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Scott Snyder As Superman. Aged Five.
Scott Snyder proving that he has the T-shirt and jeans look for Superman long before Grant. That Thursday panel on Superman at New York Comic Con can't
DC Comics Launches Legal Action Against A Couple Of Barber Shops
DC Comics has sent notice of legal action to Supermen Fades And Fros, a barber shop with two outlets in Orange County. It's pretty much an open and shut case, the shop appears to be using the Superman trademark, as well as the Shield symbol in its livery or advertising It's debatable as to how[...]
DC's New 52 Facebook Poll Backfires Just A Bit
It started as a simple poll on the DC Comics Facebook page "With Zero Month drawing to a close we're wondering: How do you want to learn more about the history of the characters in DC Comics-The New 52?" The problem was, as well as the expected choices, they left the poll open So people could[...]
The Question Joins Pax Americana And More At MorrisonCon
TJ McDonald is keeping Bleeding Cool informed from MorrisonCon. Just as in Watchmen, the cover to Pax Americana (DC, with Frank Quitely, out next year) is the first panel of the issue's story "Great watchmen reference here" "The Question will be back in Grant Morrison's Pax Americana" "Multiversity is ready, but Grant is waiting for Frank Quitely[...]
Saturday Runaround – A Far Higher Earth
We didn't think he could do [the series], but he said yes. PanelWatch: Recreating panels and pages on screen... SwitchWatch: When websites use DC images to illustrate Marvel articles… This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking I come for your women But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online One day I will rule[...]
Your Death Of The Family Crossover. With "Scott Synder".
In one of this week's comics, DC published the Death Of The Family crossover checklist, possibly a week earlier than it should have been We reproduce it below, but it will probably be in all the DC comics next week. Whether they will have noticed that Scott Snyder's name is mispelt Scott Synder, I don't know. Actually,[...]
In One Week, In Two Weeks – Avengers Vs X-Men #12 And Uncanny Avengers #1
DC starts its thirteenth issues of the increasingly inaccurately named New 52 IDW publish the first issue of the Doctor Who ongoing series, Marvel start the Brian Bendis Alex Maleev Daredevil: End Of Days, Image begin Whilce Portacio's Non-Humans, and we get the second issue (already) of Alan Moore's Fashion Beast And in two weeks,[...]
Tim Drake Is… No Longer Tim Drake?
There may be spoilers for Teen Titans #0 here. Yes, more spoilers than this morning, all though it all ties in. Going forward, you should be warned. Because we go to the very last page of the comic here. As well as the first page too. Which shows us this.
As Associate Editor Brian Smith Leaves DC, Rob Liefeld Sticks The Knife In.
Brian Smith, assistant editor at DC Comics, and co-writer of Stuff Of Legend just tweeted; Last day at DC this Friday! Good times, learned a LOT (good and bad) Back to freelance and creator owned comics for me :-) — Brian Smith (@yourpalSmitty) September 26, 2012   Half an hour earlier, Rob Liefeld, who stormed out of DC in[...]
The Parents Of The New 52 – Warning, Major Tim Drake Spoilers
Quite spectacular. While Superman #0 gives us a brand new look at Jor El and Lara, as a pair of kick ass fighters! Also introdcuing "Scratch" as Kryptonian slang for "bitch" See how fast that gets popularised on Twitter today. While Jonah Hex gets a drunk abusive father in All Star Western #0, which shows a number[...]
Pop Culture Hounding DC's New 52 Zero Issues – Week 4
Thompson writes; This is it! After four weeks of reading and discussing every single one of DC's New 52 zero issues, Taylor and I finally reach the end of our epic voyage … We finish on a high as we cover the remaining issues in depth and give our views on the how the month has[...]
Brett Booth For Nightwing, Eddy Barrows For Superboy?
And while all these rumoured creative switcheroos for DC in January and possibly February really need some kind of checklist, here's another to join the fray, from a Brazilian comic book industry source… Eddy Barrows on Superboy If DC don't change his mind again. Let's see, shall we?     Yesterday, we reported that Brett Booth was leaving Teen[...]
