Month: April 2020

Credit: Marvel Studios Director Sam Raimi, who helmed the original Spider-Man movie trilogy, has confirmed he will direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness following reports from early February that he was in talks. In confirming he’ll take on the project, Raimi spoke to ComingSoon about a reference he previously made to Strange in Spider-Man 2,

Credit: IDW Publishing Credit: IDW Publishing Press Release IDW Publishing (OTCQX: IDWM) and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Sonic The Hedgehog™ comic book fans will get a double dose of fun this summer, as fan-favorite Sonic illustrator Evan Stanley will be taking over as both artist AND writer beginning with Sonic The Hedgehog

Credit: #Creators4Comics Using the hashtag #Creators4Comics, over 100 creators are coming together to raise money to help comic book retailers suffering from lost business due to coronavirus. #Creators4Comics will use a Twitter auction format to raise money for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), with auctions running from April 15 through April 20. Creators named

Credit: Pennsylvania State University A new comics imprint called Graphic Mundi has been launched by Pennsylvania State University. Working as a part of the in-house Pennsylvania University Press, Graphic Mundi will kick off with a COVID-19 themed anthology. “The anthology will include short comics from writers and artists willing to share what they and others are

Credit: Grant Snider (Abrams ComicArts) Grant Snider Credit: Abrams ComicArts In these unique times, everyone around the world is spending more time inside with their belongings, their collections, their books. To that end, New York Times illustrator Grant Snider has a prescient book for these times with this week’s I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf

Credit: DC Universe DC Universe has unveiled its slate of incoming movies, TV shows, and comic books, including the return of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen to the platform, and the premiere of Stargirl. Here’s everything DC Universe has in store next month, including DC comic book hits DCeased and Year of the Villain: New to WATCH This May:

Credit: Art Adams / Marvel Credit: Art Adams / Marvel The first Marvel character has made it into Jim Lee’s 60-day, 60-sketches fundraising drive for comic shops, but it isn’t by the DC Chief Creative Officer/Publisher himself.  Art Adams provides the Wolverine sketch.  The eBay auction for Adam’s Wolverine is live with bidding already topping $7000. All the

7. “Robin’s Reckoning” – Season 1, Episode 31 and 32 “Robin’s Reckoning” is a two-part story that delves into Robin’s tragic origin as the youngest member of the circus family the Flying Graysons. Most of you know the basics of the story – Dick Grayson witnesses his parents’ murder concealed as a circus accident, and

Credit: Legendary Vanity Fair has shared the first crop of photos from Legendary’s upcoming Dune remake. Here is a selection of them, from VF‘s Twitter: EXCLUSIVE: Timothée Chalamet is Paul Atreides. Your first look at Denis Villeneuve’s #Dune adaptation has arrived: https://t.co/Mz3HeIuCX8 — VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 13, 2020   #DUNE FIRST LOOK: Rebecca Ferguson

Jim Starlin Credit: Ominous Press Credit: Jim Starlin (Ominous Press) Jim Starlin returns to his seminal creator-owned hero Dreadstar for the first time in 30 years – and not only is he writing it, he is drawing it after once thinking he would never be able to draw again. Scheduled to arrive this October from

Credit: Austin Books & Comics Venom writer Donny Cates agreed to purchase the entirety of Austin, Texas comic retailer Austin Books & Comics’ outstanding customer pull lists, which have been placed on hold due to coronavirus. Here’s Austin Books & Comics’ message to their customers from their Facebook page, urging them to come pick up their

Credit: Tom Reilly (Marvel Comics) Jay Edidin Credit: David Wynne Kurt Busiek’s whirlwind revisiting of classic Marvel continuity in Marvels Snapshot continues with a one-shot about the perennial X-Men leader Cyclops – written by one of the biggest Cyclops experts we know. X-Plan the X-Men‘s Jay Edidin makes his Marvel Comics debut with the upcoming

San Diego Convention Center Credit: George Marston (Newsarama) July’s Comic-Con International: San Diego is “unlikely” to take place given the latest comments about mass gathering restrictions and the likely timetable for easing restrictions from California governor Gavin Newsom. On Tuesday at a press conference, Newsom said (via Variety) that “the prospect of mass gatherings is

Credit: DC Credit: DC The upcoming DC event Dark Nights: Death Metal isn’t just a sequel to Metal, but will also “sort out” DC’s continuity according to series writer Scott Snyder. “That’s the idea – The purpose of the whole story is to sort out continuity and the universe and give you something fun bright

Credit: BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios has signed a two-year ‘first-look’ deal with Netflix for film and TV adaptations. Netflix and BOOM! were previously collaborating on a film adaptation of The Unsound with Shazam! director David F. Sandberg. “BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re colorful, diverse and varied and their stories have the power to ignite

