NYCC ’15: MARVEL HOUSE OF IDEAS PANEL DISCUSSES DIGITAL COMICS, PODCASTS AND MORE10/09/15 @ 1:38 am EST
Source: Bleeding Cool | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe panel was hosted, as ever, by
Ryan Penagos,executive editorial director of
Marvel Entertainment‘s Digital Media Group. Also there was
Jordan D. White, playing music for us even while we wait for VT to be set up, including an interactive rendition of the Imperial March and the 90s
X-Men theme. The panel was rounded out by
Danielle Campbell,
Ben Morse,
Gabe Frizzera,
Fabian Nicieza,Bill Rosemann, and
Mike Jones.
The hour started with a look at the scope of the digital side of the Marvel operation, including Unlimited, Infinite, games and more.
Campbell asked for hands raised for those who read digital comics and pointed out she loved that as each time she asks more and more people lift their hands to the air. She talked a bit about the Marvel Unlimited app, and how useful it can be to new readers and those wanting to try new series, by making suggestions based on what you’ve read. She also mentioned that the panel by panel reader has been upgraded and should work much better, which Penagos further elaborated as something that has come about by listening to the readers.
Penagos discussed how the idea of their digital comics plan is to create new readers who then go and buy books in print, supporting brick and mortar stores.Unlimited Plus was talked about, as being all the usual Unlimited benefits PLUS ‘a box of awesome stuff’. They pointed out that you can sign up online and at the Marvel booth during NYCC. They also discussed a special panel just for PLUS members, though Penagos did point out that he has conflicting information for when that is, which seems common at this NYCC.
One of Campbell’s roles is to expand comics readers, and how to get kids into comics, and there’s special events and deals for kids coming up to bring them into comics, as they will all be free.Marvel games were next. They showed a slide listing all their games, which is an impressive amount now, including
Disney Infinity, Lego Marvel’s Avengers, Puzzle Quest, Contest of Champions and
Spider-Man Unlimited to name but a few. For the latter, they announced Spider-Ham will be as a new addition, including various iterations of Spider-Ham, all silhouetted out, but seeming to include a Carnage Spider-Ham among others.All New Wolverine (X-23) and Old Man Logan will be coming up for
Puzzle Quest, which will be the first Marvel games appearance of Laura Kinney in her new costume, and we’ll also see a Totaly Awesome Hulk in
Puzzle Quest, coming out in the game before the comic is out.
Puzzle Quest will also be coming to console systems later in the year.
Marvel Future Fight was next, and includes the first major TV integration in Marvel Games of
Agents of SHIELD content, including Coulson, Sif, Mockingbird, Quake and Deathlok among others. Two story chapters written by
Peter David, nine new characters and four levels included. Ward, Raina and Lincoln will also be in game. It’s not a retelling of the show, but an original story.
Launched ten months ago, Frizzera talked about the popularity of
Contest of Champion, and new characters coming to the game like the Jane Foster Thor, Venom and Spider-Gwen. They talked about how the comic was born, inspired by the game, itself inspired by the original three issue mini-series from years ago. Rosemann talked about the touchpoints between the game and new comic, making readers wanting to get the game and players wanting to read the book. The Joe Fix-It redesign was shown, and Frizzera talked about how they approached it as ‘ what if Don Draper became the Hulk’.Frizzera talked about how they want the characters they include to feel authentic to fans. They showed off Guillotine, who is a new character added through the game and new comic, as a legacy character with a enchanted blood-thirst sword.
Art was shown, which was in fact done by Frizzera. Penagos called out for some Guillotine cosplay for next year. They showed a trailer for Act 4, titled ‘Rebellion’.
Lego Marvel’s The Avengers was next, there’ll be a lot of awesome announcements and reveals at their own panel tomorrow, and the game is playable at the Marvel booth. The game expands both from the films and the comics. There may in fact be giveaways too.
Disney Infinity was up next, as 3.0 is recently released, the first four-player game experience in Infinity. Hulkbuster and Ultron will be new characters released in November, along with the Battlegrounds playset including a Civil War Captain America…they then showed a brand new trailer only finished an hour prior to the panel.
