Month: December 2019

By Forrest Helvie, Best Shots Reviewer December 23, 2019 01:30pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1Written by Zeb WellsArt by Will Robson and Erick ArciniegaLettering by Joe CaramagnaPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics For fans of Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Peter Porker,

Check out the first look at March 11’s Decorum #1 from Image Comics. DECORUM #1WRITER: JONATHAN HICKMANARTIST / COVERS A & B: MIKE HUDDLESTONMARCH 11 / 56 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99SERIES PREMIEREThere are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one.“Manners are a sensitive awareness

Credit: Artists Writers & Artisans The Resistance #1On-Sale: March 18, 2020Cover Price: $3.99Writer: J. Michael StraczynskiArtist: Mike Deodato Jr.Colorist: Frank MartinCover: RazzahLetterer: Sal CiprianoVariant Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.Audience: TeenJ. Michael Straczynski and Mike Deodato Jr.’s The Resistance is the launch of our new shared universe. It’s the first of many titles that will introduce

Gerry Alanguilan Credit: Ilyn Alanguilan Credit: Marvel Comics Comic creator Gerry Alanguilan has died at the age of 51, as confirmed by Alanguilan’s wife, Ilyn. “To everyone who has loved Gerry, thank you very much. You brought him so much joy,” Ilyn Alanguilan posted on Facebook. Alanguilan is best known as the inker of comic

The mystery of Batwoman’s identity deepens in a preview of January 1’s Batman Beyond #39. BATMAN BEYOND #39 written by DAN JURGENSart by SCOT EATONcover by DUSTIN NGUYENvariant cover by FRANCIS MANAPULThe mystery of Neo-Gotham’s newest protector deepens! With Terry McGinnis missing, a new, unidentified person has stepped up to replace him as protector of

Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker earned an approximate $101.5 million globally in Wednesday and Thursday preview showings, according to Deadline. That figure includes $40m from the domestic box office. The U.K. leads The Rise of Skywalker‘s international markets with $8.1m in box office receipts, followed by Germany with $7.2m, France at $5.3m, and Australia

Credit: Hero Collector ALIEN & PREDATOR SHIPSThe most iconic vessels of the Alien and Predator movie franchises, replicated in exacting detail as limited-run hand painted die cast figurines, complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity. #5 – Derelict (LV-426)RRP: $79.95/£54.99Figurine Material: Die-Cast & ABS PlasticFigure Length: 194mm, Figure Width: 159mm, Figure Weight: 289gProduct Description: The

Credit: 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox Thursday, 20th Century Fox released the first trailer and poster while officially launching social media campaigns for May 15, 2020’s The Woman in the Window, the Amy Adams suspense-thriller based on the 2018 bestselling novel.  Normally such an event would go unreported by Newsarama, but in this

Credit: AMC Networks The family of The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker was awarded an $8.9 million dollar settlement following his death on the set of the AMC show in July 2017, as reported by Deadline. Bernecker died following a failed stunt in which he was supposed to climb over a balcony and drop to a safety

Credit: Image Comics DECORUM #1WRITER: JONATHAN HICKMANARTIST / COVERS A & B: MIKE HUDDLESTONMARCH 11 / 56 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99SERIES PREMIEREThere are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one.“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness,

Marcos Martin’s slate of variant covers honoring the classic tale X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson has been unveiled by Marvel Comics.  The variants, announced but not originally seen in Marvel’s March 2020 solicitations, will appear on X-Men #8, Marauders #9, New Mutants #9, X-Force #9, and Excalibur #9.

‘Avatar’ poster Credit: 20th Century Fox Avatar writer/director James Cameron says he has no doubt the sequels to his record setting film will break the current all-time global box office record set by Avengers: Endgame – but he’s not ready to gloat yet. “I think it’s a certainty,” Cameron told USAToday when asked it Avatar’s sequels would

Credit: Mike Huddleston (Image Comics) Credit: Mike Huddleston (Image Comics) Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Mike Huddleston are launching a new creator-owned series this March titled Decorum. Scheduled to debut March 11, Decorum is Hickman’s first new creator-owned work since revamping Marvel’s X-Men line – and teams him with Huddleston, who created variants for every

Credit: Jeff Kinney (ABRAMS) Credit: Jeff Kinney (ABRAMS) Press Release Jeff Kinney’s beloved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is continuing to break sales records and dominate global bestseller lists. Twelve years since the first book was published in 2007, 10 million copies of the books were sold worldwide this year alone, ABRAMS, the originating

