Month: May 2019

Check out a preview of this week’s Red Hood: Outlaw #34. RED HOOD: OUTLAW #34written by SCOTT LOBDELLart by PETE WOODScover by CULLY HAMNERvariant cover by YASMINE PUTRIJason Todd heads to France to expand the Iceberg Lounge’s sphere of influence-or are his motives more ambitious? Meanwhile, the Penguin gains an unexpected ally in his bid

Credit: Sony Pictures This should be brief. Some parts of the world are still waking up to not only a new spoiler-filled trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, revealing perhaps the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe development in Avengers: Endgame and ending all debate and speculation how about when (and how) Far From Home takes place,

Charlize Theron Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Charlize Theron turned down a role in the Wonder Woman movie, but the role – and the reason she turned it down – were not revealed until now. During an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Theron revealed that she was asked to play the titular character’s

Credit: Patrick Gleason (Marvel Comics) Press Release Marvel Entertainment is excited to announce that artist Pat Gleason will bring his distinctive style and ideas to Marvel in an exclusive agreement! One of the most versatile creators in the comic industry, Gleason has lent his talent to numerous DC, Marvel, and Image properties over the years,

Credit: Dylan Burnett (Marvel Comics) Credit: Leinil Yu (Marvel Comics) Marvel has revealed the new comic books coming to its Marvel Unlimited digital reading service this month. They have weekly releases scheduled (as seen below), as well as plans to add Savage She-Hulk #15 – #25, Star Brand #8 – #19, and Silver Surfer #123

Credit: Will Eisner Press Release The American Library Association (ALA) and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation will honor the three winners of the 2019 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the ALA 2019 Annual Conference in Washington, DC, on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The grants, funded by the Will and Ann

Check out a preview of next week’s Captain Marvel #5. CAPTAIN MARVEL #5KELLY THOMPSON (W) • CARMEN CARNERO (A)Cover by AMANDA CONNER & Paul MountsMARVEL BATTLE LINES VARIANT COVER BY MAXX LIMTHE FINAL SHOWDOWN AT LAST!The battle with Nuclear Man comes to a head! Captain Marvel’s rebellion forces have launched their final desperate assault for

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel is doubling retailers orders for May 8’s War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1, at no extra cost. This process, called overship, has been done by Marvel recently for Invaders #3, Marvel Comics Presents #3, Spider-Man: City at War #2, and Magnificent Ms. Marvel #2. The

Check out a preview of May 8’s Oberon #4. OBERON #4 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 05.08.19Writer: Ryan ParrottArtist: Milos SlavkovicColorist: Leonado PaciarottieLetterer: Charles PritchettCover: Milos SlavkovicWith his adversaries closing in, Oberon strikes an unexpected bargain with Titania, the Queen of the Fairies, leading to a complicated reunion at

Credit: Khary Randolph/Emilio Lopez (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Khary Randolph/Emilio Lopez (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) In the new Image Comics/Skybound title Excellence, the state of magic isn’t that excellent – and the son of one of the masters of magic is out to fix it. Black magic meets black excellence as writer Brandon Thomas teams with

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly are coming to Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, and BOOM! Studios has shared an exclusive first look at two pages from the new stories in its free Welcome to the Whedonverse one-shot. Firefly writer Greg Pak is joined by guest artist Ethan Young to tell the secret origin

Credit: Marvel Comics This week’s Uncanny X-Men #17 featured a scene which is drawing controversy from readers, leading series writer Matthew Rosenberg to address the scene and the response directly on Twitter. The scene in question depicts the death of Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane at the hands of anti-mutant racists. In the sequence, Wolfsbane is confronted by

Avengers: Endgame co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo say after this weekend, they’re lifting the spoiler ban they asked fans to respect for the biggest movie since Sliced Bread: The Motion Picture, but Hasbro took them up on their offer a couple of days early.  Friday morning the toy giant released new images of more toys and figures

Credit: Alena Veasey / Shutterstock.com Credit: Baker & Taylor Book distribution giant Baker & Taylor is shuttering its retail distribution business, which includes the distribution of graphic novels to comic shops and bookstores. In a memo sent out by company president David Cully, Baker & Taylor intends to concentrate strictly on the library and educational

