philadelphia Archives

Set to release on March 7th, here's an overview of the upcoming series: A decade ago 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion The government made every attempt to recover them but after many years they gave up Nathan Cole… won't He makes daily trips, risking his life to try and rescue those lost,[...]

One of my fondest "scary television" memories is Stella, "The Man-Eater from Manayunk" and local late-night horror film host of 'Saturday Night Dead.'

Earlier in the year, Ariell Johnson spoke at the Ignite conference about her plans to open a comic store in Philadephia. Planned for the summer, it was

  If black people and women have been traditionally marginalised in comic books, black women have been even more so. Which is why it might be eventful to note that a new comic shop that has just opened in Philadelphia before Christmas is the first comic shop on the East Coast to be owned and managed by a black[...]

I recently covered a story about a store in Philadelphia called Fat Jack's and how it was having a 38th Anniversary special I put up a story about their signing event and month long sale… but it got me to thinking Unlike a lot of shops, Fat Jack's has always been owned by Mike Ferrero[...]

Here's your guide to New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh: In New York City Carmine Street Comics, NYC They say: We have an insane Free Comic Book Day lined up for you guys! Every hour on the hour we are jam packed with Comic Book Creator Talent! 11am- 12pm- Dennis Knight of Cross Comic Book Tod Emko and Piggy writer of[...]

The local media is getting excited… just not necessary the local media in Philadelphia. Either way Marvel comics character, Venom, is leaving New York for Philadelphia Both the writer Cullen Bunn and editor Tom Brennan went to Philadelphia's Drexel University, and they're giving their alumni their own superhero. Or, at least, something close to it. Bunn is quoted[...]

Jesse James writes for Bleeding Cool all over the world… This past weekend I attended Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con  It was a long con for me and I spent a big portion of the con enjoying the Philly life more than as Comic Fanboy  I thought maybe after 4 days after the con ended that[...]

Here goes! My husband Joe is a veteran of a number of comic related events, but the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention was my first I wasn't sure what to expect. Thankfully, it was an alternative comic convention, so I didn't have to deal with any fat guys dressed like Klingons, or the really sad chicks who don't[...]

Booth 616. While over at Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia, Mike Wolfer will be running the show at Booth 601 With four VIP sets; Avatar With Ticket, $150 for a $500 of ultra-rare Avatar comics, with a special signing with Mike Wolfer Five premium Freakangels Art Prints, five Night of the Living Dead Art Prints,[...]

He currently runs small publisher Square 1 Press who have published a Walt Simonson Convention Sketchbook and were debuting a Howard Chaykin Convention Sketchbook this weekend at the WizardWorld Philadelphia convention Which they did on Friday, with Howard due to sign copies on the Saturday at Square 1 Press's Artist Alley table. Unfortunately when arriving on[...]

Still, there are many projects of which is can feel proud, and the WizardWorld convention in Philadelphia should be one of them We'll have a photo report of the show next week, and I'd invite any Little Bleeders who may be attending to keep BleedingCool informed of events. It should be wizard! UPDATE: I flicked through the[...]