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By Emily Dare Wednesday sees the long-anticipated release of Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's new title from Image Comics:  Low.  Several months ago I had the chance to sit down with Rick and grill him about Low's origins and inspirations. Emily Dare:  You've mentioned earlier that Low was bringing out your "most Dungeon Master side" is Dungeons[...]

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IDW Publishing and Comics Experience, LLC are joining together to publish new creator-owned properties from new creators. The mini-series announced today, the first of which launches in January 2015, include: Drones by Chris Lewis and Bruno Oliveira, the story of two Predator drone operators on a bizarre journey that will take them to a terrorism-themed hotel in Las Vegas, in a[...]

This was how Original Sin was solicited. Everyone guess the figure would be Cable. It was. It wasn't. Apologies, it's old Nick Fury looking like Cable.

Public thanks to BC! Katzenstein enthuses: I couldn't imagine something that belongs less in Hall H, and I couldn't be more excited about this little book. In comics, Seagle is best known for his semi-autobiographical graphic novel it's a bird… and House of Secrets, both from DC Comics/Vertigo, Genius from 1:2, and The Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary flip book, the[...]

And Image Comics launched their own download service that completely removed DRM (digital rights management) from the files, allowing people to permanently store comics on their device, share and copy them. How to step up to the challenge? I am hearing rumours from comic publishing partners of ComiXology that the digital distributor is offering major publishers[...]

This time being published by Dynamite Entertainment. Originally published in 1939 by Quality Comics, The Spirit is the story of a murdered cop named Denny Colt who was mysteriously brought back to life to fight crime. "Bringing The Spirit to Dynamite is a dream come true.  Actually, that's not a strong enough sentiment.  It's a lifelong dream come true," says Nick[...]

If you were here on Monday, you saw the first of Papercutz' Super Genius line teasers suggesting a great deal of "Justice" involved in this new project,

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1 by Dave Dwonch (writer/colorist/letterer), Anna Lencioni (artist) from Big Monster, Booth L-14 24 Full Color[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! The Guns of Shadow Valley by Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark, Dial R Studios, 2103 Limited Signed/Numbered Edition hardcover, 256 pages, full color,[...]

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: Hello, everyone! Thanks for watching this week's video! There's a ton[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Virga: Sun of Suns – Vol.1 by Karl Schroder (creator), Jeff Moss (Script), Guy Allen (Art)  Blind Ferret Entertainment, Booth 1231 Softcover/TPB, $15, 128pp,[...]

One of the most critically acclaimed new comic series to come out from Image in the last year has been A Voice In The Dark, written and drawn by disabled

Cullen Bunn (Deadpool, Magneto) dives into the world of the pulps as he is set to write Masks II for Dynamite Entertainment. "I couldn't be more excited

I know that is not good ethics or objective journalism to suggest that the group of people who care about the state of racial/gender diversity and representation within comics and those who choose to spend their time complaining about the new Thor and Cap are mutually exclusive, even if that's what I personally believe[...]

She finds most comics of any genre quite interesting and listening to panels addictive Say Hi if you see her—she's always surprised when people do that She is easily won over by all forms of caffeine And anything relating to Hellboy, Domo, or Rocket Raccoon. Rich Johnston, Head Writer of Bleeding Cool, has been reporting about[...]

Which may have led to a bit of a vacuum of comics announcements during the show Well, tomorrow we'll run the Rumour Checklist as ever to look through the kind of things we might be expecting. So, while I am incommunicado, what have you been reading this week? Alan Moore Calls For Boycott Of 'Wretched Film' Hercules Joe[...]

 USAToday has the word:   Chuck Palahniuk is breaking the first two rules of Fight Club: He's talking about Fight Club. The author's devotees probably won't mind since what's on his mind these days is more of the characters and world he created in his 1996 book, which was adapted three years later into directorDavid Fincher's cult film starring Edward Norton andBrad[...]

This all new anthology features strips inspired by Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland and boasts some of the greatest cartoonists working in comics today As this Kickstarter campaign nears its end, eight contributors to Dream Another Dream gave their thoughts on what makes this book extraordinary. David Mack: From David Mack's Strip "Winsor McCay created an[...]

Cartoonist, archivist of great comics of the past, and parent, Craig Yoe is joining Stacie June of Unilever at San Diego Comic Con in an historic panel to introduce the comics community to a massive campaign, already underway, to help save the lives of millions of children in countries where basic educative needs are not[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Hannibal Tabu is coming back to San Diego with a boatload of news. On Thursday at the Insights for Independent Creators panel,[...]

Plus the latest issues of Caliban, God Is Dead, Crossed, Uber, Dicks, George R R Martin's In The House Of The Worm, Extinction Parade: War and more. WAR STORIES #1 Retail Price: $3.99 US Writer: Garth Ennis Cover & Art: Matt Martin MR, Color, 32 pages, ongoing monthly PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Garth Ennis' War Stories find a new home at Avatar with[...]

Justin Jordan, who has been keeping very busy with numerous multi-publisher projects, also recently wrote a story for God Is Dead for Avatar Press

Well, this is certain to be today's big rumor -- Dwayne Johnson as Shazam?  He all but spells it out here, I think.  Say the word indeed...

We are lucky to have Gail as the cornerstone on this project and I know we'll craft something that the fans and comics community will enjoy across demographics." Simone debuted with Dynamite with the 2013 launch of Red Sonja and is committed to the series through issue 18 And she is contributing to the recently announced Vampirella:[...]

There's been an unprecedented degree of buzz coming our way from Papercutz regarding the announcement of a major addition to their Super Genius line, to be revealed on Wednesday, July 23rd right here on Bleeding Cool. While Papercutz is known as an all-ages publisher of graphic novels, many brought to US readership in English for the[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Set List: The Marvel Art of Mark Brooks by Mark Brooks available from Booth #5557 50 page hardback art book debuting at SDCC[...]

These are the comics that you chose to be in the Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus out in November. Fantastic Four (1961) 1, 48-50 (Galactus), 285 (The Secret Wars II crossover, Hero, by John Byrne) Hulk (1962) 1 Avengers (1963) 1, 57 (first appearance of the Vision) Amazing Fantasy (1962) 15 (1st Spider-Man) Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 31-33 (trapped Spider-Man), 50 (Spider-Man[...]

We're big fans of the Phoenix Weekly comic at Bleeding Cool Towers. And tomorrow, just as I am planning to head out of the country, my favoured newspaper

San Diego Comic Con is days away. And, despite the mainstreaming of Comic Con culture, some still hold to the stereotype that it's full of fat bald