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Jim Lee On Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Being His Origin Story
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[...]
Energon Has Sold 6 Million Copies, Absolute Has Sold 8 Million
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[...]
Robert Kirkman, talking to me, at the ComicsPRO Keynote Speech 2026
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 by Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, David Finch & Art Adams
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,[...]
Lunar Distribution And Marvel Comics Talk Street Dates At ComicsPRO
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[...]
Symbie Comes To Amazing Spider-Man
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[...]
Jonathan Hickman's 3W3M Comes To Dark Horse Comics
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[...]
James Tynion IV & Marguerite Bennett Launch New Horror Comic, Odin
At ComicsPRO yesterday, during the Tiny Onion presentation, James Tynion IV announced that he is teaming up with co-writer Marguerite Bennett, artist Letizia Cadonici, colourist Jordie Bellaire, letterer Tom Napolitano, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe for an all-new horror tale in the upcoming nine-issue comic book series, Odin, from Image Comics in May,[...]
Todd McFarlane, Bad Idea PR
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,[...]
DC Comics Full May 2026 Solicits And Solicitations
DC Comics May 2026 solicits was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday as ComicsPRO kicked off everywhere 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 history of comic book industry gossip[...]
Boom Studios May 2026 Full Solicits
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[...]
Marvel Returns The X-Men to Australia With X-Men Outback in June
Announced at ComicsPRO by Marvel's David Gabriel is the news that the next Marvel retro series will be X-Men: Outback, returning to the time after the Fall Of The Mutants when the X-Men hid in the Australian outback and discovered the teleporting Aboriginal mutant, Gateway And Steve Orlando and Stephen Segovia will be returning the[...]
Chip Zdarsky On Avengers Armageddon And Something Never Done Before
At the ComicsPRO retailer event happening this week in Glendale, California (have you been following along?) Marvel executive David Gabriel talked about the upcoming Armageddon summer event for the publisher and said of its author, Chip Zdarsky, "he's been crafting this new version of the Avengers for us, very quietly setting things in up Captain[...]
Marvel Launches Changes For Blind Bags And Mystery Bags For 2026
David Gabriel told the retailers at ComicsPro that, unlike previous blind bags Marvel has done for Ultimate Endgame and Daredevil, they will now only contain exclusive variant covers not available for regular ordering. So there is no chance of getting a cover that you could have easily just picked up off the shelf The main cover[...]
A New Black Wonder Man For The Marvel Universe In 2026
Marvel is about to start publishing a new Wonder Man comic book series with the classic look of the character on the cover, but over in the Ultimate Impact Reborn series, looking at the impact of the Ultimate Universe Origin Boxes, creating new superheroes and supervillains in the Marvel Universe, we just got two new[...]
Batwoman, Deadman, Jonah Hex, More DC Next Wave
At the ComicsPRO retailer event in Glendale, California, ten minutes from DC Comics' offices in Burbank, DC Comics provided more details on the 2026 DC Next Level slate No creators attached, but we know that Joshua Williamson is on The Legion Of Super-Heroes and James Harren is on The Demon We will also have new[...]
A Brand New Star Trek Series In 2026 With Captain Seven Of Nine
A Brand New Star Trek Series In 2026, With Captain Seven Of Nine was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday as ComicsPRO kicked off everywhere 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[...]
What If
At ComicsPRO, David Gabriel talked about a return to What If…? for the fiftieth anniversary of the first What If comic book series (almost, 2016 is the 49th anniversary, but what's a year between friends) You can follow along more comic book announcements with ComicsPRO right now Marvel's What If presentation at ComicsPRO screencap David Gabriel says,[...]
The Return Of Paul Chadwick's Concrete For His Fortieth Anniversary
The character's first appearance was in Dark Horse Presents #1 in 1986, Dark Horse's first comic book… check out more ComicsPRO coverage with this handy tandy tag. #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 */ "Concrete: Stars Over Sand, a five-part story of[...]
IDW Launches First Hello Kitty Comic Book... But She's Lost Her Bow
Announced by IDW at ComicsPRO, IDW Publishing and Sanrio are publishing a new line of Hello Kitty comic books, beginning with Hello Kitty: Hello World!, a brand-new comic book series featuring a classic depiction of Sanrio's characters as Hello Kitty and Friends go on a world tour to solve a riddle As they discover new[...]
Marvel Teases The Death Of Dylan Brock At The Hands Of Torment
Marvel's David Gabriel has been dropping big news bombs at the ComicsPRO retailer event happening today in Glendale, California And that includes the world of Venom, with Queen In Black and Death Spiral coming to stores imminently You can follow along with ComicsPRO right now And talking of what's going on in the Venom book,[...]
Jay And Silent Bob Joins Marvel Universe With Jays Of Silents Past
Kevin Smith's long-awaited Jay & Silent Bob Marvel crossover arrives this June, featuring art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, announced by David Gabriel at ComicsPRO today in front of comic book retailers in Glendale, California You can follow along with the other announcements at ComicsPRO right now. Jay And Silent Bob Joins Marvel Universe With Jays Of Future[...]
The New Look For Mary Jane's Venom Will Arrive Early At Marvel Comics
Marvel's David Gabriel has been dropping big news bombs at the ComicsPRO retailer event happening today in Glendale, California And that includes the world of Venom, the look of Venom, and who Venom actually is these days You can follow along with ComicsPRO right now with this handy tag We have already had the new[...]
The Queen In Black Will Be A Cosmic, Symbiote Version Of Civil War
Marvel's David Gabriel has been dropping big news bombs at the ComicsPRO retailer event happening today in Glendale, California And that includes the world of Venom, with Queen In Black coming to stores in July 2026, with a tease for Free Comic Book Day You can follow along with ComicsPRO right now. With Hela, goddess of[...]
Marvel Comics To Publish DDoom Day One
It's ComicsPRO in Glendale, California, right now, and everyone is announcing new comic books And at the Marvel retailer address by David Gabriel, that includes a new Doctor Doom series, Doom: Day One, set on the day of Victor Von Doom's birth, telling the collected retailers that it was "because you can't have enough Doom[...]
Phillip Kennedy Johnson To Launch Hulk War: Infernal Rage In 2026
Just announced at ComicsPRO by Marvel's David Gabriel, the third in Phillip Kennedy Johnson's Hulk trilogy, Hulk War: Infernal Rage, which will follow the current Infernal Hulk series, which will conclude with its tenth issue Gabriel told retailers, "Hopefully you all are enjoying Philip Kennedy Johnson's Infernal Hulk series, something so different for us to have[...]
Marvel Comics' May 2026 Full Solicits And Solicitations
Marvel Comics has dropped their May 2026 solicits and solicitations right in the middle of their ComicsPRO presentation with an hour embargo… so that was fun Will sort out the images later but for now… things kick off with Armageddon As well as the launch of Doomquest, the finale of Reborn: UItimate Impact, the launch[...]