Page from Wolverine: Origin #40 Credit: Scot Eaton (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel Comics) Scot Eaton has signed on to draw Larry Hama’s story for Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1, an upcoming one-shot tying into Marvel’s 80th Anniversary. Eaton drew portions of Daniel Way’s Wolverine: Origin title, and has worked on several X-Men team book
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Credit: DC Black Lightning co-creator Tony Isabella is criticizing DC’s handling of Black Lightning as a supporting character in Batman and the Outsiders rather than as a leading character in his own title. However, along with his criticism, Isabella offered support for CW’s Black Lightning TV show. “Don’t try to put a silver lining on
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvels Annotated #4 has been pushed back five weeks with a new release date of June 12. Marvel did not provide a reason for the rescheduling when it informed retailers, however it comes after a four week delay of Marvels Annotated #3. This series is part of a larger
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics War of the Realms #1 and Symbiote Spider-Man #1 helped Marvel Comics reclaim the spot as the Direct Market’s top publisher (both in dollar share and unit share), but comic sales as a whole were down 11.12% in dollars compared to the huge strides made in March 2019 (thanks
Credit: Marvel Comics Javier Pina has stepped in to draw June 26’s Mr. and Mrs. X #12, replacing series artist Oscar Bazaldua. Marvel has not given a reason for the change, however Bazaldua is announced as the series artist of the new Loki series debuting July 17. Pina joins Mr. and Mrs. X after recently
Kayra Tan Credit: Now Talent Management Lion Forge has laid off its Production and Logistics Coordinator Kayra Tan as part of its announced merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company Polarity. Tan joined Lion Forge in November 2016, working up from being a Legal and Production Assistant for then-President Geoff Gerber to becoming
Credit: Columbia Pictures Those who see Avengers: Endgame in most theaters this weekend will get something previous theater-goers didn’t: a pre-film message from Tom Holland, and a post-film Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, according to Deadline. Holland’s pre-film message will be encouraging movie-goers to stay after the credits to see Monday’s spoiler-filled Far From Home
Press Release This June, celebrate Spider-Man with a series of variant covers that show off the webslinger in the many epic costumes he’s worn over the years, including his stealth suit, symbiote suit, webbing suit, cosmic suit, Fantastic Four suit, and more! Look for Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN variants on these select titles this June: 1. AMAZING
Dark Horse Logo Credit: Dark Horse Netflix has signed a deal with Dark Horse to produce streaming content based on Dark Horse properties. Netflix tweeted news of the arrangement, described as a “first look” deal. No details of what shows or movies could be in development were included in the announcement. Very happy to announce
Betty and Veronica have a ghostly encounter in this preview of May 15’s Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #273. BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #273 BRAND NEW STORY: “Ghost of a Chance!” Meet Betty and Veronica: Ghost Hunters! Find out what happens when the dynamic duo spends a night in an allegedly haunted
Credit: Marvel Entertainment Marvel Comics has unleashed another wave of creator announcements for whatever its got planned for August 2019. In the wave of new announcements, which were heralded ahead of time by Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief C.B. Cebulski, includes the following creative teams, still with no title or titles attached: – Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka–
Credit: Universal Pictures A female-frontied Fast and Furious spin-off starring Charlize Theron is in development at Universal Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Described as part of a plan to “Avengers-ize” the Fast and Furious franchise, this prospective film would have Theron reprise her The Fate of the Furious role of Cipher. In that eighth
Marvel Adventures: Avengers #10 Credit: Cameron Stewart (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics is adding to its series of teasers for creative teams related to an upcoming August 2019 mystery project, with writer Kurt Busiek tweeting his involvement alongside artist Cameron Stewart. Check it out: #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/StVaYcbMrK — Kurt Busiek Resists (@KurtBusiek) May 9, 2019 This is likely
Andrea Colvin Credit: Lion Forge Andrea Colvin has left Lion Forge following the company’s merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company, Polarity. Post-merger, Oni’s Sarah Gaydos will serve as Editor-In-Chief of Polarity’s comic division. Colvin joined Lion Forge in December 2016 as Vice President/Executive Editor, and was later promoted to Editor-In-Chief. During her
Credit: DC Credit: Gary Frank (DC) DC has rescheduled Heroes in Crisis #9 for a new, May 29 release date. While only pushing back the title one week, it does work to coincide the finale’s release with an especially important issue of Doomsday Clock according to its solicitation. May 29’s Doomsday Clock #10 is solicited
