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Credit: Jen Bartel (Marvel Comics) Credit: Yasmine Putri (Marvel Comics) The first two issues of Marvel’s upcoming female-centric anthology Fearless have been pushed back two weeks each on the publisher’s schedule. Fearless #1 is now scheduled to arrive on July 24, with Fearless #2 following on August 21. Marvel did not give a reason for

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel has released a new “No Compromise, No Mercy” teaser compiling all the previously shown characters  into a single team shot – and promising one more character reveal to come. The teaser, seen above, which teams up Wiccan, Hellstrom, Blade, Monica Rambeau, Angela, and Winter Soldier, also includes the tagline “Marvel’s newest, most

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel are prepping to reveal a new line-up of “Young Guns” – that is artists the publishers feels are up-and-coming and have significant plans for. The publisher has informed retailers that a heroto-unannounced Young Guns Sketchbook will be coming out on July 10, where fans will be able to “[g]et your first

Vampires make strange bedfellows in this preview of June 26’s Dark Red #4. DARK RED #4(W) Tim Seeley (A) Corin Howell (CA) Aaron CampbellChip is faced with two options…run like hell from a town he’s lost to Nazi vam-pires, or team up with a pair of barely sober hicks who hate him to rescue the

Credit: Doane Gregory / 20th Century Fox Credit: 20th Century Fox Dark Phoenix stars Sophie Turner and Jessica Chastain have offered some insight into the production of the film, now in theaters, explaining the script for the film was constantly fluctuating, with each working alongside writer/director/producer Simon Kinberg to rewrite the film on a near

Jeremy Whitley & daughter Credit: The Charlotte Geeks Jeremy Whitley Credit: Jamie Noguchi Jeremy Whitley is a rising star at Marvel Comics with his fan favorite run on The Unstoppable Wasp, that found a second life with the first volume’s high trade sales. Whitley will be concluding his run this July with issue 10 of

Credit: Greg Capullo/FCO Plascencia (DC) Credit: Francesco Mattina (DC) Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, and Stefano Gaudiano’s DCeased #1 from DC was the best-selling Direct Market comic book of May 2019 according to figures released by Diamond Comic Distributors Friday morning.  DC had six titles in the May Top 10 including Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s

Credit: 20th Century Fox Dark Phoenix Credit: Dolby/20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox’s Dark Phoenix earned $5 million domestically in Thursday preview screenings, according to the Walt Disney Company (via Deadline). Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets 2, also opening this weekend, took in $2.3m domestically in its Thursday debut. This is down from the

Credit: David Tonelson / Shutterstock.com Elliott Management, a venture capital firm described as “activist investors”, has reached a deal to purchase book retailer Barnes & Noble for $683 million, according to CNBC. Elliott Management purchased British bookseller Waterstones in 2018. Elliott Management’s current plans for Barnes & Noble reportedly include closing and relocating some of the chain’s

Credit: Netflix Netflix has renewed Lucifer for a fifth – and final – season. Announced on the show’s Twitter page, this follows Netflix picking up the show for a fourth season after Fox, its original home, canceled the series. thanks to the lucifans, #lucifer‘s story will come to an end the way it should: the

Check out a preview of the penultimate issue of Ed Brisson and Dylan Burnett’s X-Force, due out next week. X-FORCE #9ED BRISSON (W) • DYLAN BURNETT (A) • Cover by Valerio Schiti– X-Force is split between a Stryfe and a hard place!– The clock is ticking!– Plus: The return of Rachel Summers!32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 

Genosha has changed a lot, as you can tell from this preview of next week’s Major X #5. MAJOR X #5 (of 6)ROB LIEFELD (W) • BRENT PEEPLES (A)Cover by ROB LIEFELDThe conclusion of a tale almost 30 years in the making — the fate of the X-Istance! The rise of the X-Ential! And the

“The Hunted” comes to a close in a preview of next week’s Amazing Spider-Man #23. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23NICK SPENCER (W) • RYAN OTTLEY (A/C)MARVELS 25TH TRIBUTE VARIANT COVER BY DANIEL ACUNASPIDER-MAN BLUE AND RED SUIT VARIANT COVER BY STUART IMMONEN“HUNTED” now runs through AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23!– The fallout from “HUNTED” is felt and much of

Doc Ock enters War of the Realms in a preview of next week’s Superior Spider-Man #7. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #7 WR (W) Christos Gage (A) Lan Medina (CA) Mike HawthorneWAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN!– Like the rest of America, the West Coast is overrun with Frost Giants and in CHAOS!– But Otto Octavius doesn’t settle for chaos

Credit: Mr. Garcin (Marvel Comics) Revised Marvel Comics #1000 variant Credit: Mr. Garcin (Marvel Comics) Following a snafu in which collage artist Mr. Garcin inadvertently used an image from DC Comics to create his variant cover for Marvel Comics #1000, an updated cover has been revealed with the DC art replaced with a Marvel image.

