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Friday, February 16, 2024

#IReadsYou Movie Review: MADAME WEB

Madame Web (2024)

Running time:  117 minutes (1 hour, 57 minutes)
MPA – PG-13 for violence/action and language
DIRECTOR:  S.J. Clarkson
WRITERS:  Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & S.J. Clarkson; from a story by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Kerem Sanga (based on the Marvel Comics)
PRODUCER:  Lorenzo di Bonaventura
CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Mauro Fiore (D.o.P.)
EDITOR:  Leigh Folsom Boyd
COMPOSER:  Johan Soderqvist

SUPERHERO/FANTASY/HORROR/ACTION

Starring:  Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott, Emma Roberts, Kerry Bishé, Zosia Mamet, José María Yazpik, and Mike Epps

Madame Web is a 2024 superhero fantasy, horror, and action film directed by S.J. Clarkson.  The movie is based on the Marvel Comics character, Madame Webb/Cassandra Webb, that was created by writer Denny O'Neil and artist John Romita Jr. and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #210 (cover dated: November 1980).  This is also the fourth film in “Sony's Spider-Man Universe” (SSU) series.  Madame Web the movie focuses on a NYC paramedic who starts having visions of a shadowy figure hunting three young women.

Madame Web opens in 1973 in the jungles of Peru.  There, scientist Constance Webb (Kerry Bishe) searches for a rare spider deep in the Amazon.  At her side is her assistant, Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim), who has plans of his own.  They are also surrounded by legends and rumors of “Las Arañas,” a secret Peruvian tribe in which its members have spider powers.  In the end, discovery leads to betrayal, death, and birth.

Thirty years later, New York City, 2003, Constance's daughter, Cassandra “Cassie” Webb (Dakota Johnson) is a paramedic.  An accident causes Cassie to start having strange visions, which she comes to believe are clairvoyant.  These visions of the future feature three young women:  Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Connor) being hunted by a mysterious figure.  This man wears a costume; he has enhanced strength and speed; and he can crawl on walls and ceilings like a spider.  Forced to confront her past and her psychic abilities, Cassie must safeguard these three young women before this deadly adversary murders them.

Madame Web is fourth film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe following Venom (2018), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and Morbius (2022).  In my estimation, dear readers, Madame Webb is the second best of the quartet behind only the original Venom.

In fact, Madame Webb isn't the “worst film ever,” “absolutely horrible,” or any of the over-the-top things haters and trolls are saying on social media.  It isn't a great film, but Madame Web is quite entertaining.  However, I have ideas about why this new film is getting so much hate.  One reason is that there is a corner of social media that is dedicated to dissing films that are largely led by women characters.  We saw this in the vitriol and invective directed at the 2016 Ghostbusters film and Marvel Studios' recent target, The Marvels.  There are also some structural and narrative reasons that might irritate some viewers, and in order to talk about them, I will have to give you, dear readers, a...

SPOILERS WARNING:  Madame Web is a hybrid of superheroes, dark fantasy, horror, action, and mysticism.  On the superhero end, only the adversary trying to kill the three young women wears a costume.  Sometime in the future of Madame Web's timeline, Julia Cornwall, Anya Corazon, and Mattie Franklin will each be a version of the hero, Spider-Woman, but now they are not.  We only see them in their respective costumes in Cassie's visions of the future.  Still, in the main body of the story, each actress plays her respective character as if she takes her role seriously.  The trio is fun and rebellious, and their energy makes this film hop when it starts to drag.

On the action end, Madame Web has car chases and crashes and eye-crossing fights.  The film's mystical angle comes across as a bit hokey, especially when Cassie talks about her powers.  However, when Cassie's visions kick-in, they are trippy, confusing, and disorienting; they come and go in so many alternate versions with horror movie intensity.

Madame Web certainly could have been a better film had the main male characters had more development.  Screen time isn't the issue.  Adam Scott's Ben Parker, to whom you should pay attention, is more errand boy than friend, and the bad guy often comes across as a stock villain.

