Tag: Marvel Comics
Rocket Raccoon #1’s Initial Orders Inflated By Single Source
by Brandon Schatz
A few days before the book’s final order cut-off with retailers, Marvel let it slip that their upcoming Rocket Raccoon series had garnered over 300,000 initial orders, well above expected estimates for...
The Retailer’s View: On Rocket Raccoon Orders Topping 300,000
by Brandon Schatz
When Marvel first announced the Rocket Raccoon book, I was fairly excited. Pairing the character with Skottie Young just as interest would crest for the movie seemed like a no-brainer, one that...
C2E2: Marvel Announce ‘The Legendary Star Lord’
Marvel continue to roll out announcements today, with the news that Sam Humphries and Paco Medina will be the creative team for an ongoing Star Lord series. Following the exploits of the leader of...
C2E2: Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm
Marvel are kicking off a weekend of announcements today with news about some Original Sin tie-ins. The main Original Sin series will see The Watcher get shot up something rotten, his eyeballs getting ripped...
Greg Rucka and Russell Dauterman to Launch Cyclops Solo Series FEATURING HEPZIBAH
Marvel have announced, via the beaming presence of an interview feature with Albert Ching, that Greg Rucka and Russell Dauterman will be the creative team for an ongoing Cyclops solo series. The book will...
Ruth Redmond on Colouring, Comics, and Getting In With Marvel [Interview]
The Irish comics scene is one of the busiest in the world right now, and almost certainly one of the fastest growing. Spurred on by creators like PJ Holden and Declan Shalvey, more and...
Interview: Mark Waid on the Inner Demons of Daredevil, Attitude Adjustment for the Hulk,...
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By Matt O'Keefe
Not only has Mark Waid been pioneering digital comics over the past few years; he’s also broken new ground in mainstream comics. In Daredevil and Indestructible Hulk heroes are actively addressing their...
Getting Into Inking with Mark Morales [Interview]
Mark Morales is a comic book superstar. Having worked on many of the best-selling Marvel titles of the last few years, he's worked as an inker alongside artists like Olivier Coipel, Jim Cheung, and...
Demographics: Comics Readers Almost 45% Women Now and How Publishers Stack Up
At the beginning of each month I take a survey of all of the self-identifying comic fans on Facebook, looking at the changes from month to month. Two months (and some change) ago Facebook...
Marvel Announce Rocket Raccoon Issue for Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day 14 will see two Marvel titles released, CBR have reported today. Alongside the previously announced Brian Michael Bendis/Nick Bradshaw story featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel and Venom...
Facebook Demographics: Different Publishers, Different Fans
For all of these posts I've tried to instill the idea that there isn't a simple comic fan. While it might mostly be men, comic fandom is a diverse crowd whose specific interests varies...
Facebook Demographics: Female Characters Beget Female Fans
Much has been made over this past week over Marvel's announcement about a new Ms. Marvel. The usual nutwings took to the internet to condemn Marvel's plan to diversify its line of characters and...
