Credit: Dark Horse Comics Aliens: Rescue #3 (of 4)Brian Wood (W), Kieran McKeown (P), JL Straw (I), Dan Jackson (C), Roberto De LaTorre (Cover), and Mack Chater (Variant Cover)On sale July 24FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesThe Colonial Marines are the best at what they do, and what they do is kill bugs. Amanda Ripley takes her command
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Credit: Juan Santacruz Credit: Bill Sienkiewicz Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada’s Painkiller Jane is back – and she’s bringing former DC character Monolith with her. In the new slimline OGN Painkiller Jane: Trust the Universe raising funds now on Kickstarter, Palmiotti and artist Juan Santacruz are bringing together Jane and the Monolith to investigate the
Credit: Jim Starlin (Ominous Press) Credit: Jim Starlin (Ominous Press) Press Release Jim Starlin is best known for his cosmic epics, and the creation of characters like Thanos, Drax, Gamora, and many more, who have become recognized worldwide thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Avengers: Endgame,” again pitting the Avengers against Thanos, is due in
Credit: Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios Credit: Sony Pictures Spider-Man: Far From Home will carry over the older hero mentor dynamic that Peter Parker and Tony Stark had in Homecoming, but this time his older mentor will be Nick Fury – and he’ll have a different approach to his relationship with the younger hero. “If Tony is
Credit: Lucasfilm Star Wars creator George Lucas had a special message for fans at Star Wars Celebration’s The Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary panel. Now, that video message, in which Lucas praises the cast and crew of the film, has been posted online for all. “The fans are always such a big part of these films.
Credit: Will Eisner (The Drawn Word) Press Release The Drawn Word is happy to announce a trading card set of Will Eisner’s seminal crimefighter The Spirit. Published as an insert in Sunday newspapers, The Spirit ran from 1940 to 1952 and, at its height, featured weekly experimental and narrative comics gems by Will Eisner and
Credit: Goseki Kojima (Futabasha) Credit: Frank Miller/Lynn Varney (Dark Horse Comics) Seminal manga writer Kazuo Koike died on April 17, 2019 at the age of 82 due to pneumonia, according to Yahoo. Koike’s family posted this brief message on his personal Twitter page. “Kazuo Koike, who had been hospitalized for a long time, became sleepy
Fans will finally be able to meet Holo and Kraft through the Spice and Wolf VR anime set to release on Jun. 3! Originally scheduled for an Apr. 2019 release, the VR anime is the latest instalment in the Spice and Wolf franchise, which began with Isuna Hasekura’s light novel series of the same name.
Monkey Punch (Katou Kazuhiko), the author of Lupin III, has passed away at the age of 81. Best known for creating the legendary gentleman thief character Arsène Lupin, Katou was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido in 1937. In 1967, Lupin III began serialization in Weekly Manga Action and went on to receive numerous adaptations, including TV
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Ashley Witter (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics’ X-23 is absent from the company’s recently-released July 2019 solicitations, as well as the June 2019 solicitations – leading some to believe that the series could be ending with May’s X-23 #12. While Marvel has not provided a response to Newsarama’s query, historically a two-month
Credit: Valiant Entertainment KILLERS #1 (of 4)Written by B. CLAY MOOREArt by FERNANDO DAGNINOCover A by JONBOY MEYERSCover B by DIEGO BERNARDCover C by KEN LASHLEYPre-Order Edition Cover by WHILCE PORTACIOBlank Cover Also AvailableFive deadly assassins are recruited into a game of cat and mouse by their former sensei, the mysterious Jonin!But what does the
Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Writer Jon Tsuei and artist Audrey Mok will launch a new Sera and the Royal Stars limited series for Vault Comics this July. Colorist Raul Angulo, letterer Jim Campbell, and designer Tim Daniel round out the creative team for the series, which focuses on a princess’
Credit: Skan (Marvel Comics) Credit: Skan (Marvel Comics) This July, writer Ethan Sacks and artist Diogenes Neves will create Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus #1, a one-shot that explores the secret connection between the Super Soldier program that created Captain America, and the Weapon Plus program that built Wolverine. The connection between Wolverine and
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In July, it looks like Tony Stark will fall off the wagon and relapse into alcoholism – and what’s more, his relapse could have a profound affect on another Marvel hero. The solicitation for July 24’s Tony Stark: Iron Man #14 says that Tony “may or may not” be
Credit: Marvel Comics Editor’s Note: For a handy flip through all of the single issue covers, check out out gallery here. MARVELS EPILOGUE #1Kurt Busiek & Alex Ross (W) • Alex Ross (A/C)SKETCH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSSVARIANT COVER BY DAVE JOHNSONVARIANT COVER BY RON LIMVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGVARIANT COVER BY FRED HEMBECKHIDDEN GEM
Credit: Image Comics SEA OF STARS #1WRITER: JASON AARON & DENNIS HALLUMARTIST / COVER A: STEPHEN GREENCOVER B: MIKE MIGNOLAJULY 3 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99SERIES PREMIERE“LOST IN THE WILDS OF HEAVEN,” Part OneBeing a space trucker sounds like a cool job, but in reality, it can be boring as hell.
