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Spread the word: Marvel is looking for a copy of MARVELMAN #26 from1954 (the second issue) so we can include it in the reprint hardcover. — Tom Brevoort (@TomBrevoort) June 15, 2010 Five years ago, Marvel's Tom Brevoort was on the hunt for Marvelman #26, published in 1954, the second issue of the British Marvelman comic so they could reprint[...]

We have an exclusive first look at Dynamite's female lead comics coming out this November including The Blood Queen, Dawn/Vampirella, Red Sonja and Vampirella's Feary Tales. THE BLOOD QUEEN #6 Writer: Troy Brownfield Art: Fritz Casas Covers: Jay Anacleto, Yonami Final Issue! You knew it was coming A decision is going to be made[...]

You'll recognize him if you watch any back matter on comic book related DVDs or Blu-rays as he is always asked to participate in the history of comics… especially Batman. Gail Simone is one of the most loved writers in comics, making her name on such titles as Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Secret[...]

In the last two weeks, Avatar Press have published four issues of God Is Dead, the series created by Jonathan Hickman for the publisher in which God dies,

According to Marvel scheduling statistics, four creator owned books written by Brian Bendis are meant to come out on September 10th. That would be

By Randy Young and Chris Hunter Bleeding Cool welcomes the return of Talking Comics, from Excalibur Comics, Cards, and Games in Shreveport, Louisiana, to discuss this week's upcoming books, speculating about where they are headed, and discuss their favorite storylines Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say: Thanks for pressing play! Seems like the One Month To[...]

Dark Horse Comics and Kitchen Sink Books are joining together to publish Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony DiTerlizzi Tony DiTerlizzi made his name illustrating for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Planescape and Magic: the Gathering before switching over to create children's books His The Spiderwick Chronicles was a huge success selling millions of copies in[...]

But it also gave me time to piece this all together – this is the lay of the land, as explained to me by all manner of well known comic book creators in the bars of well known hotels at San Diego. Now remember, these are comic folk, topped up on a cocktail of vodka, Red[...]

We've got two previews for books coming out this week from Top Cow. Artifacts #38 by Talent Hunt winners Devon Wong and Isaac Goodhart and the weekly

He was always into comics, having a huge graded collection of Daredevil However, his interest in superheroes did not rub off onto her and she said she thought that all comics were stories of superheroes She also enjoyed reading fantasy and history, which would also influence Holly-Rosing's writing in years to come. Holly-Rosing was also into[...]

This week's comics include: Green Arrow #34 Godzilla: Cataclysm #1 Astro City #14 Hexed #1 Green Arrow #34 (DC Comics, $2.99) By Graig Kent "The New 52" botched up a lot of things in its reboot of the DC Universe, but the biggest botch job had to be on Green Arrow.  By its third issue the original writer J.T Krul was off[...]

If you've taken the time to vote, you're probably familiar with the name James Asmus. The writer of Valiant's Quantum and Woody has been plastered all over the ballot, nominated for three awards including Best Writer, Most Promising New Talent, and Special Award for Humor in Comics, while the book itself also nabbed nominations for Best[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes: In the past week, the biggest thing happening in America has been the police siege of Ferguson, Missouri. Social media has given a

Boom's newest imprint, Boom Box has been the home of comics like Lumberjanes and the upcoming Cyanide & Happiness: Punching Zoo collection It seems to have the company mission statement to bring Tumblr into comic shops, something Boom also managed with Adventure Time and Bee & PuppyCat And I've spent a little while pointing out such moves to retailer who may[...]

So what have you been reading while I've been insensible to feeling as to sight? Top Twenty Traffic Stories Of The Week Exactly What Happened Between Bruce Wayne And Barbara Gordon That So Estranged Dick Grayson In Batman Beyond The Great Cyclops Conspiracy Of 2014 So What Exactly Did Nick Fury Say To Thor? Who Made Thor Unworthy To Hold[...]

So what changes have occurred 'twixt solicitations and publication in a week or two's time? Well, a few worth noting... Kyle Higgins replaces John Layman

The Best American Comics is an annual volume, edited by a different prominent comic book person each year, and published by Houghton Mufflin Harcourt. The 2014 volume is edited by Scott McCloud And here is what you are getting Basically it's a really posh comic book version of Nerd Block Consider this the unboxing video… Jaime Hernandez[...]

Monday, August 18th The ninety-fifth meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, August 18, 2014 at 7 pm at Columbia University's Butler Library, room 523 The event is free and open to the public The Presentation will be by Tom Motley on "Composition Lessons from Comics Masters" He says: "[...]

This is a Lalique Midnight Blue Mossi vase, being advertised on the back of a glossy magazine. But it does look rather familiar doesn't it? Let's make a

It is the best selling comic book in the world. But Attack On Titan has now been given a countdown to its demise. Crunchy Roll helpfully translated The

Pete Woods tweeted this weekend, When DC Comics asks you to redesign the New Gods do you decline because haters gonna hate, or do you dive in with glee? I know my answer. — Pete Woods (@thatpetewoods) August 16, 2014 The wording suggests that it will be with glee Which generated a little discussion. @thatpetewoods I gotta say, I[...]

Batman producer Michael Uslan chatted with Lee about the series and taking well established characters and putting them in a whole different time period. MICHAEL USLAN: Why has it been so challenging over the decades to present top science fiction (not simply space opera) in comics? TONY LEE: Has it? I'm not too sure about that[...]

It's a cliché that the British satirical monthly comic, Viz Comic, is not as funny as it used to be. Started in the eighties, phenomenally successful in

But I always loved comics and sequential art I did a couple of award-winning animations for the SciFi Channel (now SyFy), and in 2009 I submitted and won DC Comic's ZUDA competition for my comic AZURE that was published for 2 seasons Since then – I've been doing work for a variety of publishers. BC:[...]

It also features standard covers by Lewis LaRosa and Al Barrionuevo; incentive variant covers by Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire) and Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates); and a new throwback variant featuring Bloodshot's original logo and trade dress design by Bloodshot co-creator and comics legend Don Perlin (The Defenders).  Bloodshot #25 then leads directly into The Valiant – a prestige format mini-series from Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera beginning[...]

Evan Burse goes to conventions and gets artist to sketch for him while he films it. This is a cool way to see an artist in action. This time he went to

It's one thing for a reader, a fan, a retailer, or a fellow comics creator to mix up the Hernandez Brothers Even though the styles of the creators of Love And Rockets are so different, it's not uncommon for someone to refer to Jaime when they mean Gilbert, or vice versa. However it's probably a different[...]

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 this week, the behemoths of Batman fights The Walking Dead, the Amazing Spider-Man and Original Sin, but even without Greg Capullo, and Scott Snyder stepping[...]

The Absolute format has been a pretty popular one for DC Comics Started by Scott Dunbier at DC/Wildstorm and inspired by the French collections of American comics, it collects a goodly sized run of comics, around 12 issues, in hardcover, in an oversized format, with a slipcase and plenty of attention to production details. But how many[...]

Often for a reason. But, with Bleeding Cool running Grant Morrison's cover for Multiversity #1 (above) that felt like a great chance to show off the cover work of creators better known for their writing…  Jonathan Ross' cover for Revenge #1 Mark Millar's cover for Nemesis. Jonathan Hickman on Fantastic Four. Jim Shooter's cover to Rai #0.   Gerard Way's cover for[...]