Month: May 2019

Toby Emmerich, Kevin Tsujihara, Peter Jackson, Carolyn Blackwood at the “They Shall Not Grow Old” Premiere Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Credit: Warner Bros. Writer/director Peter Jackson says that Warner Bros. twice offered him the chance to direct Aquaman but he turned them down. In an interview with Empire, the Lord of the Rings helmer

Credit: AC Comics Femforce #187Writers: Bill Black, Andrew Hawnt, Stephanie Heike, Mark G. Heike, and Mark Holmes.Artists: Javier Lugo, Bill Black, Johannes Vick, Dan Gorman, Francesco Savi, David Matsuoka, Mark G. Heike and Jeff Austin .Cover Artist: Mark and Stephanie HeikeIntended Audience: All agesGenre: Action/adventure/superhero/glamorSynopsis: Led by RAD “The Strong Hand” prepares to attack; SHE-CAT

Credit: William Stout Credit: Drew Struzan (Golan-Globus) “People of Eternia, I stand before the Great Eye of the Galaxy…” Frank Langella’s Skeletor in 1987’s live action Masters of the Universe movie cut an imposing figure for young fans raised on the venerable toy line, but those same fans were never able to get their hands

Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures Screenwriter Alvin Sargent died at age 92 due to natural causes, according to Deadline. For comic book fans, Sargent is best known for writing 2004’s Spider-Man 2, 2007’s Spider-Man 3, and 2012’s Amazing Spider-Man. Those were his last scripts to be filmed to date. Credit: Sony Pictures Sargent won

Credit: 20th Century Fox Three new videos promoting Dark Phoenix have been released, using elements from the film franchise’s past – as well as words from Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson – to explain what’s coming with the movie. Take a look: [embedded content] And here is a video with Claremont and Simonson: [embedded content]

Credit: Aspen Comics IDOLIZED vol 1 TPBDavid Schwartz – Story  / Micah Gunnell ; Pasquale Qualano – Art / David Curiel – ColorsAspen Comics proudly presents their first ever super-hero series, IDOLIZED!In a world filled with superheroes, it can be so difficult for a talented young person with powers to break into the hero industry

Rich Johnson and Syndee Barwick Credit: Rich Johnson/Syndee Barwick Rich Johnson and Syndee Barwick have departed Lion Forge following the company’s merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company Polarity. Johnson joined Lion Forge in July 2016 as Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. Johnson previously co-founded Yen Press, and was DC’s

Credit: Lerner/Graphic Universe Zest Books™ THE AMERICAN DREAM? A JOURNEY ON ROUTE 66 DISCOVERING DINOSAUR STATUES, MUFFLER MEN, AND THE PERFECT BREAKFAST BURRITOwritten by Shing Yin Khorart by Shing Yin KhorFollow artist and immigrant Shing Yin Khor as they travel the entirety of Route 66 in an attempt to grapple with American dreams, myths, and

Credit: Jonboy Meyers (Valiant Entertainment) Credit: Renato Guedes (Valiant Entertainment) Valiant Entertainment has opened up an actual phone tipline to help promote its upcoming series Psi-Lords. “Is someone you know acting strangely? Exhibiting dangerous supernatural abilities? Are they surrounded by a bright glow? YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A PSI-LORD!,” reads Valiant’s bulletin. “Call 833-PSILRDS (833-774-5737)

Mark Wahlberg Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Credit: Hanna-Barbera Productions Mark Wahlberg has been cast as Blue Falcon in Warner Bros,’s next animated Scooby-Doo film Scoob, according to Deadline. Kim Jeong was previously reportedly to be voicing Dynomutt. Meanwhile, Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs has also reportedly joined the cast of Scoob as the film’s villain, Dick

Red-blooded American vampires in a preview of May 29’s Dark Red #3. DARK RED #3 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 05.29.19Writer: Tim SeeleyArtist: Corin HowellColorist: Mark EnglertLetterer: Marshall DillonCover: Aaron CampbellA surprise, shocking dive into Chip’s past. During WW2, a small group of soldiers, pursued by Nazis, wanders into

Credit: Alex Ross (Marvel Comics) Credit: Frank Paul (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics has announced Marvel Comics #1000, an August one-shot celebrating the publisher’s 80-year history which kicked off with October 1939’s Marvel Comics #1. As announced in the New York Times, Marvel Comics #1000 will be 80 pages in length, with each page assembled by a different

