Month: September 2019

Credit: Gary Frank/Brad Anderson (DC) Doomsday Clock #12 is slated for a November 2019 release according to Gary Frank. The series’ artist revealed these plans on Twitter in response to a fan’s question: Hey @1moreGaryFrank , any idea when Doomsday Clock #12 is coming out? The recent issue was great, and I can’t wait! —

Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment Tom Holland believes the Spider-Man film franchise is in “safe hands” with Sony following its disengagement with Marvel Studios. In an interview with GQ, the 23-year-old actor frames his next Spider-Man work as a new chapter compared with “the last five years” with Marvel. “I’m not shy about expressing how incredible

Credit: Arthur Adams (Marvel Comics) Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS 2019 NEW YORK COMIC-CON PANEL LINE-UPWorld Premiere of Marvel’s Hero Project for new streaming service Disney+Marvel Games and Marvel’s Runaways to hold exclusive panels at Madison Square GardenExclusive variant comic books to be given away at Marvel Comics panelsJoin the conversation using

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Will Poulter (The Maze Runner) has been cast in a lead role for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV show, according to Deadline. Poulter’s reported character is named “Beldor,” although no further details were provided by the Hollywood trade. Markella Kaveneagh was cast back in July as “Tyra.” The Hollywood trade says

With the new Strikeforce ongoing due to debut September 25, Marvel has begun releasing the first issue’s variants. In addition to the main cover by Andrea Sorrentino, there are variants by David Yardin, Mike Deodato Jr., Joe Bennett, Ryan Benjamin, Greg Horn, and a “hidden gem” Joe Quesada. STRIKEFORCE #1TINI HOWARD (W) • GERMAN PERALTA

Credit: Dan Parent (Archie Comics) Credit: Dan Parent (Archie Comics) Spoilers ahead for September 11’s Archie: The Married Life 10th Anniversary #2. In Michael Uslan’s alt-future where Archie Andrews and Veronica Lodge get married, a tragedy will befall that family in next week. Archie: The Married Life 10th Anniversary #2, Hiram Lodge – Veronica’s father,

Red Sonja commission Credit: Craig Rousseau Press Release Dynamite and Humble Bundle announce the launch of a Hyrkanian-sized bundle deal with over 120 digital issues of Red Sonja and supporting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! AND ongoing Red Sonja writer Mark Russell has written a new standalone tale exclusive to Humble Bundle! The bundle

Credit: Nick Bradshaw (Marvel Comics) Credit: Marvel Comics For decades, Alpha Flight was the premiere Canadian super-team of the Marvel Universe, even boasting Wolverine as a one-time member. But for the last few years, they’ve lent their name and talents to Captain Marvel’s space defense station. This week, Alpha Flight: True North delves back into

Credit: Vasco Georgiev Credit: Vasco Georgiev Writer (and Prince fan) Vito Delsante is taking his two passions and putting them together in a new 28-page one-shot. Now raising funds on Kickstarter, Tribute: The B.U.t14u7 1s (as in ‘The Beautiful Ones’) by Delsante and aritst Vasco Georgiev is about an androgynous alien boy who loves music

Credit: Warner Bros. A new teaser for DC’s Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has apparently unofficially found its way online (i.e. leaked) via YouTube. Though it hasn’t been officially released through Warner Bros. channels, the clip appears genuine. It begins seemingly trying to convince audiences it’s related to Warner’s

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios The upcoming Black Widow is “liberating in a way” for Scarlett Johansson – less so for being her first MCU solo film after 10 years, but more because she is executive producing the 2020 film. “I feel like I’m in control of the destiny of this film, which gives

Shuri #1 variant Credit: Travis Charest (Marvel Comics) Avengers #2 variant Credit: David Marquez (Marvel Comics) Marvel Entertainment is partnering with Scholastic for a multi-year deal planned to bring “new original stories” about Marvel characters to “young readers around the world.” This partnership is scheduled to kick off in 2020 with two middle grade prose

Credit: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Press Release The billion dollar blockbuster, SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME, comes home on Digital September 17 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD on October 1 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From Spider-Man: Homecoming Director, Jon Watts, comes a global adventure for everyone. SPIDER-MAN: FAR

Check out a preview of this week’s Vampirella / Red Sonja #1. Vampirella / Red Sonja #1writer: Jordie Bellaireartist: Drew Mosscovers: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson (A), Julian Totino Tedesco (B), Babs Tarr (C), Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire (D), Drew Moss “Then and Now” Variant (E)FC  |  32 pages  |  Action/Adventure  |  $3.99  |   Teen+  The

Credit: Dean Haspiel (Image Comics) Losing the love of your life is never easy, but her being resurrected as some nigh-invincible galactic weapon in the body of a teenager, might be slightly more difficult. That’s the story Dean Haspiel’s titular character Red Hook is going through in the second volume of his series, titled War

Peter Capaldi Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Pete Davidson Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Peter Capaldi and Pete Davidson are in talks for undisclosed roles in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, according to Deadline. The Hollywood trade describes Davidson’s role as a “small cameo” but has not been confirmed, while Capaldi is reported to be finalized.

We’ve seen the images in all their Jim Lee-ish goodness, now take a look at the images with Brian Bendis’ words and dialogue in this preview of DC’s Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1, in comic book stores and digital platforms Wednesday.  Here’s how DC describes the start of the two-issue event series: “What do superheroes

Credit: HBO HBO’s Watchmen will air Sundays at 9 p.m. EST beginning October 20. “Set in an alternate history where ‘superheroes’ are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own,” reads HBO’s description of the show. The

Following the life-changing events of Heroes in Crisis, Pamela Isley (a.k.a. Poison Ivy) gets some help turning over a new leaf in a preview of this week’s Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy #1. HARLEY QUINN AND POISON IVY #1written by JODY HOUSERart by ADRIANA MELOcover by MIKEL JANINHarley Quinn card stock variant cover by STANLEY

Credit: Juan Doe (AfterShock Comics) Credit: Rahzzah (AfterShock Comics) Midnight Vista #1 debuts this week from AfterShock Comics, and for the occasion the series writer/co-creator Eliot Rahal is embarking on a five-city signing tour – complete with a variant cover exclusive to the stores he’s signing aftward. In Midnight Vista, a missing child presumed dead

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ Black Panther stood out for actor Lupita Nyong’o for presenting “the African experience” as aspirational rather than presenting it as a struggle, for “clickbait.” In a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, Black Panther‘s Nakia actor detailed why the film was so “refreshing.” “In Black Panther, I felt

By Kat Calamia, Newsarama Contributor September 3, 2019 08:00am ET Credit: Warner Bros. Animation 2019 is the 20th anniversary of Warner Bros. Animation’s Batman Beyond, and its a year to include celebating the classic and talk of Warner Bros. (and DC) utilizing those characters and stories in new ways going forward. But why was that

Dark Horse Logo Credit: Dark Horse Brian Wood Credit: Image Comics Dark Horse Comics has publicly said it will not be working with writer Brian Wood on any “new projects,” and that the upcoming Aliens Colonial Marines: Rising Threat ongoing title has been cannceled. The statement came in response to The Beat reaching out to the