Month: February 2020

Credit: Crunchyroll Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield’s FreakAngels webcomic is being adapted as a animated series for WarnerMedia’s Crunchyroll streaming service. Announced as part of a line of “Crunchyroll Originals,” FreakAngels will be animated in-house by Crunchyroll. “After civilization comes to a sudden and crashing end, twelve 23-year-old psychics living in the rubble of London

Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics) Ryan Stegman Credit: ReedPOP After the drawing the high-profile Absolute Carnage event, how will artist Ryan Stegman try to top that? Well, he can’t tell you – yet.  But what he can say is that he’s having fun doing it. For the past few months Stegman has been on cover

Credit: Marvel/Netmarble Mobile game developer NetMarble of Marvel Future Fight fame is hard at work on a mysterious new Marvel Comics-based game to be unveiled in a panel at the upcoming PAX East video game convention – and it’s described as a “gaming revolution.” The new game – teased only in the Doctor Strange-esque art

Batman: The Widening Gyre #6 Credit: DC Comics Kevin Smith and Walter Flanagan’s Batman: Widening Gyre concluded in 2010, with a sequel, Batman: Bellicosity, planned for release in 2014. But Bellicosity has yet to materialize – and now Kevin Smith has offered an update on the long in-gestation project, taking personal responsibility for the delays.

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Alien: The Original Screenplay #2 (of 5)Cristiano Seixas (W), Guilherme Balbi (A/Cover), Candice Han (C), and Walter Simonson (Variant Cover)On sale May 20FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesThe intercepted voice transmission has been interpreted—a dire warning . . . but is it too late? As the crew continues to survey the massive pyramid structure,

Tyrion and Cersei have words in this preview of February 26’s George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #2. George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #2writer: George R.R. Martin, Landry Walker | artist: Mel Rubicovers: Mike Miller (A), Mel Rubi (B)Mel Rubi (RI-Virgin), Mel Rubi (RI-B/W)Mike Miller (RI-Virgin)FC | 32 pages | Fantasy/Adventure | $3.99

Credit: Marvel Comics Avengers writer Jason Aaron is laying out a years-long roadmap for the title that delves into many threads from his past work – and it’s possible another clash with the X-Men, who Aaron wrote for years, is on the horizon.  Speaking to Newsarama about his relationship with X-Men writer Jonathan Hickman and how

Credit: Lucasfilm Credit: Lucasfilm Credit: Lucasfilm Press Release Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced the launch of an all new publishing-led Star Wars storytelling initiative, Star Wars: The High Republic, previously called “Project Luminous.” The publishing program will feature interconnected stories told across multiple publishers. This epic saga will take place 200 years prior to the

7. “Invasion!” – Season 5, Episode 8 It’s hard enough to balance a crossover among four different shows (Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), but “Invasion!” does this and more as it succeeds in telling a moving 100th episode. In the mix of battle between the heroes of the Arrowverse and the

Credit: Saban Kevin Smith Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com You got Qs? Kevin Smith has As. The 49-year-old filmmaker has never been shy about sharing his opinion, dating all the way back to when he exploded on the scene with Clerks, his low-budget 1994 flick that took the culture by storm. But these days,

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer February 25, 2020 02:44pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Force Works 2020 #1Written by Matthew RosenbergArt by Juanan Ramirez and Federico BleeLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics Matthew Rosenberg assembles a new team in the by-the-numbers Force Works

By Oscar Maltby, Best Shots Reviewer February 25, 2020 02:45pm ET Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Finger Guns #1Written by Justin RichardsArt by Val Halvorson and Rebecca NaltyLettering by Taylor EspositoPublished by Vault Comics‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 Writer Justin Richards and artist Val Halvorson add a slice of untethered passion to Vault

By Matthew Sibley, Best Shots Reviewer February 25, 2020 02:00pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1Written by Jonathan Hickman and Russell DautermanArt by Russell Dauterman and Matthew WilsonLettered by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 “Dawn of X” being a wave

The road to Empyre begins in March 18’s Outlawed #1, and Marvel has begun releasing variant covers for the one-shot. In addition to the main cover by Pepe Larraz, there are variants by Tony Daniel, Cory Smith, and Anna Rud so far. OUTLAWED #1EVE L. EWING (W) • KIM JACINTO (A) • Cover by PEPE

Credit: Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Bob Chapek Credit: Walt Disney Company Longtime Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has stepped down from his position, with Bob Chapek named as his successor. Chapek is a 27-year veteran of the House of Mouse, working the past few years as Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and

