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From Tom King to the Mandalorian – The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Daily LITG: Batman and Catwoman up a tree, ******* – The ten most-read stories yesterday… From Tom King To The Mandalorian[...]

Rich Johnston reviews Batman/Catwoman #1 by Tom King, Clay Mann and Tomeu Morey, published this Tuesday by DC Comics. Once upon a time, Tom King wrote the comic book series Vision for Marvel Comics Winning all the awards going, and fast tracked to be adapted into the TV series WandaVision This kind of response saw DC[...]

Superstar comic book writer and former(?) CIA operative Tom King has weighed in on what may be the most important question of the next week, or maybe even the next year Screw it, this is the most important question of most of our lifetimes: do Batman and Catwoman fuck in the upcoming Batman/Catwoman #1 According[...]

The second issue of Rorschach, the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen, by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, and published by DC Comics out today, take place in Lewis Tower. Art from Rorschach #2. The building in which Will Myerson, a comic book creator, lives Could this be a link to Byron Lewis, the engineer and aviation inventor known as[...]

Marvel Comics executive editor and Blues Traveller vocalist Tom Brevoort fired shots at "former" CIA Operative and DC Comics superstar writer Tom King over King's comments about editor Mark Doyle leaving DC Comics Doyle's departure from DC was first reported by Bleeding Cool back in August, part of what has been described as a bloodbath[...]

Tom King is the author of the new Rorschach comic book, an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen, also published by DC Comics this week And next weekend, as part of a pretty impressive series of live panels from Baltimore Comic-Con (yes, SDCC and NYCC, live panels, so that people can ask questions) Tom King will be[...]

Now Rorscharch writer Tom King might be writing his own commentary on not just Moore's portrayal of Rorshach but also about Ditko as well One does wonder about the decision to show the artist get shot in the face and end up on an autopsy slab as the seeming endgame of his life's work and[...]

But for now, things remain quiet- at least on the television side. On the comics side, it appears writer Tom King had decided to go ahead and make the HBO series part of the canon of his DC Comics limited series Rorschach– and we see a sly reference in the very first issue Of course, since[...]

Rorschach #1, another unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, is published by DC Comics this week Last month we ran the following fairly speculatory article, and I felt that it might be worth running again, just in case, now with added previews imagery fom the first issue Take it away, me… First,[...]

This is the solicitation for issue #2 of Rorschach, the unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, published by DC Comics Followed by a little speculation on our part. RORSCHACH #2 What's the connection between an aging comic book artist and Rorschach? That's the question the detective investigating the attempted assassination of a presidential[...]

The latest Cerebus In Hell one-shot planned by Dave Sim and his cohorts for December, Hermann, chooses to parody a comic book that hasn't even been published yet, Rorschach, the unauthorised Watchmen sequel by Tom King and Jorge Fornés, published by DC Comics next month Bleeding Cool reported that the new Rorschach would be one[...]

Tom King gave us two deaths of Batman in his truncated 85 issue run – now intended to be completed almost as intended with the Batman/Catwoman In Batman #5, with Dave Finch, he showed us Gotham Girl, mourning the loss of her brother from the future, but also stating that she kills Batman at some[...]

He has his creator-owned American Vampire at DC, but nothing else announced. Tom King has the Rorschach, Batman/Catwoman and Strange Adventures series for 12 issues each, but don't expect any similar big deals to follow. Geoff Johns brought the noise with Doomsday Clock and Three Jokers but, again. nothing lined up to follow. DC Comics logo. These are all writers[...]

The Watchmen panel at DC Fandome saw HBO Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof interview the new Rorschach creative team Tom King and Jorge Fornes, with Damon Lindelhof's background covered in White Rabbit Subtle. DC Fandome screencap. Tom King talked about his own unofficial sequel, the upcoming Rorschach comic book, leaning on the original Watchmen but also the role-playing[...]

Forbidden Planet has commissioned a retailer exclusive cover by Brian Bolland for Rorschach #1, the unauthorised Watchmen sequel by Tom King and Jorge Fornes to be published by DC Comics next month And he is referencing one of his own famous covers to do so The Killing Joke. Brian Bolland Redraws Killing Joke as Rorschach Forbidden[...]

When it was announced, the Legend Of The Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular, out in early October, had Tom King as lead writer in the PR. DC invites you to welcome Swamp Thing to your witching hour festivities In this 48-page collection of six all-new stories, the Guardian of the Green reveals past lives and the unforgettable[...]

