By Joey Edsall, Best Shots Reviewer March 31, 2020 02:50pm ET Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy Fish/Jack Morelli (Archie Comics) Sabrina: Something Wicked #1Written by Kelly ThompsonArt by Veronica Fish and Andy FishLettering by Jack MorelliPublished by Archie ComicsReview by Joey Edsall‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Veronica Fish/Andy
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Credit: Alex Raymond (King Features Syndicate) Alex Raymond’s original Sunday comic strip artwork for the first Flash Gordon appearance has sold for a record-setting price of $480,000 according to the auctioneer Profiles in History. The piece was sold at an auction held on Tuesday. Flash Gordon #1 original art Credit: Alex Raymond (Profiles in History)
Rick & Danni Remender As he’s been going through his archives for old pitches and material during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, writer Rick Remender has uncovered the first pitch he made to DC – for a zombie-centric Batman story. “Good for a laugh. Notes for my first DC pitch from 2002,” Remender wrote on Twitter.
Credit: Kabam Disney has announced Disney Mirrorverse, a new mobile RPG video game from Kabam. Disney Mirrorverse brings together action-oriented versions of Disney and Pixar characters that players will assemble into an adventuring party to explore a new Disney-style action universe. “In this all-new, visually stunning adventure, players will assemble a team of powerful guardians
Credit: Taschen Books Former President of DC Paul Levitz was instrumental in assembling a complete collection of DC comics published between 1935-2014 which is now being auctioned through Sotheby’s . The collector of the archive, Ian Levine, posted an ad looking for some obscure entries in DC history, and Levitz scoured the DC vaults to send
Credit: Warner Bros. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has taken to social media site Vero, his usual outlet of choice, to offer a full director’s commentary for the controversial 2016 film. Among Snyder’s commentary, he offered up a new tidbit about 2017’s Wonder Woman (which he co-produced), revealing that her solo
Credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com Marvel Entertainment Creative Director Joe Quesada has launched a video series where he’ll draw on camera every Monday morning to helps folks under self-quarantine find entertainment and get creative during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Here’s the inaugural video from the series, which he calls Joe Q’s Morning Warm Up: It
Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment has decided to halt all upcoming comic releases – including digital – due to the shutdown of Diamond Comic Distributors’ distribution to Direct Market comic book retailers. “This has been a difficult decision with much forethought and discussion that we are not taking lightly,” Dynamite CEO/Publisher/founder Nick Barrucci told Newsarama.
Credit: Marvel Entertainment Press Release MARVEL-THEMED EXPERIENCES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH AMAZON ALEXA Marvel’s Project M.I.N.D. and Marvel Hero Training Now Available with Amazon FreeTime Unlimited and Echo Dot Kids Edition Young Marvel fans can now team up with some of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe and go on their own, unique audio-adventures! In
Bob Iger and Bob Chapek Credit: Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Company Excutive Chairman Bob Iger will forego his salary for the year in order to help ensure Disney’s financial health through shutdowns of its film productions and theme park operations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced Iger’s pay cut
By Kat Calamia, Best Shots Contributor March 30, 2020 09:00am ET Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Harley Quinn The Animated Series Season 2 Premiere “New Gotham”Directed by Vinton HeuckWritten by Adam SteinStarring Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, Jason Alexander, Alan TudykProduced by Ehsugadee Productions Yes, Norman Productions, DC Entertainment,
Credit: Sony Pictures Marvel Studios postponed May’s Black Widow indefinitely, Warner Bros. pushed back June’s Wonder Woman two months to August and now Sony has taken a third tact – pushing their 2020 superhero tentpole Morbius from July 31 to 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis. The Jared Leto-starrer was pushed to its new date
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that we will offer DC Complete: The Ian Levine Collection, an exclusive private sale offering of every comic book released by American publisher DC Comics from 1935 – 2016, including complete runs of Superman, Batman, Action Comics, and Detective Comics. The more
Credit: Dav Pilkey (Scholastic) Press Releas Dav Pilkey, the children’s author and illustrator behind award-winning and worldwide bestselling book series including Dog Man and Captain Underpants, is collaborating with the Library of Congress to serve children and families online during the coronavirus pandemic Dav Pilkey at Home will feature new video content created by Pilkey
Concept art Credit: Sean Murphy Batman: Curse of the White Knight writer/artist Sean Murphy has revealed several pieces of concept art for a planned creator-owned series. The untitled series stars “a team of misfits from different genres,” and he plans to release it as an 88-page OGN. Murphy intends to debut the series with a
