Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More VIZ Media presents a refreshing modern romance between two women that defy stereotypes and clichés of the “yuri,” or “girls’ love,” genre with the launch of AFTER HOURS on June 13th. The manga series, created by Yuhta Nishio, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and will carry a print MSRP …
Read More »The Shadow: Leviathan Arrives In August
This summer, Dynamite Entertainment and Condé Nast will welcome readers back into the know with the launch of theirlatest incarnation of the classic pulp character the Shadow, in The Shadow: Leviathan. Launching in August, the comic-book series will feature writer Si Spurrier (X-Force, X-Men: Legacy, Judge Dredd) and artist Daniel …
Read More »Doug Wagner & Nic Rummel Join Forces For ‘The Hard Place’
Image Comics announced Doug Wagner, Nic Rummel, and Charlie Kirchoff’s new high-energy action series THE HARD PLACE, which will launch this August. In THE HARD PLACE, readers meet ex-con AJ Gurney, a legendary wheelman in Detroit, who has decided it’s time to go straight. He returns home to work in …
Read More »Jody Houser Set To Write James Bond: Moneypenny One-Shot
Critically-acclaimed writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Faith, Orphan Black) steps into the iconic world of James Bond in an all-new miniseries, authorized by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, centering around the character’s friend, confidant, and former MI6 field agent, Moneypenny. Houser, who will become the first female writer to take tackle …
Read More »Warner Bros. Consumer Products Unveils Collections Inspired By Wonder Woman
As one of the world’s most iconic Super Heroes prepares for her first solo feature film—coming to cinemas worldwide June 2, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Tencent Pictures and Wanda Pictures—Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), in partnership with DC Entertainment (DCE), celebrates Wonder Woman with an extraordinary collection of trend-driven fashion …
Read More »VIZ Media Announces New Manga Series Based On ‘Splatoon’ Video Game
VIZ Media thrills manga and gaming fans with the announcement of the acquisition of the publishing rights for a new manga series based on Nintendo’s hit game title SPLATOON. The SPLATOON manga series, created by Hinodeya Sankichi, is scheduled to launch exclusively in print in late 2017 and will be …
Read More »Toil And Trouble Hits The Deep South In ‘Redlands’
First announced at Emerald City Comic Con, the new ongoing series REDLANDS—created by the all-female team of bestselling, Eisner award-winning Jordie Bellaire (PRETTY DEADLY, Vision, Batman) and critically-acclaimed Vanesa R. del Rey (ZERO, Scarlet Witch, Constantine)—will launch this August. “Redlands is my sick, weird love letter to Stephen King, Florida …
Read More »Starz Greenlights Second Season of ‘American Gods’
Starz announced it has picked up a second season of its deity-driven, critically-acclaimed original series “American Gods,” produced by FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), following its premiere on STARZ on April 30, which has garnered more than 5 million multiplatform viewers to-date and growing. Carmi Zlotnik, president of programming for Starz, …
Read More »All-New ‘Lazarus’ Miniseries Launches This July
Eisner-winning series writer Greg Rucka (THE OLD GUARD, BLACK MAGICK) is joined by series designer/writer Eric Trautmann, plus writers Aaron Duran and Neal Bailey, and six different artists for the six-issue miniseries LAZARUS: X+66, which sets the stage for LAZARUS’s sixth story arc, this July. In LAZARUS: X+66 #1, superstar …
Read More »Becky Cloonan’s Award-Winning ‘By Chance Or Providence’ Gets Paperback Edition This July
Acclaimed writer/artist Becky Cloonan (SOUTHERN CROSS, Batman, Gotham Academy) will release a trade paperback edition of her award-winning trilogy of short stories BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE this July from Image Comics. BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE contains Wolves, The Mire, and Demeter, with all-new colors by Lee Loughridge, as well as …
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