Month: March 2019

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige spoke at length about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a hefty chat with ScreenRant, hinting at a variety of future projects from a potential Young Avengers like spin-off, to the Eternals as a document of MCU history, and even Ms. Marvel.

Credit: Hulu/Marvel Television Hulu has renewed Marvel’s Runaways for a 10-episode third season, promising to depeen its connection to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “We are so excited to tell more ‘Runaways’ stories and are so grateful to Marvel, Hulu, our amazing cast and crew and of course our passionate audience,” said co-showrunners and executive producers

Peter Parker’s life has been fraught with lies, secrets, and hidden truths – and one of the biggest is the true story of his clone. Back in the 1970s, Professor Miles Warren, one of Peter’s college teachers, became obsessed with cloning Spider-Man, even succeeding in pitting his clone against Peter Parker in a seeming fight

Credit: Joseph A. Quinones Jr. (DC/Wonder Comics) Credit: Joseph A. Quinones Jr. (DC/Wonder Comics) DC’s H-Dial is back in service with the all-new Dial H for Hero limited series debuting this week. Writer Sam Humphries and artist Joseph A. Quinones Jr. are on like a party line, dialing up metahuman identities for a new DC

Credit: Ashley A. Woods (Stranger Comics) Credit: Jae Lee (Stranger Comics) HBO is developing Stranger Comics’ Niobe as a live-action show, according to Deadline. The show is reportedly working under the title Asunda, the name of the world Niobe is based in. Niobe and its spin-off titles were co-created and co-written by Stranger Comics founder

Credit: Nintendo Comic books are being adapted to games more than ever – and much better than 1978’s Superman for the Atari 2600. Between consoles, PCs, and mobile platforms, there are a litany of games out there – with more coming each month. Like our rundowns of upcoming comic book-based TV shows, movies, and other

Credit: Ammo Content Press Release This Easter a new rabbit is paying a visit, and he’s sure to make the holiday a memorable one! The horror comedy Rottentail, based on the graphic novel of the same name, hops into theaters on April 12th, courtesy of Ammo Content. But not before having both an East Coast

Credit: George Perez The iconic Gerorge Perez and Marv Wolfman reunite on the stage of Chicago’s C2E2 for what promises to be an insightful conversation about their careers and their camraderie. This event comes 40 years after their first pairing in 1979’s Fantastic Four Annual #14, and they plan to talk about that, New Teen

By Ellamourne de Winter, Newsarama Contributor March 24, 2019 12:20pm ET Credit: Sony Pictures Animation The Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (that never gets old) highlighted the diverse and inclusive Spider-family inside the Marvel U, and now creators of those – and other professionals who are fans – are here at C2E2 to talk

Credit: Jaguar PS / Shutterstock.com Ming Na Wen is taking the stage at C2E2 to talk about her career and most memorable roles, including of course Melinda May from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As part of Newsarama’s coverage of C2E2, you can follow along live with our play-by-play. Give our viewer a bit to load, then follow

Credit: New Line Cinema DC’s latest attempt to restore the reputation of the shared DC film universe Shazam! took in an estimated $3.3m in a Saturday preview showing (via BoxOfficeMojo). This tops Aquaman’s preview earnings of $2.9 million. Aquaman went on to open to $68m its first weekend and over $334m overall at the domestic

Credit: Marvel Comics A new Death’s Head title was announced by Marvel at their “Women of Marvel” panel this Sunday at C2E2 in Chicago. The new title will be written by Tini Howard with art from Kei Zama, and features a new design for Death’s Head – and pairs the bounty hunter with Wiccan and

Tini Howard Credit: Tini Howard Tini Howard has signed an ‘exclusive’ agreement for Marvel Comics, as announced at the “Women of Marvel” panel at Chicago’s C2E2 2019. For Marvel, Howard is writing the current Age Of Conan: Belit, Queen Of The Black Coast limited series, the Thanos six-issue series beginning in April, and also has

Credit: Tommy Lee Edwards (DC) Tommy Lee Edwards, John Timms, and Marco Santucci are ready to school you on art for Sunday’s “DC Art Academy” panel at Chicago’s C2E2. The trio, who have all be live-drawing at the con’s artist’s alley, will be organizing in one of the panel rooms upstairs to talk about their

Credit: Marvel Comics One of the most elusive panels of North American comic conventions is Marvel’s “True Believers” panel. But Newsarama is here at Chicago’s C2E2 and will be reporting live from this panel that is accessible only to Marvel Unlimited Plus membersand Marvel MasterCard cardholders. In this event, Nick Spencer (Amazing Spider-Man), Matthew Rosenberg

