Category: Comic Book News
Diamond Comic Distributors No Longer Accepting Shipments Of New Comics
Diamond Comics Distributors are not receiving new products from printers for distribution due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Products with a release date of April 1st or later will no longer be shipped to retailers indefinitely. For the UK specifically, products that had a release date of March 25th or later will no longer be ...
New IDW Miniseries will Have the Transformers Meeting My Little Pony
IDW’s latest crossover will feature two major properties that seem like polar opposites, with a My Little Pony and Transformers crossover being created as a four-issue weekly comic book miniseries this May. The crossover comes from a creative team that includes James Asmus, Ian Flynn, Sam Maggs, Casey W. Coller, Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Priscilla ...
‘Boondocks’ Writer Rodney Barnes Teams with ‘Spawn’ Artist Jason Shawn Alexander For new Horror Comic ‘Killadelphia’
The Boondocks and American Gods writer Rodney Barnes is officially heading back to the world of comics as he teams with Spawn artist Jason Shawn Alexander for a new horror/vampire series, Killadelphia. The comic follows a small-town beat cop who comes home to bury his murdered father—the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr. Upon his ...
Jonathan Hickman Responds to ‘House of X’ #2 Plagiarism Accusations
When Marvel decided that it was time to reshape the X-Men, the called on famed writer Jonathan Hickman to lead the charge. Hickman, along with Pepe Larraz crafted House of X, a series that not only flips the entire team on its head, it takes one of the franchise’s most storied character’s and retcons her ...
Marvel Entertainment Announces 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Marvel Booth and Signing Schedules
Marvel Entertainment revealed its full booth event and signing schedules featuring a can’t-miss lineup of autographs, giveaways, exclusive previews, meetups, and more! Fans who stop by the Marvel Booth (#2329) will be a part of an unforgettable experience with some of their favorite stars and creators – all starting Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21. ...
DC Comics Retiring Vertigo Imprint; Announces Plans to Re-Brand as Single Banner
The age of Vertigo is officially coming to an end. Today, DC Comics announced the company will re-brand in 2020, bringing all of its publishing content together to be organized and marketed under the DC brand. The comic brand will now operate with three labels under it: DC Kids, DC and DC Black Label. The ...
Marvel Announces New Spider-Man Comic from J.J Abrams and his Son Henry Abrams
Just when you thought Marvel was out of surprises, they go and announce that J.J Abrams will be at the helm of a new Spider-Man comic! That’s right folks, J.J. Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is writing a new Spider-Man mini-series for Marvel alongside his son Henry. The comic will feature ...
All the Comics Coming to Marvel Unlimited This June
Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 25,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here is the latest batch of comics hitting the online service this month! Week ...
Tom King Leaving Batman By Year’s End
Earlier today, an article on the website Bleeding Cool put forth a rumor that comics writer Tom King was being forced to exit DC Comics’ Batman title after issue 85, rather than his intended exit point of issue 105. Since then, pop-culture site CBR has confirmed King’s departure from the core Batman title by the ...
Neal Adams to Write and Draw Six Issue Miniseries ‘Batman vs. Ra’s al Ghul’
Neal Adams, the artist who first drew the legendary Batman villain Ra’s al Ghul, will return to the character this summer in a new, six-issue miniseries titled Batman vs. Ra’s al Ghul. DC confirmed that Adams will write and draw the series. The miniseries, which chronicles Ra’s’ return from the dead, will be set in-continuity ...
Mark Waid, Javier Rodriguez and Alvaro Lopez to Pen ‘History of the Marvel Universe.’
As Marvel continues to celebrate its 80th anniversary, the company has now announced that it will craft a book containing the entire mythology of its universe. Creators Mark Waid, Javier Rodriguez and Alvaro Lopez have been confirmed to be penning an ambitious six part retelling of the History of The Marvel Universe. Unlike their chief ...
Garth Ennis Writing New Punisher Mini-Series
In an interview for the podcast, Off-Panel, comic-book writer Garth Ennis revealed that he has recently begun work on a new Punisher comic. The series would be in the vein of Ennis’ most recent series, Punisher: The Platoon. It would focus on Frank Castle’s tour of duty during the Vietnam War, with Ennis also confirming ...