That said Madame Web is an entertaining film, and Dakota Johnson is good as Cassie Webb, considering neither her character nor this film in general has the benefit of a strong screenplay.  Madame Webb is a slightly above-average comic book movie, and it should entertain most fans of superhero movies... except those with culture war agendas.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Friday, June 30, 2023

I Reads You Juniors: June 2023 - Update #71

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

DC STUDIOS - From DeadlineDC Studios has its Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane, actors David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, respectively.  They will be the leads in "Superman: Legacy," the first in a new series of films based on DC Comics characters.

From DCBlog:  Benjamin Wallfisch talks about scoring "The Flash."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller will draw "Ronin Book II #4" entirely by himself.  That issue may arrive in late September 2023.

MANGA TO TV - From CBR:  Netflix's live-action adaptation of "One Piece" costs 18 million dollars per episode, the most expensive per episode series ever for Netflix.  It surpasses the 15 million dollars per episode that "Game of Thrones" costs.

COMIC-CON - From Variety:  Apparently, Disney, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Sony Pictures, HBO, and Universal are skipping San Diego Comic-Con 2023.

SONY MARVEL U - From VarietySony debuts its first trailer for its next Marvel-based film, "Kraven the Hunter," and it is a "red-band trailer."  The film is due in theaters Oct. 6th, 2023.

From Deadline:  Sony Pictures has pulled "El Muerto," it Marvel Comics character film starring recording artist, Bad Bunny, from its release schedule.

BOOKS - From NPR:  Author Rachel Swarns talks about her new book, "The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church," which details how the Catholic Church profited from the slave trade and the enslavements of Africans and their descendants in America.

JACK KIRBY/MARVEL - From Deadline:  Neal Kirby, the son of the legendary comic book writer-artist and creator, Jack Kirby, has publicly challenged the narrative of the new Disney+ documentary, "Stan Lee."

From TheBeat:  Journalist and comics historian, Heidi MacDonald, shares some thoughts about the recent documentary, "Stan Lee," and how it relates to the late artist and co-creator of much of the Marvel Universe, Jack Kirby.

DC CINEMA/THE FLASH:

From Variety:  A timeline of the arrests, controversies, and other legal entanglements of Ezra Miller, the star of "The Flash."

From DeadlineAndy Muschietti, the director of "The Flash," will also direct DC Studios' Batman film, "Batman: Brave and the Bold."  Meanwhile, Andy and his sister, producer Barbara Muschietti, have signed first-look deals with both the picture and television divisions of Warner Bros.

From Variety:  Actor Michael Shannon said his return to the role of "General Zod" in "The Flash" was not "quite satisfying" for him as an actor.  He first played the role in 2013's "Man of Steel."
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DC ANIMATION - From Variety:  Warner Bros. various animation divisions are showing at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market.  Among the highlights is a "sizzle reel" of the upcoming Bruce Timm "Batman: Caped Crusader," described as a darker version of Timm's beloved "Batman: The Animated Series."  Warner Bros. has licensed "Caped Crusader" to Amazon Prime.

MARVEL - From TheFHQ:  Former Marvel EiC, Joe Quesada, answers fans' questions in this Q&A with "Fan Expo HQ." The page also includes a video of a longer interview with Quesada

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Sony Pictures has reserved to future theatrical release dates: November 8, 2024 and June 27, 2025, for two of its movies based on Marvel Comics characters.

TOKYOPOP - From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP has announced its slate of panels, special guests, special booth activities and premiums for Anime Expo 2023.  The event will be held July 1-4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.

DC TV - From Deadline:  The CW did renew "Superman & Lois" for a fourth season, but seven cast members are not returning.  There is hope that some or all of them can appear in guests or recurring roles.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Legendary comic book artist, John Romita, Sr., has died at the age of 93, Monday, June 12, 2023.  Romita's career is too long and significant to summarize, but he may be best known for his run on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, on and off, from the 1965 to 1977.  Replacing the artist who co-created and drew Spider-Man, Steve Ditko, Romita established an entirely new look for the series.  Romita also co-created or designed such the characters Mary Jane Watson, The Punisher, and Wolverine.  Romita was also the father of acclaimed comic book artist, John Romita, Jr.

#ComicsBrokeMe:

From BleedingCool:  More tales of abuse from #ComicsBrokeMe.

From BleedingCool:  #ComicsBrokeMe stories mostly about DC Comics, but also some Marvel... tales.

