Credit: Marvel Studios Is Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye in Black Widow? Titular star Scarlett Johansson seems to imply he is in a jokey new ‘set video’ promoting a charity campaign in conjunction with the film. In the video, Johansson walks around the Black Widow ‘set’ (presumably a contrivance for the video, as filming wrapped some
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Credit: Marco Santucci (DC) Credit: Marco Santucci (DC) The contents and cover to April 23’s Swamp Thing Giant #4 have been revealed by DC. The writer/artist duos of Mark Russell/Marco Santucci and Phil Hester/Tom Mandrake are both back with new standalone stories, as well as more reprints. In the 16-page lead story, Russell and Santucci
… and speaking Namor and romantic rivals, we’re going to switch gears just a little bit and throw out a suggestion we couldn’t help mulling. Consider this a bonus detour entry. Now there’s pros and cons to introducing Fantastic Four characters in an established franchise before their own debut, but for speculative purposes let’s entertain
Credit: DC Credit: DC In June, DC will publish a companion one-shot to Kami Garcia, Mico Suayan, Mike Mayhew, and Jason Badower’s Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Secret Files #1 by Garcia and Ed Kurz, M.D. and featuring art by David Mack, Jason Badower and more, hits shelves on June 6. Cover art is by David
Credit: DC DC has canceled orders for the final two issues, #5 and #6, of Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul and Inferior Five, but have told retailers to “look for resolicitations of these titles coming soon.” Both of these titles, which launched in September 2019, have experienced several schedule changes. Inferior Five was also cut down from
Jim Lee Credit: Getty Images/Pizza Hut Credit: DC So, Jim Lee’s been pretty busy as of late, huh? He has a habit of that, but challenge is something the Korean-American has pursued since growing up in St. Louis. Now 55 and firmly rooted in Southern California, Lee has risen in the comics industry to become
James Wan Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Aquaman co-writer/director/producer James Wan has signed on to produce a new horror/thriller as part of Universal Pictures’ legacy monsters franchise, according to Variety. The subject matter of the film is not reported, but Wan is reportedly working with screenwriter (and comics writer) Robbie Thompson on the project. The
Fred Pierce at Valiant Entertainment’s NYC offices Credit: Kat Calamia (Newsarama) Credit: Columbia Pictures Valiant Entertainment makes their big screen debut on March 12 with Columbia Pictures’ Bloodshot, starring Fast and Furious’ Vin Diesel. Comic book movies – and superhero movies, in particular – have been dominating the box office in the past decade, but
Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwart Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon) is cautioning fans not to expect an Marvel Cinematic Universe film cut up into six-to-eight parts when The Falcon and the Winter Soldier debuts on Disney+ in August. “They’re going to feel different in and of themselves, because they’re shot in a completely different
DC’s Clown Prince of Crime will be thee publisher’s latest iconic character to celebrate their 80th birthday with April 29’s The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1. DC has released six of what is now the standard eight ‘decade variant’ covers for the special. The $9.99 comic book features stories by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo,
Joe Illidge Credit: A Wave Blue World Joseph P. Illidge has joined Heavy Metal as Co-Managing Editor alongside former Senior Editor Ricardo Llarena. Announced via The Hollywood Reporter, Illidge’s hiring comes just after the hiring of fellow DC alum David Erwin as Publisher and Matthew Medney as CEO. “Working with the great team at Heavy
By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer March 5, 2020 12:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Batman #90Written by James Tynion IVArt by Jorge Jimenez and Tomeu MoreyLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC It took a few issues but the work is finally measuring up to James Tynion IV’s
Press Release One week before the tour kicks off leading up to the release of the new album by Sacramento’s Dance Gavin Dance, Z2 Comics announces original graphic novel partnership for The Robot’s Tale! Following up on recent success stories with Poppy, Skillet, and Yungblud, Z2 offers up something new for the Warped Tour crowd
Look what followed the New Mutants home to Earth? The Brood, in a preview of next week’s X-Men #8. X-MEN #8JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUGOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER BY MARCOS MARTINGET READY TO RUN!The New Mutants are back from space, and they’ve brought intergalactic trouble with them!
