Month: July 2019

By Scott Cederlund, Best Shots Contributor July 29, 2019 03:00pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Pepe Larraz/Marte Gracia/Tom Muller (Marvel Comics) House of X #1Written by Jonathan HickmanArt by Pepe Larraz and Marte GraciaLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by Scott Cederlund‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Hated and feared has always been the

Credit: 20th Century Fox Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds celebrated the fifth anniversary of the leak of the first movie’s test footage – which led to 20th Century Fox greenlighting and producing the eventual blockbuster – with a mysterious Instagram post that uses some very loaded comic book movie language. “Investigation heading into year 5,” says

Credit: Marvel Studios One of the big questions left unanswered by Avengers: Endgame was the fate of the time-tossed Gamora after the dust cleared, and a new deleted scene has provided an answer – and also shows just how different she is from Marvel’s other heroes. Take a look: We have an EXCLUSIVE @Avengers deleted

Two mysterious new mutants finally get names in this preview of July 31’s Powers of X #1 – which flashes forward 100 years into the X-Men’s future. POWERS OF X #1 (of 6)JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • R.B. SILVA (A/C)CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS (2 OF 2)ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHERVARIANT COVER

Credit: BOOM! Studios STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #1Publisher: BOOM! StudiosPrice: $3.99Writer: Jeff LovenessArtist: Lisandro EstherrenCover Artist: Evan CagleSynopsis:– MANKIND MADE IT TO SPACE. AND NOW SPACE HAS FOLLOWED THEM BACK.– Herring is a disillusioned American spy stationed on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, struggling with his role in a Cold War that

By George Marston and Chris Arrant July 26, 2019 09:40am ET Credit: Kevin Wada (Valiant Entertainment) Credit: Kris Anka (Valiant Entertainment) Credit: Irene Koh (Valiant Entertainment) Valiant’s Livewire will get a fashion magazine treatment in variants for a new arc beginning this August titled “Hero.” “[The fashion cover line] subtly invokes some of the central

Credit: Hulu The third season of Hulu’s Runaways is scheduled to debut December 13. First reported by Deadline, the new season will pick up from the capture of Chase, Gert, and Karolina in the previous season. “The kids go head-to-head with an unstoppable enemy who has targeted Leslie – or more accurately, the child she’s

Comic Con International: San Diego 2019 kicked off with the induction of Batman into the newly opened Comic Con Museum’s ‘Character Hall of Fame’ – the first character to receive the honor, celebrating 80 years of Batman stories. Newsarama toured the museum’s extensive gallery of Batman memorabilia and exhibits – including close up looks at

Credit: Marvel Comics Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Last week’s Comic Con International: San Diego put a little hitch in our step, but Best Shots still has you covered for easy, breezy rapid reviews of the comic books that dropped during SDCC! So let’s turn back the clock just slightly with the one and only Oscar Maltby,

Credit: AfterShock Comics Credit: AfterShock Comics Writer Patrick Kindlon returns to AfterShock Comics for a new series delivering punk ethos to what he describes as a “hyper-capitalistic future.” Scheduled to debut October 9,  Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated by Kindlon and artist Stefano Simeone is promised to have “vivid violence and colorful language that used to

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release On August 31, 1939, Marvel Comics #1 opened the doors to the Marvel Universe for the first time ever, creating a tapestry of Super Heroes and stories that have gone on to shape pop culture for generations of fans around the world. As Marvel continues to celebrate

By Kat Calamia, Newsarama Contributor July 26, 2019 07:30am ET Credit: DC Universe Harley Quinn Series PremiereWritten by Justin Halpern, Dean Lorey, Patrick SchumackerStarring Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Diedrich Bader, Jim Rash, Christopher Meloni‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 The best way to describe DC Universe’s Harley Quinn animated series is Adult Swim

Credit: Netflix Netflix and the Lucifer showrunner Ildy Modrovich have both said unequivocably that the upcoming fifth season is the show’s last – but they themselves have found a way to make it longer by adding more episodes. The streaming service has announced that the previously-announced 10-episode season will now be 16 episodes. Take a

Simu Liu Credit: Walt Disney Company Credit: Marvel Studios Australia has signed a deal with the Walt Disney Company for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder to film in the country in exchange for $16.7 in subsidies, according to Variety. This is in addition to the $17.1m in subsidies Australia announced previously for an un-named

