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Speculator Corner – Recorded Sales On All Of 54 DC Comics 3D Covers
So… you've been picking up your 3D covers from DC Comics the past few weeks – maybe have some in a pullbox from your friendly neighbourhood comic store? So there's a big question hanging in the air. Just exactly how much can you flip them for? Here are the highest recorded September sales on eBay for each[...]
What Comics Will Be On Sale On Christmas Day? (UPDATE)
As we get a Doctor Who Christmas special on the TV, we get one in comics as well. And for those looking for action figures at the bottom of their stocking, there's a Robotech/Voltron comic. Here are the books: DC: Forever Evil #4 and tie in comic Justice League #26 IDW: Doctor Who Special #1 Image: Saviors #1 Boom: Deceivers #1[...]
John Rozum Talks Milestone, Static, The New 52 And Xombi (UPDATE)
He's not just putting out random shit that's floating in the air at DC or Milestone that's not who he is Everything he says is a well written informed assumption but that's all it is. As much as I love John and his work he is not the guy to ask-what's going on with Milestone? He's[...]
A Tired And Weary Batman – Thursday Trending Topics
It's just that he never came up in conversation. Most-Read Comic Stories Thursday: A Quick Runaround Marvel's December 2013 Solicitations – What's Up With Them Spider Titles? So what have we learned from Marvel's solicitations? Marvel Brings Back The Acetate Cover For Origins II DC have the 3D cover market sewn up for September Indeed, picking up this weeks comics,[...]
Grace Randolph On Batwoman And Harley Quinn – DC's Sex Scandals Reviewed
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfMe7CnDiU[/youtube] Grace Randolph writes; DC Comics finds itself once again in a scandal with its female characters! I share my thoughts on Batwoman being denied the right to marry Maggie Sawyer in what would be comics first high profile lesbian wedding, as well as the contest for the new Harley Quinn solo titles that asks artists to[...]
Bar Codes For DC Comics 3D Covers – In Case Yours Have Melted (UPDATE)
There have been a few problems with the DC Villains Month 3D covers. No, not just the ones that have melted in the car. But problems with the bar codes being read through the lenticular sheen If you are a retailer in trouble, here is a handy dandy guide to what the barcodes should be[...]
In Praise Of Dan DiDio – Tuesday Trending Topics
Some very good points made by Rich here: It wasn't just DC, everyone gained, especially Marvel Then Marvel did their me-too event with Marvel Now and, in the last two years, we have seen rapid and repeated growth in the print market, not just bucking the national trend but kicking it in the nuts[...]
Twenty-Three Thoughts About Twenty-Three Comics – It Came, Astonishing X-Men, Black Manta, The Riddler, Mongul, Mister Freeze, The Walking Dead, Adventure Time: Candy Capers, Court Of Owls, Solomon Grundy,  Avengers, Fantastic Four, Harley Quinn, Avengers Arena, Kick Ass 3, Trigon, Sidekick, Killer Frost, Prophet, Manhattan Projects, Indestructible Hulk, Hit List And Robocop
By the way, can you even get Hello kitty cards? I suppose Hit Girl can… And Trigon goes far more Mark Millar on us, than Kick Ass did this week. And with DC Villains Month getting all obsessed with parental issues, Sidekick goes for the jugular And everything other vein it seems. Killer Frost deals with some rather[...]
Reverse Flash Hides Its Title In The Art
From today's Flash #23.1 Reverse Flash #1, we get this scene towards the end of the book. Could it be… DC Comics Unleashes? A new anthology title? A weekly comic? Then I turned the page Hiding spoiler-specific stuff… Always useful to keep a close eye on any art that Francis Manapul is involved with… Comics courtesy of Orbital[...]
A Comic Show – "Lipstick Lobo Isn't My Thing"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e029wpc20qY[/youtube] Aaron Haaland writes; Hey Fandom! It's the second week of Villains Month over at DC! I let you know what books relate to what ongoing series' and what I liked Then there are a few Marvel highlights and some great creator owned titles like East of West! The Villains Month books were a mixed bag as any[...]
