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Peter Capaldi On Doctor Who Pressure In Daily LITG, 30th December 2025

Peter Capaldi and Doctor Who pressure was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, again. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround.



Article Summary

  • Peter Capaldi discusses the pressures and double-edged sword of playing Doctor Who's Twelfth Doctor
  • Doctor Who continues to dominate pop culture news and headlines, with major stories over the past seven years
  • Recap of the top trending Doctor Who articles and related pop culture highlights from Bleeding Cool
  • Anniversary lookbacks at previous years' top Doctor Who news, tragedies, and fan discussions

Peter Capaldi And The Curse Of Doctor Who was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday, again. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years. Founded over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before that, Bleeding Cool has become one of the longest-standing and most well-known pop culture websites around. The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running runaround the day before and possibly the day ahead. In summary, you can sign up to receive Lying In The Gutters as an email here. And maybe you just have.

In Celebration of The 12th Doctor
Peter Capaldi as Caecillius in "The Fires of Pompeii", as the Twelfth Doctor in "Before the Flood," and John Frobisher in Torchwood's "Children of Earth." Images courtesy BBC, All rights reserved.

Peter Capaldi And The Curse Of Doctor Who and the top ten stories from yesterday

  1. Doctor Who: For Capaldi, Playing The Doctor Was Double-Edged Sword
  2. The New Look Of Poison Ivy Revealed For Absolute Batman #17 (Spoilers)
  3. Ultimate Final Days Final Page Spoilers For New Year's Eve Endgame
  4. The Hollywood Reporter, DC Comics And Why Marvel Is Still Selling More
  5. No DC Comics In The Top Twenty Anticipated Titles For The Week
  6. Limited Edition Transformers Ultra Magnus Coming Soon from threezero
  7. Yen Press Announces 9 New Manga Titles for Summer 2026 
  8. The X-Files Before "Black Panther 3": Ryan Coogler "Hyped" for Revival
  9. DLX Starscream from Transformers: Bumblebee Lands at threezero 
  10. Ultimate Endgame #1 Preview: Maker's Return, Heroes' Last Stand

And some other stories I wrote yesterday:

LITG one year ago, Doctor Who tragedy

Doctor Who: Empire of Death: A Deep Dive into the Story Tropes
Still: BBC/Disney+
  1. Doctor Who: Is The Fifteenth Doctor's Ongoing Tragedy Too Much?
  2. xXx: Return of Xander Cage Star on the Status of Another Installment
  3. Absolute Superman #3 Preview: Krypton's Worst Kept Secret | 2142200
  4. The Rookie Releases More Season 7 BTS Looks; Jones on Grey's Promotion
  5. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Official Trailer: Here's a Look! 
  6. Doctor Who: Let's Celebrate 50 Years of Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor
  7. Superman III Lands At McFarlane Toys with Platinum Edition Release
  8. Liam Sharp Shows Off His Conan To All The Boys & Girls This Christmas
  9. Star Trek: Did TNG Era End with "Picard" & "Lower Decks" Finales?
  10. The Brave And The Bold Isn't Delayed According To James Gunn
  11. Binc Offers Two Scholarships to Attend ComicsPRO Industry Meeting
  12. Papilio by Clanton, Chou Musser & Tabor gets a 100,000 Print Run
  13. Parliament Of Rooks & Cold Hard Cash in Ablaze's March 2025 Solicits
  14. Freaking Romance and Morgana & Oz in Webtoon March 2025 Solicits
  15. Doctor Who Tragedy in The Daily LITG, 29th of December 2024