Sabrina deals with solitude in a preview of July 31’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #4 (of 5)Sabrina’s worlds collide as the town of Greendale becomes engulfed in a literal witch hunt—putting Sabrina’s family and her secrets right in the crosshairs. But the monsters plaguing the town are not exactly what

Credit: Valiant Entertainment ROKU #1Written by CULLEN BUNNArt by RAMÓN F. BACHSCover A by DAVE JOHNSONCover B by VIKTOR KALVACHEVCover C by MARC LAMINGPre-Order Edition Cover by HOWARD CHAYKINBlank Cover Also AvailableHow many lives must the lethal assassin Roku take in her first series?Killing her way around the globe, the deadly weapon called Roku will

Credit: Rob Guillory/Taylor Wells (Image Comics) Rob Guillory Credit: Image Comics AMC are developing a TV series based on writer/artist Rob Guillory’s Farmhand ongoing from Image Comics, according to Deadline. The deal was announced at a Television Critics Association press tour, and framed as part of the network’s Scripted Inclusion Initiative. This was announced alongside

Writer Mark Millar and artist Eric Canete’s Chrononauts: Futureshock will release all four issues at once – aping Netflix’s ‘bingeable’ TV release schedule. Now, ahead of the whole series’ October 30 release, here’s a preview of pages from all four issues. CHRONONAUTS: FUTURESHOCK #1 (OF 4)  WRITER: MARK MILLARARTIST / COVER D: ERIC CANETECOVERS A

Credit: Image Comics THE MARKED #1WRITER: DAVID HINE & BRIAN HABERLINARTIST / COVERS A & B: BRIAN HABERLIN & GEIRROD CHRVAN DYKEOCTOBER 16 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99SERIES PREMIEREDOUBLE-SIZED FOR SINGLE PRICE!THEIR MAGIC IS CHANNELED THROUGH THEIR TATTOOS!The Marked may look like cool young influencers, but beneath the designer clothes, their bodies are tattooed with the magical glyphs of an ancient order that

Neal Adams’ Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul #1 has been pushed back two weeks for a September 4 release. The book, which reunited Adams with the character he created back in 1971 with Denny O’Neil and Julie Schwartz, was announced back in May as a monthly six-issue series. Issues #2 and #3 remain on schedule

Credit: Universal Before Hellboy was rebooted on film, Guillermo del Toro, who directed the first two Hellboy films, was at work on a third movie. Though it didn’t come to pass, del Toro did try to put it together as a comic book – but Hellboy creator/owner Mike Mignola pulled the plug. “I think del

Credit: Archie Comics ARCHIE HORROR JUGHEAD THE HUNGER VS. VAMPIRONICA #5This is it! The world-shattering conclusion to the epic horror crossover event of the year! Will Jughead and Vampironica succeed in setting everything right between their respective realities— or will the army of blood suckers reign on Riverdale forever?Script: Frank TieriArt: Pat and Tim Kennedy,

Credit: HBO Damon Lindelof, producer of HBO’s Watchmen sequel, says that the original 12-issue series is “canon” that the show won’t “mess with” – but when it comes to co-creator/writer Alan Moore’s opinion of his show, Lindelof has a very different attitude. Lindelof says Moore, who is notoriously disapproving of adaptations of his comic book

Credit: Ben Oliver (DC) Credit: Tradd Moore (Marvel Comics) Silver Surfer: Black #2Written by Donny CatesArt by Tradd Moore and Dave StewartLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by Justin Partridge‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 The darkness is spreading in Silver Surfer: Black #2. Picking up after the debut’s Symbiote-covered cliffhanger, pitting Knull, the

Wonder Woman #612 Credit: Lee Garbett/David Meikis/Paul Mounts (DC) Lee Garbett has signed on to draw August 14’s Wonder Woman #76. Garbett replaces the originally announced Jesus Marino, who remains solicited for the cover as well as interiors or #77 through #79. Garbett joins Wonder Woman after finishing up the 15-issue Skyward creator-owned series for

Credit: Crown Credit: Steve Leialoha (DC) Carlton Cuse and Jason Fuchs are developing a TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for Hulu, according to Deadline. Cuse is working on it as part of his overall deal with ABC Signature – a sister company of Hulu under the Walt Disney Company umbrella. Originally

Credit: Junji Ito (VIZ Media) Credit: Junji Ito (VIZ Media) Crawl director Alexandre Aja has signed on for a TV adaptation of Junji Ito’s Tomie for the upcoming streaming service Quibi, according to Bloody Disgusting. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who co-wrote Aquaman and is announced to write the sequel, will reportedly be writing and executive producing