Remember Sana Starros? The Volt Cobra captain who claimed to have, at one point, been married to your favourite scoundrel Han Solo? That’s right, we now know that this fan favourite Star Wars Comics and Doctor Aphra character has a very cool link to the upcoming The High Republic (opens …
Read More »Matthew Rosenberg joins Amazing Spider-Man writing team
Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man title will hit its 50-issue mark this October, and it will serve as the kick-off for a new arc, and the addition of a co-writer alongside Nick Spencer. This was revealed in Marvel’s just-released October 2020 solicitations (opens in new tab). ‘Last Remains’ will have the long-simmering …
Read More »Doctor Strange and Ironheart lead scary (but not too scary) Marvel Chillers title
IDW Publishing’s licensed Marvel Action line of all-ages comic books is getting spooky this October with Marvel Chillers, a four-issue limited series running bi-weekly throughout the month of Halloween and into November. (Image credit: IDW Publishing) (opens in new tab) Written by The Unstoppable Wasp writer Jeremy Whitley, Marvel Chillers …
Read More »“Irredeemable” Joker in fourth Batman: Three Jokers teaser
Update: The main cog of next month’s Batman: Three Jokers #1, the debut of the DC Black Label series is the Joker, of course. Now after DC tweeted three teasers featuring the other three main characters – Batman, the Red Hood, and Batgirl (see below) – the featured player gets …
Read More »Creators band together for COVID-19 benefit anthology Pandemix
A group of comic book writers and artists have banded together for a benefit anthology in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of ‘Rona is on sale now at a dedicated Patreon page (opens in new tab), with 56 pages of comic books from …
Read More »Meet the X-Men X of Swords villains, the Swordbearers of Arakko
Artist Pepe Larraz has tweeted his cover for X of Swords: Stasis #1 (opens in new tab), a one-shot in Marvel’s upcoming ‘X of Swords’ X-Men crossover. Tweeted alongside the text “A ritual. A parliament. A game begins”, the cover shows off a host of characters that are the apparent …
Read More »NBCUniversal launches comics company, with Grant Morrison on first title
NBCUniversal is getting into the comic book biz – and enlisting Grant Morrison and Boom! Studios to help. NBCUniversal subsidiary Universal Content Productions, a TV production company, is launching a division focused on comics called UCP Graphic. The first project under the deal is an ongoing series titled Proctor Valley …
Read More »FCBD 2020 X-Men #1 leads Free Comic Book Summer week 1 titles
Diamond Comic Distributors rejiggered Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) begins this week, the first of a nine week-long ‘Free Comic Book Summer’ event that replaces Free Comic Book Day, which traditionally occurs in early May. 5 titles will be available for free to readers from Direct Market retailers this Wednesday, …
Read More »DC Digital First program has been adding brand new stories under the radar
DC’s daily ‘Digital First’ program has recently added stories that are actually being published first digitally, although DC readers and retailers might not have noticed. No, we’re not talking about Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red announced a couple of weeks back (opens in new tab), or DCeased: Hope …
Read More »Assassins Creed Valhalla lands prequel comic with new publisher
Dark Horse Comics will produce a three-issue limited series prequel comic book to Ubisoft’s upcoming video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The series, titled Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory, is written by Cavan Scott with art from Martin Tunica and Michael Atiyeh. (Image credit: Dark Horse Comics) (opens in new …
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