Page from Wolverine: Origin #40 Credit: Scot Eaton (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics) Scot Eaton has signed on to draw Larry Hama’s story for Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1, an upcoming one-shot tying into Marvel’s 80th Anniversary. Eaton drew portions of Daniel Way’s Wolverine: Origin title, and has worked on several X-Men team book

Credit: DC Black Lightning co-creator Tony Isabella is criticizing DC’s handling of Black Lightning as a supporting character in Batman and the Outsiders rather than as a leading character in his own title. However, along with his criticism, Isabella offered support for CW’s Black Lightning TV show. “Don’t try to put a silver lining on

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvels Annotated #4 has been pushed back five weeks with a new release date of June 12. Marvel did not provide a reason for the rescheduling when it informed retailers, however it comes after a four week delay of Marvels Annotated #3. This series is part of a larger

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics War of the Realms #1 and Symbiote Spider-Man #1 helped Marvel Comics reclaim the spot as the Direct Market’s top publisher (both in dollar share and unit share), but comic sales as a whole were down 11.12% in dollars compared to the huge strides made in March 2019 (thanks

Credit: Marvel Comics Javier Pina has stepped in to draw June 26’s Mr. and Mrs. X #12, replacing series artist Oscar Bazaldua. Marvel has not given a reason for the change, however Bazaldua is announced as the series artist of the new Loki series debuting July 17. Pina joins Mr. and Mrs. X after recently

Kayra Tan Credit: Now Talent Management Lion Forge has laid off its Production and Logistics Coordinator Kayra Tan as part of its announced merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company Polarity. Tan joined Lion Forge in November 2016, working up from being a Legal and Production Assistant for then-President Geoff Gerber to becoming

Credit: Columbia Pictures Those who see Avengers: Endgame in most theaters this weekend will get something previous theater-goers didn’t: a pre-film message from Tom Holland, and a post-film Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, according to Deadline. Holland’s pre-film message will be encouraging movie-goers to stay after the credits to see Monday’s spoiler-filled Far From Home

Press Release This June, celebrate Spider-Man with a series of variant covers that show off the webslinger in the many epic costumes he’s worn over the years, including his stealth suit, symbiote suit, webbing suit, cosmic suit, Fantastic Four suit, and more! Look for Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN variants on these select titles this June: 1.       AMAZING

Dark Horse Logo Credit: Dark Horse Netflix has signed a deal with Dark Horse to produce streaming content based on Dark Horse properties. Netflix tweeted news of the arrangement, described as a “first look” deal. No details of what shows or movies could be in development were included in the announcement. Very happy to announce

Betty and Veronica have a ghostly encounter in this preview of May 15’s Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #273. BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #273 BRAND NEW STORY: “Ghost of a Chance!” Meet Betty and Veronica: Ghost Hunters! Find out what happens when the dynamic duo spends a night in an allegedly haunted

Credit: Marvel Entertainment Marvel Comics has unleashed another wave of creator announcements for whatever its got planned for August 2019. In the wave of new announcements, which were heralded ahead of time by Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief C.B. Cebulski, includes the following creative teams, still with no title or titles attached: – Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka–

Credit: Universal Pictures A female-frontied Fast and Furious spin-off starring Charlize Theron is in development at Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Described as part of a plan to “Avengers-ize” the Fast and Furious franchise, this prospective film would have Theron reprise her The Fate of the Furious role of Cipher. In that eighth

Marvel Adventures: Avengers #10 Credit: Cameron Stewart (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics is adding to its series of teasers for creative teams related to an upcoming August 2019 mystery project, with writer Kurt Busiek tweeting his involvement alongside artist Cameron Stewart. Check it out: #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/StVaYcbMrK — Kurt Busiek Resists (@KurtBusiek) May 9, 2019 This is likely

Andrea Colvin Credit: Lion Forge Andrea Colvin has left Lion Forge following the company’s merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company, Polarity. Post-merger, Oni’s Sarah Gaydos will serve as Editor-In-Chief of Polarity’s comic division. Colvin joined Lion Forge in December 2016 as Vice President/Executive Editor, and was later promoted to Editor-In-Chief. During her

Credit: DC Credit: Gary Frank (DC) DC has rescheduled Heroes in Crisis #9 for a new, May 29 release date. While only pushing back the title one week, it does work to coincide the finale’s release with an especially important issue of Doomsday Clock according to its solicitation. May 29’s Doomsday Clock #10 is solicited