Once upon a time, Tom King was fired from his Batman run, twenty issues shy of its planned completion His run ended with City of Bane, and James Tynion IV took the book on As a kind of sop, Tom King was given a twelve-issue spinoff to finish his storyline in a non-continuity fashion with[...]

As part of the proto-online NYCC Comic-Con happening this weekend from ReedPOP, The Metaverse, Marguerite Bennett and Tom King joined a video chat with Victor Dandridge to talk about their dream projects – those that exist and those that do not – or at least, do not yet Amongst many projects, Tom King talked about[...]

But it seems that, unlike San Diego, Metaverse will come with a price. In the comic book side, Friday and Saturday will see a couple of free panels on YouTube. FREE: Comic luminaries Tom King, Mitch Gerads and Marguerite Bennett chat about dream projects – Friday, August 14 at 4:20 PM ET / 1:20 PM PT /[...]

However, Tom King's scattershot plot is not tailor made for this kind of diptych storytelling, managing time shifting a little less smoothly than Lost did. There are so many engaging elements in Strange Adventures #4 that the shortcomings are frustrating RATING: HONORABLE MENTION. Strange Adventures #4 (of 12) By Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan Shaner Welcome to planet Rann,[...]

On Friday, comic book writer Tom King issued a statement on Twitter, criticising his publisher DC Comics for commissioning a cover for his Rorschach comic from Jae Lee, as Lee had contributed a cover to Ethan Van Sciver's leading Comicsgate crowdfunding titles. Tom King Issues Full Apology to Jae Lee, Removes Tweets Knowing Jae Lee, I suspected[...]

Desperately seeking Luigi, while Warren Ellis, Batman, Tom King and Jae Lee ran around right behind The Daily Lying In The Gutters, remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Luigi, Jae Lee and the ten most-read stories on Bleeding Cool[...]

But today he responded to the social media storm that began with Tom King two days ago, and exploded, despite attempts to quell it Tom King added hours later that he had spoken to Jae Lee, saying "We're all good" However, Jae Lee writes today; Jae Lee post to Instagram, in memory of Loki. Two weeks ago,[...]

The cover credit was solicited last week, but it appears that writer Tom King did not read the fine print He just posted on Twitter; Today DC put out an alternate cover to Rorschach by Jae Lee, who has also done covers for comicsgate, a hate group DC does not consult creators on alternate covers; I[...]

Instead, this was Reggie Long, son of Rorschach's prison psychiatrist, who had taken on the role, the mask and the mission. Tom King and Jorge Fornes have their own unauthorized sequel to Watchmen, Rorschach, to be published by DC Comics in October It also features Rorschach, as well as a Lone Ranger style-sidekick But who is[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported on Tom King and JorgeFornés upcoming unauthorised sequel to Watchmen, Rorschach. But what can we see in the images revealed so far? And can we start a campaign from this point to get Tom King to give us his take on Alan Moore and Bill Sienkiewicz's Brought To Light? Anyway… Rorschach 1 We have a cover[...]

Bleeding Cool has been following Tom King and Jorge Fornés plans for a new Watchmen project for some time Now we know what it is Rorschach, a twelve-issue series and another unauthorised sequel to Watchmen from DC Comics Man, I haven't written that phrase for a while Things must be getting back to normal. Rorschach 1 It[...]

This Halloween, they're capitalizing on their specialization in the macabre again with two new anthologies with tales of terror by Batman's ex Tom King, The Wilds co-creator Vita Ayala, BOOM! Studios current golden boy James Tynion IV, tried-and-true vet Marv Wolfman, and more Take a look at the two anthologies, Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular[...]

You're absolutely right." Tom King, one of DC Comics most prominent writers, and former CIA agent, wrote the recent Up In The Sky Superman story that ran exclusively in Walmart before being packaged for the bookstore and comic book store He tweeted out, with evidence: "Mother f-cker I put it in a comic this year[...]

Tom King likes Watchmen But then, don't we all? Recently DC Comics has been reviving Watchmen with prequels like Before Watchmen, unauthorised sequels like Doomsday Clock and integrating the characters of Watchmen into the DC Universe by having Dr Manhattan blamed for the New 52 revival, bringing Thomas Wayne and Jor-El back from the dead,[...]