Month: April 2019

Credit: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (DC) Lili Simmons Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Lili Simmons has been cast as the adult Selina Kyle/Catwoman for next week’s Gotham finale. The news was announced by the teenage Selina Kyle actor Camren Bicondova, as part of a “goodbye” letter to fans. Bicondova decided not to play Selina after the

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has announced changes to the art teams on four of its upcoming titles.  First up, artist Luca Maresca will draw Asgardians of the Galaxy #10, taking over for the issue’s solicited artist Matteo Lolli. Maresca previously drew issues #4 and #5. Meanwhile. artist Todd Nauck will draw

Check out the entire full issue of AfterShock’s Beyonders ahead of the May 8 release of the Vol. 1 collection from AfterShock Comics. BEYONDERS, VOL. 1 TRADE PAPERBACK$14.99 / Full Color / 120 pages / ON SALE 05.08.19Writer: Paul JenkinsArtist: Wesley St. ClaireLetterer: Marshall DillonCover: Wesley St. ClaireA young boy obsessed with crop circles and

Stan Lee Credit: Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo are working on a documentary about legendary Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.  Lee, who has appeared in cameos in every Marvel Studios film so far, passed away at the end of 2018 having filmed one final cameo for Avengers: Endgame. But

Credit: Vinton Heuck (Helios Unlimited) Credit: Vinton Heuck (Helios Unlimited) Warner Bros. Animation veterans Vinton Heuck and Byron Penaranda are back with their creator-owned sword & sorcery series Mabigon. Whereas they bring superheroes to life in their dayjobs, Mabigon: The Blue Stones has them do the same to classic armorered knights. Following up from the

Check out a preview of Sword & Sassery’s Stone Star #2, debuting April 24 as part of the comiXology Originals line of comiXology-exclusive titles. STONE STAR #2 (of 5)Writer: Jim ZubArtist: Max DunbarThe nomadic space station called Stone Star brings gladiatorial entertainment to ports across the galaxy. Inside this gargantuan vessel of tournaments and temptations,

Credit: VIZ Media Press Release VIZ Media reaches the next stage in the development of its VIZ Originals imprint! Aspiring artists and writers are invited to apply for portfolio reviews taking place at some of North America’s biggest pop culture shows. The VIZ Originals imprint will develop innovative, English-language creator-owned graphic novel content for a

Credit: Devil’s Due Credit: Devil’s Due Press Release After making international headlines with its superhero comic about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chicago’s Devil’s Due Comics has announced a sequel is now available for pre-order. Talk Bernie To Me!: The Bernie Sanders Special and AOC Surprise is a one-off commemorative comic celebrating two-time Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, featuring contributions from several acclaimed and award-winning writers/artists. (Variant covers are

Credit: Audi Captain Marvel is back on Earth for Avengers: Endgame, and she’s got some cultural catching up to do in this Audi commercial in which she learns of the Avengers, and Earth’s greatest enemy – gluten. Check it out: [embedded content] Avengers: Endgame is due out in theaters April 26.

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Aliens: Rescue #3 (of 4)Brian Wood (W), Kieran McKeown (P), JL Straw (I), Dan Jackson (C), Roberto De LaTorre (Cover), and Mack Chater (Variant Cover)On sale July 24FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesThe Colonial Marines are the best at what they do, and what they do is kill bugs. Amanda Ripley takes her command

Credit: Juan Santacruz Credit: Bill Sienkiewicz Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada’s Painkiller Jane is back – and she’s bringing former DC character Monolith with her. In the new slimline OGN Painkiller Jane: Trust the Universe raising funds now on Kickstarter, Palmiotti and artist Juan Santacruz are bringing together Jane and the Monolith to investigate the

Credit: Jim Starlin (Ominous Press) Credit: Jim Starlin (Ominous Press) Press Release Jim Starlin is best known for his cosmic epics, and the creation of characters like Thanos, Drax, Gamora, and many more, who have become recognized worldwide thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Avengers: Endgame,” again pitting the Avengers against Thanos, is due in

Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios Credit: Sony Pictures Spider-Man: Far From Home will carry over the older hero mentor dynamic that Peter Parker and Tony Stark had in Homecoming, but this time his older mentor will be Nick Fury – and he’ll have a different approach to his relationship with the younger hero. “If Tony is

Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars creator George Lucas had a special message for fans at Star Wars Celebration’s The Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary panel. Now, that video message, in which Lucas praises the cast and crew of the film, has been posted online for all. “The fans are always such a big part of these films.

