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Numbers that mean a lot to comic book stores, so we are leading with them. And to clarify, this is nothing to do with the Meanwhile… anthology series published by Soaring Penguin Press that serialises Strangehaven, amongst other comic books. Meanwhile… A Comic Shop Anthology contains stories by Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, Jock, Maria[...]

Writer/artist Maria Llovet of Heartbeat, Faithless, Sandman Universe Thessaly and more will make her Image Comics debut with the upcoming erotic thriller comic book series, Crave, described as "Eyes Wide Shut meets Black Mirror", launching from Image in November. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /*[...]

James Tynion IV, the showrunner for DC Comics' line of spinoff Sandman comic books is working on a new one-shot with Maria Llovet with one Sandman character who has become more controversial in recent times, especially since she last had a spinoff series back in 2004 Thessaly, the witch who first appeared in Sandman's A[...]

Pinup pages by Maria Llovet, Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, Travis Moore, Noah Dao, Claire Roe, Babs Tarr, and more. Which will include Grant Morrison's debut for the DC Pride books "Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy go to extreme measures to get a little alone time…but there's nowhere on the planet Crush can't crash[...]

Maria Llovet and Patrick Kindlon are launching a new comic, TNT: Don't Avert Your Eyes, as a semi-sequel to There's Nothing There, set in the same world, from Black Mask They are launching it as an anthology of short stories with new artistic collaborators on Kickstarter as part of a new initiative seen as Black Mask[...]

After months away, Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet return to Faithless with Faithless III #1, their hugely successful comic from Boom!. Faithless III #1 cover by Maria Llovet The first two pages are unprintable for nudity and sexual acts, but on the second read, they also suggest something about the plot without Azzarello having to come out[...]

ABLAZE will debut a pair of new comic releases from acclaimed European creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Heartbeat, Loud) as it spotlights the launch of her new horror series, PORCELAIN, which launches in August, and the September debut of a hardcover edition of Llovet's eerie boarding school love tale, EROS/PSYCHE Both titles will be releasing simultaneously[...]

The Family Of The Sun isn't as unified as they at first seemed, and there are some pretty serious fractures going on in the family. Luna #2 cover by Maria Llovet, via Boom! Studios Maria Llovet writes, draws, colors, and letters Luna, which gives the comic a handmade feel because, well, it was There's a Lynch-ian inevitability[...]

Maria Llovet's Porcelain launching from Ablaze on the 4th of August will be on the front cover of the June edition of Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews monthly catalogue This is a first for Ablaze. Additionally, Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche HC, collecting the acclaimed 5 issue series from ABLAZE, is offered for an on-sale date of September 29th[...]

New publisher ABLAZE spotlights an intriguing group of notable new releases that debut or open for special advance solicitations in August. ABLAZE porcelain cover for PREVIEWS Maria Llovet's Porcelain is featured on the front cover of the June edition of Diamond Comic Distributor's Previews monthly catalog, and issue 1 will debut on August 4th.  Additionally, Maria Llovet's Eros/Psyche HC, collecting[...]

(Forgive us, newly promoted Boom Studios Marketing Lead, Esther Kim, for spoiling a late-occurring element of Luna #1.) On with the show. Luna #1 cover by Maria Llovet Credit: BOOM! Studios Maria Llovet, the author of my favorite comic from last year (Loud!), returns with Luna #1 She sets Luna at the end of the '60s in[...]

Maria Llovet is on quite the rise Perhaps nothing signifies that better than a 37% jump in orders at FOC this week on her newest creator-owned series Luna from Boom Studios. Maria Llovetfirst appeared on our radar and garnered buzz working on Black Mask titles like There's Nothing There and Loud after establishing herself in the[...]

Well done, Maria Llovet. Here are my top 6 comics of what came out in 2020 2020 was an awful year, but some great comics came out last year, and they're worth highlighting There are links to where you can buy these comics if you click on the name I tried to avoid Amazon, but[...]

Comic book publisher Ablaze Publishing announced today that they will be publishing new work by creator Maria Llovet, Eros/Psyche as a five-issue miniseries, with #1 shipping March 2021, each issue written, drawn and coloured by Llovet. "The Rose" female boarding school is paradise for young girls…but only if you follow the rules. Because, if you disobey them, you[...]