Credit: Walt Disney Company Press Release D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has announced the lineup of the most highly anticipated presentations at D23 Expo 2019, August 23–25. The Disney Legends Awards Ceremony, hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, will kick off the Expo on Friday morning, August 23. Later that same day,

Credit: AfterShock Comics BAD RECEPTION #1 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE 08.21.19Writer: Juan DoeArtist: Juan DoeCover: Juan DoeRetailer Incentive Cover: Paul AzacetaIt’s the celebrity wedding of the century, set in an undisclosed, remote location, with no access to wifi, cell phone reception or the outside world. But the dream

Kieron Gillen Credit: Image Comics Credit: Staffordshire University Kieron Gillen is set to receive an honorary doctorate from Staffordshire University later this month. According to the university, Gillen is receiving the doctorate for his “outstanding achievements and acclaim” in comic books, and “the role he plays in addressing issues of importance to students and young

Check out a massive 11-page preview of June 12’s Betty & Veronica: Friends Forever. BETTY & VERONICA: FRIENDS FOREVER (TR)Classic-style Betty and Veronica stories are back with this collection of tales that see the two iconic BFFs travel the world and get into all kinds of international adventures—loaded with friendship and fun!Script: Bill GolliherArt: Dan

Credit: DC Universe Credit: DC Universe The DC Universe streaming service is being “reevaluated” as its parent company WarnerMedia is focusing on a larger, overall streaming platform, according to Deadline. “There have been questions how DC Universe fits into those plans,” writes Deadline‘s Co-Editor-in-Chief Nellie Andreeva, but doesn’t say who is asking those questions. This

Credit: Netflix The trailer for Jessica Jones season 3 – the show’s finale – has premiered.  Here’s the trailer, which reveals the season’s blackmailing villain as Gregory Salinger/Foolkiller: [embedded content] In comic books, Foolkiller is the name of several masked vigilantes, some of whom have operated on both sides of the law. Jessica Jones season

Credit: Titan Comics TV/FILM Blade Runner 2019 #2 (ongoing)Writer Michael Green, Mike JohnsonArtist Andres GuinaldoFC • 32pp • $3.99On Sale August 7, 2019Veteran Blade Runner Ash hunts down the kidnapped child of a billionaire – but he’s not all he seems…Return to the world of Blade Runner in an all-new ongoing comic series from the

Credit: DC Universe DC Universe’s Swamp Thing has been canceled, according to The Wrap – just six days after the series premiered on the streaming service. Swamp Thing is anticipated to complete it’s 10-episode run on the streaming service. No reason was given for the quick cancelation, however earlier this year reports indicated that filming

Credit: Rogê Antônio/Rain Beredo/Cory Petit (Marvel Comics) Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 25,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here

Keya Morgan Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com Stan Lee’s former business manager Keya Morgan has entered a ‘not guilty’ plea to charges of elder abuse, as reported by USAToday. Morgan was charged with five counts of elder abuse in May, and was arrested shortly after the charges were filed. Morgan was subsequently transported to Los Angeles from

Credit: Michael Golden (DC) Credit: Leinil Francis Yu / Tomeu Morey (DC) DCeased #2Written by Tom TaylorArt by Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudiano, and Rain BeredoLettering by Saida TemofontePublished by DC ComicsReview by Justin Partridge‘Rama Rating: 6 out of 10 Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine’s zombified alternate universe reveals its scope in DCeased #2. Zooming out

Credit: Jen bartel (Marvel Comics) Is the name “X-Men” outdated? Marvel Studios’ Executive Vice President of Production Victoria Alonso thinks so. During an interview about Captain Marvel‘s home video release, Alonso is asked about the future of the X-Men at Disney and goes on an interesting tangent. “I don’t know where the future is going,”

Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. A new poster for Warner Bros.’s Wonder Woman 1984 has been released by writer/director Patty Jenkins. Jenkins revealed the tweet while commenting (and confirming) that Warner Bros. is skipping Comic-Con International: San Diego’s Hall H this year. “By now you’ve heard: WB isn’t going to Hall H this year,”

Credit: Netflix Credit: Netflix Netflix has released a new poster for Jessica Jones season 3, along with the announcement of a trailer arriving Thursday, June 6. Here’s the poster, which claims that Jessica Jones is a “fraud”, and may offer a hint at the season’s unidentified villain. Jessica Jones season 3 premieres June 14