Credit: DC DC’s monthly comic book releases solicited for April 1 have been re-scheduled to release on April 29 on comiXology (and its sister platform Kindle), per the individual listings for the eight scheduled titles. Titles solicited for April 1 that are now listed on comiXology and Kindle for April 29 are Strange Adventures #2,
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Maria Hill is dead – and Taskmaster appears to be responsible. But did he really commit the crime? That’s the question at the heart of writer Jed MacKay and artist Alessandro Vitti’s upcoming Taskmaster limited series that pits the skullfaced mercenary against Marvel’s espionage community with life-or-death stakes. But
Credit: Alberto Jimenez-Alburquerque (Vault Comics) Credit: DC Batman/Superman #8Written by Joshua WilliamsonArt by Nick Derington and Dave McCaigLettering by John J. HillPublished by DCReview by David Pepose‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 While the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might share title credits, Batman/Superman #8 is an exercise in having the show stolen
Credit: Netflix Netflix is not renewing its adaptation of IDW Publishing’s October Faction for a second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The supernatural mystery series, based on the comic book by Steve Niles and Damian Worm, will not return for season 2 at the streaming service. This cancelation follows Netflix’s renewal of a different supernatural IDW show,
Credit: Anthony Desiato Credit: Anthony Desiato Documentary filmmaker Anthony Desiato was already looking forward to this week’s debut of his feature, My Comic Shop Country, on Apple TV and iTunes. But with this month’s news that comic book stores won’t be getting weekly comics in the near future — and DC are continuing to publish
Credit: DC DC plans to continue digital distribution of its weekly comic books despite the stoppage of its print comic books’ release due to the Diamond Comic Distributor’s shutdown, according to the publisher’s Director of Marketing Services Adam Phillips. In DC’s private Facebook page for Direct Market comics book retailers, Phillips confirmed the decision – and
Credit: BOOM! Studios Morgan Perry Credit: BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios has halted the printing and release of all of its single issue comic books in print and digital, but is forging ahead with plans to release its OGNs and collections through other functioning distributors – as well as digitally. The weekly release of comic books
Credit: DC Saturday afternoon DC issued a letter to the Direct Market retail community addressing its initial plans to deal with effects the coronavirus crisis has had distribution in the comic industry. Here is the full text of the letter: To Direct Market Retailers: First, the entire team here at DC hopes that you, your
June Brigman Credit: Walt Simonson June Brigman Credit: King Features Syndicate June Brigman has drawn it all, proverbially, in comics – from Marvel to DC, from space cats to comic strip reporters. She’s even taught it – at the Kubert School, at the Savannah College for Art & Design, and coming this fall at Georgia’s
Credit: Source Point Press BACKFIRED #1 (MR)(W) Dave Pantano (A) Diego ToroHollywood has come calling, and they’ve given Wally McDermott five days to perfect the pitch for his comic, Backfire! If he can conquer writer’s block, a relationship in disarray, and a villainous scoundrel of his own creation, he might just stand a chance… might…
Credit: DC Credit: DC DC has re-confirmed plans to release its OGN Gotham High to “stores and online retailers everywhere books are sold” on April 7 as planned. The OGN was solicited to be released to the Direct Market on April 1, but due to Diamond Comic Distributors’ announced stoppage that will not occur. With Diamond’s
Damon Lindelof and HBO may or may not give us a full-blown sequel to his Watchmen series, but the world may need his unofficial sequel Washman two-minute short subject even more. Friday Lindelof posted an Instgram video featuring cast members of the series (speaking in character and one even dresssed in full character) instructing people on proper
Credit: Oni Press INVISIBLE DIFFERENCES ASPERGERS LIVING LIFE FULL COLOR HC(W) Julie Dachez (A/CA) Mademoiselle CarolineMeet Marguerite. She feels awkward, struggling every day to stay productive at work and keep up appearances with friends. She’s sensitive, irritable at times. She makes her environment a fluffy, comforting cocoon, alienating her boyfriend. The everyday noise and stimuli
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has informed retailers that Champions #2 has been postponed three weeks, and is now estimated for a May 27 release. It was originally solicited to come out May 6. The broader question of when or how any of Marvel’s upcoming titles will be released after Diamond Comic
Credit: DC DC has released a trailer for Gotham High, Melissa De La Cruz, Thomas Pitilli, Miquel Muerto, and Troy Peteri’s upcoming YA graphic novel set around a teen version of Bruce Wayne and friends. Here’s the trailer: [embedded content] Gotham High is scheduled to release in bookstores April 7 through their distributor, Penguin Random