From BleedingCool:  The Twitter hastag, "#ComicsBrokeMe," is allowing comics creators to talk about the personal and financial hardships and professional pressures that they deal with in order to work in American comic books.

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IMAGE COMICS TO TV - From FilmUpdates:  Film director and Oscar-winning screenwriter Jordan Peele and actress Selena Gomez are adapting the Image Comics series, "Coyotes" "2017-18) for Amazon's Prime Video.

DC TV - From CBRThe CW has renewed "Superman & Lois" for a 10-episode fourth season.  It is the last DC Comics-inspired series on the broadcast network.

From CBR:  That means that The CW has cancelled "Gotham Knights" after one season.

SPIDER-VERSE - From Variety:  On Monday, at the Annecy International Film Festival, Sony Pictures Animation gave a world premiered its boundary-pushing short, "The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story," which tackles mental health.  Spinning off the world of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" and "Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse," the short shows its protagonist Miles Morales/Spider-Man suffering from an anxiety attack as he feels overwhelmed by school work, exams and relationships.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer and artist, Ian McGinty, has died at the age of 38, Thursday, June 8, 2023.  He worked on such licensed comic books as "Adventure Time" and "Rick & Morty."  His original comics included "Welcome to Showside" and "Hello My Name is Poop."

MARVEL - From BleedingCoolMarvel Characters Inc. has settled lawsuits brought by Larry Lieber (the late Stan Lee's younger brother) and the estates of late creatres:  Don Heck, Gene Colan, and Don Rico. However, no settlement has been reached in the case of the estate of Steve Ditko, which seeks to reclaim his share of Doctor Strange and Spider-Man copyrights.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Legendary illustrator and comic book artist and creator, 73-year-old Barry Windsor-Smith, is now at home recovering from the Ischemic stroke he suffered on May 20th.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  A new "Ultimate Comics Universe" will spin out of Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch's "Ultimate Invasion."

MANGA TO ANIME - From CBR:  Henry Thurlow, an American animator living in Japan, is the first American to direct an episode of the "One Piece" anime.  His episode of One Piece, "Episode 1066," will debut in Japan on June 25th.

DC PRIDE - From DCBlog:  Author Jadzia Axelrod talks about choosing the over fifty LGBTQIA+ characters that appear in "The DC Book of Pride."

DC ANIMATION - From YouTube:  Here is the trailer for the latest DC Comics animated film, "Justice League: War World." The film is due for release July 25, 2023.

MILLARWORLD - From CBR:  Image Comics reveals three variant covers, from Frank Quitely, Jae Lee, and Danny Earls, for the upcoming "Big Game #1," which arrives July 19, 2023.

DC STUDIOS - From DeadlineWarner Bros. and writer-director James Gunn are apparently closing in on choosing the actors to play Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane for the film, "Superman: Legacy."  They are reportedly about to begin a second round of screen tests.

DC STUDIOS - From EW:  In an interview to promote the documentary film, "Translators," actress Leslie Grace talks about the loss of "Batgirl," the film in which she starred and what it means for representation.

DC COMICS - From CBR:  A CBR roundtable of writers: Joshua Williamson, Mark Waid, G. Willow Wilson, and Matthew Rosenberg, talk about DC Comics' big summer event, "Knight Terrors."

COMICS - From IGN:  The editor/publisher of the most excellent "Kolchak the Night Stalker 50th Anniversary" anthology graphic novel, James Aquilone/Monstrous Books, has just launched a Kickstarter for another horror comics anthology, "Dead Detectives Society."

From ComicBook:  Launching on "Kickstarter" with the "Dead Detectives Society" anthology is a new magazine, "Monstrous."

SPIDER-VERSE - From Variety:  "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" tops the weekend box office with an estimated gross of 120.5 million dollars.

From Marvel:  The directors of the new film, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," talk about the cultural important of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Deadline: Current Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tom Holland, says that his favorite Spider-Man film is the Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018).  The social media and media landscape seems obsessed with the fact that he says that he also thinks that it is the best Spider-Man movie.

MANGA TO LIVE-ACTION - From CBR:  The site is investigating a possible cast list for Netflix's live-action movie adaptation of the wildly popular manga, "My Hero Academia."

