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DARK WITCHCRAFT & SUSPENSE COLLIDE IN NEW COMIC BOOK MAXISERIES NOMEN OMEN

PORTLAND, Ore. 7.17.2019 — 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…

Batman Inducted Into the Comic-Con Character Hall of Fame

Batman has been celebrated throughout 2019 for his success his comic books, television, films and video games. On Wednesday night before a crowd of more than 400 fans, celebrities and artists, the Caped Crusader was celebrated as an idea. “Batman is real in every person who summons the strength and resilience to keep going. That…

Harley Quinn, Black Canary, and Huntress Team Up Against ‘Las Esposas de la Muerte’ in DC’s New Birds of Prey Comic

Harley Quinn, Black Canary, and Huntress Team Up Against ‘Las Esposas de la Muerte’ in DC’s New Birds of Prey Comic Harleen Quinzel, Dinah Lance and Helena Bertinelli are all powerful as individuals and become an unstoppable force when together, but you need to break some eggs to become the Birds of Prey. Luckily, none…

Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein

In this new mockumentary, join “Stranger Things” actor David Harbour as he uncovers lost footage from his father’s televised stage play, Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein. Expect the unexpected in this over-the-top and often dramatic(ish) reimagined tale of mystery and suspense . With appearances by Alfred Molina, Kate Berlant, and more special guests, Harbour explores the…

Ellis and Hitch Reunite for the Dark Knight’s 80th Anniversary

Ellis and Hitch Reunite for the Dark Knight’s 80th Anniversary The Authority on Superhero Comics Get Into Batman’s Head…and Grave Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships in modern comic book history, reunite this fall for The Batman’s Grave, a twelve-issue monthly DC maxi-series about life, death and the questions most are too…

Stephen King & Owen King’s Sleeping Beauties Comes to IDW Publishing

Comic Book Adaptation Visualizes the Dreams and Nightmarish Realities of #1 New York Times Bestselling Novel SAN DIEGO, CA (July 16, 2019) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce the early 2020 launch of Sleeping Beauties, a captivating comic book series based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King and Owen King. Author Rio Youers…

The Journey to The Rise of Skywalker Begins with Star Wars Adventures #27

The Journey to The Rise of Skywalker Begins with Star Wars Adventures #27 The First Order Strikes in IDW Publishing’s Ongoing Star Wars Comic Book Series for Middle Grade Readers SAN DIEGO, CA (July 16, 2019) – IDW Publishing proudly announces that October’s Star Wars Adventures #27 will debut a three-part storyline telling an untold…

ZACK SNYDER’S “ARMY OF THE DEAD” ROUNDS OUT CAST

Director: Zack Snyder (Watchmen, Man of Steel, 300) Writers: story by Zack Snyder, screenplay by Joby Harold and Zack Snyder & Shay Hatten Producer: The Stone Quarry’s Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Wesley Coller Cast: Omari Hardwick (Power, Sorry to Bother You), Chris D’Elia (You, Man on Fire), Hiroyuki Sanada (Avengers: Endgame, Westworld, Minamata), Garret…

TAHAR RAHIM TO TAKE THE LEAD ROLE IN BRAND NEW THRILLER THE SERPENT FOR BBC ONE AND NETFLIX

Award-winning French actor Tahar Rahim (The Looming Tower, A Prophet, The Eddy) will star as Charles Sobhraj in the brand new drama series The Serpent, based on the astonishing true story of how one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century was caught and brought to trial. Commissioned by BBC One, The Serpent…

MIRKA ANDOLFO’S UPCOMING MINISERIES—MERCY—IS PENNY DREADFUL MEETS DARK SHADOWS

PORTLAND, Ore. 7.15.2019 — 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…

Nth METAL JOINS THE METAL MEN THIS FALL IN NEW DC COMIC

Nth METAL JOINS THE METAL MEN THIS FALL IN NEW DC COMIC THE DARK MULTIVERSE MYSTERY OF CHALLENGER MOUNTAIN CONTINUES DC Publisher Dan DiDio and New York Times Bestseller Shane Davis Kick Off Year-Long METAL MEN Maxi-Series, Expanding DARK KNIGHTS: METAL (METAL MEN #1 cover artwork by Shane Davis) BURBANK, CA (July 15, 2019) –…

TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE INFECTS SOME OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS IN DC HISTORY THIS OCTOBER

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL and THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN Debut This New Line of One-Shot Prestige Format Stories Future Titles to Include Twisted Takes on INFINITE CRISIS, BLACKEST NIGHT and THE JUDAS CONTRACT One-Dollar Reprints of Original Comics Also Available Concurrent with New One-Shots BURBANK, CA – (July 15, 2019) – DC announced today plans to put…

Rob Liefeld Reports For Duty with G.I. JOE!

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 15, 2019) –Wasting no time following up his breakout hit Major X for Marvel, Major X and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is bringing his blockbuster brand to the iconic G.I. JOE franchise at IDW! SNAKE EYES: DEADGAME, coming in early 2020, will mark Liefeld’s first G.I. JOE story. Details of the storyline remain under wraps for now…

Review: Captain Marvel (2019)

Captain Marvel is the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe featuring a superheroine, Carol Danvers. During the movie we are introduced to the Kree, the Skrulls, a younger version of Nick Fury and Phil Coulson, and ultimately the tie-in to that Pager Fury started at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. This film is…

Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Detective Pikachu follows the story of Tim Goodman, who is pulled into a search for his missing father and aided by a Pikachu who was his fathers Pokémon partner. Going into this movie you have to accept the fact this is Pokémon, so you are going to get a lot of CGI Pokémon characters in…

IMAGE COMICS AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2019

PORTLAND, Ore. 7.12.2019 — Image Comics is pleased to return to San Diego, California this year for Comic-Con on Wednesday, July 17 through Sunday, July 21 and will be located in a new booth space—for the first time in decades—booth #1915. Please note: updates to the schedule may appear online during the show. Please refer…

NEW HORROR SERIES UNEARTH INFECTS READERS WITH CHERNOBYL VIBES, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT

PORTLAND, Ore. 7.12.2019 — Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Kyle Strahm (The Spread), and Baldemar Rivas’ hit new body horror series Unearth is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with customer demand for this creepy story best described as The X-Files meets HBO’s Chernobyl. In Unearth, a flesh-warping disease ravages a remote…

Jackie Lee-Joe named Netflix Chief Marketing Officer

Los Gatos, Calif., July 12 2019 — Netflix today announced that Jackie Lee-Joe has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer. Jackie has served as CMO of BBC Studios, part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, since 2015. “Jackie is a truly original thinker with a wealth of global experience – making her the perfect fit as…

Point Blank

When his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, Paul, an ER nurse, must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his charge in order to save the lives of his wife and unborn child. Pitted against rival gangs and a deadly ring of corrupt cops, the unlikely duo find…

DC INTRODUCES TWO NEW MINISERIES, JOKER: KILLER SMILE AND THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE, THIS FALL UNDER DC BLACK LABEL

Both Series Are Written by Jeff Lemire, Featuring Art by Andrea Sorrentino, Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz DC continues to add more thrilling stories to its lineup this fall with the introduction of two new miniseries—JOKER: KILLER SMILE from writer Jeff Lemire (GREEN ARROW, Gideon Falls, Essex County) and artist Andrea Sorrentino (GREEN ARROW, Gideon Falls) available October 30,…