More Adventures Of Lobo In Brazil
Last year DC decided to put the new version of Green Lantern Alan Scott as a gay man… Many Brazilians revolted with the exchange, leaving the writer James Robinson angry He even promised a Brazilian boyfriend for the character. It is sad VERY sad Whenever we talk about here that we are the country of[...]
Batwoman – An Arsenic Lullaby?
I've made it clear that I really enjoy DC's Batwoman comic book I find it artistically inventive, a dazzling display of comics storytelling I think Williams and Blackman created something special in this comic, within a structure that many would seem as not that conductive to such experimentation Not everyone feels the same way Like[...]
In Praise Of: Dan DiDio
#FireDiDio Because he made me stop buying DC comics and he killed Batwoman's social life — Your Alternative Roo (@Alternative_Roo) September 9, 2013 It's not the first time A few years ago, there was such a similar groundswell of fan support for taking away the man's livelihood, that Deadline printed that it was happening Something I[...]
A Superman Weekly From DC In March?
When, again, I'm hearing people being sounded out for weekly comics at DC How many, what brands, I don't know But there's at least one on the way, a Superman weekly intended for March publication. Second time lucky? Will we hear more at NYCC? It might be a useful recruiting ground if nothing else….if they can[...]
Jimmy Palmiotti Responds To Harley Quinn Furore
I also hope that they can all stop blaming DC Comics for this since It was my screw up The idea for the page to find new talent is an amazing one and we hope that can be the positive that comes forward from today on…that we get some new talent working in our field[...]
The Harley Quinn Tryout Page Debate That Refuses To… Er…
— Kurt Busiek (@KurtBusiek) September 10, 2013   @MarkWaid @RaeBeta @GailSimone Have you read the plot page? That's where I'm seeing it. — Kurt Busiek (@KurtBusiek) September 10, 2013   @MarkWaid @RaeBeta @GailSimone I'm reading what got posted at the DC site: http://t.co/jPNzjWlOLZ — Kurt Busiek (@KurtBusiek) September 10, 2013   @KurtBusiek @RaeBeta @GailSimone AH! That wasn't there when I read it, I'm[...]
No DC Comics Booth At New York Comic Con… Or At Least, Not As We Know It
New York Comic Con is the closest comics convention to DC Comics publishing headquarters And Marvel And Archie And Valiant, who are a couple of blocks away) If comics are New York, then the New York Comic Con is a place to show off, on their own terms And in their own bars, afterwards. But I[...]
Look! It Moves! by Adi Tantimedh: DC Comics Sez "We WANT You To Hate Us!"
Adi Tantimedh writes; It's been quite a week for DC Comics, with the double-whammy of JH Williams III and W Haden Blackman leaving Batwoman because the editors wouldn't let them write her marrying her girlfriend, then the highly-publicised artist's tryout competition where artists were invited to submit artwork of a naked Harley Quinn contemplating suicide. While the[...]
Marketshare Per Comic – A New Way Of Measuring Publisher Performance
Marvel and Dark Horse have been pushing for this, even as DC Comics have been resisting Diamond are now providing, alongside marketshare, a breakdown of how many titles and or what type, each publisher puts out each month. They haven't lined up marketshare with separate titles shipped, let alone divided the first by the second[...]
Marriage In The DCU – Sunday Trending Topics
And that this was down to an internet troll jumping on the idea in a derogatory fashion on message boards. DC Comics And The War Against Marriage Barda and Scott are no longer a married couple Clark and Lois are no longer a married couple Midnight and Apollo are no longer a married couple Animal Man, the[...]
The Batwoman #25 You'll Never Get To Read
Something that looks exciting, entertaining and part of the DC Universe… BATWOMAN #25 Written by J.H WILLIAMS III and W HADEN BLACKMAN Art by TREVOR McCARTHY and JEREMY HAUN Cover by J.H WILLIAMS III 1:25 B&W Variant cover by J.H WILLIAMS III On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T+ Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers[...]
Anatomy Lesson – Mr Majestic #1
He's written stories for Dynamite, Marvel, DC, and Arcade Comics, and co-created The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, with artist Lee Ferguson, which is available right now from Archaia in OGN format His personal blog is The Fiction House, and his Twitter handle is @mirandamercury Brandon Thomas writes for Bleeding Cool: "Cosmology" by Joe[...]