Bat Times, They Are A Bat Changin'
And, yes, with Batgirl in the suit, at a time when she should have still have been in the chair. Some people are already trying to write Batchronologies of the DC New 52 I wonder how they'll square this batcircle? It's hard to be a Batman fan these days if you want all your New 52[...]
Brett Booth To Leave Teen Titans With Issue 16
Bleeding Cool has been running a number of rumours on a number of creators leaving their DC New 52 books with issue 15 or 16, some moving to other books, some seeing their books cancelled, some just leaving full stop, and a whole bunch of new creators coming in. The latest, and rather confirmed this time,[...]
The Justice League Cover That Was Too Sensual For DC Comics
Kevin Maguire is selling the cover for Justice League: Generation Lost that was rejected by DC Comics Why? He tweets; I was told someone thought it was too sensual I kinda see it, but it matches the cover sketch I provided No biggie   Kevin Maguire is selling the cover for Justice League: Generation Lost that was[...]
Flash Omnibus Vol 3 May Be Recalled?
It's a very big moment in the comic, but to my horror, DC reversed a few pages in the Omnibus edition right in the middle of it. Why pay $75 bucks for a collected edition when the pagination is not proofed well? It's a point There's a long history with these large publication of certain problems, from[...]
Quick! To The Bat Kippot!
Last week, Bleeding Cool ran the news that Marvel had sued a small shop in Israel over selling Spider-Man kippots. Now it seems that Warners has followed
Greg Rucka On Leaving Marvel And DC Behind
I'm sick to death of the way the Big Two treat people. I gave seven very good years to DC and they took gross advantage of me That's partially my fault, but not entirely At this point, I see no reason why I should have to put up with that, I can sink or swim on[...]
Thursday Runaround – Time And Motion Study
The fools. 'Midnight, Mass.' — NBC Developing Drama Series Adaptation Of Comic NBC has put in development Midnight, Mass., a drama series based on characters from the Vertigo comic books and graphic novels published by DC Entertainment Snow White And The Huntsman co-writer Evan Daugherty will write the adaptation, produced by Warner Bros TV and Bill Gerber's[...]
In One Week, In Two Weeks – Happy Time
While in two weeks we see the DC #13s begin, the conclusion of Avengers Vs X-Men, and the start of Whilce Portacio's Non-Humans… DARK HORSE COMICS ANGEL & FAITH #14 REBEKAH ISAACS VAR CVR $2.99 ANGEL & FAITH #14 STEVE MORRIS CVR $2.99 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 03 PROMISE PART 3 $10.99 AXE COP PRESIDENT O/T WORLD #3 $3.50 BPRD HELL ON EARTH RETURN[...]
What Comics Will You Be Able To Buy On Boxing Day? (UPDATE)
Which means this is the first Boxing Day when you can go and buy brand new, properly scheduled, comic books. So far, they include DC Comics' Aquaman #15, Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #4 and Justice League #15 Both Aquaman and Justice League will tell part of the same Throne Of Atlantis story, both written by Geoff[...]
Last Week's Comics In Twenty-Two Panels
Dr Manolis V writes for Bleeding Cool; Deadpool of your dreams, Dead Professors, Liefeld Apocalypse and the increasingly incomprehensible Batman continuity. BETTER THAN INCEPTION It's Deadception! AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #12 is the book to beat this week, an insane wank-fest of self-serving geek references from comics and movies, from Inception to the Breakfast Club Peter Parker has been inception-ed[...]
Pop Culture Hounding DC's New 52 Zero Issues – Week 3
Thompson writes; Three weeks in and there's no signs of slowing down! That's right – Taylor and I join forces once again to dissect every single one of DC's New 52 zero issues as they come out … A full in-depth review of each book to help inform your comic purchases Best of all it should[...]
Wednesday Runaround – Under The Influence
DCWatch: JT Krul kept his creative vision on Captain Atom. "Tomorrow marks the release of Captain Atom #0, but it also marks the ending of the run that Freddie Williams and I launched as part of DC's New52 First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone who enjoyed and supported the book, which includes everyone at[...]
Cat Fight!
Look, someone was going to say it, might as well be me. The rest of the Justice Leaguers do seem to be cheering them on... Justice League #13's variant