Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Avengers of the Wastelands #1Written by Ed BrissonArt by Jonas Scharf and Neeraj MenonLettering by Cory PetitPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 4 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics Back in the good old days of 2008, “Old Man Logan” burst onto the scene with an intensity and bleakness that
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Credit: Kickstarter Kickstarter is putting together an anthology aimed at collecting some of the best Kickstarted comics since it launched in 2009. And in true Kickstarter fashion, it wants the public to be a part of the decision-making. We’re creating an anthology to highlight some of the best #Kickstarted comics. Nominate your favorite comics project
Sansa suffers Joffrey’s wrath in this preview of January 29’s George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings Vol. 2 #1. George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings (Vol.2) #1writer: George R.R. Martin, Landry Walker | artist: Mel Rubicovers: Mike Miller (A), Mel Rubi (B) Stephen Segovia (C)Butch Guice (D), Mel Rubi (RI-Virgin), Mel Rubi (RI-B/W)Mike
Credit: Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment Credit: Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment After five years and fourty issues, February 5’s Birthright #41 begins the march to the series finale with #50 – and the biggest battle yet as the big bad, God King Lore, finally enters the fray against the Rhodes family. Mixing a street-wise urban family with the
“Spawn #300” cover Credit: Todd McFarlane (Image Comics) Todd McFarlane and Jamie Foxx Credit: Image Comics Spawn creator Todd McFarlane says his self-directed reboot film for the longrunning character, who just surpassed 300 issues, is not only shaping up on track, he’s got a big announcement coming soon. “I’ve gotten a lot of interesting offers,
Things get deadly silly in this preview of April 1’s The Ludocrats #1. THE LUDOCRATS #1 (OF 5)WRITER: KIERON GILLEN & JIM ROSSIGNOLARTIST: JEFF STOKELY & TAMRA BONVILLAINCOVER: JEFF STOKELYAPRIL 1 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99SERIES PREMIEREThe Ludocrats! The aristocrats of ludicrous! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel has opened retailer orders for a sampler book with previews of spring releases including Empyre, Outlawed, Marvels Snapshots, and unspecified other titles. The publisher is encouraging retailers to offer the sampler free to customers, and will be selling them to retailers in $5 bundles of 25 copies. Marvel
Check out a preview of February 5’s Kill Whitey Donovan #3. Kill Whitey Donovan #3 (of 5)Sydney Duncan (W), Natalie Barahona (A/C/Variant Cover), and Jason Pearson (Cover)On sale Feb 5FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesAs the third chapter of this thrilling journey unfolds, more history between Hattie and Anna is revealed—but the answers provide little comfort. Meanwhile, in
Credit: DC Comics Press Release Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and entertainment producers — today announced a deal with GSD Group — a leading innovation and strategy agency, led by founder Shelly Murphy and partner Napoleon Smith III — to acquire the rights to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in
Credit: Wilfredo Torres (Dark Horse Comics) Matt Kindt Credit: Dark Horse Comics What does a secret agent with false memories, a sci-fi author who knows more than he should, and a global secret organization have in common? They’re the opening threads to what Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres have in store with their first collaboration
Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC You could swing this guy around and he’d be a serious weapon. McFarlane Toys sort of made a name for themselves making these clunky figures in the 1990s, but there’s never been this level of articulation. Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Based on the Patrick Gleason’s Hellbat armor from Batman &
Credit: American Library Association Credit: Jerry Craft (HarperCollins) Jerry Craft’s New Kid graphic novel has won the prestigious John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literatur in 2020. This is the first time a comic has won this honor. This accolade was revealed as part of a larger Youth Media Awards ceremony
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Stephanie Durels Manning Jason Aaron launched his Avengers run in May 2018, and 20 months in he’s now framing 2020 as “the main source and breeding ground for everything new I want to do in the Marvel Universe.” “You’re seeing that unfold right now in the wild, space-adventuring, Silver-Surfer-stabbing, Brood-Thor-roaring “Starbrand
Credit: DC Press Release The top three finalists for the DCYou Unscripted fan contest were announced today at the conclusion of two special episodes of DC UNIVERSE’S DC Daily. The project, in conjunction with Ideas United, received over 1,100 submissions for unscripted series ideas after it was first announced at New York Comic-Con last year.
