Todd McFarlane and Jamie Foxx Credit: Image Comics “Spawn #300” cover Credit: Todd McFarlane (Image Comics) Todd McFarlane has offered an update on his upcoming Spawn film, which he will write and direct himself, stating that the film is still on track for production and a theatrical release. “Those reports were not quite accurate. There
Month: April 2020
Credit: DC Credit: DC Batman Beyond is the latest sketch DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee is auctioning to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), aimed at helping comic book stores and their employees during the coronavirus crisis The eBay auction page can be found here. The eighth in a daily series that will
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee’s sketch auction benefiting the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), aimed at helping comic book stores and their employees during the coronavirus crisis, is seemingly gaining momentum. The ninth and newest sketch in a daily series that will last 60 days is Batman: Red
Credit: Jerry Lawler A replica of the 1960s Batman show Batmobile has hit the market – and its being sold by none other than WWE Hall of Famer (and comic book fan/artist) Jerry “The King Lawler. Credit: MotoeXotica Classic Cars Previously on display at the Jerry Lawler Museum inside Tunica, Mississippi’s Resorts Casino, this Batmobile
Credit: Anand Radhakrishnan (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Anand Radhakrishnan (Dark Horse Comics) Grafity’s Wall: Expanded EditionWritten by Ram VArt by Anand RK and Jason WordieLettering by Aditya BidikarPublished by Dark Horse Comics‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 If Guy Ritchie and Richard Linklater had a baby and raised it in Mumbai, it would grow up
Credit: OversOverstreet Comic Book Price Guide Credit: OversOverstreet Comic Book Price Guide Spawn creator Todd McFarlane isn’t just advocating that Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and other top comic book publishers play nice and cooperate to get through the impact coronavirus continues to have on the comic book industry – he’s putting his money where
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release Last year, superstar writer Jonathan Hickman transformed the world of mutants in the critically acclaimed series, HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X. These two series ushered in an exciting new era for the X-Men known as the Dawn of X, launching six brand new
John Cena Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Wrestler/actor John Cena apparently likes Valiant’s X-O Manowar, and wants you to know about it. Cena, who recently took part WWE’s annual WrestleMania as has wrapped filming on Warner Bros.’s The Suicide Squad, posted some art from the Valiant series. Take a look: Taking a page from his
Mike Grell Credit: DrDan Photo Creative Credit: Hero Initiative Many Newsarama readers have probably heard and maybe even donated a few dollars or purchased a fundraising product from The Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical or financial need. But less often do readers get to see the good the organization
Credit: Mainframe Comic Con With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic scuttling most comic book conventions until at least May, Mainframe Comic Con is one of A new breed of virtual events aiming to fill in the gap and celebrate comic books and comic culture with a fully online convention. Though most people haven’t been able to
Credit: The CW Credit: Dave Johnson (DC) Newsarama’s pick for the best Batman actor ever, Kevin Conroy, will reprise his role (and then some) to perform a reading of the recently-released Batman: The Adventure Continue digital comic this week. The Batman: The Animated Series voice actor will read from this series, which is based in
This week one of DC’s highest profile releases (including digitally) is the collection of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s post-Dark Nights: Metal three-issue post-apocalyptic Black Label limited series Batman: Last Knight on Earth. If you missed it the first time around and considering mail-ordering, curbside delivery from your local comic book store, a bookstore, or even reading
Credit: Rob Liefeld Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has joined the ranks of artists contributing their work to help benefit comic book stores which are struggling amid a lack of new comic books during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Liefeld is offering up original art which he’s using to raise money for comic stores during this hard
Credit: Rebellion Credit: Rebellion Press Release Rebellion announces new 2020 publishing schedule due to Covid-19 restrictions 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics publisher responds to virus lockdown pressures with graphic novel rescheduling – but weekly and monthly comics to continue The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge to the comic book industry but as
Credit: Creative Stock55 / Shutterstock.com While the release of new comic books each week has slowed to a drip during the coronavirus pandemic, there’s still copious amounts of comic books on the proverbial shelves and back issue bins worth digging out. And one comic book creator wants to harness that in a hashtag turning Wednesday
