Credit: Disney+ Pre-production has begun on the third season of Disney+’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian, according to Variety. The already completed second season is announced to debutt this October – still five months away – however the Hollywood trade reports that season three is already in the works with an unnamed source stating that showrunner Jon Favreau
Credit: Lee Weeks (DC Comics)/Shutterstock Credit: Dan Mora (DC) Given the way the comic book specialty (i.e. the ‘Direct’) market shifted on its axis Friday when DC effectively announced the possible end of the Diamond Comic Distributors’ exclusive era, it was easy to pay only cursory attention to another, seemingly minor DC press release Monday. Publisher
Credit: Marvel Entertainment Credit: Insight Editions Press Release Feast your way through the Marvel Universe with celebrity chef Justin Warner in Marvel Eat the Universe: The Official Cookbook (July 28, 2020; $29.99). Whether you’re an omega level chef or just starting out at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, prepare to eat like a Super Hero
Credit: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Animation’s Scoob! is ditching its plans for theatrical release on May 15, instead going straight to home video. Chalked up to near-complete closure of movie theaters worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, Warner Bros. ChairCEO Ann Sarnoff said these times call for “creative thinking and adaptability in how we distribute
Credit: James Mangold Cue Cher… Fan-favorite Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman says he’d be perfectly willing to play the role in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film – but only if it had been made “seven years ago.” “If seven years ago that had happened I’d be like, ‘Oh yeah!’ but I knew it was the right
Credit: Dave Johnson (Paper Films) Credit: Dave Johnson (Paper Films) Jimmy Palmiotti and Dave Johnson are teaming up to write a ‘adults only’ miniseries about two fictional soda companies at war – with the owners being competitive brothers. The project – Pop Kill – is now raising funds on Kickstarter for a planned June 2020
Credit: Hero Initiative On April 30 at 8pm ET, five comic book fans will be able to sit on a Zoom webconference call with comic book writer/publisher/retailer Mark Waid. And unlike a convention panel where you watch creators on a dais from an audience or a con signing when you get a fleeting few seconds
Credit: Ben Argon (Abrams ComicArts) Credit: Ben Argon (Abrams ComicArts) These days there seems to be more room for existential thought, and Abrams ComicsArts has just released a novel take on existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s work with the OGN The Labyrinth. Hitting shelves last week, writer/artist Ben Argon takes his long-time fascination with Sartre’s work
Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC DC’s efforts to address the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the comic book Direct Market continues. The publisher announced Monday the immediate expansion of their DC Digital First publishing program, announcing that under the daily, “robust” new program, “comic book readers will have more variety of
Credit: Mitch Gerads (DC) Credit: Greg Capullo/Jonathan Glapion/FCO Plascencia (DC Comics) As part of renewed push with digital releases, DC is lauching DC Essential Reads – a free digital promotion offering first issues of some of its most perennial stories. “Comic book fans want more access to content than ever before,” DC CCO/Publisher Jim Lee
Credit: Warner Bros. With an end to the coronavirus pandemic uncertain, Warner Bros. has re-shuffled the release dates of The Batman, The Flash, and the Shazam! sequel, according to Deadline. The Batman is pushed back almost four months, going from June 25, 2021 to October 1, 2021. October 1 is the same theatrical window as last
Credit: Hero Initiative Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators in medical or financial need, has added a new 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 available for purchase at Hero Initiative’s website.
Credit: DC / Diamond Comic Distributors On Friday, DC told Direct Market comic book retailers that orders for titles solicited for April 1 through April 15 through Diamond Comic Distributors have been canceled with Diamond – information Diamond seems to be refuting. On Monday morning, Diamond’s parent company, Geppi Family Enterprises, sent its retail partners an
Credit: Jorge Fornes (DC) Tom King Credit: Dylan King Writer Tom King has revealed that he has almost completed work on the final issue of an unnannounced limited series with artist Jorge Fornes. Fornes drew several issues of King’s recent Batman run. “Working today on the final issue of an insanely ambitious maxi series that
Flag of Canada Credit: Canada As hundreds of thousands of dollars are being raised by DC, Jim Lee, and #Creators4Comics to help U.S. comic book stores via the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC), a new initiative launched today to help Canadian comic book stores. This past Saturday, the Canadian non-profit the Comic Legends Legal Defense
Credit: Behemoth Comics [Editor’s Note: A Behemoth Comics spokesperson said these release dates are dependent on Diamond Comic Distributors being successful in re-starting distribution as they’ve announced. ] THE OSIRIS PATH #3WRITER: Christian Moran, Corey Kalman, Brockton McKinneyARTIST: Walt Barna (art), Daniel Arruda Massa (letters)COVER: Justin Greenwood (art), Brad Simpson (color)JULY 8th / 28 PAGES
Credit: Jim Lee Credit: Jim Lee DC Chief Creative Officer/Publisher Jim Lee drew three more sketches over the weekend for his 60-sketches/60-days art auction to benefit comic shops via the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC). Lee sketched his Huntress redesign, the classic Deathstroke, and the Stephanie Brown-Batgirl. The first two were done as a diptych.
