Archive Page 2269
August 2026
Four days early on Spider-Man #1000 – Bleedingcool
The George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles opens – UK Guardian
The galleries here are sorted into an odd mix of categories. There are rooms that focus on medium – the comics room contains strips from Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, The Adventures of Tintin and Superman; the children’s stories room contains art from Where the Wild Things Are and fairytale illustrations; the manga room features Astro Boy and a portrait of Pikachu..."
Comics sales up in wake of you-know-what-movie – MSN KMID Texas
A lot of people ask me, 'Do you know where the Spider-Man comics are at?" Marquez said. "I'd show them where they would be, [but] we wouldn't even have a single one." Sold-out shelves and heightened sales aren't unique to Spider-Man; whenever a comic book property hits the screens, be it a movie or TV show, its success directly impacts the demand for comics, said James Laws, owner of The Hive Comics & Collectibles..."
"Consignment Inventory Dispute" in the Diamond Bankruptcy goes on, and on – Comicsbeat
Vertigo is back – The Comics Journal
Alex Ross graphic novel project at Abrams titled Marvel Dimensions – IGN
Hey, remember that time DC Comics and Marvel Comics almost merged?
Story at Nerdist Yahoo
Castle Greyskull painting by Earl Norem for the 1998 Masters of the Universe film auctions for $30,000 – ComicBook
Collection of cartoons by Zack Rhodes – AOL
"Ethan Hawke’s Batman series Batwheels is set to return with more episodes on streaming" – Superherohype
Batmobile wrecked in Batman II film
Story at Yahoo News
"Raises questions about Batman's fate among fans." It could also raise questions about Batman's driving skills.
How Marvel is improving relationship with retailers – Comicsbeat
13 favorite things about the 87 year old Marvel Comics #1 – 13th Dimension
KPEX Korean Pop Culture Expo coming to NYC – Comics Beat
Absolute Catwoman #3 the week Bestseller – Bleeding Cool
Why ain't The Marvels movie on the officlal Marvel Watch List? – Nerdist MSN
Manga decline in print sales, the shift to digital underway from vast readership
Story at Nippon
"Shōnen Jump" Print Circulation Drops Below 1 Million as Manga Readers Go Digital...
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Superman: Man of Tomorrow wraps filming – Polygon
Wonder Woman's evil clone comic book – MSN CBR
Marvel's Midnight Universe December book list – Bleedingcool
Upcoming New York Comic Con schedule and highlights – Variety
Official Web Site for New York Comic Con – October 8 – 11
Graphic Novel Biographies – Publishers Weekly
Talks about Will Eisner: A Comics Biography; I Am Stan: A Graphic Biography of the Legendary Stan Lee; and Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, The Man Who Created Nancy .
"Terrifying" Spider-Man – IGN
Honoring the core of the Spider-Man story but retold as a prestige horror title..."
The Wednesday comic releases – Fresh Comics
James Gunn and the "relevant comics to upcoming DC Studios projects" – Bleeding Cool
The thefts from Artist's Alley at Anime NYC 2026 – Comicsbeat
"Batman Brave and the Bold" on hold – Soap Central
Spider-Man tops weekend box office again – Hindustan Times
"Stan Lee is coming back from beyond the grave as AI" – AOL.com
Spider-Man Brand New Day at $2,219,901,000 Worldwide – The Numbers
This means Spider-Man A Brand New Million Every Day is #2 in the Top Earning Superhero Films of All Time list.
"Challenges Games and Comics was informed he had to vacate his space at Northlake Mall in 30 days, he was frantic" – Atlanta Journal and Constitution
"Tall Man Toys & Comics" closing in Knoxville – WATE Knoxville
Hermann said supporting the hospital has long been part of the business. He said he and members of his staff have personal connections to the hospital, and Tall Man Toys & Comics has participated in multiple fundraisers benefiting children over the years. The store is also offering another way for customers to contribute during its final fundraiser..."
