Showing posts with label Marc Silvestri. Show all posts
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Monday, December 5, 2022

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 6, 2022

DC COMICS:

Absolute Multiversity HC, $99.99
Batman #130 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #130 (Cover B Gabriele Dell’Otto Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #130 (Cover C Stjepan Sejic Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #130 (Cover D Laura Braga Holiday Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #130 (Cover E David Marquez Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #130 (Cover F Jock Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #130 (Cover G Clay Mann DC Spawn Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover A Marc Silvestri), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover B Kelley Jones Batman Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover C Kelley Jones Joker Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover D Jim Lee), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover E Yanick Paquette, AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover F Marc Silvestri Black & White Variant), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover G Christopher Mitten), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #2 (Of 7)(Cover H Stjepan Sejic), AR
Batman Joker’s Asylum TP, $19.99
Batman Knightwatch #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Erich Owen), $2.99
Brave And The Bold #28 (Facsimile Edition)(2022), $3.99
Dark Crisis War Zone #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Rafael Sarmento), $5.99
Dark Crisis War Zone #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Mario Fox Foccillo & Prasad Rao), $5.99
Dark Crisis War Zone #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund/Alex Sinclair), AR
DC Poster Portfolio George Perez TP, $24.99
Gotham City Year One #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Phil Hester & Eric Gapstur), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Greg Smallwood), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla), AR
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover B Lee Bermejo), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover C Felipe Massafera), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover D Rafael Sarmento Holiday Variant), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover E Ludo Lullabi), AR
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #3 (Cover F Tony Daniel DC Spawn Card Stock Variant), AR
MAD Magazine #29, $5.99
Monkey Prince #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Bernard Chang), $3.99
Monkey Prince #9 (Of 12)(Cover B InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #9 (Of 12)(Cover C Kaare Andrews Holiday Card Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #9 (Of 12)(Cover D Derek Kirk Kim Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover C Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover D Dan Panosian Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover E Joshua Middleton Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #7 (Cover F David Nakayama DC Spawn Card Stock Variant), AR
Sword Of Azrael #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99
Sword Of Azrael #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Sword Of Azrael #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Alvaro Martinez Card Stock Variant), AR

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: THE SCORCHED #1

THE SCORCHED #1
IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Sean Lewis; Todd McFarlane (additional dialogue)
ART: Stephen Segovia; Paulo Siqueira
COLORS: Ulises Arreola; Nikos Koutsis
LETTERS: Andworld Design (King Spawn)
EDITOR: Thomas Healy
COVER:  Puppeteer Lee
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Todd McFarlane with FCO Plascencia; Brett Booth and Todd McFarlane with FCO Plascencia; Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion with Dave McCaig; Don Aguillo; Marc Silvestri and Todd McFarlane with Peter Steigerwald; Ryan Stegman and Todd McFarlane with Peter Steigerwald
56pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (January 2022)

Rated: “T/ Teen”

Spawn created by Todd McFarlane


Spawn is a superhero/antihero character that stars in the long-running comic book series, Spawn.  Created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (cover dated: May 1992).

Spawn was Albert Francis “Al” Simmons.  A career military man who becomes a highly capable assassin and dies a violent death.  He makes a deal with the devil, Malebolgia, in order to return to the living realm to see his wife one last time.  However, Al returns with almost no memories accept that his name is Al Simmons, and he learns that he is now a “Hellspawn” in service of Malebolgia.  Rebelling, Al Simmons, now “Spawn,” finds a new purpose in stopping evil.

Back in February 2021, Todd McFarlane announced his plans to build a larger, multi-character, interconnected, comic book universe based around his Spawn comic book – a “Spawn Universe.”  McFarlane also announced four new comic book titles coming out in 2021, with three of them continuing as regular monthly titles.  The last of the three monthly titles, The Scorched, has arrived.

The Scorched is written by Sean Lewis; drawn by Stephen Segovia and Paulo Siqueira; colored by Ulises Arreola and Nikos Koutsis; and lettered by Andworld Design.  The Scorched features the debut of the “Spawn Universe's” first superhero team.

The Scorched #1 opens somewhere in RussiaMedieval Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, Jessica Priest/She-Spawn, and Redeemer are trying to save two young women, Odessa Turgnev and Natasha Gorky, from the clutches of Russian Colonel Kruschev.

Before this, however, see how Spawn brought them together.  Or did he?  Who made whom?  Plus, Gunslinger Spawn takes on the “Locust Rangers” in Crowheart, Wyoming.  And Al and Terry argue and debate, again.

THE LOWDOWN:  I read Spawn #1 back in 1992, and I had mixed feelings about it.  Yet I was a fan and followed the series for another five or six years.  I've always expected more of it...

2021 saw the expansion of the Spawn publishing line and the full birth of the “Spawn Universe.”  Writer Sean Lewis is emerging in this new era as the most consequential writer of Spawn comic books since the creator-master himself, Todd McFarlane.  McFarlane's storytelling is full of craziness, in the tradition of classic comic book weirdness and in the vein of the madness that was and is Robert E. Howard.  Lewis embraces that craziness and, using his own inventive turns, delivers high-octane fight comics, dark fantasy violence, and edgy, angry character drama.  It wouldn't be Spawn without some monsters and some edgy people.

The art team of Stephen Segovia and Ulises Arreola and the team of Paulo Siqueira and Nikos Koutsis each deliver in a solid way, and the latter's textured illustrations and painterly colors stand out.  Andworld Design's matter-of-fact lettering delivers the real foot up the ass to your imagination.  The Scorched #1 is an excellent start and is the kind of first issue that will bring readers back for more of … whatever craziness is to come.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Spawn will want to read The Scorched.

[This comic book includes four back-up stories and “Spawning Ground” Presents “The Breakdown,” in which Todd McFarlane looks back at the beginning and at the year's covers.]

