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NEWS Comic book artists support Black Lives Matter with commission s Gail Simone launches #ComicWritersChallenge to help raise funds for Black Lives Matters Marvel and DC/Warner Bros. express support for black community , is it enough? Marvel donates 5 million Marvel comments on use of Punisher logo #BlackOutTuesday - The Comics Beat reposted content that spotlights black voices and issues Man-Bat...

You can back Chip's Kickstarter here . NEWS Vault Bound initiative continues/expands MARVEL Cancels 53 Variants , Three Themed Programs DC and Diamond... not a good first start Steve Geppi makes the case for the Diamond monopoly  New Marvel “Digital first” titles announced Marvel celebrates new comic book day with videos from creators DC announces Instagram-exclusive Batman comics Marvel bringing...

NEWS BOOM! Surprise Announces Wynd as limited series New details emerge around Tom Taylor’s Seven Secrets DCeased gets a digital-first series starting this week running 14 chapters Marvel Comics releases full July schedule with a return to weekly single issues Duncan Jones’ Moon trilogy to close out as graphic novel on Kickstarter Mega Man comic announced for August Jackpot... MOVIE ?! Furloughs t...

NEWS Diamond announces “comeback” plans for May 20 DC eliminating preview days for LCS DC's GENERATION Event Absent from JULY Schedule DC releases July schedule Batman: Three Jokers set for August Dark Nights gets 2 tie-in issues, additional 7th issue, and a September break Supergirl #42 is going digital-only Rose City Comic Con Cancelled  James McAvoy, a dozen other stars join Sandman audio drama...

NEWS New Marvel Comics coming NEXT WEEK Digital comics shop shutting down Rosenberg comments on Hawkeye being one of the books Advance copies of Black Widow out with no release date DC Comics going big in June Over $950,000 going to comic stores via BINC May 12th Diamond says May 20 orders “Better than we thought” Tom Taylor teases: Superman ? DCeased: Dead Planet Seven Secrets Humanoids working w...

NEWS DC Explains Why It Began Distributing Through Others During DIAMOND Shutdown Diamond CEO Steve Geppi talks and talks Says DC made things awkward Mentions Fox News... Diamond lists titles to be released May 20 from most publishers, DC releases May 19 and 26 release list Marvel clarifies new comics coming the 27th Explains rationale behind delayed releases, full line coming July 15 BOOM! Revise...

NEWS DC Comics announces new slate of digitally available comics 7 days a week First week of titles DC Comics releases Daphne Byrne #4, Batman Giant #4, The Dreaming #20 Diamond refutes DC’s claim about canceled orders Jim Lee debuts 20th sketch on AIPT in his 60 days of 60 sketches to benefit comic shops. No new marvel comics next week Kodansha signs on with InkyPen app, adding Attack on Titan, P...

NEWS DC Announces new distribution model  Batman #93 shipping in June Marvel continues to announce no new books on Mondays Diamond targets mid-May to start regular shipping San Diego Comic Con cancelled New Vault series Giga announced BOOM! and Netflix kissing in a tree , K.I.S.S….. TODD McFARLANE Calls for Unity, Crossovers, DIGITAL To Combat Coronavirus Comics Downturn New Writer/Artist Takes Ov...

NEWS Diamond To Resume Paying Publishers With Partial Payments, Deferrals Humanoids shifts books to September and fall Marvel still releasing collections digitally DAN DIDIO's Biggest DC Regret is Not Spending Enough Time Developing the NEW 52 SDCC Announcement Coming Soon On This Year's Event due to Coronavirus Pandemic KEVIN EASTMAN Hosting Online Hangout to Celebrate TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE...

NEWS Diamond stops paying vendors Marvel pauses work and publishing on 1/3rd of May and June releases Meanwhile, DC donates $250,000 to retailer charity Boom! Halts physical and digital single issues, will release trades DC releasing books digitally, exploring “multi-distributor” deal Marvel to halt digital release of new comics ...for now Publishers have worked out temporary distribution method w...

NEWS Diamond Comics Distributor to halt all comics and product shipments until further notice AWA moving comics online during Diamond delay DC writes letter to freelancers DC will ship Gotham High to book stores Marvel working on “Larger scale plan”  Dark Horse reducing line, offering returnability , Vows Not to Release New Comic Books Digitally Until Print Distribution Resumes Valiant engaging re...

NEWS Image announces measures to help retailers during pandemic Publishers are postponing certain comics Marvel Weird Enough Productions, national comics non-profit, makes materials free Diamond coordinating retail/publisher Coronavirus response Free Comic Book Day Postponed Vampire: The Masquerade returns to comics at Vault New details on New Warriors James Tynion fed up with social media creates...

NEWS Bad Idea starts rolling out which stores will carry their books . Mariko Tamaki is the new Wonder Woman ongoing writer Steve Orlando is going to Marvel Coronavirus cancels Kansas City's PLANET COMICON, Wondercon, Boston ACE Comic Con, NYC MOCCA, Diamond Publisher conference Comics direct market expected to take a COVID-19 hit, publishers encourage visiting your LCS PAJAMACON, Funko Virtual Co...

