Month: September 2019

Check out a preview of this week’s Rumble #16. Rumble (2017) #16WRITER: John ArcudiARTIST: Alex Horley, Matej Stic, Gerardo ZaffinoCOVER A: Gerardo ZaffinoCOVER B: Jay FosgittCOVER C: Lucas VarelaCOVER D: Bjarne HansenSEPTEMBER 18 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99“RUMBLINGS ANTHOLOGY,” Part One Three stories of bigger-than-life adventure written by JOHN ARCUDI and illustrated

Check out a preview of this week’s Excellence #5. Excellence #5WRITER: Brandon ThomasARTIST: Emilio Lopez, Khary RandolphCOVER A: Khary RandolphCOVER B: Davi GoSEPTEMBER 18 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99Spencer’s ascension through the ranks of the Aegis comes at a cost. Plus, one of the Aegis’ rules is broken—leading to the introduction of

Kevin Feige Credit: USC School of Cinematic Arts Press Release Kevin Feige, Producer and President of Marvel Studios, joins the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) Board of Councilors, which helps guide the School’s overall planning, development, and fundraising efforts, it was announced by Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Credit: Amilcar Pinna (Valiant Entertainment) Veteran DC creator Paul Levitz is coming to the Valiant Universe to revitalize a classic Valiant character alongside artist M.J. Kim – The Visitor. Credit: Amilcar Pinna (Valiant Entertainment) As announced via The Hollywood Reporter, the five-issue series puts Valiant’s version of New York City in direct danger with the introduction of

Credit: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony has released an “official trailer” for The Night Monkey, but it’s really just a semi-clever bit of marketing for the home video release of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Take a look: [embedded content] Spider-Man: Far From Home is available now on digital home video, with DVD and Blu-Ray releases

Press Release In anticipation of VENOM ISLAND arriving in December, set your sights on these variant covers featuring the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Captain Marvel battling their way through the symbiote-infested island. X-MEN #3 VENOM ISLAND VARIANT by MIKE MCKONE EXCALIBUR #3 VENOM ISLAND VARIANT by KOI PHAM EXCALIBUR #4 VENOM ISLAND VARIANT by

Credit: Lucasfilm Writer/director/actor Jon Favreau is no stranger to holiday classics – he directed Christmas favorite Elf. But now he wants to put a new spin on a very different holiday movie – 1978’s notorious Star Wars Holiday Special. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight‘s Ash Crossan, Favreau (who is showrunner of the Disney+ Star Wars show

Credit: Beast Kingdom Credit: Beast Kingdom Press Release Diamond Comic Distributors and Beast Kingdom have partnered to offer fans a new line of high quality, collectible Action Busts. The first installment focuses on the Justice League, giving collectors three new PREVIEWS Exclusive heroes to collect: Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman.  Credit: Beast Kingdom Each 6-inch

Credit: Syfy Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail is helming a reboot of Battlestar Galactica for NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service. First reported by Deadline, the series is one of several reboots planned for Peacock. According to the Hollywood trade, Esmail has received the blessing of Ronald D. Moore, who oversaw the 2003-2009 itteration of the series

Credit: George Kambadais/Marco Finnegan/Ellie Wright/Taylor Esposito (New Wave Comics) Credit: Greg Smallwood (New Wave Comics) The mysterious hero the Black Ghost is one of the few shining lights left in the downtrodden Eastern seaboard city of Creighton. But while the residents accept the hero’s anonymity as the price of safety, a reporter new to the

Credit: Gary Larson (Andrew McMeel Universal) The website for cartoonist Gary Larson’s The Far Side has been updated with a new cartoon and message: “Uncommon, unreal, and (soon-to-be) unfrozen. A new online era of The Far Side is coming!” The website is run by Andrew McMeel Universal, The Far Side‘s syndicate partner since 1985. Larson’s

Credit: Tom Grummett Press Release Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canada’s national award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. The awards are named after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman. The name is used

Credit: Jason Pearson (Dark Horse Comics/12-Gauge Comics) Credit: Jason Pearson (Dark Horse Comics/12-Gauge Comics) Press Release In association with 12-Gauge Comics, Dark Horse Comics is excited to announce the comic book debut of critically-acclaimed writer Sydney Duncan (The Revelation of Gabriel Adam, The Salvation of Gabriel Adam, and The Evolution of Gabriel Adam) and artist

Credit: Netflix Steven S. DeKnight Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Steven S. DeKnight has exited his role as showrunner of Netflix’s adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s Jupiter’s Legacy, according to Variety. The Hollywood trade states it has “confirmed” DeKnight’s exit with Netflix, citing creative differences on the project. Variety also states the split may be even

