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Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Frequent collaborators Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo are reuniting for a new Spider-Man ongoing anticipated to launch this June. Announced as part of Marvel Comics’ presentation at this week’s ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, Non-Stop Spider-Man will be, according to Kelly, “relentless…” “Non-Stop Spider-Man is, for me, the

By Pierce Lydon, Best Shots Reviewer February 20, 2020 07:00am ET Credit: Mike Huddleston (Image Comics) Credit: Mike Huddleston (Image Comics) Decorum #1Written by Jonathan HickmanArt by Mike HuddlestonPublished by Image Comics‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 “There are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one.” Credit:

Credit: Chip Zdarsky (Marvel Comics) Chip Zdarsky Credit: Thought Bubble Something big is coming in May for Marvel’s Daredevil according to series writer Chip Zdarsky – and it’s called “One More Day.” Echoing the evocative 2007 Spider-Man crossover which saved Aunt May but retconned out key historical Spidey events such as Peter’s marriage to Mary

Sasha Velour Credit: Center for Cartoon Studies Credit: Center for Cartoon Studies Press Release CCS alumni Sasha Velour ’13, a gender-fluid drag queen and international icon, will deliver the commencement address to The Center for Cartoon Studies’ class of 2020. The Commencement ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 11am, at Northern

Credit: Archie Comics ARCHIE ARCHIE: THE MARRIED LIFE – 10th ANNIVERSARY (TR)ARCHIE: THE MARRIED LIFE 10th ANNIVERSARY is a sequel to the headline-making 2009 “Archie Wedding” storyline. The original story answered Riverdale’s longest-running question: will Archie marry Betty or Veronica? Fans were treated to two alternate worlds that explored each possibility and Uslan’s sequel picks

Check out a preview of this week’s Red Sonja: Age of Chaos #2. Red Sonja: Age of Chaos #2writer: Erik Burnham  |  artist:  Jonathan Laucovers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Alan Quah (B), Derrick Chew (C), Alé Garza (D), Shannon Kingston Cosplay (E), Kunkka (RI), Kunkka (RI/Virgin)FC  |  32 pages  |  Fantasy/Horror  |  $3.99  |   Teen+IT’S A

Credit: BOOM! Studios Credit: BOOM! Studios Press Release BOOM! Studios today announced JUST BEYOND: WELCOME TO BEAST ISLAND, a brand new graphic novel in the highly acclaimed middle grade horror series from R.L. Stine, the award-winning, bestselling author of Goosebumps and Fear Street, artists Kelly & Nichole Matthews (Pandora’s Legacy), and letterer Mike Fiorentino, and featuring a cover by

Credit: James Callahan (Oni Press) Taika Waititi Credit: Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com Showtime is developing a TV series based on Oni Press’ The Auteur, with Taika Waititi to direct/co-write ans Jude Law in talks to star, according to Deadline. “Fresh off the biggest bomb in Hollywood history, producer Nathan T. Rex enters a downward spiral

Credit: DC Check out a gallery of all of the new DC May comic book covers here. DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL #1written by SCOTT SNYDERart by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPIONcard stock foil cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPIONBatman variant cover by DAVID FINCHSuperman variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINAWonder Woman variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM”

Credit: DC Credit: DC DC’s current volume of Supergirl will come to a close this May with #42, as revealed in DC’s just-released May 2020 solicitations . The issue, written by Jody Houser with art by Rachel Stott, pits Supergirl against the U.S. military, from whom the Girl of Steel is now a fugitive. DC has

Credit: DC Credit: DC DC Black Label will launch a new Sandman Universe limited series from writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Bilquis Evely as announced in the publisher’s just-released May 2020 solicitations . Titled The Dreaming: Waking Hours, the series picks up where the previous Sandman Universe volume of The Dreaming, which concludes with April’s

Credit: DC Credit: DC DC’s sometimes-bad guy Man-Bat will return to the spotlight – and to villainy – in his own series this May, as announced in DC’s just-released May 2020 solicitations . Written by Dave Wielgosz with art from Sumit Kumar, Man-Bat #1 will set Kirk Langstrom back to terrorizing Gotham City following a setback

Credit: DC Credit: DC There have been several heroes to use the name Manhunter – including the man who eventually became Leviathan. Now Kate Spencer, another Manhunter, will return to action this May for a five-issue limited series that puts her on the path to the secrets of her superhero identity’s history, as announced in DC’s

Credit: Marvel Comics Marvel Comics has announced a new super-team – The Union, protectors of the United Kingdom. Few details of the new series, launching in May, have been announced – Marvel’s release only included an R.B. Silva-drawn image of the team’s roster, headed up by Union Jack, an the creative team of writer Paul

Credit: Netflix / Mattel Credit: Netflix / Mattel Netflix and Mattel Television’s animated Masters of the Universe: Revelation won’t air until likely 2021, but when it does, it will feature an impressive list of voice talent including Mark Hamill (as Skeletor!), Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Conroy, Lena Headey, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Long, and even…Jason Mewes?

