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1 Sep 2020

Happy 60th Birthday Brutus!

New Popeye Cartoons for Television Whenever interviewed by the media I am asked "Why did Bluto's name change to Brutus"

1 Sep 2020

Mark Millar's NEMESIS Is Going Back into Film Development with the Directors of PROJECT POWER

It's been over five years since there's been any news regarding the film adaptation of Mark Millar 's comic book series Nemesis . Joe Carnahan ( Smokin' Aces ) was the last director attached to it, ...

1 Sep 2020

Activision Blizzard's Daniel Cherry hired as General Manager of DC Comics

Cherry will take over the administrative functions of publishing, allowing Jim Lee more time to be creative. As we first heard right around the time of DC's layoffs, DC has just announced that they ...

1 Sep 2020

The Caped Crusader is Set to Return - Complete, Of Course, with a New Batmobile

Well, as each new generation takes on a different approach to the Caped Crusader, so goes the Batmobile, as well. The new ride has a retro look and feel - and sound - to it, though we're already ...

1 Sep 2020

Coronavirus has stacked odds against indies further, BHP Comics publisher warns

Coronavirus has stacked the odds against indie presses even further, BHP Comics publisher Sha Nasir has said, warning he will have to completely change his firm's business model as a result of the ...

31 Aug 2020

Creannotators #15: ''Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed'' Interview With Artist Leila Del Duca!

This week on Creannotators, I talked with artist Leila Del Duca aboutÂ Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, her creator-owned work likeÂ ShutterÂ andÂ Afar, and the process of working on a DC graphic novel ...

31 Aug 2020

Dark Knights from McFarlane Toys invade in time for the holiday season

Get your holiday wish lists ready because the Dark Knights are coming! At the beginning of this year, the first wave of the DC Multiverse figures from McFarlane Toys were released. Last month during ...

31 Aug 2020

The Umbrella Academy Card Game Is Punishing

The Umbrella Academy has already jumped from the comic book panel to the small screen, with season two of Netflix's show now streaming. Now, it's The Umbrella AcademyÂ Game thanks to Studio 71 Games.

31 Aug 2020

Miamisburg native details renovations to create space for new downtown comic book/coffee shop

A downtown Miamisburg storefront's first tenant in nearly 25 years will combine a pop culture favorite with one of the world's most popular beverages. Monocle Comics & Coffee expects to open at 22 S.

31 Aug 2020

The Suicide Squad: One of DC's Most Effed Up Heroes Was Considered for James Gunn's Film

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn says Dogwelder, an obscure DC superhero welds dogs to people, was considered for the film's lineup at one point.

30 Aug 2020

LOOK: Previews for Every Marvel Comic Arriving Wednesday, Sept. 2

Before New Comics Day arrives, check out previews for Black Widow, Cable, Empyre, Guardians of the Galaxy, Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Wolverine.

30 Aug 2020

LOOK: Previews for Every DC Comic Arriving Tuesday, Sept. 1

Before New Comics Day arrives, check out previews for Batman, Justice League, Strange Adventures, The Dreaming: Waking Hours and Young Justice.

30 Aug 2020

Comic Book Preview - We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1

Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) and Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) launch their new sci-fi epic We Only Find Them When They're Dead this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the ...

29 Aug 2020

Readers hope upcoming comic book anthology improves Native American representation

Past portrayals of Native American or Indigenous comic book superheroes would often follow the same checklist - mystical powers, an ability to talk to animals and a costume of either a headdress or a ...

29 Aug 2020

Comic Book Preview - Black Widow #1

Marvel launches its new Black Widow series this week, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue right here... Best-selling, Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson (CAPTAIN MARVEL, STAR) ...

29 Aug 2020

Marvel Comics icons enter the Fortnite fray as Nexus War looms

After welcoming Marvel Comics characters on their island in previous limited-time events - namely Thanos, Deadpool and The X-Force, and Captain America - Fortnite Chapter 2 is taking it up a notch ...

29 Aug 2020

Comic Book Preview - Justice League #52

This Tuesday sees the release of Justice League #52, and we've got the official preview for you here; check it out... ''The Garden of Mercy'' part two of two! For the first time, the Justice League ...

29 Aug 2020

New Mutants Makes $750K In Thursday Night Box Office

New Mutants had the first notable Thursday night previews for a major studio movie that have been reported since the weekend of March 13-15, the last time all the major theaters were open, and the ...

29 Aug 2020

The Most Gorgeous Comic of 2021 Is Already Here!

After narrowly escaping an uprising that claims the lives of her parents, Wika, the last of a royal line of fairies, must evade the assassins on her trail long enough to discover the secret of her ...

29 Aug 2020

Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler on how Black Panther made history

I interviewed Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler for the cover of Variety, a few weeks before Black Panther opened in theatres. At the time, neither of them knew that the Marvel movie - the first ...