By Scott Cederlund, Best Shots Reviewer November 6, 2019 01:00pm ET Credit: Michael Allred/Laura Allred/ Credit: Michael Allred/Laura Allred/ Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage DaydreamsWritten by Steve Horton and Michael AllredArt by Michael Allred, Laura Allred and Han AllredPublished by Insight ComicsReview by Scott Cederlund‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 David Bowie was never what
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Credit: Dynamite Entertainment Credit: Republic Pictures A female-fronted live-action Zorro reboot is in development at CBS, as first reported by Deadline. Magnum P.I.‘s Alfredo Barrios Jr. is developing this new Zorro revamp as part of a first-look production deal between the film company Propagate and CBS. “Zorro, written and executive produced by Barrios Jr., is
Margot Robbie Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Christina Hodson Credit: Alex Millauer / Shutterstock.com Margot Robbie’s Lucky Chap Entertainment and Christina Hodson’s Hodson Exports is launching a new initiative to provide opportunities for femael screenwriters. As first reported by Deadline, the Lucky Exports Pitch Program (LEPP) is starting with six female-identifying writers that they will put
With Morbius #1 due out November 13, Marvel have released all of the various covers for the debut. In addition to the main cover by Ryan Brown, there are variants by Greg Land, Juan Jose Ryp, Kyle Hotz, and In-Hyuk Lee. MORBIUS #1VITA AYALA (W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) • Cover by RYAN BROWNMORBIUS IS
Dark Horse Logo Credit: Dark Horse Vanessa Todd-Holmes Credit: Dark Horse Comics Press Release Dark Horse Comics is pleased to announce the promotion of Vanessa Todd-Holmes to the role of Vice President of Production and Scheduling. As the new VP of Production and Scheduling, Todd-Holmes will lead the largest team of employees at Dark Horse,
Credit: Tim Fish (comiXology) Credit: Tim Fish (comiXology) Press Release ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comics service, announces the original graphic novel Liebestrasse, an unforgettable LGBTQ love story set in Germany during the 1930’s. This riveting story about two men who fall in love in the shadow of rising fascism marks the graphic novel debut of
Credit: Justin Osterling (Oni Press) Credit: Justin Osterling (Oni Press) Rat Queens writer/co-creator Kurtis Wiebe is launching a second fantasy series, this time based on parenthood. Launching this March from Oni Press, Dryad by Wiebe and artist Justin Osterling follows an elf and a human who start a family in a small hamlet known as
Credit: Rob Guillory (IDW Publishing/Cover Alpha) Credit: Cover Alpha Farmhand writer/artist Rob Guillory has drawn a retailer exclusive variant for IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 – and its for a new variant cover company called Cover Alpha. While many artists working on variant covers get paid only after the book is sold, Cover
By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer November 5, 2019 08:00am ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics New Mutants #1Written by Ed Brisson and Jonathan HickmanArt by Rod ReisLettering by Travis LanhamPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics Dawn of X takes a stab at ensemble comedy in the latest
Credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com The Irishman director Martin Scorsese continues to lament the lack of movies he considers “art” being released in theaters, which he sees as being left out in favor of Marvel Studios films – films which the auteur filmmaker says he has “tried” but largely avoided. In a New York Times
Credit: D.J. Kirkland (Oni Press) Credit: D.J. Kirkland (Oni Press) The wizarding school St. Ivory Academy is opening its doors to a non-white student for the first time ever – but all is not as it seems. In the new graphic novel The Black Mage, readers can follow Tom Token in his first days at
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics X-Force #1Written by Benjamin PercyArt by Joshua Cassara and Dean WhiteLettering by Joe CaramagnaPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics With its grand-scale relaunch of the Children of the Atom, Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men has largely been about big concepts and big ideas – but
Ben Barnes Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com The Punisher‘s Ben Barnes said that he had conversations with Marvel Studios about playing a second MCU character. “I did talk to them about something this year, but it was a bit too close to doing The Punisher, I think, for them,” Barnes told Digital Spy. “But, you
Credit: Karl Mostert/Dee Cunniffe (AfterShock Comics) Credit: Karl Mostert/Dee Cunniffe (AfterShock Comics) Chew writer/co-creator John Layman returns to AfterSchock Comics for a new creator-owned series titled The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time. Working with artist Karl Mostert, Layman brings his Chew-istic take on a subject – this time, time travel. “The Man Who F#%&ed Up
Credit: Eduard Petrovich (Marvel Comics) Credit: Eduard Petrovich (Marvel Comics) Press Release Announced at MCM Comic Con London, Ant-Man is set to make a major comeback this February with a new series that will have the entire Marvel Universe buzzing! Zeb Wells and Dylan Burnett join forces to tell a tale that will take Ant-Man
