Following on the heels of yesterday’s “Explosive” teaser for an art change on Thunderbolts and today’s “Fired” teaser that shows off a new artist on Superior Spider-Man comes the message that Walt Simonson will “Smash” onto Indestructible Hulk as the new artist on the title in April. Writer Mark Waid...
After making deals with both DC Comics and his co-creator to obtain the rights to the character, BloodHound creator Dan Jolley will take the character to Dark Horse Comics this year, where not only will they reprint his older material from DC (albeit edited to remove explicit references to the...
ComicBook.com understands that a copy of Superior Spider-Man #1 has already leaked online, and that the issue features yet another in a series of recent, stunning twist endings from writer Dan Slott. We’re not sure what’s left to twist, with the central character having already been (spoiler alert) killed off...
In a break with their usual tradition (last seen just this morning) of releasing a one-word teaser that made readers guess what character or characters might be involved, Marvel Comics released the image at right earlier today, along with the following message: The Future of Marvel NOW! Is EXPLOSIVE. Daniel...
Earlier today, Valiant Entertainment issued a press release announcing that co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani has been elected CEO, and founding CEO Jason Kothari has been appointed Vice Chairman of Valiant’s Board. “The foundation for Valiant has been rebuilt after years of dedicated efforts from our team,” Kothari...
Dark Horse’s Star Wars writer Brian Wood and House of M artist Olivier Coipel will be the creative team for one of the final new titles for Marvel NOW!, as the publisher have just released a teaser image featuring a DNA helix and a double-X along with the creators’ names....
Boom! Studios announced early this morning that Paul Jenkins’s Deathmatch #1 had sold out at Diamond Comics Distributors and would be reprinted with a new cover. The series is said to be the top-selling original series in Boom!’s history, beating out things like Supurbia and Mark Waid’s Irredeemable, although obviously...
Since famed comics writer Peter David suffered a stroke recently while on vacation in Florida, fans have been eagerly awaiting to hear news of progress in his recovery. As such, there’s quite a bit of discussion of David’s extensive body of work going around, either from fans looking to buy...
The last time comics icon Jim Starlin shared some concept art from the DC Comics project he’s writing, we speculated that it was probably an A.R.G.U.S. book he was working on, on the grounds that the image he teased seemed to look just like some previously-released designs for an A.R.G.U.S....
Veteran comics writer Peter David, who suffered a debilitating stroke last week while vacationing with his family, took his first independent steps in a week, according to his wife Kathleen (via Walter Simonson’s Facebook page). “Peter David WALKED! A few steps but they were real steps! He says his leg...
Writer Peter David, who recently suffered a stroke while on a holiday vacation with his family, is still recuperating in Florida and, while it’s not easy going, the writer is not only doing physical and occupational therapy but in fact has revised a script for an upcoming issue of X-Factor...
Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld, who honed his craft at Marvel Comics before going on to become one of the most prolific, popular and controversial creators in comics, recently received (returned from Marvel) a number of pencilled and inked pages from an unpublished issue of New Mutants that he did with...
We’d already written up some of our thoughts on the best comics and movies of last year, but as the week rolled on, we wanted to recognize some of the standout talents of 2012 on an individual basis, as well. What were some of the books, creators and characters we...
A rare variant cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #700 featuring art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko may be going for exorbitant prices on eBay right now, but expect those numbers to drop a little bit soon as more copies of the variant are set to make their way to comic...
Comic-Con International announced yesterday that submissions are being accepted for consideration by the judges for the 2013 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards. Publishers are generally expected to make the nominations, but creators can submit materials for consideration if their publisher is either no longer in business or unlikely to participate...
