Credit: Becky Cloonan (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Becky Cloonan (Dark Horse Comics) My Chemical Romance has reunited, and now Dark Horse is re-releasing the tie-in comic book series to their hit album “Danger Days.” The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys will be released in Dark Horse’s hardcover Library Edition format – subtitled California. “I
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Lyle Waggoner at the Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special Arrivals at the CBS Television City on October 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Actor Lyle Waggoner has died at age 84 in West Lake, California, following an illness, as covered by The Hollywood Reporter. Born Kyle Wesley Waggoner in Missouri,
Credit: BOOM! Studios BEAR OGN HC*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR AUGUST 2020*****Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! StudiosRetail Price : $24.99Writer: Ben QueenArtist: Joe Todd-StantonCover Artist: Joe Todd-StantonSynopsis:– Bear is a guide dog for the blind, and he would do anything for his best friend and owner, Patrick. But when Bear suddenly loses his own vision,
Credit: CW CW has postponsed the broadcast of the next scheduled new episodes of its shows The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (via CBR). Both shows will air new episodes on Tuesday, March 17, but Legends of Tomorrow’s March 24 episode premiere “Zari, Not Zari” has been replaced with a re-run of the episode “A
Credit: Image Comics Image Comics has announced a series of actions they’re taking to help comic book retailers in light of the growing COVID-19 (commonly known as coronavirus) pandemic. Here is a letter sent out to retailers by Image, shared with the company’s permission: Dear Retailer Partners, Image Comics seeks to promote and elevate the
Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ Black Widow has been pulled from its planned May 1 theatrical release – with a make-up release date not announced. First reported by Variety, this comes as the COVID-19 (commonly known as coronavirus) pandemic spreads, and theater chains such as AMC and Regal have closed all of
Credit: Artists, Writers, and Artisans Credit: Artists, Writers, and Artisans The new publishing company of former Marvel publisher Bill Jemas and former Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso kicks off this week with the release of The Resistance #1 by writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Mike Deodato Jr. Formed with the idea to tell stories with “high
Credit: Aaron Campbell (Vault Comics) Credit: Aaron Campbell (Vault Comics) Vault Comics will publish a comic book based on longrunning tabletop roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade, as announced in The Hollywood Reporter. Tim Seeley, Tini Howard, and Blake Howard will co-write the ongoing series with Devmalya Pramanik and Addison Duke providing the art. Aaron Campbell will create
Credit: Brandon Peterson (DC) Credit: Brandon Peterson (DC) DC has revealed the cover and contents to May 20’s Titans Giant #2, with promise of a wedding engagement and threat of DC superheroes’ secret identities revealed to the world. In writer Phil Hester and artist Scott Koblish’s “Bride of Blood,” Deathstroke beseeches long-time adversaries, the Titans,
Credit: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. have decided to release Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on home video early in light of the growing COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) pandemic, as reported by Variety. While the specific, originally-intended home video release date is not specified, the Hollywood trade reports that
By Justin Partridge March 17, 2020 03:47pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Outlawed #1Written by Eve EwingArt by Kim Jacinto and Espen GrundetjernLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 A tragedy befitting a crossover befalls the Champions in Outlawed #1. Kicking off the teen-centered event, Outlawed #1 details
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Spider-Woman #1Written by Karla PachecoArt by Pere Perez, Paulo Siqueira, Oren Junior and Frank D’ArmataLettering by Travis LanhamPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Jessica Drew is sporting some brand-new togs in Spider-Woman #1, but despite her stylistic overhaul, the storytelling in this new series feels surprisingly
Credit: Luciano Vecchio (Marvel Comics) Press Release When Kamala’s Law goes into effect in the highly anticipated one-shot OUTLAWED this week, the former teen vigilantes Night Thrasher, Firestar, Rage, Speedball, Namorita, and Silhouette will need to step up to lead the next generation of the Marvel Universe. But will they be able to make them
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has unveiled a new teaser foreshadowing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel’s new position as Supreme Accuser of the Kree in Empyre – and she may not the only one vying for the job. The teaser states “A new Accuser must rise” and shows the hands of several Marvel heroes
Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Nick Barrucci Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is the second publisher, after Image Comics, to weigh in with measures to help Direct Market comic book retailers in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Dynamite’s owner Nick Barrucci is offering returnability for retailers on its product – through Diamond Comic Distributors, or directly if
Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors Diamond Comic Distributors have given the go-ahead for comic stores to sell Wednesday’s new comics & other products immediately, in light of potential quarantines resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Please be advised that – to give you the best possible opportunity to realize sales before your local quarantine policies compel you
Credit: DC Credit: DC DC has disclosed the cover and contents of May 13’s Aquaman Giant #4. In the lead story written by Wonder Woman’s Steve Orlando and drawn by V Ken Marion and Sandu Florea, Aquaman and the Sea Devils re-engage with the Geoff Johns-era Aquaman (and movie) villains, the Trench. Cecil Castellucci and
Marvel’s big summer event Empyre comes April 15, and in advance of that the publisher is releasing all of the variants to it. In addition to the primary cover by Jim Cheung, there are variants by Alexander Lozano, Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson, Ed McGuinness, Tony S. Daniel, David Finch, and Michael Cho. EMPYRE #1 (of 6)AL
Credit: The CW A Warner Bros. Television production assistant named Amanda Smith has been injured in an Batwoman on-set incident and is paralyzed from the waist down, reports Deadline. The incident occured March 11 under Vancouver, Canada’s Georgia Viaduct. Production on Batwoman was put on hiatus two days later due to the Coronavirus pandemic. “A
DC is keeping on this eventful start of the week by releasing a first look at next month’s Hawkman #23, written by Robert Venditti with art by Marcio Takara and Fernando Pasarin with the standard cover by Mikel Janin and the variant by Gerardo Zaffino. Here’s DC’s description of the issue and story arc, which is probably
Credit: Mad Cave Studios Dry Foot #1Writer: Jarred LujanArtist: Orlando CaicedoColorist: Warnia SahadewaLetterer: Justin BirchIn Shops: June 10, 2020SRP: $3.99A group of 4 children in 1980s Miami plot against the most dangerous gang in the city, Los Marielitos. Together they attempt to steal enough cash to escape the life of crime and drugs they are
An all-new Werewolf by Night is coming to Marvel, co-written by Black-Eyed Peas’ Taboo. Check out a preview of April 22’s #1. WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 (of 4)TABOO & BENJAMIN JACKENDOFF (W) • SCOT EATON (A)COVER BY Mike McKoneVARIANT COVER BY TAKASHI OKAZAKIHIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MIKE PLOOGVARIANT COVER BY JEFFREY VEREGGETHE HOUR OF
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 variant Credit: Jen Bartel (BOOM! Studios) Credit: Jen Bartel (BOOM! Studios) A five-issue Willow series is spinning out of BOOM! Studios’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer ongoing, by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Natacha Bustos. Announced via The Hollywood Reporter, the series will have covers by Jen Bartel and Mirko Andolfo.
Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Credit: Vault Comics Press Release Vault Comics is thrilled to announce ENGINEWARD, a zodiac-inspired, twelve-issue science-fantasy comic series written by George Mann, drawn by Joe Eisma, colored by Michael Garland, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and designed by Tim Daniel. In ENGINEWARD, Earth is an ancient myth, long forgotten.
Check out a four-page preview of writer Jeff Parker and artist Jonathan Case’s “The Catwoman of Earth,” a short fo April 15’s Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1. Added to that is a pin-up by Jae Lee and June Chung. CATWOMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1written by ED BRUBAKER, PAUL DINI, TOM KING,
April 29’s The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1. In addition to the main cover by Greg Capullo, there are variants by Arthur Adams (1940s), David Finch/Steve Firchow (1950s), Francesco Mattina (1960s), Bill Sienkiewicz (1980s), Gabriele Dell’Otto (1990s), Lee Bermejo (2000s), and Jock (2010s), Brian Bolland (Cover Alpha exclusive), Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, Jim Lee/Scott
Credit: Taschen Books Retired DC Publisher Paul Levitz has shared some advice for comic publishers and retailers (via his latest ICv2 column) as they begin this new week in the midst of the COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) pandemic. “A few of my old friends in high places suggested that although I no longer have
By Scott Cederlund, Best Shots Reviewer March 16, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics The Immortal Hulk #32Written by Al EwingArt by Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Paul Mounts, Javier Rodríguez and Álvaro LópezLettering by Cory PetitPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 9 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics Take a moment
Johannesburg, South Africa’s Smallville Comics Credit: Sunshine Seeds / Shutterstock.com Comic book retailers, many of which are small businesses with few employees, are already experiencing significant changes because of COVID-19 — with canceled events and lowering sales. But they’re bracing for even greater negative impact in the coming weeks. “I think this will have a
Credit: Valiant Entertainment This weekend was kind of a big one for Valiant Entertainment, as their first film – Bloodshot – debuted in theaters. While Valiant’s main goal is about making comics, there’s something to one of those comics being adapted into film – with Vin Diesel starring in it, no less – and that’s