Hunter S. Thompson

Heritage Auctions has one of the most ridiculous collectible book auctions I've ever seen coming up on March 7th. 639 books in all will be available in the auction, and the items in this one are jaw-dropping. Pretty much every important work of fiction from the early to mid-20th century is here, with works by […]

I came up with the idea of the F*** It! List almost eight years ago, when I was going through some particularly rough treatment for cancer. For some reason, The Playbook of Awkward Attempts to Make You Feel Better seems to have a section in there that recommends your friends and family bring up the […]

Lookin' at my Gucci, it's about that time — so welcome back to The Weekly Static! Now just hold on, give me a second — I know it's around here somewhere… here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5vhvIAqY8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: "Fridays TV Show" (1981) [Show L-08] "Andy Kaufman, the Fight Incident" [09 of 12] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5vhvIAqY8) […]

So it would seem that when the going gets weird, the weird also turn MGM Television. The studio is moving ahead with development of a series based on the life of famed "Gonzo journalist" Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Written by Bob Nelson (Nebraska), the project is part of an overall deal MGM Television has with […]

Oh boy. Patrick Willems and friends have knocked this one out of the park for Bleeding Cool. Hunter S Thompson goes to New York Comic Con and discovers himself… in one case, rather literally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6KPqwx82aEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Gonzo Journalism at Comic-Con (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6KPqwx82aE) Filmed, directed and edited by Patrick Willems. Written […]

We have an exclusive preview of Top Shelf's upcoming adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas by Troy Little, out in October. In proud partnership with the Hunter S. Thompson Estate, Top Shelf Productions is pleased to announce Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a delightfully bonkers graphic novel by Eisner-nominated […]

Hunter S. Thompson's work is coming to the comic book world thanks to Top Shelf Productions! I'm talking about a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas graphic novel. Being one of Top Shelf's most-anticipated new projects, Hunter S. Thompson's brilliant work is being released in a full color hardcover this October. Adapted by Troy Little, […]

What were we doing out here…? What was the meaning of this trip? Did I actually have a big red convertible out there on the street? Was I just roaming around these Mint Hotel escalators in a drug frenzy of some kind, or had I really come out here to Las Vegas to work on […]

This year marks the 15th Anniversary of IDW Publishing, and co-founder and CEO Ted Adams has a few reflections on his youthful obsession with books, working to bring some of his personal heroes to print, and the landmarks he's noted along the way to share with us here at Bleeding Cool. His experiences learning from […]