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Marvel Comics revealed the Imperial War, a five-one-shot line tied to the upcoming Cosmic Event series Imperial by Jonathan Hickman and others. The first two specials co-authored by Hickman will consist of Black Panther by Victor Laval and Cahuo, Black Panther by Stephanie Phillips and Emilio Lyso and Planet Che Hulk. Covered by Francesco Mortalino Wakanda’s intergalactic empire is on fire from all aspects of the Imperial War: Black Panther! T’Challa, who has condemned the assassination that launched an all-out Galactic War, needs to survive the brutal attacks from the world destroyers Hulk and Amadeus Cho before he can even…
A summary of some business news from the week: Rebellion joins Lunar This week another publisher declared the moon: Rebellion Publishing, home of 2000 AD, the UK Comics Treasury has signed a non-exclusive agreement with the monthly distribution to distribute directly to the market. The new partnership means that the rebellion will share a core backlist with the moon’s retailer for the first time over the summer. Ben Smith, the head of the rebellion for film, television and publishing, said of the partnership: “We look forward to welcoming Rebellion Publishing to The Lunar Family, a name synonymous with high quality…
never say never. The aftermath comic is back! In late 2022, I filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy (along with sister companies Rive Gauche and Media Production Entity) amidst the usual messy debt and unpaid creators. Since then, it seemed like the company has fallen into a “dead, a category that you don’t actually remember,” but you came out of Chapter 11 and filed a plan to get out of bankruptcy a few months ago, and this week they made it official. The plan has hundreds of pages of filing, and the graphics policy has a breakdown, but not an approved version,…
After releasing details about the new shredder series just a few weeks ago, IDW announced earlier today that fan favorite TMNT vigilantes and allies Casey Jones will praise this September creative team courtesy of Alex Paknadel (Batman: Urban Legend) and artist Amankai Nahlfpan (Green Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan Arrowpan (TMNT: The Last Ronin). When he first appeared on the issue of Rafael Micro in 1985 from franchise co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, he sports his trademark hockey mask and bad boy attitude. On the pages of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, he certainly…
Marvel Comics’ ongoing series about Magik, a fan-favorite X-Men character, has been a hit with both readers and critics. It is a mystical fantasy story with equal parts dark and profound minds, exactly what fans have been craving for years from the character’s solo series. On the beat, we sat down with series author Ashley Allen to discuss writing Maggick, the joys and wonders of the occult, and how Marvel makes it a factor in everything. This interview has been edited for clarity. Jared Bird: Thank you very much. Magik was released by Marvel Comics on January 8, 2025 and…
Orla is Mad Cave Studios’ new five island miniseries! shows the horror of modern dating with a monster twist. aura! This is a combo of Mad Cave Studios ROM-COM/Creature features from John Leeds (Sink, Nasty, Hotel), Sally Cantilino (I walk with monsters, human remains), Diabla Kelly (Dead Lucky, Bad Karma), and Lucas Gatoni (XO Manoir). The comic follows Aura Bird, an antique restoration company. He has a monster inside her that eats someone named Ick! Check out our exclusive preview of the series. It features cover art by Cantilino and Lisa Stellul (Witch Blood). Orla Bard is an antique restoration…
Hauden said: “Between the Deathgasm and the events of its sequel, there was a story I needed to tell. The story was so visually epic and aggressive that I couldn’t film it without watering it. Instead, it became a Deathgasm. The Church of the Metals!” Deathgasm 1.5: The director’s cut is 80 pages long and features works by series creator Howden, as well as author Peter Bune (Squatch Watch), Artist Industrias Lamonicana (Fierro), Colorist Zac Atkinson (Star Trek), and Letter Jeremiah Lambert (Transformers). The book also features various hardcover editions with cover art from authors Michael Schwartz (armor) and Joshua…
If you haven’t heard of it, there will be four fantastic movies in July. So Marvel should make sure to push first family on the publishing side. As a proper example, Marvel has unveiled the new Marvel All-on-One-Shot Special from current Fantastic Four Scrivener Ryan North and superstar artist Ed McGuinness. The one-shot, which arrived in August, “pits Ben Grimm against the entire Marvel Superheroes Pantheon.” Here’s how Marvel described the One Shot: This August, Marvel Comics continues the tradition of celebrating its anniversary with one-shots that encapsulate all the wonders and excitement of Marvel Comics’ storytelling. This year’s one-shot,…
Fans may have hoped that a new Superman trailer would be released last month in honor of Superman Day. Sadly, it wasn’t. But as the proverb says, as Warner Bros. and DC Studios today unveiled a new Superman trailer, “good things come to those who are waiting.” David Corenswett stars as a character of fame, and Rachel Brosnahan plays the brave reporter Lois Lane, but it’s not an exaggeration to say that the reaction to the first trailer was overwhelmingly positive. Though not as prominent as the first trailer, the beloved dog is still on display in a new trailer.…
If you’re a direct market weekly comic chic like me, you might already be logging news from Fallout. A new series from author Chris Condon, artist Jeffrey Alan Love, letter Hassan Ottomane Elhau and designer Michael Twee. It’s a plot comic with killer artwork and is a premise that promises a twist. Well, my sources tell me that the first twist has arrived. It’s a month before the book started. On Wednesday, news from the mastermind of Fallout launched a new website that is clearly inexplicable. I’m told that it’s Condon’s work, and perhaps more prominently, Tivey, where readers can…