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Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 6th March 2015 – The Black Ranger
Marvel pretty much takes all the other spots  Another castle gets in the top ten as well  This was the week of the fan, not the comic book fan,but the Pop Culture fan  We were very happy with the new line of customers that came in and signed most up for pull boxes. Nothing can match[...]
Slingshot In Action And Hunter Is Jealous Of Inhumans
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returns this week and we have a new clip Here we see Lance Hunter, Bobbi Morse and Alphonse "Mack" Mackenzie talking about the new normal and how Hunter is actually jealous of the folks with powers They split and we get to see Slingshot in action as she shows how folks[...]
Marvel Announces Civil War II: X-Men #1 At #InStoreKickOff #ConKickOff2016 (UPDATE)
Written by Cullen Bunn, and announced at the Instore Convention Kick-Off, the X-Men series spin-off series from Civil War II, with Magneto getting rather interested in the Inhuman with a power set that will divide the Marvel Universe over their reaction to the individual in question… It's X-Men Vs Inhumans, folks! UPDATE: Cullen Bunn later stated that the[...]
Marvel Takes Tour Of Their New Toys At Toy Fair 2016
Marvel has released this video of Lorraine Cink and Ryan Penagos making a trip around the recent Toy Fair 2016, visiting the booths with new Marvel related toys like Hasbro, Diamond Select, Funko, Lego and more Including showing us the new Spider-Gwen and Captain Marvel Pop! figures. [youtube]https://youtu.be/MlCsawA8osU[/youtube] Marvel has released this video of Lorraine Cink[...]
Sylvester Stallone Rumored For Guardians Of The Galaxy 2
So the evidence, though circumstantial, is pretty good. Marvel has not said anything about the rumor We know that there is a role for Peter Quill's father in the film, a role that a lot of people speculate is the one Kurt Russell is playing, but that also has not been confirmed Perhaps Stallone will play[...]
Marvel Comics Give Heavy Discounts On Millar And Immonen's Empress #1 Launch
Marvel Comics are going all in to push Empress, the new comic from Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen. Which mean retailers who order twice as many copies of Empress #1 than they did of the most recent Guardians Of The Galaxy #4 could get them for almost half the price with a massive discount level. And if retailers[...]
No Choice But The Hard Choice For Agent Coulson
In a clip form the return of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) pulls Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) aside to talk about Lincoln, Jemma and how sometimes there is no choice but the hard choice We also get to see a machine we haven't seen this season one… and they're going to use[...]
Black Panther Is On The Man's Side In Civil War II
Looks like Black Panther is on Iron Man's side in this new teaser for Civil War II, given by Marvel PR to their old friend at ComicBook. And since Thor doesn't have an Iron Man eye visor might that suggest she is on the side of Captain Marvel? This isn't just a man-woman thing, is it?   [...]
Civil War II Is The Minority Report – So Which Side Is Thor On?
Marvel's latest teaser campaign has begun, for Civil War II, asking which side different characters will choose, without actually answering the question. The Marvel Universe is at a crossroads A new power has emerged, one that can predict the future—for good or ill— and the heroes of the Marvel Universe are faced with a choice: Wield the[...]
Gendercrunching January 2016 – All-New All-Different Figures
By Tim Hanley It's another new year of stats fun here at "Gendercrunching", and both DC and Marvel started 2016 with their highest overall percentages of female creators in several months We also take a look at female characters at the Big Two, and track how their representation has changed over the past six months. DC COMICS After[...]
Six Important Moments From Marvel's Agent Carter – Hollywood Ending
This article contains spoilers for Marvel's Agent Carter episode Hollywood Ending. . . . . . As we reach the second season finale for Marvel's Agent Carter, there is a lot of speculation about if there will be a third season I'll address that more at the end of the article But last night brought all the characters back together, dealt with[...]
Would You Kill Hitler As A Kid? What About Snowden? It's An Avengers Standoff! (Spoilers)
Something slightly intriguing about Avengers Standoff: Alpha, compared to the Marvel Previews booklet in stores right now. That line about Hillary Clinton It has been removed in the Preview Trying not to spook the horses? Unfortunate because Avengers Standoff: Alpha #1 in stores today does little else We have The Whisperer, the man who leaked all the[...]
#BlackSuperheroesMatter – Spider-Man And Iron Man Spoilers
You have been warned. As Marvel Comics has diversified their central line-up of characters, we have seen a black Captain America, a mixed race Spider-Man, a female Thor and Wolverine, an East Asian Hulk and a gay Iceman Actually, two gay Icemen. There seem to have been two opposite and extreme reactions to this One is that[...]
Marvel To Publish Free Previews Of Their Backlist Collections
It's true, there were no X-Men related titles in Marvel Comcis' Timely three-issues-for-$3 reprint program announced the other day. I wonder if there will be any in this? Marvel's Greatest Collection Previews is an attempt to shine a light on some of Marvel's backlist, their collection of previews in paperback and hardcover for the bookshelves. In recent years, Marvel[...]
The Upcoming Choices Of Frank Cho
Frank Cho has come to the end of his current Marvel Comics contract and is wondering what to focus on next. He may have finished his final pages on Totally Awesome Hulk, but he'll still be doing covers for Marvel There are, however, a number of other projects with his name on. There's Skybourne from Boom! that[...]
Retailer Exclusive Covers To Be Launched For Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1
We've already mentioned that Chris Eliopoulos will be adding back-up strips to the new Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic from Marvel Even if Chris is keeping his Star Wars trading cards close to his chest. I am neither confirming or denying this story.https://t.co/VGeDNknPN0 — chris eliopoulos (@ChrisEliopoulos) February 26, 2016 Even while drawing things like this. Well, something else[...]
Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 28th February 2016 – The Master List
Apparently most of our customers prefer DC projects that harken back to the pre-New 52 days! The other big news is Saga climbing to second place in our store, which means that it outsold everything from Marvel, DC., etc., EXCEPT for Dark Knight III: Master Race #3! Strong interest in Silver Age Captain America books and[...]
The Lesson Hollywood Should Take Away From Deadpool And Fantastic Four
When you go to adapt a comic book property, remember to adapt the actual property. You know, like what Marvel Studios has done consistently. The odds are that producers and executives in Hollywood are running around with three thoughts in their heads: people want R-rated superhero movies, comedy works better than dark-and-gritty and the Fantastic Four[...]