MARVEL - From CBR:  Frank Castle/The Punisher is no more... or at least has become something different.

DC ANIMATION - From CBR:  Actor Mark Hamill reflects on his time on "Batman: The Animated Series," and how he was sure his role as "Luke Skywalker" in the "Star Wars" films would keep him from getting the role he eventually won, providing the voice of "The Joker."

SONY SPIDER U - From CBR:  Actor Andy Samberg provided the voice of "Scarlet Spider" in the upcoming "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

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MAY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dead Good Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics Books for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  IDW for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Udon Entertainment Inc. for May 2023
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for May 2023

JUNE 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  CEX Comics for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Star Wars" for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for June 2023
From BleedingCool:  Uncivilized Books for June 2023

JULY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Extreme Venomverse" for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  T-Pub for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Udon Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Webtoon Unscrolled for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Comics for July 2023
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2023

AUGUST 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvard-Vanaheim for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics X-Men's "Fall of X" for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Fall of X" checklist and solicitations for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2023
From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for August 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2023
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2023

OCTOBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers" title for October 2023

DECEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "G.I. Joe" comics for December 2023

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Monday, February 13, 2023

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 15, 2023

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Monday, January 31, 2022

I Reads You Juniors: January 2022 - Update #96

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actor Grant Gustin of The CW's "The Flash" is finalizing a new contract that will pay him $200,000 per episode and ensure that "The Flash" gets a ninth season.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Tini Howard talks about the new direction of the "Catoman" comic book series that begins with issue #39.

MARVEL - From ComicBook:  "X-Men" cover artist Russell Dauterman shares a look at Jean Grey's new uniform.

BOOKS - From TruthoutMayor Gene McGee of Ridgeland, Mississippi, is withholding $110,000 in funding from the Madison County Library System - the entirety of the first-quarter funds that the city owes to the county’s library program - because he objects to the "homosexual materials" in the library.

DC TV - From BleedingCoolJames Gunn would like there to be a second spin-off of the film, "The Suicide Squad." HBO Max's "Peacemaker" is the first.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From TheDailyBeast:  Marvel Cinematic Universe actress, Evangeline Lilly, "Wasp" in "Ant-Man and the Wasp," attended Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s anti-vaccination rally last week ... and bragged about it.

BANNED COMICS - From NBCNews:  The McMinn County, Tennessee school board voted to remove "Maus," cartoonist Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the district's curriculum after officials objected to eight instances of profanity and an image of a nude woman.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From WeGotThisCovered:  The script for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is online in its entirety.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:   In "Batgirl," Ivory Aquino will play Alysia Yeoh, the first trans character in a live-action DC Comics film.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From EWSam Raimi, who directed Sony Pictures' original "Spider-Man" trilogy said that he found it "refreshing" that three stars from his films, Tobey Maguire, Willem DaFoe, and Alfred Molina, appeared in "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

DC CINEMA - From Esquire:  In an "Esquire" interview, director Matt Reeves says his upcoming film, "The Batman" is influenced by 1970s cinema ("Chinatown", "The French Connection"), 1980s comic books ("Batman: Year One"), and Nirvanna.

DC PREVIEW - From BleedingCool:  Here is a first look at Max Dunbar's art for "Batman Beyond: Neo Year #1."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Today's "Batman/Catwoman Special" offers a new origin for Catwoman.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  "Farmhand #16" will mark the return of Rob Guillory's Image Comics title, "Farmhand," after a two-year absense.  The new issue will arrive April 13th.

IDW - From THRIDW Publishing is losing the license to produce "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" comic books at the end of 2022.

MARVEL - From IGN:  Marvel will once again have two Captain Americas.  Sam Wilson will star in "Captain America: Symbol of Truth," and Steve Rogers will star in "Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty."  Both will spin out of "Captain America #0."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  At 167 minutes long (not including end credits), director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" is set to be one of the longest comic book movies ever.

DC COMICS - From EW:  Writer Joshua Williamson takes readers inside DC's plan to kill the Justice League in "Justice League #75."

