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The X-Force/Strikeforce Morituri Crossover That Isn't. Shhhh.
Designated Earth 1287 in the Marvel Official Handbook, that's also a match Except why be so coy about it now? Are there legal aspects to using Strikeforce Morituri in current Marvel comics, that you have to fudge the issue a little by changing a few things to get it past the lawyers?Marvel have gone through[...]
Nightcrawler And Death
Tom Brevoort on the treatment of death in Marvel Comics. some readers have read comics for long enough that they realize that most deaths get reversed at some point And they're cynical about it (And often unhappy about the benching of a character that they liked.) And so they like it when the characters are equally cynical—if[...]
The Original Sin Of Wakanda
Two Avengers books written by Jonathan Hickman are published today, Avengers #29 and New Avengers #18. The former is the Original Sin tie in issue, as Captain America comes to terms with his memory being messed with by the Illuminati, and as it becomes more likely that they are going to haeto use their ultimate weapon[...]
Big Changes – And A Big Issue – For The Walking Dead Today
In a day when Marvel and DC struggle to publish 20 pages of comics for $3.99, I thought it was worth pointing out. Also, since today's United States Of Murder, the new comic from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming is published in full colour for $3.99 for 41 pages and 3 pages of backmatter[...]
Oh Look, Ms Marvel #1 Got A Fourth Printing Too
Now we discover that Ms Marvel #1 has one too, indicating a continuing market and desire for that first issue. What can we learn from this? Well, possibly that some retailers still order too conservatively, or that an audience previously resistant to female lead superheroes is coming around, or that publishers are starting to address the latent[...]
If You're Going To Get 65% Off Comic Subscriptions, Do It Now
The other day, Bleeding Cool ran an article on getting discount subscriptions on regular monthly comics from Marvel and DC through ebates. Well, the Magazines extra 40% discount has just been upped to 45% for its final day. So if you want your $3.99 Ultimate Spider-Man comics for $1.38 (including digital codes) within days of publication, it's[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 11th May 2014 – Eternally Still Yours
We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And despite Marvel and DC launching the first issues of their big event comics, the fifth issue of Batman Eternal has topped them all, and DC saw Detective Comics and Batman/Superman beating the launch of their new weekly series And there's a big boost for[...]
Marvel Stop Publishing Mass Market Miracleman Digital Editions
Reading this scene in this week's Miracleman #5, sealed inside a bag as we warned you about, I wondered how it was going to have to be neutered for the digital mass market version. Marvel have sold two versions, of the digital comic, a Mass Marvel version on its own digital app and store, with "bottoms[...]
The Many Eyeballs Of Original Sin
A few days ago, I made Hannah, Bleeding Cool Editor-In-Chief do this with Marvel's Original Sin promotional glow-in-the-dark eyeballs. It seems to be catching… @bleedingcool Watcher eyeball soup…mmmmmm #OriginalSin @Marvel pic.twitter.com/7Ql47djDao — TheOhioHydra (@DrewAntonRose) May 9, 2014   @bleedingcool pic.twitter.com/PPoOBI3GpM — Patrick McDuffee (@SuperDuffBoy) May 8, 2014   @bleedingcool The One eyed monster is always watching (•) pic.twitter.com/GiS4yC47VF — Nick Romeo (@grifterR1) May 8,[...]
Choose Your Own Marvel Adventure – Help Build Marvel's 75th Anniversary Omnibus
  In November Marvel Comics will be releasing it's Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus – a 1200 page book featuring stories chosen by the fans. Marvel is asking for their fans to choose what they think are the best stories from their 75 year publishing history Everything is open from 1939's Marvel Comics #1 to the books hitting[...]