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Credit: Kris Anka (Marvel Comics) Naomie Harris Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Naomie Harris in talks to play Shriek in Sony Pictures’ Venom sequel, according to Variety. In comic books, Shriek is a mutant with sonic powers and connections to symbiotes – and a long-running romance with Cletus Kasady/Carnage. If cast, Harris would join

Press Release “The series will go through multiple time periods and explore aspects of Vic Sage’s past and present that have never been explored before. Combined with Bill Sienkiewicz’s inks and Chris Sotomayor’s deft color touch, this may be the best version of the Question yet.” –Denys Cowan Vic Sage knows right from wrong. He

Batman/Catwoman ad Credit: Clay Mann/Tomeu Morey (DC) The high-profile Batman/Catwoman 12-issue series by Batman‘s Tom King and Clay Mann which appeared to be scheduled to debut in January 2020 doesn’t look like it will launch that month. The high-profile new title wasn’t included in DC’s just-released January 2020 solicitations. DC announced Batman/Catwoman back in May,

Credit: DC Credit: DC The just-released solicitation for January 2020’s Justice League #39 reveals that the issue will be series writer Scott Snyder’s last. “Superstar scribe Scott Snyder says farewell to the Justice League with a special story that both winds down all the things he started in issue #1 – and nods toward everything

Credit: DC Check out a gallery of all of the new January comic book covers here. WONDER WOMAN #750written by VITA AYALA, MARGUERITE BENNETT, KAMI GARCIA, DEAN HALE, SHANNON HALE, JEFF LOVENESS, STEVE ORLANDO, GREG RUCKA, GAIL SIMONE, MARIKO TAMAKI,and othersart by ELENA CASAGRANDE, COLLEEN DORAN, JESUS MERINO, GABRIEL PICOLO, and otherscover by JOELLE JONES1940s variant

Credit: DC Credit: DC This January DC will mark a major milestone for Diana of Themiscyra with an oversized 96-page Wonder Woman #750. The 96-page issue will feature stories from fan favorite Wonder Woman writers including Gail Simone and Greg Rucka and current writer Steve Orlando alongside up and coming talent such as Vita Ayala,

After Superman reveals his identity (more on that later), Super-story architect Brian Michael Bendis will be revealing how that affects the future of the DCU in Superman: Heroes #1, a one-shot written by Bendis, Greg Rucka, Matt Fraction, and Jody Houser. “All the rules are about to change — and it all starts here,” the

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Spider-Man #2Written by J.J. Abrams and Henry AbramsArt by Sara Pichelli, Elisabetta D’Amico and Dave StewartLettering by Joe CaramagnaPublished by Marvel Comics‘Rama Rating: 3 out of 10 Credit: Marvel Comics There’s a theme in the sophomore issue of Spider-Man that this isn’t dress-up – that wearing a costume is

Paul Dano Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Credit: DC There Will Be Blood actor Paul Dano has been cast as the Riddler in director Matt Reeves’ The Batman, via The Hollywood Reporter. THR cites Warner Bros. directly for the news, which makes Dano the second villain cast alongside Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman. They’ll both square off with Robert

Check out a preview of October 23’s Avengers #25. AVENGERS #25JASON AARON (W) • STEFANO CASELLI (A/C)MARVELS 25TH VARIANT COVER BY ALEX ROSSMARY JANE VARIANT COVER BY JAY ANACLETOGONE TO HELL! CHALLENGE OF THE GHOST RIDERS CONCLUDES!The Avengers go to hell to join the wild race for the soul of Robbie Reyes, who’s desperate to

Credit: DC Credit: DC The first two covers and solicitations for James Tynion IV and Tony Daniel’s upcoming Batman run have been unveiled (via The Hollywood Reporter). They showcase a confrontation between Batman, Cheshire, and Deathstroke – with the Riddler in the offing. Here are both covers, by Daniel, along with the solicitations for both issues.

Credit: Scout Comics CRUCIFIED Trade PaperbackWritten by Sheldon Allen and Illustrated by Armin Ozdic  Full Color, 144 pages, $17.99ISBN: 9781949514230Collecting all five issues of CRUCIFIED. The world’s deadliest contract killer just received his next target: A man some believe to be the modern Jesus Christ. Lucas Blank, a gun for hire, finds himself contracted by a

Credit: DC Credit: DC Although Mike Carey is better known to DC fans for his fantasy work, the author has an established career in prose as an acclaimed writer of horror. Now DC readers will get to experience Carey’s horror side with The Dollhouse Family, a new limited series that re-teams him with Peter Gross

DC has released a first look at Mikel Janín and Jordie Bellaire pages from next month’s Batman #82, part 8 of Tom King’s “City of Bane” story arc.  In the pages, Batman and Bane face-off man-to-man but Bruce has a trick up his sleeve … or taped to his back, in a move that recalls

