Month: March 2020

Max Von Sydow Credit: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Swedish actor Max Von Sydow died on Sunday, May 8, 2020 at the age of 90, according to a statement from his family to BBC News. Best known to the general public for his role in The Seventh Seal, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and The Exorcist,

Credit: Sony Pictures Bloodshot star Vin Diesel says that Sony’s film opens the door for more Valiant superheroes to make it to the big screen.  Speaking to Thai outlet Fanatic Association, Diesel told the hosts, who asked about characters such as X-O Manowar, Ninjak, and Harbinger, that the film would “open the door” to the

Credit: Warner Bros. Games Voice actor Keith David, best known as Gargoyles‘ Goliath and as the actor for HBO’s Spawn animated series, returns to the role of Al Simmons in this gameplay trailer for Mortal Kombat 11 – which Spawn soon joins as a DLC bonus character. Here’s the trailer, showing off Spawn’s moves against

Credit: DC Credit: DC In honor of March 8’s International Women’s Day, DC has announced Wonder Women in History, a YA anthology graphic novel celebrating the real lives of important women throughout history. Wonder Women in History is curated by Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed author Laurie Halse Anderson, and will feature a host of prominent

Action Comics #252 irl is mostly known for teaming up with Barbara Gordon when working with the Bat Family, especially after their iconic “Girl’s Night Out” episode from the animated New Batman Adventures. But one of Kara’s best team ups was with another Batgirl – Stephanie Brown. In this issue Supergirl comes to visit Stephanie

Credit: DC/Black Label Credit: DC/Black Label Strange Adventures #1Written by Tom KingArt by Mitch Gerads, Evan “Doc” ShanerLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC Black Label‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 Credit: DC/Black Label From the very beginning of his brush with death, Tom King and Mitch Gerads’ Mister Miracle was a character in search of

Credit: Disney+ Walt Disney Company’s Executive Chairman Bob Iger  (and former CEO) reportedly has a vision for Disney+, his current priority with the media conglomerate, and his purported big picture plans may speak to Marvel Studios’ continued involvement in the streaming service and how future MCU projects will come to Disney+. Citing an unnamed source

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Comics There’s a lot we don’t know about Black Widow’s Taskmaster. Even the film adaptation of the already mysterious comic book character’s gender isn’t necessarily revealed (and we’ve got some theories about that ). But a new, ‘final’ Black Widow trailer provides a few more clues about Taskmaster – and shows some

Credit: DC Superman’s secret identity reveal continues to have ramifications across DC’s Super-line in this advance preview of DC’s June 2020 Superman title solicitations. The solicitations foretell the return of Doctor Fate in Superman #24 and Jon Kent’s discovery of a ‘New Krypton’ in Legion of Super-Heroes #8. Credit: DC Superman #24In the pages of

The milestone Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular is due out April 15, and DC have begun releasing variants. In addition to the main cover by Joelle Jones, there are variants by Adam Hughes (1940s variant), Travis Charest (1950s), J. Scott Campbell (1960s), Frank Cho (1970s), Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (1980s), Gabriele Dell’Otto (1990s), Jim Lee/Scott

Credit: Iron Circus Comics With this weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle being postponed, it’s left many comic creators, companies, and fans with a hole in their schedule – and in some cases, extra cash in their wallets to spend. With that in mind, Iron Circus – one of the companies that planned to

Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) A second propoganda-style image for Marvel Comics’ summer event Empyre has been released, this time demonizing the Fantastic Four. “The return of the Celestial Messiah to the Blue Area of the Moon sets off a new chapter in the Kree/Skrull War -only this

Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Actor John Krasinski is a popular choice on the internet to play the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s eventual Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four, and he seems to be popular choice with Krasinski himself.  In an interview promoting the release of A Quiet Place Part II, his writing and directorial follow-up

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics The ages old Kree/Skrull was has given way to an alliance between the ancient enemies, now on a collision course with Earth – but how did it come to this? While there have been clues in the lead up to Empyre, Marvel’s upcoming summer event in which the Kree