Obit for Roger Lootine - 1970–2026 – Cartoonist Conspiracy
The November Marvel book list – Comicsbeat
The November DC book list – Bleeding Cool
Ignatz Award nominees announced – Comicsbeat
Garry Leach's Comic Collection goes up for sale – Bleeding Cool
Lego $229.99 Batmobile – MSN Nerdist
CGC 9.9 Absolute Batman #1 sold for $10K – Bleeding Cool – article lists other crazy prices for variant Absolute Batman and the census count on how many CGC 9.9 copies there are for AB#1.
Oklahoma Comic Arts Festival returns to Oklahoma Contemporary Sept. 12 – Journal Record
Event Official Website – 11 NW 11th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Krysten Ritter to participate in "It Demands Sacrifice: Record Read-A-Long is intended to revive the classic comic book record read-alongs of the 1970s for a new generation" – Bleeding Cool
Here comes Batman Knightfall R-rated animation movie – The Direct
Batman: Knightfall - Part 1: Knightfall arrives digitally on August 25, with its 4K UHD/Blu-ray/DVD release following on September 8; Part 2 is also slated for later in 2026 and Part 3 for early 2027..."
Batmobile in Scotland: Batman II filming – BBC News
Macroverse business shenanigans – The Comics Journal
"Is Avengers: Armageddon Actually Civil War III In Disguise?" – Bleeding Cool
Athletes recreate superhero movie stunts – MSN Amazon Video
Collection of Boldjun cartoons – AOL.com
Spider-Man Brand New Day at $2,039,931,866 Worldwide – The Numbers
"Avengers pre-sale beating Spider-Man Brand New Day" – Times Now MSN
Spider-Man Headphones at Walmart
Supergirl, Madame Web, The Bride... movies that have a certain thing in common – Collider
Obit for Ioannis "Yani" Mentzas the co-founder the publishing house Vertical and Editorial Director of Kodansha USA – The Comics Journal
Remembering "the Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-25 Batman" from 1975 – 13th Dimension
A list of 1972–1978 the DC "Limited Collector Editions" at comics.org
Victor was always the smartest guy in every room
$2 billion in two weeks: Spider-Man Brand New Day – Variety
As noted in the article at Variety, Spider-Man Brand New Billion Every Day is joining a pretty exclusive club of $2 billion dollar grossing movies:
1997 — Titanic (20th Century Fox / Paramount Pictures) — $2.265 billion
2009 — Avatar (20th Century Fox / Lightstorm Entertainment) — $2.924 billion
2015 — Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Lucasfilm) — $2.071 billion
2018 — Avengers: Infinity War (Marvel Studios) — $2.052 billion
2019 — Avengers: Endgame (Marvel Studios) — $2.799 billion
2022 — Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Studios / Lightstorm Entertainment) — $2.334 billion
2025 — Ne Zha 2 (Chengdu Coco Cartoon / Enlight Pictures) — $2.271 billion
Note: only two superhero films have ever crossed $2 billion — Infinity War and Endgame
The Nic Cage superhero movies – Polygon
Cage renamed himself after Marvel's Luke Cage, in order to set himself apart from his famous uncle; he named one of his sons Kal-El, after Superman's Kryptonian name; his comics collection was worth millions at one point, including a copy of Action Comics #1; he's the only actor to date who's played both Superman and (a version of) Spider-Man..."
1940's "Fantastic Comics #7 is an example of the Fox line at its best" – Bleedingcool
Nice overview of the issue with attention to the ramifications going into the stories regarding budding technology changes happening in the word of 1940. Also features a look at a Fletcher Hanks "Stardust" story.
The Stardust story "The Anti-Solar Ray" is another example of creative comic-book interpretation that repurposes the underlying science. Astronomers had used the phrase "anti-solar rays" decades before this comic for sunlight that appears to converge at the point opposite the Sun. Hanks turns that real term into an imaginary cosmic weapon. The story's villains plan to stop the Earth from rotating, eliminate gravity, chain themselves to the ground, secure the water supply with machinery, and rule whatever population is left..."
