Apparently, it’s a year today since Marvel released Amazing Spider-Man #583, that famous issue of the series that featured an appearance from Barack Obama. I already knew that the issue was the best-selling comic of the last year (see here for the Top 500 comics of 2009), but according to Marvel, it was also the [...]
Zuda Comics is a web imprint of DC Comics. Every month Zuda holds a competition where creators are invited to submit an eight-page strip, to be voted on by readers of the website. At the end of the competition period, the comic which wins the popular vote becomes a new ongoing series, and the creators [...]
The Battle Between the Lantern Corps and the Black Lanterns Sent DC Comics to the Top of September’s Sales Charts With Blackest Night #3
If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, these numbers are based on the amount of units shipping out from Diamond’s warehouses to their network of over 4,000 accounts, comprised [...]
In case you missed it, see here, earlier today Warner Bros. decided to create a new company called DC Entertainment, to be run by Diane Nelson, and then folded DC Comics into this new company, causing Paul Levitz to step down as DC Comics President & Publisher.
Personally, I think it is very upsetting that [...]
For a few months now Marvel have been sending me teaser images and covers from the upcoming Punisher: The List event. I didn’t bother to post these individually, but now I’ve decided to have a bit of fun with it…
Blurb:
Dark Reign The List brings the most dramatic changes ever to Punisher! Dark Wolverine faces off [...]
Well, Marvel sent out a press release yesterday revealing that Steve Rogers is set to return to the Marvel Universe in their upcoming Captain America: Reborn series. I blogged about this because this is a comic book blog, it’s kind of what I do. However, I was incredibly surprised to see the amount of attention [...]
Image comics have been sending around a press release promoting a special 100-page landmark 150th issue of Erik Larson’s Savage Dragon.
It doesn’t mention it anywhere in the solicitation, but the cover of Savage Dragon # 150 seems to feature someone who looks remarkably like Alpha Lantern Boodikka of the Green Lantern Corps. Is this a [...]