LITG two years ago, The Wrath Of Shatner

community
COMMUNITY/STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN (Image: Netflix/Paramount Global)
  1. Community: Joel McHale on William Shatner's One-Sided Beef With Him
  2. A Sequel To The Fastball Special in X-Men's Fall Of The House Of X #1
  3. Too Many 6 Panel Pages From Tom King? Not Possible, Says James Gunn
  4. The Ten Best Selling Comics In Comic Stores Of 2023
  5. Doctor Who: Is Susan Twist Playing the Same Secret Character?
  6. Political Cartoonist Chris Britt Sells His Fangdellas Graphic Novel
  7. Ram V's Run On Detective Comics Will End With #1089
  8. Cobra Kai Co-Creator Schlossberg Confirms Longer Series Finale & More 
  9. Gossip- Why Is DC Comics Not Publishing An Aquaman Comic Right Now?
  10. Batman #131, Best-Selling Comic Of 2023- Daily LITG 29th December 2023
  11. Jon Scieszka & Steven Weinberg Tell You How to Write & Draw Anything
  12. Comic Shops Get A Kid Venom Surprise One-Per-Store Variant Next Week
  13. David J. Lee Moves From Impossible Burger To Become CFO Of Webtoon
  14. Glenn Danzig Signs Verotik Comics Tonight In Los Angeles
  15. What If…? S02: "1602" Ep End Credits Thank Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert
  16. National Library of Scotland Finally Gets The Broons Annual from 1939

LITG three years ago, Flash Season 9 Trailer

the flash
Image: The CW; Nexstar Media Group Website Screencap
  1. The Flash Season 9 Trailer Non-Drop Start of The CW/Nexstar Rebrand?
  2. Does Timeless Predict How Dark Web Leads To The Fall Of X? (Spoilers)
  3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: HQ Image of Peter and Gamora Released 
  4. Ike Perlmutter's Justice League Frees Its First Prisoner
  5. Morgan Red, Confirmed As The Deadliest, Tastiest New Mutant Of All
  6. Eddie Vedder Performs "One"; Beyonce, Styles, Penn & Cohen Honor U2
  7. Buffy: David Boreanaz on Angel Success, Sarah Michelle Gellar Reunion
  8. Jeff Lemire & Malachi Ward Bring About Black Hammer: The End in March
  9. Pokemon GO Announces January 2023 Content Including New Shinies
  10. Pokemon TCG 2022 End-Of-Year List: Best Card of 2022
  11. Raising Money For Fat Jacks, Carol Flynn And Cancer Research
  12. Angoulême Festival Cancels Bastien Vivès Citing Physical Threats
  13. Snapchat Vs Marvel Comics Over Marvel Snap Trademark
  14. Ending 2022 With New York Post, Woke Comics And John Stossel
  15. Ted Anderson & Ollie Roswell Explore Gender in YA OGN Masked Princess
  16. BINC Mental Health Wellness Program For Comic Shop Owners/Employees
  17. The Flash Season Nine In The Daily LITG 29th December 2022

LITG four years ago, The Book Of Boba Fett

  1. The Book of Boba Fett Viewers Have "Timely" E01 Complaint (SPOILERS)
  2. Someone Made The Best Inventory Mod For Stardew Valley
  3. The Biggest Reveal In Marvel Comics' Timeless #1 (Spoilers)
  4. Brandon Routh Talks Legends, "Crisis" Superman, Spinoff Rumors & More
  5. Frank Caliendo Pays Tribute to NFL Broadcasting Icon John Madden
  6. McFarlane Toys Debuts Batman Arkham Asylum Titan Joker Mega Figure
  7. Misgendering In DC Comics Today – Teen Titans Academy & Action Comics
  8. Pete Davidson Keeps His NYE Promise & Miley Cyrus Shares Proof
  9. Doctor Who Star David Tennant Supports NHS Renationalizing Efforts
  10. Spider-Man: No Way Home: Mid-Credit Scene Shows Sony Doesn't Get It