BOOM! Studios logo Credit: BOOM! Studios Filip Sablik Credit: BOOM! Studios With new comics on hold both digitally and in the Direct Market, last week Todd McFarlane laid out a way for the comic industry to rally: a “unified front” for the major publishers, along with a bold proposal that those unified publishers offer 10

Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Daisy Ridley is lamenting the poor critical and fan reception to the film, the third in her starring trilogy. “It’s changed film by film honestly, like 98% it’s so amazing, this last film it was really tricky,” Ridley explained of her process understanding the criticism of

Credit: King Features Syndicate Credit: King Features Syndicate Press Release King Features Syndicate, home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, today announced that Popeye is teaming up with the French environmental preservation organization, The SeaCleaners, to emphasize the importance of ocean clean up and conservation and to help raise awareness of their

Credit: Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner Credit: Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner Writer Jeff Parker and artist Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner have shared details of an unused pitch for a series based on Jack Kirby’s Etrigan, the Demon. Piggybacking off a fan on Twitter who shared some Etrigan art by Shaner, the artist himself chimed in to point out that the

Credit: comiXology Originals Credit: comiXology Originals Press Release Eisner and GLAAD Award nominees Magdalene Visaggio and artist Claudia Aguirre are collaborating on an all-new, five-part mini-series, Lost on Planet Earth, debuting April 15, 2020 on comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service. The latest creator-owned release from the comiXology Originals program, Lost on Planet Earth, centers on a conflicted lesbian

Credit: Alena Veasey / Shutterstock.com With the Direct Market effectively shuttered due to Diamond Comic Distributors’ shutdown and several state mandates, the booktrade has become the defacto primary distribution channel for comic book publishers including Marvel, DC, BOOM! Studios, and VIZ Media. ICv2‘s Milton Griepp has organized a report of booktrade sales in the wake

Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Warner Bros. Writer/director James Gunn doesn’t think there will be a need to postpone Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squador and Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 despite cascading delays in film release due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move. We are on

Credit: Jim Lee Credit: Jim Lee DC Chief Creative Officer/Publisher Jim Lee drew two more sketches over the weekend for auctions to benefit comic book shops: Deadman and alt-reality Batman, Grim Knight. Saturday’s Deadman was chosen by the high bidder of Doomsday, with Lee deciding to homage Neal Adams’ classic Strange Adventures #207 cover. “Neal

Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Diamond Comic Distributors, announced Monday it is furloughing some employees as a means to “protect our company’s financial future and preserve jobs.” Beginning Monday, all impacted workers currently enrolled in a company health/benefit play will continue to receive coverage, with Geppi Family Enterprises paying 100%

By Scott Cederlund, Best Shots Reviewer April 13, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: Francesco Francavilla (Dark Horse Comics/DC) Credit: Michael Walsh/Dave Stewart/Nate Piekos (Dark Horse Comics/DC) Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of JusticeWritten by Jeff LemireArt by Michael WalshLettering by Nate PiekosPublished by Dark Horse Comics / DC‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 Crossovers are usually fun

Credit: Carlos Magno/Espen Grundetjern (Marvel Comics) Credit: Steve McNiven (Marvel Comics) With the unified Kree/Skrull Alliance looming on Earth’s doorstep, Captain America knows he needs reinforcement – and thus the call is sent out, and answered, in Empyre: Avengers. In this upcoming three-issue series, writer Jim Zub and artist Carlos Magno lead a three-pronged approach

Although it doesn’t appear the New Warriors relaunch will debut this week as solicited, the variants for that first issue have trickled out ahead of its eventual release. In addition to the main cover by R.B. Silva, there are variants by series artist Luciano Vecchio, Declan Shalvey (a ‘Marvel Zombies’ themed variant), Mark Bagley, and

Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Press Release Vault Comics is thrilled to announce GIGA, an epic new sci-fi series co-created by writer Alex Paknadel and artist John Lê, with colors by Rosh, letters by Aditya Bidikar, and design by Tim Daniel.   Nobody knows why the skyscraper-sized mechs known as ‘Giga’ fought their bitter, centuries’ long war. All they know is that when

Credit: Jim Lee Credit: Jim Lee The Batman/Flash mash-up Red Death from Dark Nights: Metal is the latest subject for Jim Lee’s 60-day, 60-sketches fundraising drive for comic shops. “A fusion of the Flash and Batman from the Dark Multiverse – this vigilante is the fastest and deadliest “Batman” alive. Or the most dramatically lit!”

Credit: DC DC will digitally release a selection of exclusively OGNs, collections, digital-first titles and reprints again this week. The release list includes Anti/Hero Young Readers OGN, Batman Vol. 12: City of Bane Pt. 1, DC Poster Portfolio: The Complete Year of the Villain Portrait Variants, Famous First Edition: New Fun Comics #1, Green Lantern