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The Batman monthly comic from DC Comics is usually regarded as a solid, reliable seller, published every month whatever, which is why Diamond Comic Distributor make it the standard against which all other comics are measured – they don't release the sales figures, just how each comic performs against each other. Well, Bleeding Cool has received[...]

But Bleeding Cool has an inside track. For September 2011, the DC Relaunch, DC Comics had a 35.74% share of dollars spent on comics and graphic novels. And Marvel had a 35.37% share. It's a half point difference, but considering earlier in the year, DC were double figures points behind Marvel, it's a remarkable shift. But the biggest change[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool reported on the plan for Marvel to ship Avenging Spider-Man #1 to retailers polybagged with a code inside for customers to download a digital copy But it's just the start Marvel have now laid down their plans in this FAQ below for retailers. The headlines seem to be that this is just[...]

That's up there with Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants, isn't it? "Mr Cyclops, sir, our kitten is stuck in the tree." "No worries, let me summon the X-Tinction Team!" "Um, actually I think he likes it in the tree now, isn't that Mr Sinister over there?" And from the Kieron Gillen interview on Marvel.com, something of note… "The super-team as nuclear[...]

It feels like a bit of a thumb to the nose to DC's Justice League Combo Pack, where you pay $1 extra for the comic with a digital download code. But Marvel have announced they will publish Avenging Spider-Man #1 by Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira polybagged with a free digital download code for all customers[...]

Well that sounds serious. Bleeding Cool understand that James or Jim Sokolowski, better known in the company as "Ski", Chief Operating Officer of Marvel Publishing, is no longer with the company. There are no details, as of yet I think you are meant to file this under "developing". When last I heard, Sokolowski was spearheading a new assault[...]

 Please, Axel Alonso, let It be. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Marvel… It's Coming Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Today retailers across the country have received a postcard from Marvel Comics, signed by Editor In Chief Axel Alonso, tell them that something is happening. The Magic Hand Of Cyclops In X-Men Schism #5 (UPDATE) Bleeding Cool[...]

Earlier today, retailers were informed that even though Kick Ass 2 #5 had been featured in October's Marvel Previews, it had somehow not actually made it on to the retailer order form. It's now been added onto Previews Plus, the additional Previews publication, but a number of retailers don't read that and only order from the[...]

Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn have been saying they're making a movie of Superior, the Marvel comic book by Mark Millar and Leinil Yu, for a while now Millar has even stated that Vaughn will be produced but probably won't be directing the film But apparently that wasn't actually an announcement. And today is an actual[...]

It has an incredibly clumsy title. It's by a team that didn't exactly get a great critical reception on previous books. But Marvel are throwing everything they can at Avengers: X-Sanction #1 by Jeph Loen and Ed McGuinness to get it noticed Big teasers at comic conventions Running retailer specific covers by Bryan Hitch Making it the[...]

*** POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR X-MEN SCHISM #5*** Before X-Men Schism #4 had shipped, we'd already seen the beginning of X-Men Schism #5 in previews, and the

Bleeding Cool has already told you about the Avengers: X-Sanction #1 Comic Shop Variants planned by Marvel for December, and the ways in which retailers will qualify to get their shop on the cover of the comics. Well here are the covers in question, a finished one by Bryan Hitch and an as-yet-unfinished one by Carlos[...]

From Lee Bermejo, Salvador Larroca, and  Ariel Olivetti come three variant covers for Fear Itself #7.1, #7.2 and #7.3 that will sell more than calling

We have September's figures in for page counts versus price for Marvel titles It's been noted that more and more Marvel titles have dropped to 20 pages, even those marked at $3.99 instead of $2.99. But with DC challenging Marvel like never before last month, with a bevy of twenty page or more books for $2.99,[...]

They're not terrible, and that's nice to see, but they really aren't good. Here are a couple other fun stats from the DCnU before we finally bugger off with DC and go pick on Marvel for a while… The departure of Janelle Asselin is a big blow for women at DC Comics She was one of the[...]

Heather Kenealy, a self confessed Marvel Zombie, concludes her journey to the dark side, reading all the launch issue of DC's New 52 And yes that is her on the right folks In her Hallowe'en get up, working at Universal Studios… This is the last of them, folks So far, DC hasn't won me over to[...]

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Now I'm not one for spoilers, you all know that. But it seems I have in my possession, the knowledge of exactly who is under the hoodie, the new Scarlet

While IDW and Avatar run interesting retailer cover variants, from Godzilla squashing your store, to a retailer appearing as a Ghostbuster or entirely original pieces of War Goddess art specific to one store, Marvel appear to have taken a step back. Their customer variant saw a number of comic readers pony up for two thousand copies[...]

Marvel are teasing David Lapham and Robert De La Torre's upcoming work on the Point One oneshot next month that's meant to look forward to various events and comics next year. And this one seems to be spotlighting a variety of citizens of the Age Of Apocalypse alternate reality…. Marvel are teasing David Lapham and Robert[...]

Marvel has another teaser of their Point One oneshot, that is to kick off their 2012 big event, amongst other things. The latest teaser, I understand, is for a story by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman that spins out of the current Spider-Island story in which the population of Manhattan have all been granted spider-powers from[...]

Will Nick Fury of SHIELD and Ant Man really join the new Defenders, alongside She Rulk, Silver Surfer, Dr Strange and Iron Fist? Possibly, possibly not. I have been told that Nick Fury is to have an as yet unnanounced major role in the upcoming Shattered Heroes book from Marvel – and that Defenders is a part[...]

Marvel will be previewing the upcoming Defenders and Avengers: X-Sanction comics for December to comic store buyers in a new preview flip book shipping free to retailers for November 2nd. They'll be allocated to the size of the store, with the smallest getting 25 copies, the largest getting 200 However stores can order more in batches[...]

All this week, Marvel will be posting these teasrs for their Point One oneshot, publishing in November, teasing that it will lead into Marvel's big stories for 2012 Here are the first two. Now, remember the Marvel wall chart of the future? The one we BleedingCooled a little? Time to do it again… because as well as[...]

Yup. Basically the same one we saw here with silhouettes and here without. But now in slightly higher definition, less blurry and with the bottom left

The other week, Marvel made a great play that the digital release of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, had broken their first-day digital sales record Though they weren't giving any numbers away But then they never have. David Gabriel was quoted as saying "We've been doing the day and date comics for about a year now since[...]

This is the third time Marvel have revealed the cover to Uncanny X-Men #1 Once with silhouettes and once without This is the first time we've seen the bottom right corner though. Admidetedly this is the first time they've shown off the second issue cover So there is that as well I suppose Oh look,[...]

But Disney has beaten them to it with Marvel and Castle on ABC. Tonight's episode in the US, sees the author-turned-police-resource hunting down a superhero-styled vigilante who appears to be killing released prisoners – while Castle also has his first graphic novel out, Deadly Storm Here's a clip. And, naturally, there actually is a Castle original graphic[...]

I think we've got the plot now. Valkyrie wants to return the hammers of Fear Itself to Asgard. The heroes don't want her to. Sin and her crew are still

Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Greg Land, it will be published by Marvel in October. Of course, it will be relaunched shortly afterwards And will probably go back to regular numbering in five years for issue 600 But still. Here's a look at a few pages, with the issue synopsis. Battered, beaten and bruised due to[...]