Month: March 2019

Credit: Ben Dunn (Antarctic Press) Alba Baptista has been cast in the lead role for Netflix’s Warrior Nun television series, according to Deadline. Based on the 1990s comic book title Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn, Warrior Nun follows a resurrected woman who comes back to life to fight in a secret war against demons.

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige continues to leave no doubt about their expressed commitment to diverse representation in Marvel Cinematic Universe films. In a newly-published interview, the Marvel movie head was more emphatic than ever that diversity is a cornerstone of the company – and that it was something

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Bauer Media Group / Marvel Studios Thanos’ universe-altering ‘Snap’ originally wasn’t always planned to be the culmination of Avengers: Infinity War but instead could’ve been the big opening of Endgame, according to co-writer Stephen McFeely. “We had so much story in those early drafts of Infinity War that, if anything, we

Credit: DC Credit: DC Entertainment Hawkman series artist Bryan Hitch has announced his departure from the title, with May’s #12 as his final issue. DC’s June 2019 solicitations announced a new artist, Will Conrad. “Okay, well, since solicitations are out an noticed, yes, issue 12 is my last issue of Hawkman,” tweeted Hitch. “I’d hope

Check out an uncolored first look at June’s Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1. WOLVERINE: EXIT WOUNDS #1Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Sam Keith (W)Salvador Larroca, Sam Keith, and more! (A)Cover by Ryan StegmanWOLVERINE LEGENDS, Chris Claremont, Larry Hama & Sam Keith REUNITE!He goes by many names… Patch…Weapon X…Logan…but most just call him THE WOLVERINE. Join Marvel’s greatest

Credit: Sam Kieth (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics) Now that Wolverine is back in the Marvel Universe, “Wolverine Legends” Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, and Sam Keith are teaming up to tell stories in a June one-shot titled Wolverine: Exit Wounds, which Marvel says is part of a celebration of their company’s 80th anniversary.  For

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com James Gunn has been re-instated as director of Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, according to Deadline. Gunn has reportedly been meeting with Walt Disney Studios president Alan Horn on several occasions in an attempt to mend fences, prompted by Marvel Studios’ team talking to Horn’s office. The

Read the entire Animosity #14 free ahead of that arc’s collected edition, Animosity, Vol. 4: Power, due out April 3 from AfterShock Comics. ANIMOSITY vol 4 TPB “Power” / $14.99 / 128 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 4.03.2019Writer: Marguerite BennettArtists: Rafael De Latorre, Elton Thomasi, Ornella SavareseColorist: Rob SchwagerLetterer: Marshall DillonCover: Rafael De

Original Star Wars #50 cover Credit: Walter Simonson/Tom Palmer (Marvel Comics) Credit: Walter Simonson/Tom Palmer (Marvel Comics) Press Release In celebration of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary, Marvel is releasing a special Facsimile edition of the 1977 STAR WARS #50! Coinciding directly with May’s upcoming STAR WARS #108 one-shot from Matthew Rosenberg and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli, Luke

Credit: Frank Miller (DC Black Label) Credit: John Romita Jr./Danny Miki/Alex Sinclair (DC Black Label) Credit: John Romita Jr./Danny Miki/Alex Sinclair (DC Black Label) Superman: Year One by writer Frank Miller and artist John Romita Jr. – originally annnounced at 2017’s Comic-Con International: San Diego as a 100-page graphic novel – is now scheduled to

Credit: Reed Crandall (AC Comics) Men of Mystery #112Writers: Bill Woolfolk, Ed Cronin, Ruth Roche, Toni Blum, Otto Binder, R. S. Callender, Charles Biro and others uncreditedArtists: Reed Crandall, Bob Powell, Charles Biro, Fred Kida, Phil Bard, Emil Gershwin, Al Avison, Bill Draut, Paul Norris, Bill Quackenbush, Robert Bugg and others uncredited.Cover Artists: Reed CrandallFocus

Credit: Tradd Moore (Marvel COmics) Credit: Nick Bradshaw (Marvel Comics) A new Silver Surfer limited series by writer Donny Cates and artist Tradd Moore is being launched out of the recent events in Guardians of the Galaxy, as announced on Marvel.com. Scheduled to begin in June, Silver Surfer: Black is described by Marvel as “the

Credit: Ricardo Federici (DC) The comic book Direct Market wasn’t able to sustain the sales momentum it began the year with. Thanks to the fewest number of new comic books published in one month since Diamond started reporting the stastistic about six years ago, February 2019 sales finished below the same month in 2018. Though in

