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BleedingCool: Comic book agent, David Campiti, remembers recently deceased artist, Bong Dazo ("Deadpool").
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BleedingCool: eBay To Sell Digital Comic Books from Today
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BleedingCool: See Lucas Turnbloom’s Harry Potter-Styled San Diego Public Library Card
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THR: Famed and volatile speculative fiction and television writer,
Harlan Ellison, has died. He also wrote several comics books and many of his stories were adapted for comic books.
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TheBeat: Updates from Ed Brubaker on "Kill or Be Killed" and more.
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BleedingCool: Brian Michael Bendis says that DC Comics will promote his creator-owned comics more than Marvel did.
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ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #166 in English.
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ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #166 in French.
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THR: Tee Franklin's LGBTQ graphic novel, "Bingo Love" will return in a Vol. 2 and a new edition of Vol. 1.
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BleedingCool: "The Trouble With Those 100 Page DC Comics From Walmart" by Rich Johnston.
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TheBeat: Some retailers are outraged at the DC Comics-Wal-Mart exclusive deal that will see Wal-Mart exclusively carry four 100-page DC titles that will reprint stories, but also include original content.
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ComicBook: Mike Colter, star of Marvel/Netflix's "Luke Cage," explains why Cage is not called "Power Man" in the series.
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Newsarama: "Silk" is the latest character from the Spider-Man family that is being developed for film by Sony Pictures.
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Asahi: "Golden Kamuy" creator, Satoru Noda, does his homework and research in depicting the Ainu ethnic group. One of the lead characters, Asirpa, is Ainu. "Golden Kamuy" is one of the best comic books being published today.
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BleedingCool: Starting from the first of July, according to Bleeding Cool DC Comics and Walmart have done a deal to exclusively sell four one-hundred-page DC Comics anthology titles every month. The comics will feature both old stories and brand-new content previously unavailable, including original Brian Micheal Bendis "Batman" and Tom King "Superman" 12-part serials.
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TCJ: Niki Smith talks about her erotic graphic novel, "Crossplay," which is set in the comics convention community.
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ComicCon: 2018 Bill Finger Awards for Excellence in Comic Book Writing have been announced. Two influential women, Joye Murchison Kelly and Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk, were honored.
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BleedingCool: Fantagraphics Books 2018 solicitations.
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BleedingCool: DC Comics rushing out to collections of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's "Superman" comic books: "Superman: Braniac" and "Superman: Secret Origins."
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Deadline: Mark Miller, Olivier Coipel, and Netflix's Image Comics title, "The Magic Order," is selling like hotcakes.
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THR: Tee Franklin ("Bingo Love") talks about her upcoming socially conscious horror comic book series, "Jook Joint" (Image Comics, October 2018).
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ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #165 in English.
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ComicBookBin: New webcomic Johnny Bullet episode #165 in French.
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YahooNews: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has fired its editorial cartoonist, Rob Rogers, for being critical of President Trump.
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BleedingCool: Stephan Frank talks about his wonderful vampire comic book series, "Silver," and launching a Kickstarter campaign to finish it.
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THR: Marvel has announced the return of one of its "homo" and "freaking female" comic books. "Iceman" (the home) and "The Unstoppable Wasp" (freaking female) are returning this fall.
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Polygon: Batgirl will have a new direction, new comic book writer, and new costume.
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Crunchyroll: "Tokyo Ghoul: re" manga ending soon.
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TheGuardian: Mark Millar says "Netflix will take risks where a studio won't."
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Newsarama: The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating claims that 95-year-old Stan Lee is the victim of elder abuse, related to Lee's business manager, Keya Morgan.
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Polygon: A major DC Entertainment shake-up signals change for movies, TV, and comics
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BleedingCool: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio got the "co" dropped from "co-publishers" and are now listed as "Publishers."
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Deadline: Geoff Johns is leaving his job as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of DC Entertainment (DC Comics). Johns will move into a Warner Bros first-look producing deal where he will write movie vehicles to produce for Mad Ghost Productions. Johns will also continue to work on existing films based on DC Comics properties.
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Vulture: Many people are still shocked at the apparent recent suicide of celebrity chef and TV host, Anthony Bourdain. Once upon a time, he wanted to draw comic books.
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TheBeat: Longtime "MAD Magazines" cartoonist, Nick Meglin, has died at the age of 82, Saturday, June 2, 2018.
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SanFranChron: A profile of 89-year-old writer, artist, cartoonist, and comic book creator, Jules Feiffer.
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AlbanyTimesUnion: Shawn Pryor talks about the Kickstarter campaign for his comic book, "Lifted: Of Gods and Thieves."
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ANN: The "Tokyo Ghoul: re" manga will reportedly make a big announcement on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.
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LATimes: DC Comics relaunches its "Vertigo" imprint with a new name ("DC Vertigo") and seven new titles.
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BleedingCool: The real Marvel Comics vs. DC Comics will happen when sales figures come out next week.
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BleedingCool: Fabian Nicieza is writing a "World Cup" digital comic book for Marvel and ESPN.
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BleedingCool: DC Comics Advertises Metal Collection on AMC, SYFY, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
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SyFy: Berger Books, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, has announced a new science fiction title, "LaGuardia," written by Nnedi Okorafor and drawn by Tana Ford.
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ComicBook: GameStop will apparently start selling comic books.
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AnimeNewsNetwork: 23 Shogakukan Manga Magazines Launch Anti-Piracy Campaign
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BleedingCool: It's Alive is going to collect Doug Moench's "Aztez Ace" and has initiated a Kickstarter campaign to publish the project.
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GeekTyrant: The "Batman Ninja" movie will be adapted as a manga for "Monthly Hero's Magazine."
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ComiXology Announcement:
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Newsarama: COMIXOLOGY ORIGINALS Offers Print-On-Demand, Exclusive New Creator-Owned Titles for AMAZON PRIME
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WashPost: ComiXology’s new move: A line of original, creator-owned comic books
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BleedingCool: ComiXology introduces Amazon print-on-demand comics.
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BleedingCool: "ComiXology Originals" is opening June with a big announcement.
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Otakukart: Eden’s Zero Manga Reveals New Illustration. New manga from the creator "Fairy Tail."
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