Month: May 2019

Credit: Doane Gregory / 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg says it was the film’s core cast – James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, and Jennifer Lawrence – who convinced the longtime X-Men movie producer to direct the film when Bryan Singer, who directed four X-Men movies, was not

Credit: 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox’s embattled New Mutants has been rescheduled multiple times since initially being planned for an April 2018 theatrical release, with the film now planned to arrive in April 2020, almost two years later. Now producer Simon Kinberg has explained the delays on the film, including

Exit the “Sixth Dimension” in this preview of Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez’s conclusion of that story arc in June 5’s Justice League #25 with a showdown between the Justice League and the Justice League of Tomorrow.  JUSTICE LEAGUE #25written by SCOTT SNYDER and JORGE JIMENEZart by JORGE JIMENEZbackup story written by SCOTT SNYDER and

Credit: Sony Pictures Animation Credit: Warner Bros. Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. have teamed up for what they have dubbed a four-day “Ultimate Movie Weekend” in which digital rentals of select titles from those studios will be available at a discounted rate, as reported by Variety. The “Ultimate Movie Weekend” is

Credit: Sony Pictures Mysterio offers some sage advice and Peter Parker asks “Who’s gonna be the next Iron Man?” in this Chinese trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home. Check it out, courtesy of Chinese box office analyst Gavin Feng: [embedded content] Spider-Man: Far From Home is due out July 2 in North America and June

Credit: Marvel Marvel Comics has hired Jeremy West as Manager, Licensed Publishing. West announced the hire on his personal Twitter. BIG NEWS: Thrilled to announce that I’m moving to @marvel as Manager, Licensed Publishing, starting next week. After six years in NYC working at Scholastic, I’m excited for this new chapter and the amazing opportunities

Check out a preview of June 12’s’ Trust Fall #1 from AfterShock Comics. TRUST FALL #1 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 06.12.19Writer: Christopher SebelaArtist: Chris VisionsCover: Chris VisionsIncentive Cover: Claire RoeAsh Parsons was raised to believe she’s special. As someone with a quirk of genetics that lets her teleport

Credit: Pixar Pixar has released the first trailer for its upcoming animated fantasy film Onward.  Check it out: [embedded content] Credit: Pixar Onward stars Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer in voice roles. Here’s the official synopsis, along with the poster: “Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney and Pixar’s Onward introduces

1. Kevin Conroy Though his performance has only ever extended to Batman’s voice, Kevin Conroy’s take on both Bruce Wayne and his cowled alter ego in Batman: The Animated Series remains the definitive take on the Dark Knight, having voiced the character consistently in animated series, movies, and video games for almost 25 years. Conroy’s

Credit: 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughan didn’t return for the film’s immediate sequel, and now he’s revealed the reason why – including his personal sequel pitch, which involved featuring Tom Hardy as “young Wolverine” before bringing together two generations of X-Men. “That’s one of the reasons I

With the new Black Cat ongoing debuting next week, Marvel is unveiling all of its variant covers. In addition to the main cover by J. Scott Campbell (and a blank cover), there are variants by Campbell, Terry Dodson, Artgerm, Travel Foreman, Phil Noto, Elizabeth Torque, Skottie Young, Adam Hughes, Belen Ortega, Ben Oliver, Clayton Crain,

Credit: Marvel Studios Captain Marvel will soon be available on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD, and with that release will come the requisite bonus features that go behind the scenes of the film. Here’s a pair of bonus featurettes – one of which includes an appearance from classic Captain Marvel comic book writer Kelly Sue

Credit: Nina Vakueva (BOOM! Studios/BOOM! Box) BOOM! Studios has announced a partnership with webcomic publishers Tapas Media to create what BOOM! is calling “bite-sized stories”. The first story to be adapted into Tapas’ mobile-friendly format will be Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva’s Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio. A new Heavy Vinyl OGN will also

Credit: DC Universe Warner Media has joined the growing number of production studios including Netflix and Disney that have made statements regarding Georgia’s controversial “Fetal Heartbeat” bill which would ban abortions after just six weeks of pregnancy. Warners, which owns considerable assets in Georgia thanks to its ownership of Turner Media, CNN, Cartoon Network, and other Atlanta

