The Justice League Dark serial that has been running as a regular back-up to DC’s ongoing Justice League title is ending in December. Writer Ram V tells Newsarama that it was his decision to end the Justice League Dark serial. Ram V (Image credit: Ram V) “I withdrew from the …
Read More »Peter Parker loses his superhero name (and almost his life) in Amazing Spider-Man #75
October 6’s Amazing Spider-Man #75 (opens in new tab) brings the title into the almost-weekly ‘Spider-Man Beyond’ era in which Ben Reilly, Peter Parker’s clone from the ’90s, takes over as the lead hero of the title. As for what happens to Peter to take him out of the picture, …
Read More »Marvel Comics and Marvel Studios are aligning their stars with Multiversal Avengers
Exactly how much Marvel Comics and its sister Marvel Studios are aligned is always a matter of speculation among fans and media observers, especially when Kevin Feige’s multimedia division operated independently from Marvel Entertainment, which included the comic book division under its umbrella. In the past, Marvel’s publishing arm was …
Read More »What’s The Furthest Place From Here? #1 gives you an apocalypse you can dance to
Writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Tyler Boss are back on track for a spiritual sequel to their creator-owned series 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (opens in new tab). The upcoming ongoing series What’s The Furthest Place From Here? (opens in new tab) reunites the duo for a story about …
Read More »Best Shots review: If you havent read The Sandman, you should be losing sleep over it
A jaded Wednesday warrior in November 1989 searches the racks for something new. A lonely teenager checks out a battered and laminated trade paperback from the library. A curious new convert downloads the most prominent option on comiXology, spurred into action by news of an incoming Netflix adaptation… No matter …
Read More »Kate Beaton returns with a personal story about “environmental destruction” in Ducks
Hark! A Vagrant (opens in new tab) writer/artist Kate Beaton is working on a new autobiographical comic called Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands – and publisher Drawn & Quarterly has revealed (opens in new tab) the first piece of art from the graphic memoir. Kate Beaton (Image credit: …
Read More »Aquaman shows a world where Darkseid beat the Justice League in The Becoming #1 preview
Following August 31’s Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular, there is a new wave of Aquaman-related comics coming – and according to a key staffer at DC, it’s setting up some “big” changes for undersea DCU. “I love that Aquaman: The Becoming and Black Manta both lead directly to the …
Read More »Snoopy and the Peanuts gang return for annual celebrity golf tournament
Golf was a big part of the Peanuts comic strip and the life of its creator, the late Charles Schulz. That relationship lives on as the Schulz Celebrity Golf Classic returns on October 5. The 2021 Schulz Celebrity Golf Classic is a two-day golf event at the Mayacama Golf Club …
Read More »IDW moves comic book store distribution to Penguin Random House
IDW Publishing has announced plans to move its Direct Market comic book distribution from Diamond Comic Distributor to Penguin Random House Publisher Services (PRHPS) in an “exclusive, multi-year, worldwide” agreement, expanding the book publisher’s recently started comic book distribution operation. IDW’s move to PRHPS follows Marvel Comics’ announcement that it …
Read More »Return to the world of Old Man Logan with five new Wastelanders stories from Marvel
Marvel Comics is returning to the Wasteland, the alt-future post-apocalyptic environment inhabited by Old Man Logan (opens in new tab) (an elder version of Wolverine who is haunted by all the death and destruction of his past), for a series of five one-shots focusing on characters from around the Wasteland …
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