Around the internet: DC's planned TV series' Waller and Paradise Lost have both been "adiosed" by by Warner Bros.
Supergirl gets new troubles: AI generation during pre-production – Comicbookmovie
Supergirl was an unmitigated disaster for DC Studios... Earlier this month, Supergirl ended its time in theaters with a dismal $125.8 million, making it the lowest-grossing DC movie since 2004's Catwoman..."
Apparently, AI was used for work on Lobo within the Supergirl film, spawning an internet backlash. Film makers using AI (instead of hiring actual human concept artists) are going to have to hide what they're doing better since there's a very strong film-world attitude that holding back AI from grabbing up jobs is super-important.
It's a little baffling that Warner Bros. Discovery included this in official material for Supergirl..."
Spider-Man Brand New Day just crossed $700 million domestic box office - a rare feat – Variety
$100K in valuables stolen from Vermont comic book store – MSN NBC5
What's happened to DC's “Gods and Monsters” plan for their movie slate? – Comicsbeat
Superman: opened in 2025, made $354,223,803 worldwide (the most of any Superman film), and was a hit on all fronts, and even made Superman cool again..."
What? Is this AI? Superman made $618,723,803 worldwide. Just look at the Top Earning Superhero Movies of All Time chart – as of August 2026, James Gunn's Superman is #45, just barely ahead of Logan.
And, adjusted for inflation and ticket prices along with special costs for IMAX, etc., it doesn't come close to the original earnings on Christopher Reeves' Superman of 1978, which with those adjustments might be as high as $1.4 billion. For that matter, with or without adjustment for inflation, the 2025 Superman doesn't beat out Snyder's Man O' Steel from 2013 ($668,045,518 worldwide).
The August 12 Wednesday releases – Freshcomics
Is Matt Reeves filming Batman II and Batman III at the same time? – Variety MSN
Viola Davis birthday – Bola VIP
Here comes a Star Wars – Marvel Comics crossover – IGN
The series looks to unite the contemporary Marvel characters with the classic, A New Hope-era Star Wars cast...."
Stan Lee: I used to be embarrassed because I was a comic book writer
Story at Yahoo
Batman #8 cover F selling on eBay for upwards of $50 to $75 – Bleedingcool
Funds being raised for cancer fight for Andy Fish – Worcestermag
Frank Miller talks about The Odyssey, Spider-Man and his new book Push the Wall also the documentary on his career – Hollywood Reporter MSN
Tuesday sees the wide digital release of Frank Miller: American Genius, the documentary made by his creative partner Silenn Thomas, which doesn't just look at his career and work but, as he puts it, delves into "this wonderful subculture that we all share of comic book and how it celebrates itself all over the planet..."
Your book is part memoir and part lessons in creativity. Why do it this way? ...."
Amazon would be delighted to sell you a copy of Frank Miller: American Genius
The number of comic book people Neal Adams impacted (in a good way) seems to be a very long list.
I got my career started by calling up Neal Adams' office and getting a meeting with him... And he was listed in the phone book. And I got to meet him that day, an hour after I called. And he looked over my drawings and told me they were terrible and sent me off. I redid them and I saw him again and again and again. And he was always a harsh critic, but every time he taught me more and more, sometimes doing drawings over them. And, and as the months went by, he got me my first job and he continued to be a sensei and an advisor to me on things professional and on how to deal with being an artist in the world and many other things...
... one time, Neal and I were at a comic book convention and I just took him aside and I just said, "Neal, how do I thank you for what you've done for me? You've never asked me for anything." And he said, "Oh, there's only one thing you can do. Do the same thing for the next guy." Well, this book really is my attempt to do the same thing for the next guy. And to commit to paper my experiences, my observations and, and the lessons learned in making comic books..."
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Original page August 3, 2026