A-
★★★½ out of 4 stars

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


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Monday, October 31, 2022

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for November 1, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batgirls Volume 1 TP, $16.99
Batman #129 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #129 (Cover B Gabriele Dell’Otto Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #129 (Cover C Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #129 (Cover D Ryan Benjamin ’90s Cover Month Foil Multi-Level Embossed Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #129 (Cover E Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #129 (Cover F Jock Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover A Marc Silvestri), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover B Greg Capullo Batman Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover C Greg Capullo Joker Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover D Kyle Hotz), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover E Marc Silvestri Black & White Variant), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover F Jorge Fornes), AR
Batman Knightwatch #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Erich Owen), $2.99
Batman Shadow War HC, $39.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #8 (Of 12)(Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #8 (Of 12)(Cover B JG Jones Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #8 (Of 12)(Cover C Rafael Albuquerque Card Stock Variant), AR
Gotham City Year One #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Phil Hester & Eric Gapstur), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Cully Hamner), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Natali Sanders), AR
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 (Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 (Cover B Lee Bermejo), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 (Cover C Gabriele Dell’Otto), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 (Cover D Kelley Jones ’90s Cover Month Foil Multi-Level Embossed Variant), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 (Cover E Francesco Mattina), AR
Monkey Prince #8 (Of 12)(Cover A Bernard Chang), $3.99
Monkey Prince #8 (Of 12)(Cover B Sami Basri Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #8 (Of 12)(Cover C Derek Kirk Kim Card Stock Variant), AR
New Champion Of Shazam #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Evan Doc Shaner), $3.99
New Champion Of Shazam #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Jen Bartel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
New Champion Of Shazam #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Ben Caldwell Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #6 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #6 (Cover B Warren Louw Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #6 (Cover C Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #6 (Cover D Janaina Medieros Thorogood Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #6 (Cover E Jenny Frison Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Sword Of Azrael #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99
Sword Of Azrael #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Gerardo Zaffino Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Sword Of Azrael #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), AR
Tales Of The Amazons HC, $24.99
Task Force Z Volume 1 Death’s Door HC, $29.99

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: CYBERFORCE #1 30th Anniversary Edition

CYBERFORCE #1 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
IMAGE COMICS/Top Cow Productions

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Eric Silvestri
ART: Marc Silvestri
COLORS: Joe Chiodo
LETTERS: Mike Heisler
EDITOR: Cynthia Sullivan
COVER: Marc Silvestri and Scott Williams with Joe Chiodo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Priscilla Petraites; Brett Booth
46pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (June 2022)

Rated T+/Teen Plus

Cyberforce created by Marc Silvestri

“The Tin Men of War” Part One


Cyberforce was one of Image Comics debut titles, and it was created by one of Image Comic' founding members, Marc SilvestriCyberforce #1 (cover dated: October 1992) was the first issue of a four-issue miniseries.  It introduced a team of mutants who had their mutant abilities enhanced with cybernetic implants as the result of experimentation.  Volume 2 of Cyberforce ran for 35 issues from 1994 to 1997.  Since then, Cyberforce has returned in 2006, 2012, 2015 and 2018.

Image Comics has published a commemorative edition of that first Cyberforce #1 from 1992.  Cyberforce #1 30th Anniversary Edition reprints the story contents of Cyberforce #1 and also includes an illustrated sixteen page section focusing on the early history of Image Comics.  Cyberforce #1 is written by Eric Silvestri; drawn by Marc Silvestri; colored by Joe Chiodo; and lettered by Mike Heisler.

Cyberforce #1 opens in New York City – the inner city.  Velocity, a young woman who is a mutant, is on the run.  It seems that she is being hunted by “C.O.P.S.” (Cybernetic Operatives for Protection and Security), and their leader, Ballistic, a female cybernetic operative.  These operatives are in the service of Cyberdata, a monolithic multinational conglomerate which creates cybernetically enhanced resistance fighters.

Luckily for Velocity, there is a team made up of such fighters who escaped from Cyberdata.  They are Ripclaw, Heatwave, Stryker, Cyblade, and Impact.  They are known as “Cyberforce,” and they may be Velocity's only hope to avoid the clutches of Cyberdata.

THE LOWDOWN:  Initially, Cyberforce was not my favorite Image Comics superhero title.  That was Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.s, but over the years, I have come to really like Cyberforce.  I think the original Cyberforce miniseries is the best early Image Comics' title and is also one of the best superhero comic books of the early 1990s.

Cyberforce is obviously inspired by Uncanny X-Men.  Cyberforce creator, Marc Silvestri, was the lead artist on that title from 1987 to 1990.  I think Cyberforce once had the potential to rival the X-Men, but in the end, average writing and mediocre Silvestri copycat artists, as well as middling spin-offs dragged this potential franchise down.

Cyberforce #1 30th Anniversary Edition is a celebration of a particular time, when the debut of Image Comics offered so much promise for creator-owned superhero comic books.  Over time, Image Comics would gradually become a home for a wide variety of genres of creator-owned comic books, especially in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action genres.  However, Cyberforce #1 30th Anniversary Edition remembers the beginnings of Image Comics, and for some of us, those beginnings will always be special.

Also, 1992's Cyberforce #1 is just a damn good first issue.  Yes, writer Eric Silvestri seems to be squeezing a tad too much information into the first issue, but he makes this first issue and the world it introduces seem like the place to be.  Marc Silvestri's art lacks the polish that it would usually get from the inks of Scott Williams.  Still, his dynamic layouts and the steadiness of his drama make for engaging graphical storytelling.

Joe Chiodo's muted colors add a sense of realism to the story.  Mike Heisler's letters catch the shifting tones and intensity of the narrative that sell the story.  The result is a memorable first issue.

Sometimes, I dream that Cyberforce will be mine, and I will finally bring them to the heights they deserve.  Well, while a fanboy is dreaming, older fans can celebrate with Cyberforce #1 30th Anniversary Edition and new readers can discover something they might like.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Top Cow and of the early years of Image Comics will want to read Cyberforce #1 30th Anniversary Edition.

A
★★★★+ out of 4 stars


[The comic book includes 16-page section of back matter:

“30 Years of Cyberforce” by Lisa Wu looks back at the early days of Image Comics and Top Cow.  It is comprised of a Q&A with Marc Silvestri, Scott Williams, David Wohl, and Brian Haberlin.  It also includes examples of original art and color guides.

“Cyberforce Through the Years”: this is comprised of a cover gallery from various Cyberforce publications; character sketches by Marc Silvestri; art related to trading cards; storyboards for an unproduced Cyberforce animated television series; photos of toys; and miscellaneous images.]

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



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Saturday, July 31, 2021

I Reads You Juniors: July 2021 - Update #101

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

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NEWS:

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Writer Jason Aaron will be launching a new "Punisher" comic book in the fall, apparently.

