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
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Credit: Chris Arrant (Newsarama) 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, California Credit: Chris Arrant (Newsarama) WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey sent a memo to all WarnerMedia employees instructing them to work from home due to the ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19, better known as Coronavirus. “Beginning Monday, March 16, all WarnerMedia employees around the world who are able
Credit: Matt Reeves The Hollywood Reporter‘s Justin Kroll reports that sources with knowledge of Warner Bros. film production schedule have informed him that three upcoming DC films will not be interrupted or delayed by the ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19, more commonly known as Coronavirus. At least for now. Kroll tweets that The Batman as well
Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) The strength of the newly-formed Kree/Skrull Alliance is illustrated in the latest Empyre ‘propaganda’ teaser from John Tyler Christopher. “The return of the Celestial Messiah to the Blue Area of the Moon sets off a new chapter in the Kree/Skrull War -only this
Credit: DC DC’s just-released June 2020 solicitations features a notable omission, the scheduled third installment in the publisher’s Generation event, Generation Two: Age of the Metahuman. A month ago today, DC announced the five-part event (with a Free Comic Book Day ‘zero’ issue, of sorts). Generation One: Age of Mysteries was solicited for a May 27 release, and
Credit: Columbia Pictures Sony’s adaptation of Valiant’s Bloodshot took in $1.2 million in North American preview showings on Thursday night, according to Variety. The Vin Diesel starring superhero film topped the domestic Thursday night box office among concerns for public gatherings in the midst of the global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus). Variety states it’s
Credit: DC Credit: DC DC’s Shazam! ongoing series will have a new creative team starting in June as writer Jeff Loveness and artist Brandon Peterson take over for Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham, who launched the title. Credit: DC Here’s the solicitation for June 24’s Shazam! #14, Loveness and Peterson’s first issue, along with covers
Credit: CW CW’s Flash has suspended production due to concerns surrounding the ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly called Coronavirus), Deadline reports. The Flash is the second CW show filming in Vancouver to suspend production, following Riverdale also ceasing filming over Coronavirus concerns. According to Deadline, The Flash unit manager Brent Crowell told the cast and crew
Credit: ReedPOP ReedPOP has decided to postpone May’s Florida Super Con in Miami two months in hopes of avoiding the COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) pandemic. This the second major convention postponed by ReedPOP after this weekend’s intended Emerald City Comic Con, and the fourth major convention overall postponed. The new dates for the 2020
Credit: Dominike “Domo” Stanton (DC/Black Label) The Sandman Universe title House of Whispers will end with June 10’s #22, according to DC’s just-released June 2020 solicitations. The publisher did not give a reason for the conclusion, however it will be the second Sandman Universe ongoing – after The Dreaming – to come to a close.
Credit: Jae Lee (DC) Check out a gallery of all of the new DC June comic book covers here. DCEASED: DEAD PLANET #1written by TOM TAYLORart by TREVOR HAIRSINE, STEFANO GAUDIANO, and GIGI BALDISSINIcover by DAVID FINCHcard stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINAcard stock movie homage variant cover by BEN OLIVERblank variant coverAfter a corrupted
9. 1984 Variants Although the release dates for several Hollywood films are being pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Warner Bros. made it clear today that it’s sticking with Wonder Woman 1984’s release on June 5/A>. And according to DC’s solicitations for June, several of the publisher’s books will be hyping the film with
Credit: Bryan Lee O’Malley (Image Comics) Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your pellets? Best Shots has you covered with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews! Let’s kick off today’s column with Punchy Pierce Lydon, who takes a look at Wonder Woman… Credit: DC Wonder Woman #753 (Published by DC; Review by Pierce Lydon; ‘Rama Rating: 7 out
Credit: InkyPen Press Release InkyPen, the “all-you-can-read” comic book service on Nintendo Switch has a refreshing new patch today in anticipation of our biggest announcement ever. Update 1.2.0 brings with it a ton of community requested features and bug fixes for the application including the ability to read comics in vertical mode. “We were sad
THe milestone twenty-fifth issue of Venom is due out April 8, and with that Marvel are rolling out some variants. In addition to the main cover by Ryan Stegman, there are variants by Gerardo Zaffino, James Stokoe, Dave Rapoza, Jonboy Meyers, Mark Bagley, and Ron Lim. VENOM #25DONNY CATES (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A) •
DC has unveiled a preview of interior pages from April 15’s Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular from writer Tom King and artists Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles. Additionally, the one-shot’s variant covers depicting Selina Kyle through the decades have been updated with era-appropriate logos. The artists for each are listed below. –
Credit: Jim Cheung (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics has released a video trailer for its upcoming Empyre crossover event which puts the Avengers and Fantastic Four in the path of a united Kree/Skrull empire on their way to conquer Earth. In the clip, co-writers Dan Slott and Al Ewing and executive editor Tom Brevoort set the
Credit: Planet Comicon Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri’s Planet Comicon, which was scheduled to take place March 20-22, has been postponed following an order by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to restrict gatherings of over 100 people in the city due to the COVID-19 (commonly known as the Coronavirus) pandemic. The con, which attracted 60,000
Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) Credit: John Tyler Christopher (Marvel Comics) Whereas previous Empyre teasers were about whom the Kree/Skrull Empire was against, this latest John Tyler Christopher propaganda piece is about who to support – Emperor Hulkling. Or, that is Dorrek VIII, King of Space as he’s known the Kree/Skrull Alliance behind him.
