Credit: Sony Pictures TV / NBC Production on the seventh season of NBC’s The Blacklist was suspended due to cornavirus, but Sony Pictures TV has figured out how to complete an episode to serve as the season finale – they used “graphic novel-style animation” to complete the story. Season 7’s 19th episode “The Kazanjian Brothers” was halted
Credit: Wes Craig (Image Comics) Diamond Comic Distributors has provided retailers a revised, “finalized” list of titles planned to ship for a Wednesday, May 20 on-sale – their “target” date to resume its distribution services following its coronavirus shutdown. This supersedes a previous list released on April 28 which, among other things, included Marvel titles.
Credit: Marcos Martin (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Credit: Marcos Martin (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s rare, out-of-print The Walking Dead: The Alien one-shot is being reprinted by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment in hardcover. “I couldn’t be a bigger fan of Vaughan and Martin’s work,” The Walking Dead creator/writer Robert Kirkman said in the
Tidal Thursday AQUAMAN: DEEP DIVES #3Writer: Steve OrlandoArtists: V. Ken Marion, Sandu Florea, Andrew Dalhouse and Wes AbbottAquaman and Tempest race to stop an enraged monster that has escaped its magical tomb under the city of New York. Got a comment? There’s lots of conversation on Newsarama’s FACEBOOK and TWITTER!
By Richard Gray, Best Shots Reviewer May 5, 2020 07:00am ET Credit: DC Credit: DC The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic NovelWritten by Michael MoreciArt by Sas Milledge, Phil Hester and David CalderonLettering by Steve WandsPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC In the pantheon of Robins over the years, the
Credit: s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Actor Tom Cruise, Elon Musk’s Space X and NASA are in the early stages of developing a feature-length action adventure film set and shot in outer space, according to Deadline. Making sure to clarify the film would not be a Mission: Impossible sequel, Deadline reports the project is not attached to
Credit: Inaki Miranda (AfterShock Comics) Credit: Inaki Miranda (AfterShock Comics) Longtime DC artist Inaki Miranda is branching out with his first creator-owned series, writing and drawing it – with help from his brother, Roy. Scheduled to debut October 14 from AfterShock Comics, We Live is a near-future apocalyptic story where humanity, on the bring of
Credit: Lucasfilm Robert Rodriguez and Peyton Reed have both revealed they directed portions of the upcoming second season of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. While the assumption is they both directed whole episodes, they are not specific. Take a look: I am truly humbled to say I have now had the very rare privilege of directing the
By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer May 5, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC The Flash #753Written by Joshua WilliamsonArt by Howard Porter, Brandon Peterson and Hi-FiLettering by Steve WandsPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 Credit: DC If you’re a Flash fan, you’re likely used to all the time travel shenanigans that
Welcome to #AmalgamAgain part two. This mash-up is brought to you by Newsarama and artist Ty Peterson. You can check out exactly what Amalgam Again is here, and our first mash-up, the Mighty Mortal. Then check out our latest amalgam below. The Who: Recurve The Inspiration: DC’s Green Arrow and Marvel’s Daredevil The Logline: Once one of
By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer May 5, 2020 02:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Batman: Gotham Nights #3Written by Michael GreyArt by Ryan Benjamin, Richard Friend and Alex SinclairLettering by Troy PeteriPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 4 out of 10 The Batman can have a little colonialism, as a treat, in Batman: Gotham Nights #3.
