Credit: DC Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your Thursday pellets? Best Shots has you covered with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews! Let’s kick off today’s column with Spider-Man: The Black Cat Strikes… Credit: Marvel Comics Spider-Man: The Black Cat Strikes #4 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by David Pepose; ‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10): Writer
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Credit: Luciano Vecchio Credit: Luciano Vecchio New Warriors artist Luciano Vecchio has again picked up the torch from Newsarama’s previous weeklong “Amalgam Again” event in which we mashed up Marvel and DC characters to pay homage to the late 90s comic series with the same premise with a second entry in his own series of combined characters.
Heard any Justice League news lately? DC’s premier super-team face off one another (not too unlike a certain scene in a certain movie) in this preview of next week’s Justice League #45. JUSTICE LEAGUE #45written by ROBERT VENDITTIart by EDDY BARROWScover by FRANCIS MANAPULvariant cover by DAN MORAThe Spirit of Vengeance goes global! After spending
Credit: Warner Bros. In the wake of director Zack Snyder’s announcement that the “Snyder Cut” – the now officially titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League – will come to HBO Max, the director has shared some new details about what audiences who saw the theatrical version, finished by director Joss Whedon, can expect. “It will be an
Credit: Warner Bros. Press Release Zack Snyder’s Director’s Cut of Justice League to World Premiere Exclusively on the Streamer in 2021 LOS ANGELES – May 20, 2020 – After global passionate fan calls to action and the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that it will exclusively world premiere Zack Snyder’s
Credit: Marvel Comics Variety is reporting Sony Pictures and veteran TV director S.J. Clarkson (who directed several episodes of Netflix’s Marvel show Jessica Jones) are developing the first female-centric movie from Sony’s catalog of Marvel characters. According to the Hollywood trade it is unconfirmed who the starring character will be, but they cite insiders who
Credit: Luciano Vecchio Marvel artist Luciano Vecchio (New Warriors, Ironheart) picked up on Newsarama’s week-long #AmalgamAgain event, where we pitched new, contemporary mash-ups of Marvel and DC characters based on the 1996-97 crossover. Jumping off our proposal for a Batman-Iron Man combo the Iron Bat, Vecchio posted his version on Twitter Tuesday evening along with the new
By Robert Reed, Best Shots Contributor May 20, 2020 10:21am ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics 2020 Ironheart #1Written by Vita Ayala and Danny LoreArt by David Messina and Mattia IaconoLetters by Joe CaramagnaPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by Robert Reed‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 Pulling double-duty bridging both the A.I.-driven Iron Man 2020
Credit: Warner Bros. Persistence sometimes pays off. Wednesday Zack Snyder announced the existence and planned release of the fabled “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s Justice League on HBO Max during a Q&A with fans following a livestreamed commentary on his film Man of Steel. “The Snyder Cut” consists of Snyder’s edit of the film, based on the version
Credit: DC Universe Stargirl‘s CW premiere, which aired on Tuesday after debuting Monday on the DC Universe streaming service, brought in a 0.3 rating and 1.2 million total viewers, according to Deadline. That ties Stargirl with Nancy Drew, which ranked the same metrics, for CW’s second best 2019/2020 TV premiere. Batwoman, which drew 0.5 rating and 1.9
Zoe Kravitz Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Zoe Kravitz, who plays Selina Kyle/Catwoman in 2021’s The Batman, says she’s just waiting for a call to resume filming on the movie, which has been shut down for several weeks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “[Part of me is] hoping to wake up every day to an
The Trench are all consuming and overwhelming in this preview of DC Digital First’s Aquaman: Deep Dives #5, out digitally May 21. Here’s DC’s description of the story: “Stinging Tide – Part 1 by Steve Orlando, V. Ken Marion, Sandu Florea, Andrew Dalhouse and Wes Abbott In order to rescue King Noble, Aquaman and the
Credit: SyFy This week’s finale of Batwoman season one brought a new twist to one of its ongoing villains, as it depicted Hush/Tommy Elliot undergoing surgery to alter his face – to that of Bruce Wayne. This is a twist that also took place in comic books – but what’s interesting is, Hush’s new identity
Credit: Kim Jacincto (Marvel Comics) Credit: Kim Jacincto (Marvel Comics) Hawkeye: Freefall #5Written by Matthew RosenbergArt by Otto SchmidtLettering by Joe SabinoPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by Pierce Lydon‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Hawkeye is a character who quite often has to get by on charm alone. (I mean, how else is Marvel’s bow-and-arrow guy
Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Credit: Valentina Remenar (Marvel Comics) Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 kicked off a new volume of the titular character’s solo series with a surprise digital release on May 4 to coincide with Star Wars Day. Now, with the comic about to receive a physical release as part of Marvel’s first wave of
By Joey Edsall, Best Shots Contributor May 20, 2020 01:41pm ET Credit: BOOM! Studios Credit: BOOM! Studios Disaster Inc. #1Written by Joe HarrisArt by Sebastian PirizLettering by Carlos M. MangualPublished by AfterShock ComicsReview by Joey Edsall‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 If you watched the short-lived David Farrier-helmed Netflix documentary series Dark Tourist, you may
Credit: ABC Agent Shaw presents his personal time travel theory – not entirely so different from the one Marvel Studios presented in Avengers: Endgame – in this new clip from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 7. Check it out: [embedded content] Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 7, the show’s last, premieres May 27 on ABC.
