Month: July 2019

By Adrian Care, Best Shots Reviewer July 5, 2019 12:45pm ET Credit: Trevor Hairsine/Stefano Guadiano/Rainier Beredo (DC) Credit: Trevor Hairsine/Stefano Guadiano/Rainier Beredo (DC) DCeased #3Written by Tom TaylorArt by Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudiano and Rain BeredoLettering by Saida TemofontePublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Even when telling a story based on a simple

World’s most one-sided fist fight? Find out as Jayna takes on the Justice League in this preview of July 10’s Wonder Twins #6. WONDER TWINS #6written by MARK RUSSELLart and cover by STEPHEN BYRNEvariant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and RAY McCARTHYThe Scrambler has given the world one month to fix everything—or else suffer “The Great

Credit: Axe/Marvel Marvel Comics and hygiene product company Axe have teamed up for a new team of promotional superheroes called the Fresh-Men . Here’s a trailer explaining the story behind the scent-themed superheroes, which bears some resemblance to a certain similarly-named Marvel Comics property.  [embedded content] Described as “the world’s chillest and freshest smelling superheroes,”

Credit: Richard Pace (AHOY Comics) Credit: Amanda Conner/Paul Mounts (AHOY Comics) Jesus Christ returns to Earth with AHOY Comics’ Second Coming – and his first superhero team-up. Originally slated for DC’s Vertigo imprint before even that vaunted ‘mature readers’ imprint found Mark Russell and Richard Pace’s story too mature, Second Coming is now coming out

Get face-to-face with the new U-Go Girl in this preview of July 10’s Giant-Sized X-Statix #1, and read more about what’s in store directly from writer Peter Milligan and artist Mike Allred. GIANT-SIZED X-STATIX #1PETER MILLIGAN (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)VARIANT COVER BY Aaron KuderThey’re back and more alive than ever for this special one-shot!

By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer July 5, 2019 11:30am ET Credit: Mike Perkins/Paul Mounts (DC) Credit: Mike Perkins/Paul Mounts (DC) Lois Lane #1Written by Greg RuckaArt by Mike Perkins and Paul MountsLettering by Simon BowlandPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Mike Perkins/Paul Mounts (DC) One of the best parts of any

The end of the second Port of Earth story-arc in a preview of July 17’s #12. PORT OF EARTH #12WRITER: ZACK KAPLANARTIST / COVER: ANDREA MUTTIJULY 17 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99END OF STORY ARCSeattle is scheduled for destruction in order to protect Earth from an alien outbreak. But to protect

Credit: Javier Fernandez/Bruno Redondo (DC) Credit: Bruno Redondo (DC) Spoilers ahead for this week’s Justice League #27. In Justice League #27, the Justice League knows all about the various DC “crises” — from the “infinite” ones to the “final” — and some of them even remember the events. Superman remembers Final Crisis, and Barry Allen

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer July 5, 2019 10:00am ET Credit: Charlie Adlard/Cliff Rathburn (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Charlie Adlard (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) The Walking Dead #193Written by Robert KirkmanArt by Charlie Adlard and Cliff RathburnLettering by Rus WootonPublished by Image Comics‘Rama Rating: 10 out of 10 Spoilers ahead. ”Wherever you are, whatever you’re

Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home has snapped up $310 million at the global box office so far – with expectations it’ll hit $500m by Sunday night, according to Deadline. That breaks down to $91.5m domestically and $218.5m internationally. The Spider-Man sequel got an early start in China, Japan

Credit: Agnes Garbowska (IDW Publishing) Credit: IDW Publishing The bears are back – and they’re coming to comic books. The iconically cute Care Bears are back with a hit animated series on Boomerang and now with a three-issue comic book series debuting July 10. While some might peg these as nostalgia acts, these emotionally-coded anthromorphic

Credit: Ozgur Yildirim (Marvel Comics) Updated July 3, 2019: Marvel have adjusted their overship plans for July 17’s Loki #1. Wheras last week the publisher informed retailers it would be doubling its pre-FOC orders, Marvel now says they’ll instead give 50% additional copies – so essentially, instead of ‘pre-order one, get one free,’ it’s ‘pre-order

Credit: Klaus Janson and Matt Hollingsworth (DC Comics) Batman: White Knight writer/artist Sean Gordon Murphy and artists Klaus Janson and Matt Hollingsworth are collaborating on a story featuring Mr. Freeze, as announced by Murphy on Twitter. Murphy didn’t reveal any details of the plot, but did share three pages of art from Janson and Hollingsworth

Credit: TMS Entertainment Credit: TMS Entertainment Katsuhiro Otomo will create a new anime series described as a ‘continuation’ of his iconic cyberpunk manga and anime Akira, as announced at Anime Expo in Los Angeles (via The Hollywood Reporter). No details on the new Akira series, which will be released through Sunrise, were reported by the Hollywood