The game is looking impressive and should have fans excited. The game will be shown live at the Disney Infinity panel.Beginning last week and every other Friday, there will be a Your Man at Marvel discussion on Marvel.com with Rosemann all about Marvel Games. He teased that there will be a ton of announcements over the next two years.New footage was shown from
The Watcher and
Marvel Super Heroes: What the–?!, the stop-motion animation series involving Marvel action figures. The new episode showed what happens to all the other Avengers after the All New, All Different team is introduced, which is actually really funny, so well worth checking out.
They talked about their podcasts including a
Women of Marvel podcast, which got a few whoops. There will also be theme songs for the podcasts
This Week in Marvel and
Women of Marvel, coming soon.Turn to Infinite Comics, the group talked about how they make comics which really only work in the digital format, creating a new and enhanced reading experience. The next title is
Deadpool & Cable: Split Second, which will involve Cable getting a premonition of Deadpool assassinating someone. It will also feature a sequence which will read as one story going one way, but a different story in reverse. They discussed how Infinite Comics allows creators to use really interesting story techniques and tricks you can’t do in a standard comic. (Source: Bleeding Cool)
ALAN RITCHSON SET FOR ACTION SCI-FI FILM ‘WAR MACHINE'03/29/24 @ 8:48 am EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentReacher’s Alan Ritchson is set to star in
War Machine, the Patrick Hughes-directed and scripted action sci-fi film that will find its home with Netflix. Lionsgate developed the script with Hughes, best known for
The Hitman’s Bodyguard films. Hughes wrote the script with James Beaufort (
Machine). Lionsgate set the title in a deal with Netflix. This comes on the heels of Lionsgate announcing it has Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reuniting for
A Simple Favor 2, setting the film as a streamer title with Amazon MGM Studios. It is part of a third facet of Lionsgate’s long term plan, which includes a direct-to-streaming business, to go with theatricals and multiplatform titles that have included
Sisu and
Retribution. The plot? During the final 24 hours of the world’s toughest selection process, a team of Army Rangers encounters a threat beyond their imagination. (via
Deadline)
THE BEST & THE MERC WAGE WAR IN THE 'DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII' TRAILER03/29/24 @ 8:36 am EST
Source: Marvel | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThis May, an all-new three-part, globe-spanning saga starring the most intensely mismatched team-up in pop culture begins in DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #1. Deadpool and Wolverine’s latest joint adventure comes courtesy of two of the pair’s most legendary storytellers—formative
Deadpool writer Joe Kelly and iconic
Wolverine artist Adam Kubert. Together, they’ve crafted a relentlessly explosive and deliciously violent series that’s both a must-have for comic fans and a perfect entry point for newcomers. Featuring never-before-seen artwork, the all-new
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII trailer shows just how deadly the situation Wade and Logan find themselves in this time. The series kicks off when the pair is targeted by Delta, an all-new super villain with the power to amplify a person’s abilities, strength, and savagery to their ultimate limit! Taken to the ends of the earth by this new foe, Deadpool and Wolverine must embrace radical change and manage to work together to survive and bring down a twisted group of individuals bent on seeing them rip each other to shreds—THOSE WHO WATCH. The action-packed trailer provides a first look at this villainous group and the weaponry at their disposal, but fans will have to wait till later in the series to behold the Delta’s fury! On the action he and Kubert will be delivering, Kelly said. “We've seen both guys get put through the physical ringer in many ways, and part of the fun is trying to one-up the next person, or whoever played with these characters before you, but always in service of the story. And I think in this case, my hope at least, is that we came up with a way to use these guys' very, very unique abilities in a way that reflects what's going on with them emotionally.” Check out the trailer and preorder DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE: WWIII #1 at your local comic shop today!
HEROES SUIT UP FOR 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPIDEY'S ICONIC BLACK COSTUME03/28/24 @ 4:16 pm EST
Source: Marvel | Categories: Spider-Man | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentIn 1984, Spider-Man discovered a mysterious black costume during the original
Secret Wars. Adopting it as new suit, it became one of Spidey’s signature looks before it dramatically revealed itself as the Venom symbiote! It’s impact on the Spidey mythos cements it as one of the most significant super hero costume changes in comic book history, and this year, Marvel Comics is celebrating 40 years of the Black Costume with facsimile editions of Spider-Man’s early adventures wearing the costume, and the launch of new BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVERS this May! Across 23 covers on some of Marvel’s hottest current series, see your favorite heroes suit up in sleek all-black looks! Featuring all-new designs by Marvel’s most acclaimed artists, these pieces give a glimpse into universes where Captain America, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, and more came across symbiote suits of their own and slowly discovered its sinister secrets.
