Month: December 2019

By Tariq J. Malik, Space.com Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2019 12:19pm ET Credit: Lucasfilm Credit: Lucasfilm Just a few hours remain before Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker launches into theaters around the world to wrap up Skywalker saga, and Disney has dropped a tantalizing new look at the film on its new streaming service. The

Credit: Marvel/Funko Credit: Marvel/Funko Press Release Free Comic Book Day is proud to announce the upcoming release of this year’s Free Comic Book Day PREVIEWS Exclusive (PX) collectible merchandise available only during the event on Saturday, May 2, 2020! Funko leads the way for Free Comic Book Day 2020 exclusive collectibles with their first-ever PREVIEWS Exclusive Mystery Box (JAN200050-64; SRP: $34.99)!

Credit: MAD Event Management Press Release MAD Event Management LLC — experienced host of diverse and inclusive pop culture conventions — is thrilled to announce the 2020 return of their annual comics-first show, Long Beach Comic Expo (#LBCE2020)! Packed to the brim with panels, activities, and special guests, LBCE 2020 is the #1 pop culture

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) has been rated R by the MPAA, as listed on FilmRatings.com. This would be the third R-rated film based on DC supehero characters, following 2009’s Watchmen and 2019’s Joker – although the first in DC’s interconnected DC film

Credit: Ben Oliver (Marvel Comics) Credit: David Nakayama (Marvel Comics) Two variants from Marvel’s upcoming Gwen Stacy-themed variants in their February 2020 books have been released. Ben Oliver’s Excalibur #7 variant and David Nakayama’s Immortal Hulk #31 variant can be seen here. Credit: Ben Oliver (Marvel Comics) Other February titles with planned Gwen Stacy variants

Credit: Netflix Credit: Netflix He-Man and the Masters of the Universe are coming to Netflix in animated form – again. Alongside the previously announced Masters of the Universe: Revelation ‘anime’ from producer Kevin Smith, Netflix and Mattel will produce a new CG-animated update of the classic series with all new versions of the classic characters. “On

Credit: Andrea Mutti (Rebellion) Credit: Andrea Mutti (Rebellion) Press Release The best-selling creator behind iZombie is back and this time he’s brought a whole army! In January, New York Times best-selling writer Chris Roberson returns to the undead with a new comic series, Last Rites. This spine-chilling new series ties into the forthcoming release of

Credit: Hulu Clarissa Thibeaux Credit: Storm Santos Spoilers ahead for Runaways’ third season. The recently-released third season of Hulu’s Runaways embraces its source material with references to Julie Power, Victor Mancha, and a multi-episode story arc for Karolina’s comic book betrothed, Xavin (played by Clarissa Thibeaux). In Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona’s Runaways comic

Credit: Marvel Comics This week’s X-Force #4 from writer Benjamin Percy and artists Joshua Cassara, Dean White, and Guru eFX puts Charles Xavier in a unique position of power in the Marvel Universe, and answers a longrunning “Dawn of X” era mystery about Wolverine. Spoilers ahead for X-Force #4.  Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Press Release What if the Man of Steel was raised behind the Iron Curtain? So begins DC’s acclaimed Elseworlds story, Superman: Red Son, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film

Credit: Jason Howard (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Marc Silvestri (Image Comics/Top Cow) Lee Daniels has signed on to direct a film adaptation of Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri’s Stealth for Universal Pictures. Daniels will produce the film alongside Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment company. Veteran comic book movie screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Cowboys

Credit: Matt Kindt (Dark Horse Comics) Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres are launching a new creator-owned series titled BANG! from Dark Horse this February, and the duo have now shared a first look at their lead characters – with Secret Agent Thomas Cord front-and-center. Credit: Wilfredo Torres (Dark Horse Comics) “At the center of the

Credit: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. has hired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows director Dave Green to helm its Wile E. Coyote-centric film Coyote vs. Acme, according to Variety. Acme, for those not in the know, is the company that creates all of Wile E. Coyote’s ill-fated gags and traps for catching the Roadrunner. The

Raina Telgemeier Credit: Raina Telgemeier Writer/artist Raina Telgemeier has filmed an episode of the syndicated TV series The Doctors, which is set to air Thursday, December 19. Credit: CBS Television Distribution The episode, which focuses on childhood anxiety, will have Telgemeier speaking about her personal experiences which were the basis for her hit OGN Guts.

