Credit: Taito Credit: Taito Greg Russo has signed on to write New Line Cinema’s Space Invaders film, according to Deadline. Warner Bros. optioned Space Invaders in 2014, and has moved it to New Line for development. Russo wrote the script for upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, which is also being produced by New Line. Back in
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Credit: Carey Pietsch (First Second) Credit: Carey Pietsch (First Second) The (Tres Horny) boys are back in town … and those wild-eyed boys haven’t changed that much, right down to the destruction that trails in their wake. It’s The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited, the second installment of the graphic novel series based
Credit: The CW Press Release “WONDER TWIN POWERS…ACTIVATE!” DC AND WARNER BROS. SUPER FRIENDS UNITE TO CREATE AN EPIC DIGITAL MEGA-BOOTH FOR COMIC-CON® 2019 Visit the World of Harley Quinn with an Exclusive Arkham Activation! Picture Yourself on the Friends Couch or in a Booth at Pop’s Diner from Riverdale! Plus, DCU Exclusives, Dark Knight
Credit: Saturn Awards Press Release The 45th annual Saturn Awards will take place on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. For the first time in its history, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, the organization that founded and owns the Saturn Awards, has made a multi-year partnership
Aya Cash Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Credit: Darick Robertson after Frank Quitely (Dynamite Entertainment) You’re The Worst actor Aya Cash is in talks to play Stormfront in a prospective second season of Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys, according to Deadline. In comic books, Stormfront is one of the world’s most powerful
The ousted fairiei plots his re-crowning in a full first issue preview of August 28’s Oberon Vol. 1: The King of Lies TPB from AfterShock Comics. OBERON vol 1: THE KING OF LIES TPB / $14.99 / 120 pages / colorWriter: Ryan ParrottArtist: Milos SlavkovicLetterer: Charles PritchettMain cover: Milos SlavkovicBetrayed by his people and exiled
Credit: Dark Horse Comics Credit: Dark Horse Comics Press Release Dark Horse journeys under the sea with upcoming miniseries for fans of all ages, Disney The Little Mermaid! From the writer of Dark Horse’s recent Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cecil Castellucci, artist Zulema Scotto Lavina, and colorist Piky Hamilton, experience the unforgettable
Credit: CW Credit: CW A pair of long-gone Arrow characters will make their return for the show’s eight and final season, according to Entertainment Weekly. Colin Donnell’s Tommy Merlyn and Josh Segarra’s Adrian Chase will each appear in Arrow season 8, though according to showrunner Beth Schwartz and Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim, neither will be the character
Credit: Axe/Marvel Press Release Inspired by AXE’s new Ice Chill products, AXE and Marvel have joined forces to create a new set of super heroes, The Fresh-Men — a collective of seemingly normal high-school students with super abilities meant to inspire teens everywhere to stay chill. These new heroes show how young guys and girls are their most confident and attractive when they’re
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Flaviano Armentaro will pencil August’s Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #1 instead of the previously announced artist Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque. The change was announced in Marvel’s latest news mailer. Alburquerque remains solicited to draw September’s Lethal Protectors #2. Lethal Protectors #3 has not yet been solicited. Here’s the full solicitation
Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics published more than twice the number of new comic book and graphic novels in June 2019 than DC, whose publishing volume more closely resembled Image Comics and IDW Publishing than its historic rival – but those numbers come with a caveat, according to figures released by Diamond Comic Distributors Friday
Credit: Cliff Chiang (Image Comics) Credit: Cliff Chiang/Matthew Wilson (Image Comics) Amazon Studios has ordered a live-action series based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s Paper Girls series in what was described as a “competitive” bidding situation, according to Deadline. The online streamer has ordered the show straight to series, with Legendary Television and
Credit: Philip Tan (DC) Credit: Philip Tan (DC) Seminal filmmaker John Carpenter and Borderlands 2 writer Anthony Burch are co-writing a 40-page Joker one-shot tying into DC’s “Year of the Villain” event. The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 is scheduled to be released October 2, and will be drawn by artists Philip Tan and
By Adrian Care, Best Shots Reviewer July 11, 2019 12:30pm ET Credit: Mikel Janin/Jordie Bellaire (DC) Credit: Mitch Gerads (DC) Batman #74Written by Tom KingArt by Mikel Janin and Jordie BellaireLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Credit: Mikel Janin/Jordie Bellaire (DC) It’s taken plenty of twists and turns to get
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release As one of the biggest pop culture events of the year approaches, Marvel is thrilled to reveal its one-of-a-kind official exclusive merchandise available only at San Diego Comic Con 2019! From the moment the doors open, make sure to stop by the Marvel booth (#2329)
