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GLAAD Media Award nominees honor five including Lumberjanes

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The annual GLAAD media awards, recognizing " fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives" in the media came out yesterday, and five comics were nominated.

More on Milestone 2.0

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Yesterday's announcement of Milestone 2.0 was broken in the Washington Post, but principles Reggie Hudlin and Denys Cowan did more extensive interviews talking about what they have planned in a few places. Talking with Albert Ching at CBR they noted "We're Not in the Nostalgia Business", which is a pretty good platform to build from. While the details are still sketchy, they confirmed that they have some projects in the works with DC, among other publishers, although there was a long legal tangle to unravel.

Darth Vader #1 has already sold 300,000 copies

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This Star Wars thing has legs! Following on the million selling Star Wars #1, Darth Vader #1, the next Marvel foray into the land of the Force, has already topped 300,00 pre-orders, Comicbook.com reports. The issue is by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Salvador Larroca, and follows what happens after Vader goes spinning into space at the end of A New Hope...but BEFORE anyone brought him his shuttle. The next new marvel Book is Princess Leia #1 and that better top 100k, kids.

Stan Lee is totally okay with the Marvel Universe getting rebooted

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The brilliant Jim McLauchlin at Newsarama was able to get Stan Lee to comment on the news that Secret Wars would make a big mixed up new pizza out of the Marvel Universe. And Stan was just fine with it.

IDW starts publishing Disney Comics

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IDW sort of hinted at this back at NYCC, when they announced an Artists Editions of the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa. At the retailer meeting, Dirk Wood said, in that special way of his, something along the lines of "There will be more coming from IDW and Disney." which at the time was a pretty clear indication there would be...more. And so there is, and they mentioned it again in the fall but no one noticed. And now they just slyly let it out in the April Solicitations.

Simon Pegg to co-write Star Trek 3

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It has only been over a month since Roberto Orci walked away from the director's chair on the upcoming Star Trek threequel, with Fast...

Once Again, Suitors Come Courtin’ Comic-Con International

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Might Comic-Con International actually move from San Diego? Comic-Con International has yet to sign a contract for 2017 and 2018, and it looks uncertain whether...

Gotham to debut The Red Hood in a future episode

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When Gotham kicked off last year, the show began with a number of proto-versions of Batman's Rogues gallery such as The Riddler, Catwoman, Poison...

Archie Joins the Humble Bundle Bandwagon; Image Scores with 2nd Bundle

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By Bruce Lidl Following immediately on the conclusion of the second Image Comics Humble Bundle, Archie Comics has joined the Humble Bundle comics movement with...

Cowan, Hudlin, and Dingle Relaunch Milestone Media

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While diversity in comics has made strides in the Big Two in the past couple of years, Denys Cowan still wants to see a...

Marvel and Image on the Newsstand: More Details Emerging About Diamond and Books A...

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When last we discussed what was going on with Diamond and Books A Million (BAM), it wasn’t entirely clear what was going on, other...

Webcomic alert AND to do tonight: CARVER by Christopher Hunt

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poster_JEFF1.jpg Carver is a new project by cartoonist Christopher Hunt, a talented artist whose been been seen in Dark Horse, 12 Reasons To Die, Escapo and elsewhere. But Carver is his passion project, a story that starts in 1913 Paris with Carver himself, a man with a mysterious past, and skills with both his fists and with the ladies. It's adventurous, romantic and ready to rock and roll. You can read the first chapter here or watch the teaser

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