Credit: Universal Pictures Jurassic World 3 director Colin Trevorrow, who directed the first film in the series, has announced the start of production on the film by announcing the official title: Jurassic World: Dominion. Trevorrow revealed the title in a tweet bearing an image of the clapboard for the first day’s filming, seen here: Day

Credit: Dark Horse Comics/Berger Books Credit: Dark Horse Comics/Berger Books Peter Milligan’s newest creator-owned series, Tomorrow, debuts this Wednesday from Dark Horse Comics – and in it, he and artist Jesus Hervas imagine a world where the adult population is wiped out and children inherit what’s left. But the world’s not just made up of

Credit: IDW Publishing Credit: IDW Publishing With the aftermath of the events of the “City of War” arc in the main Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, IDW Publishing is unleashing the newest addition to the Turtles team with her own limited series. Scheduled to launch march 26, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika takes a look

With Spider-Woman #1 coming out March 18, the covers have begun to be released by Marvel. In addition to the primary cover (and a variant) by Jung Geun Yoon, there are variants by Chip Kidd, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, Kaare AndrewsT, Ron Lim, Carmine Infantino, Peach Momoko, J. Scott Campbell/Sabine Rich, Todd Nauck, Bruce Timm, Mr.

Credit: Tradd Moore (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Michael Allred/Laura Allred (Dark Horse Comics) Madman creator Michael Allred is back creating an all new creator-owned superhero – two, actually, with X-Ray Robot. The hero’s titular debut series will debut March 25, telling the story of a scientist named Max Wildey who accidently opens a door in

Credit: Adi Granov (Marvel Comics) A group of Marvel Comics artists including Alex Ross, Carmen Carnero, Mark Brooks, and more will pay homage to writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum’s classic franchise-redefining Giant-Size X-Men #1 by re-creating the issue page-by-page in their own styles. 37 artists in all will contribute a page each to

With the collection of AfterShock Comics’ You Are Obsolute coming April 4, they have shared the full first issue of Mathew Klickstein and Evgeniy Bornyakov’s horror series here. YOU ARE OBSOLETE TPB / $16.99 / 120 pages / Color / On Sale 04.08.20Writer: Mathew KlicksteinArtist: Evgeniy BornyakovColorist: Lauren AffeLetterer: Simon BowlandCover: Andy Clarke w/ Jose

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics The X-Men were a “big part” of what drew artist Russell Dauterman into comic books as a child, and now he’s come full circle by drawing February 26’s Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost. Dauterman, who recently drew Marvel’s War of the Realms event (with a long Thor

Heavy accent. Defender of the downtrodden. Penchant for shaking up the status quo. No, I’m not talking about a certain Presidential hopeful. (Sorry for getting political.) As you’ve likely gathered from clicking the link to this piece, we’re talking about the Clown Princess of Crime herself, Harley Quinn. Inspired by a scene from an episode

Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Credit: Marvel Studios Long-time Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige almost exited the company during the filming of 2012’s Avengers over disagreements with his then boss, Marvel chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter,” according to Mark Ruffalo. “When we did the first Avengers, Kevin Feige told me, ‘Listen, I might not be here tomorrow.’

By Scott Cederlund, Best Shots Reviewer February 24, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: Stuart Immonen/Dave Stewart (DC/Black Label) Credit: Jeremy Wilson (DC/Black Label) Plunge #1Written by Joe HillArt by Stuart Immonen and Dave StewartLettering by Deron BennettPublished by DC/Black LabelReview by Scott Cederlund‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 When a long-lost ship called the Derleth is

Credit: DC Credit: DC DC’s Princess Amythest is returning to Gemworld at last -but will anyone be there to welcome her? After her recent return in the pages of Young Justice, Amy Winston is heading back to Gemworld in a six-issue Wonder Comics series from Amy Reeder that finds her kingdom empty and her allies

Credit: Jen HIckman (Vault Comics) Credit: Vault Comics Everyone has at one point in time formed their hands and fingers into make-believe guns and shot them off at imaginary targets. But what if those finger guns could really shoot off? That’s the premire of the upcoming creator-owned series Finger Guns from Vault Comics. These guns

Check out a preview from Wayfinder, a sci-fi adventure graphic novel by Sri Lankan filmmaker and graphic novelist Sachi Ediriweera. The book will be debuting at Emerald City Comic Con with an online release scheduled in the second half of March. WAYFINDERWritten and drawn by Sachi EdiriweeraColored by Warnia SahadewaLetters by Micah MyersEdited by Brittany