Credit: Marvel Studios Thor: Ragnarok actor Tessa Thompson, who played Valkyrie in the film, says that talks have taken place for a fourth Thor movie, with director Taika Waititi discussed to return. “I heard that a pitch has happened for [another Thor film],” Thompson told the L.A. Times, qualifying her own statement. “I don’t know how real
Credit: Marvel Comics A new motion poster for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 pays homage to the classic Jim Steranko-drawn cover of Marvel Comics’ Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #5 from 1968. Interestingly, the poster places Clark Gregg’s new character “Sarge” in the place of Scorpio, the villainous alter ego of the comic book Nick
Credit: David Peterson (BOOM! Studios) 20th Century Fox’s motion capture adaptation of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard has been canceled by Disney who acquired the rights to the project as part of its purchase of Fox assets, according to Deadline. The filmmakers are reportedly shopping the film to other possible studios, including Netflix. According to the Hollywood trade, Disney
Credit: Fox Fox has passed on a new season of the X-Men-ish TV drama The Gifted, according to Deadline. The show’s second season ended back in February with what Fox described then as the “season finale” (as opposed to a series finale), and was produced by 20th Century Fox TV – which was part of
Credit: Maria Llovet (BOOM! Studios) Credit: BOOM! Studios Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet’s Faithless #1 from BOOM! Studios has sold out at the distributor level, so the publisher is coming back with a second printing – and a second printing with a new, erotic variant. “We’re floored by the response from fans and retailers who’ve
Popular franchise Touken Ranbu has confirmed performance dates for an autumn run of its stage musical. The newly released visual features the main cast for the show including Takada Hiroki as Akashi Kuniyuki, Okamiya Kurumu as Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Tanaka Ryosei as Otegine, and Tamura Shogo as Kotegiri Gou. The new autumn run will mark the
Credit: DC Get your first look at DC Universe’s Swamp Thing in this new “reveal” video released by DC. Take a look: [embedded content] This comes just hours after reports surfaced of troubles on the Swamp Thing set. Swamp Thing is scheduled to debut May 31 on the DC Universe streaming service.
John Cena Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Wrestler and actor John Cena is reportedly in talks to join the cast of writer/director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, according to Variety. The role Cena is reportedly in talks for has not been revealed. The cast already includes Margot Robbie, reprising her role as Harley Quinn, and Idris Elba,
Credit: Boris Pelcer (BOOM! Studios) Credit: Boris Pelcer (BOOM! Studios) More details about BOOM! Studios’ surprise launch of a new Angel ongoing title have been revealed in the company’s letter to retailers. The series, which was announced just one week ago, debuted Wednesday. “Welcome to the very first issue of our new Angel monthly comic
Credit: Marvel Comics It’s been a bad week in the Marvel Universe. Across four of this week’s biggest books, heroes are dropping like flies – with big name heroes apparently dying left and right. But just how permanent is death in the Marvel Universe? For some of this week’s marquee casualties, there’s a light at
Credit: DC Production on DC Universe’s Swamp Thing has unexpectedly shutdown as the show will be shortened, according to Wilmington, North Carolina’s Star-News newspaper. According to several unnamed “sources within the local industry,” Warner Bros. Television suspended work on the show Tuesday, April 16 and said the show was being re-written to end with episode
Alison Pill Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Harry Treadaway Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com CBS All Access’ still-untitled Jean-Luc Picard-centric Star Trek spin-off series has added three actors in regular roles, via Deadline. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World actor Alison Pill, Penny Dreadful‘s Harry Treadaway, and American Crime Story‘s Isa Briones have all been cast in
Credit: Michael Avon Oeming/Taki Soma (IDW Publishing) Credit: Michael Avon Oeming/Taki Soma (IDW Publishing) Got Dick? Michael Avon Oeming does, and so will readers beginning April 24 when Dick Tracy Forever! #1 (of 4) debuts from IDW Publishing. Oeming is writing and drawing the series with his long-time collaborator/wife Taki Soma coloring this ‘square one’
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Credit: Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson (Image Comics) While Phonogram has been on hiatus for three years, writer/co-creator Kieron Gillen still has it on his mind – and has come up with an intriguing idea for who could play one of the characters should the project ever be adapted