By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer April 8, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: Jamie Jones/Ryan Ferrier Credit: Jamie Jones/Ryan Ferrier Quarter Killer Vol. 1: The Myth, The LegendWritten by Vita Ayala and Danny LoreArt by Jamie JonesLettering by Ryan FerrierPublished by comiXology Originals‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: Jamie Jones/Ryan Ferrier A new kind of
Credit: Francesco Francavilla With most publishers foregoing new releases amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic due to Diamond Comic Distributors’ current closure, many fans are jonesing for new comics for the second Wednesday in a row – and writer/artist Francesco Francavilla has them covered. Francavilla, known for his work on Detective Comics, Zorro, and more, posted
Credit: Walt Disney Company The Disney+ streaming service has surpassed 50 million subscribers across the globe, the Walt Disney Company announced today. Following its North American roll out in November 2019, April 2020 brought the service to Europe in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. Additionally, India, which packages Disney+
Todd McFarlane Credit: McFarlane Productions Credit: McFarlane Productions As the saying goes, everything old is new again. Spawn creator and Image founder Todd McFarlane has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a remastering of the original Spawn figure from 1995. McFarlane displayed the proposed figure at Toy Fair this year where Newarama talked about the upcoming
Eric Valdez in 2015 Credit: Press Line Photos / Shutterstock.com Former General Hospital heartthrob Erik Valdez has been cast as Kyle Cushing, the husband of Lana Lang-Cushing, for CW’s Superman & Lois, according to Deadline. This comes a day after Emmanuelle Chriqui was reportedly cast as Lana, from the same news outlet. For his part,
The Kubert School Credit: The Kubert School Press Release Founded by legendary comic artist and creator, Joe Kubert, The Kubert School is committed to providing a personalized education that will stretch the limits of each students’ talents and potential. The Kubert School’s curriculum, with a focus on all facets of sequential and narrative art, ensures
Dan DiDio & Joe Quesada Credit: The Original Drink & Draw Social Club / Eugene Powers (Shutterstock.com) Former DC co-publisher Dan DiDio has been announced as the guest on this week’s edition of The Original Drink & Draw Social Club YouTube show. DiDio has kept a relatively low profile following his exit from DC on
Credit: Hartley Lin Credit: Hartley Lin Press Release Here they are: the nominees for the 16th annual Doug Wright Awards! The Doug Wright Award for best bookThis Place: 150 Years RetoldKateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, Chelsea Vowel,
Credit: Tapas Media Credit: Tapas Media Press Release WHEN: April 7 2020 WHAT: Tapas Media has launched an initiative called InThisTogether to support comic book creators, artists and writers who are publishing on their digital media platform. Aware that creative industries are impacted from recent events, Tapas will step up to waive all fees associated
Credit: Marvel Studios Newsarama staffers can tell you from personal experience that friends who have somehow managed to avoid the Marvel Cinematic Universe up to now are newly-discovering the 23-film library as a near perfect family movie choice during social distancing. And Tuesday a Twitter user by the name of @ScottGustin shared on social media
Lana Lang Credit: DC Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Emmanuelle Chriqui has been cast as Lana Lang in a ‘series regular’ role for CW’s upcoming Superman & Lois TV series, according to Deadline. But here’s the catch – she’s Lana Lang-Cushing. Chriqui’s Lang-Cushing is descrbied as a loan officer at Smallville Bank who “stayed in Smallville
Credit: Netflix Credit: Netflix Netflix has debuted the trailer for Extraction, a new R-rated thriller produced by and starring Chris Hemsworth and produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, who of course directed Hemsworth in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. Credit: Oni Press Written by Joe Russo and directed by Sam Hargrave, the film is based
Credit: Kōhei Horikoshi (Shueisha) The Japanese manga publisher Shueisha has announced that one of their in-office staffers has contracted COVID-19, with the company outlining the measures they’re taking now for their other employees. Shueisha’s offices are located in the Chiyoda district of Tokyo. The publisher is best known for their manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump,
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC For the second day in a row Newsarama readers get the first look at DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher Jim Lee’s latest sketch to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), aimed at helping comic book stores and their employees during the coronavirus crisis. And today it’s Superman villain
By C.K. Stewart, Best Shots Reviewer April 7, 2020 07:00am ET Credit: Thomas Pitilli (DC) Credit: DC Gotham HighWritten by Melissa de la CruzArt by Thomas Pitilli and Miquel MuertoLettering by Troy PeteriPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Gotham High is a solid high school riff on the long history of the Batman