Watchmen #1 original cover art, courtesy Heritage Auctions Credit: DC, 1986 Watchmen #1 original cover art, courtesy Heritage Auctions Credit: DC, 1986 Watchmen #1 original cover art, courtesy Heritage Auctions Credit: DC, 1986 What goes around, comes around, and the iconic cover art to Watchmen #1 just came around again. The original cover artwork just
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Credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com Sylvester Stallone is set to produce-and-star in an new, original superhero film for MGM titled Samaritan, according to Deadline. Described as a “dark, fresh take on the superhero genre,” Samaritan was created and written by Bragi F. Schut, who created the CBS series Threshold. This Samaritan film is seperate from
Credit: David Finch (Marvel Comics) Credit: David Finch (Marvel Comics) Writer Meredith Finch and artist Luke Ross will take over as the creative team on Marvel’s Savage Sword of Conan starting this June, as first reported by ComicBook. Finch and Ross will take over the title starting with June’s Savage Sword of Conan #6, following the conclusion
Check out the first look at unlettered pages from April 10’s Symbiote Spider-Man #1, as well as the debut of May’s #2 primary cover. SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)PETER DAVID (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)VARIANT COVER BY RON LIMVARIANT COVER BY ARTGERMVIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERMVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGHIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY TODD
Check out a first look at May 29’s Thanos #2. The series itself debuts April 10. THANOS #2 (OF 6)TINI HOWARD (W) • ARIEL OLIVETTI (A) • Cover by JEFF DEKALVARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTELVARIANT COVER BY TBANATURE VS. NURTURE!• Did Thanos make Gamora who she is, or was she always the deadliest assassin in
Credit: Dark Horse Comics The fate of Amanda Ripley!Aliens: Rescue #1Brian Wood (W), Kieran McKeown (A), JL Straw (C), Roberto De LaTorre (Cover), and Mack Chater (Variant Cover)On sale May 22FC, 32 pages$3.99MiniseriesFollowing the events of Aliens: Resistance, Alec Brand, the colonist rescued by Amanda Ripley and Zula Hendricks, has grown up into an elite Colonial Marine.
Credit: J. Scott Campbell (Marvel Comics) Credit: J. Scott Campbell (Marvel Comics) Spider-Man’s rival and occasional paramour Black Cat is getting her own ongoing series this June, as first reported by ComicBook. Written by Jed Mackay with art from Travel Foreman, the series will be Felicia Hardy’s first solo ongoing, though she’s previously headlined her
Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios and Dole have teamed up to bring fruit to the masses with the power of Captain Marvel. But hidden in their press release for the initiative may be another clue about one of the film’s biggest mysteries. Before we get to that, the film studio and produce company have developed
Credit: Valiant Entertainment FALLEN WORLD #1 (of 5)Written by DAN ABNETTArt by ADAM POLLINACover A by JONBOY MEYERSCover B by AJ JOTHIKUMARCover C by KOI TURNBULLGlass Variant Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITEBlank Cover Also AvailableIn the year 4002, a cyborg samurai named Rai struggles to find his morality, while the nanite-filled supersoldier Bloodshot is on a
Credit: Paolo Rivera (Dark Horse Comics) Credit: Paolo Rivera (Dark Horse Comics) Two of Mike Mignola’s most popular creations, Hellboy and Lobster Johnson, are going at it one more time in a new May one-shot titled Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson: The Ring of Death, according to Entertainment Weekly. This one-shot revisits Hellboy’s memorable 1956 adventures
Credit: Solid Comix Credit: Solid Comix Credit: Solid Comix Writer David F. Walker and artist Brett Weldele have announced a Kickstarter for their creator-owned wrestling story One Fall, part of Walker’s recently-announced Solid Comix publishing company. One Fall is set in a world where monsters like vampires, werewolves, and other monsters exist – and compete
Credit: AC Comics GOLDEN AGE GREATES SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL #19Overview of all the tiny, undersized and size-changing heroes of the Golden Age, featuring classic reprint stories starring FLYMAN, MINIMIDGET, MIGHTY MAN, DOLLMAN, The LITTLE GIANT, BUZZ BALMER, RED COMET, The BLACK DWARF and other mighty mites of the 1940’s. Art by Crandall, Bryant, Cole, Glanzman, Zolnerowich
Credit: Royal Mail / Marvel Comics Credit: Royal Mail / Marvel Comics The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail is issuing a Marvel-themed set of stamps this March, with new artwork by Alan Davis and Neil Edwards. The 15-stamp set includes Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and yes, Captain Britain, Peggy Carter, and
Credit: Matt Wagner (Image Comics) Credit: Matt Wagner (Image Comics) 35 years ago, a 23-year-old Matt Wagner launched Mage – a modern-day Arthurian tale that was also a semi-autobiographical story for Wagner himself. And on February 27, 2019, that story ends with Mage: The Hero Denied #15 from Image Comics. Wagner once again spoke with
Credit: Marvel Studios A new Captain Marvel spot has been released, and it frames Brie Larson’s first solo female Marvel Studios superhero as joining the pantheon of MCU big guns Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. Take a look: [embedded content] So Iron Man was “built,” Captain America was “made”, and Thor was “born.” So
