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Well most of them, some still had 22 pages of story, they were prepared so far in advance. In January we pointed out that Marvel would be dropping the page count of some $2.99 books to 20 pages, while increasing others That kicked in over the last month. But you only know which comics have been affected[...]

It's Friday. It;s the end of the week. It's time for a bunch of odd looking people from Action Games & Comics to sit around a table and review comics

The 2011 Marvel Beginnings set They've been selling for up to $80. Which means everyone can capture a piece of Amazing Spider-Man #2. Okay Spider-Man, I didnlt know you felt like that… so how will most collectors feel when they discover that classic comics are being cut up like this? That is quite serious So who can[...]

Back in March, Bleeding Cool exclusively ran a number of the I Am Captain America variant covers that have just been officially announced for books in June and July. But one we didn't run was this, for Moon Knight #3, featuring the first Marvel work for 2000AD artist Colin Wilson. He's worked extensively on Judge Dredd and[...]

But he's also done a number of traditional superhero books along the way. And of late, he's been drawing eight page stories for Marvel UK newstands kids comics, Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel Heroes. And he's posted a few panel and cover examples on Facebook, telling people he's going to miss working on these stories. Bleeding Cool recently ran[...]

Courtesy of Marvel Comics look at pencils by Matthew Clark for Ghost Rider #1, a Fear Itself crossover… Finished art from Ghost Rider #0.1 Inks from Amazing Spider-Man #666 Finished art from Amazing Spider-Man #667 And a new cover in pencils for Amazing Spider-Man 668 Courtesy of Marvel Comics look at pencils by Matthew Clark for Ghost Rider #1,[...]

JobWatch: Who'd work for DC? Currently there are openings in Burbank for Senior Coordinator for DC Direct (Working with Japanese importers) a Director for

The Marvel Era wouldnt exist without Lee's signature style. Quick, let's start discussing Conan! I'm more disappointed with Conan, bastardizing that mythos and classic movie with some third-rate mongrel hapa actor is unbelievable From Baywatch Hawaii to Conan, come on. It's like they sit around in some room and think about how much they can ruin all the[...]

What's up with superheroes these days? When they're not renouncing their citizenship of America one minute then celebrating America the next, they're

Back in January, Bleeding Cool reported that Marvel were to move a number of books to the DC price point of twenty pages for $2.99, and that it would start in May But there would also be $2.99 books with more pages A more of a dipping the toe in the water. I was however assured[...]

This is the required reading for a Popular Culture course that satisfies a core requirement in BA in English at the George Mason University. Don't you

The doodlings of a twelfth grade student on the back of her exam paper, posted by her teacher on the internet. She got an A by the way.

The Incredible Hulks ends with issue 635 in August, ending his run on the book and character that has lasted five years and granted a sense of solidity

Two comics. Two tie ins to big company crossovers. How do they stack up? For those coming off the Thor movie, Journey Into Mystery by Kieon Gillen and

Who appeared where and when, how does everything all fit together, it's a binding experience for fans and a chalenge for editors and publishers – and woe betide they make a mistake. Well, now it's the turn of movies, with Marvel Studios putting out a number of films all tied together in continuity – and all[...]

And Flash Flashpoint. And something about FF, Batman: Arkham City, Mega Man, Crossed, Crossed 3D glasses, Batman and Loki. But mostly about Flashpoint. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-hZ4mKEMg4[/youtube] FLASHPOINT #1 GEOFF JOHNS! A DC event, that you don't need to know Who's Who in the History of the DC Universe's Legacy to enjoy! Reality is warped and made[...]

Yesterday we celebrated the 76th birthday of creator of the Mr Men, the late Roger Hargreaves, with Google. Paul Shinn decided to join in with the

For the last few years, Panini/Marvel UK has been publishing a number of Marvel superhero titles They publish a number of reprints for the young boy market in the UK, with considerabvle penetration into the news stand market where they successfully compete with Titan's Batman and Rebellion's 2000AD. But they also publish for a younger market,[...]

In real terms we don't even leave the same office. Marvel had broken all previous Direct Market sales records with Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man The total sales ended up in excess of 3million copies, making it at the time the biggest pre-ordered comic in history It was June 1991 and Marvel was about[...]

But then they'll never be happy will they? Saturday 11:00-11:45AM Comic Book Club Panel 12:00-12:45AM Digital Art School With Greg Horn Superstar Marvel and DC artist Greg Horn ("Blackest Night") leads a discussion on digital art and takes you through his creative process. 1:00-1:45PM Wizard World Writing School With Christos Gage, Matt Kindt, Brian Wood And Kevin Colden Get your questions together for this[...]

Marvel characters may not be allowed to smoke But, apparently, they are allowed to piss in the river From Moon Knight #1, out last week So what else has been happening? Top Twenty Traffic Posts Of The Week 1 Adam Hughes Stop Convention Sketching 2 Supergirlpron 3 When Hong Kong Takes On Iron Man 4 J Scott Campbell Keeps[...]

Maybe it's the economy. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe we're all just greedy bastards. But reports from around the world consistently agree that the

This one for the UK market. And again with the photographer leaning over and having a bit of a stumble. Come on chap, get yourself together to take a

With THOR being the fourth movie from Marvel Studios, after IRON MAN, HULK and IRON MAN 2, a certain consistence in quality of their movies is starting to emerge I couldn't help thinking they've all had more or less the same plot: hero has daddy issues, betrayal by trusted friend/family/ally, end with them[...]

It did cross my mind that marvel based The Punisher on that man Every time I tried to get some free comics out of the box I looked up and The Punisher was standing there. Finally a woman came to get the free comic boxes in preparation for more comics to be put out but because[...]

What is it with Marvel and DC's differing definition of the word omnibus? Take these new additions ready to test the strength of your comic shelf brackets. The Avengers Omnibus – Volume 1 Stan and Jack, 728 pages. Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie & Todd McFarlane Omnibus – 848 pages X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus[...]

Look how Charalampidis takes touches of Roberson's wash work and carries it onto the structures and background. And when Ibraim uses it on backgrounds too, how detailed and dusty the buildings look. And when you need to show how grimy and blood soaked a place is, without transgressing Marvel's editorial guidelines, it's also very handy[...]

The only question was who would copy it first? The answer was Avatar/Boundless, who for a smaller 350 copy committment let retailers choose their own exclusive artwork featuring War Goddess, as well as their store logo. But who's next next? Marvel With Amazing Spider-Man #666 And two versions. In the first, if the retailer orders enough copies, a photo[...]

But isn't it more fun to know where to look for people rather than be told about it afterwards? Your choice of course. So, we all expected the Stan Lee cameo in the new Marvel Studios movie, Thor Co-creator of the character for Marvel, he hadn't have been in it, some would have thought they were[...]

Besides the Marvel ones, there're some other books, and some older material as well Anything before 1966 was done twice-up, as opposed to one-and-a-half times up, which means the original art was about 12 by 18 inches, so any Artist's Edition from that era would be a 15-by-22 inch book—how about that for insane? Box Office[...]