DYNAMITE - From ComicFrontLine:   Writer David Avallone talks about the Kickstarter for his "Elvira" one-shot comic book, "Elvira: The Wrath of Con."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:   In a Twitter letter, director David Ayers disavows the 2016 film, "Suicide Sqaud" as "not my movie."

From Variety:  Here is a roundup of early reviews of James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Ablaze announces three new titles in its line of comic books based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Cimmerian."  To avoid trademark trouble, Ablaze calls its Conan line, "The Cimmerian."

EISNER AWARDS - From BleedingCool:   If you care, here is a list of winners at last night's 2021 / 33rd annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  The site has made a list of agents who sell graphic novels to the book publishers.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From IReadsYou:  My review of the new "Black Widow" film.  

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   The new "DC Universe" explained ... and it's a doozy.

comiXology - From THR:   Scott Snyder and his Best Jackett Press have signed a deal to co-create eight titles for ComiXology Originals. The titles will first debut via the Amazon-owned digital comics service and Kindle, and then appear in print via Dark Horse Books.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   A profile of former Charlton Comics character turned DC Comics IP, "The Peacemaker."

COMICS - From ICv2:   Writer Cullen Bun has been hired to create a shared universe based on some of the comic books created by the late writer-artist Barry Blair.  Bunn will do this for Outland Entertainment, which acquired the Blair comics.

ARCHIE - From ICv2:   Archie Comics has announced the long-awaited arrival of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #9."  The eighth issue was released in August 2017.  Archie has also announced the debut of "The Occult World of Sabrina," a new series that will continue the continuity of the Netflix series, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," which ran for four seasons.

BOOKS - From Deadline:   Amazon has ordered a six-episode adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel, Anansi Boys.  Gaiman is writing the series with Sir Lenny Henry, British comedy legend.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:   Sources tell the site that Warner Bros. and DC Films have chosen "In the Heights" actress, Leslie Grace, to play Batgirl/Barbara Gordon in their HBO Max film, "Batgirl."

FANTAGRAPHICS - From TheBeat:  The site has a five-page preview of Ed Piskor's "Red Room #3" (Fantagraphics Books), which is due July 28th.  The site also previews the cover art for the first reprint collection.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   It really would be nice if legendary X-Men scribe, Chris Claremont, really was teasing a new "Gambit" comic book that he would write.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:  Rodney Barnes of "Killadelphia" is writing a new James Bond comic book.  "James Bond: Himeros," drawn by Antonio Fuso and coloured by Adriano Augusto, will find Bon entering the world of sex-trafficking.

DC COMICS - DCBlog:  Cliff Chiang is the writer-artist of a new "DC Black Label" four-issue miniseries, "Catwoman: Lonely City."

DC TV - From DCBlog:   Nine new cast members have been announced for HBO Max's TV adaptation of "DMZ," the acclaimed comic book from writer Brian Wood and artist Riccardo Burchielli.  The new cast includes actors Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) and Nora Dunn.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   The blog offers more details on upcoming three-issue "DC Black Label" series, "Batman: The Impostor," written by Mattson Tomlin, one of the screenwriters of next year's film, "The Batman."

DC CINEMA - From Variety:   Actresses Leslie Grace and Haley Lu Richardson have reportedly emerged as the favorites to play "Batgirl" in the character's HBO Max film.  Actresses Isabela Merced and Zoey Deutch have reportedly already tested for the role.

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool:   There is a new five-issue Hellboy miniseries.  "Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club" begins in October 2021.

YAOI MANGA - From ANN:  SuBLime Manga, VIZ Media's imprint for boys-love manga, announced on Twitter on Sunday that it has licensed Natsuki Kizu's "Links" manga and Aya Sakyo's "Scattering His Virgin Bloom (Takane no Hana wa Chirasaretai)" manga. SuBLime will release both titles on April 12, 2022.

MANGA/DC COMICS - From ComicBook:   Superman will take on food in the manga, "Superman vs. Meshi," another Kodansha/DC Comics joint.

MANGA/DC COMICS - From ScreenRant:  Batman is a baby ... that Joker is racing(!) in the manga, "One Operation JOKER," from Kodansha.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announces that production on his DC Films superhero movie, "Black Adam" has wrapped.

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar:  Image Comics turns 30 next year, so "Newsarama" looks ahead at what's coming and what could be coming.

COMICS TO FILM - From BleedingCool:   Reginald Hudlin is set to direct a film adapation of the French graphic novel, "Black Cotton Star," which was releaed in English last year by Pegasus Books.

BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:   "House of Slaughter" is the spinoff from the hit comic book, "Something is Killing The Children."

DC COMICS - From EW:   Horror novelist Joe Hill's DC Comics imprint, Hill House Comics, will return for Halloween with a new series, "Refrigerator Full of Heads," a sequel to "Basketful of Heads."

AWARDS - From TheBeat:   The nominations for the 2021 Harvey Awards have been announced.  There are six categories and voting is now open until Sept. 6th.  Winners will be announced in October.

DC CINEMA - From YahooMovies:   James Gunn, director of the upcoming "The Suicide Squad," talks for the first time about being fired by Disney three years ago.

BOOM STUDIOS - From BOOM:   "Dark Blood #1" arrives next week, but is already sold out at the distributor level.  BOOM has announced a second printing of the first issue. It will arrive August 11th, 2021 with a new cover by Paris Alleyne.

MILLARWORLD/IMAGE - From BleedingCool:  Mark Millar releases a four-page preview with cover art of "The Magic Order 2 #1," which goes on sale Oct. 27th.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  In October, DC Comics will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Wonder Woman's debut with the publication of 12 titles that month.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Mattson Tomlin, one of the screenwriters of the upcoming film, "The Batman," is writing a three-issue Batman comic book miniseries, "Batman: The Imposter."

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   The popular and critically acclaimed Hulk comic book series by writer Al Ewing, artist Joe Bennett, and colorist Paul Mounts, "Immortal Hulk" will come to an end with its 50th issue in October.

DC CINEMA - From People:   Dwayne Johnson shows off the set for his DC Films movie, "Black Adam."

MILLARWORLD - From THR:   Writer Mark Millar ("Kick-Ass," "Jupiter's Legacy") and Netflix's next comic book project is the original graphic novel, "King of Spies," Millar's first OGN.  The story focuses on the greatest secret agent facing his mortality by saving the world.

