Month: April 2020

Credit: DC Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, and Alexandra Daddario will voice the lead characters in an all-new Superman film from Warner Bros. Animation. First reported by Entertainment Weekly, Superman: Man of Tomorrow will be a ‘year one’ style take on it all with Clark Kent working as an intern for The Daily Planet while learning

By Matthew Sibley, Best Shots Reviewer April 30, 2020 11:30am ET Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something Wicked #2Written by Kelly ThompsonArt by Veronica and Andy FishLettering by Jack MorelliPublished by Archie Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 “I wish I could

Credit: Image Comics Credit: Image Comics 17 years since its initial concept and five years after originally solicited, Kieron Gillen and Jim Rossignol, along with Jeff Stokely, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Clowes, finally bring readers Ludocrats. Gillen has described Ludocrats as an exponential lighter fare than what he’s used to doing. “This is an explosion

Credit: Disney Disney has begun selling resuable cloth masks in a variety of styles featuring characters from their franchises, including Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and more. The masks are created along CDC guidelines for cloth masks. Disney will donate 1,000,000 masks to communities in need, and will donate up to $1,000,000 in proceeds from the sales

Credit: CBCS Good news for comic book readers who live in the United States that are getting exhausted by the ubiquitous TV commercials and mailings reminding us to complete out Constitutionally-mandated Census. Another census is already completed.   Comic Book Certification Service, otherwise and better known as CBCS, is launching the company’s “Graded Comic Book Census

Credit: Artists Writers & Artisans Press Release Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise, is pleased to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with Artists, Writers & Artisans to exclusively distribute their products to comic book specialty markets worldwide. Diamond was also awarded

Credit: BOOM! Studios Press Release BOOM! Studios today announced the new DAY ONE RETAILER SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM, an industry-first plan to immediately support comic shops and their communities worldwide.  Every comic shop will have their own “Day One” – the date they reopen their doors to their communities and engage with new customers. BOOM! Studios

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer April 30, 2020 08:30am ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #2Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda ConnerArt by Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, and Hi-FiLettering by Travis LanhamPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: DC Another “all-star” team up is born in the second

Credit: Warner Bros. Now that it seems the movie won’t be made, director Gareth Evans has opened up about his planned Deathstroke film, which would have starred Joe Manganiello in the title role. “I was actually quite enthused and excited about [Deathstroke] back in the day, when it was first pitched to me. I met

Credit: Marvel Entertainment Press Release Marvel Entertainment announced today the launch of a brand-new digital series, MARVEL PRESENTS: THE WORLD’S GREATEST BOOK CLUB with PAUL SCHEER, a six-episode weekly series celebrating your favorite comics and the community around them. This fun, light-hearted series is hosted by actor and comedian Paul Scheer, who will be joined

Mike Perkins Credit: Comic Con Revolution Credit: Mike Perkins (DC) Lois Lane artist Mike Perkins has signed a new, three-year ‘exclusive’ contract with DC – a renewal from his original two-year deal with the publisher from 2018. “Today is the first day of my new 3 year contract with DC Comics!” Perkins wrote on Facebook.

Credit: Paramount Pictures Corporation Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) has signed on to direct a animated “theatrical prequel” to Paramount’s long-running Transformers film franchise. First reported by Deadline, the film would be set on Cybertron and center on the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Ant-Man & the Wasp writers Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari

Credit: DC It’s been 26 years since Kyle Rayner donned the Green Lantern mantle for the first time, and for thousands of fans he remains their Green Lantern. Kyle’s rookie year as DC’s emerald guardian was helmed by writer Ron Marz, then a new face at DC, and artists with the likes of Darry Banks,

Credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios Joe and Anthony Russo Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Walt Disney Animation Studios’ hit 1997 film Hercules is being adapted for a live-action remake with Joe and Anthony Russo producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A third Marvel Studios alum, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings scribe Dave

Credit: Mike Rooth Credit: Mike Rooth The Image Comics title Retcon returns this fall with a sequel chasing down soviet werewolves titled Dodge!. Writer/creator Matt Nixon is back, this time teaming with artist Mike Rooth and going direct to fans with a Kickstarter that’s already exceeded its goal with almost two weeks to go. “With