LITG five years ago, Sparkly Spider-Man

Sparkly Spider-Man - The Daily LITG, 30th December 2020
LITG: Credit, Marvel.
  1. Revealed: Spider-Man's Brand New Costume For 2021
  2. Cobra Kai Creators Talk Aisha: "Perhaps We'll See Her Again One Day."
  3. Pokémon GO Guide: Prepare For The January 2020 Raid Bosses
  4. Star Trek: Picard Star Jeri Ryan Offers Season 2 Production Update
  5. Let's Take A Look At Diamond Select's New Darth Vader Gallery Statue
  6. WB Executives: Zack Snyder's Justice League is a Storytelling Dead-End
  7. Someone Found An Unused Monorail System In Cyberpunk 2077
  8. The Unreleased Unova Starter Pokémon Shinies In Pokémon GO
  9. The Big Summer 2021 X-Men Event – With The Hellfire Gala? (Spoilers)
  10. An Ode To The Cowboy Hat Caterpie Guy On Pokémon GO Twitter
  11. John Constantine Brings The Bollocks Back To The DCU In Death Metal
  12. Witchblood Launching in Vault Comics March 2021 Solicits
  13. Should Clownhunter Have Killed Harley Quinn? Batman Annual #5 Spoilers
  14. A Look Ahead At The Rather Delayed Catwoman: Soulstealer
  15. Gleb Melnikov's Exact Same Face In 40 Pages Of Jinny Hex Special
  16. Minions: Sports Returns To Titan Comics March 2021 Solicitations
  17. There's Nothing There in Black Mask Comics March 2021 Solicitations
  18. Impure, Rabid, Wild, Western – Scout Launches 4 Comics in March 2021
  19. Marvel's Ike Perlmutter Persuaded Trump To Pardon Christopher Wade

LITG six years ago, Colourists were in the dog house

And Walmart had a Crisis.

  1. Erik Larsen Says Colorist Who Poorly Recolored Marvel Comics Presents #48 Cover Should Be Killed
  2. "League Of Legends" Player Maria "Remilia" Creveling Has Passed Away
  3. Crisis On Infinite Earths Giant #1 – Good Read, Great Easter Eggs, Horrible Crisis Management, Bad Arrowverse Tie-In (SPOILERS)
  4. Ubisoft Releases The "Just Dance 2020" Song List
  5. Barack Obama Picks His Favorite Films of the Year
  6. Everything We Learned In Incoming #1 – What Did We Miss?
  7. Someone Found The Long-Lost "Akira" Prototype From SEGA
  8. Mark Millar Moved to Get BTS to Sing in Upcoming Kingsman Movies
  9. Detective Comics 80th Anniversary 80-Page Walmart Giant Selling For $175 – Your Latest Tulip
  10. Star Wars: Rise Of Kylo Ren #1 Goes Mad on eBay Over Ben & Snoke Buddy Origin

LITG seven years ago, Donny went anti-Comicsgate on its arse

And Bryan Hill was not retiring.

  1. Donny Cates Comes Out Against Comicsgate Over Venom Argument
  2. BC Toy Spotting: New Years Spotting! Marvel Legends, LEGO, Funko, and More!
  3. Did Bryan Hill Just Announce His Retirement from Comics?
  4. Learn Why You Shouldn't Gossip Around Superboy in Next Week's Young Justice Outsiders Prequel Comic
  5. Did Your Comic Store Sell Heroes In Crisis #4, Action #1006, Champions #1, Detective #995, Infinity Wars: Infinity Early?

Comic book industry birthdays

There may still not be much of a party atmosphere right now. All depends on which state you are living in. But comics folk are always getting older and still celebrating that special date.

  • Comic book artist of Winnebago Graveyard and Hit GirlAlison Sampson
  • Co-owner at Apotheosis Comics & Lounge, Martin Casas
  • Publisher of Breakdown Press, Tom Oldham and buyer at Gosh Comics, London.
  • Comic book artist on Transformers, MASK, Freakshow and Spider-Man, Joe Suitor.
  • Artist on The Winter Soldier, The Shield, Swamp Thing and Spider-Man, Marco Rudy.

If you are in comics and have a birthday coming up – or you know someone who has – get in touch at richjohnston@gmail.com.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne and Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and Forbidden Planet. Father of two daughters, Amazon associate, political cartoonist.
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