MCU RUMORS - From GeekFeed:   "Ant-Man" villain, "Yellowjacket" (played by actor Corey Stoll), may return for the third film in the series, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

DC CINEMA - From EW:   Dwayne Johnson shares a look at his "beautiful textured" costume for the DC Films' movie, "Black Adam."

MANGA - From FilmDaily:   "What are the differences between light novels and manga?"

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar:   Top Cow Productions is reviving "The Darkness" for a new comic book series from co-creator Marc Silvestri, artist Christopher Mitten, and colorist Bryan Valenza.  This relaunch will arrive January 2022.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:   Tom King and Greg Smallwood's "DC Black Label" comic, "The Human Target," to feature the Justice League International.

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  Brazilian comic book artist, Robson Rocha, has reportedly died from complications of COVID-19.  He had worked for DC Comics for the past decade, most recently on the "Aquaman" revamp.

BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:   The site has a 7-page preview of this week's "Mouse Guard Owlhen Caregiver #1" from series creator, David Petersen.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics already has the license to publish "Ultraman" comic books, but next year, it will publish "Ultraseven" comics.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   This articles talks about "Warner Bros. Studios Tours'" newest attraction, the "Batcave" replica.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   DC Comics has announced the writers and artists that will appear for the publisher at "Comic-Con@Home 2021," which be held July 23-25, 2021.

DC TV - From TNT:   The HBO Max series, Titans, based on DC Comics' "Teen Titans" franchise is coming to cable network, TNT.  See a clip from the show at the link.

MOVIE REVIEW - IReadsYou:   A review of Marvel Studios' "Black Widow" by yours truly.

DC TOYS - From TheBeat:   McFarlane Toys' action figures from DC Film's "The Suicide Squad" film are now available for pre-order from Amazon, Target, and Walmart.

BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama:   In Marvel Studios' new "Black Widow" film, Oscar-nominated acress Florence Pugh plays "Yolena Belova."  Newsarama's Andrea Ayres tells you who she is in the comics.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics will launch a new "Human Target" comic book, written by Tom King and drawn by Greg Smallwood, via its "Black Label" imprint.

DC CINEMA - From YahooLife:   Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has posted a photo of his extremely toned body.  He said is training for the film, "Black Adam," has been the toughest of his career.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale are reunited for a one-shot special based on their popular 1996 Batman comic book, "Batman: The Long Halloween."  "Batman: The Long Halloween Special" arrives October 12th. 

IMAGE COMICS - From GamesRadar:  "The Walking Dead" co-creator, Robert Kirkman, will launch his next new comic book property in "Skybound X #5."  Entitlted "C.O.D.E.," it is drawn by Jason Howard.

MANGA - From CBR:   "Persona 5's Phantom Thieves" are on their way to the printed page this December with the announcement of their three-volume manga, "Persona 5: Mementos Mission."

IDW - From TheBeat:   IDW Media Holdings, the parent company of IDW Publishing, makes a bid to get listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  The new comic book, "Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes #1" has turned out to be Black Mask's most ordered comic book yet.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From THR:   Actor Stephen Dorff, who played "Deacon Frost" in the original "Blade" (1998) film, has a few choice words about the current crop of superhero films, especially "Black Widow."

COMICS - From DailyJSTOR:   The proganda of World War II era comic books: learn about the "Writers' War Board."

COMICS - From GamesRadar:   AdHouse Books will collect Stuart and Kathryn Immonen's webcomic, "Grass of Parnassus."

EUROCOMICS - From BleedingCool:   According to France's publishers association, SNE, book sales are down, but comics sales are up six percent.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Veteran comic book artist, Whilce Portacio, will be one of the artists whose work appears in "Marvel Voices: Identity #1," which celebrates Asian-America and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage characters.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:   Helen Mirren, who will play the villain, "Hespera," in the sequel, "Shazam: Fury of the Gods," praises her co-star, Zachary Levi (Billy Batson/Shazam).

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   Writer Brandon Thomas talks about the six-issue miniseries, "Aquaman: The Becoming," which stars DC's newest Aqualad, the non-binary Jackson Hyde.

DC TV - From DCBlog:   This weeks "DC Pride" profile is actress Caity Lotz, who plays "White Canary" on The CW's "DC's Legends of Tomorrow."

AWARDS - From TheBeat:   Six writers have been honored at the 2021 Bill Finger Awards, all of them posthumously.  The "Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing" is given annually to writers who contributed to the history of comics.  The award is named after the late Bill Finger, who created Batman with artist Bob Kane but was until recently not publicly acknowledged as such by DC Comics.  Robert Bernstein (1919–1988), Audrey “Toni” Blum (1918–1973), Vic Lockman (1927–2017), Robert Morales (1958–2013), Paul S. Newman (1924–1999), and Robert “Bob” White (1928–2005)

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:   A set of newly leaked photos from director Matt Reeves' "The Batman" reveal more of actor Robert Pattinson as Batman.

FANTAGRAPHICS - From NYPost:   Cartoonist Glenn Head talks about his new graphic novel/memoir, "Chartwell Manor," which details the sexual abuse he faced at a now-closed boarding school.

MANGA TO ANIME - From NME:   There is a trailer for "Chainsaw Man," the anime based on the manga.  The anime is expected to debut this year in Japan.

COMICS - From CBR:   Comic book and graphic novel sales spiked in the pandemic year of 2020 with a six percent increase over 2019.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:   Marvel Comics is apparently killing off big characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and the Scarlet Witch in the coming months

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Comic book grading service CGC's parent company, Certified Collectibles Group, is set to be acquired by an investment group led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and including Jay-Z's company Roc Nation.

DC TV - From Deadline:   "The Flash" original cast members Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton and Danielle Panabaker have closed new deals with series producer Warner Bros. Television to continue on The CW drama in its upcoming eighth season.

IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane has provided a preview of the art for two interior pages from his upcoming comic book, "King Spawn #1," which is due in September 2021.

MANGA - From TheWrap:   Junji Ito, an icon of Japanese horror comics, will produce a manga adaptation of the cult horror film, "The Lighthouse" (2019).  Starring Robert Pattison and Willem Dafoe, the film focused on two men trapped in a lighthouse and facing supernatural forces.

