Archive Page 2252
October 2025
A World of Only Digital Comic Books
When comic books are only digital, what happens to collectors? – MSN How To Geek
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Burning Comics in Postwar America – Arcgis
Andy Muschietti still doing The Brave and the Bold, probably – Geeksandgamers
Absolute Joker: he's got a tail
Story at Bleedingcool
The Snyderverse may be gone, but the Affleck Batman screentest photo is new – Comicbookmovie
The 20 covers of Knull – Flickering Myth - Another Marvel "event" is gearing up and they do have twenty covers to move it forward, at the link.
Having made his long-feared return to the Marvel Universe in last month’s Venom #250, the God of Symbiotes Knull is gearing up for his first solo series launching this coming January and setting the stage for next year’s big Marvel symbiote event Queen in Black..."
Monsters #8 moves 362,000 copies on pre-order with retailers – blind bag promo sales eclipses previous blind bag effort – Comicsbeat
The down-side to "blind bags" – MSN CBR
These blind bags have become a major sales hit, and have even caused some drama with regard to the practice of some retailers opening the blind bags BEFORE the book officially goes on sale, and selling the covers that they "pulled" from the blind bags online before the book came out...."
2025 Ringo Award winners - nominees – Ringo Awards.com
"Comic Book Stores Coming Back to Life" – Boundingintocomics
50 year anniversary for Future Dreams comic book shop
Story at WWeek.com and the Portland store website
Riordan’s been selling comics on Burnside for 17 years, hopping between a few locations over the store’s 46-year history. According to him, Future Dreams was among the first stores in town to offer a direct market for comic books, as previously most consumers could only get their comics at newsstands and grocery stores..."
IDW comic book release list Jan 2025 – Bleedingcool
Is James Gunn headed for the exit doors at DC/Warners? – Comicbookmovie
"Ringo Awards" - 2025 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards at Baltimore Comic Con – Comicsbeat
What's going to happen with DC's Vertigo and Black Label comics? – Bleedingcool
The nominees for tthe 2025 European Catoon Awards – Daily Cartoonist
European Cartoon Award has announced their long list of 30 cartoonists who are in the running for their annual award to "honor the most provocative, insightful, and impactful cartoons of the year." The contest received over 400 entries from 30 different countries...."
"Monsters" top of sales this week – bleedingcool
Who is circling DC Comics to >maybe< buy the company? – Comicbookmovie
Restoring the rarest comic books in the USA – Vista Today
Batman: Revolution Book 2 released – Amazon
Batman matches wits with The Riddler and uncovers Gotham’s past in this sequel to Batman: Resurrection, set in the world of Tim Burton's iconic Batman..."
Tron Ares movies slated to lose $132 million – Deadline
Or more
Batman #423 cover by Todd McFarlane auctions for $781,250 – Heritage Auctions
This appears to be the new high mark on McFarlane, beating out the cover art for Amazing Spider-Man #328 (1990) which went for $657,250 in 2012
Bruce Banner no longer The Hulk? – Polygon
I thought Bruce Banner died in Civil War #3, 2016?
Ace movie poster artist Drew Struzan has died – Los Angeles Times
He did rock and roll album covers in the 70s and graduated to high-profile movie posters, such as ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and a very long list of other titles.
200K copies sold on Absolute Batman #13 – Bleedingcool
And the reaction:
But while Absolute Batman is undeniably a good comic and doing some very interesting things with the Batman mythos, there’s something about the book that no one is really talking about. No one is really talking about how, even with the sweeping changes to Bruce Wayne and the reimagining of his origins that are bringing something different to what might be the most popular character in comics, Absolute Batman is also simultaneously maintaining and even feeding into an overdone status quo that the hero has been stuck in for years..." – at ComicBook
French mother invents "Wondermum" website and DC Comics is suing her for infringement – UK The Guardian
The aim of the site is to help parents, and 80% of those using the site are mothers, many of them bringing up children alone like me. We are all superheroes but we have no power, and that’s what it’s about..."
Most popular Halloween costumes? Spider-Man, Witches, etc – CT Insider MSN
The Batgirl movie that you can't see – MSN Cinemablend
After being filmed and nearly completed, Warner Bros. cancelled the upcoming DC movie in exchange for a major tax write off. Actor Jacob Scipio was part of the cast, and recently spoke to The Direct about just how good the movie was. In his words: I got the chance to watch it, and it was a phenomenal film. Man, I'm really sad the world never got to see it. But you know, you never know. You never know..."
Humanoids graphic novel publisher files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy – ICv2
Humanoids, set up in the U.S. in 1999, was releasing a steady stream of graphic novels from Europe in the U.S. by 2001 ... More recently, the company had launched a massive new version of its original French magazine from the 1970s, Metal Hurlant, raising $759,000 for the project in late 2024....
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What I hear online: "Gunn Gooners vs Snyder Bros" the terms used to type the fans of the directors as they struggle over the question of whether Man of Steel or the Gunn Superman is the better Superman film.