Credit: ABC Credit: ABC/Marvel Television Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “Missing Pieces”Directed by Clark GreggWritten by Jed Whedon and Maurissa TancharoenProduced by Marvel Television‘Rama Rating: 3 out of 10 With Avengers: Endgame in our rear-view mirror, it’s easy to look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe in terms of endings and beginnings. And while not as

Credit: Marvel Studios Joe and Anthony Russo led a campaign against spoilers for Avengers: Endgame, but now the directors say spoilers are fair game starting Monday May 6. “There has to be at a certian point. Part of why we make these movies is for conversation. I think it’s Monday. Monday,” Joe Russo said on

Credit: FX Credit: FX/Marvel Television FX has dated Legion‘s third season to debut Monday, June 24 at 10p.m Eastern/Pacific, according to Deadline. That’s a new Monday slot, as the series’ last season aired on Tuesdays. In this new season, series star Dan Stevens (who plays David Haller), is scheduled to be joined by Harry Lloyd

Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment The first two opening scenes of the animated Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film have been released, with the debut of the Turtles in Gotham City — and the Dark Knight’s response. [embedded content] Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuts digitally on May 14, with a physical home video

Credit: ABC Details of Clark Gregg’s new Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character “Sarge” have been kept mostly under wraps – until now. A new trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 reveals Sarge’s identity as the leader of an alien invasion force who seem to be out to destroy the Earth. Check it out: [embedded content]

Credit: Marvel Studios A pirated copy of Avengers: Endgame was shown by a Philippines cable provider, leading to legal charges from a local movie theater and an investigation by the country’s government. According to the Fillipino news network ABS-CBN, the Dipolog City-based Orient Cable and Telecommunications (OCT) aired Avengers: Endgame on Wednesday, one day after

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. Chris Evans’ Captain America seemed to get a finale for his overarching Marvel Cinematic Universe storyline in Avengers: Endgame, though it left some questions about the ramifications of his decisions. And now, co-director Joe Russo has some definitive answers for how things went down.

Robert Downey Jr. & Susan Downey at the AVENGERS: ENDGAME world premiere. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Credit: Marvel Studios Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. One of the most resonant lines from Avengers: Endgame was when Morgan Stark (played by Lexi Rabe) told her father, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) “I love

Credit: JoJo Whilden / Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. Since Peter Parker returned from the Snap “FIVE … YEARS … LATER” in 2023 MCU time, and is seen reuniting with best friend Ned at a school in Avengers: Endgame’s final moments, fans have been opening asking what this means for

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release This Mother’s Day, May 12th, Marvel fans can share their love of reading and comics with the whole family! To help usher in the next generation of Super Heroes and celebrate mothers everywhere, we are providing participating comic book shops with free giveaways with some of the

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame has now attained the unique record of being the most-talked-about movie ever on Twitter, according to Entertainment Weekly. The social media platform tracked over 50 million tweets about the film, including those from fans as well as those involved in the film. That would trump the previous

Credit: Leftfield Media Press Release The first-ever Big Easy Con by Leftfield Media, will launch this summer, combining the excitement of the French Quarter with the passion and community of pop culture fandom. The two-day weekend event will celebrate the art of gaming, sci-fi, cosplay, fantasy, and everything in between at the Ernest N. Morial

Credit: Lucasfilm Credit: Lucasfilm Willow director has revealed there are talks underway for the 1988 fantasy film to be revived for a television series on the Disney+ streaming service. Howard, who recently reunited with Lucasfilm for Solo: A Star Wars story (co-starring Willow‘s Warwick Davis), said that talks began during the filming of that movie.

Credit: Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn Credit: Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Studios has promoted chairman Alan Horn to Chief Content Officer. Horn will now act as CCO/co-chairman, with company president Alan Bergman named as co-chairman. Both co-chairmen will report to Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger. “Seven years ago, I had the good fortune

Credit: ABC/Marvel Television Credit: ABC/Marvel Television Karolina Wydra, Christopher James Baker, and Barry Shabaka Henley have joined the cast of ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for its upcoming sixth season. Wydra will play Izel, “a mercenary from another galaxy who joins forces with the S.H.I.E.L.D. team in order to survive the perils of space.” The character

Credit: Alan Davis (Gemstone Publishing) Credit: Alan Davis (Gemstone Publishing) Alan Davis has illustrated Marvel’s Avengers for a special variant edition this year’s Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #49 to benefit the Hero Initiative. Gemstone Publishing has produced a Hero Initiative variant for the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide since 2010, and this year’s variant