Melissa Meszaros / Desiree Wilson Credit: Melissa Meszaros / Desiree Wilson Oni Press have laid off Melissa Meszaros, Desiree Wilson, and Scott Sharkey concurrent with its merger with Lion Forge under the new umbrella company of Polarity. Meszaros served as Oni’s Director of Publicity since January 2017, working in the compay’s two-person Marketing department with
Credit: Valiant Entertainment Credit: Valiant Entertainment Valiant Entertainment’s Doctor Mirage will return in a new five-issue series from writer Magdalene Visaggio and artists Nick Robles and Jordie Bellaire, as announced via i09. The return of the supernatural hero, who has the power to interact with the dead, comes with a twist – Doctor Mirage is now without
Christina “Steenz” Stewart Credit: Lion Forge Credit: Lion Forge Lion Forge has laid off Associate Editor Christina “Steenz” Stewart following its merger with Oni Press under the new umbrella company, Polarity. “Can’t say anything about the merger. But I’ll be looking for freelance work soon,” Stewart tweeted. “Stay tuned and thanks to everyone reaching out
Credit: Sony Pictures The latest trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home established that the film’s Mysterio is a hero from another universe- and a new clip from the film goes even further on that explanation. Shown during an interview segment with Mysterio actor Jake Gyllenhaal during an appearance on Ellen, the clip (not yet officially released
Joe Nozemack Credit: Oni Press Oni Press co-founder Joe Nozemack is stepping down from his role as company President following the merger of that company and Lion Forge under the new banner of Polarity. Publisher James Lucas Jones now moves up as President, in addition to his Publisher duties. “Oni Press was started with the
Credit: Jay Maidment / Sony Pictures The details of actor Numen Acar’s Spider-Man: Far From Home “Dmitri” role are still being kept under wraps, but new comments from director Jon Watts add fuel to the notion that the actor will be playing classic Spidey-foe the Chameleon. “Well, Dmitri in the film works for Nick Fury
Credit: HBO HBO has unveiled the first teaser for its upcoming Watchmen sequel TV series, set to debut this fall. Here’s the teaser, featuring Jeremy Irons’ Ozymandias, a legion of Rorschachs, and a glimpse of some new characters: [embedded content] Here’s the official description for Watchmen: “Originally published by DC Comics in 1986, Watchmen told
Credit: Jay Maidment / Sony Pictures The just-revealed (supposedly) plot of Spider-Man: Far From Home holds many mysteries, but one thing it will apparently have is a scene in which a dark twist befalls Peter Parker, a la the notorious scene of Adrian Toomes deducing his identity in Spider-Man: Homecoming. “There’s a scene in this
Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment “Batman, Robin and Batgirl must stick together even when Gotham’s most dangerous villains attempt to pull them apart” in LEGO® DC: Batman – Family Matters, the latest animated adventure in the LEGO DC series, officially revealed Wednesday. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and the
Credit: Marvel Comics Updated May 8, 2019: Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski has once again offered personal promotion of a Marvel Comics teaser, pointing fans to a series of presumed creative team announcements for unrevealed titles, potentially related to the E-i-C’s previous talk of his plan to sell a million copies of a comic book. Cebulski’s continued Twitter promotion,
Credit: Oni Press/Lion Forge Comic book publishers Oni Press and Lion Forge are planning to undergo a merger, as announced in the New York Times. The new combined publisher will operate out of Oni’s base in Portland, Oregon, with Oni’s James Lucas Jones serving as publisher and president. The deal to bring the two publishers together was
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Some of this week’s Marvel Comics titles included teasers for what appear to be creative teams for projects launching in August 2019. Each of the teasers (such as the ones seen here) features the names of the creative team on a generic background of a collage of classic Marvel,
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has teased a new project from writer Joe Hill and artist Mike Allred with a promo in some of this week’s new Marvel releases. No further details of the cryptic project are included in the teaser image, seen here, though perhaps some of the cover images covering
Credit: Sony Pictures Credit: Sony Pictures And thus begins the age of the spoiler trailer. Deadline reports the the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home released Monday drew the biggest digital launch in Sony Pictures history with 135.2 million views in its first 24 hours. The film’s first trailer released in January reportedly already held
Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Credit: Marvel Comics Game of Thrones actor Richard Madden, who portrayed Robb Stark on the HBO show, is in talks for an unnamed role in Marvel’s Eternals, according to Variety. Madden’s potential role would be Ikaris, one of the leaders of the Eternals, and according to previous reports, lover of Sersi, reportedly to