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DC's Band-Aid Event? It's Not Blood Moon. It's Called Convergence
We've been talking about DC Comics upcoming slate of comics designed to help the move between New York and Burbank go as smoothly as possible, as most editors leave the publisher, some move, and a whole bunch of new editors are trained up. Which is why forty-eight comics over two months will be prepared in advance[...]
Okay, So *Something* Is Happening With Those Joel Schumacher Batman Comics
Overnight we then heard from a number of people that, yes, they'd heard the same from people at DC Comics From others that DC's PR folk was being really cagey And that *something* like this is very much on the cards – even if they are cards being held closely to Joel Schumacher's chest. As usual[...]
Broodhollow, Chainsawsuit, Horror And Webcomics: Talking With Kris Straub
By Patrick Dane Kris Straub has been working in the webcomics industry since the turn of the century In internet time, that's quite a while If the world wide web was as old as the Earth, he'd have started writing when the super-continent Columbia formed (Trust me, I did the math) In that time, webcomics have[...]
Preview Dark Horse's New Genre – Visual Cinema In Andrew Vachss: Underground
Readers claim to be looking for something new and unusual when they head to their local comic book shop, and Dark Horse is releasing a graphic novel that certainly sets new boundaries on the content and format we expect to see when we read comics And it's arriving this week on October 29th. Andrew Vachss: Underground,[...]
Marvel Says 'Avengers: No More Bullying' In January
Marvel have recently been making chase variant covers on the lines of "Stop Bullying" in line with a national bullying awareness charity. But in January, Marvel Comics is going further, publishing a comic dedicated to the cause with Avengers: No More Bullying, referencing the relaunch of Uncanny Avengers that month with its "No Mutants" cover. Following the[...]
Sadly, Joel Schumacher Does Not Appear To Be Writing Batman Comics
Batballs to it. Bleeding Cool reported in good faith the rumour that Batman director Joel Schumacher and Dustin Nguyen were working on a comic book to revisit Schumacher's original plans for a Batman movie trilogy, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and Batman Triumphant, in a twelve-issue Batman comic for DC Comics. Fantastic as it sounded, it tallied[...]
Another Age Of Apocalypse!
Wolverine's back! But he's missing a hand! That's because as well as all the others, Marvel are bringing back the Age Of Apocalypse world amongst all the
Thor's Comic Review Column – Blastosaurus, Brandi Bare, Greye Of Scotland Yard, The Only Living Boy, Parallel Man, Charge, Memetic, The Storyteller: Witches, Edward Scissorhands, Goners
This Week's Reviews: Blastosaurus #10 Brandi Bare #4 Greye of Scotland Yard The Only Living Boy #3 Parallel Man: Invasion America #2 Charge #1 Memetic #1 Jim Henson's The Storyteller:  Witches #2 Edward Scissor Hands #1 Goners #1 Small Pressed: A Sextet from Submit By Graig Kent Back in my youth, I had an aspiration to read all the comics[...]
Just In Time For Halloween – It's The Creepy And Eerie Digital Sale From Dark Horse
Metaphorically weighing in at a hefty 5,213 pages and featuring the work of such comics luminaries as Archie Goodwin, Bruce Jones, Al Williamson, Berni Wrightson, Frank Frazetta and Richard Corben, this massive bundle is on sale for just $79.99, that's 86% off the list price of $569.81 – the print versions list for even more, $949.81! The Eerie Archives MegaBundle,[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 27th October 2014 – Bringing Back The Batnipples
Here we go folks this is what you have been reading for the last seven days on Bleeding Cool… Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week Exactly How Superior Iron Man Will Change Daredevil Forever DC Comics Creators Asked To Bring Their Stories To A Close  Joel Schumacher To Revisit Batman Forever, Batman & Robin And Batman Triumphant Today, DC Comics[...]
Prints Charming: Spider-Gwen Gets A Third Printing, Gerard Way Gets A Second
And comics news reporting sites become implicit in that market distortion every time we run them as a story. Latour and Rodriguez' first appearance of Spider-Gwen in Edge Of Spider-Verse #2 gets a third printing, as the standard cover for first printing sells for up to $37 on eBay, unslabbed. While Gerard Way's Edge Of Spider-Verse #5[...]
Things To Do In New York This Week If You Like Comics
They say: "Forbidden Planet will be enjoying the haunting season the fright way… with a maniacal Misfits Records in-store event! Meet Jerry Only, Dez Cadena and Eric "Chupacabra" Arce of the The Misfits and John Cafiero of Osaka Popstar.  What makes October 27th so special? Well it's the release date for the Expanded Edition of[...]
Comic Books Coming From Michael B Jordan
I'm playing Apollo Creed's grandson, a boxer. Comics, eh? I wonder who he might be working with… @nathanedmondson man stop hating and send me the damn hoodie!!!! — Michael B Jordan (@michaelb4jordan) March 21, 2014 "@Deadline: Fox Buys Pitch For Its 'Chronicle' And 'Fantastic Four' Star Michael B Jordan http://t.co/OJ9tGA4TZV"congrats @michaelb4jordan — Nathan Edmondson (@nathanedmondson) April 17, 2014 If you missed[...]
Paul Gravett's Statement On The Postponement Of Comiket To 2015
We reported on the cancellation of London' Comica Comiket small press comics festivel a week ahead of its intended date over the weekend Comica organiser Paul Gravett sent the following to Bleeding Cool this morning. We are very sorry to say we have had to postpone the Comica Scarycat Comiket for 1 November 2014. This has never happened[...]