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The Italian horror tradition influenced creator-owned project Nightworld went to Kickstarter less than a year ago, succeeded, and now has been picked up by Image Comics in a dream come true for writer Adam McGovern and artist Paolo Leandri They began tossing around ideas and sketches for the comic in 2005, and it was a[...]

Matt Brady continues to interview the writers of Dynamite, this time he chats with Mark Andreyko, writer on the newly relaunched Chastity series. Mark

By Christopher Smith In this, the fourth installment of our ongoing column series, Christopher Smith takes us on a tour through his own back pages as a comics fan, going down unexpected dark alleys and digressions Focusing only on the comics and pop-cultural touchstones he experienced at the time, he reconsiders their (at times unlikely) influence[...]

[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/The-Orbiting-Pod-Episode-152.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. They say: Welcome to Episode 152 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we play dress up with Saga #19, splash around with Velvet #5, cross the line with Invincible #111, test the speedometer with MPH #1, discover you only live once with Elektra #2[...]

By Michele Brittany, a West Coast Bleeding Cool Correspondent Founded in 2003 by Michael Turner, Aspen Comics is one of the larger publishers on the West Coast with their flagship titles being the long-running series, Fathom and Soulfire Saturday afternoon several of the publishers' key personnel were on hand for the Official Aspen Comics Long Beach[...]

Recently, he's gotten considerable attention for his silver age psychedelic hero adventure series The Fox with Mark Waid from Red Circle Comics, but that doesn't mean that the oldest dreams have taken a back seat He's never made any bones about the fact that the one thing he wants to do in his lifetime is[...]

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… Batman and Batman Eternal take the top, unchallenged, but the publicity for Guardians Of The Galaxy is really effective, it seems Futures End is[...]

She's a joy, she takes no **** from anyone and seeing her get angry is one of the great joys in comics. It's a fun, bittersweet story, and a great place to try her adventures on for size But fair warning, you might get hooked on the She-Devil. I sure as hell did! For more on Red Sonja[...]

The first trade collection of The Extinction Parade is blowing up in sales, and that's no surprise considering the team on the book--New York Times

Marvel Vice President - Publishing Tom Brevoort has again taken to Tumblr to address the rumours regarding the future of the Fantastic Four comic, with

A long list of who's who in the comics, film, tv, anime, etc will be there I've heard nothing but positive things about this con California Bringing a story of epic portions to Emerald Knights Comics and Games in Burbank, California, Fanboy Comics will present Penguins vs Possums Volume One Release Party and Signing on Wednesday,[...]

And they are, Quimby's in Chicago Meltdown Comics,  L.A Floating World Comics, Portland, OR Desert Island, Brooklyn, NY Big Planet Comics, Washington, D.C. Austin Books & Comics, TX Isotope, San Francisco Laughing Ogre Comics, Columbus, OH Crescent City Comics, New Orleans Arcane Comics, Seattle Heroes Aren't Hard to Find, Charlotte, NC Atomic Books, Baltimore Midtown Comics, NYC Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore, San Francisco So… who else should be on the[...]

Five years ago we didn't have iPads and mass commercial digital comics were a gleam in the eye The full commercialisation of the geek demographic had yet to occur And everyone was staying in New York On that basis, the next five years will change things all over again. But we never rest in our laurels[...]

So I went ahead and completed the script as written; here it is, see for yourselves. The hashtag #YesAllWomen  has risen on Twitter in recent weeks, providing a platform for women to speak openly about the history of sexual and physical abuse in their lives at the hands of men and making the point that, yes,[...]

Julia website also (though the website does say you have to make those purchases by June 2nd). Monday, June 2nd The eighty-seventh meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Columbia University, Butler Library, Room 523 The event is free and open to the public. Presentations[...]

In the June issue of Comic Heroes, Grant Morrison expresses a wish to write a long run on The Flash. And, with the likes of All Star Superman and his

This was the original solicitation for from Nightwing #30 NIGHTWING #30 Written by JAMES TYNION IV Art by MEGHAN HETRICK Cover by EDDY BARROWS 1:25 MAD

VARIANT BY PHANTOM CITY CREATIVE ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! • Xavier's greatest secret has been revealed! • Against such overwhelming power, will the X-Men succeed in holding the line? • Or will Xavier's final "gift" to his children be their undoing. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 But just for those watching every penny, it's now been changed to a $4.99 comic… and another[...]

As well as indie publishers such as Time Bomb Comics, Borderline Press and many others, guest speakers on the day will be writers Ian Edginton (Judge Dredd, Wolverine, Star Wars) and Dan Abnett (The Guardians of The Galaxy, The Legion of Super-Heroes, 2000AD) Guest artists include D'Israeli (2000AD, Kingdom of The Wicked) and Kat Nicholson[...]

As the word starts to spread about a rumoured impending cancellation of the Fantastic Four comics for the duration of the publicity drive of the Fantastic Four movie, one man would be happy to provide a solution. John Byrne, responsible for one of the longest and critically acclaimed runs on the title, has made Marvel an[...]

nurture, THE CHAIR is a thought-provoking film without monsters, zombies, or vampires – a film that shows the capacity for good and evil that exists within all of us. As far as rewards goes, we have over 40 of 'em; signed items from the cast, having your name in the end credits, personalized messages from cast[...]

Book Expo America ran for four days this week at the Javits Center in New York, that glass palace of culture or at least fan interest. Book Expo, aka

Cullen Bunn is making his Dynamite debut with The Shadow #0 where the classic pulp hero meets the master of escape Houdini. Here the writer sits down with

So maybe don't bag and board this comic, but frame and hang it somewhere where art savvy friends can ask you about it. Another good friend to have, especially in a bar fight are the fellas over at Bogus Books, purveyors of such fine comics as Holly Hoxxx and Doctor Muscles If Heavy Metal and Metal[...]

Rai #2 drops along with a second printing of the first issue… and Quantum and Woody #11. RAI #2 (VALIANT FIRST) Written by Matt Kindt Art by Clayton Crain Covers by Raul Allen, Mico Suayan, Rian Hughes, Bart Sears and Paolo Rivera Discover the astonishing world of the 41st century! This summer, Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain's one-of-a-kind[...]

Kelly Tindall writes for Bleeding Cool: Strangebeard is the rollicking, all-ages story of Jenny Brigham, a common servant girl who, on the night of her

But this time the shoe's really on the other foot, and she has to save Carter from something awful. The goal in all the Dejah Thoris comics I've written has always been to show why she's the woman John Carter fell in love with – why she's "incomparable." Carter's a superman of sorts, and she does[...]

But at least this gives us an idea of some of the big book collections on the way… Epic Collection  Captain America Lives Again Tales Of Suspense (1959) 58-96, Avengers (1963) 4, Strange Tales (1951) 114  Silver Surfer: When Calls Galactus Fantastic Four (1961) 48-50, 55, 57-60, 72, 74-77; Material From Tales To Astonish (1959) 92-93, Fantastic Four (1961) 56, 61,[...]

Congrats on reaching the 5 year mark, Bleed Cool, and here's to many more! – Frank Cho My first contact with Rich Johnston was him telling me that Alex Ross was pissed off at me and did I care to comment?  From that moment 16 years ago until now, the TMZ of comics continues to report on[...]

Some of the folk who write and work on the site wanted to share their experiences in that time… When I first became aware of Bleeding Cool through friends, it was always about the cutting edge in breaking news, not just in comics, but in pop culture, and when I learned it had only been around[...]