Check out a first look at January 15’s Archie vs. Predator II #5. ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR II #5 (of 5)Classic Betty and Veronica have enlisted the help of an unexpected friend to combat against the Predator war raging inside the halls of Riverdale High, while new-Riverdale Betty and Jughead are traveling far, far away to

Credit: Antonio Fuso/Pippa Bowland/Crank! (Dynamite Entertainment) Credit: Antonio Fuso/Pippa Bowland/Crank! (Dynamite Entertainment) Press Release Dynamite announces the first Repairman Jack original graphic novel to be released in March 2020. The graphic novel is the first published within the franchise by a comic book publisher. Following the San Diego Comic Con 2019 licensing announcement, Repairman Jack:

Credit: IDW Publishing/Dark Horse Comics Credit: IDW Publishing/Dark Horse Comics The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that two 1980s-era robot franchises are colliding in 2020 – Transformers and The Terminator – in comic books. In a partnership between IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics (who have comic book rights to the respective franchies), Transformers

Check out a preview of December 25’s Spider-Ham #1. SPIDER-HAM #1 (of 5)ZEB WELLS (W) • Will Robson (A)Cover By Wendell DalitVARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE8-PART CONNECTING VARIANT COVER G BY ARTHUR ADAMSVARIANT COVER BY WILL ROBSONAPORKALYPSE NOW!Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary tail! Spider-Ham finally has his own series! (Again!)Peter Porker,

Credit: Valiant Entertainment X-O MANOWAR #1Written by DENNIS “HOPELESS” HALLUMArt by EMILIO LAISOColors by RUTH REDMONDLetters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOUCover A by CHRISTIAN WARDCover B by JEFF DEKALCover C by ROD REISPreorder Edition Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD1:250 Bronze Variant Cover by RAÚL ALLÉNBlank Cover Also AvailableHarvey Award-winning writer Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum (Star Wars: Darth Vader –

Credit: Webtoon Factory Press Release Europe Comics, the pan-European digital venture run by 13 European comics players, is announcing the launch of webtoon platform Webtoon Factory. Webtoon Factory was initially launched in French in January 2019 by Belgian publisher Dupuis, a Europe Comics founding member. The platform, currently offering more that 20 original webtoon series in

Check out a preview of Diana: Princess of the Amazons, which is due out January 1 in comic stores and then January 7 elsewhere. Diana: Princess of the AmazonsWritten by Shannon and Dean HaleIllustrated by Victoria YingColored by Lark PienLettered by Dave SharpeMSRP: $9.99Cut off from the rest of the world, Diana has had an

In March, artist Marcos Martin will produce a series of X-Men-themed variant covers based around the 1982 graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills. The variants, for Wolverine #2, X-Men #8, Excalibur #9, New Mutants #9, X-Force #9, and Marauders #9, cover most of the “Dawn of X” line – but what’s the impetus to honor

Credit: Marvel Comics Check out all of Marvel’s new March 2020 comic book covers in gallery form here. STRANGE ACADEMY #1SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C)CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT VARIANT COVER BY TBADESIGN VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOSVARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELLVARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOSVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGVARIANT COVER BY JEROME OPEÑAA SORCERER

Marvel Comics’ March 2020 solicitations are here, and with them we’ve got a gallery of all of Marvel’s 122 March comic book covers released so far. You can read the solicitation text over here in our Marvel Comics March 2020 solicitations. Got a comment? There’s lots of conversation on Newsarama’s FACEBOOK and TWITTER!

Credit: Free Comic Book Day Credit: Free Comic Book Day Press Release Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2020 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated annual event which will take place Saturday, May 2, 2020 at participating comic book shops worldwide. A committee made up of comic shop retailers

Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Press Release Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Meet the boy who will kill Red Sonja, as Dynamite announces a new companion limited series to Mark Russell’s epic Red Sonja saga.  In Killing Red Sonja, fans will be taken on an unforgettable trip through the dimly lit corners of the Hyborean Age. Readers who’ve

Credit: Jefte Palo/Lee Loughridge (Marvel Comics) The United States’ Department of Agriculture accidentally listed the the fictional Kingdom of Wakanda as a free-trade partner on an online resource, according to BBC News. The department’s online tariff tracker listed Wakanda as among its free-trade partners, even listing the types of goods commonly traded (Ducks, donkeys, and

Credit: Sarah Andersen Sarah Andersen Credit: Claudio Lepri / Shutterstock.com You know writer/artist Sarah Andersen from her popular webcomic Sarah’s Scribbles (which is probably all over your social media feed), but in the past few months she’s been branching out into something darker and less scribbly called Fangs on the Tapas platform. For Fangs, Andersen