By Ellamourne de Winter, Newsarama Contributor March 24, 2019 08:40am ET Credit: Tana Ford (Marvel Comics) The third day of Chicago’s C2E2 2019 begins with Geeks OUT’s “Drawing Battlelines: Promoting Change Through Comics” panel. Tana Ford, Dan Parent, Robbie Thompson, and Nicole Gitau are scheduled to be here, talking about the historical and modern efforts

Credit: Jenny Frison (Marvel Comics) Marvel’s popular “Women of Marvel” panel makes a stop at Chicago’s C2E2 2019, and Newsarama is there. Marvel host/producer Judy Stephens will lead a conversation about women in comics, be it characters, creators, and staffers, with panelists including Tini Howard, Jenny Frison, Eve L. Ewing, and Ashley Witter. And as

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics’ long-running “Next Big Thing” panel returns to Chicago’s C2E2 – with Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski leading the way. A “major announcement or two” is promised, including the details on Jonathan Hickman’s untitled but probably X-Men-related project coming this July. And as part of Newsarama’s coverage of C2E2, you can follow along

Credit: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (DC) DC’s cover artists step up in a Saturday panel at Chicago’s C2E2. Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, Jenny Frisson, Tyler Kirkham, Derrick Chew, Jason Fabok, and Frank Cho are scheduled to be here talking about their numerous covers across the DC line. And as part of Newsarama’s coverage of C2E2, you can

Credit: Marvel Comics Writer Jonathan Hickman will launch two new X-Men titles starting in July, following the end of the current “Age of X-Man” story, as announced during the publisher’s Next Big Thing panel at C2E2 2019. The two titles are House of X and Powers of X, and will mark Hickman’s first work for the publisher

Credit: Marvel Comics Valkyrie will get her own series spinning out of Marvel’s War of the Realms, as announced during the publisher’s Next Big Thing panel during C2E2 2019.  The series will be co-written by Thor writer Jason Aaron, who will give Valkyrie a spotlight in his long gestating War of the Realms event, and

Credit: Marc Silvestri (DC) With less than a week until Detective Comics #1000, DC comes to Chicago’s C2E2 to celebrate Batman’s 80th anniversary. Detective Comics series writer Peter Tomasi is scheduled to be here, along with Marc Silvestri, Jason Fabok, George Perez, Marv Wolfman, Chrissie Zullo, and Tom Richmond to discuss all things Dark Knight.

Credit: Yishan Li (Lion Forge) Credit: Yishan Li (Lion Forge) Press Release Lion Forge continues to ramp up its 2019 line of creator-owned comic book series with concepts every bit as original and unique as the creators behind them. Today, in conjunction with the Lion Forge panel at C2E2 in Chicago, the company unveils Army

Credit: Ariel Ries (Lion Forge) Credit: Ariel Ries (Lion Forge) Press Release In conjunction with the Lion Forge panel at C2E2, the publisher of “comics for everyone” announces the collection and publication of Ariel Ries’s beloved webcomic, Witchy! Praised around the internet since its first appearance five years ago, Witchy was nominated for the 2015

Credit: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA: BIRTH OF THE SHE-DEVIL #1 (of 4)Price: $3.99Rating: Teen +Cover A: Lucio ParilloCover B: Sergio DavilaCover C: Cosplay CoverWriter: Luke LiebermanArt: Sergio DavilaGenre: Sword and SorceryFormat: Comic BookPage Count: 32 PagesON SALE DATE: 6/12/2019An early tale of the She-Devil! Explore the early years of the wild and untamed Sonja the

Credit: Mike McKone (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski holds court at Chicago’s C2E2 with this one-man “Manvel Fanfare” panel. The publisher’s description for this panel teases the events of War of the Realms, Amazing Spider-Man‘s “The Hunted,” and even Forbush Man – so no questions barred. And as part of Newsarama’s coverage of

By Ellamourne de Winter, Newsarama Contributor March 23, 2019 03:10pm ET Credit: Steve Epting (TKO Studios) TKO Studios’ co-founder/writer Tze Chun comes to Chicago’s C2E2 to discuss his unique publishing imprint and plans going forward. With Garth Ennis and Steve Epting’s Sara, Chun and Artyom Trakhanov’s 7 Deadly Sins already out, there’s alot to discuss

By Ellamourne de Winter, Newsarama Contributor March 22, 2019 12:55pm ET Credit: Dan Brereton (Valiant Entertainment) Valiant Entertainment and its creators are descending upon Chicago for this year’s “Valiant Uprising” panel at C2E2. Tim Seeley, writer of the just-announced new Bloodshot title, will be joined by Tini Howard (The Forgotten Queen), Alex Paknadel (Incursion), and