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The Silver Sprocket Comics presentation at ComicsPRO was quite the thing Owner Avi Ehrlich has suffered more than most from the travails of comic book selling, publishing and distribution this year Something he reflected on at the beginning " Look, all of us in this room, we're f-cking here in 2026 It's certainly a year,[...]

At the ComicsPRO retailer event, Mad Cave Studios announced a new project I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else So I thought I'd mention it Pop Kill: Big Candy by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dave Johnson, a sequel to the crowdfunded Pop Kill from 2020, which Mad Cave Studios picked up and republished in 2025 Pop Kill:[...]

John Cusack's first graphic novel, Momo, will be published by Mad Cave Studios in July, drawn by Ignacio Noé and lettered by Taylor Esposito. Nicely in time for San Diego Comic-Con, where he is expected to make an appearance, retailers at the ComicsPRO event last week were told by Mad Cave VP Mark Irwin that "It's insane[...]

Hunter Gorinson of Oni Press announced a new title at ComicsPRO, by Curt Pires and Juan Gedeon And he wanted the comic book retailers in attendance to chant it along with him "Hey guys, see the name of this book, say it with me because it's so much fun: Super Mondo Mega Mutts! Yes! If[...]

After running through Exquisite Corpses, Odin, Something Is Killing The Children and Department Of Truth at ComicsPRO, James Tynion IV turned his Tiny Onion vision to something new, calling it his "fully solo-written original series in two years with a character I created with Ricardo Lopez Ortiz back in my self-published horror anthology series Razorblades[...]

Archie Comics may not have been presenting at ComicsPRO but Oni Press was, talking about the new Archie line from September, inclufding their backlist publishing line, and Compact Editions, with Hunter Gorinson stating "When we were here last year announcing a similar initiative for Adventure Time and Rick and Morty, I pointed out that, through[...]

James Tynion IV, owner and founder of Tiny Onion Studios, told the assembled retailers at Comics PRO, that "Last ComicsPRO, Tiny Onion announced the existence of the serial-killer Battle Royale comic series called Exquisite Corpses, releasing through Image Comics, and I want to thank you all for the incredible support you've shown this book to[...]

Lots of comic book retailers went to ComicsPRO, lots of folk took back swag, some of them have flipped them on Ebay already, here are the top selling ones so far including a signed Batman: The Dark Knight Returns which will have paid the hotel bill alone… add the rest of trhese up and it's[...]

At ComicsPRO, Abrams Books presented the upcoming Marvel Arts graphic novel they are publishing with Marvel Comics, Marvel Dimensions by Alex Ross, saying, "his previous book with Abrams was Fantastic Four: Full Circle" which they report as sellign 66,000 copies, "and we're thrilled to be able to bring Marvel Dimensions to the comic market here[...]

Because spilling out of the retailer roundtable discussions at ComicsPRO (and you can catch up with all our ComicsPRO coverage right here) is the news that DC Comics is going to launch a new personal decoration merchandise line based around DC All In, the Absolute line and the new DC Next Level titles And yes,[...]

As broken out of ComicsPRO last week, Bleeding Cool reported that the new Reborn: Ultimate Impact comic book would see the Origin Boxes from the Ultimate Universe carried to the Marvel Universe by Miles Morales for safekeeping, would see the creation of two new heroes for the Marvel Universe Even if one looks rather familiar…[...]

At the ComicsPRO comic book retailer event this past week (catch up with all our coverage here), Lunar Distribution co-owner Christine Merkler showed off all the publishers that had joined Lunar Distribution since last year, when the Diamond bankruptcy was all kicking off But also mentioning two that weren't on the display yet She began[...]

Atom! Freeman (or Adam Freeman) of Prana Direct Market Solutions, the people behind Comics! The Magazine, opened the presentations at ComicsPRO last week with the following address It wasn't what was expected… and you can catch up with our other ComicPRO coverage here. Prana Direct Market Solutions ComicsPRO 2026 presentation "We do a lot of stuff for[...]

Owen Johnson, Director of Sales at Rebellion Publishing, took to the stand at the ComicsPRO event this weekend to discuss the return of the British sci-fi weekly comic book 2000AD to North America, available through Lunar Distribution And for the first time, weekly, because it is now partially printed in North America. And you can catch[...]

