Month: May 2020

Taika Waititi Credit: Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com Thor: Love and Thunder writer/director Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct a Star Wars film, as announced at StarWars.com. Waititi has been rumored to be in talks to helm a Star Wars movie for some time, but previously played coy about the possibility it would actually come

The Dark Knight goes to Brazil on the case of ‘The Bodyguard Murders,’ where top businesspeople have been mysteriously murdered – with their own bodyguards appearing to be their killers. The story comes from DC’s recent Giant print anthologies, reprinted now digitally in the weekly Tuesday series Batman: Gotham Nights – with this issue due

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Sylvester Stallone has revealed that he is working with Warner Bros.’s for a sequel to 1993’s cult favorite Demolition Man. “I think there is coming,” Stallone said on Instagram, when asked about a sequel. “We’re working on it right now with Warner Bros., and it’s looking fantastic. That should

Credit: Paco Medina/Juan Vlasco (Marvel Comics) Credit: Joey Vasquez/Juan Vlasco/Ian Herring/Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics) Longtime comic book inker Juan Vlasco died on Friday, May 24, 2020 due to complications from an appendicitis operation, according to friend/artist Jorge Break. Vlasco first began in the 1990s, inking on Marvel titles such as Uncanny X-Men and for artists

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer May 4, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Swamp Thing: New Roots #2Written by Mark RussellArt by Marco Santucci and John KaliszLettering by Dave SharpePublished by DCReview by Justin Partridge‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC Swamp Thing becomes a third party in a grim family drama

The Mighty Mortal by Rags Morales & Hailey Renee Brown The Mighty Mortal by Rags Morales & Hailey Renee Brown Welcome to #AmalgamAgain part one. This mash-up is brought to you by Newsarama and artists Rags Morales and Hailey Renee Brown.  You can check out was Amalgam Again is here, and then check out our first

Credit: DC Credit: DC Aquaman: Deep Dives #2Written by Michael GreyArt by Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan and Hi-FiLettering by Wes AbbottPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 4 out of 10 For most readers out there, a team-up between Aquaman and the Sea Devils wouldn’t normally be cause for celebration, and unfortunately for us, Aquaman: Deep Dives #2

Some down time, and some gorilla time, in a preview of Wednesday, May 6’s Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #3. WONDER WOMAN: AGENT OF PEACE #3Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda ConnerArtists: Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Hi-Fi and Travis LanhamWonder Woman thinks she’s saved the day when she stops an asteroid from crashing into the Earth-but a

Who’s that guy? Stay tuned… Over the last couple of months as the comic book industry has faced near-virtual shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic, a smattering of calls have emerged for the Direct Market’s major publishers to work together to help generate fan interest when distribution resumes. Spawn creator and Image President Todd McFarlane proposed a

Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Marvel Comics’ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1, the launch of the character’s new ongoing series, will debut digitally on Monday, May 4, otherwise known as “May the 4th” or “Star Wars Day” to fans. As just-announced by the publisher Friday, that means the issue will debut digitally 23 days before it’s

Credit: Danielle Corsetto Credit: Danielle Corsetto Girls With Slingshots cartoonist Danielle Corsetto is launching a new webcomic called Elephant Town this Monday. “Elephant Town takes place in my little town, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and follows four characters who don’t know each other,” Corsetto wrote on her Patreon page. “And a cat. And maybe an elephant?

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics With Diamond’s Direct Market distribution seemingly back up and running, Marvel Comics has released a revised schedule for its comic book releases from May 27 through July 8 – and although 26 titles are listed, there are a lot of issues not on their schedule. Specifically, here are some

Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC has outlined its planned daily releases for the third week of its “Digital First” line, which includes stories of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman,  Swamp Thing, and DC Superhero Girls The contents of the stories was previously published as new material in the Giant anthology line. Here’s

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has outlined its plans to resuming shipping weekly comic books following an extended break due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Marvel will begin releasing new titles starting May 27, with what it calls a “balanced release schedule” aimed at publishing comic books “in the most thoughtful way we can for

Credit: Scholastic Credit: Tom Angleberger (Scholastic/Graphix) The mouse reporter Geronimo Stilton returns to comics this month with a new OGN following his investigating something the smell of something rotten in New Mouse City. Artist Tom Angleberger takes the lead with Geronimo Stilton – Graphic Novel #1: The Sewer Rat Stink, adapting the creator Elisabetta Dami’s

Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors Diamond Comic Distributors has announced plans to release revised solicitations for upcoming comic books and other products in a new May/June edition of their (usually) monthly Previews catalog to arrive on May 27. Traditionally, publishers share those solicitations early with press and readers. Normally, Diamond’s Previews catalog arriving at the end

Credit: 20th Century Fox Though it’s hardly a guarantee, Deadpool actor/producer Ryan Reynolds is keen on bringing the Merc With a Mouth to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, calling it a “win” for all involved in making the decision. “Oh, man, I really don’t know,” Reynolds told Total Film magazine (via GamesRadar), addressing whether Deadpool integrating into the

Credit: Hero Initiative First he figured out to get comic books to his customers via a pizza parlor despite his store being shut down by the city of Los Angeles. Now when new comics begin arriving in his store on May 20, he figured out a way to get a well-known professional to cover part of

Self-portrait Credit: Judd Winick Writer/artist Judd Winick is returning to the superhero genre in a big way, with his own creator-owned superhero universe. The Mighty, scheduled to launch in summer 2022 from Random House Graphic, follows a 13-year-old girl who “discovers how to be the hero her world needs now and the hero she was

8. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) The curious case of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is defined by DC/Warner Bros. attempts to mimic Marvel Studios’ success assembling the Avengers on screen in order to build to 2017’s Justice League – but centered on a conflict between Batman and Superman. We’ll start with

Credit: Sony Pictures Television Credit: Sony Pictures Television There have been numerous animated takes on Spider-Man, and most have their own cult-like following. Now, fans of the 2008-2009 Spectacular Spider-Man animated series are demanding more – with a Change.org petition. “Now we all remember the amazing TV show called Spectacular Spider-Man. It was a great

Credit: Sachi Ediriweera Artist Sachi Ediriweera, who previously created a heartfelt Magneto fan comic , is back with a new story to fill in the gap of X-Men comics while Marvel Comics’ publishing line is on hold due to coronavirus for a few more weeks. [MARVEL To Resume New Comics Releases May 27, Announce Schedule Through

Credit: Paramount Pictures Paramount is developing a sequel movie in its G.I. Joe franchise, according to Deadline. The Hollywood trade reports the film will “build” on the story of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes prequel starring Henry Golding in the title role. Though no details of the plot or how it may connect to 2009’s G.I.

Credit: Scholastic Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel’s Shuri gets the spotlight as a genius, a skilled martial artist, and a teenager in the new middle-grade prose novel Shuri: A Black Panther Novel. Writer Nic Stone puts the Wakandan princess on a quest to save her homeland, and further exploring the powers of the Heart-Shaped Herb. This

Credit: Joe Quesada (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ron Lim (Marvel Comics) Seven days after Diamond confirmed plans to resume distribution operations for May 20, Marvel Comics has released amended plans for its releases for the next two months – given the relatively slim schedule (and the complete absence of some titles), people have questions. We do.

Credit: CW The whole concept of fight scenes and love scenes might need to be rethought in the post-COVID-19 era of filmmaking, according to Warner Bros. Television – producers of the Arrow-verse shows, Riverdale, and more. In a closed-doors conference call between the company’s presidents and its various showrunners (as reported by Variety), ideas were