Credit: BOOM! Studios Credit: BOOM! Studios Tuesday BOOM! Studios, in partnership with WildBrain Ltd. and Dentsu Entertainment USA, announced Mega Man: Fully Charged, a six-issue August-debuting comic book series based on the television series of the same name. According to BOOM! the new series “features heroes like Mega Man, Rush, and Dr. Light in fully
Credit: Z2 Comics Filmmaker Duncan Jones – the son of late musician David Bowie – has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his next project, a comic book titled Madi which he created with a variety of well-known comic creators. Jones wrote Madi alongside Alex Di Campi, and a host of artists including Dylan Teague, Glenn Fabry, Duncan
Diana takes on the notorious assassin Deadshot in this preview of May 20’s DC Digital First Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #5. Here’s DC’s rundown of the stories inside: “Sure Shot” by Van Jensen, Jheremy Raapack, Hi-Fi and Travis Lanham Deadshot has his sights set on a corrupt government official, and it’sup to the Amazon
Credit: Jason Howard (Image Comics) Credit: Jason Howard (Image Comics) Writer/artist Jason Howard will create a new Image Comics series titled Big Girls that takes its name seriously, pitting a fighting force of literally gigantic women against attacking kaiju. “Big Girls is inspired by my childhood love of giant monster movies like King Kong and
Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has unveiled an updated list of planned titles it will publish between the weeks of July 15-29. The publisher emphasized in its headline that its titles will decision to release on Wednesdays, seemingly in response to closest competitor DC’s recent move to allow their publications to be sold in the
Credit: 20th Century Fox Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld says he has “assessed” Marvel Studios’ schedule for the next several years and “doesn’t see” Deadpool 3 being made “for the next five years.” “Regardless of whatever inside perspective I may have, what I do know is that until a movie is put on a schedule, it’s
Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Animation DC’s latest animated feature, the R-rated Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, debuted digitally earlier this month and releases on Blu-ray and DVD starting Tuesday, May 19. Warner Bros. Entertainment has provided Newsarama readers with a new clip from the film, featuring “the Suicide Squad and assorted allies
Credit: BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios released their revised new comic book and graphic novel release schedule for July 2020. The publisher’s new single issue comics release schedule resumes this week on Wednesday, May 20 with Diamond Comic Distributors’ resumption of services. BOOM!’s full schedule for May and June can be found here. Most July titles were originally
Here’s a look at more promotional art from DC’s new Digital First series DCeased: Hope at World’s End by writer Tomy Taylor, artists Dustin Nguyen, Renato Guedes, Carmine Di Giandomenico and Marco Failla, with cover art by Ben Oliver, Francesco Mattina and Yasmine Putri. Got a comment? There’s lots of conversation on Newsarama’s FACEBOOK and TWITTER!
Credit: DC Credit: DC Available on digital platforms immediately, Tuesday morning DC announced the launch of the twice-monthly DCeased: Hope at World’s End. A 14-chapter limited series by writer Tom Taylor set in the span of the time jump in DCeased #5 (before the fall of Earth), the series leads into the launch of DCeased’s sequel, DCeased: Dead
Credit: The CW Batwoman actor Ruby Rose has announced her plans to leave the series, vacating the title role ahead of the currently in development second season, scheduled to premiere in 2021. Rose issued a statement on her departure, though she did not spell out her reasons for leaving the show. “I have made the
Credit: DC Credit: DC DCeased: Hope at World’s End #1Written by Tom TaylorArt by Dustin Nguyen and Rex LokusLettering by Saida TemofontePublished by DCReview by David Pepose‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 The Anti-Life Equation continues its merciless shuffle forward in DCeased: Hope at World’s End #1, as writer Tom Taylor and artist Dustin Nguyen
Credit: Newsarama The clock that ticked off the minutes from Wednesday to Wednesday—the pulse of new comic day—was stopped by COVID-19. Now that it’s ready to tick again, the clock can be reset to…really, any day. So the question becomes: What’s the best day for new comic releases? The clock is already off-kilter. “Traditional” Wednesday