Month: December 2019

Credit: Mile High Comics Merry Christmas! While many are settling down for their long winter’s nap and the go-go news cycle downshifts, Newsarama will keep you fires burning with fascinating anecdotes never before revealed. Enjoy! In 1979, comic books basically had one giant distributor – Phil Seuling’s Seagate Distribution – and a handful of tiny

Credit: Titan Comics FREE COMIC BOOK DAY TITLES BLADE RUNNER 2019 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITIONWriter: Michael Green, Mike JohnsonArtist: Andres GuinaldoFC, 24ppOn Sale: May 2, 2020Cover Artist: Andres GuinaldoMichael Green, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Blade Runner 2049, and co-writer Mike Johnson (Star Trek, Supergirl) continue the smash hit sci-fi comic set in the iconic

A vicious new Ronin makes the scene in this preview of January 1’s Hawkeye: Freefall #1. HAWKEYE: FREEFALL #1 (OF 5)MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • OTTO SCHMIDT (A)Cover by KIM JACINTOVariant Cover by OTTO SCHMIDTVariant COVER by ELIZABETH TORQUEHidden Gem Variant COVER by DON HECKRONIN RETURNS…BUT WHO’S BEHIND THE MASK?ISSUE #1 – When a mysterious and

The Legion of Doom hits Superman at home in this preview of January 1’s Action Comics #1018 (via DCComics.com). ACTION COMICS #1018written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISart and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. and KLAUS JANSONcard stock variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTOOne of the biggest Superman stories of all time continues in “Metropolis Doom” part two!

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s upcoming Superman: Red Son animated feature will include the all-new DC Showcase animated short, Phantom Stranger.  Phantom Stranger is executive produced and directed by Bruce Timm and is written by Ernie Altbacker (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract). Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick) voices the Phantom Stranger and Smallville‘s

Credit: Disney+ The latest episode of Disney+’s Marvel’s Hero Project focuses on Battlin’ Braden – a young man who is hearing impaired, and who has been inspired to help young people who can’t afford hearing aids get the medical care they need. Braden even visited Guatemala to deliver hearing aids and other supplies to hearing

Credit: AHOY Comics BILLIONAIRE ISLAND #1 (OF 4)(W) Mark Russell (A/CA) Steve Pugh (Variant) Pia GuerraA savage satire reuniting the critically acclaimed team behind DC’s The Flintstones, Mark Russell (Second Coming) and Steve Pugh (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass), in an all-new creator-owned series! Welcome to Billionaire Island, where anything goes…if you can afford it. But

The Blue Wraith strikes in this preview of January 15’s Dragon Age: Blue Wraith #1. DRAGON AGE: BLUE WRAITH #1Writer: Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina WeirArtist: Fernando Heinz FurukawaLetterer: Nate PiekosColorist: Michael AtiyehCover Artist: Sachin TengFenris–the beloved character from Dragon Age II–makes his comics debut in this canonical continuation of BioWare’s dark fantasy epic! With the fanatical

The holiday season is here, and no matter what you celebrate, Newsarama is sure you can appreciate good art. So we’ve collected the holiday cards from various festive publishers, studios, companies, creators, and schools for a light-hearted gallery. Starting things off is this card from Marvel Comics. You can view holiday cards from previous years:

Credit: Dynamite Entertainment KILLING RED SONJA #1Writer: Mark Russell, Bryce IngmanArt: Craig RousseauCover A: Christian WardCover B: Juan Gedeon “Zombie” VariantPrice: $3.99Rating: Teen +Genre: Action/AdventurePage Count: 32 PagesON SALE DATE: 3/25/2020An all-new series, spinning out of the smash hit RED SONJA title written by MARK RUSSELL!In order to become queen, Sonja The Red had to

Credit: Mark Bagley (Marvel Comics) Credit: Steven Butler (Marvel Comics) Before “One More Day”, before Superior Spider-Man – there was the Clone Saga, and this year marked the 25th anniversary of 1994’s “The Clone Saga.” The story arc spanned for a whopping two years, launching in October 1994 and going through December 1996. According to