At last year's ComicsPRO in Glendale, California, the familiar face of Boom Studios' Josh Hayes, Boom's Vice President of Sales and formerly of Diamond couldn't make it to the show So new face, Boom Studios Publisher Michael Kelly dressed up as him instead. ComicsPRO 2025 screencap This year, there was no way that Josh Hayes was going[...]

Rebellion/2000AD May 2026 full solicits and solicitations, as 2000AD goes weekly in the USA from May...

Bad Idea got Todd McFarlane to read Planet-Sized Planet Death at ComicsPRO 2026, held in Glendale, California this week as they launched their Bad Idea: Megalith And Beyond events for comic book retailers. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Todd McFarlane,[...]

At the ComicsPRO retailer event in Glendale, California yesterday, Dynamite Entertainment announced two new comic book series for May 2026, Aladdin and Stitch 626, both coming with blind bag options and saying "Your wish is our command in May when we launch Aladdin written by James III and illustrated by Agnes Etern." And you can[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool broke the news that new comic book publisher Panick Entertainment would announce at ComicsPro that it was quitting Massive Indies in favour of partnering with Rocketship Entertainment for distribution to comic book stores through Lunar Distribution catalogue And that they would be doing this with three new titles The Accessories by David[...]

Announced at ComicsPRO by Rebellion yesterday, along with the news that 2000AD is now being printed in North America as well as the UK, is that Zenith by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell, heading to its fortieth anniversary in 2027, will be getting a full colour omnibus, in the same fashion as the Halo Jones[...]

Scott Snyder offering issues of Absolute Batman to Greg Capullo was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday as ComicsPRO came to an end Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a[...]

As I post this, Bryce Carlson of Boom Studios is about to follow Frank Miller and Klaus Janson at ComicsPRO an dis missing his 16th wedding anniversary to be there… ..and will likely mention some items in Boom Studios' May 2026 solicits and solicitations across the Slaughterverse, Brzrkr-verse, and more, kicking off the month with limited[...]

DC Comics Publisher, President and CCO Jim Lee, currently nine months late on his current Batman comic, introduced Klaus Janson and Frank Miller to the stage at ComicsPRO, the retailer event being held in Glendale, California, yesterday And also talked about his own origin story and the role of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns forty[...]

I promise you just order them." Nancy Spears of DC Comics at ComicsPRO Then at the Skybound Presentation, Arune Singh VP of Brand, Editorial at Skybound Entertainment claimed six million copies for the Energon Universe sold so far But how does that compare, per capita, as it were? Arune Singh of Skybound at ComicsPRO Well, to date, the Energon[...]

Image Comics partner and head of Skybound Entertainment, Robert Kirkman gave the Keynote Speech at ComicsPRO this year I did not expect to be called out quite as much as I did, especially as I am a world away He began, faced with a raised lectern. Robert Kirkman, talking to me, at the ComicsPRO Keynote Speech[...]

Terminal, a new comic book series in the style of X-Men by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, David Finch and Art Adams, from Skybound and Image Comics, was announced at ComicsPRO to comic book retailers today You can follow along more announcements with this ComicsPRO handy tag right now. Terminal by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert,[...]

At the ComicsPRO comic industry retailer event being held in Glendale, California, yesterday, two prominent folks talked about the issue with comic books and street dates right now: Christine Merkler co-owner of Lunar Distribution and David Gabriel, SVP of Marvel Comics You can follow along with more announcements with this ComicsPRO handy tag right now. Previously, when Diamond[...]

At ComicsPRO, Marvel executive David Gabriel announced a new one-shot by Joe Kelly and David Baldeon, tying into the Queen In Black event, Amazing Spider-Man/Symbie, which will explore Symbie's origins and ties to Knull and the Queen In Black Check out more ComicsPRO coverage with this handy tandy tag. Marvel presentation at ComicsPRO 2026 screencap David Gabriel[...]

Until now, it has been sold direct-to-customer, with rather expensive shipping options. Jonathan Hickman at 3W3M ComicsPRO 2026 presentation And this week at ComicsPRO in Glendale, California, they announced a partnership with Dark Horse to finally bring 3 Worlds / 3 Moons to the direct market, starting with the release of Foundations in July. 3W3M ComicsPRO 2026 presentation This[...]

D'Orc sparks an Image Comics gold rush on White Sky, Tigress Island, Red Roots.... even the D'Orc giveaway poster has sold for $100