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JULY 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collectors for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Entertainment for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2021

AUGUST 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Free Comic Book Day for August 14, 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Behemoth for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  It's Alive for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Second Sight Publishing for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for August 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for September 2021 
From BleedingCool:  AWA for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2021 
From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazines for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for September 2021
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for September 2021

OCTOBER 2021 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for October 2021
From CBR:  DC Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for October 2021
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for October 2021
From CBR:  Marvel Comics for October 2021
From BleedingCool: Oni Press for October 2021
From 2000AD:  Rebellion for October 2021
From BleedingCool: VIZ Media for October 2021

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: THE DARKNESS #1 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

THE DARKNESS #1 25TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION
IMAGE COMICS/Top Cow Productions, Inc.

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Garth Ennis
PENCILS: Marc Silvestri
INKS: Batt (inking assistants: Joe Weems, Nathan Cabrera, Victor Llamas and various)
COLORS: Steve Firchow
LETTERS: Dennis Heisler
EDITOR: David Wohl
COVER: Marc Silvestri and Batt with Steve Firchow
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2020)

Rated M / Mature

The Darkness created by Marc Silvestri, Garth Ennis, and David Wohl

“Coming of Age”


The Darkness is a long-running comic book series created by artist Marc Silvestri, writer Garth Ennis, and editor David Wohl.  The Darkness focuses on Jackie Estacado, a mafia hit man who inherits “the curse of the Darkness.”  The character made his debut in Witchblade #10 (November 1996) before making his solo debut in his own series.

In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Darkness #1 (December 1996), Image Comics and Top Cow Productions, Inc. are publishing The Darkness #1 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition.  This one-shot comic book reprints the story contents from The Darkness #1 and also includes an interview, an essay, a five-page section reprinting select cover illustrations produced during the series first 16 years, and other material.

The Darkness #1 (“Coming of Age”) opens at night on the Lower East Side of New York City.  Tall, dark, and handsome mafia hit man, Jackie Estacado, has just executed his latest target in service of his boss, Don Franchetti.  This latest bloody move by the Franchetti mob starts a bloody skirmish with rival mobster, Don Tommy Marchianni.  Jackie, Don Franchetti's top enforcer, is caught in the middle.

But the young killer has bigger problems.  He is about to turn 21-years-old, and “The Darkness” is about to start calling for him.  And the “Angelus” is coming for him.

THE LOWDOWN:  I read the first 10 or 12 issues of the original run of The Darkness back in 1996-97, but I eventually grew bored with this comic book and stopped reading it.  I have to admit that I had high expectations for it.  After all, the writer was Garth Ennis, red-hot in the mid-1990s because of his DC Comics/Vertigo series, Preacher.  I was a huge fan of post-Marvel Comics Marc Silvestri.  I thought many the comic books that Silvestri drew for Marvel Comics looked awful because of his chicken-scratch drawing style.  But Image Comics-Marc Silvestri seemed like an entirely different artist, especially when Silvestri's pencils were inked by the great Scott Williams.

Yet every time I read The Darkness, I felt like Ennis and Silvestri were not really delivering on this concept's potential.  I understood that the universe of Silvestri's Top Cow Productions, Inc. was obsessed with some kind of angelic vs. demonic rivalry, similar to that of Jim Lee's Wildstorm Productions universe.  However, I didn't think that Ennis and Silvestri really understood where they could take The Darkness in terms of narrative.  In The Darkness, Ennis delivered a stillborn version of the usual outtakes from his ultra-violence wheelhouse.  Silvestri's art was an unimaginative spin on the grim-and-gritty riffs that everyone was stealing from Frank Miller's Batman comics.

I don't know if The Darkness every reached its potential.  Frankly, I didn't give a crap after I stopped reading the series, but on occasion, I would see an issue of The Darkness and wonder about it … I have to admit.

The Darkness #1 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition commemorates an anniversary that is only important to Top Cow because … let's be frank … it does not have much to commemorate.  The original Image Comics creators, Marc Silvestri among them, turned their studios into vanity project factories that produced poorly written comic books that featured the kind of art that only the artists and their sycophantic fans thought was great.  This is something that can be said of many of the artists associated with Image Comics first decade, for instance Rob Liefeld and J. Scott Campbell.

It is only in the last 15 years or so that Image Comics has delivered on the promise that the birth of the publisher offered to both comic book creators and readers.  The Darkness represents a placeholder in the evolution of Image Comics.  After the fanfare for their first wave of comic book series faded, some of Image's founders moved on to offering exciting new concepts.  For Jim Lee, it was Divine Right, and for Silvestri, it was The Darkness.  At least, The Darkness ran much longer than Divine Right.

The Darkness #1 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, as a package, is nothing special, but – and there is a big but – reading it again did remind me that The Darkness still has great potential.  I enjoyed re-reading this reprint of the first issue, and I might reread a few more of the original issues.  I still think that The Darkness is an outside-the-box comic book concept that could be an exceptional dark fantasy comic book.  But will it ever be that?  Does it matter?

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Top Cow Productions' comic books will want The Darkness #1 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition.

6 out of 10

This issue contains the feature “Say Good Night to the 'Good Guy'” by Henry Barajas and Claire Napier.  This feature includes illustrations; an questions-and-answer session with Marc Silvestri and David Wohl; a bullet-point presentation about the publication, licensing, and merchandising success of The Darkness.

This issue also includes a gallery of cover art produced by the following artists and art teams for The Darkness:  Marc Silvestri, Joe Weems, and Peter Steigerwald; Joe Benitez, Joe Weems, and Dean White; Nathan Cabrera and Victor Llamas; Greg Hildebrandt and Tim Hildebrandt; Michael Turner, Joe Weems, and JD Smith; Joe Benitez, Joe Weems, and Richard Isanove; Clarence Lansang, Victor Llamas, and Matt Nelson; David Finch, Jason Gorder, and Matt Nelson; Brian Ching, Victor Llamas, and Matt Nelson; Mark Pajarillo, Danny Miki, and Matt Nelson; Dale Keown and Matt Milla; Lee Bermejo; Dale Keown; Rafael Albuquerque; Todd McFarlane; Jeremy Haun and John Rauch