By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer July 11, 2019 11:30am ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus #1Written by Ethan SacksArt by Diogene Neves, Adriano di Benedetto and Frederico BleeLettering by Joe SabinoPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 5 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics When the Weapon Plus program
Credit: ABC/Hanna-Barbera Warner Bros. Animation is developing a new primetime animated series based on The Flintstones, according to Variety. The project is reportedly being developed with writer/actor/director Elizabeth Banks and her Brownstone Productions shingle. The Flintstones ran for six seasons on ABC in the 1960s, is best remembered by generations in syndication and was followed
Michael Allred revisits David Bowie in a big way with January 7, 2020’s Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams from Insight Editions. Check out this three-page preview. BOWIE: STARDUST, RAYGUNS & MOONAGE DAYDREAMSBy Michael Allred, Steve Horton, Laura AllredIn life, David Bowie was one of the most magnetic icons of modern pop culture, seducing generations
Credit: Patric Reynolds/Lee Loughridge/Nate Piekos (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Patric Reynolds/Lee Loughridge/Nate Piekos (Dark Horse Comics) The Mask returns in a new four-issue series from Dark Horse titled The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask by writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Patric Reynolds. “Years ago, a weird mask of unknown origin and limitless power was
By Adrian Care, Best Shots Reviewer July 11, 2019 10:30am ET Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Giant Size X-Statix #1Written by Peter MilliganArt by Michael Allred and Laura AllredLettering by Nate PiekosPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 After nearly 15 years since their last series, Giant Sized X-Statix is a reunion
Credit: HarperCollins Credit: HarperCollins HarperCollins Children’s Books are launching a new graphic novel imprint called HarperAlley, according to Publisher’s Weekly. Led by Editorial Director Andrew Arnold, HarpeyAlley is framed as all-ages imprint for “collaborative, creator-focused” titles. “We’re at an exciting juncture in the evolution of the graphic format,” said HarperCollins Children’s Books VP/Publishing Director Rich
Credit: Warner Bros. Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher has signed on for Warner Bros.’s Sherlock Holmes 3, according to Variety. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are set to reprise their roles as Holmes and Watson. Fletcher would take over from Guy Ritchie, who helmed the 2009 original, the 2011 sequel, and was previously attached for
Credit: DC Black Label Credit: DC Black Label Writer Jeff Lemire will pen two new DC Black Label series this fall – Joker: Killer Smile with artist Andrea Sorrentino and The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage with artists Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz, as announced via i09. Joker: Killer Smile will focus on Joker upending the
Credit: Marvel Studios Derek Kolstad Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com John Wick creator Derek Kolstad has joined the writing team of Disney+’s Falcon & Winter Soldier television series, according to The Wrap. Kolstad recently completed work on John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum, and is adapting the video game franchise Just Cause for Constantin. Empire writer/producer
Millie Bobby Brown Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Credit: John Romita Jr. (Marvel Comics) Millie Bobby Brown is a part of Marvel Studios’ Eternals cast, at least according to a matter-of-fact but incidental mention in a Variety run-down of the studio’s Comic-Con International: San Diego plans. “Supreme Geek and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is
Credit: Alex Ross (Marvel Comics) Credit: Dwayne Turner (Marvel Comics) Press Release Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 25,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC have unveiled four “limited-edition” variants they’ll have available at Comic-Con International: San Diego – if you purchase a one-year subscription to the DC Universe app while you’re there. Credit: DC Credit: DC Those who do so will receive variant editions of Young Justice: Outsiders #1, Detective Comics #1000,
Credit: CBS All Access Credit: CBS All Access A new poster for CBS All Access’ upcoming Star Trek spin-off Picard has debuted. The poster, seen here, shows Jean-Luc Picard apparently in retirement alongside a new companion, a lovable French Bulldog. Picard revisits the iconic Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain in his elder years, starring
Credit: Eisner Awards Press Release The 31st annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony will be held Friday night, July 19 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront, just a short walk south from the Convention Center. The doors of the Indigo Ballroom will open at 7:45, and the ceremonies will get under way
Credit: AMC Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, and Hal Cumpston have been cast in starring roles for AMC’s as-yet-untitled The Walking Dead spin-off, according to Variety. Photos of the actors were unavailable at presstime. The series will reportedly focus on “two female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the zombie apocalypse.” Mansour’s