Furthering Disney’s domination, Jon Favreau’s The Lion King opened to a record-breaking $185 million at the North American box office over the weekend for an early global total of $531 million. The movie scored the biggest domestic launch ever for a PG film, and the ninth-biggest for any movie, not to mention …
Read More »‘Batman Beyond’ Goes To Blu Ray In Limited Edition
Batman Beyond, the landmark animated television series that illuminated the imagination of a new generation of Batman fans with its creation of an altogether new hero, is celebrating its 20th anniversary – and you get the gift! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has remastered the heralded series for its first-ever presentation …
Read More »F. Paul Wilson Writing Repairman Jack Graphic Novel
Dynamite announced a licensing deal with F. Paul Wilson to bring his “fixer” mercenary to the graphic novel format. The best-selling and award-winning F. Paul Wilson will be the sole writer tackling this original contribution to the urban antihero’s saga. Repairman Jack first appeared in Wilson’s 1984 novel The Tomb, as part …
Read More »Witchcraft & Suspense Collide In ‘Nomen Omen’
Writer and RPG creator Marco B. Bucci (Magna Veritas, Memento Mori) and artist Jacopo Camagni (X-Men Blue, Deadpool The Duck) introduce readers to—Nomen Omen—a tale filled with witchcraft and secrets that will rewire the rules of urban fantasy. The 15-issue maxiseries will launch from Image Comics this October and feature alternative …
Read More »Black Terror Back in New Series
The Nemesis of Crime is back in a new limited series by writer Max Bemis (Moon Knight, Polarity) this October. In this series, Bob Benton aka the Black Terror, is living in the 1970s and contending with his post-war mental health as well as the rapidly evolving social landscape around …
Read More »‘James Bond: Live And Let Die’ Graphic Novel Adaptation Coming in September
Ian Fleming’s second James Bond novel is being adapted to the graphic novel format this fall. Live and Let Die follows the successful Casino Royale release and agent 007 as he traces stolen pirate treasure from the smoky jazz clubs of Harlem all the way to the formidable shores of …
Read More »‘Coffin Bound’ Sets Grindhouse Action In A Sandman-esque Fantasy World
Image Comics forthcoming ongoing comic book series Coffin Bound by Dan Watters (Sandman Universe: Lucifer) and artist Dani (2000AD, Girl with No Name) with colorist Brad Simpson (JESUSFREAK, MCMLXXV), letterer Aditya Bidikar, and designer Emma Price, set to launch this August. Cars! Guns! Entropy! Coffin Bound follows Izzy Tyburn, who is chased by an …
Read More »Vengeance of Vampirella Returns With Tom Sniegoski
Dynamite announces a new Vengeance of Vampirella ongoing series to continue the iconic heroine’s 50th anniversary celebration. Swooping in on bat wings in time for Halloween, this series is quite special. Prolific Vampirella writer Tom Sniegoski (Punisher, Angel) returns once more to the Daughter of Drakulon – and picks up exactly where …
Read More »Penny Dreadful Meets Dark Shadows in Mirka Andolfo’s ‘Mercy’
Bestselling creator Mirka Andolfo (Unnatural) teased her upcoming Image Comics miniseries, Mercy, last week with the promise to unveil more exciting details about the goth-inspired, Victorian monster series as the 2020 United States launch date approaches. The series will launch first in Italy from Panini this November, followed by 2020 releases …
Read More »‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Beats New Releases At Box Office
Sony and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home dominated in its second weekend as it reached $847.1 million globally. In North America, the pic took in $45.3 million from 4,634 theaters for a $274.6 million cume. Not even the web-slinging hero could prevent another down weekend for mainstream fare. Newcomers Crawl and Stuber wilted in their …
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