Credit: Alan Lee (HarperCollinsPublishers) Morfydd Clark Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Morfydd Clark has been cast as Galadriel in Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel show, according to Variety. Cate Blanchett played the role in Warner Bros.’s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings film series. Clark is best-known for playing Sister Clara

Credit: Free Comic Book Day Credit: Free Comic Book Day Credit: Free Comic Book Day Press Release The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry’s most anticipated annual event: Free Comic Book Day! FCBD happens each year on the first Saturday in

Credit: Anthony Piper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is spearheading a TV adaptation of the Trill League comic book for the upcoming streaming service Quibi. First reported by Deadline, the show is based on writer/artist Anthony Piper’s self-published series of the same name which launched in 2015. “In an era of social injustice and internet trolls,

Credit: Faith Erin Hicks (First Second) Credit: Alice Oseman (Hodder Children’s Books) Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks has won the award for “Best Graphic Novel/Comic Book” in the annual Goodreads Choice Awards. Goodreads is Amazon’s social cataloguing service, and each year asks its readers to vote on the year’s best. Credit: Faith

Credit: Phil Noto (Marvel Comics) Credit: Phil Noto (Marvel Comics) Press Release Once a grizzled old war veteran from an apocalyptic future, Cable has a new lease on life as a young mutant living on the mutant paradise Krakoa, but you can’t keep a good soldier down! Ready for adventure and looking for trouble, Nathan

With 2099 Omega #1 out this week, Marvel has released Nick Bradshaw and Gerardo Sandoval’s variants to go with Patrick Gleason’s primary cover. 2099 OMEGA #1NICK SPENCER (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A) • Cover by PATRICK GLEASONVARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAWVARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVALTHE FUTURE ENDS HERE!• Run by Doctor Doom and bereft of

Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is tracking for a $450 million opening weekend at the global box office, with $200m expected to come from North America alone, according to Deadline. Initial North American box office tracking figures placed The Rise of Skywalker on track for a $175m domestic opening, but the Hollywood trade reports

Credit: Warner Bros. Eagle-eyed fans watching the Wonder Woman 1984 trailer may have noticed that Diana of Themiscyra has ditched the sword and shield she carried in her first solo film (and has used in other films) – and according to star Gal Gadot, that change is intentional. “Wonder Woman does not carry a weapon,”

Credit: Kei Zama (IDW Publishing) Credit: Kei Zama (IDW Publishing) Credit: Kei Zama (IDW Publishing) Judge Dredd was born as a science fiction social commentary on the world, and a new limited series is driving back down that road with a story about immigration, protests, and human trafficking. Scheduled to debut this March, Judge Dredd:

Credit: DC Black Label Jeff Lemire Credit: Image Comics With the first issue of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s Joker: Killer Smile, a very different approach was taken for the villain – one that not only centers on the experience of the villain’s psychologist at Arkham Asylum, but also explores the more “performance artist” side

Credit: TheFarSide.Com Press Release If social sharing had been measured during the fifteen year run of The Far Side®, Gary Larson’s creation would rank as the “most shared” of all time. From science labs to dorm rooms, mail rooms to executive suites, The Far Side worked its way into our lives and invited us into a whole new world:

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Juien’s Auctions Press Release Julien’s Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars, held its blockbuster event Icons & Idols: Hollywood on Monday, December 16, 2019 in Beverly Hills, CA in front of an exhilarated audience of collectors, super fans and bidders live on the floor, online and on the phone. The year-end extravaganza’s over

Credit: Netflix Credit: Netflix Netflix has passed on renewing Daybreak for a second season, with co-creator Aon Coleite confirming the series is dead. “We learned last week that Daybreak will not be returning for a second season,” tweeted Coleite. “We’re so sorry we couldn’t share it with you sooner but also grateful that we got

Credit: HBO Following the well-received season one finale of HBO’s Watchmen, showrunner Damon Lindelof is opening the previously-closed door to the idea of future seasons – that he may or may not be involved in himself. In an interview with Variety, Lindelof asserts that HBO does want the series to continue – but at this