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BOOM! Reveals the Truth Behind the Stan Is Back Advertising Campaign!
OK, Newsarama screwed up, and let the cat out of the bag yesterday, but here’s BOOM!’s official press release. BTW, I knew about this last week, because the ads are on this site, and I knew that they were coming from BOOM! I didn’t want to ruin the fun though STAN’S BACK! A COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY EVENT! POW! ENTERTAINMENT & BOOM! STUDIOS ANNOUNCE A NEW SUPERHERO LINE FROM... [Read more]
Nick Simmons Releases a Statement About His Bleach Homage (RIP-OFF), Incarnate
If you’ve not been following the controversy surrounding Nick Simmons‘ Radical Comics Miniseries, Incarnate, basically, he has been accused of ripping off a number of popular manga titles, including the incredibly popular series, Bleach. Click here to read more about the story. Simmons has remained quiet about the accusations until now, but his publisher, Radical Comics recently released... [Read more]
DC Comics to Give Away White Lantern Promotional Rings with Copies of Brightest Day #1
OK, fans of the Green Lantern series, and followers of the Blackest Night miniseries, saw this one coming a mile off… or they should have! DC have announced that they will be offering free White Lantern promotional rings with very copy of Brightest Day #1 (click here to find out what that is). For every 25 copies of Brightest Day #1 ordered by 4/15, retailers can order one bag of 50... [Read more]
Action Comics #1 Sells for a Record Breaking $1,000,000 USD
The Associated Press is reporting that an extremely rare copy of Action Comics #1 (1938), featuring the first appearance of Superman, has been sold in a private transaction for the record-breaking amount of $1,000,000 USD. The transaction was took place on ComicConnect.com, with both the buyer and the seller wishing to keep their identities secret (tempted to enter a pun here). The copy of... [Read more]
‘Four Color Memories’ – by K. Patrick Glover – Installment the Fifteenth, in Which Worlds Will Die and Heads Will Hurt
‘Four Color Memories’ by K. Patrick Glover. K. Patrick Glover is the writer of the webcomic The Invisible Skein, which is illustrated by Amanda Hayes. ‘Four Color Memories’ is a column about the comics of our youth, full of nostalgia for the days when heroes were heroes and villains were villains, before the Avengers were DARK and before the Lanterns were BLACK. To see a directory of previous... [Read more]
Comic Review – Choker #1
Choker #1 is the first installment of a six-issue Image Comics miniseries, which is written by Ben McCool, and illustrated by Ben Templesmith. The 32-page comic was released is released on February 24th, 2010, and costs $3.99. Please note, that a limited amount of issues of the comic were sold to the public on February 10th, before a printing error meant that the copies had to be recalled. Subsequently,... [Read more]
Diamond Distribution’s Top 20 Publishers, Top 300 Comics, and Top 300 TPBs & GNs for January 2010
Diamond Distribution have just supplied Hypergeek with a full run down of their January 2010 Direct Market sales figures. If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, here’s how they are calculated: Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 4,000+ accounts,... [Read more]
DC Comics Release Their May 2010 ‘Brightest Day’ Solicitations
DC Comics have released the solicitations and cover artwork for all of their ‘Brightest Day‘ tie-in comics to be released in May 2010: BRIGHTEST DAY #1-2 Issue #1 on sale MAY 5 •Issue #2 on sale MAY 19 • 40 pg (#1), 32 pg (#2), FC, $2.99 US Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID... [Read more]
Choker #1 to be Reprinted and Available on February 24th
Earlier this week, we reported that the release date for Choker #1 was being brought forward from February 24th to February 10th (see here). However, it would seem that the first print run was affected by a misprint, and has been recalled by Diamond to be pulped. Many stores did not receive their copies of the title, but a small number managed to slip through the net, and ended up on the shelves in... [Read more]
Sneak Peek at Artwork From Two Upcoming Judge Dredd Stories Illustrated by Guy Davis and Dylan Teague!
