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Credit: José Luis García-López/Admira Wijaya (DC) In honor of Batman’s 80th anniversary, the DC Universe streaming service will offer all of its Batman-related content to stream for free – for one day only. Credit: DC Starting at midnight EST on Saturday, March 30, the free streaming day will last for 24 hours until 11:59PM EST.

Credit: Ryan Ottley (Marvel Comics) Amazing Spider-Man‘s upcoming “The Hunted” arc gets the spotlight at Chicago’s C2E2 in a unique panel format. This Week In Marvel‘s Ryan Penagos leads a debate tournament-style panel with E-i-C C.B. Cebulski, writer Nick Spencer, and artist Humberto Ramos about Spider-Man, Kraven, and more. And as part of Newsarama’s coverage

Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release DC will host a Batman birthday bash honoring the 80th anniversary of the iconic Super Hero Batman at this year’s WonderCon, taking place in Anaheim on March 29-31. For the eight decades since Gotham City millionaire socialite Bruce Wayne donned the cape and cowl, Batman has served as a

Credit: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios Director of Visual Development and concept artist Andy Park has shared an unused design for Captain Marvel‘s Starforce uniform that differs somewhat from the one that made it into the film, including a different helmet with a visor and without the mohawk pop-up.  Check it out, along with Park’s explanation

Ravager Credit: DC Comics Chelsea Zhang, best known for her role on Disney Channel’s Andi Mack, has been cast as Rose Wilson/Ravager in DC Universe’s Titans streaming series, as first reported by Deadline. Here’s how Ravager is described for the series: “Daughter of the deadly assassin, Deathstroke, Rose Wilson was forced to undergo the same procedure that

Credit: Marvel Comics Writer Mark Waid and artists Javier Rodriguez and Alvaro Lopez will tell a definitive version of the History of the Marvel Universe as part of the publisher’s 80th anniversary, as announced at C2E2 2019’s Diamond retailer event. The six issue series will chronicle the “entire history” of Marvel Comics, and will feature

Credit: Marvel Comics Writer Al Ewing will bring back the Infinity Warps mash-up characters introduced as part of Infinity Wars for a six-part story that will take place across six Annuals, as announced at C2E2 2019’s Diamond retailer event. Each Annual will focus on a specific Infinity Warps character, with Soldier Supreme, Weapon Hex, Arach-Knight, Ghost

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Ryan Stegman (Marvel) Marvel Comics has announced Absolute Carnage, a new limited series that focuses on Cletus Kasady, better known as the symbiote serial killer Carnage. Written by Donny Cates with art by Ryan Stegman, Absolute Carnage sends Kasady on a hunt for everyone who has ever worn a symbiote –

Credit: Marvel Comics Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross will create a new Marvels one-shot as part of the landmark series’ 25th anniversary, as announced during C2E2 2019’s Diamond Retailer Event. The story will feature fully painted by Ross.  Marvels focuses on reported Phil Sheldon as he experiences and documents famous events throughout Marvel Comics history. No

Heather Hurt & Sean Murphy at C2E2 2018 Credit: Heather Hurt Credit: Sean Murphy Writer/artist Sean Murphy is auctioning off two original art pages from his forthcoming DC Black Label series Batman: Curse of the White Knight to raise money for a comics retail employee facing some unexpected medical bills. Heather Hurt is the social

Check out a preview at March 27’s Archie And Me Jumbo Comics Digest #16, including a new lead story as well as some classic back-ups. ARCHIE AND ME JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #16BRAND NEW LEAD STORY: “Vet Regret” – Archie and Jughead have plans to take their beloved pets to the vet—but Vegas and Hot Dog

Credit: Marvel Studios / Netflix The new Disney-owned 20th Century Fox TV studio has made its first big hire, signing an overall TV development deal with Netflix’s Daredevil TV creator and Defenders executive producer Drew Goddard. “I am thrilled to be working so closely with Dana and her team,” Goddard told The Hollywood Reporter referring to new Disney TV

Credit: Scott Snyder – Francesco Francavilla Superstar writer Scott Snyder is seemingly teasing a new project with artist Francesco Francavilla. Snyder posted a teaser image on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon. In what appears to be a horror-themed image, the teaser reads only “It’s Coming” with the hashtag #NOTG. (Night of the …? Just a

Credit: Marvel Studios A brief new Avengers: Endgame teaser hints at a time travel solution to the world’s big Thanos problem – and promises “whatever it takes” to bring everyone back. Check it out: Today we have a chance to take it all back. Whatever it takes. Marvel Studios’ #AvengersEndgame is in theaters April 26.