Credit: Studio Ghibli Warner Bros. has nabbed the exclusive streaming rights to most of the film catalog of the anime company Studio Ghibli, home to iconic writer/director Hayao Miyazaki, for the HBO Max streaming service. First reported by Deadline, the deal was made through GKids, Studio Ghibli’s English-language distributor. “Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking,

Credit: NBC Seinfeld alum/Master of His Domain Jason Alexander has thrown his name into the hat to play the Penguin in 2021’s The Batman. This comes after Jonah Hill reportedly passed on the role. Ok, Jonah Hill passed. Clearly the next move for Penguin has to be someone familiar with marine biology. Ahem. — jason

Credit: DC Credit: DC Updated October 17, 2019: Neal Adams’ Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul #3 and #4 have been rescheduled once again. #3 is now set for a November 27 release – the third time this issue’s release date has been changed. #4 is now estimates for a December 5 release date. The fifth

Credit: Kelley Jones (DC) Credit: Kelley Jones (DC) DC has acknowledged that the print edition of this week’s Dollar Comics: Batman #497 was published two two pages out of order, and have informed retailers that they will be sending out free replacement copies to retailers. The corrected Dollar Comics: Batman #497 is scheduled to be

Jessica Henwick Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Jessica Henwick has auditioned for a role in Warner Bros.’s fourth Matrix film, according to Deadline. Henwick, who played Colleen Wing in Netflix’s Iron Fist, reportedly “performed quite well” in her audition. The Hollywood trade didn’t specify the role Henwick auditioned for, but says that director/co-writer Lana Wachowski

Credit: Mad Cave Studios Over the Ropes #2Writer: Jay SandlinArtist: Antonello CosentinoCover Artist: Antonello CosentinoFresh off his unexpected victory over Ramblin’ Rick Radison, Jason now has a major bounty on his head. And Jessie Presley, the sumo wrestling, Elvis impersonator, is known nationwide for collecting as many bounties as he can. Will Jason rise like

By Chelsea Gohd, Space.com Contributor October 16, 2019 11:30am ET Credit: DreamWorks Pictures Credit: Fandom “Never Give Up, Never Surrender!” A new Galaxy Quest documentary, highlights the magic of the 1999 film. The flick earned its “cult classic” status by putting sci-fi superfans in the role of the hero and perfectly balancing the subtleties of

Credit: Scholastic Netflix has optioned Jeff Smith’s Bone for a planned animated series for kids. First reported by Deadline, the Netflix series follows over a decade of development of Bone by Warner Bros. as an animated feature film. “I’ve waited a long time for this,” Smith said. “Netflix is the perfect home for Bone. Fans

Press Release Forty years ago, the legendary creative team of Chris Claremont and John Byrne set a new standard for comic book stories with the Dark Phoenix Saga. Both heartbreaking and thrilling, the story found Jean Grey corrupted by the limitless power she yields as Phoenix. Beginning in UNCANNY X-MEN #128 and escalating until its

Credit: CW The first images of Anti-Monitor and Pariah from CW’s Arrowverse “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover have been revealed. LaMonica Garrett, who portrayed the Monitor in the last Arrowverse crossover, is now shown (va Entertainment Weekly) as the Anti-Monitor.. Here’s your first look at @lamonicagarrett as #CrisisOnInfiniteEarths big bad the Anti-Monitor. Last night’s #Arrow

Credit: Marco Zuffranieri/Viviana Spinelli Credit: Marco Zuffranieri/Viviana Spinelli Press Release Indie comics creator and writer John Robinson IV has returned to Kickstarter with issue #2 of Scorpio, a 24-page, full color, urban fantasy comic about 12 mystical relics that are each empowered by the Zodiac. This project was inspired by his interest in astrology as

Credit: DC Credit: DC Tales from the Dark Multiverse — Batman KnightfallWritten by Scott Snyder and Kyle HigginsArt by Javier Fernandez and Alex GuimaresLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: DC While the title may be Tales from the Dark Multiverse, there’s a distinctly Elseworlds feel to Scott Snyder, Kyle

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Szymon Kudranski/Frank D’Armata (Marvel Comics) A new teaser for Marvel Comics’ upcoming Fallen Angels #1 appears to have Kwannon wanting to ask a favor of Mister Sinister. Kwannon, who will be taking up the Psylocke codename just as Betsy Braddock segues to become the next Captain Britain, will lead the “Dawn

Credit: Marvel Comics The “Dawn of X” relaunch kicks off with this week’s X-Men #1 from writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, and Sunny Gho – and the X-Men are right back in the fracas against Orchis. But Orchis has something up their sleeves that could level the playing field against

Credit: Walt Disney Pictures Billy Campbell has signed on to return for a new role in Disney Junior’s The Rocketeer animated series, according to SlashFilm. Campbell, who played the Rocketeer (real name Cliff Secord) in the 1991 live-action film, will reportedly play Dave Secord – a father to the cartoon’s Rocketeer, Kit Secord. Kitana Turnbull