Werewolvs and vampires clash in Riverdale in this preview of June 5’s Jughead: The Hunger vs. Vampironica #2. JUGHEAD THE HUNGER VS. VAMPIRONICA #2 (of 5)Script: Frank TieriArt: Pat and Tim Kennedy, Joe Eisma, Bob Smith, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, Jack MorelliCover: Pat and Tim Kennedy, Bob Smith, Matt HermsVariant Covers: Dan Panosian, Darick RobertsonJughead

Press Release This week, Marvel rolled out the next monumental chapter for the X-Men with HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X – the upcoming series penned by critically acclaimed creator Jonathan Hickman! To celebrate the X-Men’s all-new phase, Marvel is proud to unveil variant covers for HOUSE OF X #1 and POWERS OF X

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Aliens: Defiance Library Edition HCBrian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)On sale Oct 30FC, 320 pages$49.99HC, 8” x 12”An AWOL Colonial Marine battles aliens and her fears in the deepest corners of space to protect humanity from the Xenomorph threat.Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula

Credit: Lucasfilm Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony of Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park area to activate the Millennium Falcon on display in the park with a dedication to late Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew. Ford joined Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, George Lucas, and Disney CEO Bob Iger. Here’s

Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics) Disney XD has ordered a third season of the animated Marvel’s Spider-Man show – with a slight title change to Marvel’s Spider-Man: Maximum Venom. First reported by Deadline, Spider-Man: Maximum Venom is anticipated to debut in spring 2020. “This is the most epic conflict in the history of Marvel Animation,”

Credit: Lionsgate The first teaser trailer for Lionsgate’s Rambo: Last Blood has been released. Take a look: [embedded content] “Almost four decades after he drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo,” reads Lionsgate’s description of the movie. “Now, Rambo must confront his past

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: DC Comics Batman: The Last Knight on Earth #1Written by Scott SnyderArt by Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO PlascenciaLettering by Tom NapolitanoPublished by DC ComicsReview by Scott Cederlund‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are no strangers to Batman. The team first did a nearly 50-issue

Credit: Shutterstock Bob Iger Credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com Georgia’s recently-passed “heartbeat” bill is leading the Walt Disney Company to consider pulling out of the state completely, according to CEO Bob Iger. Iger told Reuters that it would be “very difficult” to continue filming in Georgia if the bill becomes law. “I rather doubt we will,”

Credit: Vault Comics MALL #1(W) Michael Moreci, Gary Dauberman (A/CA) Zak Hartong (Variant) Nathan Gooden, Tim DanielHere in the heartland of the U.S. of A., the world has ended! But worry not, because the mall still stands. And within the walls of this consumeristic mecca lies a new world order: box store tribes and name

Check out a preview of September 18’s Simon Says: Nazi Hunter Vol. 1 OGN from Image Comics SIMON SAYS: NAZI HUNTER, VOL. 1 OGN TPWRITER: ANDRE R. FRATTINOARTIST / COVER: JESSE LEESEPTEMBER 18 / 120 PAGES / FC / M / $16.99An artist, forced to paint swastikas on train cars for the Nazis during the

Credit: 20th Century Fox Dark Phoenix, the final film of 20th Century Fox’s core X-Men film series, underwent significant reshoots that changed its entire ending, including moving the final act from outer space to a train on Earth – and now, the film’s stars say the changes were due to similarities with another superhero movie

Credit: BOOM! Studios ANGEL #1Writer: Bryan Edward HillArtist: Gleb MelnikovCover Artists:Main Cover: Dan PanosianConnecting Cover : Kaiti InfantePreorder Cover: Scott BuoncristianoIncentive Cover (1:20) : Jonathan CaseOne Per Store Variant : Boris PelcerSynopsis:– BOOM! Studios, along with visionary writer and director Joss Whedon ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel’s The Avengers ), presents the shocking reimagining

Credit: Francis Manapul (DC) Credit: Warner Bros. Several comic books, animated movies, and live-action movies are scheduled to be coming to the DC Universe streaming service – but at the same time, some are leaving. This is in addition to the previously announced Swamp Thing season one debuting May 31 and Young Justice: Outsiders season

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer May 29, 2019 10:00am ET Credit: Gary Frank/Brad Anderson/Rob Leigh (DC) Credit: Gary Frank/Brad Anderson/Rob Leigh (DC) Doomsday Clock #10Written by Geoff JohnsArt by Gary Frank and Brad AndersonLettering by Rob LeighPublished by DC Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Warning: Spoilers ahead! ”I realize that this universe is