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



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Monday, November 16, 2020

Image Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 18, 2020

IMAGE COMICS

SEP200056    20XX TP VOL 01 (MR)    $17.99
SEP200187    BIG GIRLS #4    $3.99
SEP200188    BLACK MAGICK #16 (MR)    $3.99
SEP200193    COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #2 (OF 12) CVR A TINTO (MR)    $3.99
SEP200194    COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #2 (OF 12) CVR B HARDING (MR)    $3.99
SEP200195    COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #2 (OF 12) CVR C BRAGA (MR)    $3.99
SEP200039    DARKNESS #1 25TH ANNV COMMEMORATIVE ED (MR)    $4.99
JUL209124    DARKNESS #1 25TH ANNV COMMEMORATIVE ED CVR B SEJIC (MR)    $10.00
JUL209125    DARKNESS #1 25TH ANNV COMMEMORATIVE ED CVR C SILVESTRI RED (    $10.00
JUL209126    DARKNESS #1 25TH ANNV COMMEMORATIVE ED CVR D SILVESTRI RED V    $20.00
SEP200201    DIE #15 CVR A HANS (MR)    $3.99
SEP200202    DIE #15 CVR B SIENKIEWICZ (MR)    $3.99
JUL200203    DIE DIE DIE #13 (MR)    $3.99
JUL200091    EAST OF WEST THE APOCALYPSE YEAR THREE HC (MR)    $49.99
SEP200105    GIDEON FALLS TP VOL 05 (MR)    $16.99
SEP200208    ICE CREAM MAN #21 CVR A MORAZZO & OHALLORAN (MR)    $3.99
SEP200209    ICE CREAM MAN #21 CVR B SORRENTINO (MR)    $3.99
SEP200069    LUDOCRATS TP (MR)    $16.99
JUL200129    PAPER GIRLS DLX ED HC VOL 03    $34.99
SEP208820    RAT QUEENS #22 2ND PTG (MR)    $3.99
SEP200054    SEVEN TO ETERNITY #14 CVR A OPENA & HOLLINGSWORTH    $3.99
SEP200055    SEVEN TO ETERNITY #14 CVR B TEDESCO    $3.99
AUG200105    SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 06 SIX CRIMINALS (MR)    $17.99
SEP200229    STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #3 (MR)    $3.99
SEP208408    THAT TEXAS BLOOD #1 3RD PTG (MR)    $3.99
SEP208409    THAT TEXAS BLOOD #2 2ND PTG (MR)    $3.99
SEP208410    THAT TEXAS BLOOD #3 2ND PTG (MR)    $3.99
SEP208411    THAT TEXAS BLOOD #4 2ND PTG (MR)    $3.99
SEP200241    WALKING DEAD DLX #3 CVR A FINCH & MCCAIG (MR)    $3.99
SEP200242    WALKING DEAD DLX #3 CVR B MOORE & MCCAIG (MR)    $3.99
SEP200243    WALKING DEAD DLX #3 CVR C ADLARD & MCCAIG (MR)    $3.99
SEP200244    WALKING DEAD DLX #3 CVR D ADAMS & MCCAIG (MR)    $3.99


Monday, September 14, 2020

DC Comics from Lunar/UCS Distributors for September 15, 2020

DC COMICS

Batman #99 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $3.99
Batman #99 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #99 (Cover C Jorge Jimenez Nightwing Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Curse Of The White Knight HC, $29.99
Batman The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 8 HC, $125.00
Batman’s Grave #10 (Of 12)(Cover A Bryan Hitch), $3.99
Batman’s Grave #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Arthur Adams Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman #25 (Cover A Joelle Jones), $5.99
Catwoman #25 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Knight Returns The Golden Child Deluxe Edition HC, $17.99
DCeased Dead Planet #1 (Of 6)(Peach Momoko 4th Printing Variant Cover), $4.99
DCeased Dead Planet #2 (Of 6)(David Finch 2nd Printing Black & White Variant Cover), $3.99
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover A Andy Kubert Wraparound Variant), $9.99
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Batman & Nightwing Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover C J. Scott Campbell Batman & Batgirl Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover D Stanley Artgerm Lau Batman & Batwoman Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover E Frank Quitely Batman & Robin Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover F Jim Lee Batman & Superman Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover G Jim Cheung Batman & Bane Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover H Olivier Coipel Batman & Harley Quinn Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover I Gabriele Dell’Otto Batman & Scarecrow Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover J Adam Hughes Batman & Catwoman Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover K Marc Silvestri Batman & Joker Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1027 (Cover L Blank Variant), AR
Hawkman Volume 3 Darkness Within TP, $16.99
Joker Killer Smile HC, $29.99
Justice League #53 (Cover A Liam Sharp), $3.99
Justice League #53 (Cover B Ian MacDonald), AR
Metal Men #10 (Of 12)(Cover A Shane Davis), $3.99
Metal Men #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Kevin Nowlan), AR
Robin 80 Years Of The Boy Wonder HC, $29.99
Strange Adventures #1 (Of 12)(Evan Doc Shaner 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $4.99
Strange Adventures #1 (Of 12)(Mitch Gerads 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $4.99
Strange Adventures #3 (Of 12)(Mitch Gerads 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $4.99
Strange Adventures #4 (Of 12)(Mitch Gerads 2nd Printing Variant Cover), $4.99
Teen Titans #45 (Cover A Bernard Chang), $3.99
Teen Titans #45 (Cover B Khary Randolph), AR

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

I Reads You Juniors May 2020 - Update #93

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Leroy's Amazon Comics and Graphic Novels Page:

COVID-19 - From CDC:  The Centers for Disease Control has "COVID Data Tracker."

DIAMOND - From Newsarama:  This link reveals a list of comic books titles that publishers (including DC Comics) are going to release through Diamond Comic Distributors for May 20, 2020.

DIAMOND - From Newsarama:  (May 8th) - Diamond has made it official that May 20th is the first on-sale date of its resumed distribution of comic books

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics has announced the shipping schedule for the following weeks:  May 27th; June 3rd, 10th, 17, and 24th; July 1st and 8th.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics has announced its shipping schedule for late July 2020 in the following weeks:  July 15th, 22nd, and 29th.

GEORGE FLOYD - From BleedingCool:  Comic book people respond to the protests related to the murder of George Floyd, an African-American man in Minneapolis.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has cancelled 22 planned reprint comic books.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has cancelled the prints editions of "RWBY #7" and "gen:LOCK #7," the final issues of two digital-first series.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  "Lucifer #18" will be the final issue of the series as a monthly periodical.  Lucifer issues #19 to #24 will be released as a collected edition.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics will give comic book shops all the giveaways it planned to hand out at San Diego Comic-Con 2020, which has been cancelled.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  Writer Ram V and artist Fernando Blanco will be the new creative team on DC Comics' "Catwoman" series, beginning with September's issue #25

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actor Tom Ellis will return to play Lucifer in the Netflix series, "Lucifer," after some difficult negotiations, which could pave the way for a sixth season.  Filming on the fifth season had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NEWS - From Newsarama:  "Newsarama" has announced that it is moving to "GamesRadar," Mon., June 1st, which will likely mean a change of web addresses.

