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Credit: Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon’s prose novel about the rise of a fictional comic book publisher in the golden age of comic books, will be adapted as a Showtime TV series, according to Deadline. The adaptation will be the first production through a new overall deal Chabon and

Credit: The CW Spoilers ahead for December 9’s episode of Batwoman. Arrowverse’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” continued with Monday’s Batwoman episode, as the heroes (and viewers) learned about seven ‘Paragons’ that will be the key in helping save the Multiverse. If you’re just getting into “Crisis,” read our recap of Sunday’s kickoff here. The episode

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor December 10, 2019 10:00am ET September 2nd, 2017. Mannheim, Germany. Rene Auberjonois, Odo in Star Trek: DS9, at his panel at Startopia. Credit: Markus Wissmann / Shutterstock.com René Auberjonois, who starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the shapeshifting Odo, died Sunday (Dec. 8) at age 79, a family member told

Check out a preview of this week’s Dejah Thoris #1. Dejah Thoris #1writer: Dan Abnett  |  artist:  Vasco Georgievcovers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Joseph Michael Linsner (B), Adam Hughes (C), Billy Tucci (D), Cosplay Variant (E)FC  |  32 pages | Fantasy/Science-Fiction  | $3.99  |  Teen+  “Barsoom has always been a dying world. Closer to death these

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release This March, Marvel’s brightest heroes will defend their very right to save the world in OUTLAWED, an event one-shot that will kick off one of 2020’s biggest events! Announced this morning by A.V. Club, a devastating tragedy causes the government to crackdown on young

Credit: Lion Forge Credit: Lion Forge Lion Forge’s Catalyst Prime universe is in the midst of immense change with the current event series Catalyst Prime: Seven Days. With the entire superhero line’s titles on pause, writer Gail Simone and artist Jose Luis are re-forging their world with this seven-part series, with each issue recounting a

Lisa Y. Wu Credit: A Wave Blue World Lisa Y. Wu has joined Polarity LTD. as a Sales Coordinator, focusing on its subsidiary Magnetic Press. In this new role, Wu will lead the company consumer- and retailer-facing marketing effforts, as well as handle press relations. “I am very excited to join the Magnetic Press and

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has laid out plans for launch parties and midnight releases for Iron Man 2020 #1 and Guardians of the Galaxy #1. Add those to the previously-reported events for Thor #1 and Marvels X #1, the publisher is encouraging these type of events by comic retailers (and in

Dav Pilkey at a sold-out event in St. Louis, Missouri Credit: Scholastic Credit: Dav Pilkey (Scholastic) Press Release Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the title of the new book in the worldwide bestselling Dog Man series. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment, a new installment in the critically-acclaimed series by

Credit: Valiant Entertainment Credit: Ryan Browne (Valiant Entertainment) Writer Christopher Hastings and artist Ryan Browne are bringing in many new things to the new Quantum & Woody series debuting January 29. In addition to costume redesigns and a new villain, the disfunctional duo will also gain a new mentor figure – the Apprehension. “The Apprehension

Credit: Marvel Comics 1290 Sixth Avenue Credit: Vornado Realty Trust Newsarama has learned that Marvel Entertainment’s New York City offices have moved to a new building – on historic Sixth Avenue.  According to a Marvel representative the company’s previous offices at 135 W. 50th Street were closed on Wednesday evening to facilitate the move to

Check out a preview of this week’s Batman: Curse of the White Knight #5. BATMAN: CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #5 written by SEAN MURPHYart and cover by SEAN MURPHYvariant cover by SEAN MURPHYThe GTO struggles to forgive Batman for his behavior on the tails of tragedy, but a promising path forward comes into focus

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Writer/director Patty Jenkins and actor Gal Gadot are offering more insight into June’s Wonder Woman 1984, which showed off its first retro-inspired trailer Sunday. Talking to Deadline from this past weekend’s Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in Brazil, Jenkins briefly described why she jumped from the first film’s World War I

Credit: Comic-Con International: San Diego Press Release Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce that the judging panel has been named for the 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This blue-ribbon committee will select the nominations to appear on the Eisner Awards ballot. This year’s judges are Martha Cornog, Jamie Coville, Michael Dooley, Alex Grecian,

Credit: The CW Sunday’s Supergirl episode launched the Arrowverse’s five-part “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover – at it began with a major character’ death, as well as the deaths of entire universes. Spoilers ahead for the December 8 episode of Supergirl. The episode opens up with the Monitor monologuing about the end of the multiverse

Hasbro has released images of a new wave of Marvel Legends Series 6-inch figures “in celebration” of and inspired by May 2020’s Black Widow starring Scarlet Johansson. As in past Hasbro Legends lines tied to movie, some of these figures will be plucked straight from the film (identified by the packaging), others will just be

Credit: Mike Grell Press Release Comic book legend Mike Grell, and fan favorite actor Mark Ryan teamed up nearly 30 years ago for a Robin Hood-meets-Green Arrow graphic novel that planted the seeds for their latest collaboration, a fact-is-stranger-than-fiction story ripped from headlines and current events almost too fantastical to be believed. These two superstars

Credit: Warner Bros. Variety is compiling reaction to Monday morning’s Golden Globes nominations from the nominees themselves, and Todd Phillips, Best Director – Motion Picture nominee for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker responded and gave fans an update on a possible sequel to the unexpected mega-hit. “When I first pitched this movie to Warner Bros., I never thought about

Credit: Michael Allred/Laura Allred (Dark Horse Comics) Michael & Laura Allred Credit: AAA Pop The husband-and-wife team of Michael and Laura Allred have created a new Dark Horse limited series called X-Ray Robot. Scheduled to March 25, the titular hero of X-Ray Robot is two entities – a man and a robot version of himself from the future.

Credit: Vault Comics Rebecca “Tay” Taylor Press Release Vault Comics is thrilled to announce the hiring of Rebecca “Tay” Taylor as Managing Editor of Vault’s Myriad imprint. Beginning in Fall 2020, Myriad will publish fantasy and science fiction graphic novels for children and teens. Taylor will run editorial and acquisitions for the line, while marketing

Credit: Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 writer/director Patty Jenkins has revealed she is executive producing a spin-off focused on the Amazons, according to Cinepop. “I’m working on an Amazon-focused movie,” Jenkins said during an interview that took place during this weekend’s Comic Con Experience (CCXP), according to the publication. “Of course I won’t be able to direct and Gal

Credit: Warner Bros. Press Release The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the nominees for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.  The three-hour telecast hosted by Ricky Gervais will air live on NBC coast to coast Sunday, January 5, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST.

Credit: Warner Bros. The first trailer to Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 1984 is here. Check it out below along with the film’s new official description and four new posters.  [embedded content]   Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. #WW84 in theaters June 5. Here’s how Warner Bros. is describing the film.  “Fast

Credit: Paramount Credit: Paramount The title of 2020’s Ghostbusters revival has been revealed as Ghostbusters: Afterlife, with Vanity Fair offering up the first plot details and images from the film. Paramount has also released a new poster for the film, seen here. Ghostbusters: Afterlife centers on Callie (Carrie Coon) and her kids Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor

Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller has weighed in on director Martin Scorsese’s ongoing commentary against superhero films , describing the medium of cinema as a “very broad church” and placing an emphasis on the reaction of audiences as proof of the power of superhero movies. “I watch all of them,”

Credit: DC Credit: DC In recent months DC has begun releasing frequent “first looks” of upcoming titles, but even for them a one-page first look is unusual.  But Friday the published sent out this ominous one-page preview of January’s Superman #19 by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Alex Sinclair. Credit: DC “Before part one of ‘The