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Credit: Artists, Writers, and Artisans Credit: Artists, Writers, and Artisans Credit: Artists, Writers, and Artisans What happens when a soccer mom is pushed to the brink by her daughter’s kidnapping? According to writer Christa Faust and artist Mike Deodato. Jr., creators of the new Artists, Writers, and Artisans title Bad Mother, in which a mom

Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) The Marvel Universe opens up their gates this week for a new school for people with special powers. No, this isn’t a school for mutants or Avengers; instead, it’s an institution for magic users called Strange Academy. This week, writer Skottie Young and artist Humberto

Credit: Black Mask Studios FOREVERS TP(W) Curt Pires (A/CA) Eric PfeifferLive fast. Live forever.Five friends struggling on the brink of stardom sacrifice everything in a black magic pact that brings them all the wealth and glamour they ever wanted. Years later though, the “glow” is fading. But when one of them dies, and they feel

Credit: Matt Reeves Max and Charlie Carver Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Twin actors Charlie and Max Carver have been cast in Warner Bros.’s upcoming The Batman, according to The A.V. Club. Although their purported roles have not been specified, notable twins from DC Comics lore are the Two-Face henchmen Max & Min, Tweedledum and

Credit: Luciano Vecchio (Marvel Comics) Credit: Jim Cheung (Marvel Comics) March marks the kickoff of Marvel’s next epic event Empyre, with several lead-up tie-ins hitting in the coming weeks. But before the conflict between the combined Kree/Skrull Alliance and Earth’s superheroes comes to bear, there’s a heck of a lot of history to run down

Credit: Heavy Metal Venerable sci-fi anthology magazine Heavy Metal has named as Publisher and ‘Chief Creative Overlord’, as announced in The Hollywood Reporter. Erwin was previously creative lead on Hasbro’s Transformers franchise, and prior to that was Executive Creative Director of DC. “Unlike the other publishers of fiction, Heavy Metal is a destination brand recognized for cutting

With Marvel’s new Taskmaster series debuting April 1, the publisher has begun releasing the first issue’s variants. In addition to the main cover by Valerio Giangiordano, there are variants from Nick Bradshaw and Mike Henderson. TASKMASTER #1 (of 5)JED MACKAY (W) • ALESSANDRO VITTI (A) • Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANOTASKMASTER HAS MURDERED MARIA HILL!Or at

Credit: Jeff Lemire (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Tyler Crook (Dark Horse Comics) In July of 2016, the team of Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Dave Stewart introduced the world to Black Hammer, the mindbending tale of Silver Age superheroes trapped in a The Outer Limits-esque unreality. The arc of those trapped heroes wrapped in 2019

Credit: Hero Tomorrow Apama The Undiscovered Animal #12“THE SELLOUT” When Ilyia scopes a personal ad claiming that a grateful citizen wants to pay Apama one-thousand bucks he figures it must be karma for all his super city-saving deeds. Instead, it turns out to be the ultimate guest star — Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman — cast as

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has sent out three teaser images promoting someone or something titled Iron Cat – images that appear to be pieces of a larger picture, seen here compiled together. Credit: Marvel Comics   Credit: Marvel Comics Seemingly a mix of Iron Man and Black Cat, the teaser leaves much to the

Credit: Image Comics Credit: Image Comics Breakout Italian creator, Mirka Andolfo, follows her successful title Unnatural with the release of her new project from Image Comics: Mercy. Mercy is a gothic tale centering on the mysterious Lady Hellaine in the placid mining village of Woodsburgh, as she deals with the disturbing murders that end up

Credit: Warner Bros. Animation The first trailer for Warner Bros. Animation’s Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, a sequel to the 2017 Justice League Dark film. Check it out: The film boasts a cast to include Matt Ryan (Constantine), Jerry O’Connell (Superman), Taissa Farmiga (Raven), Tony Todd (Darkseid), Jason O’Mara (Batman), Rosario Dawson (Wonder Woman), Shemar

Credit: Behemoth Comics Spores Vol. 1: Prom of the DeadWRITER: Dave DwonchARTIST: Santiago Guillen, Daniel Arruda MassaMAY 6th / 88 PAGES / FC / M / $14.99From the creators of the hit series, Mind Palace, comes a new coming-of-age horror/sci-fi EPIC! Join the students of the Pineview Academy as a very different kind of zombie

Check out a preview of this week’s Vengeance of Vampirella #6. Vengeance of Vampirella #6writer: Tom Sniegoskiartist:    Roberto Castrocovers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Ben Oliver (B), Buzz (C), Lorraine Cosplay Variant (D)FC  |  32 pages  |  Horror  |  $3.99  |   Teen+ Still recovering from her recent resurrection, and near fatal injuries sustained from her battle with Hemorrhage,

