Month: March 2020

Credit: Image Comics Credit: Image Comics An Image Comics spokesperson has confirmed for Newsarama that there will not be any new print or digital releases from the publisher this week. Although still listed on Image Comics’ website for April 1 release, the following titles will not be coming out this week as originally solicited: 20XX

Credit: DC UNIVERSE Credit: DC UNIVERSE DC Universe has unveiled the full cast of its upcoming Stargirl series, which features classic members of the Justice Society such as Wildcat, Dr. Mid-Nite, and Hourman, as well as villains such as Tigress, Sportsmaster, Dragon King, Brainwave, and Icicle. The announcement came with a poster showing off the

New York Comic Con 2015 Credit: ReedPOP Credit: ReedPOP The coronavirus has touched every one around the world, and for most comic fans the first effects of it were to comic conventions – with enhanced precautions at February 28 – March 1’s C2E2 and the the escalating measures taken with Emerald City Comic Con, culminating

Credit: Asmodee Entertainment Dark Horse and Asmodee Entertainment have partnered to bring art books based on Asmodee’s tabletop gaming franchises to shelves. Dark Horse will publish art books for Arkham Horror, KeyForge, and Android Universe – three of Asmodee’s top gaming titles. The books will feature concept art, commentary, behind-the-scenes material, and more. “With their

Credit: Warner Bros. Animation If you’re looking for a bit of willpower to help with the difficulty of social distancing, Justice League‘s John Stewart voice actor Phil LaMarr has you covered, reprising his voice role to lead fans in the iconic Green Lantern oath. Here’s video of LaMarr reciting the familiar pledge for all those

Inside Diamond’s Olive Branch distribution center Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors Diamond Comic Distributors is holding previously-scheduled payments to its vendors this week, attributing their decision to cash flow difficulties due to coronavirus’ impact on the supply chain. In a letter from Stan Heidmann, the president of Diamond’s parent company Geppi Family Enterprises,

Credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com The first episode of Joe Q’s Mornin’ Warm-Up! is in the books. The new and highly informal show on YouTube featuring Marvel’s EVP/Creative Director Joe Quesada actually went live in the late, late, late morning, about 6 p.m. Eastern time on Monday. A follow-up, guest-starring Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, will

Credit: Marvel Comics As the well-hewn weekly release date of new comics, Wednesday, comes near, Marvel Comics has now confirmed to Direct Market comic book retailers – and to readers, through us – that it will not be releasing any new comic books digitally on April 1. This follows Diamond Comic Distributors announcing a week

Credit: DC DC has shared with Newsarama a list of its planned digital releases for April 1, 2020… and it does not include the planned new titles it solicited previously for simultaeous print and digital release, which the publisher had confirmed through a spokesperson over this past weekend would still be released digitally. DC is going

By Joey Edsall, Best Shots Reviewer March 31, 2020 02:50pm ET Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Sabrina: Something Wicked #1Written by Kelly ThompsonArt by Veronica Fish and Andy FishLettering by Jack MorelliPublished by Archie ComicsReview by Joey Edsall‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy

Rick & Danni Remender As he’s been going through his archives for old pitches and material during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, writer Rick Remender has uncovered the first pitch he made to DC – for a zombie-centric Batman story. “Good for a laugh. Notes for my first DC pitch from 2002,” Remender wrote on Twitter.

Credit: Alex Raymond (King Features Syndicate) Alex Raymond’s original Sunday comic strip artwork for the first Flash Gordon appearance has sold for a record-setting price of $480,000 according to the auctioneer Profiles in History. The piece was sold at an auction held on Tuesday. Flash Gordon #1 original art Credit: Alex Raymond (Profiles in History)

Credit: Kabam Disney has announced Disney Mirrorverse, a new mobile RPG video game from Kabam. Disney Mirrorverse brings together action-oriented versions of Disney and Pixar characters that players will assemble into an adventuring party to explore a new Disney-style action universe. “In this all-new, visually stunning adventure, players will assemble a team of powerful guardians

Credit: Warner Bros. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has taken to social media site Vero, his usual outlet of choice, to offer a full director’s commentary for the controversial 2016 film. Among Snyder’s commentary, he offered up a new tidbit about 2017’s Wonder Woman (which he co-produced), revealing that her solo

