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It is the lowest point in the Superman film franchise and one that doomed the film series for years, until Superman Returns doomed it all over again.

It's no secret that I was so excited to hear that not only was Geoff Johns taking over the writing with Issue #32, but we were also getting John Romita Jr There will never be too many Superman stories and thus begins the Johns/Romita Jr powerhouse creative team. [*Mild spoilers for Superman #32 below!] This issue is[...]

The final issue of Kick Ass is out today, Kick Ass 3 #8 by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Who lives, who dies, that's for you to read But the boys do something interesting that will enrage and delight readers, depending See, there are some that see Millar as just making comics to be turned[...]

Muhammad Ali should go; and Archie Goodwin giving some tips to John Romita JR for a cover of Marvel Team-Up Most amusing was the DC Hotline, where fans would pay fifty cents and call a special number to hear DC's latest announcements about new comics from Joe Orlando. It was a surprisingly respectful documentary which[...]

Wednesday, July 16th Forbidden Planet at 832 Broadway in New York will host writer Frank Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Solar, Blackout, New Avengers Annual) at a

As the final pages from John Romita Jr make their way through to him… Woke up, made a cup of tea, switched on the computer and a big email from Johnny with the final pages of the Kick-Ass conclusion, Kick-Ass 3 #8 It's actually quite an emotional thing to see the final few pages of a comic that[...]

When the New 52 relaunch began back in 2011, one of the more prominent changes, if you can believe it, was the removal of Superman's iconic red trunks.

Very restricted, as it turns out – because each artist is limited to just a single interview in which to express their thoughts, with each interview taking up just two-thirds of a page (or so) before giving way to the galleries of unannotated cover art. Even when there are potentially interesting behind-the-scenes tales to tell about[...]

Did you enjoy the DC Steampunk variants? Where a number of titles get themed variant cover reinventing the characters involved into steampunk versions of themselves. According to retailers at the ComicsPRO event at Atlanta, Georgia, currently taking a small respite from DC Day, upcoming themes planned for the year include: Covers from the Robot Chicken crew, toys[...]

There's always been a problem at the heart of the Kick Ass comic and film, in that its meant to show a real life superhero movement, without powers,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkba8B5gwA With colour art, a competition to win attendance at San Diego and a look at the Joker's Daughter... Here's how

But Bleeding Cool has been granted a sneak preview (by reality). Firstly, yes indeed it is John Romita Jr on the laptop Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns were teasing. And yes, he's doing Superman with Geoff Johns. And secondly we do get to see a glimpse of John Romita Jr's new look Superman for the first time. For more,[...]

Here are the boys at play... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlxWXjFL3mE Could it be this? Married with this? Yes, yes, I think it is. But we find out

Ahead of John Romita Jr joining as artist on the book, I'm told by a good newspaper source of mine that Geoff Johns will be writing it. Look for DC Comics to give that a bit of media play shortly. The current creative team is Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort, so with Teen Titans and Red Hood[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news this summer that DC Comics was looking to poach a certain John Romita Jr, a comic book creator who, following in his father's footsteps, had become a very familiar artist at Marvel, drawing in his time, pretty much everything at the publisher He'd only strayed Image-wards for his own co-creator[...]

Filmed at San Diego Comic Con. Look at the smiles on their faces... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_02lenttwQ

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We all remember that scene from the original Kick-Ass. And how it was translated onto the screen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsvuP_ULzs0 There hasn't

Okay, this I just wanted to run. Philip Bond's variant cover to Kick Ass 3 #5, available for retailers to order with every fifty standard comics they get.

At San Diego Comic Con, Bleeding Cool broke the rumour that John Romita Jr, dissatisfied with contractual arrangements with Marvel, was considering not renewing his Marvel contract, and taking up DC Comics' offer of Superman. We were told by Marvel reps that it was just a mix up over e-mails and everything would be smoothed over[...]

That's  the entirety of the Kick Ass canon, by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr But there was always a mystery fifth volume… Looks like it's Hit Girl: Origins Oh, you thought you may have seen the origins of Hit Girl in Kick Ass, but it looks as if there is more to come[...]

In today's Kick Ass 3 #2, our hero Dave Lizewski has a plan. And it's one inspired by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli's Batman: Year One. He's a bit

A few changes to upcoming Marvel Comics… Captain America #10 will now have interior breakdowns by John Romita Jr and finishes by Klaus Janson Romita was originally solicited as the sole artist. Scarlet Spider #21, #22 and #23 will now have plots by Christopher Yost and a script by Erik Burnham, and not be written by Yost[...]

Initially, from a couple of corroborating reports on the show floor of San Diego Comic Con yesterday… and then all over the bars last night, where no less than eight people took me aside to tell me this top secret news that only they knew… John Romita Jr, son of the legendary Marvel artist John Romita[...]

I rather enjoyed the first Kick Ass series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr from Marvel The second… not as much Nor the Hit Girl spinoff But Kick Ass 3? Is it Iron Man 3 or is it Godfather Part III? It all comes down to one page. The first series contrasted the mundane with attempts[...]

That Mark Millar, he's a card, isn't he? I want the AILS WHEN cover please.  

John Romita Jr and Mark Millar's Millarworld Limited have jointly registered the trademark "Justice Forever" with the USA The name of the Real Life Superhero group in the Kick Ass comic, and appearing in the upcoming Kick Ass 2 film, this week it became an official trademark for the following; SERIES OF COMIC BOOKS; GRAPHIC NOVELS;[...]

It stays strong in my mind, the John Romita Jr/Chris Claremont run on Uncanny X-Men Rachel as Phoenix, techno organic virus, the Trial Of Magneto, Sir James Jaspers… some of my favourites And now I have an excuse to buy them all over again That is if Thomas Mason's recently recoloured page is anything to[...]

The new Now Announcements today were Si Spurrier and Tan Eng Huat on X-Men Legacy, and Rick Remender and John Romita Jr on Captain America  What's next for Marvel Now? Rich seems to have deciphered some elaborate Da Vinci Code-like set of clues which tells him exactly where, when, and what will be revealed, so[...]

9am ET. That's when it's expected that iFanboy and MTV Geek will confirm Rick Remender and John Romita Jr on the newly relaunched Captain America, and Si Spurrier and Tan Eng Huat on a new X-book, for Marvel Now. I'll go and put a kettle on. And then… well… what will be left for Marvel to announce next[...]