Books & Comics

Wonder Woman and the Tasmanian Devil Make For an Epic Greek Myth

Long before Wonder Woman fought all manner of gods, aliens, and monsters in her adventures she faced a beast so vicious and cunning that it had to be locked away a secret dimension within a magical labyrinth. When Theseus entered, he found the minotaur. Wonder Woman, though? She found the Devil. The Tasmanian Devil, to…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Groundbreaking Comics Shop Owner Wants To Help Writers and Artists Break Into the Industry

Ariell Johnson made history in 2015 with her Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, becoming the first black woman to open a comics shop on the East Coast. Now, with the help of a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation, Johnson has her sights set on changing the comics industry from the ground up. Johnson initially opened…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Star of Star Wars: Battlefront II Saw Both Death Stars Explode

Iden Versio, the star of EA’s upcoming game Star Wars Battlefront II, has had it rough. From the game trailer, we know the Imperial super soldier was on Endor when the Rebel Alliance blew up the second Death Star. And now, from the accompanying book, we know she saw the first Death Star blow up…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Damon Lindelof’s Bringing a Watchmen Series to HBO

It’s only been a few weeks since the excellent series finale of Damon Lindelof’s The Leftovers left us all reeling and wondering what he’d be working on next. According to a new report, the showrunner is staying with HBO, where he’s developing a new live action Watchmen series. As Variety points out, this will be the…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

The New Kingsman Comic Sequel Will Delve Into Both Sides of Eggsy’s Spy-Life

The Golden Circle isn’t the only Kingsman sequel out this year. Image has announced that it will publish the followup to Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’s 2012 spyfi series. Although it’s a new creative team and a new adventure, it will still focus on Eggsy’s struggle to reconcile his place in the class-dominated world of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Greg Pak Will Uncover John Wick’s Origin Story in a New Comic Series

It’s not just superheroes that have the monopoly on comic book origin stories. Now Keanu Reeves’ kinda-sorta-not-really ex-hitman John Wick is getting his own, in the form of a new comic series coming later this year. Although Dynamite first announced that Hollywood’s current favorite badass assassin would head to comics late last year, new details…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Archie Reveals the Victim of Its Tragic ‘Over the Edge’ Storyline

The past few issues of Archie have been gripped by “Over the Edge,” an event that has brought Archie and Reggie’s bitter rivalry to a crisis point, but leave a beloved Riverdale citizen on death’s door as well. Now, speaking to series writer Mark Waid, io9 can exclusively reveal whose life hangs in the balance.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Gail Simone Is Teaming Up Wonder Woman and Conan the Barbarian For a New Comic

Two legends of Wonder Woman comics are teaming up to bring two comic book legends together this September. For the first time, Diana of Themiscyra is going to come face to face with Conan to tackle some suitably world-destroying threats that necessitates the mother of all fantastical warrior team-ups. Gail Simone will write the six-issue series…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Take a Peek at Marvel’s Odd Team-Up with Kinda-Fictional Scifi Band Starset

Marvel Comics has paired with the founder of Starset, a high-concept rock band in service to a fictional scientific society, to produce an 88-page graphic novel about messages from the future called The Prox Transmissions. It’s kind of a trip. The Prox Transmissions is written by Starset lead singer Dustin Yates with Peter David (Ben…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Marvin the Martian and the Martian Manhunter Can’t Agree Whether Humanity Deserves to Exist

DC’s series of crossover comics pairing up members of the Justice League with classic Warner Bros. characters have been tributes to the good old days when comics and cartoons were lighthearted and grit-free. But in this week’s Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian crossover, things get deliciously dark. In a charmingly poetic way, Marvin the Martian and…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Watchmen‘s Iconic Smiley Face Button Almost Didn’t Happen

Doctor Manhattan’s naked blue body aside, there are few images that scream Watchmen louder than the Comedian’s bloody smiley face button. According to Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons, though, the button was a fluke that almost didn’t happen. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gibbons explains that the idea for the Comedian’s button came to…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Secret Empire Just Set the Scarlet Witch Back in the Worst Way Imaginable

This week’s issue of Secret Empire was the best in the series so far because it challenged its characters to own up the many mistakes that led up to the event. But, in a single panel, Secret Empire also undid years of work that Marvel put into healing one of its most important and misunderstood…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Big Trouble in Little China‘s Loudmouth Hero Makes One Last Stand in New Comic Series Old Man Jack

What might a senior citizen version of Big Trouble in Little China’s truck-driving, sandwich-chomping, day-saving (kinda) hero Jack Burton look like? A new comic from Boom Studios, appropriately titled Old Man Jack (with a wink to Old Man Logan), aims to find out. It’s written by Anthony Burch (who wrote Borderlands 2, and said in…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Secret Empire Turned Ultron Into the Most Sensible Person in Marvel’s Comics