Bane the villain for the next animated Batman film – Yahoo News
Remembering Neal Adam's Grim Reaper cover for Batman #237 – 13th Dimension
More on the Comic Book Publishing "comeback" – Publishers Weekly
The latest legal combat in the saga of Diamond Distributors comics inventory – Comicsbeat
Reviewing of The Complete Carl Barks Library – AIPT Comics
The specific title being discussed is Donald Duck: The Lonely Lighthouse on Cape Quack
"Comic book shops are booming" – Bleeding Cool
Comic Book publishing entering "new and lucrative era" – Publishers Weekly
Man buying comic books in a cheap "boot sale" and discovers valuable Superman issues – UK Mirror
The "vibes" from the NY ComiCon – Publishers Weekly
Retailers and publishers "were upbeat"
DC Comics made a triumphant return to the show floor after a 13-year absence with a large booth spotlighting both comics (a huge mural of DC characters by artist Scott Koblish) and media (John Cena’s Peacemaker costume). DC also had the biggest publishing news of the show, announcing a 10-series line-up for the return of Vertigo Comics....At Marvel the news was all about an ending: the wildly successful Ultimates relaunch will be ending very soon
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Photos from Comix Thing 2025, Portland Small Press – The Comics Journal
Paramount CEO David Ellison wants to buy Discovery/Warner Bros but he's got to do it before it (might) split into two different companies – Hollywood Reporter MSN
Paramount’s debt is smaller, but these companies’ total obligations are massive and bigger than some countries total GDP for a year. It will be interesting to see how this debt plays out, can it be maintained? The actual high point for their debt was actually more around the pandemic years.
Debt loads:
Paramount Global: $14.5–15.5 billion
Warner Bros. Discovery: $35–35.6 billion
Marvel Movie and TV roundup from announcements at NY ComiCon – CBR
Superman Blu Ray on the racks at Barnes and Noble - - that 38.00 price point isn't competitive and usually B&N sticks on a "30% Off" sticker or something like it, but apparently not this time.
The Marvel Panel at the New York ComiCon – Geek Culture
The costumes at New York ComiCon – MSN NY Post
We had the Superman movie in the summer, so we figured this cosplay would be interesting: if you go too esoteric, no one really recognizes you," said 37-year-old Cronin of NYLO Fitness, who described his costuming as "store-bought" with "accoutrements."
Greg Rucka is coming back to Batwoman
Story at Comicsbeat
"Hollywood is dying" – No Film School
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 100,000 people were employed in Los Angeles County's motion picture industry at the end of 2024. Two years earlier, that figure stood at 142,000. That's a loss of 42,000 jobs—nearly a third of the workforce—in just 24 months..."
75th Anniversary Peanuts collection book – Yahoo News
Jim Lee at DC: we're not going to do AI generated art or story – Comicsbeat
So, did the Superman movie turn a profit or not? – Forbes
Walmart shows off its collectibles market muscle at New York ComiCon – Retail Touchpoints
This isn’t just a booth — it’s a manifestation of Walmart as a digital destination for collectible comic books," said Michael Mosser, VP and Category Lead, Walmart U.S. Marketplace in a blog post. "We’re ramping up our efforts to make collecting accessible for all — families, fans and first-timers — delivering the latest, some of the rarest and the most exciting exclusives at the best value, both online and in-store....."
Mad Cave gets revamp – Publishers Weekly
Mad Cave Studios has updated its online reading platform and storefront, Mad Cave Digital, to fully integrate all four of the Miami-based graphic novel publisher's imprints: Mad Cave, Maverick, Papercutz, and Nakama Press..."
Puerto Rican comics exhibit covers history of the form with George Perez and more, from the comics collection of Manuel Martínez Nazario – Comicsbeat
"¡Wepa!" Exhibit at the New York City Library official page
Gene Colan 2001: Dracula vs Shazam crossover – 13th Dimension
2025 Walmart Collector Con coming and McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse will be there with new stuff – Comicbook
"Marvel’s Age of Revelation Gives the Most Underrated Hero a Chance to Prove How Brutal She Really Is" – CBR MSN
How is brutality and heroism linked, exactly?
Patricia "Patsy" Walker is one of the oldest comic book superheroes in the history of Marvel Comics, even if that wasn't the role she was thrust into when she first appeared in Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson's "Introducing Patsy Walker" all the way back in 1944..."
The best selling comic books of 2025 – Gobookmart
Status of badges and tickets for next year’s Comic-Con July 23-26, 2026 – KSWB San Diego
Cover for the next Asterix coming in October: Asterix In Lusitania – Bleedingcool
The final cover for Asterix In Lusitania by FABCARO and Didier Conrad, published later this month, has been revealed, as Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix travel to ancient Portugal, as much under the yoke of the Roman Empire as Gaul..."
UK Bristol ComicCon this weekend – MSN Bristol World
Creed Conventions official website for convention
On-site report of the International edition of San Diego Comic Con in Malaga, Spain – Comicsbeat [Map of Malaga, Spain]
Supergirl movie scriptwriter: ‘I can’t get my head around the version of the character that is so sunny’ – Boundingintocomics
No certainty there will be an Avatar #4 and #5 – Comic Book Movie
Charles Schulz overview and interview segment – The Comics Journal
Looking at DC's "100 Page Super Spectacular" #6 – 13th Dimension
Colin Farrell and Danny Devito talk to each other about being Penguins – Variety
Colin Farrell: Would you do the Penguin again if there was a revisitation? If Tim called you up?
DeVito: Absolutely.
The evolution of Snoopy: 75 years of the Peanuts character – MSN Polygon
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