Credit: DC Universe Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Press Release Harley Quinn premiered on DC UNIVERSE this past November to rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Now, fans can enjoy the non-stop laughs and excitement of the adult animated action-comedy series as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment gets set to release Harley Quinn: The Complete
Joy Osmanski Credit: Sarah Ford Credit: DC UNIVERSE Tigress is a well-known DC comics villain and has has jumped to the small screen before in the Young Justice cartoon, but later this year she’ll make her live-action debut as part of DC Universe’s Stargirl. Grey’s Anatomy alum Joy Osmanski is taking up the role, and
By Justin Partridge, Best Shots Reviewer April 20, 2020 02:00pm ET Credit: DisneyXD Marvel’s Spider-Man: Maximum Venom – Episode 1: “Web of Venom”Starring Robbie Draymond, Ben Pronsky, Fred Tatasciore, Scott Menville, Yuri Lowenthal and Nancy LinariWritten by Kevin Burke and Chris “Doc” WyattDirected by Tim Eldred and Sol ChoiReview by Justin Partridge‘Rama Rating: 8 out
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is joining the list of anime movies that has announced a delay in its release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anno Hideaki, creator of the hit anime, released a statement through the official Evangelion Twitter account, where he expressed sympathy for the pandemic’s victims and gratitude for those working to combat it.
Kelly Sue DeConnick Credit: Today Show Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, who brought Carol Danvers to prominence as Captain Marvel, is auctioning off a signed commemorative flight jacket from the filming of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel film. DeConnick, who wrote the stories that influenced a large part of Captain Marvel‘s plot, was present for production of
Credit: DC Comics DC has announced a revised shipping schedule for its upcoming print books, with two new distributors stepping up to facilitate it all. This comes after the near-exclusive Direct Market comics distributor Diamond suspended distribution in late March. And although Diamond has plans to resume distribution in mid- to late May, DC has
Credit: DC DC have announced plans to resume limited release of new comic books on Tuesday, April 28. After surveying over 2,000 North American stores, the publisher has announced plans to resume releasing a trimmed down line of titles, which will also be released simultaneously on DC’s usual digital platforms. This new era kicks off
Credit: Diamond Comic Distributors DC has announced plans to resume publishing and distributing some weekly comic books starting April 28 – though the publisher has not yet publicly announced how it plans to distribute those comic books to retailers with leading industry distributor Diamond Comic Distributors currently suspending distribution. Diamond has responded to DC’s plans, re-stating previously
Credit: Sarah Mertan / Shutterstock.com Comic Con International: San Diego 2020 has officially been canceled due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as announced by the SDCC blog. No 2020 dates will be rescheduled, and instead the next SDCC will take place July 22-25, 2021. Additionally, WonderCon 2020 will be canceled, and has been scheduled
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge from “Star Trek: Nemesis” Credit: Paramount Pictures Corporation Star Trek: The Next Generation actor LeVar Burton is in talks to reprise his role as Geordi La Forge for season two of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Picard. “I think it’s reasonable to assume that those people are part of
With DC moving towards its third week with no new comic books (most retailers last shipped new weekly content on March 28, DC included), the publisher has announced a plan to resume shipping new titles on April 28 utilizing a new distribution system based around prominent mail order retailers Midtown Comics and DCBS. But reaction from retailers
Scott Snyder Credit: Kat Calamia (Newsarama) Writer Scott Snyder is auctioning four spots in an online version of his comic book writing course “Writing First Issues.”. Snyder, known for his work on DC’s Batman and Justice League, is also an educator, having taught writing at Columbia University, New York University, and Sarah Lawrence College, as
Credit: Marvel Studios People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is lobbying writer/director Taika Waititi to have Chris Hemsworth’s Thor change to a vegan diet in Thor: God & Thunder to explain his weight loss back from being Avengers: Endgame‘s ‘Fat Thor.’ “Chris Hemsworth went vegan while filming the original Thor and The Avengers