Dan Slott is the most prolific Spider-Man writer of all time, having written Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man for 10 years – and that’s without counting his work on other Spider-Man comics, games, and TV shows. But in all those years, there are two big story ideas he never was able …
Read More »The Secret Life of Pets writer thinks he can get Alan Moore on board for Watchmen Pets
What if Nite-Owl was an actual owl? Or Rorschach was, I dunno, like a mean, stray dog, maybe? What about Doctor Cat-hattan? These are the kind of hard-hitting questions writer Brian Lynch, known for his work as the screenwriter of The Secret Life of Pets (opens in new tab) and …
Read More »Seven new Marvel comic series featuring X-Men, Captain America, more coming as digital exclusives
Marvel is launching several new comic book series as a part of an upgrade to Marvel Unlimited, its Netflix-style flat-rate digital comics service. The comic series announced (opens in new tab) so far are: X-Men Unlimited Outgoing ‘Head of X’ writer Jonathan Hickman is launching a new volume of the …
Read More »Batman Day 2021 plans revealed
DC celebrates 2021’s Batman Day on Saturday, September 18 and this week the publisher revealed additional details as to what Dark Knight content will be featured to mark the occasion, some premiering before and after the official day. (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) On the …
Read More »Is the original Captain Marvel being resurrected? Marvel is still making us guess
Marvel has been playing around with the idea of a return of Mar-Vell, the original Captain Marvel in the upcoming ‘The Last of the Marvels,’ the latest story arc in writer Kelly Thompson’s Captain Marvel series starring Carol Danvers… And they’re still playing around with it. The publisher continues to …
Read More »DC delays Justice League, Batman / Catwoman, 26 more comics due to supply chain issues
DC has informed retailers that a sizeable portion of its upcoming releases will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact on global supply chains. “DC faces an unprecedented strain on the global supply chain, affecting all of us in the comic industry and beyond,” reads a statement circulated …
Read More »Novelist Walter Mosley makes his Marvel Comics debut with The Thing
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the Marvel Universe, which kicked off with 1961’s Fantastic Four #1 (opens in new tab), and the publisher is celebrating by giving the heart-and-soul of the FF, Ben Grimm, his own The Thing five-issue limited series written by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley, making his …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons makes US manga debut with Deserted Island Diary
The first manga spin-off of the hit game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) is finally making its way outside of its island home of Japan – and we have a first look at it ahead of its September 14 release from Viz Media. Animal Crossing: New Horizons …
Read More »Five Robins unite in a new title to hunt down Batmans first, secret sidekick
Batman has had a Robin by his side pretty much non-stop since Dick Grayson debuted in 1940’s Detective Comics #38, and now five of those sidekicks – the aforementioned Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, and Stephanie Brown – will come together in a new six-issue Robins limited …
Read More »Marvel Comics Nebula title canceled after year-plus hiatus
Marvel Comics’ unfinished limited series Nebula (opens in new tab) will not be returning from hiatus, and has been canceled by Marvel according to a person familiar with the project. Nebula’s creative team was writer Vita Ayala, artist Claire Roe, colorist Mike Spicer, and letterer Travis Lanham. (Image credit: Claire …
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