STEPHEN KING HORROR 'THE MONKEY' ADDS TATIANA MASLANY, ELIJAH WOOD03/28/24 @ 4:07 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentClockwise L-R: Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell and Sarah Levy Horror movie
The Monkey, the adaptation of the Stephen King short story, wrapped shooting a week ago and
Deadline is reporting that lead cast joining Theo James (
The White Lotus) includes Tatiana Maslany (
She–
Hulk:
Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (
The Lord Of The Rings), Christian Convery (
Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (
Wonka), Rohan Campbell (
The Hardy Boys) and Sarah Levy (
Schitt’s Creek).As was previously reported, the team behind the movie includes genre supremo James Wan, creator of the
The Conjuring Universe and co-creator of the
Saw and
Insidious franchises.In
The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.
COVER REVEAL: THE EPIC SERIES FINALE OF 'DUKE'03/28/24 @ 4:01 pm EST
Source: Skybound | Categories: Skybound | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentToday Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed new variant covers for Duke #5 from writer Joshua Williamson (DC’s Superman, Dark Ride), artist Tom Reilly (The Thing) and colorist Jordie Bellaire (W0rldtr33). The series finale of the Energon Universe’s acclaimed limited series arrives in comic book shops on April 24, 2024. Duke has been betrayed by his allies and hunted by new enemies. The time has come for Duke to start fighting for something bigger than his country. Bigger than he ever could have imagined. Get ready for the last page shocker than no one will see coming! Duke #5 will feature a main cover by Reilly, along with a stacked lineup of variant covers by Mateus Santolouco, Tyler Boss & Jason Wordie, Brian Level, and Dustin Nguyen. One of four action-packed G.I. JOE miniseries that introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe, Duke is running concurrently with Cobra Commander from writer Joshua Williamson, artist Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) and colorist Annalisa Leoni (Oblivion Song). These miniseries set the stage for a fresh new take on G.I. JOE, Cobra and the iconic characters that you only think you know in a shared universe with TRANSFORMERS and Void Rivals! The Energon Universe officially began last summer with the surprise first appearance of iconic TRANSFORMERS character Jetfire in Void Rivals #1 from Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), introducing the historic new collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, with TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics finding a new home with the publisher. Then TRANSFORMERS from writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Do a Powerbomb, DC’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth) and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon) kicked off a brand-new era for the iconic franchise. The Energon Universe recently expanded with the launch of Duke and Cobra Commander. Beginning in June 2024, limited series Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!) and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), will round out the lineup of action-packed G.I. JOE miniseries that introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe. Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions. Duke #5 (of 5) (Lunar Codes Below $3.99) will be available at
comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
The full list of variant covers is below:
Duke #5 Cover A by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code 0224IM262)
Duke #5 Cover B by Mateus Santolouco (Lunar Code 0224IM263)
Duke #5 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by Tyler Boss & Jason Wordie (Lunar Code 0224IM264)
Duke #5 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Brian Level (Lunar Code 0224IM265)
Duke #5 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Dustin Nguyen (Lunar Code 0224IM266)
STAR TREK CONFIRMS WHEN 'STARFLEET ACADEMY' WILL START FILMING03/28/24 @ 10:45 am EST
Source: ComicBook | Categories: Star Trek | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThe Star Trek franchise continues to grow with the addition of
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and the new series is gearing up for filming. Star Trek received a breath of fresh air on Paramount+, with
Star Trek: Discovery,
Star Trek: Lower Decks,
Picard, and
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds all finding success. Even more content is on the way, most notably in the form of a young adult series titled
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. What sets
Starfleet Academy apart from its predecessors is it takes place in the 32nd century, meaning it shouldn't have to worry about continuity as much. Now, we have an idea of when Starfleet Academy production kicks off. Variety reports production on
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will begin this summer, with the show sporting "the largest single set ever created for Star Trek on TV." A description of the series states
Starfleet Academy "will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy." The newest season of
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently in production, and Michelle Yeoh's
Section 31 movie has wrapped filming, so there's a lot for Star Trek fans to look forward to. (via
ComicBook.com)
BRANDON SKLENAR JOINS BLUMHOUSE THRILLER 'DROP'03/28/24 @ 10:31 am EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentFollowing his breakout role in
1923, Brandon Sklenar looks to have found his next feature film project as he is set to join Christoper Landon’s film
Drop from Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse.