A number of writer Nick Spencer’s narrative choices (like turning Captain America into a literal fascist and supreme leader of Hydra) have made Marvel’s Secret Empire event difficult to stomach. In this week’s issue of the controversial series, though, a familiar face shows up to put all of Secret Empire’s messiness in perspective—and you know…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

First Full Trailer for Ferdinand Stars John Cena as the Sensitive Bull from the Classic Children’s Book

An animated adaptation of beloved kids’ book The Story of Ferdinand will be hitting theaters this December, and the main character—a bull who prefers flowers to fighting—is being voiced by longtime WWE A-lister/perennial heavyweight champ John Cena. He’s there… you just can’t see him. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring Kate McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, David…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse

Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark Spider-Man’s ‘Thwip’ Hand Gesture (UPDATE: Now He Doesn’t)

Correction: Two week later, Forbes now reports that Simmons has stopped pursing the trademark. Original article follows. I want you to stop what you’re doing, raise your dominant hand, and imitate Spider-Man shooting webs from his wrists. Look at your hand. See that “thwip, thwip” gesture you’re making? Gene Simmons of KISS fame wants to…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Library of Congress Wants More People to Get Into Webcomics

This week, the Library of Congress is launching a free, online archive of webcomics collected from across the internet meant to highlight the medium’s contribution to the arts and modern American culture. Comics have always played a critical role in giving illustrators and writers the ability to turn their thoughts and feelings about societal shifts…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Hunger Games Helped a 12-Year-Old Girl Become a Real-Life Hero

Can YA fiction save lives? Or at least aid a kid suffering from a nasty wound? A 12-year-old Massachusetts girl helped an injured friend over the weekend thanks to quick thinking—and a makeshift tourniquet she whipped up using a technique she read about in The Hunger Games. On Saturday afternoon, Megan Gething and her friend…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

These Ninjak Vs. the Valiant Universe Variant Covers Offer a Glimpse Into Valiant’s Cinematic Universe

Shared cinematic universes are, as the kids say, the new hotness among comics publishers, and Valiant has every intention of getting in on the live-action game with its upcoming web series Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe. In the upcoming six-part series set to launch later this year, Ninjak (Michael Rowe) is a master ninja who…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Artist Creates Amazing Portrait of Batman and Two-Face Using Gunpowder, Sand, and Fire

Harvey Dent’s fiery passion for justice and the law was what made him such an excellent district attorney before an accident warped his morality transformed him into Two-Face. Norwegian tattoo artist Dino Tomic has created an awesome portrait of Batman and his foe that, when set aflame, also tells a short, but thoughtful story about the…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Wonder Woman and the Tasmanian Devil Make For an Epic Greek Myth

This Groundbreaking Comics Shop Owner Wants To Help Writers and Artists Break Into the Industry

The Star of Star Wars: Battlefront II Saw Both Death Stars Explode

Damon Lindelof’s Bringing a Watchmen Series to HBO

The New Kingsman Comic Sequel Will Delve Into Both Sides of Eggsy’s Spy-Life

Greg Pak Will Uncover John Wick’s Origin Story in a New Comic Series

Archie Reveals the Victim of Its Tragic ‘Over the Edge’ Storyline

Gail Simone Is Teaming Up Wonder Woman and Conan the Barbarian For a New Comic

Take a Peek at Marvel’s Odd Team-Up with Kinda-Fictional Scifi Band Starset

Marvin the Martian and the Martian Manhunter Can’t Agree Whether Humanity Deserves to Exist

Watchmen‘s Iconic Smiley Face Button Almost Didn’t Happen

Secret Empire Just Set the Scarlet Witch Back in the Worst Way Imaginable

Big Trouble in Little China‘s Loudmouth Hero Makes One Last Stand in New Comic Series Old Man Jack

Secret Empire Turned Ultron Into the Most Sensible Person in Marvel’s Comics

First Full Trailer for Ferdinand Stars John Cena as the Sensitive Bull from the Classic Children’s Book

Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark Spider-Man’s ‘Thwip’ Hand Gesture (UPDATE: Now He Doesn’t)

The Library of Congress Wants More People to Get Into Webcomics

The Hunger Games Helped a 12-Year-Old Girl Become a Real-Life Hero

These Ninjak Vs. the Valiant Universe Variant Covers Offer a Glimpse Into Valiant’s Cinematic Universe

Artist Creates Amazing Portrait of Batman and Two-Face Using Gunpowder, Sand, and Fire

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