and we have some of the process art done by Colton

We've been showing off glimpses at these Marvel Secret Wars Battleworld standees for a while, but here they all are in their (relative) glory. A retailer

Also, they want your body? Really? Are you sure they swiped right? Warren Ellis is wasted in comics He should be writing travel brochures A launch for Injection #1… And for Mythic #1 With some seriously strong shading from John McCrea, looking at the folk fixing the magic And… you're not so bad fella…. I'm sure many would[...]

Still, I'm sure Mera his Queen (although still not his wife though the book is still written as if she is) will take him back. Yeah, it's just not going to work out those two, is it? There are some things you just can't take back… such as commanding Atlanteans to kill surface dwellers in their hunt[...]

Who seems to have a certain song in his head.   It wasn't that long ago that DC Comics banned Mike Allred from referencing the Batusi on the cover of Solo Those days are long gone. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently hosting the exhibition of the work of Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, to celebrate the launch[...]

RJ Droll writes for Bleeding Cool, So by now, the spoilers have started to trickle out, and the identity of the new Thor is out of the bag. People seem

Over the years that has been given many lesbian readings, as you may expect, both within and without of the comics Created by William Marston who lived in a polyamorous relationship with two women, one can read all manner of subtext into the character, though she has been portrayed in straight relationships, notably Steve Trevor[...]

Hey we just mentioned how Ms Marvel was doing a riff on Empire Strikes Back today Well, consider this quid pro quo. Because in today's Darth Vader #5, shaping up to be on eof the best comics on the stands right now, we meet… a new team.   Thank you People with special abilities, derived not from the Force but[...]

And see more of our DC June Previews coverage here. In recent issues of Superman, he seems to have trouble keeping his clothes on. Well, in the Action Comics June preview in the back of Convergence: Superman out today, he seems to have the same problem… Only instead of his own power burning off his clothes… It's his Fortress of Solitude[...]

From today's Ms Marvel… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently hosting the exhibition of the work of Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, to celebrate the launch of Injection #1 with Warren Ellis from Image Comics Signing event this Saturday…. Remember this from Empire Strikes Back? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oasqjPHpxyI[/youtube] G Willow Wilson does[...]

But if AMC try to put a comic book version of Negan on the screen? They're going to be… well, you know. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently hosting the exhibition of the work of Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, to celebrate the launch of Injection #1 with Warren Ellis from Image Comics Signing event[...]

In the main Convergence series from DC Comics recently, we saw… well… spoilers for a couple of weeks ago… …Thomas Wayne committing suicide, big time Blowing himself and many other folk up in a big blast. Well, it seems to be catching. In today's Suicide Squad: Convergence #2 … okay, one of these again… …sees Amanda Waller portrayed in her[...]

And the Deadlands? Totally the Cursed Earth…. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently hosting the exhibition of the work of Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire, to celebrate the launch of Injection #1 with Warren Ellis from Image Comics Signing event this Saturday…. The final Secret Wars Battleworld Map appears in today's Secret Wars #2 Until now,[...]

Power corrupts... absolute power corrupts absolutely... that is a saying we have heard over and over again. But what if power is giving to someone who

When we were talking about retailer exclusives and Dynamite's by all-female written summer event Swords Of Sorrow, it seemed like a lot of retailers had

Longtime Marvel artist Bob McLeod has done a variant cover for Secret Wars #3 that was revealed on-line yesterday. Today he posted the cover art along