Joel Elad and Dirk Wood took to the stage at the Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday for the IDW presentation. And while Titan Comics got people to wish Andrew Sumner's mother a happy birthday, Dirk went dark by telling us all how long ago his mother died and was grateful for […]
Titan Comics had a good presentation at the Diamond Retailer Lunch yesterday at San Diego Comic-Con. So much so that both DC Comics and IDW complained about having to follow them. They do have a certain… keenness and vivacity to their attitude and step… To the extent that they invited everyone at the show, if […]
Here's a better look at some of the Diamond Retailer Lunch swag that attendees were handed, through dint of attending the event at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday. And what some pieces are already selling for on eBay. Undiscovered Country ashcan – available on eBay for $75 ONO. Once & Future #1 Retailer Edition – sold […]
At the Diamond Retailer Lunch yesterday, DC Comics representatives talked about the relabelling of the DC Comics titles. As well as shoving a fourth imprint name out there and one that I thought was lacking, the DC Graphic Novels For Young Adults label for what was formerly DC Ink. Bleeding Cool has reported on how […]
Bleeding Cool has been reporting on DC Comics' increased returnability of their launch comic books. There's a lot more of it about right now but it generally entails retailers being able to order comics are a non-returnable direct market discount – but still get returnability. Enabling them to order less conservatively, order enough for potential […]
At yesterday's Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con, Diamond awarded their Best Practice Awards for the Summer, to comic book retailers nominated or self-nominated for very specific categories. You can see the list of nominations with each category link below, before the winning entry in bold. Congratulations all. Best Free Comic Book Day Event […]
The transformation of ninja-clan member Jennika into a fellow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has shaken up the TMNT workd, brought a lot more attention to the comic as it heads to its 100th-anniversary issue at IDW. And at the Diamond Retailer Lunch yesterday, retailers were informed that Jennika's presence in the Teenage Mutant Turtles was […]
Bleeding Cool gave you your first look at the big bad of JJ Abrams, Henry Abrams and Sara Pichelli's Spider-Man, one Cadaverous. At the Diamond Retail Lunch earlier today, comic shop owners got to see Sara Pichelli's concept art for the character. Both dressed and undressed – if you can call it that. As well […]
Marvel Comics was originally going to announce Marvel Zombies Respawn at San Diego Comic-Con. But then a certain Walking Dead comic book came to an end, and they took advantage of an announcement opportunity. What's coming in October from Philip Kennedy Johnson and Leonard Kirk though is a one-shot. However, at the Diamond Retailer Lunch earlier […]
At the Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con Friday, retailers were treated to a look at two more Immoral Variants for comics coming out in September. Taking a cue from the wildly popular cover to Immortal Hulk #16, these variants show a gruesome transformation between the title character of the book's two identities. For […]
In an earlier piece looking at the many Mary Jane-theme variant covers Marvel is running in October, alongside the new The Amazing Mary Jane comic book by Leah Williams and Carlos Gomez, this cover was one of a number shown off to retailers. Which suggests that the recently-cancelled Deadpool comic which saw its final […]
At the Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel announced a series of one-shot comic books based on the Marvel Future Fight video game. Called Marvel Future Fight Firsts, one-shots were announced for October for White Fox, Crescent & Io, and Luna Snow. Each one-shot will tell the origins of the characters who debuted […]
Star Wars has a great reputation when comes to prequels, right? Anyway, that's not stopping Marvel from publishing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance, a four-issue mini-series comic that is a direct prequel to the upcoming movie, Star Wars: Rise Of The Skywalker. Written by Ethan Sacks with art from Luke Ross, this Journey […]
Boom Studios took to the stage at the Diamond Retailer Lunch in San Diego Comic-Con will all manner of announcements for retailers. And they brought a couple of friends to talk about Once & Future, Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora. They met an enthusiastic retailer reception, and Kieron Gillen kept thanking the room for their […]
It seems like it was just yesterday when DC Publisher Dan Didio decried the popularity of facsimile editions and other interest in DC's back catalog, as he feels the publisher should be able to do a better job of pushing new stories to customers. Actually, it was just yesterday. Hmm. Nevertheless, DC is going all […]
Once upon a time, before Spawn, before Spider-Man, before Hulk, before Spitfire & The Troubleshooters, Todd McFarlane drew Batman. Most prominently in the Batman: Year Three series. It may be thirty-odd years but DC Comics hasn't forgotten. And in May 2020, their hundredth Black And White Batman Statue will be modelled on that Batman work […]
DC's Year of the Villain isn't done unleashing gimmicky variant covers on the DC Universe just yet! Following the cardstock variants for Year of the Villain and Lex Luthor's "offer," DC is planning another line-wide event in November with Hostile Takeover. This won't surprise you, but Bleeding Cool scooped the name of this event way […]
DC Comics do love a good plastic ring giveaway to launch a book. We will remember the Blackest Night event far more for the plastic giveaway rings than what actually happened within the pages. Well, it looks like DC Comics may be trying to replicate that ring success in November with the launch of the […]
Marvel Comics has teased their planned December event before. And at today's Diamond Retailer Lunch, we got the same logos, laying out The War Of The Realms, The House and Powers Of X and Absolute Carnage with a big fat question mark logo for December. Pretty much like before. And then just before the slide […]
At the Diamond Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic-Con, Valiant Entertainment announced a new Rai series coming in November 2019. Emily Hecht and Robert Myers took the stage for Valiant to make their pitch to comic book retailers. They kicked things off with a look at the upcoming Bloodshot relaunch, hititng stores ahead of next […]