Credit: Warner Bros. Animation Credit: Warner Bros. Animation With Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, DC’s animated universe concludes the ongoing story of that has been building over the last six years of films by bringing together a huge ensemble cast for the final battle. Out now on digital platforms with a phyiscal release planned for
Cate Blanchett in ‘Carol’ Credit: Number 9 Films Two-time Oscar-winner and one-time Marvel Cinematic Universe villain Cate Blanchett is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Borderlands, Lionsgate’s film adaptation of the 2K first-person shooter PC-console game. According to Deadline, if the deal is finalized, Blanchett will star as Lilith, “one of the main
By C.K. Stewart, Best Shots Reviewer May 4, 2020 12:00pm ET Credit: Dustin Hansen (DC) Credit: Dustin Hansen (DC) My Video Game Ate My HomeworkWritten and Illustrated by Dustin HansenLettering by Corey BreenPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 My Video Game Ate My Homework is extremely cute. Another original IP outing from DC’s
Credit: NBC-Universal NBC’s Peacock streaming service has found a showrunner for its upcoming re-reboot of Battlestar Galactica (via Deadline). Assassin’s Creed screenwriter Michael Leslie has signed on to helm the show, which will reboot the continuity of the venerable franchise, marking its third separate iteration on TV following the original 1970s series and the early 2000s
Credit: StevePhotos/Shutterstock Christina and Cameron Merkler Credit: Discount Comic Book Service Several publishers have inquired with the new Direct Market distributor Lunar about distributing their books to comic shops, Newsarama has confimed. Lunar is one of two distributors, along with UCS, that were launched in the wake of Diamond Comic Distributors’ decision to suspend operations
Credit: Hero Initiative Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical or financial need, has announced their line-up for a fourth week of a series of live experiences featuring comic book creators providing question-and-answer sessions, tutorials, and original art in Zoom online webconference rooms. The new “Hero Initiative Live” events are currently
Taika Waititi Credit: Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com Thor: Love and Thunder writer/director Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct a Star Wars film, as announced at StarWars.com. Waititi has been rumored to be in talks to helm a Star Wars movie for some time, but previously played coy about the possibility it would actually come
The Dark Knight goes to Brazil on the case of ‘The Bodyguard Murders,’ where top businesspeople have been mysteriously murdered – with their own bodyguards appearing to be their killers. The story comes from DC’s recent Giant print anthologies, reprinted now digitally in the weekly Tuesday series Batman: Gotham Nights – with this issue due
Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Sylvester Stallone has revealed that he is working with Warner Bros.’s for a sequel to 1993’s cult favorite Demolition Man. “I think there is coming,” Stallone said on Instagram, when asked about a sequel. “We’re working on it right now with Warner Bros., and it’s looking fantastic. That should
Credit: Paco Medina/Juan Vlasco (Marvel Comics) Credit: Joey Vasquez/Juan Vlasco/Ian Herring/Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics) Longtime comic book inker Juan Vlasco died on Friday, May 24, 2020 due to complications from an appendicitis operation, according to friend/artist Jorge Break. Vlasco first began in the 1990s, inking on Marvel titles such as Uncanny X-Men and for artists
By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer May 4, 2020 03:00pm ET Credit: DC Credit: DC Swamp Thing: New Roots #2Written by Mark RussellArt by Marco Santucci and John KaliszLettering by Dave SharpePublished by DCReview by Justin Partridge‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC Swamp Thing becomes a third party in a grim family drama
The Mighty Mortal by Rags Morales & Hailey Renee Brown The Mighty Mortal by Rags Morales & Hailey Renee Brown Welcome to #AmalgamAgain part one. This mash-up is brought to you by Newsarama and artists Rags Morales and Hailey Renee Brown. You can check out was Amalgam Again is here, and then check out our first
Credit: DC Credit: DC Aquaman: Deep Dives #2Written by Michael GreyArt by Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan and Hi-FiLettering by Wes AbbottPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 4 out of 10 For most readers out there, a team-up between Aquaman and the Sea Devils wouldn’t normally be cause for celebration, and unfortunately for us, Aquaman: Deep Dives #2
Some down time, and some gorilla time, in a preview of Wednesday, May 6’s Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #3. WONDER WOMAN: AGENT OF PEACE #3Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda ConnerArtists: Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Hi-Fi and Travis LanhamWonder Woman thinks she’s saved the day when she stops an asteroid from crashing into the Earth-but a
Who’s that guy? Stay tuned… Over the last couple of months as the comic book industry has faced near-virtual shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic, a smattering of calls have emerged for the Direct Market’s major publishers to work together to help generate fan interest when distribution resumes. Spawn creator and Image President Todd McFarlane proposed a
Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Credit: Marvel Comics/Lucasfilm Marvel Comics’ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1, the launch of the character’s new ongoing series, will debut digitally on Monday, May 4, otherwise known as “May the 4th” or “Star Wars Day” to fans. As just-announced by the publisher Friday, that means the issue will debut digitally 23 days before it’s
Credit: Danielle Corsetto Credit: Danielle Corsetto Girls With Slingshots cartoonist Danielle Corsetto is launching a new webcomic called Elephant Town this Monday. “Elephant Town takes place in my little town, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and follows four characters who don’t know each other,” Corsetto wrote on her Patreon page. “And a cat. And maybe an elephant?
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics With Diamond’s Direct Market distribution seemingly back up and running, Marvel Comics has released a revised schedule for its comic book releases from May 27 through July 8 – and although 26 titles are listed, there are a lot of issues not on their schedule. Specifically, here are some
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC has outlined its planned daily releases for the third week of its “Digital First” line, which includes stories of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Swamp Thing, and DC Superhero Girls The contents of the stories was previously published as new material in the Giant anthology line. Here’s