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Earlier this month, Avatar Press announced its upcoming publication of Fashion Beast, the long-lost collaboration between Alan Moore and Malcolm McLaren

Daniel Best, 20th Century Danny Boy, who is the go-to guy for following this and many other comic-related legal battles, reports today that there's a surprising new development in the fight to control Superman  Ahead of the anticipated November 2013 copyright termination filing by Shuster's heirs, DC has asserted that a 1992 agreement with Joe[...]

Back in Blighty, but the world keeps turning (which is why it took us longer to get home that it did to get to Los Angeles) and the comic book industry

They certainly have very good connections in this regard. The Superman Returns film was criticised by fans for its lack of action scenes, fights, feats of super strength and the like. No one doubted that Zack Snyder would reverse that But I have been told details of one specific scene in particular, in which Superman breaks apart[...]

Best known for his work on Wolverine Origins, X-Men, New Avengers and many others, penciller Will Conrad, it seems, is no longer in an exclusive contract

As the con wound down on Sunday, BC reader's focus was still on the film side, with an interesting juxtaposition of the most obvious comics-to-film character stars in the world, and another character who might be one of the least obvious stars — but seems to be making a strong case for changing that. Most-Read TV/Film[...]

The new Superman Man Of Steel movie poster, just released today And the Alex Ross Kingdom Come cover image. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox We trust you, the reader, to make that[...]

Any new thoughts on Superman's costume based on this? Also be sure to check out our earlier coverage of Man of Steel from Brendon and Grace. Any new thoughts on Superman's costume based on this? Also be sure to check out our earlier coverage of Man of Steel from Brendon and Grace. Any new thoughts[...]

Lego Super Heroes! Marvel! DC! San Diego Comic Con! Monster Fighters! During set up! Aren't they cute!   xxx

Gregg Staples exhibition, Super Heroes At Home is being exhibited again at Chelsea Markets in New York. A series of photos taken by Gregg of people who

Editorial Televisa is the new Mexican publisher of DC Comics titles, and their first two publications come out this week – Superman/Action Comics and Batman/The Dark Knight This is the first DC publication in Mexico since a year ago, when Editorial Vid last published the line. Next they'll publish Justice League, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash, Wonder[...]

The fools. 20th Century Danny Boy: DC Comics $20,000,000+ Payout For Superman – REJECTED Buried in a footnote to a line about accounting and reservation of amounts due, DC have stated that, "…the record fact remains that a reserve was set; it totals more than $20 million, and the funds will be paid to Larson if this[...]

Here's a scene from Hero Worship, published by Avatar Press today, featuring an iconic superhero, Zenith. And here... is another iconic superhero. By Alex

Talking about his life, his career, his likes and loves, he was also asked about is more recent work on the Superman book as part of the DC New 52 relaunch And, just as he was in Metropolis, Perez was open and candid. Things are being second guessed left and right, a case of too many[...]

Bautist gets to be Superman. I can't think of a better way to spent that money, frankly. This is how public money is spent in the Phillipinnes…  Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista getting a birthday poster with good wishes from his council colleagues, all portrayed as superheroes Bautist gets to be Superman. I can't think of a better way to[...]

I will try to be as open as I can…" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b9Llfv-AQ0[/youtube] George Perez appeared at Metropolis, for Superman Day earlier this month… He talked about his work with HERO Initiative, and how even he had to go to HERO for help, on how he believed New Teen Titans would only last six issues and how co-plotting issue[...]

Settle down, break open a brew, or she'll get Kryptonian on your ass! Henry Cavill is Superman in Man of Steel 2013! Warner Brothers brings the Man of Steel back to the silver screen with Christopher Nolan producing and Zack Snyder directing! Host Grace Randolph, from Beyond The Trailer, and guest Alan Kistler talk about the[...]

You know this to be true.

Bleeding Cool first reported that Scott Lobdell would be the new Superman writer back in April. Now DC Comics have made it official by arranging an interview with Lobdell and the Huffington Post and Big Shiny Robot And they reveal that the artist will be the previously-on-Red Hood And The Outlaws Kenneth Rocafort, Lobdell's doing a[...]

They're taking their time over this one… The Justice League, Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and more solicitations are out… But the big news in the Superman titles will be that Scott Lobdell is the new writer of the monthly Superman title, starting with issue zero in September. So naturally, DC Comics is saving that news until last[...]

Thanks to Obvious Winner and Jonathan Knowles for these rather entertaining photographs...  

Useful for remembering which one your pint is when you need to take a leak. Unless everyone else takes the piss and gobs in it. It's worth the risk. Officially licensed from DC Comics, here are your Superman and Batman pint classes, each with an attached cape Which should help keep your pint's secret identity… or something. Available from[...]

Earlier this year we got a chance to see a few minutes of the TV adaptation of the musical It's A Bird… It's A Plane… It's Superman from the seventies Well now we get a little more. I literally have no idea how long this will stay up Superman: The Musical in full[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMkTQSbE6Bc The clue comes with the crumbling DC Peel logo. A trailer for a new console/PC game, Injustice: Gods Among Us,

This is the cover as solicited to Superman issue nine. This is the actual cover. And this is how the character looks now A little less of the Girl With A Dragon Tattoo? This is the cover as solicited to Superman issue nine. This is the actual cover. And this is how the character looks now[...]

“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June” That's the comment DC's Senior VP Publicity Courtney Simmons

Thanks to Fox for this one. Honchos at Superman's comic book home, DC Comics, said this weekend that one of their most identifiable (but as of yet unnamed) straight characters will soon be coming out of the closet, according to a report. No, and I was there Dan DiDio, DC Comics co-publisher said that a previously established[...]

The fools. DC Women Kicking Ass – Lois and Clark back together? Not on my watch! says Superman editor Hey, Will! Despite what you took away from that interview, Clark and Lois are NOT inevitable, and in fact it isn't going to happen, at least while I'm on watch duty. There will be romance of varying degrees in both[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool ran the news that Scott Lobdell would be taking over Superman from September It was pooh poohed by some Could even Scott Lobdell write four books a month for DC Comics? No. Today, we discover that Tom DeFalco, who has co-written recent issues Superboy with Scott Lobdell, is taking over the book with[...]

Could this be why Superman Earth One's Shane Davis is no longer DC exclusive? I understand he is working on a project called Ascend Looking a little like this… Could this be why Superman Earth One's Shane Davis is no longer DC exclusive? I understand he is working on a project called Ascend Looking a little like[...]