Meghann Fahy is also on board with Landon directing. The film’s logline is being kept under wraps, but it’s said to be a fast-paced thriller. Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach penned the script, with Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes — producing. Sam Lerner is an executive producer. The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal. The partnership between the two production companies has delivered huge results from its
Purge franchise that includes five films with the sixth on the way as well as a TV series. (via
Deadline)
'AMONG US': DAN STEVENS, LIV HEWSON & KIMIKO GLENN JOIN CAST03/27/24 @ 7:46 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentL-R: Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson and Kimiko GlennDan Stevens (
Downton Abbey), Liv Hewson (
Yellowjackets) and Kimiko Glenn (
Orange Is The New Black) have joined the cast of
Among Us, an animated series based on the highly popular game, from CBS Studios, Innersloth, and creator Owen Dennis
(Infinity Train). They join previously announced Randall Park, Ashley Johnson, Yvette Nicole Brown and Elijah Wood. CBS Studios‘ animation arm Eye Animation Productions is currently developing the project in partnership with Innersloth, the independent studio behind the game.The series is created and executive produced by Dennis, who is under an overall deal at CBS Studios. No network or streamer is currently attached.Per the logline, the series is based on the game’s premise: “Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the ‘Impostor’ or fall victim to its murderous designs.” (via
Deadline) For character details and more, click
here.
'THE BRIDE!': JULIANNE HOUGH JOINS MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL FRANKENSTEIN MOVIE03/27/24 @ 7:40 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentJulianne Hough has landed a role in
The Bride!, writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s follow-up to her Academy Award-nominated drama
The Lost Daughter.A Warner Bros title steeped in the Frankenstein lore, the film also stars Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening and Penelope Cruz, as previously announced. Details as to Hough’s role are under wraps. Slated for release in IMAX on October 3, 2025,
The Bride! sees a lonely Frankenstein travel to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement. (via
Deadline)
CHAOTIC MAGIC & UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN YOUR FIRST LOOK AT 'ORCS!: THE GIFT' #303/27/24 @ 7:36 pm EST
Source: BOOM! Studios | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentBOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at ORCS!: THE GIFT #3, the next issue of the third and final chapter of the critically acclaimed comic book series by cartoonist Christine Larsen (
Adventure Time, By Night), in the world of the beloved misfit ORCS! Available in April 2024. As the Orcs hurtle towards the final issue of The Gift, Pez struggles to control her chaotic magical powers. Back in the caves meanwhile, a mysterious specter is seemingly haunting the entire tribe... Who (or what?!) could it be? What unfinished business do they have with the Orcs? And why do these things always seem to happen when the Wise Woman is away? Answers to all of these questions (and more!) await readers in the penultimate issue of Christine Larsen's latest
ORCS! adventure! ORCS! THE GIFT #3 features a main cover by Christine Larsen, with variants by Gus Allen (
Lumberjanes). ORCS! THE GIFT is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning KaBOOM! imprint, home to comics for middle grade and younger readers including original series
Mech Cadets by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa;
Just Beyond by R.L. Stine, Kelly & Nichole Matthews, and Irene Flores;
ORCS! By Christine Larsen;
The Princess Who Saved Herself by Greg Pak, Jonathan Coulton, and Takeshi Miyazawa;
Forever Home by Jenna Ayoub;
Jo & Rus by Audra Winslow,
Hex Vet by Sam Davies;
Drew and Jot by Art Baltazar; and
Hotel Dare by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre.
ORCS! The Gift #3 A Main: DEC230191
ORCS! The Gift #3 B Variant: DEC230192
ORCS! The Gift #3 C 1:10 INCV: DEC230193
ORCS! THE GIFT #3 will be available in comic shops April 24, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local
comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.