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Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Shutterstock.com Black Panther 2 is officially in the works with director Ryan Coogler to return. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige made the announcement to kick-off the studio’s Saturday presentation at Disney’s D23 Expo. Coogler was himself was also on hand for the announcement. The pair stopped short of revealing the film’s

Credit: Marvel Studios Friday night’s Disney+ presentation at the D23 Expo shed new light on many MCU TV projects, including rounding out the cast of WandaVision. But the stars of the show – Paul Bettany/Vision and Elizabeth Olsen/Wanda Maximoff – kept talking after the presentation wrapped in a press event where Bettany himself dropped some

Hasbro has revealed plans for an Alpha Flight 6-pack figure set as part of its Marvel Legends line. Announced at Fan Expo Canada on Friday, the Alpha Flight 6-pack is already available for pre-order on Amazon. MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES 6-INCH APLHA FLIGHT 6-Pack(HASBRO/Ages 4 & up /Approx. Retail Price: $109.99/Available: Fall 2019)MARVEL’S SHAMAN, MARVEL’S SNOWBIRD,

With Spider-Man #1 due out in less than a month, Marvel have begun releasing the variant covers. In addition to the primar cover by Olivier Coipel, we also have covers from Chip Kidd, Ed McGuinness, series artist Sara Pichelli, Jason Polan, and Humberto Ramos. SPIDER-MAN #1 (of 5)J.J. ABRAMS & HENRY ABRAMS (W) • SARA

Ming-Na Wen Credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com Credit: Disney+/Lucasfilm Ming-Na Wen will be a part of Disney+’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the casting in his introduction to giving her the Disney Legends award at D23 Expo. “There’s nothing better than having a lightsaber in your hand,” Wen said in 2013

Credit: Marvel Comics Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your pellets? Best Shots has your back, with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews! Let’s kick things off with Mischievous Matthew Sibley, who takes a look at Powers of X… Credit: Marvel Comics Powers of X #3 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Matthew Sibley; ‘Rama Rating: 9 out

Black Panther assembles his team of elite heroes in this preview of September 18’s Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1 (via Marvel.com). BLACK PANTHER AND THE AGENTS OF WAKANDA #1Jim Zub (W) • LAN MEDINA (A)Cover by JORGE MOLINAVariant cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUGAME VARIANT COVER BY YOON LEEHidden Gem variant cover by

Credit: Image Comics ANALOG #10WRITER: Gerry DugganARTIST / COVER A: David O’SullivanNOVEMBER 06 / 24 pages / FC/ M / $3.99“MOVING TARGETS,” Conclusion An exhausted Jack is trapped in Texas surrounded by MegaChurch Cops, assassins, and spies that want him dead. With technocrat hunter-killer drones on his tail, it doesn’t seem like Jack can survive

Credit: Sean Gordon Murphy (Devil’s Due) Credit: Hasbro Warrior star Andrew Koji has been cast as Storm Shadow in Paramount Pictures’ G.I. Joe prequel Snake-Eyes, according to The Wrap. If accurate, Koji would replace Lee Byung-Hun who played Storm Shadow in previous G.I. Joe films, and Brandon Soo Hoo who played a younger version of

Superman rallies more troops ahead of “Justice/Doom War” in a preview of next week’s Justice League #30. JUSTICE LEAGUE #30 written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IVart by JORGE JIMENEZcover by FRANCIS MANAPULcard stock variant cover by JAY ANACLETOThe “Justice Doom War” starts here! The Lex Luthor the League has known and fought is

Cullen Bunn Credit: Image Comics Longtime Marvel Comics writer Cullen Bunn says for the first time since he began writing for the publisher, he has no Marvel projects in the works – though he also says the call to return could come at any time. Bunn’s first Marvel Comics work was the story “The Spider’s

Credit: Mirka Andolfo (Marvel Comics) Alexandra Petri Credit: Washington Post She-Hulk is one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – but it’s been a little while since she had a solo title. Now, on August 28, Jenn Walters will get a spotlight again in She-Hulk Annual #1. And she’s bringing someone with her – Washington Post satirist

Credit: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is hiring a Comics Art Curator ahead of its planned 2021 launch. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the Lucas Museum aims to “inspire current and future generations through the universal art of visual storytelling.” Lucas has had a decades-long appreciation for

Credit: IDW Publishing IDW Publishing’s four-issue Narcos title has been removed from the schedule. Diamond Comic Distributors informed retailers of the publisher’s decision this week, which comes after the series was previously postponed from its original April debut. According to the distributor, IDW intends to re-solicit the series sometime in the future. Based on the

