As part of IDW's December 2025 solicits and solicitations, we have the new Valiant Entertainment solicits embedded within, including a new story launch-within-a-series, Valiant Beyond: All-New Harbinger #4: It Never Stops #1 by Fred Van Lente and Erik Tamayo. VALIANT BEYOND: ALL-NEW HARBINGER #4—IT NEVER STOPS #1 COVER A: RODRIGO ROCHA STORY: FRED VAN LENTE […]
In new legal filings hitting the docket now, Diamond Comic Distributors Inc, the Diamond Debtors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, have begun suing comic book publishers in adversary proceedings. The same comic book publishers whose stock is held by Diamond on consignment, and which the Diamond Debtors have been seeking to liquidate and keep […]
The Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy case continues to barrel down the road ahead of the next major hearing at the end of the month. To recap, Diamond Comic Distributors declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the beginning of the year. Ad Populum/Sparkle Pop bought Diamond's comic book business, while Diamond Comic Distributors Inc, the […]
Bloodshot and Shadowman launch two new story arcs with new #1s within the ongoing comic book publishing schedule, which is a neat trick. So we have Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1 – Man Made Hell #1 and Valiant Beyond: Tales of The Shadowman #4 – Ghosts Of The Bayou #1… all in their November 2025 solicits […]
A new TMNT arc begins with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 by Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II, as well as a new TMNT Vs Godzilla #1 launch from Tim Seeley and Fredo Pe, all part of IDW's November and December 2025 solicits and solicitations, as the publisher starts to shift their schedule […]
The Diamond Comic Distributors Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing on liquidation-related matters that has been held these past three days did not reach any decisions beyond the ones that were granted two days ago, the Diamond UK sale to itself, and the Stay on the Diamond Debtors plans to liquidate stock. At issue before the court […]
One panel from this week's Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1 relaunch by Mauro Mantella and Fernando Heinz Furukawa has caused considerable concern online. The panel in question, featuring the assassin Bloodshot dealing with vampire communities and their spread in society, and reads as follows; It was read by many Valiant fans, and basically pretty much everyone, as […]
At San Diego Comic-Con, Valiant Entertainment issued a Valiant Beyond Preview Edition, previewing all four of the Valiant Beyond title, a kind of Absolute Ultimate Valiant, for Bloodshot, Shadowman, X-O Manowar and Harbinger. Titles that are now older than Fantastic Four #1 was when Valiant first started. I know. And doing so, via Alien Books […]
Valiant Entertainment has dropped its October 2025 solicits and solicitations, for more Valiant Beyond reworkings of Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Shadowman and Harbinger… VALIANT BEYOND: BLOODSHOT #3 (of 3) THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO OUR FIRST STORY ARC, BLEEDING SONS! Bloodshot's mission was to follow the trail of BS, a dangerous new drug unleashed on the streets […]
Yesterday, the comic book industry learned about the passing of Jim Shooter at the age of 73. Here are some of the reactions from those who knew the man, comic book writers, artists, editors, publishers, retailers and more on social media, on the man who made the comic book industry grow up. Mark Waid: "I've […]
Alien Books, the current publishers of Valiant Entertainment titles through IDW Publishing, will have a free ashcan giveaway at IDW's San Diego Comic-Con booth this year, booth #2729. This will contain new previews of all the Valiant Beyond issues #1s, Bloodshot, Tales of the Shadowman, All-New Harbinger, and The X-O Manowar, and will be limited […]
The following ran in a recent issue of Power Fantasy published by Image Comics. The author, Rian Hughes of Dare, I Am A Number, XX, Logo-A-Go-Go and Forbidden Planet logo design fame, has generously allowed Bleeding Cool to run it below. Mr Rian Hughes' Comic Book Design Commandments Guidelines* Have a Good Idea. Design is […]
A few comic book retailers have asked me exactly which distributor is distributing which comic book publishers in the USA into the direct market of comic book stores, right now. Well, as it stands, there are currently five major bodies representing the most comic book publishers: Diamond, Penguin Random House, Lunar, Lunar Via Massive Indies, […]
In a letter to retailers and publishers, Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the cancellation of the print catalogue, which has been a mainstay of the direct market for over thirty years. But it will still be available as a now-free digital version through the PDF publisher Joomag which already hoists the Marvel Digital Previews every […]
Bleeding Cool has your exclusive look at IDW Publishing's September 2025 solicits and solicitations, the first publisher to go large with them all, and that includes Top Shelf Comics and Valiant Entertainment. So we have new comic launches for Captain Kirk, Casey Jones, Street Sharks and Twilight Zone from IDW, a comic book that Alan […]
In a statement, Diamond Comic Distributors/Ad Populum confirmed to Bleeding Cool today that "Diamond Comic Distributors today confirmed that Penguin Random House will end its distribution arrangement with Diamond, effective June 25, 2025." And a Diamond spokesperson issued the following statement: "It's disappointing that after years of collaboration, Penguin Random House has abruptly cut off […]
Two hours ago, I broke out the news on Bleeding Cool that Penguin Random House had pulled the ability for comic book retailers to order their Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, TokyoPOP, Boom Studios and Dstlry titles through Diamond Comic Distributors as a third-party distributor. I also wondered how this would affect Diamond UK, which is […]
From the new IDW August/September 2025 solicits and solicitations, the news that Alien Books – and thus Valiant – is being solicited through IDW, and thus part of the Penguin Random House distribution network to comic book stores, rather than just Diamond Comic Distributors, as Valiant was hit hard by their bankruptcy. And indeed, it […]
The books available tomorrow have shrunk since their original line-up, but here's what should be around… and the seven titles that were withdrawn by the publishers entirely and will not be available from any distributor. Archie's Comics Spectacular Archie Comics (W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) Dan Parent All-ages Archie is back and better than ever! […]
A month ago, comic book creator Jackson "Butch" Guice was hospitalised after his wife called EMT and he posted "It has been a very long week. I had previously been losing a fight to a strong case of pneumonia. It looks like that fight took a nasty turn somewhere and very nearly killed me. A […]
