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Participating in the Todd MacFarlane panel at San Diego Comic-Con has become an annual tradition for me. Part of that is because McFarlane knows how to get the attention of the room. His energy is probably coincidental or exceeded by fellow nerd legend Kevin Smith. The other half is because he often drops hints about the future of spawning. Especially in the comics field. This year, McFarlane decided to switch that. Instead of making a massive public, he held a casual conversation with Jim Viscardi, the business vice president of Image Comics. This was a truly unique experience. The first…

SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave The Enagon universe was recharged with San Diego Comics-2025, bringing the loudest cheers, biggest surprises and most heartfelt moments of the weekend. Daniel Warren Johnson, Robert Kirkman, Joshua Williamson and editor Sean McKierwich gathered to celebrate a candy store that felt like 100 children. Just outside the gate, Johnson receives thunder applause for his work in the Transformers. It was a perfect moment of turning for fans and creators, and Johnson embraced it with humility and humor. “I came, saw, and I conquered. I had a great time. In every respect, I…

SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave By Sean Manning With the opening of the first step in the theatre literally in the middle of Fantastic Four: San Diego Comic-Con, it’s no surprise that Marvel has dedicated several panels to hype the brand new entry in the film’s universe. On Saturday afternoon, Editor-in-Chief CB Severski held a panel that dealt directly with the screen process, along with panelist Tom Breboat, executive editor of the panelist and editor of the Fantastic Four. Jonathan Hickman, former Fantastic for Writer, is currently writing The Ultimate Spider-Man. Brian Minoring, head of visual development,…

SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Saturday’s DC Comics: The Gotham City Panel, moderated by Rob Levin, the Line group editor, included Matt Fraction, Scott Snyder, Nick Draggotta, Daniel Warren Johnson, Dan Jurgens and Kyle Higgins. The panel began with a trailer for the DC Highlovely Weekly Cinematic Audio Podcast adaptation for Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Dark Viction Series set, set on Wednesday, July 30th. Levin began with fractions about being one of the few creators to reboot the main Batman title with his playful, resourceful self. Levin asked about his personal interest in assuming Batman. Fractions…

SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave You’ll have a new playmate that King of the Monsters will destroy, so move over the destruction. On Friday’s “Godzilla of 70: 70 Years of Monsters of 70,” during the 2025 San Diego Comics Con artist panel, IDW’s Jake Williams announced the upcoming crossover series between Godzilla and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which was released this November. The series is written by Tim Seeley and depicted by Fero PE. A cover of the new crossover series announced at SDCC ’25 on July 25th, 2025. Williams also promoted the October release covering…

San Diego Comic-Con 2025 may close today, but the obvious, surprise, sneak peak still echoes through the multiverse. This week, the AIPT Comics Podcast summarises the biggest moments from SDCC. Because it’s amazing how funny it is from the Joe Drop trailers and panels, creator announcements and massive crossovers. But that’s not all. 2025 is becoming a year of comebacks. We dive into the return of beloved properties like Buffy, Angels, Swatt Cats and the supernatural, and into a bold new era of teenage mutant ninja turtles with Jean Lun Yang and Freddie E. Williams II. Plus: Vault’s surprise retailer…

IDW discussed the future issues of the horror imprint IDW Dark at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. It also dropped exclusive previews of numerous new series. Idw Dark presents a scary cartoon Under the Tree No One Sees: Spring Ritual (written and illustrated by Patrick Horvas) is a sequel to be held eight years after his predecessor, under the Tree No One Sees. The story focuses on a brown bear named Samantha Strong, which happens to be Woodbrook’s horrifying serial killer. Return To Sleepy Hollow is a sequel to Tim Burton’s 1999 film Sleepy Hollow. The series takes place 15…

Gabriel Neeb San Diego Comics – Sami Demonster, moderator of “Slaughter: Kill Some World” on Saturday at 2025, began by asking the editor and editor who is the person in charge of overseeing the manga genocide series. Author James Tinion IV chose Black Mask (Mask for Solo Hunter and Series Lead, Erica Slaughter, and therefore “feel” quote). Editor Eric Harborn chose White (Pack Hunter) and Editor Ramilo Portnoy went with Azure (Weapons and Technology). All this has revealed at Random House, the owner of the new Boom Studio, that the Tynion series is contracted to kill children to do at…

SDCC Coverage sponsored by Mad Cave Marvel’s ultimate universe continues to grow…but what’s next? On Saturday, at San Diego Comics-2025, creators such as Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief CB Severski, Ultimate Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-Chief Wilmos, Jonathan Hickman, Dennis Camp and Chris Condon headlined the “Marvel Comics: The Ultimate Universe” panel. Ultimate Endgame #1, which debuted in December, will launch the 5th limited series by Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf and others. The maker is ready to return after two years of real-time and in space, and stand up to the heroes who have liberated the world they once ruled completely. Ultimate Endgame…

Since its release in 2023, Marvel’s rethinking ultimate universe soon became one of the publisher’s biggest success stories, offering fresh and bold takes on classic characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, and X-Men. Marvel Comics: On the Ultimate Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, fans got a massive dump of information about the following, including the end of one major era and the beginning of another. Jonathan Hickman, the architect behind the ultimate reboot, confirmed that he and Marco Checkchette’s acclaimed Ultimate Spider-Man series will end with issue 24. The finale promises a powerful send-off for Peter Parker’s multi-generational…