Credit: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. upcoming Joker solo film from director Todd Phillips has officially received an R-rating in the United States. The film’s website displays the rating, which cites “strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language, and brief sexual images” as the factors in the rating. Here’s the official synopsis, from the site: “Director Todd Phillips Joker

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has added 20 new artists to the roster of creators solicited for September 25’s Marvel Comics #1001. Those are ACO, Andre Lima Araujo, Andrea Sorrentino, Bob Budiansky, Carl Potts, Derek Charm, G Gurihiru, Ig Guara, Jerry Ordway, KKim Jacinto, Marguerite  Sauvage, Mark Bagley, Nick Roche, Nina Vakueva, Pasqual Ferry, Pere

Credit: Disney Parks & Resorts Disney’s planned superhero-themed areas of their parks now have a name: Avengers Campus. The themed “lands” will be coming to Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris. “When guests visit Avengers Campus, they will become part of an interconnected, global story that spans from California to Paris to Hong Kong with

Credit: Disney Publishing Worldwide Credit: Disney Publishing Worldwide Press Relase This evening at D23 Expo, Ricky Strauss, president, Content & Marketing for Disney+ and Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts announced One Day at Disney, a spectacular collaboration between Disney Publishing Worldwide and Disney’s new streaming service.  The new, 224-page coffee table book and the documentary

Credit: The CW Actors Brandon Routh and Courtney Fort are being written out of  CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. First reported by Deadline, this news comes just one month after Routh was announced to be reprising his role as Superman in the upcoming “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover – in addition to his role as

Credit: Bianca Xunise Credit: SPX The nominations for the 2019 Ignatz Awards has been announced by the Small Press Expo. The Ignatz Award is SPX’s festival prize, recognizing outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning.  The award-winners will be decided upon from ballots issued to attendees of this year’s SPX on September 14 and 15 at

Credit: Valiant Entertainment RAI #1Written by DAN ABNETTArt by JUAN JOSÉ RYPCover A by JUAN JOSÉ RYPCover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYPCover C by ADAM POLLINABlank Cover Also AvailablePreorder Edition Cover by JOSÉ LADRÖNNWelcome to the 41st century: New worlds, new characters, new adventures.Valiant’s critically celebrated cyborg ronin named Rai embarks on a thrilling quest

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel has announced that November 20’s Star Wars #75 will be the series’ last issue. Star Wars is just a few issues into a new era set during the events of Empire Strikes Back with series writer Greg Pak and Phil Noto. Marvel’s Star Wars era launched in January

Duncan and his grandmother go deeper into the fight against a villain of Arthurian legend in this preview of September 18’s Once & Future #2. ONCE & FUTURE #2Price: $3.99Writer: Kieron GillenArtist: Dan MoraCover Artist: Dan MoraSynopsis: The McGuire family has held back supernatural threats for generations, but this time they messed up. As an

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics More details on Marvel’s planned Annihilation revival have been revealed in the publisher’s just-released November 2019 solicitations. Writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Juanan Ramirez are starting things off with Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1. Due out November 20, it follows a Nova-led superteam to investigate “something [that]

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel’s return to the year 2099 (teased during July’s Comic Con International: San Diego) has been unveiled in its November 2019 solicitations, which show four new one-shots – including one that brings Conan the Barbarian to the future. Things kick off with 2099 Alpha #1 from Nick Spencer and

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics “You are cordially invited to the wedding of Black Cat and Spider-Man!” That’s how the solicitation for the just-revealed Black Cat Annual #1 coming out this November begins. While they’ve been on-and-off-lovers for decades, making the relationship serious has been until now left to the imagination (that and 1991’s

Credit: Marvel Games Warlock of the New Mutants is the latest character to join Marvel’s Contest of Champions game.  The alien warrior of the Technarchy carries a whole host of moves to use in combat – all stemming from his shapeshifting techno-organic body. Here’s a graphic showing off exactly what Warlock is capable of. He’s

Credit: Marvel Comics Like last month Marvel Comics has released their November 2019 solicititations without an embargo, so here they are as we got them. Check out the gallery to see the covers and over the next hour we’ll be pairing the text with the images as usual… Check out all of Marvel’s new November

Credit: Dark Horse Comics Aliens Colonial Marines: Rising Threat #3Brian Wood (W), Werther Dell’Edera (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Tristan Jones and Simon Gough (Cover), and Kyle Lambert (Variant Cover)On sale Nov 20FC, 32 pages$3.99OngoingGiven the lucky break of finding a mobile water drill rig, Olivia and the marines make their way through the alien-infested Katanga