Credit: DC Credit: DC Credit: DC The new comic book version of the Arkham Knight isn’t who readers may expect based on the villain’s video game namesake – and the mystery of just who is under the helmet will be central to Detective Comics #1000 and the story which spins out of it, running through

Credit: Marvel Comics Nightflyers actor Sam Strike has been cast as the Gunslinger Roland Deschain in Amazon’s TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, according to Deadline. Strike reportedly joins Vikings actor Jasper Pääkkönen in the project, whose undisclosed role is rumored to be Marten, the prospective show’s central villain. Should it be ordered to pilot

Credit: Carlos Pacheco (Marvel Comics) Art by Skottie Young for Rocket Raccoon #1 Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Carlos Pacheco (Marvel Comics) Diamond’s Previews has named two previously classified Marvel $1.00 True Believers reprint titles for April, just ahead of Avengers: Endgame. First solicited in January as “Classified A” and “Classified B” along with eight other reprints that were identified,

Credit: Marvel Studios CableTV.com has posted an ad seeking one fan with Hulk-like strength and Captain America-like endurance and determination to watch and live tweet the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe leading up to the release of Avengers: Endgame. According to the posting, the ideal candidate has a strong social media presence and can independently tweet their takeaways

Blake’s secret is out in this preview of March 27’s The Silencer #15. THE SILENCER #15art by V KEN MARION and SANDU FLOREAwritten by DAN ABNETTcover by TYLER KIRKHAM“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” part two! Has Blake finally discovered Honor’s terrible secret—that she is actually the assassin known as the Silencer?! Oh man, this poor

Credit: Valiant Entertainment PSI-LORDS #1Written by FRED VAN LENTEArt by RENATO GUEDESCover A by ROD REISCover B by JONBOY MEYERS    Cover C by ALAN QUAHCosmic Variant Cover by MARCO RUDYPre-Order Edition by PAULINA GANUCHEAUBlank Cover Also AvailableThe Psi-Lords make their debut in the modern-era Valiant Universe in a brand-new ongoing series! But WHO are they?

Credit: Archie Comics ARCHIE HORROR JUGHEAD THE HUNGER VS. VAMPIRONICA #3 (of 5)How did the worlds of JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER and VAMPIRONICA come together? Meet Jinx… who may be the most powerful being in either universe. Is she good? Bad? Whatever she is, she may the only one to hold the key to fixing the

Credit: Declan Shalvey Credit: Declan Shalvey Return of Wolverine artist Declan Shalvey has revealed he once pitched Marvel a Banshee-led X-Men series. Shalvey, who wrote the recent Old Man Logan vs. Deadpool and is drawing another undisclosed Marvel project, revealed the unused pitch in the latest edition of his e-mail newsletter (which you can subscribe

Credit: 20th Century Fox David Lopez Credit: Graciela de Torres (BOOM! Studios) Artist David López is joining BOOM! Studios’ Buffy the Vampire Slayer begining with June 5’s #5. In this new arc with series writer Jordie Bellaire, the publisher says a major character will die and another will return. “I’ve always felt very attached to

Read a five-page preview of October 1’s The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid from DC Zoom. THE SECRET SPIRAL OF SWAMP KIDWarning! Unless you have express permission from young Russell Weinwright to access his personal journal, do not read any further. This blurb is strictly off-limits! Seriously, we mean it.Okay, if you are still with

Credit: ACO (Artists, Writers & Artisans) Credit: Tim Bradstreet (Artists, Writers & Artisans) Credit: Jeff Dekal (Artists, Writers & Artisans) Former Marvel publisher Bill Jemas’ latest comic book publishing venture Artists, Writers, and Artisans (AWA) has announced its first spate of comic book titles through the New York Times. The publisher will launch with corporate espionage title

Credit: J. Scott Campbell Credit: J. Scott Campbell (IDW Publishing) Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow has signed on to Constantin Film’s adaption of J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell’s Danger Girl, according to Variety.  Wadlow, currently in production on Sony’s Fantasy Island big screen adaption, will also reportedly perform rewrites on Umair Aleem’s first draft of the script. Principal

The season finale of Cedric Caballes’ The Witch’s Throne is scheduled to debut Sunday, March 24 on Tapas Media, and Newsarama has an advance first look . The first five episodes of this inaugural season are available free on Tapas. THE WITCH’S THRONEArt and writing by: Cedric CaballesColoring by: Dojo GubserOnce every ten years, a

Credit: Jack Kirby (Marvel Comics) Credit: John Romita Jr. (Marvel Comics) Marvel Studios is undoubtedly preparing to ramp up work on new Marvel Cinematic Universe-based films for the now Disney-controlled X-Men and Fantastic Four characters … someday … but the goliath studio’s more immediate plans seem to be focused on a different, much less widely