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Basic, fairly predictable and decidedly unexciting. For a person who drives a Batmobile and fights supervillains on the regular, maybe it won't be the returns on high-risk investments that entices Wayne, but the excitement of making them instead. Elizabeth Grey is a British-based writer who started buying comics with her pocket money and never stopped[...]

Simon Spurrier's name pops up in comics conversations of such a differing ilk and in such different situations that it's a notable feature of his writing persona to be in many places rather than one He's worked at Marvel, he's done a massive webcomic for Avatar Press, he's going to be taking over from Alan[...]

For those waiting in longsuffering fashion for May 27th to roll around, the release date for issue #1 of Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' H.P.

Gerry Conway co-created Firestorm for DC Comics. Firestorm hasn't exactly found his milieu in the DC Comics universe of late, both pre and post New 52 relaunch. So it looks as if the company may be considering going back to the original well. After talking about the issues regarding the ex gracia payments to creators for using comic characters[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool passed on double-sourced gossip regarding the future of the X-Men in the post-Secret Wars Marvel Universe. Obviously spoilers

Bleeding Cool remains the only site to publish DC's response to comic creators over veteran comic creator Gerry Conway's concerns and allegations over ex

It seems like a good time to publish more Over The Garden Wall comics, but thus far Boom has been silent on whether they would do more or not. That changes now. As I understand, there's an announcement forthcoming that will make fans of the property who want more Greg and Wirt very happy indeed[...]

Rachel Pollack, comic book writer, took over Doom Patrol after Grant Morrison and gave DC Comics one of its very first transgender lead characters, Coagula. She also wrote Brother Power The Geek and New Gods for DC. Friend and colleague Neil Gaiman who has worked with her on a number of tarot-based projects, just shared this news, Rachel Pollack,[...]

30 Rock's Scott Adsit posted on the John Byrne forum about his new acquisition, Ladies and Gentlemen, John Byrne has entered his own No Fly Zone. I give

n Convergence #4, we saw the reintroduction of a classic DC Comics character, Machiste, ctreated by Mike Grell in Warlord #2 back in 1976. And, over the years, he's looked a little like this. And his appearance in Convergence #4 seems to match that… However, by this week's issue, something had changed… Was it just the lighting of had[...]

The author of X-Men Legacy, X-Force, Secret Wars, Numbercruncher, Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Disenchanted, Crossed +100, Six Gun Gorilla and much more now looks to add Doctor Who to his dance card, courtesy of current publisher Titan Comics. The publisher already publishes three ongoing series, each featuring the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, with occasional[...]

It's been a principle that, initially at least, DC Comics doesn't sell a digital copy of a comic book for less than the print copy After a month or so, things may change, but initially at least the publisher keeps price parity. That seems to have changed with the Wonder Woman '77 Special As Wonderworld Comics[...]

Bleeding Cool was the first to report that Marvel were to cancel the Fantastic Four comic book, after we were informed by Marvel staffers that the book was being cancelled, over Marvel's fractious relationship with Fox Studios, who own the movie rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men. We also stated however, that the X-Men comics[...]

But for anyone with a comics project that they'd like to pitch to Ted Adams, to get that opportunity to do so far from the madding crowd, to enjoy a decent lunch, and get $500 worth of stuff and know that your money is going to an extremely good cause… I can't think of a better[...]

More from our big Marvel gossip day.Bleeding Cool was the first to report that Marvel were to cancel the Fantastic Four comic book. We were informed by

Fresh off of their recent movie announcements, Valiant is looking to put more copies of this year's event on shelves and has come up with a rather novel

And, just in time for the Avengers: Age Of Ultron DVD/Blu Ray, I understand that a new Black Widow comic will launch written by Mark Waid. Waid currently writes the SHIELD book for MArvel, so there is plenty of opportunity for crossover there. Marvel Comics didn't respond to enquiries. Post Free Comic Book Day, all sorts of Marvel[...]

Ahead of Final Order Cut Offs, we get a few new variant covers, to encourage retailers to up numbers a little, Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #6 gets a

First introduced as an animated sidekick for The Joker, she was grabbed for other books as well getting her own title, rising in sales until her new solo title outsells everything at DC Comics but the main Batman title. She is in toys, games, back in cartoons again and there is so much cosplay of her, you[...]

Swords of Sorrow: Chaos - Writer Commentary by Mairghread Scott Swords of Sorrow: Chaos Special is part of Dynamite's all-female written summer event

She began as a character suggested by Dan Slott for Spider-Verse. But Spider-Gwen, the parallel universe version of the late Gwen Stacy, the one in her

In Britain, the General Election is underway. Everyone gets to vote on for a local Member of Parliament, and then whichever party can form a majority of

Doug Murray joined Frank Cho and Jack Jadson on the recent return of Jungle Girl. Now that the writing for Season Three is just about done, Byron Brewer

We get a lot of email from publishers announcing books. There are always press releases filled with hyperbole and taking 100 words to say what could be

Valiant's 25th Anniversary Tour heads to Atlantic City the weekend of May 15th through 17th for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Con. They will be set up at

Somehow you just never feel that you know what's around the next corner, and the unique color schemes give the whole experience a definite "other" feel that sets its apart from contemporary comics. Dark Horse describe Issue #4 thus: Now imprisoned, Joshua has finally remembered his mission Unfortunately, his fate is in the sinister hands of the[...]

I ended up reading comics very very late Too late! CH: You were knighted in France (Order of Arts and Letters) after Exquisite Corpse came out What was that experience like? Is there a Round Table that you all sit at, sketching away? PB: I was a bit sad that I never got to have a sword,[...]

Oni Press celebrates good news for The Life After artist, Gabo, with a nomination for a Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. Gabriel "Gabo" Bautista is

As a die-hard Gail Simone fan, I couldn’t contain my excitement to read her new title Swords of Sorrow from Dynamite Entertainment. Written by Simone,