Credit: Jen Bartel (WonderCon) Credit: Jen Bartel (WonderCon) Comic-Con International has decided to postpone April 10-12’s WonderCon as the COVID-19 (commonly known as the Coronavirus) pandemic spreads. “To protect public health and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, the California Department of Public Health announced a recommendation that gatherings and events of more than
Credit: Mike Deodato Jr. (Marvel Comics) Press Release Marvel Super Hero Shang-Chi will be getting a brand-new limited series this June. Known for his Eisner Award-winning work, American Born Chinese – the first graphic novel ever to be nominated for a National Book Award – Gene Luen Yang will be teaming up with artists Dike
Credit: Oni Press Portland, Oregon-based comic publisher Oni Press is closing their offices on Friday, and until further notice, following the COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus) pandemic. “Out of concern for the health and well being of our staff here in Portland, and elsewhere, Oni will instruct all staff to work remotely beginning tomorrow and
Credit: FX Elliot Fletcher Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com [Editor’s Note: Due to a technical issue, new images are not showing up properly on Newsarama at this time. We expect the issue to be resolved shortly.] Elliot Fletcher has been cast as Sam Jordan, a male friend of Ben Schnetzer’s lead character Yorick Brown in
Credit: Gurihiru (DC) The true story of how Superman helped fight the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s has gotten some attention in recent years thanks to a high profile 2012 novel from Rick Bowers titled Superman Vs. The Ku Klux Klan and Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru’s loose DC adaptation of the tale Superman
Credit: Valiant Entertainment Credit: Valiant Entertainment Credit: Valiant Entertainment [Editor’s Note: Due to a technical issue, new images are not showing up properly on Newsarama at this time. The displaying image accompanying this article is from Valiant’s previous Savage series. We expect the issue to be resolved shortly.] Press Release The wild ride begins this
Credit: DC Credit: Visit Anaheim A research poll conducted by OnePoll shows that Superman is the most popular superhero in the United States – but Marvel still beats DC overall. The study, conducted in advance of the opening of the Avengers Campus attraction at Disneyland’s California Adventure Park, measured the favorite superheroes, villains, and comic
Antonio Banderas Credit: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com Credit: 20th Century Studios New Mutants co-writer/director Josh Boone has opened up about his plans for a sequel – now unlikely to happen in the wake of the Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox – including which characters would have been added, and which actor was
Credit: DC DC has informed retailers that the next two issues of Metal Men are being pushed back on their schedule. Metal Man #7 was originally solicited to arrive March 18, but is now projected to come out three weeks later on April 8. #8 is similarly moving from April 15 to April 29. The
Credit: The CW Credit: The CW Warner Bros. Television has suspended work on CW’s Riverdale after an unspecified member of the production was identified as coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 (commonly known as Coronavirus). “The team member is currently receiving medical evaluation,” WB TV told Deadline in a statement. “We
Credit: Jee-Hyung Lee (DC) Credit: Marvel Comics X-Men #8Written by Jonathan HickmanArt by Mahmud Asrar and Sunny GhoLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by David Pepose‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 The strength of a reboot as all-encompassing as Jonathan Hickman’s “Dawn of X” is that the number of new directions for storytelling feels