By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer February 4, 2019 09:00am ET Credit: 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox Alita: Battle AngelDirected by Robert RodriguezScreenplay by James Cameron and Laeta KalogridisBased on the manga, Gunnm by Yukito KishiroStarring Rose Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly and moreProduced by James Cameron and Jon Landau‘Rama Rating:
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A Black Mirror-esque twist in February 27’s Wyrd #2. WYRD #2Writer: Curt PiresArtist: Antonio FusoColorist: Stefano SimeoneCover Artist: Antonio FusoAnarchy in the UK!Wyrd is dispatched to deal with a politician endangering the international order . . . with black magic!*A glimpse behind the curtain of Wyrd’s past.*The second chapter of Pires/Fuso’s strange espionage epic is
Credit: MegaCon Press Release MEGACON™, the Southeast’s largest fan convention returns to the Orange County Convention Center Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19, 2019. This year, MEGACON™ Orlando expects to welcome more than 100,000 fans throughout the weekend with a star-studded lineup of celebrity guests and endless programming. Fans will be amazed by a
Credit: Sony Pictures Animation Credit: Sony Pictures Animation Press Release Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature at the 46 th Annual Annie Awards™ Saturday evening, and garnered top honors across seven categories including Character Animation – David Han; Character Design – Shiyoon Kim; Directing – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman;
Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt said that the franchise will go on – despite the firing of writer/director James Gunn. “I promise there’ll be a third movie, I don’t know exactly what that’s going to look like, but I know everyone on board is just eager to
Credit: Sony Pictures In addition to the plethora of comic book-based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of ‘genre.’ There are no hard lines, but if a film as robots, giant monsters, or aliens, then it’s
Credit: Marvel Studios A new and unexpected Avengers team assembles in this trailer for Avengers: Endgame, which aired during the Super Bowl. Check it out: “Some people move on. But not us.” Watch the brand new Marvel Studios’ #AvengersEndgame spot that aired during the Big Game. See the film in theaters April 26. pic.twitter.com/ruu7A7MnEk —
Credit: Universal Pictures I’m going to start with a confession. Of the … what is it? … 27 or so films in the Fast and Furious franchise, I’ve seen about a total of maybe 30 scattered minutes, mostly late at night surfing the premium cable TV channels I haven’t gotten around to getting rid of
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics In the mutant utopia of the “Age of X-Man” mutants are no longer hated and feared – but there are other obstacles that face homo superior, even in a seemingly perfect world. As writer Vita Ayala puts it, “There’s no place for most people in a utopia” – a
You can read the entire first chapter of AfterShock’s Clankillers right here before the collection’s February 6 release. CLANKILLERS, VOL. 1 TRADE PAPERBACK$14.99 / Full Color / 120 pages / ON SALE 03.06.19Writer: Sean LewisArtist: Antonio FusoColorist: Stefano SimeoneLetters: Dave SharpeCover: Antonio Fuso w/ Stefano SimeoneFinola has a problem — her father, the king, is
Credit: :01 First Second CANNABIS ILLEGALIZATION OF WEED IN AMERICA HC GN (MR)(W) Box Brown (A/CA) Box BrownFrom the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have been inextricably linked. In 1518 Cortés introduces hemp farming during his violent colonial campaign in Mexico. In secret, locals begin cultivating the plant for
The TMNT get the TV spotlight in this preview of February 6’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5Matthew K. Manning (w) • Chad Thomas (a) • Andy Suriano (c)Welcome to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reunion! With featured guests Raph, Donnie, Leo, Mikey, April, and…
Credit: Daniel Maine (Source Point Press) Credit: Daniel Maine (Source Point Press) Andy Schmidt, one of the planners behind Marvel Comics’ Annihilation event, is returning to the superhero genre for the first time in a decade for his new creator-owned title that wrestles with the concept of superheroes in the modern world. Launching April 24,
Credit: Frank Quitely (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ryan Stegman/JP Mayer/Frank Martin/Clayton Cowles (Marvel Comics) Every month, comiXology adds more single issues to its Netflix-style comiXology Unlimited digital reading service from Marvel Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Dark Horse, Dynamite Entertainment, and others. Here is a list of what’s arriving this week: All-Star Superman Star Wars: Darth
Crime reigns supreme in this preview of February 6’s United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #6. UNITED STATES VS. MURDER, INC. #6written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDISart and cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMINGFrom the Eisner Award-winning creators of POWERS! Murder, Inc. has gone to war with the United States—and the United States has lost! The president is
Credit: Fantagraphics NOW #6 NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY (MR)The Eisner Award-nominated anthology of short fiction -each issue is 100% self-contained – continues with another heavyweight line-up, including: Theo Ellsworth, Mariana Pita, M. Dean, Amandine Meyer, Aseyn, Tim Lane, José Quintanar, Veronika Muchitsch, Disa Wallander, Julian Glander, Jesse Reklaw, Zohar Lazar, Steven Weissman, and Nick Thorburn, under
Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has informed retailers that Fantastic Four #9 and Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 has both been rescheduled. Iron Man #11 has been pushed back five weeks to a May 22 release, while Fantastic Four #9 has been pushed back three weeks to April 24. This follows similar delays to previous