Credit: Giuseppe Camuncoli/Matt Wilson (Image Comics) After months of teasing, writers Scott Snyder and Charles Soule have unveiled the first look at their upcoming creator-owned series with Image Comics. Credit: Giuseppe Camuncoli/Matt Wilson (Image Comics) Although still currently untitled, the teaser graphic gives a brief description of the premise as well as the artists –

Credit: DC Credit: DC MAD Magazine will be transition to become a reprint magazine with no new content outside its covers following October’s #10. “MAD will be leaving the newstand after issue #9. MAD #9 will land on newsstands in early August with all-new content,” said DC’s Manager of Comic Book Specialty Marketing Adam Phillips

The Fantastic Four’s Sue Storm-Richards gets her first series with Invisible Woman – check out a preview of the first issue here before its July 10 debut. INVISIBLE WOMAN #1 (of 5)MARK WAID (W) • MATTIA DE IULIS (A)Cover by ADAM HUGHESVARIANT COVER BY STEVE MCNIVENHIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JACK KIRBYVARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE

Halle Bailey Credit: Walt Disney Pictures Credit: Walt Disney Pictures Halle Bailey has been cast to play Ariel in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation. First reported by Variety, Bailey joins a cast which includes Jacob Tremblay (as Flounder) and Awkwafina (as Scuttle). Melissa McCarthy was previously reported to be in talks to play the

Credit: Skybound Entertainment Credit: Charlie Adlard (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Press Release Image/Skybound is pleased to announce that THE WALKING DEAD #193 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard—which hit shelves today and concluded the long-running comic book series—is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with customer demand as the news of the

Credit: BOOM! Studios Credit: BOOM! Studios Press Release BOOM! Studios is proud to continue The Road to San Diego, a ten-day spotlight on the most exciting comic book and graphic novel news in advance of Comic Con International in San Diego (July 17-21), with the announcement of the WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE #1. Written by Kevin Panetta

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Credit: Bapper Books Simpsons creator Matt Groening returns to publishing with the launch of a new company titled Bapper Books. First reported by The Comics Beat, Bapper Books will launch with a collection of stories based on his Netflix animated series Disenchanment. Credit: Netflix “Ultimately, Disenchantment is about life and

Meet Humanoids’ newest superhero in a preview of August 14’s Omni #1. OMNI #1 (MR)(W) Devin Grayson (A) Alitha E. Martinez (CA) Mike McKoneA young doctor mysteriously acquires superpowers and quickly discovers that she’s not the only one. There are people all over the planet Igniting with powers, but only her power can answer “why”…Cecelia

Check out a preview of Vault’s new series Test, which debuts this week. TEST #1Writer: Chris SebelaArtist: Jen HickmanColorist: Harry SaxonLetterer: Hassan Otsmane-ElhaouSynopsis: Aleph Null is a lot of things: An orphan, a human guinea pig undergoing medical tests for cash, a bodyhacker, a hardcore future junkie, and a corporate asset. But now, Aleph is

By Adrian Care, Best Shots Reviewer July 3, 2019 09:23am ET Credit: Fico Ossio/Taylor Esposito (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Fico Ossio/Taylor Esposito (Dark Horse Comics) No One Left to Fight #1Written by Aubrey SittersonArt by Fico OssioLettering by Taylor EspositoPublished by Dark Horse Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: Fico Ossio/Taylor Esposito (Dark Horse

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In an effort to get more copies on shelves, Marvel is doubling all orders of Invinsible Woman #1 made by retailers before the June 17 final order cut-off deadline. This ‘overshipping’ tactic has been used by the publisher recently for other new #1s including Loki and New Agents of

Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios Updated July 3, 2019: Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home earned a record $39.3 million in its Tuesday domestic debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That tops the previous North American Tuesday record-holder Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($37.4m), and the biggest previous domestic Tuesday debut, Amazing Spider-Man

Credit: Charlie Adlard (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Charlie Adlard (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Updated July 3, 2019: The Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman and Image Comics have issued statements confirming the end of the longrunning series with this week’s #193, now available. “I’ll say it again, I love (loved… oh, god, I’m not ready for past

Screenshot from Spider-Man: Far From Home promotional video Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment Spoilers ahead for Spider-Man: Far From Home. As we’ve previously warned fans who are going to see Spider-Man: Far From Home, you should stay until the very, very end of the credits, to witness not one, but two of the most impactful

Credit: Astorina Luca Marinelli Credit: FREEDOMPIC / Shutterstock.com Luca Marinelli has been cast in the title role for a new Diabolik film produced by Rai Cinema. Adapted from the classic Italian comic by Angela and Luciana Guissani, Rai’s Diabolik will co-star Miriam Leoone as Eva Kant, Valerio Mastandrea as Inspector Ginko, and Serena Rossi in