Jamie Lee Curtis has made history in horror movies, but this fall, the Halloween and Prom Night star will make her debut in horror comics. Mother Nature, an eco-horror graphic novel written by Curtis and filmmaker Russell Goldman and illustrated by Karl Stevens (Penny: A Graphic Memoir), will be published …
Read More »Best non-Marvel or DC comic book superheroes
Marvel and DC superheroes are some of the most prevalent forces in pop culture right now, in comic books, movies, on TV, and across other media – but there are important characters created outside of those two publishers (some of which were later absorbed by Marvel and DC) that have …
Read More »The X-Men emergency rescue squad begins a new journey in Marvels Marauders relaunch
We’re not going to sugarcoat this. Comic book readers can be cynical when it comes to ongoing series relaunching soon after the end of the previous one. Marauders #1 (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Marvel Comics X-Men series Marauders ended a 27-issue run in December and will …
Read More »X-0 Manowar and Bloodshot return and Valiant gets a new supernatural team in 2022
Book of Shadows. Bloodshot Unleashed. X-O Manowar Unconquered. Book of Shadows (Image credit: Valiant Entertainment) Those are the latest three new titles Valiant Entertainment has announced as part of its 2022 ‘The Year of Valiant’ marketing campaign the publisher says is about “putting fans first with each and every comic” …
Read More »The 25 best romantic comedies to watch this Valentines Day
What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than to work your way through our list of the best romantic comedies of all time? Of course, every day is a good day for a rom-com, but February 14 is the perfect time for a feel-good movie. From the cheesy and the …
Read More »The Watchers secret original sin comes back to haunt them (and the entire Marvel U) in Reckoning War opener
‘The Reckoning War’ is a Marvel Comics event that writer Dan Slott has been seeding across the Marvel Universe for almost two decades, and with the release of February 2’s Fantastic Four: The Reckoning War Alpha #1 (opens in new tab) we now know what it’s really about, what the …
Read More »DC reveals that the Great Darkness has been behind almost every DC event since the 80s
If you’ve read any of the big DC Comics superhero events from 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths (opens in new tab) to now, everything you know is about to change. Justice League Incarnate #4 cover (Image credit: Gary Frank/Brad Anderson (DC)) (opens in new tab) In February 1’s Justice League …
Read More »Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – the Marvel Comics history of Dr. Nicodemus West suggests a bigger role in the sequel
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has received a new official synopsis along with an expanded featured cast list of the film’s top-billed actors. Somewhat surprisingly, along with Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo), and the rest of the principal cast, …
Read More »Meet Omega Wolverine – the Terminator-style Logan out to kill Moira, Sarah Conner-style
January 25’s X Deaths of Wolverine #1 (opens in new tab) picks up the threads of January 19’s X Lives of Wolverine #1 (opens in new tab), in which Wolverine was sent on a ‘Days of Future Past’ (opens in new tab) style psychic quest to save the life of …
Read More »Rosario Dawson coming to comics for superhero team-up with La Borinqueña
The creator-owned Afro-Puerto Rican superhero La Borinqueña is returning to comics this spring – with a little help from Rosario Dawson. Dawson, who has previously spoken out as a fan of Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez’s patriotic Puerto Rican hero, has signed on to team up and star along with La Borinqueña in …
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