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I'm told of two more DC Comics editorial staff who won't be making the move from New York to Burbank – and, indeed, won't be spending any more time at DC Comics And both let DC Comics know yesterday. I'm told that newly promoted editor Katie Kubert of Batman, Detective Comics and Batman Eternal will be[...]

Peter Ernest Sailer, attending the NYC: Special Edition show for Bleeding Cool tells us, from the Archie panel, that big Archie boss Jonathan Goldwater

We ran a bunch of these earlier but this one seemed to have little play. Shame, it's possibly my favourite of the DC Bombshell variant covers, advertising

When we reported that CB Cebulski was taking on a new VP International Business Development & Brand Management position at Marvel Comics, it was suggested that his previous Talent Scout position would be taken by a Mini-CB. Which is probably a very insulting way to describe Marvel editorial Jeanine Schaefer, who has now taken that jet-setting role[...]

So, as well as other Marvel Comics rumours I received and ran recently, there is one that really seemed to cause a problem with the House Of Ideas when I ran it past them. Because someone very kindly told me what was rumoured to be the cause of the upcoming Death Of Wolverine, and at whose hands it would[...]

For a time in the nineties, it was the most critically acclaimed mainstream comic book. Think Hawkeye or Saga today. No one had a bad word, and anyone who

Two days ago, British retailers discovered that, yes, they would be able to order copies of Doctor Who comics from Titan after all And there was much rejoicing. Then yesterday, Forbidden Planet announced arranged exclusive covers And there was much grumbling. Titan Comics and Forbidden Planet, you see, are basically the same thing The belief from certain[...]

What pieces of your novel-writing process to you apply to the comics in terms of history, research, etc.? DL: I think a lot of the same conceptualizing goes into the historical novels and the historical comics.  In both media, I'm trying to convey a sense of time and place, and create conflicts and resolutions that are[...]

With the news that the Image Comics title Rat Queens had been optioned for a movie appearing in Variety, the speculators went to town, snapping up copies on sale on eBay for anything up to around $3.50 each. when three days ago, it would sell for $1.20 And then putting them back on eBay This listing with[...]

On until 7pm tonight, with guests including the aforementioned Chris Ware, Seth, Anouk Ricard, Jesse Moynihan, Anne Simon, Mattias Adolfsson, Takayo Akiyama, Sjoerd van Ree, Alexis Deacon, Katherina Manolessou and plenty of other local and international comic creators, and comics publishers, there's still time… The East Coast of the US may be full of comic[...]

They've been doing this sort of thing for years, such as this 1940s superhero strip for kids comic Oh Boy! by British comedian Bob Monkhouse.   Courtesy of the British Library's Comics Unmasked exhibition there…   Every now and then you see a comic book cover or scene that is meant to be interpreted in one way, but once you see[...]

The Toronto Star has looked at the case of Nicolas Cage and the stolen Action Comics #1… and talked to the detective in charge of the case First, Cage's home, He collected everything from rare cars to dinosaur fossils "It looked like an adult kid's playground, " Hrycyk says, noting that it included a big robot, two[...]

I spent this last weekend at the Phoenix Comic Con working my table and taking pictures of the cosplayers that passed by. I noticed that the bar on

Even for a vintage comics market in which six-figure sales have become increasingly more frequent, this one stands out: vintage comics seller and auction house ComicConnect has just sold an Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 9.2 for $320,000  That's a new record for this key 1962 Marvel comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and[...]

By Joe Glass These days, there are increasingly more and more ways to raise money for the production of comics and related merchandise. The most common, which a great many creators, both big and small, use are the various crowdfunding sites Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Crowdfunder, to name but a few; each offers its own features and benefits to[...]

Pathfinder City of Secrets #2 Writers Commentary by Jim Zub. PAGE 1: Picking up right where we left off last issue. Kyra and Merisiel on their own

By Christine Marie Vinciquarra A few weeks ago I took a trip to Barnes and Noble and found myself in the graphic novel aisle. As I skimmed over the

It could have just been a colouring error I suppose. But since it was on the cover of Diamond Previews, I'm not sure. This was that original cover, first

2000AD editor Matt Smith continues his exploration of the Judge Dredd world for IDW Publishing with their latest announced title - Judge Dredd: Anderson,

The DC Comics Band Aid continues to peel off…. No sooner was the New 52 Relaunch underway (and folks found out that it was a stealth reboot) than people have been asking "when can we get the old stuff back?" Superman in his red trunks Batgirl in her wheelchair Amanda Waller in her size-plus clothing[...]

The Captain was a creation of Kirby's published in 1981 by Pacific Comics It then had a brief stint at Topps in the 90s before finding it's current home at Dynamite Entertainment I got a chance to talk with Joe about the new project and what it means to be handling a Kirby character. BLEEDING COOL:[...]

So what have we learned? After month after month after month of seeing DC Comics losing marketshare to Marvel Comics, things ust changed Last month their dollar share fell from 25.94% to 23.65%, sixteen points behind Marvel's 39.27%, the greatest gap and the lowest level since before the New 52 relaunch In June however, DC are on 30.04% and[...]

Two days ago, Bleeding Cool ran the news that Loot Crate were telling comic book publishers that they were ordering 150,000-180,000 of a variant cover

And some publishers are, frankly, worried that Amazon is quite so willing to flex its muscles. The purchase of ComiXology by Amazon has led to some big market ructions, with many readers regretting the removal of the In App Purchase option that encouraged browising and impulse buys on iOS and Android devices. Well, when ComiXology signed publishers[...]

If you went back in time and told the childhood me that I'd write Twilight Zone comics along with Warlord of Mars, Vampirella, Army of Darkness … eh, who am I kidding? I'd still be getting thrown into detention all the time. TB: Your Twilight Zone annual features three different tales I'll ask a couple of[...]

Anthony Spay may be one of the best kept secrets in all of comics He is not only a talented artist,  but he is the art director and main designer for Zenescope Entertainment I've worked with him on a number of occassions, been lucky enough to have his art cover more than a few of[...]

The Nigeria-based writer has reviewed comics, novels, movies and music for a variety of platforms He is currently the Editor of the Weekly Trust (the Saturday edition of the Daily Trust, one of the most influential newspapers in his country) You can follow him on Twitter @KareemReal   By Abdulkareem Baba Aminu Title: Iron Fist: The Living[...]

By Jared Cornelius Welcome back to Typing on the Dead, Bleeding Cool’s Walking Dead recap column.  In the aftermath of All Out War we witnessed some

The Army of Darkness comics before all took place in the modern world so I thought it was very important for fans that I bring back the Dark Age setting To me that's what set Army apart from the Evil films I had to hit that Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court vibe Watching the[...]

Still, as a greedy comics reader, I was elated At last, I would be able to see what all the fuss was about Divided into four large chapters, known as "Phase I" through "Phase IV," Zenith was still talked about fondly and with respect among fans who read it way back when, as it hit[...]