Rob Williams is currently working on two upcoming Judge Dredd stories, and has given fans a sneak peek at the artwork from the strips. The first strip is titled ‘Out Law‘, and is illustrated by Guy Davis, who is best known for his work on BPRD, and his creator-owned graphic novel, The Marquis. The strip is being coloured by Dave Stewart, who is Davis’ regular colourist on BPRD. The... [Read more]
Comic Review – BPRD: King of Fear #2
BPRD King of Fear #2 is a Dark Horse Comics release, which is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with artwork by Guy Davis, colours by Dave Stewart, and a cover Mike Mignola. The 32-page comic was released on February 10th, 2010, and costs $2.99. The Story In ‘King of Fear’ the BPRD have just returned from the events of ‘Black Goddess’, during which... [Read more]
Comic Review – Ghostbusters Holiday Special: Tainted Love (One-Shot)
Ghostbusters Holiday Special: Tainted Love is an IDW Comics release, which is written by Dara Naraghi, with artwork and lettering by Salgood Sam, colours by Bernie Mireault & Salgood Sam, and covers by Salgood Sam & Nick Runge. The 28-page one-shot comic is released on February 17th, 2010, and costs $3.99. The Story (Spoiler free) Love is in the air-literally!-as... [Read more]
3A Toys Releases a Photo of a Prototype Tharg Action Figure From Their 2000 AD Line
Last week’s issue of 2000 AD (Prog 1670) contained a teaser for 3A toys’ line of licensed 2000 AD figures: This follows a press release from 3A toys, released on November 16th, 2009: Fans of 2000 AD everywhere get set to rejoice, as 3A Toys are proud to announce their licensing agreement with Rebellion for a range of brand new 2000 AD action figures. Many characters from the... [Read more]
Comic Review – Political Power: Barack Obama
Political Power: Barack Obama is a Bluewater Comics release, which is written by Chris Ward, with fully painted artwork by Azim Akberal. The 28-page comic was released on September 9th, 2009, and cost $3.99. The Story The comic is a biography of Barack Obama, looking at how he rose from humble beginnings to become the 44th president of the United States, and the country’s first... [Read more]
Neil Gaiman Confirms He’s Writing a Doctor Who Episode!
Neil Gaiman has confirmed the rumour that he will pen an episode of Doctor Who, and revealed that the episode will appear as part of the second Matt Smith season, in 2011. The news was revealed at the SFX Weekender, as pat of his acceptance speech for winning Best Comic at the SFX Awards. While not present at the awards personally, Gaiman sent the following message to SFX: . “Over... [Read more]
‘Four Color Memories’ – by K. Patrick Glover – Installment the Fourteenth, In Which a Crisis is Brewing
‘Four Color Memories’ by K. Patrick Glover. K. Patrick Glover is the writer of the webcomic The Invisible Skein, which is illustrated by Amanda Hayes. ‘Four Color Memories’ is a column about the comics of our youth, full of nostalgia for the days when heroes were heroes and villains were villains, before the Avengers were DARK and before the Lanterns were BLACK. To see a directory of previous... [Read more]
Comic Review – Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost #1
Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost is a Radical Comics miniseries, written by Ian Edginton, and illustrated by Patrick Reilly. Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost is a three-part series, with each volume ringing in at 64-pages, and costing $4.99. The first issue went on sale on February 3rd, 2010. The Story Aladdin: Legacy of the Lost is an adaptation of the medieval Arabian tale of Aladdin, or Alāʼ ad-Dīn,... [Read more]
Diamond Announces the Top Publishers and Products for January 2010
Diamond Distribution just supplied Hypergeek with data for the top publishers and products for January 2010. [Update: Diamond have released numbers for their Top 300 comics and graphic novels & trades, to see the charts, go to http://www.hypergeek.ca/2010/02/diamond-distribution%e2%80%99s-top-20-publishers-top-300-comics-and-top-300-tpbs-gns-for-january-2010.html] The following charts show the... [Read more]
Comic Review – Nick Percival’s Legends: The Enchanted #0
Legends: The Enchanted #0 is a special $1 introductory issue for the upcoming hardcover graphic novel of the same name, which is created, written and illustrated by Nick Percival. The 28-page comic is released by Radical Comics, and goes on sale on February 3rd. The graphic novel has no firm release date yet, but should be on sale in the Spring as a 128-page deluxe hardcover. The Story Violently... [Read more]
Comic Review: Liam Sharp’s Junx #1
Junx #1 is an unpublished comic, written, illustrated, coloured, and lettered by Liam Sharp. A few months ago, Liam was giving away free copies of the first issue of the series, via Twitter, and I was fortunate enough to grab a copy. In a note attached to the PDF copy of this comic, Liam Sharp states that he started working on this project over ten years ago, and describes this first issue as part... [Read more]
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