Courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors, here are the winners of the Diamond Gem Awards of 2019, voted on by comic book retailers in the direct market. Diamond says that "nominees were chosen by a panel of Diamond product specialists based on their overall impact on the industry, while comics and related merchandise were chosen on […]
Coming from Image Comics in June 2020 and beyond.. for now… CHU #1 WRITER: JOHN LAYMAN ARTIST / COVER: DAN BOULTWOOD JUNE 17 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99 "THE FIRST COURSE," Part One TONY CHU is a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from what he eats. SAFFRON CHU is a […]
Image Comics/Millarworld have been publishing a number of Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl series on late, based on Mark Millar and John Romita 's Marvel comic book, adapted into to movies and just waiting for the rights to revert to Netflix so that Mark Millar can start writing them again. But in June, under a John Romita […]
Diamond Comics has allowed all retailers to sell tomorrow's comic books today. Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported that Image Comics had made all FOC titles this month returnable (did they check with all lead creators first? but who would be churlish to refuse?). We are waiting on Marvel and DC Comics to hear their plans […]
Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on comic book retailer Brian Hibbs, who informed fellow retailers that Image Comics – and only Image Comics – were making all their new comic books returnable for the foreseeable, in the light of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. And now Image Comics have made if official, offerin the […]
Brian Hibbs, one of the leading comic book retailers in the direct market, co-founder of ComicsPRO and the man who created the Final Order Cut-Off system after a successful class lawsuit against Marvel Comics, is having new issues with the FOC this week. He posted on Facebook, regarding his Comix Experience chain in San Francisco. […]
Ram V first announced Blue In Green as a jazz noir horror original graphic novel in October last year at MCM London Comic Con. And now it has gone all official and from Image Comics. Bestselling creators Ram V (Grafity's Wall, These Savage Shores) and Anand RK (Grafity's Wall) team up for an exploration of […]
Last week, Bleeding Cool reported on how Image Comics was one of the first comic book publishers to switch to work-from-home for its staff, in light of current fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The publisher issued the following statements to readers, retailers and creators. Image Comics values the creative freedom that comes with […]
Fears around the spread of the coronavirus pandemic have closed comic book conventions and now comic book publishers too. This is what Bleeding Cool has been hearing regarding a number of comic book publishers – and distributors – as of today. I will add new reports as they come to us, and edit this post. […]
(Image Comics, creative team: Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston, Rus Wooton) With enough supplementary material to make a good chunk of a series bible, this stylish and slick new series has clearly spent a lot of development time with worldbuilding, sussing out how things are to effect character interactions. It's gorgeous looking, and has a super […]
Spawn just cannot catch a break. A day after a victory lap of sorts for the character being introduced in Mortal Kombat, word is leaking out that Jamie Foxx may have pulled out of starring in a new Spawn film. Foxx hopped aboard the new film 2018. Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has been actively trying […]
During Final Kombat 2020 today, NetherRealm Studios had the proper reveal trailer for Spawn to be a character in Mortal Kombat 11. As part of the presentation, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon came out along with the special guest to make it authentic, actor Keith David. The two talked about bringing an authentic version of the […]
Bleeding Cool ran the well-sourced rumour a few weeks back that Image Comics is planning the return of the shared superhero universe that kicked off the publisher back in 1992, with Spawn, Savage Dragon, Youngblood, WildCATS, Cyberforce, Shadowhawk, Wetworks and more. Now WildCATS is back to being part of the DC Universe, and Youngblood has […]
I was in the pub last night with Kieron Gillen and friends. He said something very funny about his upcoming series from Image Comics, Ludocrats, but I can't remember what it was. Anyway, it's inspired me to run this Brief History Of Kieron Gillen, what with Ludocrats #1 being FOC'ed this weekend. A Brief History […]
Bleeding Cool teased that John Layman was about to announce a new chapter in the world of gourmet law enforcers Chew – or the Chewniverse. But that it wouldn't be a new Tony Chu story, Instead it's a new Saffron Chu story, Tony Chu's sister, and drawn by Bleeding Cool favourite Dan Boultwood – and […]
The looming threat of deadly disease COVID-19, caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, has lots of people wondering how to protect themselves in the event of an outbreak in their area. For some, this means following safety guidelines like frequent hand-washing and avoiding touching your face, while for others, it means hoarding medical supplies […]
Outer Darkness/Chew #1 is out today from Image Comics, by John Layman, Rob Guillory and Afu Chan, creatively combining both universe courtesy of a little time travel scoop. But this is only the beginning. So while the cast of Chw get to catch up on both their past and future adventures by reading the very […]
The BlackHand & IronHead web comic miniseries by David López, published online by Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martín's pay-what-you-want digital publisher Panel Syndicate, will be collected and in print for the first time in the US from Image Comics. BlackHand & IronHead, Vol. 1 will be available in hardcover in the usual places from […]
Sean Lewis and Caitlin Yarsky, who last worked together on Coyotes, have re-teamed for a new two-arc dark urban fantasy comic called Bliss, launching from Image Comics in June. "I grew up seeing people getting addicted to things: drugs, success, sex… it always seemed to be about forgetting deeper pains," said Lewis. "I spent some […]
Been awhile since we reported on the upcoming adaptation of W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo's Image Comics horror-fantasy comic book Ice Cream Man – so much so that I forgot I first reported on it. In my defense, Universal Content Productions (UCP) first made the announcement back in October 2018 – and now it looks […]