That reflexive reaction seemed like a good starting point for a thought piece on Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet's comics. Faithless II issue 4 cover by Maria Llovet Credit: Boom! Studios Faithless II's early issues were something of a holding pattern, delivering a bunch of sex scenes in Turin, Italy around Faith's art Nothing wrong with that,[...]

As Bernie Wrightson said of Jamal Igle, "You're too young to be this good." Loud! by Maria Llovet Loud! Maria Llovet's OGN about an X-rated night at a killer club feels like one bad drinking story you can't bring yourself to entirely disavow The patrons were too pretty, the drinks were too strong Of course, that's all before[...]

Loud! by Maria Llovet is surprisingly difficult to describe It feels like an X-rated short feature or a particularly decadent midnight movie Simplest: A night at a Loud!, a music bar/strip club goes wrong Disastrously so. The cover of Loud! by Maria Llovet. Loud! is the Spanish artist's second Black Mask work, and the second thing she's[...]

But even after the quarantine is ended, masturbation to comics will likely continue, and so BOOM! has announced a third, and final, volume of Faithless, Faithless III, to debut in 2021. From the press release: LOS ANGELES, CA (March 20, 2020) – BOOM! Studios today announced that the critically acclaimed team of writer Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned)[...]

And we being with Maria Llovet, making quite a name for herself in American comics right now. LOUD [OGN – paperback] Writer / Artist: Maria Llovet Mature $9.99 96 pages / Full Color ISBN: 978-1-62875-240-3 Synopsis: The LOUD nightclub A latecomer stripper, a pissed waitress, a hitmen couple, a suspension bondage performer, a pregnant teenager, a clan of vampires, a pedophile, a[...]

Loud, the new original graphic novel by Faithless' Maria Llovet published by Black Mask is out this week If you can find a copy Looks like the fuss over Faithless transferred to orders for the graphic novel a little later in the order cycle As a result, the graphic novel has completely sold out at[...]

When we last published a preview featuring work by superstar lettering AndWorld Design, we asked the important question: who names their kid AndWorld? Well, Bleeding Cool is proud to continue bringing you the comic book news that matters, because we have our answer: @judeterror my parents thought the "US And World News" section of the newspaper[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has released a first look at Heartbeat #3, the upcoming issue of the series by Maria Llovet about the allure of bad boys and ultra-rare first issue variant covers, dubbed "Faithless for Teens" by teen idol Rich Johnston The preview sees protagonist Eva lacking sympathy for a friend Check it out[...]

Wading into Boom's #1s, or wading into Boom's "in the midst of all these press releases about our first issues selling out three printings before a reader can buy them, hopefully no one remembers how buoyed these numbers are by some pretty heavy retailer incentives" #1s. Heartbeat #1 by Maria Llovet, Andworld Design, and Andrea Rosenberg:[...]

When Brian Azzarello (of That Damned Batpenis fame) and artist Maria Llovet launched their erotic thriller Faithless earlier this year, it became quite the hit for Boom Studios, somehow doubling orders at FOC and still needing multiple printings to satisfy the demand It also might be the book that kicked off the Boom and Image feud[...]

Cartoonist Maria Llovet's newest series is a five-issue BOOM! Studios comic called Heartbeat, the explosive publisher revealed in a press release Friday About a girl who becomes interested in a boy at school who likes to drink blood, the comic is set to release in November A press release contains more details: LOS ANGELES, CA (August[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios… or should we say sexplosive publisher?… has revealed a first look at Faithless #1, the new five-issue erotic miniseries from Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovett hitting stores on April 10th The preview kicks off with a masturbation scene, so you might want to click away now if you have delicate sensibilities. Oh[...]

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new series from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Maria Llovet exploring "faith, sex, and the devil." Debuting in April, Faithless also features covers by Paul Pope From the press release: BOOM! Studios today announced FAITHLESS #1, from New York Times bestselling writer Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and artist Maria[...]

Things are looking up for comics next week, because Kim & Kim: Love Is A Battlefield finally launches on Wednesday! A followup to Kim & Kim, easily our personal favorite comic of 2016, Love Is A Battlefield reunites the team of Magdalene Visaggio, Eva Cabrera, Claudia Aguirre, and Zakk Saam, and as an added bonus of awesome,[...]