MARVEL TV - From Newsarama:  Apparently, the seventh and final season of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" will have some kind of contact with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:  Director Zack Snyder reveals "Darkseid" for his upcoming "Director's cut" of "Justice League."

BRIT COMICS - From 2000AD:  The lastest "2000 AD Thrill-Cast Lockdown Tapes" podcast features Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Charlie Higson, Charlie Adlard.

Z2 COMICS - From BleedingCool:   Z2 Comics will publish "Gorillaz Almanac" in October 2020.  the hardback comic, done in the tradition of the British hardback annual, will feature the members of the Grammy-winning virtual (fictitious) musical act, "Gorillaz."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  The DC Comics blog has updated the list of DC publications scheduled to arrive in stores May 19th amd May 26th, 2020.

POLITICAL CARTOONS - From Newsarama:  CBLDF Protests TRUMP Campaign-Ordered Takedown of Satirical Political Cartoon

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:  Director David Ayers would like their to also be a director's cut of his super-awful film, "Suicide Squad."

MANGA - From ANN:  Yen Press announces four new titles for October 2020 - three manga and an art book tie-in to a video game.

COMIC BOOK SHOP - From DuncanBanner:  Kenny's Comics of Odessa Texas has a "Traveling Comic Books Store" that travels throughout Texas and Oklahoma.

FOX MARVEL U - From CinemaBlend:  There is a reason for New Mutants fans to be excited opening the movie, "The New Mutants," and it is Bill Sienkiewicz

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Does Walmart's "Batman Giant #5" offer a new origin for the Joker?

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has launched a new monthly solicitation catalog, "DC Connect."  It will be a digital-only publication, as a downloadable PDF.

SONY MARVEL U - From DeadlineMarc Guggenheim is writing a script for Sony Pictures based on the Marvel Comics character, "Jackpot," a female character out of the Spider-Man line of comics.  Guggenheim has written comics featuring Jackpot for Marvel Comics.  Guggenheim is also working on another comic book project, "Prophet," based on the work by Rob Liefeld.

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  The word is out that Sony Pictures is developing some kind of female superhero or female superhero team movie based on characters from the world of Spider-Man.

DC TV - From Variety:  According to the article, actress Ruby Rose exited her lead role of "Kate Kane/Batwoman" in The CW's "Batwoman" because of the long hours her lead role required.

BRIT COMICS - From 2000AD:  Three legendary "2000AD" artists:  Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and Mick McMahon, are together in one podcast interview.

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:  Director Zack Snyder has announced that HBO Max, Warner Media's new streaming service, will stream his "cut" of the 2017 film, "Justice League" in 2021.  Snyder was the original director of the film, but, for personal reasons, left before the film was finished.  Director Joss Whedon finished the film, which has been panned by fans since its release back in late 2017.

COVID-19 - From THR:  The adult Halloween masks that resemble the one worn by "Bane" in "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) are a hot seller due to COVID-19.

DC TV - From Variety:  Actress Ruby Rose has announced that she is departing from The CW television series, "Batwoman," ahead of the second season.  Rose played the lead role of "Kate Kane/Batwoman."

DC COMICS DIGITAL - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has announced a digital-first "DCeased" series, "DCeased: Hope at World's End."  The twice-monthly, 14-chapter limited serial is written by Tom Taylor and the first chapter is available to read across all platforms.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  According to the site, artist Marc Silvestri will only continue work on his long-delayed, long-promised comic book, "Batman/The Joker: Deadly Duo," when he gets paid the big money that Greg Capullo is allegedly being paid for upcoming DC mega-project, "Death Metal."

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  The classic "Incredible Hulk" creative team of Peter David and Dale Keown, will unite with artist German Peralta for a story featuring the Hulk character, Maestro."  The untitled comic book debuts in August.

DC TV - From TVWeb:  There is a poster and official synopsis for The CW's 2021 series, "Superman & Lois."

COMICS TO TV - From Newsarama:  Netflix has set July 31, 2020 as the debut of "The Umbrella Academy" Season 2.

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:  The release date for the upcoming, "Wonder Woman 1984," could change again.

SUBMISSIONS - From BleedingCool:  Comics publisher, Second Sight, is now accepting submissions for new comic book series.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics' series, "The Terrifics," will see its final print issue with #27.  However, the series will conclude with three digital issues, concluding with "The Terrifics #30 released on Sept. 1st.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  Writer Mark Waid and legendary comic book artist Neal Adams are producing a new "Fantastic Four" comic book.  "Fantastic Four: Antithesis" arrives in August, but the duration of the project is currently unknown.

MARVEL TV - From Variety:  "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." has added actor Darren Barnet as a guest star to the Season 7 premiere.  It is currently unclear how many episodes in which Barnet will appear.

COMICS EDUCATION - From Newsarama:  Cartoonist Emma Kubert, the third generation in the Kubert comic book creating clan, will be teaching an online sketch class, via the Kubert schook, for kids beginning in June.

DC TV - From Newsarama:  The second season of "Doom Patrol" (from Warner Bros. Television) will debut on HBO Max and DC Universe on June 25th.

FOX MARVEL U - From Newsarama:  Disney has reportedly scheduled the long-delayed film, "The New Mutants," for an August 28th, 2020 release.

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DC TV - From NewsaramaRobert Downey, Jr.'s TV adaptation of Jeff Lemire's comic book series, "Sweet Tooth," is moving from Hulu to Netflix.

From NewsaramaJeff Brolin and Will Forte are among the cast members of Netflix's "Sweet Tooth" TV adaptation.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  Jeff Lemire has announced that he will revive his former Vertigo comic book series, "Sweet Tooth," which originally ran from 2009 to 2013.  No debut date for "Sweet Tooth: The Return."

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DC COMICS - From BleedingCoolGeoff Johns and Jason Fabok's long-awaited three-issue miniseries, "The Three Jokers," is currently scheduled to debut August 25th.

