Month: January 2020

DC has released a first look at images from next month’s Young Justice #13, in which writer and Naomi co-creator David F. Walker joins Brian Bendis on the writing team.  The issue also features guest artists Mike Grell and Michael Avon Oeming.  “The latest Wonder Comics extravaganza kicks off with Young Justice searching for Conner Kent,

Credit: Warner Bros. Burt Ward Credit: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Press Release WHO:         Honoree: Burt WardEmcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Rana GhadbanGuest Speakers: TBAWHAT:       Dedication of the 2,683rd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Famein the Category of TelevisionWHERE:    6764 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Guinness World of Records Museum WHEN:  Thursday, January

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer January 8, 2020 12:44pm ET Credit: Mark Bagley/Andy Owens/Frank Martin/Erick Arciniega (Marvel Comics) Credit: Mark Bagley/Andy Owens/Frank Martin/Erick Arciniega (Marvel Comics) Venom #22Written by Donny CatesArt by Mark Bagley, Andy Owens, Frank Martin, and Erick ArciniegaLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 Credit: Mark

A Wave Blue World’s Mezo, Volume 1: Rise of the Tzalekuhl is out this week – and the publisher has provided the full first issue for interested readers. “The story is set in a fictional world, so it’s not our Earth,” writer/publisher Tyler Chin-Tanner told Newsarama. “We drew inspiration from Mesoamerican history in the same

Credit: BOOM! Studios/Archaia Press Credit: BOOM! Studios/Archaia Press Credit: BOOM! Studios/Archaia Press Press Release BOOM! Studios today announced a brand new graphic novel, SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE. An American classic and one of the world’s seminal anti-war novels, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five is faithfully presented in graphic novel form for the first time by Eisner Award-winning writer Ryan North

Credit: Erwin J. Arroza (Unlikely Heroes Studios) Credit: Erwin J. Arroza (Unlikely Heroes Studios) Press Release Unlikely Heroes Studios has been making noise on the indie comics scene with titles like the superhero send-up Super! and TheSurgeon, their post-apocalyptic spaghetti Western. The recent addition of the Elsewhere anthology to their lineup is establishing them as

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In April, writer Donny Cates will bring Wraith – the Kree gunslinger who played a role in Cates’ Guardians of the Galaxy run – to the spotlight in a Web of Venom one-shot. Announced via AiPT!, the one-shot pits Wraith against Knull, the god of the symbiotes who has played

Credit: Nate Powell The Smithsonian Institution – yes, that Smithsonian, or at least its parent company Smithsonian Enterprises – has teamed with IDW Publishing to launch a line of all-ages graphic novels with historical and scientific themes. The line kicks off with a series of young adult-focused OGNs titled Time Trials, based on an eponymous

DC has released seven pages to writer-arist Amy Reeder’s Amethyst #1 and all six covers of the six-issue limited series. The new Wonder Comics series debuts February 26.  According to the publisher, “Following the character’s triumphant reintroduction in the pages of Young Justice, the new Amethyst series follows teenager Amy Winston, a.k.a. Princess Amethyst, eager

Credit: Netflix The first trailer for Netflix’s Locke & Key series has been releaed, with the Locke family moving into the Keyhouse. Take a look: [embedded content] “Based on the best-selling graphic novels, Locke & Key follows three siblings who, after the murder of their father, move to their ancestral home only to find the

Credit: Marvel Comics This week’s Excalibur #5 from writer Tini Howard and artists Marcus To and Erick Arciniega sends huge ripples through Krakoa – potentially altering two members of Excalibur forever. With the Otherworld encroaching and the team fractured, Apocalypse takes the opportunity to enact his hidden plan – but the consequences are farther reaching

Credit: Clay Enos (Warner Bros. Entertainment) Credit: Clay Enos (Warner Bros. Entertainment) Two new Wonder Woman 1984 stills have been released – both showing the titular hero (played by Gal Gadot) in action. “Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and the

DC has released a first look at next month’s Justice League #40, the first issue by the new creative teams of Rob Venditti and Doug Mahnke. The first look previews their first story arc “Invasion of the Supermen,” along with all of Bryan Hitch’s covers for this first arc (Justice League #40-43). DC also included