Credit: Brian Bolland (DC) The Batman director Matt Reeves has begun production on the Caped Crusader’s latest movie incarnation – and to celebrate, he’s tweeted an clapboard signifying the occasion – which also reveals a (partially obscured) art deco-inspired red The Batman logo: #DayOne #TheBatman cc: @GreigfraserD pic.twitter.com/kOgcsa6zX3 — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) January 27, 2020
Optimus Prime in ‘Bumblebee’ Credit: Paramount Pictures Paramount is planning to “revamp” its Transformers film franchise with a pair of untitled films that follow the mold of Bumblebee, according to Variety. The Hollywood trade reports that Paramount has two scripts in progress from writers James Vanderbilt and Joby Harold, respectively. It’s unclear what the plot of either
Todd McFarlane at the Batman Experience at Comic-Con Museum Credit: DC Todd McFarlane Credit: Lan Pitts (Newsarama) Todd McFarlane is a busy, busy man these days. The first line of DC action figures designed by his company, McFarlane Toys, hits shelves later this month. He has plans to write and direct a live-action Spawn reboot
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Captain Marvel #14Written by Kelly ThompsonArt by Lee Garbett and Tamra BonvillainLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 If you haven’t been keeping up with Captain Marvel lately, writer Kelly Thompson and artist Lee Garbett have been putting our hero through the wringer, as
Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Credit: McFarlane Toys/DC Much like the Batman: The Animated Seres figure, the Superman figure here has this sophisticated simplicity to it that makes it an ideal Superman figure. Only packaged along with an additional pair of hands and a bent steel beam (to show how super he is) they
Credit: r.m.Guéra (Image Comics) Credit: r.m.Guéra/Giulia Brusco/Jared Fletcher (Image Comics) Jason Aaron and r.m Guéra’s biblical crima drama The Goddamned will return this May in a new volume titled “The Virgin Brides,” which follows up the series’ first arc – 2015-2016’s “Before the Flood.” “That’s right, the long-awaited return of your favorite Biblically-gruesome crime series,
Credit: Jason Smith (Vault Comics) Credit: Jason Smith (Vault Comics) Magdalene Visaggio and Jason Smith’s “snarky-ass space opera” Vagrant Queen returns this with with a second volume, A Planet Called Doom. Created just as a Syfy adaptation of the first volume is underway, in this Vagrant Queen sequel Vissagio and Smith continue this galaxy-reaching story
Multiversal mischief abounds when Gwen Stacy runs afoul of fellow alt-Earth denizen the Maker in this preview of February 19’s Ghost Spider #7. “Having played a pivotal role in last year’s Absolute Carnage event, fellow dimension skipper Maker’s latest machinations will turn Gwen’s life upside down!,” reads Marvel’s description of the issue. “What does this
Credit: CBS All Access Here’s your chance to beam out to avoid spoilers for episode 1 of Star Trek: Picard. Well, it’s finally here. With the exception of The Mandalorian on Disney+, Star Trek: Picard is probably the most talked about new TV sci-fi in the last few years, ever since it was announced by
The classic cartoon He-Man joins the fray in this first look at February 19’s He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #4. He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #4Written by Tim SeeleyArt by Tom DerenickColors by Matt YackeyLettering by Saida TemofonteCover art by In-Hyuk LeeIn Shops: Feb 19, 2020Final Orders Due: Jan 27, 2020SRP:
Credit: Oni Press Credit: Oni Press Oni Press have canceled all orders for r(ender) #1 through #3, but the series is still in active development. The publisher’s representative explained that original series artist Lenka Šimecková has stepped down due to health issues, with co-creator/writer Leah Williams and Oni now looking for a new artist to
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release This past week, writer Tini Howard and artist Marcus To completed their opening story in EXCALIBUR to critical and fan acclaim and proved that mutant magic is stronger than ever! Amidst a legendary battle in Otherworld, a new Excalibur was forged and a saga rooted in both
Noah Mills Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com The Enemy Within actor Noah Mills has joined the cast of Disney+’s Marvel TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in an unnamed role according to Deadline. Mills reportedly joins Anthony Mackie as Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, Daniel Bruhl as Baron Zemo, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter,
Press Release Heavy Metal Entertainment announces the release of Heavy Metal #298, the Furthest Reaches Special, to be released March 2020. In the lead up to Heavy Metal’s landmark 300th issue, the world’s greatest illustrated science fiction mag will take readers to the edge of the cosmos and beyond with this specially curated issue. Managing
Credit: Comic-Con International: San Diego Press Release Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) has announced that the Eisner Awards judges have selected two individuals to automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2020. These inductees are pioneering newspaper cartoonist Nell Brinkley (creator of the Brinkley Girl)and African American cartoonist/illustrator E. Simms Campbell
Check out the entire first issue of Aftershock’s Animosity Vol. 5 TPB right here before its February 5 release from AfterShock Comics. Animosity vol 5 TPB$19.99 / 128 pages / color / On sale 2.5.20Writer: Marguerite BennettArtist: Elton Thomasi and Rafael De LatorreColorist: Rob SchwagerLetterer: Marshall Dillon and Taylor EspositoCover: Rafael DeLatorre w/ Marcelo MaioloOn