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Credit: Livio Ramondelli (IDW Publishing) Livio Ramondelli Credit: IDW Publishing Long-time Transformers artist Livio Ramondelli is breaking out on his own with a creator-owned series titled The Kill Lock. Scheduled to debut this December from IDW Publishing, the six-issue The Kill Lock keeps with Ramondelli’s with the robot theme but in a dark story reminscient

Tom Welling as Superman in SMALLVILLE Credit: The CW Actor Tom Welling will reprise his role as Clark Kent/Superman from the longrunning Smallville Superman prequel series for CW’s upcoming Arrowverse crossover “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” as first reported by Deadline. The Hollywood trade states that the crossover will “reveal what happened to the character almost ten years

Credit: Doug Mahnke (DC) Mitch Pileggi Credit: s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Mitch Pileggi (X-Files) and Cara Buono (Stranger Things) have been cast as Rama Khan and Gamemnae in the CW’s Supergirl, according to Deadline. Buono’s reported character is Gamemnae, part of an alien race who “have been safeguarding the Earth from the follies of humanity throughout

Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release DC and MeTV are bringing fans one of the quirkiest pop-culture mashups of all time when SVENGOOLIE MEETS THE DC UNIVERSE, a series of custom inserts featured in DC comic books on sale throughout the month of October. Each two-page “chapter” will be written by DC Publisher

Credit: Veronica Fish (Archie Comics) Press Release Archie Comics is proud to join the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund as the organization’s newest Corporate Member! Archie Comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world, with franchises that have introduced comic books, art and reading to billions of people all over the

JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL INSANITY #2 variant cover Credit: Mike Mayhew (DC Black Label) DC Black Label’s Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2 has been rescheduled for release on December 4 – one month later than its originally-solicited November 6 release date.  The publisher has not specificed the reason for the delay, however the primary cover to the issue

New BIRDS OF PREY #1 primary cover Credit: Ivan Reis/Joe Prado/Alex Sinclair (DC/Black Label) Original BIRDS OF PREY #1 cover Credit: Emanuela Lupacchino/Ray McCarthy (DC) DC’s planned Birds of Prey ongoing set to debut this October has been postponed to 2020, with a plan to make it a more mature title and tie-in to the

Credit: Riccardo Federici (Marvel Comics) Credit: Riccardo Federici (Marvel Comics) Marvel’s long-running Star Wars title will end with November’s #75, but the series’ finale will be told in a seperate, over-sized one-shot one month later. Announced on Lucasfilm’s StarWars.com, December’s Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1 leads directly into Empire Strikes Back with Luke, Leia, and

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics’ 2099 revival just got bigger with the addition of four December one-shots focusing on that era’s Victor Von Doom, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and Venom. Announced on the company’s website ahead of the full reveal of their December 2019 solicitations at 12 p.m. EST today, the four one-shots

Check out a preview of October 2’s Mezo #1 from A Wave Blue World. Mezo is part of AWBW’s Premiere #1 Program, where the first issue will be released in print then segue to digital serialization before a print collection two months later. MEZO #1(W) Tyler Chin-Tanner (A) Josh Zingerman, Doug Garbark (L) Thomas Mauer

Credit: Dark Horse Comics If the Predators don’t get you, the Alien will!Aliens vs. Predator: Thicker Than Blood #1 (of 4)Jeremy Barlow (W), Doug Wheatly (A), and Chun Lo (Cover)On sale Dec 11FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesPredators board a luxury charter spaceship, unleashing a path of terror and bloodshed. An adolescent girl and her younger “brother” are

Credit: Archie Comics Editor’s Note: Due to Diamond’s holiday shipping schedule, select Archie Comics titles originally scheduled for release on December 25 have been moved to early January 2020, including new issues of Archie 1955 #4, Archie: The Married Life 10th Anniversary #5, Archie vs. Predator 2 #5, World of Archie Jumbo Digest #95, Archie

Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Press Release A new generation of heroes joins the Young Justice team just as they face their greatest challenge yet in Young Justice: Outsiders – The Complete Third Season. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the DC Universe Original Series’ enthralling third season arrives from Warner

Credit: Marvel Comics With the X-Men dead after a suicide mission to destroy the Mother Mold, Xavier and Magneto enact a new portion of their plan in this week’s House of X #5 from writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. As a new chapter for the X-Men dawns, the full scope

So What? Press’ Tales of the Night Watchman returns this October with a two-part limited series, The Final Kill which is framed as a story about “a woman on the run, a flesh-eating god, and an ancient artifact that our eponymous spectral detective needs to track down before it’s too late.” Here is a preview

Credit: Millarworld Mark Millar is teasing a sequel “one of my most beloved Millarworld projects” on December 18 from Image Comics. Here is his announcement video: The perfect Holiday gift. The sequel to one of my most beloved Millarworld projects since the dawn of time. The twist is that you don’t know what it is