Credit: Oni Press DRYAD #1(W) Kurtis J. Wiebe (A) Justin Osterling (CA) Tomas Oleksak (Variant) Fiona StaplesBest-selling writer Kurtis Wiebe (Rat Queens) and newcomer artist Justin Osterling launch a new ongoing fantasy series! An elf and a human find solace in the sleepy forest settlement of Frostbrook where they plant their roots. But thirteen years

Credit: Lucasfilm Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker co-writer and director J.J. Abrams says both critics and fans of his film are “right” in their assessments – but wrong about parts of the process of making the film. Abrams was asked his opinion of the criticism the film has received since its release, telling Vanity

Credit: IDW Publishing Transformers vs. Terminator #1—Cover A: Alex MilneDavid Mariotte, John Barber, & Tom Waltz  (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)It’s Skynet vs. Cybertron in a crossover for the ages!1984: When a deadly race of machines emerge from another time, will a robotic guardian be able to protect the Earth from a dire

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer December 24, 2019 06:15am ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Suicide Squad #1Written by Tom TaylorArt by Bruno Redondo and Adriano LucasLettering by Wes AbbottPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: DC Task Force X recieves a gnarly, pop art re-skin in the debut of Suicide Sqaud #1.

With Thor #1 debuting January 1, Marvel have begun releasing the copious variant covers. In addition to the main cover by veteran Thor artist Olivier Coipel, there are blank variants, premiere variants, as well as art by Jack Kirby (a ‘Hidden Gem’), Ryan Brown (a ‘Marvels X’ variant), Matteo Scalera, Mr. Garcin, Nic Klein (‘Party’

Check out a black & white first look at Dennis Hallum and Emilio Laiso’s X-O Manowar #1, due out March 25. “What do you get when you cross a 4th-century Visigoth Warrior with a sentient-alien armored suit with near unlimited potential and thrust him into modern-day society? At best a clash of ideals -at worst,

Credit: Dan Mora/Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM! Studios) Kieron Gillen Credit: BOOM! Studios Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora’s Once & Future is a modern spin on the classic tale of King Arthur and his court – and it begins with imagining King Arthur as a villain. Gillen, who is adapt with turning classic mythology into modern fiction,

Check out a preview of this week’s Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #7. Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #7writer: Amy Chu  |  artist:  Maria Sanapocovers: Laura Braga (A), Robert Hack (B), Cat Staggs (C), Dan Parent (D), Maria Sanapo (E)FC  |  32 pages  |  Action/Adventure  |  $3.99  |   Teen+Get

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Doctor Stephen Strange has been to every corner of the Marvel Universe, into different dimensions, across time and space – and now he’s going back to his roots as a physician in writer Mark Waid and artist Kev Walker’s Doctor Strange: Surgeon Supreme. Credited together as

Wolverine returns in his first solo title in years on February 19, and Marvel have begun releasing the variant covers for that return. In addition to the primary cover by series artist Adam Kubert, we have variants by Alex Ross, Jim Lee (a ‘Hidden Gem’), Chip Kidd, R.B. Silva, and Jee Hyung Lee. WOLVERINE #1BENJAMIN

Credit: BOOM! Studios JUST BEYOND: THE HORROR AT HAPPY LANDINGS OGN SC*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR MAY 2020*****Publisher : KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! StudiosRetail Price : $9.99Writer: R.L. StineArtist: Kelly & Nichole MatthewsCover Artist: Julian Totino TedescoSynopsis:– Family camping trips are supposed to be fun, but for Parker, Annie, and the Walden family, they’re an absolute

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 writer/director Patty Jenkins has revealed that the upcoming film is completely done – six months ahead of the release. “We’re done. The movie is done,” Jenkins told Collider. “Because it doesn’t come out for a few months, for the first time in my career (which is