Month: August 2019

Credit: Eric Zawadzki/Michael Garland (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Eric Zawadzki/Michael Garland (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Eric Zawadzki/Michael Garland (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) The classic formula of teen romance and superpowers will once again mix in a new Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment title called Heart Attack. Scheduled to debut November 20, the series is by Skybound’s Narrative Director

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has teased the debut of a new team of superheroes on Twitter – tying the previously unknown “Doc Justice and the J-Team” to a legacy of heroes including the Avengers, Defenders, and – perhaps ominously – the Thunderbolts. Little else is known about the upcoming team, though the teaser

Check out a preview of September 18’s Butcher Queen #1. BUTCHER QUEEN #1 of 4(W) Jim Ousley (A/CA) Ben SawyerIn Black Star City, alien offworlders are being systematically attacked and removed from society by a clandestine paramilitary group called the Overseers. When fugitive cop-turned-mercenary Syd Kiowa is contacted by a victim who escaped their grip,

Credit: Image Comics Credit: Image Comics Press Release Image Comics is pleased to announce an original graphic novel, Bog Bodies, by writer Declan Shalvey (Injection, Savage Town), artist Gavin Fullerton (Bags [Or A Story Thereof]), colorist Rebecca Nalty (Xena, Glow), letterer Clayton Cowles (Die, Savage Town), and editor Heather Antos coming to Image Comics in March

a Capuchin monkey – a photo of Katie was not available Credit: Shutterstock.com Katie the monkey, who played Marcel in NBC’s iconic Friends, has been cast as Ampersand for FX’s Y: The Last Man TV show. FX CEO John Landgraf revealed the casting to The Hollywood Reporter, explaining that he recognized Katie while reviewing dailies

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Credit: Netflix Writer/director Kevin Smith is leading a continuation of the classic 1980s cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in a new series for Netflix titled Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Described as “a new series telling the epic tale of what may be He-Man and Skeletor’s final battle,”

Credit: Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press) [Editor’s note: Today is the 15th anniversary of the debut of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim: Scott’s Precious Little Life, and to honor the occasion we are re-publishing our unedited July 13, 2004 interview with the writer/artist by future Newsarama editor Chris Arrant.] Credit: Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press)

Credit: DC Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your weekly pellets? Best Shots has your back with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews! Let’s kick off today’s column with Kinetic Kat Calamia, who takes a look at Fantastic Four #13… Credit: Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #13 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Kat Calamia; ‘Rama Rating: 9 out

Credit: Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press) Press Release 15 Years Ago, on August 18th, 2004, Bryan Lee O’Malley new graphic novel series, Scott Pilgrim, was released. The first one was called Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, and we all liked it a lot. About a week after release The Beguiling threw a shindig to celebrate

Fantastic Four #12 second printing cover Credit: Declan Shalvey (Marvel Comics) Credit: Esad Ribic (Marvel Comics) The latest round in the decades-long rivalry between the Thing and the Hulk was decided in July 31’s Fantastic Four #12, and now Declan Shalvey has been called in to illustrate a fight poster of the event to be

Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios concept artist Rodney Fuentebella has shared a poster he created for Marvel’s Eternals which features none other than the cosmic, godlike Celestials. The poster, which was handed out to attendees of Marvel’s Hall H Presentation at Comic Con International: San Diego, was posted to Fuentabella’s Instagram. Check it out: Credit:

Adults are persona non grata in this preview of September 18’s You Are Obsolete #1 from AfterShock Comics. YOU ARE OBSOLETE #1$3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 9.18.2019Writer: Mathew KlicksteinArtist: Evgeniy BornyakovColorist: Lauren AffeLetterer: Simon BowlandCover: Andy ClarkeIncentive Cover: Francesco FrancavillaA disgraced journalist is called to cover a mysterious story on

