Month: January 2020

Priyanka Chopra Jonas Credit: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Priyanka Chopra Jonas in is ‘final talks’ for a role in Warner Bros,’s fourth Matrix film, according to Variety. If cast, she would join actors Keanu Reeves, Carrie Ann Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Neil Patrick Harris and co-creator/director Lana Wachowski. The Hollywood trade reports that much

Memetic Sloth Teaser Credit: BOOM! Studios Memetic #1 cover Credit: BOOM! Studios Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will produce a film adaptation of James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan’s BOOM! Studios comic book Memetic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Batman writer Mattson Tomlin will pen the script, based on the story of a killer meme which

Credit: Universal Pictures Credit: Universal Pictures Vin Diesel is back in the driver’s seat for F9, the (you guessed it) ninth installment in the longrunning core Fast & Furious saga. Per the cast list, The Rock sits this one out while Charlize Theron returns to fill his spot in the “family”; perhaps more details will arrive

Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Another modern addition to DC Comics mythos, the Batman Who Laughs is armed with his sickle and knife along with sinister grin. There is a lot going on with this design but this figure manages to capture the character pretty well. There’s enough difference in the

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) director Cathy Yan presents a new, slightly skewed vision of Gotham City in the film – one not based in Batman’s larger than life presence, but grounded in Harley’s street level perspective. “I knew I wanted to create

Credit: Nicole Goux (DC) Credit: Nicole Goux (DC) Cassandra Cain gets the spotlight in DC’s newest middle-grades book, this time by an Asian-American writer who’s been a long-time fan of the character – and an artist who gave Cass a floral cape. Written by Sarah Kuhn with art by Nicole Goux, Shadow of the Batgirl

Press Release Swiss watchmaker RJ is well-known for its collaboration watches, often takes iconic elements of pop culture and channels them into its watch designs. RJ again joined forces with Warner Bros. Consumer Products for the RJ X BATMAN VILLAINS collection, built on the global success of the first Batman watch collaboration in 2014. RJ channeled its dark

Credit: Kyle Hotz (DC) Credit: Kyle Hotz (DC) Writer Mark Russell and artist Marco Santucci are creating the lead story in February 26’s Swamp Thing Giant #3. The issue is part of DC’s 100-Page Giants line of anthologies. “Word has gotten out about the existence of Swamp Thing – and now tourists are swamping the

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Avengers of the Wastelands #1Written by Ed BrissonArt by Jonas Scharf and Neeraj MenonLettering by Cory PetitPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 4 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics Back in the good old days of 2008, “Old Man Logan” burst onto the scene with an intensity and bleakness that

Credit: Joe Bennett/Ruy Rose/Paul Mounts (Marvel Comics) Credit: Alex Ross (Marvel Comics) Very few titles in recent memory have captured readers like Marvel’s Immortal Hulk has. Opening with a terrifying arc that seemed ripped straight from Tales from the Crypt, writer Al Ewing and artist Joe Bennett presented a wholly new take on Bruce Banner

Credit: Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment Credit: Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment After five years and fourty issues, February 5’s Birthright #41 begins the march to the series finale with #50 – and the biggest battle yet as the big bad, God King Lore, finally enters the fray against the Rhodes family. Mixing a street-wise urban family with the

Sansa suffers Joffrey’s wrath in this preview of January 29’s George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings Vol. 2 #1. George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings (Vol.2) #1writer: George R.R. Martin, Landry Walker | artist: Mel Rubicovers: Mike Miller (A), Mel Rubi (B) Stephen Segovia (C)Butch Guice (D), Mel Rubi (RI-Virgin), Mel Rubi (RI-B/W)Mike

Credit: Kickstarter Kickstarter is putting together an anthology aimed at collecting some of the best Kickstarted comics since it launched in 2009. And in true Kickstarter fashion, it wants the public to be a part of the decision-making. We’re creating an anthology to highlight some of the best #Kickstarted comics. Nominate your favorite comics project

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel has opened retailer orders for a sampler book with previews of spring releases including Empyre, Outlawed, Marvels Snapshots, and unspecified other titles. The publisher is encouraging retailers to offer the sampler free to customers, and will be selling them to retailers in $5 bundles of 25 copies. Marvel

Things get deadly silly in this preview of April 1’s The Ludocrats #1. THE LUDOCRATS #1 (OF 5)WRITER: KIERON GILLEN & JIM ROSSIGNOLARTIST: JEFF STOKELY & TAMRA BONVILLAINCOVER: JEFF STOKELYAPRIL 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99SERIES PREMIEREThe Ludocrats! The aristocrats of ludicrous! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and

