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Darick Robertson's Nerd-Cave Gets Hit By Earthquake
There were some injuries, no one died, and for some local comics folk they just went on with things. To all my friends and family:The Earthquake .We are totally fine Felt it STRONGLY for a few seconds.My heart goes out to all who were hurt. — Judd Winick (@JuddWinick) August 24, 2014 That earthquake woke me up last[...]
Buy Men Of Wrath, Get A Cheaper Thor
Normally Marvel Comics publishes the Icon line slightly grudgingly A creator owned line to keep Marvel exclusive creators in house but keeping them happy to allow them to explore other creator owned work, of late it has been a John Romita Jr and Brian Bendis show. Men Of Wrath by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney is[...]
Artist Spotlight – Frank Forte Of Bob's Burgers And Asylum Press
He has also written and drawn many comics over the years as well as started Asylum Press He's going to be guest editing issue #271 of Heavy Metal magazine along with contributing to the issue and he has an art gallery show coming up This seemed like a good time to turn the artist spotlight[...]
Milo Manara – Drawing That Spider-Woman Cover From A Different Angle
I'm not sure he's exactly understood the reason why folk are so miffed. But Milo Manara has drawn that Spider-Woman image from a different angle… From Eurocomics USA Invasion's Facebook page, who reached out to Manara, And translated, "Given that some people have seen, or pretended to see, my Spider-Woman in a gynaecological position, I'm sending this sketch to show[...]
Connecticut Comic-Conn Puts Comic Fans First And Doubles In Attendance
By Shawn Perry Greetings True Bleeders! The passion Mitch Hallock has for comics truly shined this past weekend as the seventh Annual Connecticut Comic-Conn drew an estimated 13,000 fans to the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport which is over twice the numbers of fans it drew during last year's record-setting edition.  In short, Comic-Conn 2014 was a[...]
'Hey, Hey, We're The Anarchrists, And People Say We Monkey Around'
It's the antithesis of a political correctness in an age where free thought is forbidden if it isn't the consensus opinion. It's the kick to the nuts the comics world needs, and they aren't going to like it. These past years have seen me grow fascinated with our duck and cover society A society that locks it's[...]
Free Vamplets Graphic Novel On ComiXology. Go On, Corrupt Your Children.
This morning my kids woke to a nice surprise. On both of their tablets was waiting free copy of the Vamplets graphic novel, the toys and comics of which they have enjoyed since San Diego Comic Con The Nightmare Nursery. And it's free on ComiXology until September the fifth. Apparently it was recently featured on The View[...]
Hachette-Fishing Marvel Collections For 2015 – Hawkeye And Star Wars Get Their Own Omnibuses
Vaughan, Zeb Wells, Joss Whedon, Christohper Yost, Stefano Caselli, Mike Norton, Adrian Alphona, Michael Ryan 03/17/2015 Daredevil Volume 2 West Case Scenerio TRADE PAPERBACK, 9780785154129 Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Javier Rodriguez 03/10/2015 Death of Wolverine The Weapon X Program TRADE PAPERBACK, 9780785192602 Charles Soule, Salvador Larroca 03/10/2015 Avengers Time Runs Out Volume 2 HARDCOVER BOOK, 9780785193722 Jonathan Hickman, Kev Walker, Stefano Caselli 03/10/2015 Axis Hobgoblin & Carnage TRADE PAPERBACK, 9780785193111 Kevin Shinick, Rick Spears, Javier[...]
The Kingdom Of The Apes
When not working on comics enjoys collecting action figures, comics, and gaming. The Kingdom Vol.1 – Rise of the Ape King: by Jason & Natalie Bienvenu now available at on Comixology! Action/Adventure. 174 pages. Published May 7, 2014. Ages 12 +. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZsYiPG9Og[/youtube] Jason Bienvenu writes, The first story arc, "Rise of the Ape King", is the origin tale of the young albino ape,[...]
Another Million-Issue-My Little Pony Makes It To Auction
Twelve of the One Million Copy My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic special edition comics exist, each with a different cover, celebrating the millionth sold copy of the comic from IDW. One sold at Heritage Auctions for $6,500, for charity. This one… with a CGC grade of 9.4 is just being sold A snip at $4,800 From[...]
When Sesame Street Did Comic Con
I will have missed it, partly because I was probably preparing for San Diego Comic Con, partly because I don't actually watch the show.  But from this,
The Comic Book Straight-Washing Of Caravaggio
Italian comics publisher Bonelli recently published a comic about the life of the artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, entitled Kill Caravaggio which manages to totally avoid the fact that he was bisexual or homosexual. After that, one of the publisher's star writers, Gianfranco Manfredi (from Magic Wind) made a few declarations about it: The idea to focus an[...]
Pop Culture Houding Charles Brownstein Of The CBLDF
Chris Thompson writes, After last episode with Dark Engine's Ryan Burton & John Bivens (which you can listen to here), I'm finally back with Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). Charles & I discuss his background in comics, how he ended up working for the Fund, what the organisation stands for, and[...]
Don't Snooze On This Title: Little Nemo Returns To Slumberland
This is the perfect bedtime story for all ages. Julz Hendricks is a co-host of the all female podcast Chickcast, She is a huge advocate of kids' comics but reads a lot of different titles You can find her on Twitter as @JulzHendricks. By Julz Hendricks Based on the beloved works of Winsor McCay, Little Nemo Returns[...]
Milo Manara Blames God For Spider-Woman #1 Cover
So, the most read story on Bleeding Cool this week, was the post about Milo Manara's variant cover for Spider-Woman #1, commissioned by Marvel Comics. One artist redrew the cover in order to show Milo Manara how it should be done Something another artist, Richard Pace, was incensed about. While Marvel executive Tom Brevoort gave a "you hire Milo Manara,[...]
Tales From The Four Color Closet – This Week DC Are Really Spoiling Us
What's more, for two issues in a row now, the gay teen hero is the saviour of the day…and he's pretty bad ass about it to boot. It's really great to see issues such as homophobia being tackled explicitly in the comics, whereas when Bunker was originally introduced we were told he had a blissful life[...]
A Comic Shop Ice Buckets For Charity In Arizona This Weekend
By Alex Wilson Throughout the social media sphere you've probably seen your friends, relatives, and even a few notable celebrities take on the "ASL Ice Bucket challenge" to raise awareness and money to fight Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The comic book community has also taken note of this social media charity fad and one Arizona comic book shop[...]