Kurt Busiek Teams With Fabian Nicieza and Stephen Mooney For New High-Stakes Sci-Fi Series Free Agents this July

Posted on April 22, 2024 by admin

Bestselling, Eisner Award winning writer Kurt Busiek (Astro City) teams up with self-proclaimed legendary and better-selling writer Fabian Nicieza (Deadpool) and fan-favorite artist Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger) with colorist Triona Tree Farrell (Harley Quinn, Detective Comics), and letterer Tyler Smith of Comicraft for an all-new ongoing series in, Free Agents. This action-packed, giant-sized, bargain-priced debut will hit shelves from Image Comics in July.

Each issue will also feature a variant-cover character portrait by Kevin Maguire (Justice League), all well as variants by a host of comicdom’s greatest.

“It’s a superhero series with a twist,” said the devastatingly charming, modest and did-we-mention multiple Eisner and Harvey Award winning Busiek. “The Agents were done. They were retired, and had started building new lives, going to college, making themselves a place here on Earth. And then it all starts coming back.”
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Ghost Machine’s Redcoat #2 Sneak Peek Introduces… Albert Einstein?

Posted on April 18, 2024 by admin

The Ghost Machine universe is heating up and Image Comics has presented the first look at Ghost Machine’s next issue of the critically acclaimed, Redcoat, by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh.

Following the red-hot, sold out success of Redcoat #1, issue #2 picks up with Simon Pure hunted by a bloodthirsty cult. The immortal mercenary discovers his powers may have its limits and the former British soldier must accept help from a 12-year-old genius named Albert Einstein.

Ghost Machine’s groundbreaking creator collective was launched at New York Comic Con in October 2023 and features a global best-of-class lineup of artists and writers whose award-winning and iconic works include a who’s who of comic book legends such as Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Aquaman, Stargirl, JSA, The Flash, The Ultimates, Black Lightning, Green Arrow and countless more: Brad Anderson, Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Rob Leigh, Lamont Magee, Francis Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg, Peter J. Tomasi, and Maytal Zchut.
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Watch The “Meet the Cat King” Clip For Netflix’s “Dead Boy Detectives”

Posted on April 14, 2024 by admin

Netflix has released a trailer for “Dead Boy Detectives”, the streamer’s new series based on the fictional detective duo of the same name, and which is created for DC Comics by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner.

“Dead Boy Detectives” stars Lukas Gage, Briana Cuoco, Caitlin Reilly, Yuyu Kitamura, Max Jenkins. It is set in the same universe another Neil Gaiman Netflix series “The Sandman” that debuted in August 2022.

Here’s the series short synopsis:
Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine decided not to enter the afterlife to stay on Earth and investigate crimes that involve supernatural stuff.

Dead Boy Detectives premiere on April 25 on Netflix. See the trailer below.

The Fire Still Burns As Cyclops Reignites Mutant Revolution In Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-MEN

Posted on April 12, 2024 by admin

The fall of Krakoa will go down as one of the darkest chapters in mutant history, but Cyclops refuses to allow the X-Men to be victims. The first X-Man, mutantkind’s ultimate leader, and arguably the most brilliant strategic mind in the entire Marvel Universe, Scott Summers steps up to guide his species towards a better future in Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-MEN.

Announced last month, X-MEN will be the first of three flagship X-titles set in the upcoming From the Ashes era. No longer living under the protection of Krakoa, it’s a dangerous time for mutants everywhere, and dangerous times call for radical action.

Cyclops gathers a group of his most trusted and reliable mutant soldiers along with the brightest of the next generation to tackle the most prevalent threats to mutantkind, including an existential new enemy that rises out of the remains of ORCHIS. Prepare for a reckoning as this team handles explosive mutant-specific issues without restraint. Humanity can hate them all they want, as long as they fear them.
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Official Teaser Trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux Released

Posted on April 10, 2024 by admin

“Joker: Folie à Deux,” brings Joaquin Phoenix back as Arthur Fleck and introduces Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn. On Tuesday night, fans finally got their glimpse to the sequel to 2019’s Warner Bros.’ Joker.

“I’m nobody. I haven’t done anything with my life like you have,” Harley Quinn tells Joker as she mimes shooting herself in the head.

The teaser trailer shows Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck meeting Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn as inmates at Gotham’s Arkham Asylum and the subsequent romance and chilling mass mayhem to the tune of Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr.’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love.”

The 2019 Joker earned Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for Best Actor and was a massive blockbuster, earning more than $1 billion at the box office.