Credit: Marvel Comics Here’s a gallery of all of Marvel’s new May 2019 comic book covers. SAVAGE AVENGERS #1GERRY DUGGAN (W) • MIKE DEODATO JR. (A)Cover by DAVID FINCHVARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO JR.VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHIVARIANT COVER BY TBAVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGVARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YUHIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MOEBIUSBLANK
Credit: Ominous Press Credit: Ominous Press Press Release Ready, set, draw! Published by Ominous Press, BART SEARS’ DRAWING POWERFUL HEROES: BRUTES AND BABES was a huge success on Kickstarter, reaching nearly 300% of its funding goal. Now, DRAWING POWERFUL HEROES: BRUTES AND BABES VOLUME 2 is underway, with the Kickstarter campaign going live on Tuesday,
Check out a preview of next week’s Honor and Curse #1. HONOR AND CURSE #13.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / On Sale 02.27.2019Writer: Mark LondonArtist: Nicolas SalamancaColorist: TekinoLetterer: Miguel ZapataCover: Nicolas SalamancaOrphaned as a young boy, Genshi Sakagura was adopted by the Iga clan after witnessing the murder of his parents. Now, Genshi
Credit: Vault Comics Press Release Vault is excited to announce its new Bound: Comics and Community initiative. Under this initiative, Vault will provide comic shops with up to $25,000.00 (retail value) worth of product to support a variety of community engagement events throughout 2019. Vault is especially interested in supporting events that promote literacy, create
Dougray Scott Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Jaoob Kane and Batwoman Credit: J.H. Williams III (DC) Dougray Scott has been cast as former U.S. Army Colonel Jacob Kane, the father to Kate Kane (a.k.a. Batwoman), in CW’s Batwoman pilot, according to Deadline. “Scott will play Jacob Kane, a former military colonel with a chip on
Neil Gaiman Credit: Entertainment Press / Shutterstock.com Press Release Partnering with the most renowned family entertainment production company in the world, The Jim Henson Company, and with award-winning author Neil Gaiman writing and executive producing, Fremantle today announced that the company is developing a reimagined version of Jim Henson’s iconic 80’s anthology series The Storyteller
Credit: IDW The Transformers and Ghostbusters are teaming up this summer in a new crossover series from IDW Publishing, according to i09. The story, while largely under wraps, centers on a Cybertronian signal that brings the Transformers to Earth, and leads them to enlist the help of the Ghostbusters. It’ll be written by Erik Burnham, with art
Credit: DC Collectibles Press Release DC Collectibles, the award-winning line of collectibles, is bringing its acclaimed BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE statue line to Walmart stores as 4″ mini-figures. The new figures are direct transformations of the company’s acclaimed 9″-scale figures and feature designs from many world-renowned artists including Jim Lee, Bruce Timm, Amanda Conner, Darwyn
Credit: DC The DC Universe is about to be overrun with zombies in the new series DCeased – and Batman will have to stand against them. Writer Tom Taylor will bring his well-known sense of horror to the series, along with artists Trevor Hairsine, Stefan Gaudiano, James Harren and Rain Beredo. In DCeased, Darkseid will unleash
Hasbro announced a litany of new Marvel toy releases over the weekend as part of Toy Fair 2019, including various Outback-era X-Men figures, Ant-Man props, and Deadpool NERF blasters. All are scheduled to arrived in stores later this year. Got a comment? There’s lots of conversation on Newsarama’s FACEBOOK and TWITTER!
Credit: DC Entertainment Credit: DC Entertainment DC canceled writer Mark Russell and artist Richard Pace’s Second Coming title from Vertigo after disagreements over editorial changes led the duo to request the full rights to the book back, according to HuffPost. Although not quoted directly, HuffPost reports that Russell said that DC requested the removal of
Ryan Coogler Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Daniel Kaluuya Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Lakeith Stanfield Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Black Panther co-writer/director Ryan Coogler is set to produce the film Jesus Was My Homeboy about the life of Black Panther activist Fred Hampton, according to Deadline. The Hollywood trade also reports Black Panther‘s Daniel
Check out a double preview of two of Dynamite’s February 20 releases, Turok #2 and Lone Ranger #5. Lone Ranger (Vol.3) #5writer: Mark Russell | artist: Bob Qcovers: John Cassaday (A) John Cassaday (RI-B/W), John Cassaday (RI-Virg)FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Teen+The Lone Ranger and Tonto miraculously come back from the dead to
Credit: Chris Mooneyham (DC) Credit: Chris Mooneyham (DC) As the Joker’s Daughter returns to the DCU in this week’s Nightwing #57, the enigmatic character is being co-written by DC newcomer Zack Kaplan as “a little Jack Nicholson, a little Heath Ledger,” but (surprisingly) ultimately sane. Kaplan is writing scripts based on a plot by Scott
Credit: Mitch Gerads/Clayton Cowles (DC) Credit: Mitch Gerads/Clayton Cowles (DC) Mister MiracleWritten by Tom KingArt by Mitch GeradsLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC Comics‘Rama Rating: 10 out of 10 “We’re all bound by something.” Duty. Family. Country. Loyalty. Love. Death. Life… and Anti-Life. These are all the threads that come together to bind Mister Miracle,