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool:  "The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind" is a new four-issue mini-series written by Mike Mignola, spinning out of the "Witchfinder" graphic and starting in April.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  The "life" of Wolverine will be told in "chronological order" in the new Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comic digital release, "The Life of Wolverine."

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics' general manager, Daniel Cherry III, is leaving the company to work for Grammy Award-winning recording artist and producer, Kanye West, for whom he'd previously worked.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Chris Bachalo will have a story in "Moon Knight: Black, White, & Blood #1," the first issue of a new four-issue anthology comic book.

DC COMICS - From THR:  "The Corinthian," the serial killer from "The Sandman" comic book, will get his own ongoing comic book series.  "The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country" with the debut issue due April 12th.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From THR:  Disney+ debuts the first trailer for its Marvel Studios' series, "Moon Knight," which focuses on Marc Spector's multiple personalities.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:  In "The Batman," Bruce Wayne's father, "Thomas Wayne," will be played by "Game of Thones" actor Luke Roberts.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From THR:  This article goes into detail about how to watch the various "Spider-Man" films from home.  It also has details about pre-ordering "Spider-Man: No Way Home" on Blu-ray and DVD.

DC CINEMA - From ScreenRant:   Joss Whedon criticizes the cast of "Justice League" (2017) and their behavior during his reshoots on the film.

RUMORS - From ScreenRantMarvel Studios reportedly Ben Affleck to reprise is role as "Daredevil" for "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness."

DC CINEMA - From People:  Actress Leslie Grace gives a first look at her "Batgirl" costume.  The film is due later this year on HBO Max.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  The lawsuit over the rights to the "Predator" film franchise between Disney and the brothers, Jim and John Thomas, the writers of the original film, has apparently been settled. So Marvel is moving forward with its new Predator comics and reprints.

From BleedingCool:  There will ONLY be 14 variant covers for "Amazing Spider-Man #1," which is due April 6th.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:  The FOC (final order cutoff) for Dynamite's "Pantha #2" has been extended.

EN MEMORIAM - From MarkEvanier:   Pop culture historian and science fiction, fantasy, and mystery author, Ron Goulart, has died at the age of 89, Friday, January 14, 2022.  He was a prolific novelist and also a ghostwriter.  It is apparently common knowledge that he was the ghostwriter of actor Willaim Shatner's "TekWar" novels.  He also wrote a number of non-fiction books about comic books, including "The Great Comic Book Artists" and "Focus on Jack Cole," both published in 1986.

From MarkEvanier:  American cartoonist and comic book artist, Orlando Busino, has died at the age of 95, Tuesday, January 11, 2022.  He was best known for his long-running cartoon series, "Gus," which ran for years in "Boys' Life" magazine.  He also drew for Archie Comics, producing covers, illustrations and stories for the comic book series, "Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats."

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DC COMICS - From IGNGeoff Johns is writing a sequel to his 2011 comic book miniseries, "Flashpoint." "Flashpoint Beyond" is due sometime this year (2022).

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DC TV/PEACEMAKER - From DCUniverse:   DC has a hub for its HBO Max series, "Peacemaker."

From IGN:  Writer-director James Gunn does not want you to miss the intro to his HBO Max comic book-based series, "Peacemaker."

From AVClub:  Writer-director James Gunn looked to AMC's acclaimed TV series, "Better Call Saul," for inspiration when writing his HBO Max comic book-based "Peacemaker."

From THR:   Actors John Cena and Jennifer Holland talk about their "Peacemaker" dance sequence.

From THR:  Actress Jennifer Holland talks about her journey to playing Emilia Harcourt in "The Suicide Squad" and "Peacemaker."

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WEBCOMICS/MARVEL - From Marvel:  Marvel Comics and WEBTOON launch "Eternals: The 500 Year War" the "Marvel Unlimited" app and on WEBTOON.

MARVEL - From Marvel:  Writer Zeb Wells and artist John Romita, Jr. launch "Amazing Spider-Man #1" in April 2022.

RUMORS - From WeGotThisCovered:  Disney+/Marvel Studios "Moon Knight" may be heading back for reshoots...?

DC TV/PEACEMAKER - From WeGotThisCovered:  Writer-director James Gunn says DCEU spinoff TV series, "Peacemaker" (from "The Suicide Squad") is essentially a "massive prank" on DC Universe.

