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7 Oct 2020

Pedigree Comics' Auction Underway With, Ending on Thursday Night, October 15th

Pedigree Comics' High Grade CGC Certified Marvel/DC & Signature Series Auction is Underway. The auction will run for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, October 15th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website

7 Oct 2020

CGC Private Signing with Hall of Fame Inductee Roy Thomas

Comic Book Hall of Fame Inductee, Writer and Editor Roy Thomas Joins CGC for an In-House Private Signing

6 Oct 2020

'Lumberjanes' Animated Adaptation in Development at HBO Max

BOOM! Studios comic "Lumberjanes," created by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters and Grace Ellis, is in the works at HBO Max as an animated series. Comic book news site CBR.com first reported news of ...

6 Oct 2020

Break-in at UK comics distribution warehouse leads to delays for comic stores around the world

Diamond Comic Distributors have informed retailers that the company's warehouse in the United Kingdom was ransacked over the weekend, affecting planned comics distribution to the comic stores who ...

6 Oct 2020

Eternals Writer Kieron Gillen Reveals the Key Players in Their Marvel Return

Eternals writer Kieron Gillen has revealed some of the characters that will play a major role in the fast-approaching Marvel Comics relaunch.

6 Oct 2020

Comic Book Preview - Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys #1

Bad Guys #1, the first issue of the new comic book miniseries; check it out here... The mastermind behind the Metal Virus isn't done yet. Ian Flynn returns to answer: What happened to Dr. Starline?

5 Oct 2020

WB delays full DC films slate to 2022 and beyond, but moves up Matrix 4

After the huge delay for Dune, Warner Bros is shifting back all its DC Comics tentpole releases over the next two years. Fans of The Matrix should be happy though.

5 Oct 2020

Creannotators #20: ''You Brought Me the Ocean'' Interview With Writer Alex Sanchez!

This week on Creannotators, I talked with writer Alex Sanchez about his work onÂ You Brought Me the Ocean, a YA Aqualad graphic novel from DC Comics. We talk about the importance of representation in ...

5 Oct 2020

Black is the comic book movie adaptation we need right now

Now, Warner Bros announced that they have won the rights to the adaptation of the comic Black for the big screen. A gut-punch of a series, Black is the exact kind of work that is deserving of the ...

5 Oct 2020

Venom and Deadpool lead Diamond's bestselling comic books and graphic novels of August 2020

Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of its direct sales figures for August 2020, with Marvel Comics leading both the comic book and graphic novel charts with Venom #27 and Deadpool Classic ...

5 Oct 2020

Marauders Interview With Artist Matteo Lolli!

Artist Matteo Lolli is Marvel's Marauders artist for half of the series' first twelve issues, including the launch into the X-Men's Dawn of X. This week's Marauders #13, chapter 5 in the X of Swords event, will also feature Lolli's art, working with guest writer Vita Ayala.

2 Oct 2020

Charlie Brown Is 70? Good Grief!

Yet Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the ''Peanuts'' gang remain a beloved, timeless pop culture reminder of life in the second half of the 20 th century. Everyone from American ...

2 Oct 2020

What Jamie Foxx's return as Electro means for Spider-Man in the MCU

What is going on? After a decade of superhero movie universes adhering to vast, inter-connected webs of steadfast continuity, the walls are coming down in a big way. Suddenly, all bets are off and ...

30 Sep 2020

The Original 'Spider-Woman' Cover That Sparked Outrage, and Forced Marvel to Apologize, Heads to Auction

Heritage Auctions' Oct. 3-4 European Comic Art event features Italian artist Milo Manara's provocative 2014 work

30 Sep 2020

The Perils of Mickey Mouse

In 1993-1994 the Walt Disney Company launched an extensive branding campaign called "The Perils of Mickey" inspired by vintage Floyd Gottfredson comic strip art and stories from the 1930s. The phrase, ...

29 Sep 2020

'Marvel 616' To Explore Impact Of Marvel Comic Books In Pop Culture; Trailer Out

Marvel 616' trailer was recently launched on YouTube and it is all set to be an anthology series that explores the impact of Marvel characters.

29 Sep 2020

The Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later - Approaching Middle Age in a Utopia

The Legion has only ever largely mattered once, and that was in a time frame that was just before I started reading comics. You see, before and after this one point, the Legion of Super-Heroes was a ...

29 Sep 2020

Cartoonist Sonny Liew On Using Comics To Promote Social And Political Awareness

Malaysian-born, Singapore-based cartoonist Sonny Liew discusses the role of comics as a medium to raise social and political awareness.

29 Sep 2020

Brand New High Grade Silver Age Marvels & DC's and CGC Signature SERIES in Pedigree Comics' October Auction

Pedigree's coming auction will feature a phenomenal group of CGC Signature Series books (Marvel and other publishers, over 70 new high grade books in total) plus a brand new consignment out of Tampa, Florida.

29 Sep 2020

Stormfront, The Fascist Wonder Woman Of 'The Boys', Is The Most Terrifying Villain In Years

The first season of The Boys, based on the comic of the same name by Garth Ennis, was an impossibly zany, gonzo work of superhero satire.