Credit: Dustin Hansen (DC) Credit: Dustin Hansen (DC) Dustin Hansen spent years creating video games before becoming a writer and illustrator, andd now he’s making his DC debut in a middle-grades story that combines a “cliché” excuse with the world of gaming – My Video Game Ate My Homework. The book centers on Dewey Jenkins,

Nightwing in Dark Nights: Metal #3 Credit: DC Scott Snyder has publicly declared he’s done writing Batman, at least in solo projects. During a Monday webconference Q&A Snyder conducted with a small group of fans in benefit of the Hero Initiative, the writer of the upcoming Death Metal and former Batman writer revealed he’s probably going

Credit: Book Industry Charitable Foundation “Over $150,950” in financial aid has been given out between 135 U.S. comic book store owners so far as part of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC)’s charity efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. BINC reports that 722 comic book stores have applied for aid so far, with applications

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Writer Dan Slott has announced that the end of the current Iron Man 2020 event series will also be the end of Slott’s run with the character completely. That event series was postponed after issue #3 due to the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on the Direct Market’s primary distributor, Diamond.

Source Wall from Dark Nights: Metal #6 Credit: DC Dark Nights: Metal could have had a very different ending, if Scott Snyder, on the suggestion of Grant Morrison, had his way.  Credit: DC Monday during a webconference Q&A Snyder conducted with a small group of fans in benefit of the Hero Initiative, the writer of 2017-18’s Metal

Credit: DC Universe With the premiere of DC Universe’s Stargirl just over the horizon, the streaming service is setting the stage for the show with a series of live fan Q&A events to be broadcast on the streaming service. Chief among the members of the Stargirl cast and crew to be interviewed are star Brec

Credit: Jim Lee Credit: Jim Lee Credit: Jim Lee DC Publisher/Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee is still hard at work cranking out high-value original sketches – a rarity from the busy executive in recent years – to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC). Credit: Jim Lee Lee’s plan to create 60 sketches in 60

Credit: BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios has shared with Newsarama it’s revised May and June 2020 solicitations in light of its Direct Market distributor Diamond targeting May 20 to resume operations. Here is their solicited titles for the period, in release date order: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #14Retail Price: $3.99Release Date: May 20, 2020Writer: Jordie BellaireArtist:

Recliner seats in AMC theaters Credit: AMC Entertainment Credit: Universal Pictures AMC Theatres has announced the intention to not screen any Universal Pictures films at any of their theaters after the studio’s Trolls World Tour‘s switch from theatrical to home video release was lauded as a success by Universal’s parent company, NBCUniversal. It all started

Credit: #Creators4Comics #Creators4Comics has announced that the charity campaign has raised $433,166 so far U.S. comic book shops. The five-day campaign organized and auctioned off various original art, services, experiences and more from comic creators, with the winning bidders donating directly to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which has been organized a fund for U.S.

Credit: DC Credit: DC Batman: Gotham Nights #2Written by Michael GreyArt by Ryan Benjamin, Richard Friend and Alex SinclairLettering by Troy PeteriPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 After a disappointing first installment, the Caped Crusader makes an impressive comeback in Batman: Gotham Nights #2. Similar to Robert Venditti and Paul Pelletier’s winning Superman:

Credit: Mad Magazine Dodgeball director Rawson Marshall Thurber is in talks to helm Warner Bros./Imagine Entertainment’s long in-development live action movie adaptation of longrunning Mad Magazine feature Spy Vs. Spy, according to Collider. The film would be based on the classic Mad Magazine strip, in which two opposite-aligned spies (one all in black, the other all in white)

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Writer/artist Declan Shalvey has been focused on the first part of that equation for a little while now, but he’s joining with writer Ed Brisson to provide art for Punisher Vs. Barracuda, an impending Marvel limited series that brings Punisher MAX’s Barracuda to the mainstream Marvel Universe. Though he’s

Credit: DC Our current COVID-19 landscape has changed our lives in many ways. One seemingly positive way? We now have a lot more time. Time! That most precious of all commodities (especially in the publishing world). We’re always telling ourselves that if we only had more time, we’d do that one special thing. And now