DC CINEMA - From Movieweb:  The MPA (formerly MPAA) has given "The Batman" film a "PG-13" rating. The movie is due in theaters March 4, 2022 and will begin streaming on HBO Max 45 days later.

DC TV - From CBR:  Writer-director Ava DuVernay has the "perfect reason" for wanting to helm a DC Comics television series, in this case "Naomi."

From CBR:  "Naomi" star Camila Moreno breaks down her role in the new CW series, introduces her character, "Lourdes," and teases her "very interesting" journey.

IMAGE COMICS - From THRWilliam Crabtree is the latest artist to sue "The Walking Dead" creator, Robert Kirkman, over profit participation regarding a comic book series being adapted to other media.  This time, it is the "Invincible" animated series, based on the comic book, for Amazon Prime Video.

LUNAR - From BleedingCoolLunar Distribution, the exclusive distributor of DC Comics to the direct market of comic books, is launching its own previews catalogue, "Next Phase."  Debuting in March, "Next Phase" will cover the titles being shipped by its other clients, such as Scout Comics and Ahoy.

DC TV - From Variety:    Emmy and Tony Award-nomiated actress, Danielle Brooks, talks about starring in HBO Max's "Peacemaker."  "I've never seen someone like myself in this world," she told writer-director James Gunn.

DC CINEMA - From IGNMichael Keaton explains why he left the Batman film franchise after the second film, "Batman Return" (1992), and did not return for the third film, "Batman Forever" (1995).

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  A look at "Secret X-Men #1" reveals a new costume.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety:  Actor Andrew Garfield finally talks about "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and also about "Tick, Tick ... Boom!"

From Variety:  Actor Willem Dafoe says that criticism of the "Green Goblin" mask he wore in the original "Spider-Man" (2002), probably led to the redesign for "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

From ScreenRant:  Ten "Spider-Man" comic books that were cancelled too early.

COMICS - From Looper:  How George Perez changed comic books forever.

MARVEL - From HappyMag:  A 9.0 graded of copy of "The Incredible Hulk #1" (1962) has sold for half a million dollars.

MANGA - From MetropolisJapan:  Eight anime and manga to keep an eye on in 2022.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Bernie Mireault's comic book, "The Jam," is back for the first time in a long time.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer Jeff Lemire has signed an exclusive deal with Image Comics, making the publisher the home of his working beginning in 2022 and beyond.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics announces its six "2022 Black History Month variant covers."  All are drawn by Joshua "Sway" Swaby.

From Newsarama:   #xmenvote returns for 2022.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Sony Pictures has moved the release date of its superhero film, "Morbius," again.  The film moves from Jan. 28th to April lst, 2022.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  A guide to Detective Comics' weekly 12-part weekly event, "Shadows of the Bat."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Comic book inker, Joe Prado, announces that he has started his own agency, "Prado's Art & Design Agency."

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  The Golden Age version of "The Vision" returns in "The Marvels #7" (Jan. 5th).

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  A look at all 7 John Cena/"Peacemaker" variant covers from DC Comics in Jan. 2022.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Marvel Comics apparently has big plans for Miracleman, the character best known for the stories by Alan Moore.

From BleedingCool:  Scheduled for Sept. 2022 from Marvel Comics is "Miracleman Omnibus."  It will reprint "Warrior Magazine" (1982) 1-18, 20-21; "Miracleman" (1985) 1, 3, 6-16; "Marvelman Special" (1984) 1; "A1" (1989) 1; "All-New Miracleman Annual (2014) 1."  That is supposedly the entirety of Alan Moore's run with the character.

PREVIEWS:

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and two covers from "Star Wars #20," which is due from Marvel, Wed., Jan 12th.

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and three covers from "Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #20," which is due from Marvel, Wed., Jan. 12th.

From DCBlog:  Here are 8 pages from "Batgirls #2," which due due from DC Comics, Tues., Jan. 11th.

From BleedingCool:  Five pages and one cover from "Batman &Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10," which is due from DC Comics, Tues., Jan. 11th.

From BleedingCool:  Four covers and five pages previewed from "Elektra: Black, White & Blood #1," which is due from Marvel on Wed., Jan. 5th.

