We don’t know what to expect from a Knives Out sequel – but the prospect compels us. Rian Johnson’s subversive mystery is back for a second stab at the whodunnit genre, though it sounds like only Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc will be returning from the original cast. In conversation with …
Read More »What if all conspiracy theories were actually true? Department of Truth investigates in new Tynion and Simmonds title
Batman writer James Tynion IV is diving head-long into his fascination for conspiracies in the upcoming Image Comics ongoing series Department of Truth (opens in new tab) with artist Martin Simmonds. It all starts when lead character Cole Turner finds out all of the conspiracy theories you have heard and …
Read More »Is it just me, or is Vol. 2 the best Guardians of the Galaxy film?
Guardians of the Galaxy (opens in new tab) shouldn’t have worked. Back when Marvel announced their first feature for Star-Lord et al, it was met with a collective shrug from audiences: Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Cap were established names, but hardly anyone had heard of this outlaw gang made …
Read More »DC introduces Justice League Viking for Endless Winter
DC has unveiled not just the first look at the new villain of its upcoming ‘Endless Winter’ crossover the Frost King, seen here in character design art from artist Howard Porter on the upper left corner of the page at right, but has added an informal name to the collective …
Read More »Solo: A Star Wars Story: Alden Ehrenreich reflects on the “amazing adventure”
Alden Ehrenreich has been absent from the big screen for a little while now. Following the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which had an infamously difficult production, Ehrenreich – who played the famous nerf-herder Han Solo – has stood away from the spotlight. His instinct, following Solo’s release, …
Read More »The secret comic book origin of Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is an uber-successful prose novelist, a non-fiction author, and even a TV show host – but he’s also a comics writer. And more importantly to him, he’s a comics fan. An unabashed comics fan. “I’m from the philosophy of: if you read comics, say it loud and say …
Read More »Ant-Man 3 reportedly adds a major Marvel villain to the MCU
The Marvel Cinematic Universe may have just found its next Thanos-sized villain. Jonathan Majors – who has been making waves thanks to his breakout role in Lovecraft Country – has reportedly been cast in Ant-Man 3 opposite Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily. The kicker, though, is the character Majors could …
Read More »Hit audio drama podcast Bubble expands to comic books
Maximum Fun’s audio serial podcast series Bubble is expanding into the world of comics for an original graphic novel coming in 2021 from First Second, an imprint of the book trade publisher Macmillan. “I’m a lifelong comics fan so it was a literal dream come true to make this book,” …
Read More »DC cancels Batman Beyond
The current DC ongoing title Batman Beyond will be ending with December’s fiftieth issue. This was announced as part of the DC December 2020 solicitations (opens in new tab). “The finale of Dan Jurgens’s iconic run on Batman Beyond finds Terry McGinnis accused of crimes he didn’t commit!,” reads DC’s …
Read More »How the creators of Getting It Together got it together
Image Comics’ upcoming series Getting It Together (opens in new tab) is a ‘slice of life’ dramedy, and as it turns out the path towards it coming to be is also a bit of a story as well. Co-writer Omar Spahi has shared an essay recounting how he and co-writer …
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