Credit: Daniel Warren Johnson/Mike Spicer (Image Comics) Credit: Daniel Warren Johnson/Mike Spicer (Image Comics) Artist Daniel Warren Johnson and colorist Mike Spicer have commandeered The Disco Queen for a variant to October 16’s The Weatherman #5. Johnson recently completed The Murder Falcon for Image Comics, and his next project is Wonder Woman: Dead Earth for

Credit: Marvel Studios Remember when Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury warned Tony Stark about the X-Men and Spider-Man back in 2008’s Iron Man post-credits scene? We don’t neither, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed an alternate, unfinished post-credits scene with Fury where he references “mutants” and “radioactive bug bites.” At the @SaturnAwards, Kevin

Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release The DAWN OF X begins to break this October! Spiraling out of the pages of House of X and Powers of X, this tectonic shift in the world of the X-Men will kick start a new era for Marvel’s Mighty Mutants! Now get ready for the mutant revolution with a

Credit: Marvel Studios Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Marvel Studios’ Black Widow, according to Deadline. Curiously reported in passing by the Hollywood trade in a story about the Saturn Awards, this would follow Stark’s on-screen death and memorial in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Deadline doesn’t give any details about

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Future Foundation writer Jeremy Whitley has confirmed that the series will be ending with December’s #5. “I had no idea this was going to break today, because I wasn’t at the Marvel summit this past week and I had no idea this was being discussed, but yes, the Future

The Kubert School Credit: The Kubert School Anthony Marques Credit: The Kubert School Writer/artist Anthony Marques has acquired the Kubert School from the Kubert family. A 2011 graduate of the school, Marques has worked as an editor for DC and Dynamite Entertainment, and currently runs the comics retailer Dewey’s Comic City in Madison, New Jersey.

Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release Batman Day is almost here and to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 80 years as the World’s Greatest Detective, DC and Warner Bros. are lighting up the night skies by projecting the iconic Bat-Signal, as well as producing fan celebrations, in major cities around the globe on Saturday, September 21.

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Credit: Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse has announced a new true crime comic book series that explores the dark tale of a WW2-era killer in occupied Paris, as announced via AIPT!. The series, titled The Butcher of Paris, tells a fictionalized account of the real story of Marcel Petiot, a serial killer who

Credit: Doug Mahnke (DC) Credit: Doug Mahnke (DC) Swamp Thing Giant #2 has been pushed back three weeks to a December 18 release date. Originally solicited for release on November 27, DC has yet to reveal what stories this will reprint, who will be creating the new 24-page lead story, or the cover. Coming out

Read the full Animosity #9 ahead of AfterShock Comics’ release of Animosity Year Two, which collects #9 – #18, out November 6. ANIMOSITY YEAR TWO HC / $39.99 / 232 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 11.06.19Writer: Marguerite BennettArtists: Rafael De LaTorre, Ornella Savarese & Elton ThomasiColorist: Rob SchwagerLetterer: Marshall DillonCover: Rafael De LaTorre

Credit: VIZ Media Press Release VIZ Media, LLC, Netflix, Inc. and Powerhouse Animation Studios announced that the anime series SEIS MANOS will launch globally on Netflix on Thursday, October 3rd. All eight episodes will premiere with English and Spanish audio and multiple subtitled language options. SEIS MANOS is VIZ Media’s first original animated property and

Credit: DC Black Label Credit: DC Black Label Credit: DC Black Label This December, DC Black Label will expand with a post-apocalyptic Wonder Woman limited series titled Dead Earth from Murder Falcon creator Daniel Warren Johnson, as announced via i09. Warren Johnson will write and draw Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, while Mike Spicer will color the story.

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics This December, Marvel will launch Conan: Serpent War – a limited series that will bring in not just Robert E. Howard characters Conan, Solomon Kane, and Black Agnes, but Marvel’s own Moon Knight as well. The four-issue time-traveling tale will be written by Jim Zub with

Credit: Shag Press Release The Comic-Con Museum is teaming up with Josh Agle, the prolific artist known as Shag, and The Shag Store to present a look at his works, methods and career. An exclusive preview night fundraising event benefitting the Comic-Con Museum will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 6:30 PM to

Credit: Spin Master Skybound and Spin Master’s Super Dinosaur cartoon has been picked up by Amazon Prime Video for distribution. The cartoon, based on the Image Comics/Skybound title by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, debuted in 2018 on the Canadian TV network Teletoon but was not released in the United States and many other countries.