Not everything is distributed by Diamond – or distributed at all. Amazon runs a Print-On-Demand service, which have been providing better and better results for comic of late – especially in black-and white. Such as Rick Veitch, who this week launched a new book in his King Hell Heroica series of graphic novels, Boy Maximortal […]
Charles' battle against Bog has torn the world to shreds. The surface is no longer inhabitable. Charles finally brings Bog's rampage to an end, but it's too late for our planet. Humanity has two choices: join the One or join the Other. Egypt now faces the same choice as she falls from a toppling skyscraper. […]
Wednesday draws near, and that means it's time for another installment of Comics for Your Pull Box. We have a ton of major releases this week, but here at Bleeding Cool we are going to try and narrow it down to the absolute must-haves and must-tries. Here is the link to the full Comic List […]
The battle between the superhumans is destroying all of Manhattan. Bog and Charlie are seemingly equally matched. During an intermission, Charlie finds Amelia and tells her what he's learned of their past. Amelia leaves to see if it's true, leaving Charlie to battle Bog once more. Meanwhile, Egypt is wandering the decimated city in fear, […]
Charles finds himself under the charms and manipulation of Pavlova, but the situation goes for more horribly than Pavlova could have anticipated. In the States, Amelia battles Bog across New York City, destroying everything in their path. Back with Larry, Egypt, Guda, and the Doc, Larry continues his bizarre transformations. The tension and action increases […]
The world-eating Unicron makes his return to IDW Publishing's Transformers comic books under creators John Barber and Alex Milne this July. Plus, Rick Veitch's Brat Pack returns, relive the Star Wars comic strips, and more new projects from the publisher. This is in addition to their regular G.I. Joe, Transformers, TMNT, and other offerings. Full solicits below. Transformers: Unicron #1 (of 6)—Cover A: Alex Milne—GEM OF THE MONTH […]
Larry flies to the North Pole with the One and meets the more human half of the being. On the way, the One and Larry meet one half of America's superhuman team. Egypt sees the darkest depths of Jay-Hole's selfishness and his infection with the Other. Gob continues to rampage through Moscow, and Premiere Kubalov […]
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest #1 from the legendary Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neil is released at last this June. Plus, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount is reprinted, the new Orphan Black series begins, Kull ends with an Annual, and more from IDW Publishing. Details below. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest #1—Cover A: Kevin O'Neill—GEM OF THE MONTH Alan Moore (w) • […]
Egypt wakes up to a mysterious and strange man named the One in his bed. Her son, Larry, is instinctively attracted to The One. The apartment celebrates their survival when Jay-Hole returns. He's been shot, killed a cop, and stole a lot of money. The One talks to him, and Jay-Hole is possessed by a […]
Another week, another mass of releases vying for your dollars. As always, I'm here (if a couple of days later than intended) to help you sort through the releases and see what is worthy of your pull box. Full list of releases here, courtesy of ComicList. Stargate Atlantis: Singularity #1 American Mythology has been steadily […]
The Cold War has brought the world to the brink of annihilation. In a ploy to garner wealth, a businessman named Itch is forcing a fleet of American ships to battle it out with Soviet vessels to incite panic. With the world panicking, flashes of light appear in the sky that put much of the […]
Time for another list of comics for to add to your pull box at your local comic shop. Admittedly, it'll be a little too late to add to orders today. I promise you that I am trying to get these things up sooner. It's been a busy couple of weeks. For what it's worth, this […]
The One: The Last Word in Superheroics is receiving a reprint courtesy of IDW Publishing this February. A graphic novel by Rick Veitch, The One was one of the original deconstructions of the superhero genre akin to The Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. Marvel originally published it, but they have done their best to bury it away since then. However, IDW […]
In 2003, DC Comics collected the first volume of Rick Veitch's Aquaman comic book, Waterbearer, with the first six issues of that year's Aquaman comic. Fourteen years later, they are getting round to the second volume and the final six issues. Aquaman: The Waterbearer Vol. 2 9th January 2018 $19.99 In the aftermath of THE […]
By Josh Hechinger Welcome to From Strip to Script, where I take a page of finished comic art and try to derive a script from it, to see what I can learn from the exercise. Now, for every reinterpretation of a superhero character that becomes the definitive version (anyone from the modern Captain Marvel to […]
Right now, on eBay, you can find a number of Miracleman variant covers from the Marvel run going from $8 to $80. That won't be the case for much longer. Because Marvel are liquidating a bunch of Miracleman stock to retailers, with issues to 10, in all variant cover varieties, whether 1:10, 1:25 or 1:50 […]
Megaton Man creator Don Simpson has been posting most entertainingly on Facebook about that project that never happened, the 1963 Annual, that would have topped off the Image Comics series by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch and more. To heck with the 1963 Annual — I'm just going to draw the "In Pictopia" Annual […]
UPDATE: As Stewart Lee says, "you can prove anything with facts". Rick Veitch gets in touch regarding the piece below, saying "Please update your post about Marvel ignoring my 1987 coloring instructions to reflect that I had complete approval of Marvel's new coloring. And that I think the new version looks fantastic too." Which makes all […]
Here are the pencils from Rick Veitch for the new cover for Miracleman #9, the birth issue, out next month from Marvel Comics. The retailer warning for the comic now reads "Miracleman #9 GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Please note that the upcoming Miracleman #9 contains graphic content, including a detailed scene of childbirth." This is how they did […]
Often Marvel Comics This is how it was solicited. MIRACLEMAN #9 THE ORIGINAL WRITER (W) • RICK VEITCH (A/C) Variant Cover by DAVE MARQUEZ Variant Cover by PAUL RENAUD Variant Cover by ADI Granov • The battle with Gargunza has ended. • The birth of Miracleman and Liz Moran's baby! • And a shocking surprise […]