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JANUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for January 2022
From Archie:  Archie Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Blacktooth Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Comix Experience for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  ComixTribe for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Legendary Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2022
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2022

FEBRUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Feburary 2022
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2022

MARCH 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Humanoids for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2022
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2022
 
APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022
From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: KICK-ASS VS. HIT-GIRL #1

KICK-ASS VS. HIT-GIRL #1
IMAGE COMICS

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Steve Niles
ART: Marcelo Frusin
COLORS: Sunny Gho
LETTERS: John Workman
DESIGN: Melina Mikulic
EDITOR: Rachael Fulton
COVER: John Romita, Jr. with Peter Steigerwald
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Matteo Scalera; Andre Lima Araujo with Chris O'Halloran
28pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S.(November 2020)

Rated “M/Mature”

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl created by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.


Kick-Ass is a comic book series created by writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita, Jr.  The initial Kick-Ass comic books were published by Marvel Comics' “Icon” imprint, before the series moved to Image Comics.  Kick-Ass is now known as Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years, and is comprised of four book collections (or graphic novels)

Kick-Ass #1 (cover dated: April 2008) introduced Dave Lizewski, a teenager who becomes a real life superhero.  Dave takes the name “Kick-Ass,” and his superhero activities are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people to become like him.  Dave eventually gets caught up with the ruthless father-daughter vigilante duo, “Big Daddy”/Damon McCready and “Hit-Girl”/Mindy McCready (both introduced in Kick-Ass #3 – cover dated July 2008).  The McCreadys are on a mission to take down the Genovese crime family.

Kick-Ass 2018 (now known as Kick-Ass: The New Girl) introduced a new Kick-Ass.  She was Patience Lee, an Afghanistan war veteran who returned home to Albuquerque, New Mexico and discovered that her husband had left her and also had run up large debts.  Taking on the Kick-Ass identity, Patience started off stealing cash from neighborhood criminals before eventually killing off the local boss and his gang and taking over his operations as the new crime boss, using the name, “Kick-Ass.”

Hit-Girl now travels the world doing her own thing in her own comic books.  But it is time for Kick-Ass/Patience Lee and Hit-Girl to finally meet, and they do so in the new comic book miniseries, Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl.  It is written by Steve Niles; drawn by Marcelo Frusin; colored by Sunny Gho; and lettered John Workman, with original Kick-Ass artist, John Romita, Jr. providing cover art.

Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1 opens in the aftermath of Patience killing her brother-in-law, her sister's husband, Maurice.  At Maurice's funeral, Patience does a lot of thinking, and she decides to destroy the criminal empire that she has built.  But not everyone agrees with that move.  Elsewhere, a young killer makes her noisy arrival in Albuquerque, NM.

THE LOWDOWN:  I am a fan of the Kick-Ass comic book franchise, especially of the comic books produced by both Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.  I think that the original Kick-Ass series is a revolutionary moment in superhero comic books, probably the biggest shift since the dawn of Marvel Comics in 1961 with the publication of The Fantastic Four #1.  For one thing, Kick-Ass liberated superhero comic books of nostalgia and sentimentality.  This was the first step in creating a comic book that convincingly depicts what it might be like if superheroes existed in our real world.

The post Millar-Romita, Jr. Kick-Ass comic books are entertaining, but they read more like Vertigo crime and hard-boiled comic books than like Kick-Ass superhero comic books.  In this first issue, Marcelo Frusin's graphical storytelling is stylish and fast-moving, filled with edgy drama and hard-hitting violent action.  Writer Steve Niles builds the first issue on anticipation.  He offers a simmer that the readers know will result in explosive, but pivotal violence; readers just have to wait.

The colors by Sunny Gho throb and sometimes take on a neon quality.  The coloring gives this story's edginess a moody filter.  Meanwhile, John Workman does what the best letterers have been doing for decades – create the illusion of an audio track so that a comic book, in this case, Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1, is a thing of sound and graphics.

So, what is the verdict on Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1?  Well, I'd like to be cynical, but by the time I reached the last page, I really wanted more.  And I shall come back for more

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Kick-Ass comic books will want to try Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1.

7.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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