by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

Titan Publishing Group Ltd. has announced the acquisition of worldwide rights to a range of books celebrating the work of Golden Age comics legend, Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America. Throughout his career, Simon pioneered every aspect of the industry, from writing to art, editing to publishing. He ran a studio that employed some of...

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by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

When the apocalypse is canceled, the demon hordes of hell get angry in the pages of August's GOLLY, courtesy of THE DARKNESS' Phil Hester and rising star Brook Turner. "Everything I've written to date has had a Frank Capra positivity to it, but GOLLY is sort of my dark side on display," said Hester....

by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

Updated shipping information for comics and products being released beyond the week of 06/04/2008, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. SUPPLIER/TITLE NEW DATE DARK HORSE COMICS Aliens Omnibus TP Vol 04 06/11/08 Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite TP 06/11/08 Star Wars: Legacy TP Vol. 03...

by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 05/29/08 Here are this week’s comics ranked prior to reading them, based upon past performance and advance information released on each issue: 8. Uncanny X-Men #498 7. Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic #29 6. X-Men...

by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

Cancellations for June 2008 Previews’ (The Diamond Distribution catalogue) late policy strictly states that all merchandise which fails to ship within 30 days of its scheduled delivery date will be either resolicited or returnable. All orders for the following items have been canceled for the reasons listed. A. D. VISION - DVD APR085149 J...

by Jeff Meyer | May 30, 2008

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage Final Crisis #1 DC Comics Morrison/Jones A first issue of a comic books series serves one overall purpose: to explain why you should continue purchasing and reading the series. Final Crisis #1 certainly opens...

by Jeff Meyer | May 29, 2008

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 4, 2008, by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another...

by Jeff Meyer | May 29, 2008

You've been given the 10 reasons why you cannot miss Ultimate Origins. You've seen the gorgeous covers by Simone Bianchi and Gabriele Dell'Otto. You've seen the awesome variant and sketch variant covers by Michael Turner. Now, you can read 6 lettered preview pages of Ultimate Origins #1...

by Jeff Meyer | May 29, 2008

Marvel is pleased to announce that Incredible Hercules #117, the beginning of “Sacred Invasion,” has sold out at Diamond. To meet the overwhelming demand for this Secret Invasion tie-in, Marvel is going back to press with Incredible Hercules #117 Second Printing Variant! Written by the acclaimed duo of Greg Pak and...

by Jeff Meyer | May 29, 2008

The kind folks at Radical Publishing have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the June 2008 Previews, scheduled to ship August 2008. CALIBER FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE #4 DIAMOND ORDER CODE: JUN084169 UPC: 893114002042 Caliber #4 Cover A: by Luis Royo Caliber #4 Cover B: by Frederick Rambaud...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

Three universes collide this year during writer Mark Millar’s run on exciting Marvel titles. Beginning with his newest epic tale, 1985, Millar lays down the foundation for things to come as Marvel: 1985, FANTASTIC FOUR and WOLVERINE all intertwine in a very big way. After his run on Ultimates, and his unforgettable blockbuster Civil War,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

BURBANK, California, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek on Board With Multi-Year Overall Deal The Walt Disney Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek to oversee the newly christened Kingdom Comics, an innovative new venture of developing graphic novels to create new...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

It’s time for a true FoL first. Every year, Friends of Lulu, the national, non-profit organization, which has brought more women and girls into comic books for close to 15 years, recognizes several women who have made notable contributions in the ever-expanding comics industry. As yet another extremely successful year for women in comics continues,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

Platinum Studios, Inc. announced today exciting changes to its annual contest, The Comic Book Challenge, which will transform it into a fully digital competition. In previous years, the Top 50 entrants had to make their way to San Diego, CA during one of the busiest and most expensive times of the year in order to...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

Zenescope Entertainment is reporting that its new series 1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad has sold out of issues #0 and #1 through Diamond Distributors. However the company does have a limited number of copies for each issue remaining in house in case retailers need to re-order. Zenescope is planning...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

The instore dates for the two DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figures inspired by the upcoming blockbuster movie The Dark Knight have moved up to June 11 from July 9! These items are now set to arrive in stores on June 11 – with The Dark Knight set to open in theaters everywhere on July 18,...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern California is set to host the premier all-female action sports competition when the 2nd Annual S3 Supergirl Jam hits Huntington Beach on July 25 – 27 in conjunction with the 2008 Honda U.S. Open of Surfing. More than 100 of the world’s top female professionals in surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding will compete...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

Exclusive Marvel Digital Comic Retells Ketch’s Past Johnny Blaze is the Ghost Rider—so just why is his former ally and former Ghost Rider Danny Ketch on a quest to destroy him? GHOST RIDER #23 saw the return of Danny Ketch, the second man to bear the mantle of the Ghost Rider, and his startling...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

Additional Booth Activities Include Iron Man Phone Raffle And Exclusive Gene Colan Print LOS ANGELES (May 27, 2008) – UK talent Steve Dillon, penciller for Marvel’s new Punisher series and Supreme Power: Nighthawk and Wolverine: Origins, will be at The Hero Initiative booth all weekend! BOOTH SCHEDULE Friday, May 30(con hours 12:00-6:00) 1:00-2:00: Steve...

by Jeff Meyer | May 28, 2008

The Dynamite Podcasts are back! Thanks to new show producer Chris Partin (check out his excellent "solo" podcast at http://www.comicaddiction.com/ ) we are back in weekly action! Look for new episodes each week and be sure to send us your reviews, questions and comments to be a part of the show! Check it out: http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/podcasts/dynamitepodcasts.xml...