Olivier Coipel’s Marvel’s Voices: Pride Cover Revealed

Olivier Coipel Marvel Voices Pride CoverMarvel Comics is celebrating Pride Month this year with a monumental giant-sized one-shot showcasing some of comics’ most iconic LGBTQAI+ heroes in an incredible range of stories by LGBTQAI+ superstars and emerging talent.

Today, fans can get their first look at a brand-new variant cover for 2022’s MARVEL’S VOICES: PRIDE drawn by superstar artist Olivier Coipel.

Once again lending his acclaimed talents to Marvel’s Pride Month celebration, Coipel’s extraordinary cover showcases three of Marvel’s most prominent LGBTQAI+ heroes: The mutant speedster and first openly gay Marvel hero Northstar, divine warrior Angela, and breakout Young Avenger and star of the upcoming DEFENDERS BEYOND, America Chavez. Check out Coipel’s uplifting piece below and stay tuned next week for a sneak peek at Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1, including the reveal of the new hero debuting in its pages! For more information, visit Marvel.com.

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First Look At Final Scorched Connecting Cover By Todd McFarlane

FIRST LOOK AT FINAL SCORCHED CONNECTING COVER BY TODD MCFARLANEMegastar artist Todd McFarlane reveals the SCORCHED #6 cover artwork, the final of the four connecting covers that pays homage to Jim Lee’s historic X-MEN #1 covers.

This marks the first time McFarlane has drawn a four-cover connecting artwork spread in his career. SCORCHED issues #3 through #6 connect to create one stunning piece of artwork commemorating SPAWN’s 30th anniversary in 2022.

McFarlane said: “The X-Men and Jim Lee’s artwork have inspired a whole generation of new comic book artists, and I wanted to tip my hat to Jim’s enormous impact on our industry. This marked the first time I have done any connecting covers, let alone four of them! I hope to keep reminding new customers that there was a time in the 1990s when our industry was near the zenith of excitement and innovative styles. Jim Lee was helping to lead that pack.”

McFarlane’s SCORCHED #1, launched in January 2022, set the sales record for the “Biggest New Team Book” from the past 30 years. This supergroup of heroes and villains includes Spawn, Cy-Gor, Overtkil, Redeemer, Gunslinger, Haunt, Soul Crusher, Medieval Spawn, She-Spawn, and more fan-favorite characters waiting in the wings.

Joining Mcfarlane on this issue is writer Sean Lewis, artist Stephen Segovia, and colorist Ulises Arreola with lettering by AndWorld Design. In addition to McFarlane’s cover, SCORCHED #6 will offer two alternate covers, including a cover by Björn Barends and a magnificent Blank Black Sketch cover.

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Marvel And Fortnite Heroes Join Forces In New Fortnite X Marvel

Marvel And Fortnite Heroes Join ForcesDebuted earlier today on IGN, the preview shows the exact moment where the Fortnite and Marvel universes collide and Spider-Man realizing that it’ll take the greatest heroes from both to save all of reality.

Written by veteran Marvel writer Christos Gage and Epic Games’ Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard and drawn by acclaimed artist Sergio Dávila, the comic’s story follows the inhabitants on the Island who are locked in what seems to be a never-ending war, and only one thing has the potential to turn the tide—a crystallized fragment of the Zero Point that was cast into the Marvel Universe! Spider-Man and Wolverine team up with Shuri and several fan-favorites from Fortnite to hunt down the elusive Zero Shard. Will these allies be able to find it in time and avert catastrophe? And can the heroes of Marvel and Fortnite’s realities hold off the Imagined Order long enough to give them a fighting chance? Don’t miss this momentous saga packed with incredible ramifications for both universes.

“There’ll be a few things you see in both the game and the comic—mostly in our final issue,” Gage explained to IGN in an exclusive interview. “But for the most part, what happens in the game and what happens in the comic are different fronts in the same war. Some questions that players might have about the game are answered in the comic, and vice versa, though neither are required to follow the story in the other.” Check out the preview now and pick up FORTNITE X MARVEL: ZERO WAR #1 on June 8! For more information, visit Marvel.com.

