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Today is ComicsPRO's annual meeting in Memphis Tennessee, where retailers and publishers gather to talk through the minutia of the direct comic book industry. Vernon Wiley, retailer of The Comix Gallery in Wilmette, Illinois has a few things to say ahead of that Specifically Marvel and DC, posting them to a retailer-only forum (and giving Bleeding[...]

Comic book publishers and retailers are descending upon ComicsPRO's annual summit, this year in the Downtown Sheraton in Memphis, Tennessee It's a closed event but Bleeding Cool has been good in the past at helping share some of the news, announcements, events and general mood spilling out of the show Here are a few people[...]

Next week sees the big ComicsPRO event for comic book retailers Are you going? Do let us know Here are a few of the freebies that will be awaiting you… An exclusive Mike Mignola variant for The Visitor : How And Why He Stayed from Dark Horse Comics. A Mindbender variant cover by David Boller from Scout[...]

Last night at ComicsPRO in Portland, Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson gave an impassioned speech which, among many things, talked about the dangers of publishers using variant covers for short term gains rather than long term brand building. He also gave away a new variant cover for his comic book Nowhere Men #1 to retailers at[...]

Their presentation may have been minor at ComicsPRO compared to DC Comics But it was a Marvel employee who took home the major ComicsPRO recognition. Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, David Gabriel, 2016 ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award from retailers at ComicsPRO in Portland. While Bill Gaines, the publisher of EC Comics and the creator of[...]

My schedule doesn't say where the Keynote speech for @comicspro is, and I am the one giving it!#lost — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) February 20, 2016 Uh oh… UPDATE: She found it… .@GailSimone delivers a smashing keynote presentation at #ComicsPRO2016 pic.twitter.com/YskJrtrN8r — Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) February 20, 2016   Huh My schedule doesn't say where the Keynote speech for @comicspro is,[...]

Many years ago, Marvel Comics left Diamond Previews for their own mini-Previews catalogue, distributed alongside the main monthly catalogue. In June,

But Sam Keith? Nick Pitarra? Wilfredo Torres? Ales Kot? Those are all new names in the ComicsPRO binder given to retailers today…. For more ComicsPRO coverage, click here….   We know what some of these people are working on at Aftershock Comics Or, at least, that they are working on something for Aftershock[...]

It launches on July 13th. Writer / Artist / Cover Artist: Sarah Graley Back-up comics by Sarah Graley and Marc Ellerby Colorist: Mildred Louis Final Order Cutoff: June 20, 2016 In Shops: July 13, 2016 Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Mr Poopybutthole is in trouble, and Summer is the only person who can help him! They had a special announcement video at ComicsPRO by Justin[...]

Here's your first look at the cover to Fresh Romance Vol 1, the print version of Rosy Press' digital comic anthology, revealing at Oni Press' presentation at ComicsPRO The critically-acclaimed anthology FRESH ROMANCE is finally available in print! Have you been wondering what the fuss is all about? FRESH ROMANCE is an exciting collection of romance comics[...]

It's Robin Hood like you've never seen him before, based on scholarly speculation about what's really behind the outlaw's legend. Hoo boy… MERRY MEN #1 Writer: Robert Rodi Artist / Cover Artist: Jackie Lewis Colorist: Marissa Louise Retailer incentive variant cover illustrated by Ed Luce Final Order Cutoff: May 9, 2016 In Shops: June 1, 2016 Price: $3.99 See more of our ComicsPRO and Oni[...]

Frank must find the target and keep her safe while time collapses, family turns into foe, and the specter of his murdered wife resurfaces in the eyes of a mobster's daughter. See more of our ComicsPRO and Oni Press coverage here. Joshua Hale Fialov is in good spirits with his new exclusive creator-owned singing with Oni[...]

Announced as part of Joshua Hale Fialkov's exclusive deal with Oni Press, the cover by Tony Fleecs is being revealed at ComicsPRO Add onto his TV writing, Josh is going to be a busy boy here…. JEFF STEINBERG: CHAMPION OF EARTH #1 Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov and Tony Fleecs Artist / Cover Artist: Tony Fleecs Colorist: Luigi Anderson Retailer incentive variant[...]

Well, Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurttt are bringing it to an end in June with The Sixth Gun #50. And at ComicsPRO in Portalnd, Oni Press are revealing its final cover… THE SIXTH GUN #50Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist / Cover Artist: Brian Hurtt Colorist: Bill Crabtree Final Order Cutoff: May 23, 2016 In Shops: June 15, 2016 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: The war for creation[...]

Valiant just wrapped their retailer presentation at ComicsPRO 2016, where they offered a number of new insights into their upcoming 4001 AD crossover. Highlighting the critical and sales success of their previous event storylines – Harbinger Wars, Armor Hunters, and Book of Death – Valiant's Hunter Gorinson and Atom Freeman promised that 4001 AD would be[...]