Check out a preview of next week’s Immortal Hulk #32. IMMORTAL HULK #32AL EWING (W) • JOE BENNETT (A) • Cover by ALEX ROSSSPIDER-WOMAN VARIANT COVER BY PATCH ZIRCHER• The gentle giant XEMNUTM has come to EARTHTM to fight evil – as the INCREDIBLE HULKTM!• And YOUTM can join him – as he battles ROBERT
Credit: Christina “Steenz” Stewart You might know Christina “Steenz” Stewart as an artist, drawing the McDuffie Award-winning Archival Quality from Oni Press. Credit: Oni Press You might know Christina “Steenz” Stewart as an editor of titles at Lion Forge, Mad Cave Studios, and elsewhere. You might know Christina “Steenz” Stewart as an adjunct professor at
Matt Kindt and Matt Smith’s literary-minded fantasy comes to a conclusion with March 25’s Folklords #5, and we have a first look courtesy of BOOM! Studios. FOLKLORDS #5Retail Price : $3.99Writer: Matt KindtArtist: Matt SmithCover Artist: Matt SmithVariant Cover Artist: Jeff SmithSynopsis: Ansel and his motley crew converge on the Library of Banned Books, and
Credit: Brian Stelfreeze (Marvel Comics) Credit: Marvel Comics Doctor Doom, Domino, ans some Asgardians will lead a new line of Marvel prose novels from Asmodee’s new Aconyte fiction imprint. Four of the titles scheduled to debut are: Domino: Strays, Doctor Doom: The Harrowing of Doom, Legends of Asgard: The Head of Mimir, and Legends of
DC has released a first look at next month’s Strange Adventures #2 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan “Doc” Shaner and Clayton Cowles, chapter 2 of the 12-issue series. “What is the truth about Adam Strange? When an activist who publicly accused him of war crimes ends up dead, the public begins to doubt Strange’s
Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Deadline reports that the Walt Disney Company is “adamant” that it won’t be moving May 1’s Black Widow despite growing concerns about Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Hollywood trade reports that rumors are rampant “in the distribution sphere” that Black Widow would be re-located to November 6, taking over the date
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC has released artist Francesco Mattina’s variant covers for Batman #93 and #94, April 15 and May 6’s final two chapters of “Their Dark Designs” by James Tynion IV and Guillem March, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles. The issues precede the launch of “Joker War” in May 20’s Batman
Credit: Sony Pictures Sony’s adaptation of Valiant Comics’ Bloodshot will open in theaters utilizing the ‘Immersive Theater Experience’ or ICE format, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The special ICE theaters, which launched in France in 2017, feature LED panels on the walls to fill moviegoers’ peripheral vision and features “immersive sound and laser projection.” Sony previously released
Credit: Charlton Comics Comic book artist Francis McLaughlin has died at the age of 84 of undisclosed causes in his hometown of Stratford, Connecticut as reported by Legacy.com. McLaughlin was best known for his work at Charlton Comics, where he broke into the industry and co-created the character Judomaster partially based on his own study of martial
Check out a first look at April 1’s Cosmo the Mighty Martian #5. COSMO THE MIGHTY MARTIAN #5 (of 5)The Martian crew has been captured by the Venusian Queen Hesper and her Battle Princesses! Cosmo is faced with a difficult choice when Hesper offers him a position of power as her loyal King in exchange
Credit: Chris Bachalo (DC) DC’s The Sandman will be adapted in a multi-part audio drama for Amazon’s Audible. The series will be narrated and executived produced by Sandman co-creator Neil Gaiman. Dirk Maggs is writing the adaptation and directing it. “Almost 30 years ago, Dirk Maggs approached DC about adapting The Sandman into audio
Credit: Danielle Sylvan (ReedPOP) Credit: Emerald City Comicon Press Release Since its inception, fans have comprised the very core of Emerald City Comic Con and all of Reedpop. We speak daily (and at great length!) about how to always put our fans first in everything we do. The evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus and
Credit: DC Universe DC Universe’s Stargirl is now set to debut Monday, May 11 on the streaming platform – then appearing, with commercials, on the CW the following day. Although the length of the first season has not been specified, new episodes are scheduled to air Mondays on DC Universe, then Tuesdays on the CW.
Credit: DC Credit: DC Spoilers ahead for this week’s The Flash #750. DC readers already knew the discovery that Wally West made in this week’s The Flash #750: There are two different, conflicting DC histories being utilized in the DCU right now – the post-Crisis continuity and the “New 52.” But now, the newly powered-up
Credit: Matt Reeves The Batman co-writer/director Matt Reeves has shared set photos from the film, showing off a full look at Robert Pattinson’s batsuit, and several glimpses of the film’s Batmobile. Check it out, and note the Batmobile’s much sleeker, muscle car-like appearance akin to a Dodge Charger – a departure from the last few
Credit: Eon Productions MGM/Universal has announced that the next James Bond film, No Time to Die, will be delayed for release until November, rather than its scheduled April 10 theatrical release. The official James Bond twitter account shared the news, citing the “global theatrical marketplace” as the reason for the delay. Though no specifics about