Credit: Julie Oliveira Credit: Julie Oliveira Press Release Camp Bitter Lake: The Case of the Stolen Stuff is a heartfelt, mystery-solving, summer camp comic for kids from co-creators Jim Gibbons (Eisner and Harvey Award-winning editor for his work on Dark Horse Presents) and Julie Oliveira, an up-and-coming artist and storyteller. The campaign to create a
Credit: Geoff Shaw (Marvel Comics) Credit: Tom Raney (Marvel Comics) Almost all of the artists Donny Cates has worked with on Marvel Cosmic titles are reuniting with him for December 18’s Guardians of the Galaxy #12. Ariel Olivetti (Death of the Inhumans), Dylan Burnett (Cosmic Ghost Rider), Geoff Shaw (Thanos, Guardians of the Galaxy), and
Credit: Lucasfilm Ming-Na Wen’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian character has been revealed as a sharpshooter named Fennec Shand. “We got our inspiration really from the name. The idea of a fennec fox came to mind,” Wen told Vanity Fair, who revealed the character. “She’s tricky, and yet she’s able to maneuver and survive, and be stealthy
Credit: Maria Llovet (BOOM! Studios) Credit: Maria Llovet (BOOM! Studios) After breaking into the North American scene earlier this year with Brian Azzarello’s Faithless, artist Marie Llovet is spreading her wings as BOOM! Studios is now bringing her Spanish-language series Heartbeat to English audiences. Scheduled to debut November 20, the five-issue Heartbeat takes on high
Check out a preview of this week’s Justice League #35 (via DCComics.com). JUSTICE LEAGUE #35written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IVart by FRANCIS MANAPULacetate cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUEvariant cover by TYLER KIRKHAMThis issue: Lex Luthor wins! Everything Lex has been working for over the past year and a half comes to fruition as he
Bob Iger Credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com The apparent feud between prestige film directors and the creators of Marvel Studios films just keeps going (this must be Phase 3, right?), with Disney Chairman Bob Iger once again weighing in on the derision his subsidiary’s films have received from Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese – this time with
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel have informed retailers that Venom #20 and Venom 2099 #1 have new artists coming in to finish the books. Credit: Marvel Comics Jose Carlos Silva will be joining Iban Coello on the art side of November 27’s Venom #20. Coello is off Venom after this issue, with his
Garth Ennis may be known for stories as adult as they come, but November 6’s Erf OGN puts him in a new all-ages realm. ErfWriter: Garth EnnisArt: Rob SteenCover: Rob Steen48 pages | $6.99 | Fantasy, Humor | All AgesAt the dawn of time, Erf and his three amphibious friends, Figwillop, KWAAAH, and the Booper,
Credit: CW Paul Blackthorne’s Quentin Lance may have perished in the Arrow season six finale, but he (like other characters who have died or left the show) will turn back up in the series finale early next year, according to TVLine. The circumstances around Lance’s reported resurrection and return to the show remain shrouded in mystery –
Credit: Warner Bros. Microsoft are unveiling a new glass digital storage disc technology this week – and to test the limits of it, they stored a copy of Warner Bros.’s 1978 Superman: The Movie. No, it’s not pirated – they worked with Warner Bros. on this project. These discs measure 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm
Domino is down for the count in this preview of November 6’s X-Force #1. X-FORCE #1BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • JOSHUA CASSARA (A)CoverS by DUSTIN WEAVERISSUE #1 – YOUNG GUNS VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMANISSUE #1 – DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY JONATHAN HICKMANISSUE #1 – EVERY MUTANT EVER VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY (4 of 6)ISSUE
Will Archie and Sabrina’s romance stand the test of time? Find out in this first look at December 4’s Archie #709. ARCHIE #709: ARCHIE AND SABRINA #5 (of 5)The epic conclusion of the musical, magical romance is here—what does the future have in store for Archie and Sabrina?Script: Nick Spencer and Mariko TamakiArt: Sandy Jarrell,
Credit: 20th Century Fox Press Release Global box office phenomenon “Avatar” will be available on Disney+ when the highly-anticipated streaming service launches in the U.S., Canada and The Netherlands on November 12, followed by Australia and New Zealand on November 19, it was announced today. Disney+ will be the exclusive subscription streaming home of the
Star #1 variant Credit: Valentina Remenar (Marvel Comics) Star #1 variant Credit: Valentina Remenar (Marvel Comics) Croatian artist Valentina Remenar has completed a variant cover for January 8’s Star #1. Remenar is new to comics, making her debut earlier this year with a cover to Agents of Atlas #1‘s second printing. Star (a.k.a. Ripley Ryan)
Credit: Shutterstock The fifth annual Jawiin Comic Drive for Service Members is underway, organizing donations of comic books and graphic novels to be sent to U.S. Armed Forces (and their families) overseas and in the United States. Jason “Jawiin” Inman is once again organizing the event with Operation Gratitude, and this year they’re partnering with