Credit: DC Press Release DC UNIVERSE announced today the team of creative talent and seasoned entertainment executives that will mentor the 10 finalists for the DCYou Unscripted fan contest, as well as the panel of judges that will select three concepts to receive a pilot order, with one to ultimately receive a full series order

Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost Credit: New Line Cinema Stephen Dorff played the villain Deacon Frost in 1998’s Blade film – and now with his True Detective co-star Mahershala Ali signed on to star in a film reboot, the actor applauds the casting – and wouldn’t

Credit: The CW Credit: The CW The CW has renewed all of its current scripted TV shows for the 2020 – 2021 season – besides those already scheduled to end this season, such as Arrow. First reported by Deadline, this includes the Arrow-verse shows Batwoman, Black Lightning, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, as

Credit: Lucasfilm/The Northwest Credit: Lucasfilm/The Northwest Credit: Lucasfilm/The Northwest The upside of unexpected debut of “The Child” (a.ka. Baby Yoda) in the premiere episode of The Mandalorian was that fans got genuinely surprised by a plot element, rare in the Internet Era.  The downside was there was little to no merchandise for the breakout pop

With Spider-Woman #1 due out March 18, Marvel have released more variants for the debut. in addition to the primary cover by Jung-Geun Yoon, there are variants by Yoon, Todd Nauck, Peach Momoko, Kaare Andrews, and Chip Kidd. SPIDER-WOMAN #1KARLA PACHECO (W) • PERE PéREZ (A)SPIDER-WOMAN IS BACK, AND PULLING NO PUNCHES!Jessica Drew hasn’t been

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics This week, an unlikely new protagonist soars into action in Star #1, featuring the one-time Captain Marvel villain breaking out on her own – though she’s not exactly leaving her villainous ways behind. Captain Marvel writer Kelly Thompson and artist Javier Pina are giving Star her own limited series,

Credit: D3 Go! Press Release G.I. Joe is here! D3 Go! and Emerald City Games along with Hasbro, Inc. announced today that G.I. Joe: War on Cobra is coming soon to mobile devices. Launching worldwide on the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon Appstore on January 20, 2020, G.I. Joe: War on Cobra is full

Credit: Sean Damien Hill/Shaun Struble (Solid Comix) Credit: Sean Damien Hill/Shaun Struble (Solid Comix) Naomi co-writer David F. Walker is launching a a blaxplotation spaghetti western this year titled The Hated. Published through his Solid Comix imprint, The Hated will be drawn by Sean Damien Hill and colored by Shaun Struble. “A western set in

Credit: Alan Lee (HarperCollinsPublishers) Robert Aramayo has been cast in the lead role in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series, according to Deadline. Aramayo will reportedly play a young hero named Beldor, replacing Will Poulter, who exited the role due to “scheduling conflicts.” Other actors cast in Lord of the Rings include Morfydd Clark,

Credit: Warner Bros. DC and Visa have partnered to issue a series of credit cards adorned with the logos of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Harley Quinn, and more – with seven designs in all. Credit: DC/Visa No, the Batman card isn’t good “Forever”. But the DC cards do carry other perks for those who

Check out a preview of April 22’s 920London OGN from Image Comics. 920LONDON OGN TPWRITER / ARTIST / COVER: REMY BOYDELLAPRIL 22 / 136 PAGES / FC / M / $17.99ADVANCE SOLICIT2005, north of London. A doomed romance between two emo kids. More than friends, less than lovers, they’re trying to grow shrooms before the

A new era for Batman begins this Wednesday with #86 – the first issue of new series writer James Tynion IV’s new fun, working with longtime Dark Knight artists Tony S. Daniel, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles. “In the first issue of Batman in 2020, it’s a new day for Gotham City –

Credit: Sean Murphy (DC) Writer/artist Sean Murphy has announced he’s developing a new Catwoman-centric “series” for DC. He says he’s plotting the series with writer Blake Northcott. Catwoman cover I’m doing for an upcoming series I’m plotting with the great @BlakeNorthcott . Stay tuned for more details. *This is the first time I’ve ever drawn