At their presentation this morning, Titan Comics announced that as well as their current Assassin's Creed and Assassins Creed: Templars comic book series, they will be adding a third monthly series. When I met Titan Comics representatives last year, they told me that they saw Assassin's Creed in a similar fashion to Doctor Who, for which[...]

Announcing at ComicsPRO, all direct market retailers are to receive an exclusive time capsule from Valiant that can't be opened until 4001 AD – or rather, the end of their summer event 4001 AD. They gave CBR the PR details, Shipping in advance of 4001 AD #1's May on-sale date, the time capsules are designed as countertop displays[...]

And that attitude seemed to be a sore spot for the retailers. It was a very difficult presentation for DC, with more questions, comments and response from the audience than the other companies. Retailers I spoke to told me that they think DC are indeed moving in the right direction with this, but they need to get their finger[...]

Haha — Obsolete Vernacular (@mr_oberts) February 19, 2016 See more of our ComicsPRO coverage here. Marvel just said Apocalypse Wars will be self contained in each title So delighted. — Obsolete Vernacular (@mr_oberts) February 19, 2016 That's how it used to be Themed crossovers for groups that – wouldn't crossover that much, if at all Fall Of The Mutants[...]

Marvel PR has given the PR to themselves for the artwork for Civil War II drawn by David Marquez shown off at ComicsPRO in Portland  today. All-New All-Different Avengs on the side of Tony Stark… for now… See more of our ComicsPRO  coverage here.   Marvel PR has given the PR to themselves for the artwork for Civil[...]

Photo from Escape Velocity. Announcing at ComicsPRO in Portland today, Marvel Comics have announced a comic book adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Chuck Wendig and Luke Ross with covers from Metabarons artist Esad Ribic. Marvel PR has sent CBR the following pieces of art… feel free to mash the first two up to your hearts content. See more[...]

#ComicsPRO — Obsolete Vernacular (@mr_oberts) February 19, 2016 There we go. Marvel gave the official PR to ComicBook. Announcing at ComicsPRO that Deadpool vs Gambit, will be a new 5 issue mini-series by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker and Danilo Beyruth, about the time when the pair used to run cons between them "just long enough to stab each other in the back." And reveals a[...]

Okay, I know yesterday's debacle with The Super Man and Superworman news-that-wasn't may throw some doubt in some people's minds over this piece. But I am told by a retailer (who is actually there this time) that DC Comics announced at ComicsPRO that Jim Lee would be one of the three creators working on the new[...]

Eight years in the making, The Only Living Boy: Prisoner Of The Patchwork Planet will be published by Papercutz in March, followed by Volume 2 in July, Volume 3 in October, with more volumes to follow in 2017. And for those at ComicsPRO in Portland, here is the exclusive cover at the show… Instead of participating in[...]

The show followed a group of park rangers as they work through their daily lives in the fictional Brickleberry National Park In 2016, Dynamite is reviving it as a comic book, to be written and drawn by the writers of the show and its animators, continuing the story. You can find more ComicsPRO coverage right here.   [...]

At ComicsPRO, Titan Comics – as well as announcing Warhammer 40,000 comics and Sherlock manga, also announced a line of comics using the Hammer Films brand. Known for classic British horror films, not all of them starring Peter Cushing, including the likes of The Quatermass Experiment, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out and Dracula.  And more recently, like[...]

We theorised that another publisher may be vying for the English language rights to the adaptation. Well, at ComicsPRO, that's exactly what Titan Comics has announced And they will begin with Sherlock Study In Pink for June.   Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive PR release. The new series, which will be available in print as well as on digital[...]

Which should be a little thinner as a result. Then in July solicits, they'll come back and everything goes back to normal… Follow our other ComicsPRO and Rebirth news here. Next month, you won't find DC Comics in Diamond's Previews catalogue Instead you will find them, like Marvel, in their own separate catalogue However, theirs will be[...]

CBR are reporting that Titan Comics has announced Warhammer 40,000 comics starting in September, at ComicsPRO. They haven't actually announced it yet, their presentation doesn't start for another ten minutes, but looks like the PR went out early to CBR Which is nice… Whether it's the iconic, power-armor-encased Space Marines holding the line against unspeakable forces of[...]

So what kind of swag have retailers at the ComicsPRO event in Portland been able to pick up? Here are some reports… And it started with ashcans for The Fix in the bar… Yesterday was the unofficial start of the annual ComicsPRO meeting, a three-day conference… https://t.co/TaFM1IiLq6 pic.twitter.com/OEO5HQEJWt — Merrick Monroe (@merrickmonroe) February 18, 2016 What?! We're giving away[...]