“Spawn #300” cover Credit: Todd McFarlane (Image Comics) Todd McFarlane and Jamie Foxx Credit: Image Comics Spawn creator Todd McFarlane says his self-directed reboot film for the longrunning character, who just surpassed 300 issues, is not only shaping up on track, he’s got a big announcement coming soon. “I’ve gotten a lot of interesting offers,

Check out a preview of February 5’s Kill Whitey Donovan #3. Kill Whitey Donovan #3 (of 5)Sydney Duncan (W), Natalie Barahona (A/C/Variant Cover), and Jason Pearson (Cover)On sale Feb 5FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesAs the third chapter of this thrilling journey unfolds, more history between Hattie and Anna is revealed—but the answers provide little comfort. Meanwhile, in

Credit: Wilfredo Torres (Dark Horse Comics) Matt Kindt Credit: Dark Horse Comics What does a secret agent with false memories, a sci-fi author who knows more than he should, and a global secret organization have in common? They’re the opening threads to what Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres have in store with their first collaboration

Credit: DC Comics Press Release Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and entertainment producers — today announced a deal with GSD Group — a leading innovation and strategy agency, led by founder Shelly Murphy and partner Napoleon Smith III — to acquire the rights to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in

Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC You could swing this guy around and he’d be a serious weapon. McFarlane Toys sort of made a name for themselves making these clunky figures in the 1990s, but there’s never been this level of articulation. Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Based on the Patrick Gleason’s Hellbat armor from Batman &

Credit: DC Press Release The top three finalists for the DCYou Unscripted fan contest were announced today at the conclusion of two special episodes of DC UNIVERSE’S DC Daily. The project, in conjunction with Ideas United, received over 1,100 submissions for unscripted series ideas after it was first announced at New York Comic-Con last year.

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Stephanie Durels Manning Jason Aaron launched his Avengers run in May 2018, and 20 months in he’s now framing 2020 as “the main source and breeding ground for everything new I want to do in the Marvel Universe.” “You’re seeing that unfold right now in the wild, space-adventuring, Silver-Surfer-stabbing, Brood-Thor-roaring “Starbrand

Credit: American Library Association Credit: Jerry Craft (HarperCollins) Jerry Craft’s New Kid graphic novel has won the prestigious John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literatur in 2020. This is the first time a comic has won this honor. This accolade was revealed as part of a larger Youth Media Awards ceremony

Todd McFarlane at the Batman Experience at Comic-Con Museum Credit: DC Todd McFarlane Credit: Lan Pitts (Newsarama) Todd McFarlane is a busy, busy man these days. The first line of DC action figures designed by his company, McFarlane Toys, hits shelves later this month. He has plans to write and direct a live-action Spawn reboot

Optimus Prime in ‘Bumblebee’ Credit: Paramount Pictures Paramount is planning to “revamp” its Transformers film franchise with a pair of untitled films that follow the mold of Bumblebee, according to Variety. The Hollywood trade reports that Paramount has two scripts in progress from writers James Vanderbilt and Joby Harold, respectively. It’s unclear what the plot of either

Credit: Brian Bolland (DC) The Batman director Matt Reeves has begun production on the Caped Crusader’s latest movie incarnation – and to celebrate, he’s tweeted an clapboard signifying the occasion – which also reveals a (partially obscured) art deco-inspired red The Batman logo: #DayOne #TheBatman cc: @GreigfraserD pic.twitter.com/kOgcsa6zX3 — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) January 27, 2020

Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Much like the Batman: The Animated Seres figure, the Superman figure here has this sophisticated simplicity to it that makes it an ideal Superman figure. Only packaged along with an additional pair of hands and a bent steel beam (to show how super he is) they

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Captain Marvel #14Written by Kelly ThompsonArt by Lee Garbett and Tamra BonvillainLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 If you haven’t been keeping up with Captain Marvel lately, writer Kelly Thompson and artist Lee Garbett have been putting our hero through the wringer, as

Credit: Jason Smith (Vault Comics) Credit: Jason Smith (Vault Comics) Magdalene Visaggio and Jason Smith’s “snarky-ass space opera” Vagrant Queen returns this with with a second volume, A Planet Called Doom. Created just as a Syfy adaptation of the first volume is underway, in this Vagrant Queen sequel Vissagio and Smith continue this galaxy-reaching story

Credit: r.m.Guéra (Image Comics) Credit: r.m.Guéra/Giulia Brusco/Jared Fletcher (Image Comics) Jason Aaron and r.m Guéra’s biblical crima drama The Goddamned will return this May in a new volume titled “The Virgin Brides,” which follows up the series’ first arc – 2015-2016’s “Before the Flood.” “That’s right, the long-awaited return of your favorite Biblically-gruesome crime series,