Here is concept art by Tom Grummett and Ray-Anthony Height from the upcoming Archie: 1955. The five-issue series is scheduled to launch September 18, with Grummett drawing the first two issues, then Height drawing #3; Grummett then plans to return to round out the series. ARCHIE: 1955  #1 (of 5)BRAND NEW SERIES from the writing

Credit: Ray-Anthony Height (Archie Comics) Ray-Anthony Height Credit: Allison M. Dickson Ray-Anthony Height will illustrate December 4’s Archie: 1955 #3, filling in for series artist Tom Grummett. “In this issue, the dark side of becoming a young rock star is finally rearing its ugly head,” co-writer Mark Waid tells Newsarama. “Archie’s about to learn that

Credit: Marvel Studios Bodybuilder Olivier Richters, a.k.a. ‘The Dutch Giant,’ claims he’s taken an undisclosed role in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Black Widow film. The 7’2″ Richter posted the news on his Instagram, with a message stating his excitement for his burgeoning film career. Check it out: If you read the fine print, while Richter uses

Credit: Yasmine Putri (Marvel Comics) Writer Zoë Quinn has joined Marvel’s Fearless #3, writing a Hellcat story for the September 25 issue of the anthology. The artist has not been named. “What I love about Hellcat is how she’s been through hell, literally, and instead of being bitter or mean, she’s still sweet and cares

Convention Sketch Credit: Pere Perez Pere Perez is taking over drawing duties on September 18’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12. Perez replaces the originally-solicited Ken Lashley, who himself was added to the series’ #10 and #11 after it was initially solicited. The originally solicited story for #12 was moved to #11, with a new story solicited

Credit: Showmasters Events November 23 and 24’s London Film and Comic Con has been canceled, with organizers Showmasters Events attributing it to Brexit. Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. “Our next Winter London Film and Comic Con being planned to happen just four weeks after the leave date for

Credit: Lucasfilm Ewan McGregor is in talks to once again play Star Wars‘ Obi-Wan Kenobi, this time in a Disney+ show, reports Deadline. According to the Hollywood trade, this show was originally plotted out as a movie but plans changed; back in August 2018, McGregor said he would be up for reprising his role as

Becky Cloonan is both writing and drawing Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #5. The series’ usual co-writer, Gerard Way, talked a few years ago about a Doom Patrol collaboration with Cloonan that never happened, so maybe this is a follow-up to their past plans? The issue appears to be breaking the fourth wall in

Credit: Lucy Kinsley (First Second) Credit: Mira Jacob (One World) The year isn’t up yet, but there have been many comics and graphic novels released – and Amazon’s social cataloging site Goodreads has released a list of the 10 most popular comics of 2019 so far as rated by its 90 million-plus membership. Here they

Temiri Blagg from ‘The Last Jedi’ Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson describes his upcoming Star Wars trilogy as “something that steps beyond the legacy characters.” Johnson, who is set to begin pre-production on the films after he finishes work on November’s Knives Out, spoke with Observer about the anticipated new

Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Kevin Hart is entering the superhero world in the original superhero comedy Night Wolf that he will produce and star in.  According to Deadline, STXfilms has bought the “high concept comic superhero pitch” from Detective Pikachu writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. Night Wolf is described as a “Meet the Parents-esque encounter where a man

Credit: Joe Madureira (Image Comics) Credit: Joe Madureira (Image Comics) Image Comics has informed retailers that the upcoming Battle Chasers Anthology softcover edition will no longer included the solicited “previously unseen sketches and new artwork, including a fold-out poster.” With this change, the volume is slimming down from 344 pages to 312. Due out September

The recalled SUPERGIRL #33 cover Credit: Eduardo Pansica (DC) The recalled SUPERMAN #14 cover Credit: Ivan Reis/Joe Prado (DC) DC recently issued recalls to retailers for its planned August 14 releases of Superman #14 and Supergirl #33, citing discrepancies between the covers and actual story content. The publisher asked retailers to destroy the copies that were