Check out a preview of October 1’s Batman: Nightwalker OGN from the DC Ink imprint. BATMAN: NIGHTWALKERWritten by Mari LuAdapted by Stuart MooreIllustrated by Chris WildgooseBased on the New York Times bestselling novel by Marie Lu, this graphic novel adaptation brings to life the dark mysteries behind the gates of Arkham Asylum. Nightwalkers are  terrorizing

Credit: Antarctic Press Exciting Comics #3 (full color, 32 pgs., $3.99 U.S.)Story/Art: VariousExciting Comics now brings you four stories for the price of one!  Bill Williams and Matthew Weldon, creators of the best-selling hit Punchline, bring you a teaser of their newest creation, Mary Miracle!  Also this issue, the Golden Age classic Crimebuster is reborn,

Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release DC announced today new details surrounding its young reader imprints—DC Zoom and DC Ink—and revealed first looks at titles scheduled for release in fall 2019. The cornerstone of today’s span announcement are two new graphic novels from DC’s middle grade imprint—DC Zoom—that will debut in October 2019: THE SECRET

Credit: Matt Wagner (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Matt Wagner (Dark Horse Comics) Matt Wagner is re-igniting his creator-owned franchise Grendel for a new limited series focused on the future version of the character, Grendel Prime. Scheduled to debut October 2 from Dark Horse Comics, Grendel: Devil’s Odyssey follows the character on a mission to find

Credit: Arthur Ranson (Rebellion) Credit: Frazer Irving (Rebellion) The 2000 AD serial Button Man is in development as a film for Netflix helmed by director Brian Helgeland (Legend, A Knight’s Tale), according to Variety. Credit: Arthur Ranson (Rebellion) Originally created by writer John Wagner and artist Arthur Ranson for 2000 AD, Button Man focuses on

Credit: Emmanuelle Chateauneuf Credit: George Kambadais Press Release Top Cow Talent Hunt winner and co-creator of Jupiter Jet and Science! Ashley Victoria Robinson (“Love is Love”, “Apollo IX #1”, “Witchblade #175”) and Queen Street artist: Emmanuelle Chateauneuf  (“Saint Anthony’s School for Misplaced Children”, “Tinseltown”), are a team of Canadian comic book creators who have teamed

Credit: Jean-Mac Rochette (Casterman) Credit: Jean-Mac Rochette (Casterman) A prequel to writer Jacques Lob and artist Jean-Mac Rochette’s Snowpiercer OGN series is scheduled to debut this September, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rochette will be working with Triggerman writer Matz on this new volume. While Casterman produced the previous volumes, Statix Press (an imprint of

A unique look back at the life of Spider-Man – told in real-time – with a preview of March 20’s Spider-Man: Life Story #1. SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #1 (of 6)CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A)Cover by CHIP ZDARSKYVariant Cover by MARCOS MARTINVARIANT COVER BY GREG SMALLWOODVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGIn 1962, in AMAZING FANTASY

Credit: Kodansha USA Credit: Kodansha USA Press Release Kodansha Comics, Vertical Comics, and Vertical, Inc., three leading imprints for Japanese novels and comics in translation, announced their upcoming slate of new titles today, running the gamut from new manga series to re-releases of classics. Vertical Comics announced the highly anticipated manga adaptation of NISIOISIN’s blockbuster

Check out a preview of March 20’s World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #87, with a new classic-style story and several reprints. WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #87BRAND NEW LEAD STORY: “Food for Thought” – Betty and Veronica are fed up with Archie’s noncommittal ways, so Archie decides to embrace the single life. To

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Press Release It’ll take the unlikely unification of the Dark Knight and the Heroes in a Half-shell to overcome combined villainous forces afoot in Gotham City in the all-new, feature-length animated thriller, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon and

Credit: New Line Cinema Credit: New Line Cinema New Line Cinema’s Shazam! is expected to take in $40 to $45 million domestically on its April 5 opening weekend, according to Deadline. The film will be opening concurrently with Paramount’s Pet Semetary remake and STX’s The Best of Enemies. A $40-$45m domestic opening weekend would put

Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios surprisingly dropped a second (and probably last) full Avengers: Endgame trailer on Thursday morning, and while a good portion of its two minute-plus running time is flashbacks to previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films (which may be significant in of itself), this latest footage (and companion poster) does reveal some interesting new

Credit: Giuseppe Camuncoli (Marvel Comics) Credit: Giuseppe Camuncoli (Marvel Comics) In January’s Guardians of the Galaxy #1, the Black Order created a black hole which sucked many of Marvel’s cosmic heroes out into the unknown – with those who escaped its pull banding together as the new Guardians. But in June, Cosmo the Spacedog will