Credit: Netflix Netflix is in talks to renew DC adaptation Lucifer for a sixth season on the streaming service, according to Deadline. Lucifer started out on Fox where it aired for three seasons before moving to Netflix for two more seasons – a total of five.  No further details of the potential renewal were reported. 

Credit: Marvel Studios Ant-Man and the Wasp actor Michael Peña says he doesn’t know what’s going to happen in the currently in-development Ant-Man 3 – and he even seems to be keeping mum about the fate of his character Luis following the death and return of half the Marvel Universe’s population. “I have no idea

Credit: Nick Roche (Marvel Comics) Credit: Nick Roche (Marvel Comics) It should come as no shocker that Marvel’s resident robot rights activist Machine Man should be a big part of the current Iron Man 2020 crossover. Arno Stark and the original Iron Man 2020 continuity first appeared in issues of a Machine Man limited, so

Strange Adventures #2 cover Credit: Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC/Black Label) Self-portrait Credit: Evan “Doc” Shaner Evan “Doc” Shaner has renewed his exclusivity deal with DC. The artist shared the news on Twitter, saying the deal was for “another couple years” without giving specifics. Strange Adventures #3 cover Credit: Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC/Black Label) “I’ve had

Credit: Marvel Studios Actor Haaz Sleiman tells NewNowNext that he’s portraying the husband of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first openly gay superhero on the big screen – Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos of The Eternals. “I just shot a Marvel film with the first openly gay superhero, The Eternals,” Sleimann told NewNowNext. “I’m married to the gay superhero

With two issues on shelves and a third due out next Wednesday, BOOM! Studios have shared a first look at March’s Red Mother #4. Due out March 18, this issue follows Daisy as she delves deeper into her fiancee’s disapparance and the visions she’s having of the titular Red Mother. “As Daisy works to unravel

Thor: Love & Thunder director Taika Waititi may not ever get back around to his planned live-action film adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s manga and anime Akira – though he thinks someone will. “I think eventually it will happen,” Waititi told Variety following last Sunday’s Oscars, where he won ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’ for Jojo Rabbit. “I’m just not

Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Credit: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Press Release Warner Bros. Home Entertainment proudly presents the World Premiere of Superman: Red Son, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Movies, in the SilverScreen Theater at The Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on February 24, 2020. Filmmakers and

Kevin Feige Credit: USC School of Cinematic Arts Credit: South by Southwest Marvel Studios’ President/Chief Creative Officer Kevin Feige is coming to this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) to talk about Disney Parks and Experiental Storytelling. Feige and Parks chairman Bob Chapek are scheduled to lead an hour-long session titled “Technology + Storytelling = Magic

Credit: Sony Sony Pictures has scheduled an untitled Marvel Comics-based movie for October 8, 2021, according to the box office reporting company Exhibitor Relations. Sony has not publicly confirmed the date, which would presumably be for a film that ties into Sony’s Marvel Universe – its collection of Spider-Man related spin-off films and characters that

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Adam Hughes (Marvel Comics) A Gwen Stacy from an alternate Earth has become a household name as a superhero in recent years – but the original, mainstream Marvel Universe Gwen is about to get her first solo spotlight ever in a five-issue limited series from writer Christos Gage and artist Todd

Check out a preview of this week’s Dejah Thoris #3. Dejah Thoris (Vol.3) #3writer:  Dan Abnett  artist:  Vasco Georgiev  covers:  Lucio Parrillo (A), Kunkka (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Sanya Anwar “Valentine” Variant (D), Mai S. Cosplay Variant (E)FC  |  32 pages  |  Fantasy/Science-Fiction  |  $3.99  |   Teen+  The saga continues from superstar DAN ABNETT

Credit: Paco Medina (Marvel Comics) Credit: Ed McGuinness (Marvel Comics) The recently-revitalized Squadron Supreme are spinning out into their own two-issue series as part of Marvel’s summer event Empyre. This new incarnation of the team, titled the Squadron Supreme of America, is now U.S.’s premiere state-sanctioned superhero force. The group is comprised of Hyperion, Power

Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Press Release “Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.” That’s how acclaimed writer Kurt Busiek describes his new ongoing series, THE MARVELS. Alongside artists Yildiray Cinar and Alex Ross, MARVELS will be the most sprawling series ever to hit the Marvel Universe where any characters can show up for adventures that can and

Credit: Clay Mann/Hi-Fi (DC) Tom King Credit: Dylan King Batman/Catwoman writer Tom King gave an update on the postponed DC series, telling Word Balloon some more details of the series’ plot – and giving an update on its planned release timeline. “It’s hard to explain what Batman/Catwoman is without spoiling the whole thing,” King explained. “It’s about