Joker 2 also features in the cast Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson and Zazie Beetz, and is directed by Todd Phillips who helmed the original.

Joker: Folie à Deux is set to open in theaters on October 10.

Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld to Release Memoir “Robservations” in Early 2025

Posted on April 4, 2024 by admin

Comic book legend Rob Liefeld, known for his groundbreaking contributions to Marvel and the revolutionary formation of Image Comics, is set to unveil his highly anticipated memoir, “Robservations,” in early 2025 through BenBella Publishing. Offering a rare peek into his remarkable career, Liefeld’s memoir promises to provide readers with an intimate look at his journey from a pastor’s son in Orange County, CA, to becoming one of the most celebrated figures in the comic book industry.

From his beginnings as a teen sensation at DC Comics to becoming one of the industry’s most celebrated figures, Liefeld’s journey has been nothing short of legendary. In the early 90’s at Marvel Comics, he introduced the world to iconic characters such as Deadpool, Cable, and X-Force, catapulting sales to unprecedented heights with record-shattering single book sales of 5 million copies of X-Force #1.
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Metal Warrior Premieres “Scream Love” Video

Posted on April 3, 2024 by admin

Following up the smash anthem “The Battle Will Be Won” released February 9th, esteemed intergalactic band Metal Warrior drops their newest single “Scream Love.” The new song commemorates the day singer and guitarist Queen Va’s home planet of Barabartok abolished the so-called Law Against Love.

“I wrote Scream Love to express the intricate dichotomy that exists within a world that allows love to roam free,” expressed Queen Va. “Such an ability to acknowledge, let alone openly express, one’s inner feelings is not without…complexity!” she further explained with her characteristic laugh.

The lyrics weave the line between the giving and receiving of the act. Countless poets in the Five Galaxies, as well as on Earth, have covered the subject over the ages. Interestingly, no conclusions have been reached, though the line “Love lives in rage” might not be an unfamiliar concept to many listeners.

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Griz Grobus Graphic Novel Trailer Revealed Ahead Of Highly Anticipated June Release

Posted on March 24, 2024 by admin

Image Comics has unveiled the video trailer—from animator extraordinaire Drew Shields—for the forthcoming paperback edition of Griz Grobus, by co-writer/artist Simon Roy (Prophet, Jan’s Atomic Heart and Other Stories) and co-writer Jess Pollard, with colors by Sergey Nazarov. This high fantasy, graphic novel Kickstarter sensation will be available in trade paperback format for the first time this June 2024 from Image Comics.

“Despite a career-long commitment to excellency in storytelling and an unbridled imagination, Simon remains one of comics’ hidden gems,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher & Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics. “If you’re only familiar with the outstanding work he did on Prophet, you owe it to yourself to check this book out. Not only is Griz Grobus a perfect example of Simon Roy at his very best, it’s pure, unadulterated comics magic.”

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New Teaser For “The Penguin” Released

Posted on March 22, 2024 by admin

The trailer for the next chapter in The Batman saga from Matt Reeves has been released.

In the new Max original series, Academy Award Nominee Colin Farrell is The Penguin, which was created and written by Lauren LeFranc. Craig Zobel directed the first three episodes.

Farrell is reprising this titular role from the 2022 film The Batman, so let’s hope Robert Pattinson would make a surprise cameo as Batman. As seen on the trailer, Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone is also in the series.

The eight-episode miniseries is coming this fall to Max. Watch the First Teaser for The Penguin below:

Superstar Artists Celebrate Scrooge McDuck’s First Ever Marvel Comics Adventure

Posted on March 20, 2024 by admin

Disney comic book icon Uncle Scrooge headlines his first-ever Marvel Comic book in UNCLE SCROOGE AND THE INFINITY DIME #1 this June. Written by legendary Marvel scribe Jason Aaron and drawn by an incredible lineup of celebrate Disney comic book artists, this one-shot will masterfully blend the beloved world of Uncle Scrooge with the hallmarks of Marvel Comics storytelling.

In addition to breathtaking covers by Alex Ross and Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, UNCLE SCROOGE AND THE INFINITY DIME will have a fortunes-worth of variant covers by some of the industry’s most acclaimed artists including Peach Momoko, John Romita Jr., J. Scott Campbell, Walter Simonson, Ron Lim, Elizabeth Torque, and Gabriele Dell’Otto. And like all of Marvel’s major launches, UNCLE SCROOGE AND THE INFINITY DIME #1 will shine as brightly as Scrooge’s treasure vault with a special FOIL VARIANT COVER by superstar artist Steve McNiven.
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