Month: February 2019

Credit: Mike Wieringo (Marvel Comics) Brian Michael Bendis Credit: DC Comics Writer Brian Michael Bendis says he’s still working on an unspecified X-Men film through Disney’s buyout of 21st Century Fox, though plans for what will happen to Fox’s in-development films once Disney’s buyout is complete remain unclear. “Yeah, I’m working on it right now,”

Credit: Lion Forge UNDERFOOT GN VOL 01 MIGHTY DEEP(W) Ben Fisher, Emily S. Whitten (A/CA) Michelle NguyenThe Underfoot’s history has long been told. The Giants That Were conducted strange experiments on their ancestors, granting the hamster species the gifts of intelligence and self awareness. The Giants have since disappeared, but their return is imminent. Until

Credit: Vertigo FX’s TV adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man has been picked up to series based off the network’s previously- reported pilot. The show is slated to debut in 2020 under the shortened name Y. “Brian and Pia’s exploration of a world without men is a favorite for

Credit: Lee Moder (DC Comics) Meg DeLacy has been cast as Cindy Burman (a.k.a. Shiv) in DC Universe’s Stargirl, according to Deadline. Jake Austin Walker has also been cast in an undisclosed role. DeLacy confirmed the casting on Instagram.   In comic books, Shiv is one of Stargirl’s first major enemies. In the show’s descritpion,

Credit: FX Credit: FX FX’s Legion will end after its upcoming third season. At the Television Critics Association winter press tour, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said (via Variety) that showrunner Noah Hawley always projected the series to only last three seasons, and that the ending will be a natural conclusion. This comes as the

Credit: John Broglia/Sean Callahan Credit: John Broglia/Paul Little Billy Tucci has made the jump to crowdfunding with Zombie-Sama!, his first Kickstarter graphic novel. Working with co-creator John Broglia, Tucci’s Kickstarter is offering as one of its incentives a preview ashcan comic for his upcoming Shi — Return of the Warrior, which he’ll also be offering

Mike Mignola at New York Comic Con 2018 Credit: Marion Curtis (StarPix) Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 ComicsPro variant inks Credit: Mike Mignola (Dark Horse Comics) Here is the first look at Mike Mignola’s inks for a new edition of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1, to be given out this weekend to retailers attending the

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios A new international poster for Captain Marvel puts the Kree Starforce front and center. Along with Starforce, the poster places the Skrull leader Talos and Goose the cat (or Flerken?) in key positions. The poster, seen here, is the second new piece of Captain Marvel media released in recent days, following

Credit: Heavy Metal ETERNAL DESCENT OMNIBUS HC(W) Llexi Leon, Justin L. Peniston, Ian Edginton, Adam Hamdy, Georgia Ball, Shaun McLaughlin (A) Jason Metcalf, Ivan Fernandez, Gabriel Guzman, Gabriel Rearte, Pericles Junior, Ricardo SanchezFrom the creator of Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast comes a story of city of lost souls and gathering darkness, heavy metal

By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer February 4, 2019 09:00am ET Credit: 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox Alita: Battle AngelDirected by Robert RodriguezScreenplay by James Cameron and Laeta KalogridisBased on the manga, Gunnm by Yukito KishiroStarring Rose Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly and moreProduced by James Cameron and Jon Landau‘Rama Rating:

A Black Mirror-esque twist in February 27’s Wyrd #2. WYRD #2Writer: Curt PiresArtist: Antonio FusoColorist: Stefano SimeoneCover Artist: Antonio FusoAnarchy in the UK!Wyrd is dispatched to deal with a politician endangering the international order . . . with black magic!*A glimpse behind the curtain of Wyrd’s past.*The second chapter of Pires/Fuso’s strange espionage epic is

Credit: MegaCon Press Release MEGACON™, the Southeast’s largest fan convention returns to the Orange County Convention Center Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19, 2019. This year, MEGACON™ Orlando expects to welcome more than 100,000 fans throughout the weekend with a star-studded lineup of celebrity guests and endless programming. Fans will be amazed by a