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New Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #1 Variant Cover Revealed

NEW FORTNITE X MARVEL ZERO WAR VARIANT COVERThe five-issue limited series will see veteran Marvel writer Christos Gage, Epic Games’ Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard, and incredible artist Sergio Dávila team up for a saga packed with enormous ramifications for both universes. The debut issue will have a series of exciting variant covers including one by acclaimed artist Jim Cheung. Fans can see Cheung’s take on Fortnite icons like Fishstick, Big Mouth, and Leviathan as they dimension hop alongside Iron Man and Spider-Man.

Following the success of the 2020 crossover, Fortnite X Marvel, Nexus War: Thor, the upcoming comic mini-series collaboration with Fortnite will feature some of Marvel’s greatest heroes including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man and Shuri.

The comic’s story follows the inhabitants on the Island who are locked in what seems to be a never-ending war, and only one thing has the potential to turn the tide—a crystallized fragment of the Zero Point that was cast into the Marvel Universe. Spider-Man and Wolverine team up with Shuri and several fan-favorites from Fortnite to hunt down the elusive Zero Shard. Will these allies be able to find it in time and avert catastrophe? And can the heroes of Marvel and Fortnite’s realities hold off the Imagined Order long enough to give them a fighting chance? Check out the new variant cover now. For more information, visit Marvel.com.

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Marvel Entertainment And SiriusXM Premier New Scripted Podcast Series

Marvel Entertainment And SiriusXM Premier New Scripted Podcast SeriesThe six-episode original podcast series is written by Ryan North and stars Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl.

Today, Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM announced their newest original scripted podcast, Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show!, is now available on all platforms.

The six-episode podcast series is written by Ryan North, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, and has original music by Justin Huertas and Steven Tran. The series stars Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl and features performances by Crystal Lucas Perry (Nancy Whitehead), Leo Sheng (Koi Boi), Davied Morales (Chipmunk Hunk), Peter Hermann (Brain Drain), Erica Schroeder (Tippy T. Squirrel), and Tina Benko (Rachel Oskar).

Squirrel Girl has taken down Thanos and Doctor Doom – but now she faces something far more terrifying… living authentically. The new series follows Empire State University college student, Doreen Green, who has recently been outed as a super hero – The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! Hoping to unify her personas in the public eye, Squirrel Girl has created a new student radio show on ESU’s own college station. With the help of her best girl-friend, Nancy Whitehead as producer, and her best squirrel-friend, Tippy-Toe in the booth; Doreen is ready to help more people than ever with her greatest super hero advice. And when the going get rough, she can always lean on her heroic friends: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Chipmunk Hunk, Koi Boi, and Brain Drain.

However, with a call-in show comes caller anonymity and not all the folks on the line want help – some want to crime – and crime hard! When a suspicious caller wreaks havoc on New York City, Squirrel Girl and her friends will have to put their heroics to the test and prove that once and for all Doreen Green is the UNBEATABLE Squirrel Girl.

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‘Riverdale’s’ KJ Apa and ‘1883’s’ Isabel May Cast To Star in ‘The Wonder Twins’

KJ Apa – CW Network, Isabel May – Paramount+

HBO Max has cast Riverdale’s KJ Apa as Zan, and 1883’s Isabel May as Jayna in its upcoming live-action DC comedy The Wonder Twins.

‘Black Adam’ writer Adam Sztykiel is set to write and direct the DC movie. KJ Apa is best known for his role of Archie Andrews in the CW drama series Riverdale, which was renewed for aa seventh season last month. Isabel May has recently played Kati Cooper in the Netflix series Alexa & Katie, and appeared in a leading protagonist and narrator in Paramount+ series 1883.

The superhero duo characters originally appeared in Hanna-Barbera’s late 70s animated tv series The All-New Super Friends Hour, and then on the early 80s’ Super Friends alongside core group of DC superheroes Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman aleading protagonist of the Paramount+ series 1883.nd Wonder Woman. They also appeared in the live-action TV series Smallville.

Most recently, Warner Bros. has released The Batman. This summer, the studio is set to release the animated DC League of Super-Pets on July 19, followed by Black Adam on Oct. 21, and Shazam! sequel, Fury of the Gods on Dec. 16.

