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Some reprints, some new titles, there's a batch of giveaways… We've already talked about Avatar Press' Disenchanted Debut, here are some more. FULL-SIZED COMICS ACTION LAB COMICS SKYWARD: INTO THE GRIM ARCHIE COMICS SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 ASPEN MLT SOULFIRE: GENESIS 2013 AVATAR PRESS DISENCHANTED DEBUT DC COMICS BATMAN: LI'L GOTHAM #1 BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN #1   IDW PUBLISHING CARTOON NETWORK SUPER SAMPLER MARVEL THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #1 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURES #1 VIZ[...]

And today two DC comics seem to address or reflect many of the issues raised head on. First we have Superman Unchained #2, in which Superman is given the kind of situation he faced in Metropolis in the movie, but has a very different take. He's being attacked by a powerful alien force that has the drop[...]

Ales Kot has written on his Tumblr; Since the solicitations for October's DC titles came out, I was repeatedly asked if I am no longer writing Suicide Squad Yes, Matt Kindt is writing SS #24 and I am no longer writing Suicide Squad Matt's "3 Story" is one of my favorite graphic novels I read in[...]

Will Romine writes; Hi friends, It's your old pall Will Romine here, and I've had a whale of a time reading Batman #22, the latest installment in Zero

Yesterday, DC Comics released their full solicitations for comics shipping in October. Or did they? I understand that there is something coming October from DC that has been deliberately missed out It could be a continuing Villain book from September, I'm not sure But it's something. But the thing is, DC is not alone Other publishers are being[...]

A retailer, who wishes to remain anonymous writes, regarding a number of recent articles; Thank you Richard. Thanks to reading Bleeding Cool yesterday I

You know. The one with big massive spoilers we first hypothesised at the weekend and suddenly got it all firmed up yesterday that will make certain comic

Ales Kot came onto the Suicide Squad comic at DC with a bit of a bang Previously writing comics at Image Comics with, frankly, a reputation for being a bit of an arty poser, the book went down rather well It was sparky, genuinely edgy in places, and reinvented a few characters for the better[...]

A death at the hands of Superman might be just the kind of thing to kick off a big superhero story about what it is to be a hero, and a villain, and set Justice League against Justice League. Let's find out on Wednesday, Or on Tuesday, when DC tells USA Today If, of course, any[...]

is that a hint? Could they feature Donna and Wally? Cloned? The Superboy on the Teen Titans cover is not the pre-Flashpoint Superboy but more likely the alternate future son of Clark and Lois from whom Superboy was cloned from. We see Sinestro as Parallax on the cover to the DC Villains Month Omnibus, with Batman[...]

Well, it clearly worked for Superman Unchained. The Sandman: Overture is getting a double page interior foldout splash in the first issue. We're getting

We reported that venture capitalist Timothy Draper had paid $25,000 for Jim Lee to paint his wall, for the We Can Be Heroes Indigogo campaign. With hours to go, the second big ticket item, lunch with Geoff Johns and Richard Donner for $8,500 also was snapped up and the total is over $118,000. We'll fly you and[...]

DC dominates the top of the chart, but you can see how Marvel takes more marketshare with 21 of the top 30. Walking Dead is now a regular top twenty book And, for another month, Aspen have launched another non-Premier title into the Top 100 with Bubblegun #1. TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of[...]

But it did give DC, who had a slightly stronger lineup a chance to push more books into the top ten Though that top spot was all about Avengers. And while some stores pushed Satellite Sam and Ten Grand high into their individual top tens, overall they were pushed out… Avengers #15 Detective Comics #22 Green Lantern #22 Batman[...]

Is such a gap between the two ideal in DC Comics' view? Superman did kill in the alternate future Injustice Gods Among Us comic, and that series has become DC's bestselling digital series by far, all around the world, and dominating the Amazon single charts. Basically, is Superman going to kill in the mainstream comics? We know[...]

In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Superman punches people into space. A lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKuvEsfr3mw Thankfully, Wired have worked out just

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In the nineties, Rick Veitch published the incredible Maximortal, a follow up to his successful Brat Pack series. It told the story of True-Man from two

As Action Comics continues it's own version of MODOK and AIM with the big headed Hector Hammond and HIVE, so it also introduces its own version of the

24 year old Luke Junior from Sheffield, was taking part in a charity event, when he saw a suspected shoplifter run out of the store, so he ran after him

Marvel Comics maintained their marketshare in the direct market in June, slipping on dollars spent down from 33.36% to 32.77%, but putting on share of comics sold, from 37.44% to 38.29%. DC's dollar share rose from 28.27% to 29.57% share while their share of comics sold is also rose from 30.84% to 32.03%. The launch of the $4.99[...]

Coming on Wednesday, more Fabulous Killjoys, the beginnings of Trinity War, more Superman Unchained, new Ghosted and Sheltered, more Walking Dead, the new Quantum And Woody and, you know, comics. The week after? Batman 66… DARK HORSE COMICS AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 05 SEARCH PART 2 $10.99 BREATH OF BONES A TALE O/T GOLEM #2 $3.99 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL[...]

The DC We Can Be Heroes – Superman Edition was looking as if it might not quite make it's $100,000 mark on Indiegogo, raising money for charities associated with the Horn Of Africa, and spearheaded by DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson. That was before one Timothy Draper donated $25,000 for the top reward of having DC[...]

Heritage Auctions are to put up for auction the original Frank Miller inked artwork for the cover to second issue of The Dark Knight Returns. A previous

Armie Hammer was to play Batman in George Miller's version of Justice League Of America.

Which do you prefer? Batman with a smile running around trying to find a way to just get rid of a bomb, of Superman punching Joker's chest out? that was the battle this week… Batman '66 makes an impressive international appearance on ComiXology this week, knocking off Injustice: Gods Among Us in a number of territories,[...]

Tch, what's all this killing about? A couple of coincidentally posed images from Injustice, Gods Among Us and What If AVX alternate realities that got

That DC will see how the Annual sells, and if it does well, they are considering a series starring Aquaman team The Others, written by John Ostrander. Apparently The Others was intended to have been launched at an early date with Pete Tomasi writing, but his schedule wouldn't allow it anymore…   We ran the news that[...]

And will they be unveiled at San Diego Comic Con? There are the five members of the Crime Syndicate Of America headlining the Forever Evil series, that

We noted that DC had instituted full returnability on Justice League Dark which seems to have rocketed that book up the advance reorder charts, closely followed by Batman/Superman #2, in light of good sales and demand for the first issue Similar deal for Lazarus the first issue of which will have sold a lot less[...]