Credit: Sony Pictures Animation Credit: Sony Pictures Animation Press Release Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature at the 46 th Annual Annie Awards™ Saturday evening, and garnered top honors across seven categories including Character Animation – David Han; Character Design – Shiyoon Kim; Directing – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman;

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt said that the franchise will go on – despite the firing of writer/director James Gunn. “I promise there’ll be a third movie, I don’t know exactly what that’s going to look like, but I know everyone on board is just eager to

Credit: Sony Pictures In addition to the plethora of comic book-based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of ‘genre.’ There are no hard lines, but if a film as robots, giant monsters, or aliens, then it’s

Credit: Marvel Studios A new and unexpected Avengers team assembles in this trailer for Avengers: Endgame, which aired during the Super Bowl. Check it out:  “Some people move on. But not us.” Watch the brand new Marvel Studios’ #AvengersEndgame spot that aired during the Big Game. See the film in theaters April 26. pic.twitter.com/ruu7A7MnEk —

Credit: Universal Pictures I’m going to start with a confession. Of the … what is it? … 27 or so films in the Fast and Furious franchise, I’ve seen about a total of maybe 30 scattered minutes, mostly late at night surfing the premium cable TV channels I haven’t gotten around to getting rid of

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In the mutant utopia of the “Age of X-Man” mutants are no longer hated and feared – but there are other obstacles that face homo superior, even in a seemingly perfect world. As writer Vita Ayala puts it, “There’s no place for most people in a utopia” – a

You can read the entire first chapter of AfterShock’s Clankillers right here before the collection’s February 6 release. CLANKILLERS, VOL. 1 TRADE PAPERBACK$14.99 / Full Color / 120 pages / ON SALE 03.06.19Writer: Sean LewisArtist: Antonio FusoColorist: Stefano SimeoneLetters: Dave SharpeCover: Antonio Fuso w/ Stefano SimeoneFinola has a problem — her father, the king, is

Credit: :01 First Second CANNABIS ILLEGALIZATION OF WEED IN AMERICA HC GN (MR)(W) Box Brown (A/CA) Box BrownFrom the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have been inextricably linked. In 1518 Cortés introduces hemp farming during his violent colonial campaign in Mexico. In secret, locals begin cultivating the plant for

The TMNT get the TV spotlight in this preview of February 6’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5Matthew K. Manning (w) • Chad Thomas (a) • Andy Suriano (c)Welcome to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reunion! With featured guests Raph, Donnie, Leo, Mikey, April, and…

Credit: Daniel Maine (Source Point Press) Credit: Daniel Maine (Source Point Press) Andy Schmidt, one of the planners behind Marvel Comics’ Annihilation event, is returning to the superhero genre for the first time in a decade for his new creator-owned title that wrestles with the concept of superheroes in the modern world. Launching April 24,

Credit: Frank Quitely (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ryan Stegman/JP Mayer/Frank Martin/Clayton Cowles (Marvel Comics) Every month, comiXology adds more single issues to its Netflix-style comiXology Unlimited digital reading service from Marvel Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Dark Horse, Dynamite Entertainment, and others. Here is a list of what’s arriving this week: All-Star Superman Star Wars: Darth

Crime reigns supreme in this preview of February 6’s United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #6. UNITED STATES VS. MURDER, INC. #6written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISart and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMINGFrom the Eisner Award-winning creators of POWERS! Murder, Inc. has gone to war with the United States—and the United States has lost! The president is

Credit: Fantagraphics NOW #6 NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY (MR)The Eisner Award-nominated anthology of short fiction -each issue is 100% self-contained – continues with another heavyweight line-up, including: Theo Ellsworth, Mariana Pita, M. Dean, Amandine Meyer, Aseyn, Tim Lane, José Quintanar, Veronika Muchitsch, Disa Wallander, Julian Glander, Jesse Reklaw, Zohar Lazar, Steven Weissman, and Nick Thorburn, under

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has informed retailers that Fantastic Four #9 and Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 has both been rescheduled. Iron Man #11 has been pushed back five weeks to a May 22 release, while Fantastic Four #9 has been pushed back three weeks to April 24. This follows similar delays to previous