Month: May 2019

Melissa Meszaros / Desiree Wilson Credit: Melissa Meszaros / Desiree Wilson Oni Press have laid off Melissa Meszaros, Desiree Wilson, and Scott Sharkey concurrent with its merger with Lion Forge under the new umbrella company of Polarity. Meszaros served as Oni’s Director of Publicity since January 2017, working in the compay’s two-person Marketing department with

Credit: Valiant Entertainment Credit: Valiant Entertainment Valiant Entertainment’s Doctor Mirage will return in a new five-issue series from writer Magdalene Visaggio and artists Nick Robles and Jordie Bellaire, as announced via i09. The return of the supernatural hero, who has the power to interact with the dead, comes with a twist – Doctor Mirage is now without

Christina “Steenz” Stewart Credit: Lion Forge Credit: Lion Forge Lion Forge has laid off Associate Editor Christina “Steenz” Stewart following its merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company, Polarity. “Can’t say anything about the merger. But I’ll be looking for freelance work soon,” Stewart tweeted. “Stay tuned and thanks to everyone reaching out

Credit: Sony Pictures The latest trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home established that the film’s Mysterio is a hero from another universe- and a new clip from the film goes even further on that explanation. Shown during an interview segment with Mysterio actor Jake Gyllenhaal during an appearance on Ellen, the clip (not yet officially released

Joe Nozemack Credit: Oni Press Oni Press co-founder Joe Nozemack is stepping down from his role as company President following the merger of that company and Lion Forge under the new banner of Polarity. Publisher James Lucas Jones now moves up as President, in addition to his Publisher duties. “Oni Press was started with the

Credit: Jay Maidment / Sony Pictures The details of actor Numen Acar’s Spider-Man: Far From Home “Dmitri” role are still being kept under wraps, but new comments from director Jon Watts add fuel to the notion that the actor will be playing classic Spidey-foe the Chameleon. “Well, Dmitri in the film works for Nick Fury

Credit: HBO HBO has unveiled the first teaser for its upcoming Watchmen sequel TV series, set to debut this fall. Here’s the teaser, featuring Jeremy Irons’ Ozymandias, a legion of Rorschachs, and a glimpse of some new characters: [embedded content] Here’s the official description for Watchmen: “Originally published by DC Comics in 1986, Watchmen told

Credit: Jay Maidment / Sony Pictures The just-revealed (supposedly) plot of Spider-Man: Far From Home holds many mysteries, but one thing it will apparently have is a scene in which a dark twist befalls Peter Parker, a la the notorious scene of Adrian Toomes deducing his identity in Spider-Man: Homecoming. “There’s a scene in this

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment “Batman, Robin and Batgirl must stick together even when Gotham’s most dangerous villains attempt to pull them apart” in LEGO® DC: Batman – Family Matters, the latest animated adventure in the LEGO DC series, officially revealed Wednesday.  Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and the

Credit: Marvel Comics Updated May 8, 2019: Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski has once again offered personal promotion of a Marvel Comics teaser, pointing fans to a series of presumed creative team announcements for unrevealed titles, potentially related to the E-i-C’s previous talk of his plan to sell a million copies of a comic book. Cebulski’s continued Twitter promotion,

Credit: Oni Press/Lion Forge Comic book publishers Oni Press and Lion Forge are planning to undergo a merger, as announced in the New York Times. The new combined publisher will operate out of Oni’s base in Portland, Oregon, with Oni’s James Lucas Jones serving as publisher and president. The deal to bring the two publishers together was

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Some of this week’s Marvel Comics titles included teasers for what appear to be creative teams for projects launching in August 2019. Each of the teasers (such as the ones seen here) features the names of the creative team on a generic background of a collage of classic Marvel,

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has teased a new project from writer Joe Hill and artist Mike Allred with a promo in some of this week’s new Marvel releases. No further details of the cryptic project are included in the teaser image, seen here, though perhaps some of the cover images covering

Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures And thus begins the age of the spoiler trailer.  Deadline reports the the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home released Monday drew the biggest digital launch in Sony Pictures history with 135.2 million views in its first 24 hours. The film’s first trailer released in January reportedly already held

Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Credit: Marvel Comics Game of Thrones actor Richard Madden, who portrayed Robb Stark on the HBO show, is in talks for an unnamed role in Marvel’s Eternals, according to Variety. Madden’s potential role would be Ikaris, one of the leaders of the Eternals, and according to previous reports, lover of Sersi, reportedly to

Credit: James Cameron Walt Disney Pictures has announced its release schedule for films through 2022, including new dates for James Cameron’s four planned Avatar sequels. The Avatar films will now kickoff with Avatar 2 on December 17, 2021. Avatar 3 will follow on December 22, 2023, Avatar 4 will land December 19, 2025, and Avatar

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Press Release Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, in partnership with DC, are currently in production on five new DC Showcase animated shorts for release in 2019-2020. Inspired by characters and stories from DC’s robust portfolio, the all-new series of shorts will be included on upcoming DC Universe

Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm Disney has announced the schedule for three new Star Wars movies starting in December 2022, with new films arriving December 2024, and 2026. No details of the films have been announced – however they are not expected to follow the same storyline that Disney bills as “concluding” with December 20’s Star Wars: The

Credit: Marvel Studios The latest trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home reveals the possibility that Mysterio is from another world, with Spider-Man even invoking the term “Multiverse.” And while that could be shocking, it’s not the first time the idea has come up in the MCU – not by a long shot. Back in 2016’s Doctor

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo may be taking time off from superhero movies now that Endgame has been released – but the addition of characters like the X-Men and Fantastic Four whose film rights will soon come to Marvel Studios may just be enough to bring them

Check out a preview of this week’s Bettie Page #4. Bettie Page #4writer: David Avalloneartist: Julius Ohtacovers: John Royle (A), Scott Chantler (B), David Williams (C), Julius Ohta (D), Photo Cover (E)FC  |  32 pages  |  $3.99  |   Teen+  Flying saucers in the sky, treason on the ground, and only two brave young women can

Check out a preview of this week’s James Bond: Origin #9. James Bond: Origin #9writer: Jeff Parker  |  artist: Ibrahim Moustafacovers: Dan Panosian (A), Juan Gedeon (B), Eric Gapstur (C), Ibrahim Moustafa (D), Bob Q (E)FC  | 32 pages | Action/Adventure | $3.99  | Teen+New arc! New creative team! Perfect time to jump aboard one

Check out a preview of this week’s Shazam! #5. SHAZAM! #5written by GEOFF JOHNSart and cover by DALE EAGLESHAM, SCOTT KOLINS, MAX RAYNORvariant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUEIn the latest chapter of “Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands,” the kids visit the Gamelands, a colorful world of races and games where all that matters are your

Credit: Shutterstock.com 13 Reasons Why actor Katherine Langford was cast in Avengers: Endgame, but didn’t appear in the final film, leading to some speculation about who her unconfirmed role would have been. Now, Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo have explained who Langford would played – and why her role was ultimately cut from the

Credit: Film Futures Credit: Clive Barker (Dark Harvest/HarperCollins) David S. Goyer is writing and producing a planned reboot of the Hellraiser horror film franchise for Spyglass Media Group. First reported by Deadline, this franchise is based on Clive Barker’s original 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart. “I’ve been a fan of Clive’s work since the original

Credit: David Giesbrecht (Netflix) Marvel has released a teaser image for Jessica Jones season 3 on Twitter, along with a caption reading “Everything changes, and nothing really changes. People die, new people are born, and we exist in between.”  Check it out: “Everything changes, and nothing really changes. People die, new people are born, and

Credit: CBS All Access Veronica Hart Credit: CBS Television Studios Veronica Hart will be heading up the Star Trek franchise for CBS Television Studios. First reported by Deadline, Hart’s title is Executive Vice President of Star Trek Global Franchise Management, and comes into the role after previously serving as EVP of CBS Consumer Products. Hart

Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Marvel Studios Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame  Avengers: Endgame managed to close out the “Infinity Saga” by seemingly wrapping up the current narratives of several big name Avengers and bringing back all those lost in Thanos’ Snap. Their solution, however, was to bring back everyone who was Snapped as not having aged or