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Marvel's longest running comic Fantastic Four concluded with issue #588 last year, twelve issues short of the #600 issue, and restarted with FF #1. Well, issues 10 and 11 are shipping in October. In November, it looks like Fantastic Four will be returning With #600 And bringing the likes of Carmine Di Giandomenico and Leinil Francis Yu[...]

But what happened to the publication and the charity raising? Well, I understand that in order to publish the book, Marvel Comics had to get sign off from everyone involved, with proper iron clad work for hire contracts And it turns out that on the day, getting the details from everyone involved wasn't a priority[...]

In Joe Quesada's Cup of Joe column for Comic Book Resources, he reveals that back in February he began working on a personal commission for President

The Black Nerd Ranter has something to say... I wonder what the topic is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUziaJzmnO4

I don't think I've seen Marvel put out a preview warning of spoilers before But here you go Five pages from Uncanny X-Force #14 on sale in September Be warned, there be spoilers, especially if you haven't read Uncanny X-Force #13 We start with John Steinbeck and we end, well, you can see for yourself[...]

"Half black, half hispanic? What sort of origin story does he have? Was he a black guy bitten by a radiocative hispanic? Or a hispanic guy bitten by a

Marvel has come under heavy criticism in recent months for spoiling major stories in the mainstream media in advance of release day  But you can see Marvel working  Just as DC has over the course of the year, they're figuring out where they're going with their pr strategy, refining it, giving people time to get[...]

Marvel Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada just gave us a fascinating glimpse of his artwork development process step by step on twitter, featuring how he created a piece for the upcoming Fantastic Four 50th anniversary: [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98815685370720256"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98815981576663041"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98816177249337348"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98816826355625985"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98817062125846528"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98817391345143808"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98817713597714432"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98818221909618688"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98818376863981568"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98818816599011329"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98819150650146816"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98819421220519936"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98819625646702592"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98820410082205697"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98820481452490756"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98820785526947840"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98821044546179073"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98821223894618112"] [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/JoeQuesada/status/98821573779275776"] [blackbirdpie[...]

Earlier today, on Alpha Flight artist Dale Eaglesham's website, a jumbled up page from the upcoming  Alpha Flight #4 was posted , described as a shocking

There's a rule people often bring up in any kind of visual narrative. Show, don't tell. Why spend long scenes full of exposition when you can actually

From a small London city park this morning... the unboxing of Ultimate Fallout #4, featuring the Black/Latino character Miles Morales... and a few other

So Marvel chose to reveal the identity of the new Spider-Man in Ultimate Fallout #4 out in shops tomorrow, last night, to USA Today (We had an earlier version in May, obviously) And this is how the USA Today audience reacted These are comments that haven't been removed for being offensive. Haven't. Why does everytning have to be[...]

So. We have a black Ultimate Spider-Man. I know, I know, spoilers, but enough already. It's in all the papers. It was this possibility that caused Larry

In advance of Ultimate Fallout #4's sale on Wednesday this week, USA Today has been given the scoop by Marvel who aren't quite sure why they are putting spoiler comics in spoiler bags anymore when they go and do something like this… We have an African-American president, so why not an African-American Spider-Man, too? Revealed in Marvel[...]

Steve Bissette has been writing about the Jack Kirby Vs Marvel case and its wider implications, legally and morally And in doing so has called on a boycott for anyone buying work based on anything created or co-created by Jack Kirby at Marvel. So he's created a veritable manifesto for change, first on Facebook, then collated[...]

Tonight, it is possible that Marvel will pre-announce the identity of the new Ultimate Spider-Man to the Associated Press, or similar. It is possible he will be a young African American, potentially the Ben Reilly scientist character who has stores the late Peter Parker's DNA and that's certainly what Bleeding Cool has been speculating. But that's all,[...]

Fresh every day, delivered in time for breakfast, you can always rely on us for your regular  "Collen Doran", a "Kity Pryd" or "Bill Sinkyvitch". And Marvel's Siege series last year was always a challenge Up there with Rogue and Isaac Perlmutter So we're glad to see that Marvel UK is having the same problem. I don't[...]

Now featuring Garry Leach's new exhibition of original artwork by Leach, including Marvelman, Zirk, Judge Dredd, Transmetropolitan and The Twelve. One year ago, in the wake of a number of gay teen suicides, Dan Savage created a video with the aim to tell those being harassed and seeing no way out that[...]

I remember Joe Quesada telling me how unprofitable the original graphic novel was for Marvel How it ate up production, page rate and overhead And how monthly serialisation funded much of that production process making serialisation-then-collection far more financially viable. I think that was last year. Anyway, it's all change now, and I can't stop myself from[...]

UPDATE: Here's the cover in question… Yesterday, Marvel put out a press release about how comic book readers could get their own face onto a copy of Amazing Spider-Man Readers were asked to contact their local comic book retailers to ask how. But Bleeding Cool is happy to lay it out for everyone. To qualify, a comic shop[...]

Does  Spider-Man, in this preview for Ultimate Fallout #4 featuring the new Spider-Man, have an African American neck? Could it be heavy shadow or lighting? Or are Marvel just playing silly buggers as usual? Let's find out on Monday when Marvel leak it to the New York Times. Is it or isn't it? It is, isn't[...]

Two for a pound, no refunds. Full Ruling For Marvel's Win Against Jack Kirby Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Bleeding Cool presents the full document in today's historic win by Marvel against Marc Toberoff and the estate of Jack Kirby in court. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: First Official Stills For Ghost Rider: Spirit Of[...]

Bleeding Cool presents the full document in today's historic win by Marvel against Marc Toberoff and the estate of Jack Kirby in court. The New York court ruled today in the Kirby v Marvel case, finding that Kirby's work was "work-for-hire" under the 1909 Copyright Law, and so was not entitled to termination (and thus, the[...]

It was only weeks ago that I talked to friends of Leandro Fernandez who told me he was still working on Mark Millar's upcoming Hit Girl series. Well,

You can probably blame Mr Law for Jude jumping from 174th to 88th place. But Logan makes an even more impressive leap from 158th to 28th place since 2000,

Word comes to Bleeding Cool that Barnes & Noble, previously moving into periodical American comic books in a big way, may be performing a bit of a

The character will be revealed in next week's issue of Ultimate Fallout and probably, given the anthology feel of the issues so far, putting on the costume on the last page. Marvel are anticipating a media storm which means a) they'll leak the story to the Associated Press on Monday night and b) there's a possibility[...]

Untold Tales Of Spider-Man was a comic by Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe (and a few friends), that told early stories of Spider-Man, all for an

And a chance for retailers to get their store on the front of the comic. Of course retailers could always get their name in the comic buy buying a paid ad.  And it seems that these days they may get a little more than that  Take these two Captain America tie in ads appearing in Marvel[...]

We suggested last night this may be coming. Kick Ass 2 #1 was published on October 20th 2010 . Kick Ass 2 #2 was published on March 20th 2011. And that's been it, aside from some new chapters appearing in CLiNT Magazine. Now Marvel has confirmed that they will publish the remaining issues of Kick Ass 2 by Mark[...]