NEWS EMPYRE gets a column, by us! EMPYRE STATE OF MYND Multiple publishers, creators drop out of ECCC C2E2 news! Jim Lee talks Didio ! DC story details and notes Venom villain named Virus - NOT a symbiote Sean Gordon Murphyverse? Iron Cat incoming ! Neil Gaiman will narrate new Sandman Audible series for Amazon Former DC Executive Creative Director, David Ewing named publisher of Heavy Metal SEGME...

NEWS More details on Dan Didio’s departure DC Cancels C2E2 'Meet The Publishers' Panel Following DIDIO Exit Bad Idea expanding launch in comic shops from 20 to 50 Coronavirus concerns hit con season C2E2 latest news:  Silk is back ! 'X of Swords' announced at C2E2 X-Men panel Ultraman cover reveal Thor vs. Galactus (Thor goes blind?) and more FCBD revealed: Venom gets attacked by “War Machine” yel...

News Dan Didio out as DC publisher DC will reveal ‘hidden history’ with Generation(s) comics Dark Horse Comics producing “original” Predator comic Humanoids announce Mark Waid as publisher and new push for classic titles Sandman universe expands with The Dreaming: Waking Hours Locke and Key joins the Sandman universe DC Cancels Supergirl at issue 42 Joker’s new sidekick, Punchline, is a hit Marvel...

NEWS MARK WAID Relaunches SQUADRON SUPREME Out of EMPYRE , plus Celestial Messiah Marvel’s Pull List reveals new details on a few upcoming May 2020 books . The Marvels #1 gets a full solicit Bleeding Cool has new deets on Death Metal . Tom King shares details from canceled New 52 Superboy  Abrams' Final Two SPIDER-MAN Issues Postponed Four Months TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Alienated #1 (W: Si Spu...

NEWS Bad Idea, a new way to sell comics Cullen Bunn authors lengthy Twitter thread about being accused of hiring Ghost-Writers Strange Adventures is rebranded as DC Black Label. Donny Cates hypes new Image “event” series. Tom King Says That Alfred’s Death Will Set Up The Events Of 5G Fantomex to appear in Giant Size X-Men issue (to clear up Xavier confusion?) X-Men and Spider-Man FCBD covers revea...

NEWS DC begins teasing Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s next event ROBIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR Postponed a Week ...does this reoccurring “spectacular” going to have legs? AARON & GUERA's GODDAMNED to Return This May Free MARVEL SAMPLER Coming to Stores  KICKSTARTER Launches BLUESTOCKINGS COMICS FEST to Showcase Queer and Trans Creators Marvel Introducing new villain, a “malign...

NEWS Buffy comics to add “most important new character in 20 years” Newsarama releases a list of the 10 best Marvel stories as voted by fans Only two comics sold over 100k units in December Dan Didio vows to fix Black Label delays Oni's RENDER Postponed Indefinitely After Artist Suffers Health Issues WATTERSON, BECHDEL, HECK, SIMONSON, More Nominated for EISNER HALL OF FAME only 4 can win!  JEN BA...

News: Empyre teasers drop all week . New blue costumes?! Top-selling graphic novels of the decade are... Catwoman 80th anniversary ! 5,395 comic books were released in 2019 Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson talks about the industry with Newsarama Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson returning for new story in GOD LOVES MAN KILLS special edition Dark Horse will publish a comic adaptation of the...

News : Wraith getting his own book in April , one-shot IDW and Smithsonian launch a joint publication program GLAAD announces comics awards Comics sales and orders were up 2.0% in 2019, approaching $500 million Interview : Lonnie Nadler talks Black Stars Above, Yondu at Marvel Comics, and more! Segment : Our Best Comics of 2019! ‘Gone too soon’ Best canceled series David: Loki Forrest: Friendly Ne...

This is an extra-long episode with categories predetermined and agreed upon. Here are the nominees... Best comic to show a lapsed fan House of X / Powers of X Black Hammer Hellblazer Green Lantern The Immortal Hulk Middlewest Biggest Disappointment Fallen Angels Batman: Damned 2099 Spider-Man by Abrams Return of Wolverine Last Knight On Earth Invisible Kingdom Best Comics Trend Team listed as Co-C...

THE NEWS: FCBD 2020 titles get teased Wonder Woman #750 launching with over 20 covers Spider-Woman gets a new costume Marvel Comics March 2020 solicitations TRANSFORMERS vs. TERMINATOR in 2020 Event Jonathan Hickman & Mike Huddleston's DECORUM #1 out in March Batman and Doomsday Clock End TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK : Dave Joker: Killer Smile #2 (W: Jeff Lemire, A: Andrea Sorrentino) The Low, Low Woods...

THE NEWS: Marvel hosting midnight launch parties for new books ‘The Pull List’ reveals March solicits early and Savage Avengers DC comments on removal of Batman: Golden Child ad from Twitter Grampa and Miller comment on Batman art use in Hong Kong DC advertises Dark Knight with Joker/Trump image John Ridley rumored to take over Batman at issue #100 Christopher Priest says Damian Wayne was original...