Credit: Oni Press Credit: Oni Press Credit: Oni Press Press Release Just under a week before the are set to doors open at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Oni Press launches an exclusive online pop up shop offering all planned exclusives for the show, and books from all creators previously scheduled to sign! “While

Ben Affleck as Batman Credit: Warner Bros. While doing press for his new film The Way Back, Ben Affleck has been asked to reflect on his time as Warner Bros.’ Batman , and he recently shared some more thoughts with GQ magazine. The actor told the ‘gentlemen’s’ magazine he had a “better time” playing Bruce Wayne

Emerald City Comic Con 2019 Credit: ReedPOP Credit: Danielle Sylvan (ReedPOP) ReedPOP is ‘postponing’ this year’s Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) in Seattle, Washington. Originally scheduled for March 12 through 15 in the Washington State Convention Center, ECCC’s postponment is due to the ever-changing situation regarding COVID-19 (known colliqually as ‘Coronavirus’), particularly in Seattle. “…

Credit: Marvel Studios Is Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye in Black Widow? Titular star Scarlett Johansson seems to imply he is in a jokey new ‘set video’ promoting a charity campaign in conjunction with the film. In the video, Johansson walks around the Black Widow ‘set’ (presumably a contrivance for the video, as filming wrapped some

Credit: Marco Santucci (DC) Credit: Marco Santucci (DC) The contents and cover to April 23’s Swamp Thing Giant #4 have been revealed by DC. The writer/artist duos of Mark Russell/Marco Santucci and Phil Hester/Tom Mandrake are both back with new standalone stories, as well as more reprints. In the 16-page lead story, Russell and Santucci

… and speaking Namor and romantic rivals, we’re going to switch gears just a little bit and throw out a suggestion we couldn’t help mulling. Consider this a bonus detour entry. Now there’s pros and cons to introducing Fantastic Four characters in an established franchise before their own debut, but for speculative purposes let’s entertain

Credit: DC DC has canceled orders for the final two issues, #5 and #6, of Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul and Inferior Five, but have told retailers to “look for resolicitations of these titles coming soon.” Both of these titles, which launched in September 2019, have experienced several schedule changes. Inferior Five was also cut down from

Credit: DC Credit: DC In June, DC will publish a companion one-shot to Kami Garcia, Mico Suayan, Mike Mayhew, and Jason Badower’s Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Secret Files #1 by Garcia and Ed Kurz, M.D. and featuring art by David Mack, Jason Badower and more, hits shelves on June 6. Cover art is by David

James Wan Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Aquaman co-writer/director/producer James Wan has signed on to produce a new horror/thriller as part of Universal Pictures’ legacy monsters franchise, according to Variety. The subject matter of the film is not reported, but Wan is reportedly working with screenwriter (and comics writer) Robbie Thompson on the project. The

Jim Lee Credit: Getty Images/Pizza Hut Credit: DC So, Jim Lee’s been pretty busy as of late, huh? He has a habit of that, but challenge is something the Korean-American has pursued since growing up in St. Louis. Now 55 and firmly rooted in Southern California, Lee has risen in the comics industry to become

Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwart Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon) is cautioning fans not to expect an Marvel Cinematic Universe film cut up into six-to-eight parts when The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuts on Disney+ in August. “They’re going to feel different in and of themselves, because they’re shot in a completely different

Fred Pierce at Valiant Entertainment’s NYC offices Credit: Kat Calamia (Newsarama) Credit: Columbia Pictures Valiant Entertainment makes their big screen debut on March 12 with Columbia Pictures’ Bloodshot, starring Fast and Furious’ Vin Diesel. Comic book movies – and superhero movies, in particular – have been dominating the box office in the past decade, but

DC’s Clown Prince of Crime will be thee publisher’s latest iconic character to celebrate their 80th birthday with April 29’s The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1. DC has released six of what is now the standard eight ‘decade variant’ covers for the special.  The $9.99 comic book features stories by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo,

By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer March 5, 2020 12:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Batman #90Written by James Tynion IVArt by Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu MoreyLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC It took a few issues but the work is finally measuring up to James Tynion IV’s