COMICS TO FILM - From NewsaramaTim Story is negotiating to direct Kevin Hart's film, "Night Wolf," a superhero film.  Story directed Hart in several films, including the "Ride Along" and "Think Like a Man" film.  Story directed Fox's "Fantastic Four" films from 2005 and 2007.

DC TV - From DigitalSpy:  (May 12th) - The CW broadcast network will air the one existing season of DC Universe's cancelled series, "Swamp Thing."  [I have not been able to learn the air date as of this writing. - Leroy]

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics has informed retailers that is approving Tuesday as the on-sale date of of all its comic book titles.  That includes products distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors, which has traditionally mandated a Wednesday release.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics is also getting rid of the six-day exclusivity window that comic book retailers has over the book trade market when it comes to trade paperback and hardback collections and graphic novels.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  Scott Snyder talks "Dark Nights: Death Metal" and the changes to DC Comics' plans in the wake of for DC co-publisher Dan DiDio's "exit" from the company.

BOOM! - From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios will produce a 12-issue comic book based on the "Dune" prequel novel, "Dune: House Atreides," and will be written by the novel's authors, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.  The first issue is due Fall 2020.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  DC Comics writer-editor Martin Pasko has died at the age of 65, Monday, May 11, 2020.  Pasko is best known for his long tenure writing Superman and Superman-related comic books.  He was also a longtime writer and story editor for live-action and animated television series and won a Daytime Emmy for his work on "Batman: The Animated Series."

COVID-19 - From CBB:  The ComicBookBin's Herve St. Louis offers some reflections on what COVID-19 is doing to comics.

AWARDS - From PulitzerPrizes:  The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced.

NETFLIX - From Newsarama:  Here is a first look at Charlize Theron as the immortal warrior, "Andromache," in Netflix adaptation of the comic book series, "The Old Guard."

COMICS TO FILM - From Newsarama:  Television and comic book writer, Marc Guggenheim, will reportedly write a film based on Rob Liefeld's "Prophet" comic book.

MARVEL COMICS - From Newsarama:  Marvel is making eight titles digital-only comics.  There are seven existing titles that are going digital only:  "Ghost-Spider," the limited series "Ant-Man," "Avengers of the Wastelands," "Ravencroft," "Star," "Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Black Cat Strikes," and "Hawkeye: Freefall," and and the new title, "2020: Ironheart."

COMICS TO FILM - From Deadline:   Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are re-teaming to co-star and co-produce, "Ball and Chain," based on the Scott Lobdell Homage/Wildstorm four-issue limited series from 1999.

NETFLIX - From Newsarama:  Netflix has released images from its upcoming first season of "Cursed," which is adapted from the young adult novel of the same name by writer Thomas Wheeler and artist Frank Miller.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics shipping on Tuesday, May 5th and Tuesday May 12th.

COMICS - From Newsarama:   The site has confirmed that other comic book publishers have inquired with new comic book publisher, Lunar (owned by Discount Comic Book Service), about publishing their titles.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  DC Comics shipping for May 19 and May 26, 2020.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  DC Comics explains why Tuesday is the new on-sale date for their comics publications.

IN MEMORIAM - From CBR:  Longtime comic book inker, Juan Vlasco, died at the age of 51, Friday, April 24, 2020.  He had worked for both Marvel and DC Comics since the early 1990s, but he was best known for work for Marvel, especially on "Cable" and "Uncanny X-Men."

HISTORY - From CBR:  While cleaning out a closet, Todd McFarlane found a page of his original art that depicts the first appearance of the character, Venom.  From The Amazing Spider-Man #300, the page features the first full appearance of that character co-created by McFarlane and writer David Michelinie.

MARVEL - From Newsarama: (5/1) X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy, Conan the Barbarian, and Star Wars that Marvel Comics will not be publishing over the next two months... and possible longer.

MARVEL - From Newsarama:  (5/1) Marvel Comics explains the reasons for its "measured" release schedule over the next two months.

DC DIGITAL - From Newsarama:  DC Comics announces its "Week 3" list of digital comics releases.

DIAMOND - From Newsarama:  Diamond Comic Distributors plans to release a "Previews" catalog with a revised comics shipping lists for May and June 2020.

MANGA - From ComicBook:  The "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" manga is set to end in Japan, with the last chapter scheduled to appear May 22nd in "Weekly Shonen Jump."  Koyoharu Gotouge is apparently keeping to his plan to create a tight four-year series.

DC COMICS - From Newsarama:  Classic "Green Lantern" comic book creative team, Ron Marz and Darryl Banks, reunited for new "Green Lantern" project.

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:   Darren Criss, Zachary Quinto, and Alexandra Daddario will voice the lead characters in an all-new Superman film from Warner Bros. Animation, Superman: Man of Tomorrow.

DC COMIC-DIAMOND - From Newsarama:  DC Comics' exclusive distribution agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors seems to have ended almost 25 years to the day it began.

COMICS TO FILM - From ColliderRawson Thurber Marshall, the director of "Dodgeball: An Underdog Story," is in talks to direct a film adaptation of the "Mad Magazine" comic strip feature, "Spy vs. Spy."


APRIL 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Media for April 2020
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool:  Amigo Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due for April 2020
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for April 2020
From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for April 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for April 2020
From ComicsPit:  VIZ Media for April 2020

MAY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  A full-list of titles available for "Free Comic Book Day 2020" on May 2, 2020.
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Artists, Writers & Artisans for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Aspen for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Behemoth Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for May 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for May 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for May 2020 [REVISED]
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Hero Complex for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Hero Tomorrow for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publihsing for May 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for May 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Storm King Productions for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Titan Comics for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for May 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for May 2020
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for May 2020

JUNE 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for June 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for June 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for June 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for June 2020 [REVISED]
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Source Point Press for June 2020
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for June 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for June 2020
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for June 2020
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for June 2020 [REVISED]

JULY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for July and August 2020
From Newsarama:  Behemoth Comics for July 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for July 2020
From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for July 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for July 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for July 2020
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for July 2020
From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2020

AUGUST 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for July and August 2020
From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool:  AWA for August 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for August 2020
From Newsarama:  IDW Publishing for August 2020
From Seibertron:  IDW Publishing's "Transformers" solicitations for August 2020
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool:  PS Artbooks for August 2020
From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2020
From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2020

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