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NBA Star De’Aaron Fox and eigoMANGA Announces Release Date For “Swipa The Fox” Manga

swipa the fox eigoMANGAComic book publishing company eigoMANGA will release the original English language manga “Swipa The Fox” which features NBA point guard for the Sacramento Kings, De’Aaron Fox to comic book stores on June 15, 2022. “Swipa The Fox” the manga is written by Natashia McGough Clarke and Nnamdi Ikeakor. The artwork is produced by Paulo Sampaio.

Here, De’Aaron Fox accidentally ventures into a basketball video game metaverse while his video game counterpart causes havoc in the real world. De’Aaron has to harness all of his world-class basketball skills to play his way out of the digital game and return to reality.

“Swipa The Fox” aims to delve into a fascinating story that combines basketball and artificial intelligence. Through many twists and turns, the reader goes on a journey with De’Aaron and follows his efforts to return back to the real world and in turn, send his video game counterpart back into the digital game. “Swipa The Fox” the manga is available to comic bookstores on June 15, 2022, and is available for pre-order on platforms such as PREVIEWS World and Comic Distro.

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BMI Composers Stephanie Economou, Kevin Kiner and John Murphy Talk Scoring for Anti-Heroes at WonderCon 2022

BMI COMPOSERS STEPHANIE ECONOMOU, KEVIN KINER AND JOHN MURPHY TALK SCORING FOR ANTI-HEROES AT WONDERCON 2022  BMI and White Bear PR presented “The Music of Anti-Heroes: From Suicide Squad to Brainwave” panel at WonderCon 2022. The discussion featured prominent BMI composers Stephanie Economou (Jupiter’s Legacy), Kevin Kiner (Peacemaker) and John Murphy (The Suicide Squad).

Throughout the panel, the composers elaborated on their creative process and where they find their inspiration when scoring for some of the most iconic villains like Harley Quinn, Peacemaker and Brainwave. Each composer gave insight on their influences and explained the complex details behind some of our favorite gut-wrenching moments and how music plays a key role in bringing out those emotions.

Additionally, the panelists dove into the start of their careers. Stephanie had a more traditional journey and graduated from UCLA, and Kevin and John both started out as musicians in a band; these experiences made them the composers they are today and have helped shape their own creative styles. The panel closed with an audience Q&A, where the panelists shared some advice for up-and-coming composers.

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“X-Men: Green” Continues In Marvel Unlimited’s Anthology Series

X MEN GREEN CONTINUES IN MARVEL ‘X-Men Unlimited’ #29-33 will resume Nature Girl’s story in a new five-part arc.

The fan-favorite Marvel Unlimited anthology series kicks off a new story arc this Monday, April 4 in the exclusive Infinity Comic format! Resuming the “X-Men: Green” story first told in X-MEN UNLIMITED INFINITY COMIC #5-12, issue #29 picks up where Nature Girl and Curse left off with an all-new 5-part arc.

Writer Karla Pacheco teams with artist Emilio Laiso for X-MEN UNLIMITED’s latest saga! Read the newest installment of “X-Men: Green” in the Marvel Unlimited app now, and read new chapters weekly every Monday.

In the first part of its second arc, Nature Girl and Curse, fresh off their escape from Krakoa, commandeer a ship with Sauron (and Saoirse). Now, with, only each other to call a crew, the foursome accept their mission from the Marauders’ Pyro: stop a pack of whale hunters by any means necessary.

X-MEN UNLIMITED #29, Writer: Karla Pacheco, Artist: Emilio Laiso, Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg, Editor: Jordan White

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BMI & White Bear PR to Present “The Music of Anti-Heroes” at WonderCon 2022

The-Music-of-Anti-Heroes-at-WonderCon-2022BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) and White Bear PR will present “The Music of Anti-Heroes from Suicide Squad to Brainwave” panel at WonderCon 2022.

The discussion will feature BMI composers Stephanie Economou (Jupiter’s Legacy), Kevin Kiner (Peacemaker) and John Murphy (The Suicide Squad), who are the musical masterminds behind some of the most iconic villains. The panel will be moderated by White Bear PR’s Chandler Poling.

Harley Quinn, Peacemaker and Brainwave all have outstanding music to accompany their diabolical plans. During “The Music of Anti-Heroes from Suicide Squad to Brainwave,” the panelists will give attendees an inside look at the process of creating music for villains, elaborate on their influences and explain how they bring out the perfect notes for the anti-heroes they score. Following the discussion, there will be an audience Q&A.

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