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Comics Artist John Cassaday, Planetary Co-Creator, Has Died Aged 52
Please keep me and my mom in your prayers." Co-creator of Planetary with Warren Ellis, Desperadoes with Jeff Mariotte and  I Am Legion with Fabien Nury, he was the artist on Astonishing X-Men with Joss Whedon, Captain America with John Ney Rieber and Jeph Loeb, and Star Wars with Jason Aaron, John Cassaday was a very[...]
DC's The Outsiders Ends Early With #11 Or #12
Look for it all to switch back at some point. The new Outsiders series by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Robert Carey brought Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's Planetary into the DC Universe, with a bunch of other Authority stuff as well, before kicking the tyres of the DC Universe and up-ending it But now it[...]
Have Planetary Fans Been Sleeping On The Outsiders? (Spoilers)
Bleeding Cool was the first to confirm that the twelve-issue series Outsiders series by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Robert Carey was a full-blown Wildstorm revival, at least of the Warren Ellis Authority/Planetary axis of it all Luke Fox and Kate Kane, The Batman Of New York and Batwoman, taking on the Planetary roles previously played by Elijah Snow and Jakita Wagner, respectively,[...]
A Major DC Comics Death In Outsiders #7
The Guide is opened, and the truth of the world is revealed." That would be The Planetary Guide to all that is, seen, unseen, and dug up, as The Outsiders has become an unexpected reworking of Planetary and The Authority, basically the world of Wildstorm and now DC Comics, as once seen by Warren Ellis. Luke[...]
A New Authority 21st Century Baby Named (Outsiders Spoilers)
The Outsiders went public about being a DC Universe revamp of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's Planetary series for Wildstorm But we noted that, with Century Babies, the Carrier and the Bleed, it might also bring in Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's The Authority. The preview of this week's The Outsiders #4 going all in on[...]
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Well, that's kinda what happens to The Outsiders in next week's Planetary-inspired comic, made up of Batwing, Batwoman and Drummer, in this week's issue Instead, rather than ending up inside of John Malkovich, they end up inside Batman. I mean, of course, they get separated But there's not just one Batman there There are all the[...]
The Challengers of the Unknown
For the Metal events, the original Challengers Prof, Ace, Red, and Rocky were on a mission to an Earth in the Dark Multiverse, which sent the Prof's dark multiverse counterpart to the multiverse, created a new Challengers, Trina Alvarez, Moses Barber, Krunch, and Bethany Hopkins, before the originals were saved, as part of the New[...]
Will DC's Outsiders Cross Over With Batman #140? (Spoilers)
This is Robert Cruz's cover to Outsiders #3, from DC Comics, the Planetary revival with Batwing, Batwoman and Drummer, unearthing the DC Universe It has a Batman logo on it as well as an Escher-style image with many Batmen walking up and down the stairs. Telling us "As Kate Kane and Luke Fox venture into the[...]
Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on Outsiders as Planetary
Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly have been talking about Planetary to DC Comics Without mentioning Planetary creators Warren Ellis or John Cassaday once, which is quite the trick It's all because, as Bleeding Cool has been reporting, The Outsiders is basically a Planetary and Authority revival by the back door Jackson Lanning says, "I genuinely think[...]
The Outsiders, The Authority And The Return Of Planetary To DC Comics
Bleeding Cool recently was able to confirm that the twelve-issue series Outsiders by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Robert Carey was a full-blown Wildstorm revival, at least of the Warren Ellis Authority/Planetary axis of it all Not everyone believed us, so we have brought receipts ahead of Tuesday's publication of Outsiders #1 Warning, these are[...]
Yup, DC's Outsiders Is A Full Blown Planetary/Authority Revival
So what next for Jim Lee's line of comic books that DC Comics paid top dollar for twenty-five years ago? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Well, I can confirm that the upcoming twelve-issue series Outsiders by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly[...]
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And today's Stormwatch story in The Brave And The Bold #6 ends on a very indeterminate note on the Skywatch satellite. While in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #7, there is a minor mention, as the Candlestick Man crosses from one reality to another, using The Bleed introduced in Stormwatch and The Authority back in the day. So what[...]
DC Confirms That's A Version of Planetary's Drummer in The Outsiders
With Kate Kane – Batwoman, and Luke Fox – Batwing, together with a third unnamed member. Bleeding Cool made the point that this seemed to be a "more empathetic version of Planetary" and that we seemed to have Luke Fox looking like Elijah Snow wearing the white suit, Kate Kane in her Batwoman suit but posing[...]
Batwoman & Batwing Lead a New Planetary-Style Outsiders Comic From DC
And The Outsiders, like a more empathetic version of Planetary, are going to be taking a look at it all.  Gotham War, which this books will spin out of, sees Batman and Catwoman take opposite sides of an issue that divides Gotham and the rest of the Bat Family And it seems that whatever it[...]
Today's Essential C2E2 Panel, DC Essential, Was Basically, Y'Know, Essential
Comics it was Battle for the Cow. Then Orlando said something along the lines of "I can't believe it's not the Justice League is his top funny comic." The Benson Sisters went for Birds of Prey (and that they really dig Gail Simone's work). Then Lucifer, Preacher, izombie all got somewhat combined as they all talked about them more[...]
N00bs, Purists And Free Comic Book Day
Never wanted to read Planetary – Sincerely a comics curmudgeon who has had enough of this type of thing. Orion TippensBeen reading comics for over 30 years, but never read Planetary Sorry I didn't earn your "respect" Nick LaneyWay to p-ss everyone off Free Comic Book Day. Bob MorrisIf you really disapprove of a comic book, you don't[...]
The Bleed Episode 2-3: Reading Planetary #8 With Lawrence Marvit
We're reading his collaboration with John Cassady and Laura Martin, Planetary. Specifically, Lawrence wanted to read issue #8 from the series, titled The Day the Earth Turned Slower. An ode to the horror films produced during the Red Scare (and so much more), this single comic is a perfect amalgam of what made the entire series of Planetary so special. You can download us if you're on the go here, and[...]
A Quick Run Through The Bleeding Forums…
So what exactly have my Little Bleeders been talking about today? Kenny finds the secrets behind Scalped at StandardAttrition. Gabriel reads Latino Review over the official and unofficial stories regarding the firing or non-firing of the GI Joe director. Patrick Drury wants more traded Casanova sooner rather than later. C Striker highlights the new Wildstorm blog, The Bleed with[...]
Planetary #27 to ship from DC/Wildstorm in October.
John Cassaday announced to the live audience of the 200th Comic News Insider podcast that the long awaited final epilogue issue of the superhero archeology series Planetary would be published in October. Planetary 1 shipped in early 1999, with an intended bi-monthly schedule, but personal and professional issues caused the book to go on hiatus, with[...]