Credit: HBOMax Sony’s previously announced reboot of Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks has received a two-season order on the upcoming HBO Max streaming service, according to Deadline. The Hollywood trade reports that the two seasons combined will consist of 24 episodes. Creator Aaron McGruder will return as showrunner for the “reimagined” series. “There’s a unique opportunity to revisit the world

Credit: Klaus Janson/Michel Fiffe/Chuck Forsman Credit: Klaus Janson/Michel Fiffe/Chuck Forsman Klaus Janson, Michel Fiffe, and Chuck Forsman have jammed on a special illustration that’ll be available as a limited edition print during their October 2 signing at New York City’s Forbidden Planet. Scheduled to take place from 6 to 8 p.m., the trio’s signing is

Credit: Ramon Villalobos (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Justin Greenwood (Dark Horse Comics) Press Release Dennis Culver and Justin Greenwood’s new series Crone just got a lot better, but only if you buy it from a comic shop! The Romero Muerte backup story will only be featured in the print edition of the comic from Dark

Credit: Marvel Comics This week, filmmaker J.J. Abrams makes his long-awaited Marvel Comics debut co-writing Spider-Man alongside his son Henry (with art from Sara Pichelli, Elisabetta D’Amico, and Dave Stewart) – and this isn’t the Spidey tale you may expect. Kicking off with a shocking twist and a surprising new character, Spider-Man #1 marks a

Credit: Scout Comics ESKIMO KISSES #1 (of 1)Written by Christopher Sebela and Randy Stone and Illustrated by Henry PoncianoFull Color, 48 pages, $5.99Special One-shot! Originally, the word Eskimo came from an Agonquin term for “eater of flesh”, but that definition has been lost to the ages, until now. Present day, an isolated town in Northern

Credit: DC Collectibles Frank Miller & Jim Fletcher (Executive Director, DC Collectibles Credit: DC Collectibles Frank Miller’s new Batman Black And White statue has been revealed by DC Collectibles. This, the 101st figure in this DC line, depicts Miller’s Armored Batman from The Dark Knight Returns. Credit: DC Collectibles Credit: DC Collectibles “This armored Batman

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Credit: Dark Horse Comics Press Release Starting this December, a terrifying new series will once again pit the iconic Aliens and Predators against each other. From Dark Horse Comics comes Alien vs. Predator: Thicker Than Blood, written by Jeremy Barlow (Star Wars: Darth Maul, Kult), illustrated by Doug Wheatly (Star Wars:

Captain America commission Credit: Gene Ha Gene Ha Credit: Lion Forge Writer/artist Gene Ha is returning to do work with both DC and Marvel after a several year hiatus from Big Two interior work. In an interview about his creator-owned series Mae which Newsarama will run later this week, Ha says he’s working on new

Credit: Jo Rioux (First Second) Credit: Jo Rioux (First Second) First Second has revealed Jo Rioux’s cover to the upcoming The Daughters of Ys by Rioux and writer M.T. Anderson. The Daughters of Ys is a mythical OGN set in Ys – a Atlantis-like city from Celtic legend. “Ys, city of wealth and wonder, has

Check out a preview of October 2’s Leave On the Light #2 from Antartic Press. LEAVE ON THE LIGHT #2 (OF 3)(W) Bradley Golden, George Aguilar (A) Stan Yak (CA) Helmut Racho, Oscar PintoDelve deeper into the history of the Butcher, learning how he obtain these horrific abilities to use electricity as his weapon!  Knowledge

Credit: Syfy NBCUniversal’s newly-announced Battlestar Galactica won’t be a reboot according to executive producer Sam Esmail. “BSG fans, this will not be a remake of the amazing series Ronald D. Moore launched because… why mess with perfection?” Esmail tweeted. “Instead, we’ll explore a new story within the mythology while staying true to the spirit of

Credit: Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson/Clayton Cowles (Image Comics) Credit: Olivia James (Image Comics) “I love you all. I’ll miss you.” For five years, The Wicked + The Divine has told the story of death and rebirth and the endless cycle in between.  September 4’s The Wicked + The Divine #45 marked the end of one of

Check out a preview of this week’s Rumble #16. Rumble (2017) #16WRITER: John ArcudiARTIST: Alex Horley, Matej Stic, Gerardo ZaffinoCOVER A: Gerardo ZaffinoCOVER B: Jay FosgittCOVER C: Lucas VarelaCOVER D: Bjarne HansenSEPTEMBER 18 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99“RUMBLINGS ANTHOLOGY,” Part One Three stories of bigger-than-life adventure written by JOHN ARCUDI and illustrated

Check out a preview of this week’s Excellence #5. Excellence #5WRITER: Brandon ThomasARTIST: Emilio Lopez, Khary RandolphCOVER A: Khary RandolphCOVER B: Davi GoSEPTEMBER 18 / 32 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99Spencer’s ascension through the ranks of the Aegis comes at a cost. Plus, one of the Aegis’ rules is broken—leading to the introduction of