Credit: Will Eisner (The Drawn Word) Press Release The Drawn Word is happy to announce a trading card set of Will Eisner’s seminal crimefighter The Spirit. Published as an insert in Sunday newspapers, The Spirit ran from 1940 to 1952 and, at its height, featured weekly experimental and narrative comics gems by Will Eisner and

Credit: Goseki Kojima (Futabasha) Credit: Frank Miller/Lynn Varney (Dark Horse Comics) Seminal manga writer Kazuo Koike died on April 17, 2019 at the age of 82 due to pneumonia, according to Yahoo. Koike’s family posted this brief message on his personal Twitter page. “Kazuo Koike, who had been hospitalized for a long time, became sleepy

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Ashley Witter (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics’ X-23 is absent from the company’s recently-released July 2019 solicitations, as well as the June 2019 solicitations – leading some to believe that the series could be ending with May’s X-23 #12. While Marvel has not provided a response to Newsarama’s query, historically a two-month

Credit: Valiant Entertainment KILLERS #1 (of 4)Written by B. CLAY MOOREArt by FERNANDO DAGNINOCover A by JONBOY MEYERSCover B by DIEGO BERNARDCover C by KEN LASHLEYPre-Order Edition Cover by WHILCE PORTACIOBlank Cover Also AvailableFive deadly assassins are recruited into a game of cat and mouse by their former sensei, the mysterious Jonin!But what does the

Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Writer Jon Tsuei and artist Audrey Mok will launch a new Sera and the Royal Stars limited series for Vault Comics this July. Colorist Raul Angulo, letterer Jim Campbell, and designer Tim Daniel round out the creative team for the series, which focuses on a princess’

Credit: Skan (Marvel Comics) Credit: Skan (Marvel Comics) This July, writer Ethan Sacks and artist Diogenes Neves will create Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus #1, a one-shot that explores the secret connection between the Super Soldier program that created Captain America, and the Weapon Plus program that built Wolverine. The connection between Wolverine and

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In July, it looks like Tony Stark will fall off the wagon and relapse into alcoholism – and what’s more, his relapse could have a profound affect on another Marvel hero. The solicitation for July 24’s Tony Stark: Iron Man #14 says that Tony “may or may not” be

Credit: Marvel Comics Editor’s Note: For a handy flip through all of the single issue covers, check out out gallery here. MARVELS EPILOGUE #1Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross (W) • Alex Ross (A/C)SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSSVARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSONVARIANT COVER BY RON LIMVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGVARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECKHIDDEN GEM

Credit: Image Comics SEA OF STARS #1WRITER: JASON AARON & DENNIS HALLUMARTIST / COVER A: STEPHEN GREENCOVER B: MIKE MIGNOLAJULY 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99SERIES PREMIERE“LOST IN THE WILDS OF HEAVEN,” Part OneBeing a space trucker sounds like a cool job, but in reality, it can be boring as hell.

Credit: Marvel Studios Thor: Ragnarok actor Tessa Thompson, who played Valkyrie in the film, says that talks have taken place for a fourth Thor movie, with director Taika Waititi discussed to return. “I heard that a pitch has happened for [another Thor film],” Thompson told the L.A. Times, qualifying her own statement. “I don’t know how real

Credit: Marvel Comics A new motion poster for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 pays homage to the classic Jim Steranko-drawn cover of Marvel Comics’ Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #5 from 1968. Interestingly, the poster places Clark Gregg’s new character “Sarge” in the place of Scorpio, the villainous alter ego of the comic book Nick

Credit: David Peterson (BOOM! Studios) 20th Century Fox’s motion capture adaptation of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard has been canceled by Disney who acquired the rights to the project as part of its purchase of Fox assets, according to Deadline. The filmmakers are reportedly shopping the film to other possible studios, including Netflix. According to the Hollywood trade, Disney

Credit: Fox Fox has passed on a new season of the X-Men-ish TV drama The Gifted, according to Deadline. The show’s second season ended back in February with what Fox described then as the “season finale” (as opposed to a series finale), and was produced by 20th Century Fox TV – which was part of

Credit: Maria Llovet (BOOM! Studios) Credit: BOOM! Studios Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet’s Faithless #1 from BOOM! Studios has sold out at the distributor level, so the publisher is coming back with a second printing – and a second printing with a new, erotic variant. “We’re floored by the response from fans and retailers who’ve