Credit: Taschen Books Former President of DC Paul Levitz was instrumental in assembling a complete collection of DC comics published between 1935-2014 which is now being auctioned through Sotheby’s . The collector of the archive, Ian Levine, posted an ad looking for some obscure entries in DC history, and Levitz scoured the DC vaults to send

Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment has decided to halt all upcoming comic releases – including digital – due to the shutdown of Diamond Comic Distributors’ distribution to Direct Market comic book retailers. “This has been a difficult decision with much forethought and discussion that we are not taking lightly,” Dynamite CEO/Publisher/founder Nick Barrucci told Newsarama.

Credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com Marvel Entertainment Creative Director Joe Quesada has launched a video series where he’ll draw on camera every Monday morning to helps folks under self-quarantine find entertainment and get creative during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.   Here’s the inaugural video from the series, which he calls Joe Q’s Morning Warm Up: It

By Kat Calamia, Best Shots Contributor March 30, 2020 09:00am ET Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Harley Quinn The Animated Series Season 2 Premiere “New Gotham”Directed by Vinton HeuckWritten by Adam SteinStarring Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, Jason Alexander, Alan TudykProduced by Ehsugadee Productions Yes, Norman Productions, DC Entertainment,

Bob Iger and Bob Chapek Credit: Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Company Excutive Chairman Bob Iger will forego his salary for the year in order to help ensure Disney’s financial health through shutdowns of its film productions and theme park operations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced Iger’s pay cut

Credit: Marvel Entertainment Press Release MARVEL-THEMED EXPERIENCES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH AMAZON ALEXA Marvel’s Project M.I.N.D. and Marvel Hero Training Now Available with Amazon FreeTime Unlimited and Echo Dot Kids Edition Young Marvel fans can now team up with some of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe and go on their own, unique audio-adventures! In

Credit: Sony Pictures Marvel Studios postponed May’s Black Widow indefinitely, Warner Bros. pushed back June’s Wonder Woman two months to August and now Sony has taken a third tact – pushing their 2020 superhero tentpole Morbius from July 31 to 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.  The Jared Leto-starrer was pushed to its new date

Credit: Dav Pilkey (Scholastic) Press Releas Dav Pilkey, the children’s author and illustrator behind award-winning and worldwide bestselling book series including Dog Man and Captain Underpants, is collaborating with the Library of Congress to serve children and families online during the coronavirus pandemic Dav Pilkey at Home will feature new video content created by Pilkey

Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that we will offer DC Complete: The Ian Levine Collection, an exclusive private sale offering of every comic book released by American publisher DC Comics from 1935 – 2016, including complete runs of Superman, Batman, Action Comics, and Detective Comics. The more

Concept art Credit: Sean Murphy Batman: Curse of the White Knight writer/artist Sean Murphy has revealed several pieces of concept art for a planned creator-owned series. The untitled series stars “a team of misfits from different genres,” and he plans to release it as an 88-page OGN. Murphy intends to debut the series with a

Credit: Alberto Jimenez-Alburquerque (Vault Comics) Credit: DC Batman/Superman #8Written by Joshua WilliamsonArt by Nick Derington and Dave McCaigLettering by John J. HillPublished by DCReview by David Pepose‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 While the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might share title credits, Batman/Superman #8 is an exercise in having the show stolen

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Maria Hill is dead – and Taskmaster appears to be responsible. But did he really commit the crime? That’s the question at the heart of writer Jed MacKay and artist Alessandro Vitti’s upcoming Taskmaster limited series that pits the skullfaced mercenary against Marvel’s espionage community with life-or-death stakes. But

Credit: DC DC’s monthly comic book releases solicited for April 1 have been re-scheduled to release on April 29 on comiXology (and its sister platform Kindle), per the individual listings for the eight scheduled titles. Titles solicited for April 1 that are now listed on comiXology and Kindle for April 29 are Strange Adventures #2,

Credit: Anthony Desiato Credit: Anthony Desiato Documentary filmmaker Anthony Desiato was already looking forward to this week’s debut of his feature, My Comic Shop Country, on Apple TV and iTunes. But with this month’s news that comic book stores won’t be getting weekly comics in the near future — and DC are continuing to publish