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Tom Brevoort on the treatment of death in Marvel Comics. some readers have read comics for long enough that they realize that most deaths get reversed at some point And they're cynical about it (And often unhappy about the benching of a character that they liked.) And so they like it when the characters are equally cynical—if[...]

Following on from the Three Hundred and Two Hundred Dollar Club runaround eBay, here's a look at modern day comic books that have recently sold copies for

There are no Stephanie Browns in today's comics However in Batman Eternal, there is a Joker's Daughter. So, you know That's something. I'm sorry, Winston, I don't think Pirates Of The Caribbean, The World's End was that bad just because they brought him back Royals Masters Of War seems to disagree. Captain America, in Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu, seems[...]

You want an Original Sin? Right here… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Michael Golden/James O'Barr signing today… Two Avengers books written by Jonathan Hickman are published today, Avengers #29 and New Avengers #18. The former is the Original Sin tie in issue, as Captain America comes to terms with his memory being messed with[...]

But did Tony Isabella beat you to it, if not in print? From a post last year detailing a Seven Soldiers Of Victory pitch from 1976, BLITZKRIEG…super-speedster, the fascist man alive Shame DC said no… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Michael Golden/James O'Barr signing today… From Twitter, in 2011. Maybe the market *is* ready for my[...]

In a day when Marvel and DC struggle to publish 20 pages of comics for $3.99, I thought it was worth pointing out. Also, since today's United States Of Murder, the new comic from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming is published in full colour for $3.99 for 41 pages and 3 pages of backmatter[...]

Do I get big offices as a result? No. But anyway, while in the upcoming Superman #32, Clark Kent is revisiting the Daily Planet offices, Futures End shows us where Lois Lane will end up. One of us! One of us! One of us! Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Michael Golden/James O'Barr signing today… [...]

But how did he get there? Well, with Luthor getting involved in the Doomed crossover story, appearing in Doomed #1 advising Batman and Superman, even if they are less than appreciative…. Can anyone make "Luthor was right" T-shirts yet? And in today's Action Comics, his new status is clarified. Official governmental approval there But why the big[...]

From today's DC titles, a look at the Multiversity titles from Grant Morrison and a bunch of his artists… So what can you see? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Michael Golden/James O'Barr signing today… We've been scooped by that most connected of reporters, Bethany Snow of Channel 52 From today's DC titles, a look[...]

Joe, Micronauts) and James O'Barr (creator of The Crow) along with writer/editor/colorist Renee Witterstaetter will be signing and sketching at Orbital Comics today, and have extended their time, beginning at 3pm rather than 5pm, until 7pm Which will give them additional time to take on commissions, rather than doing quick sketches, with rates as follows: £100 for head shots, £150 for torsos,[...]

In the X-Men books of late, we have met a Brotherhood Of Mutants from the future. One of the characters, Raze, is the future child of Mystique and

They put out comics and have done so for a long time But they've built themselves a nice little niche on putting out novels and prose anthologies of some of the most loved characters from the pulp era. The Phantom, The Green Hornet, The Green Lama, Honey West, Boston Blackie, Sherlock Holmes, Domino Lady, Airboy, Sheena:[...]

Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! I'm Aaron from A Comic Shop, and I love comics This is a little show I do every Tuesday called New Comics Now This week I'm still riding the high of Free Comic Book Day, and love how the publishers have timed some of[...]

The comic creator collective took over Orbital Comics for a hugely successful, ultimately extended run of signings, exhibitions and, rather splendidly, a live punk set by Vince Paradise & The Kittelbach Pirates Ghosts are an Ocean's Eleven esque group of incredible talent including Nich Angell, PM Buchan, Owen Michael Johnson, James Lawrence, Jon Lock, Mark[...]

After The show they were kind and tipsy enough to sit down and discuss their inspiration for the book, upcoming events, and tentacles! And here's a lovely photogallery of the event as well: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ You can follow[...]

Dynamite is giving us three exclusive extended previews here. The Shadow #25, Ash And The Army Of Darkness #7 and Miss Fury #11. With The Shadow and Miss

On Friday we announced an art contest from Dynamite Entertainment to go along with the relaunch of the Chaos Comics characters by Tim Seeley and Mirka Andolfo Entries had to draw their best version of either Evil Ernie, Chastity or Purgatory all currently appearing in Chaos #1. Thank you to everyone who entered. The winner of that[...]

I always write about comics I like – if I don't like them, I don't write about them – but there are a lot of books that I love that haven't found a way into this column yet because they didn't fit the theme or topic of the week This week I've decided to amend[...]

It's time, it's time. Also, while we're at it, a Black Widow Punisher crossover from Marvel. Compare and contrast! Two of the most lethal soldiers in the

Afterlife With Archie #5, the zombie comic that could, is out tomorrow. Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa tells Bleeding Cool "In earlier issues, Ginger and

How could that not scare me? HMS: What's with the current zeitgeist of apocalypse films, comics, TV shows, novels? Have you always been interested by apocalypse narratives, or has pop culture influenced you to consider that type of narrative more closely? MB: Again, I can't speak about pop culture (if I could, they wouldn't have fired[...]

P Craig Russell has adapted Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book as a graphic novel. But not even he knows everything to expect, as he opens his comp copy of

The FCBD 2014 Mouse Guard 56 page hardcover from Archaia was allocated, as you may have noticed. eBay certainly has, its a twelve dollar book. But now,

Brace yourself for a preview of  2000AD for Wednesday, May 14th in the UK in print, available the same day digitally, and a little behind in print in the

Someone has lots of free time on their hands. Just what this climactic scene between Team Arrow and Deathstroke needed... lightsabers.

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! DC has been promising some BIG Superman challenges[...]

It recently sold on eBay for $15. Before jetting over to Near Myths for five issues (alongside heavily-influenced-by-Talbot Grant Morrison) a recent issue of which sold for $8. Before continuing in the avant garde UK magazine pssst! from issues 2 to 10. There was a four pager Arkwright story in Moon Comics #3 from 1979 and two pages[...]

The blood, the sexual imagery, it is timeless. BB: To use the sports term of the season, with all the "parity" in horror comics, is it hard these days for writers to come up with concepts to scare the socks off us? MA: I can't speak for anyone else, but, yeah, there is a challenge[...]

[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/The-Orbiting-Pod-Episode-150-Live.mp3] Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. They say: Welcome to a very special episode of the Orbiting Pod! This week, we throw everything into the pot (pod?) as Adam, Chris, Robin & a host of special guests, bring you our 150th Episode Live Spectacular! Along with the regular reviews you all[...]

By Jared Cornelius So a few years ago X-Factor scribe Peter David got into a heated internet debate over whether or not a creator should be separated from