Dark Horse Logo Credit: Dark Horse Credit: Dark Horse Press Release Please join Dark Horse Comics in celebrating the promotion of three outstanding members of our editorial staff, Katii O’Brien, Rachel Roberts, and Brett Israel!  Katii O’Brien has been promoted to Editor. A graduate of Seton Hall University, Katii has handled many projects and creators

Credit: Mad Cave Studios Stargazer #1Writer: Anthony ClevelandArtist: Antonio FusoColorist: Stefano SimeoneLetterer: Justin BirchIn Shops: May 6, 2020SRP: $3.99Years ago Shae, her brother Kenny, and two childhood friends experienced a traumatic, unexplainable event that left Kenny scarred for life. Kenny commits himself to the belief that what they experienced was an alien abduction. Twenty years

Credit: DC As expected, DC has officially cancelled their participation at next weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con, (ECCC) along with all other planned appearances at cons in the month of March (such as Fan Expo Dallas) due to concerns overs COVID-19.  “As the health and safety of our employees are always our primary concerns, DC

Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Marvel has had schools for mutants and schools for heroes, but never one for magic-users – until this Wednesday. Wednesday, March 4’s Strange Academy #1 by writer Skottie Young and artist Humberto Ramos inducts a new group of characters into the Marvel U – teenage

Wildcats #1 variant by Chris Burnham & Nathan Fairbairn Credit: DC Warren Ellis and Ramon Villalobos’ long-simmering Wildcats series has been canceled according to the writer. In a blog post outlining his announced comic projects, Ellis said Villalobos “didn’t want to draw it after all” and attempts to find a replacement were unsuccessful. Villalobos responded

By Forrest C. Helvie, Best Shots Reviewer March 3, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel #1Written by Steve Darnell, Sajan Saini, and Kurt BusiekArt by Alex Ross, Frank Espinosa, Steve Rude, and Steven LeggeLettering by Clayton Cowles, Steve RudePublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics It’s

Credit: Karensac (Random House Graphic) Karensac Credit: Random House Graphic Thom Pico Credit: Random House Graphic Random House Graphic is introducing American readers to Aster and the Accidental Magic, a story by writer Thom Pico and artist Karensac that explores themes of family and relationships while taking young Aster on an adventure through a mysterious

By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer March 3, 2020 02:17pm ET Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Strange Academy #1Written by Skottie YoungArt by Humberto Ramos and Edgar DelgadoLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Meet the next generation of Marvel

Credit: Marvel Studios Eternals actor Kumail Nanjiani (who recently drummed up some heat for the film by showing off his superhuman physique ) appeared on Deadline‘s New Hollywood podcast, where he shed some light on the plot of Eternals, and discussed getting into Bollywood dance shape for a particularly memorable sequence. “We were sent to Earth thousands

Credit: Emerald City Comicon In what seems less like news and more like inevitiablity, Dark Horse Comics has canceled its participation in next weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, otherwise known as ECCC.  The Milwaukee, Oregon-based publisher announced via Twitter it would not make the relatively short trek north for the March 12-15 event

Credit: Marvel Studios Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo is in “preliminary” talks to reprise his role for Disney+’s planned MCU She-Hulk TV show. Ruffalo revealed he’s discussed bringing back the role during an appearance at this past weekend’s C2E2 convention (via SyFyWire). “There’s some talk about it, but it’s all kind of preliminary,” Ruffalo told a fan

Credit: Sean Murphy/Matt Hollingsworth (DC/Black Label) Sean Murphy Credit: Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com Batman: Curse of the White Knight writer/artist Sean Murphy has announced that DC has greenlit several more spin-offs to the DC Black Label series, to be organized in a pop-up style “mini imprint” “Big News actually – DC wants a mini imprint

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Warner Bros. have canceled March 16’s planned New York premiere of the animated Superman: Red Son film over concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). “As the impact and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, Warner Bros. is placing added emphasis on the health and welfare of

Credit: Vault Comics HEAVY #1(W) Max Bemis (A/CA) Eryk Donovan (Variant) Tim DanielBill may be dead, but he’s got a job to do.Welcome to the Big Wait, where folks who do’t quite make the cut go to work off their debt. Everyone in the Wait’s got a job. Bill is a Heavy, whose job is

Still from ‘Star Trek’ Credit: Paramount Still from ‘Star Trek’ Credit: Paramount Star Trek actor William Shatner says his character Captain Kirk’s story is “played out,” and that he has no interest in resuming the role. “No. I think Kirk’s story is pretty well played out at this point,” Kirk told a fan on Twitter, who

Credit: Michelle Wong (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Michelle Wong (Dark Horse Comics) Spoilers ahead For Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire Part 3. Commander Guan has taken democracy into his own hands as the final phase of his brainwashing invention commences. It’s up to Korra, the Beifongs…and Kuivra to stop him as the rest