BOX-OFFICE PREVIEW: 'GLASS' TO TOP MLK WEEKEND WITH $60M-$70M01/17/19 @ 2:45 pm EST
Source: Hollywood Reporter | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment THR is reporting that M. Night Shyamalan's Glass looks to do near-record business at the box office over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Tracking shows the film debuting in the $60 million-$70 million range domestically, the best start for the holiday behind Clint Eastwood's 2015 film American Sniper ($107.2 million), not adjusted for inflation. Ride Along turned in the next-biggest holiday gross with a four-day debut of $48.6 million in 2014. Usually, MLK weekend boasts several new Hollywood offerings. This year, rival studios stayed away because of Glass, a superhero thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and James McAvoy. Glass is the final title in the original trilogy created by Shyamalan that began 19 years ago with Disney's Unbreakable, starring Willis and Jackson, and followed by Universal's Split, a surprise 2015 box-office hit starring McAvoy whose final scene linked to the filmmaker's 2000 film.
Source: Dynamite | Categories: Dynamite | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentDynamite announces for July 2019 a drop-dead gorgeous statue of Sheena the Jungle Queen, based on the equally impressive cover art by J. Scott Campbell.  Sculpted by Steve Kiwus, the piece stands 10.5 inches tall on a 7.5 inches sturdy base - coming out to 1/6 scale. Sheena is cast in high quality resin with hand painted details including her leopard print tunic and the vine-covered logs. Sheena's historical importance cannot be overstated. Created way back in 1937 by the legends Will Eisner and Jerry Iger, the Queen of the Jungle served as the flagship character of major Golden Age publisher Fiction House. In her stories and across their line, female characters were aplenty and often depicted as capable and heroic rather than damsels. All the while behind the scenes, several early women artists were illustrating these tales like Lily Renée, Ruth Atkinson and Fran Hopper. In addition to good girl art legend Matt Baker. Sheena broke boundaries by being the first female character to have their own self-titled comic book! Today Dynamite continues Sheena's legacy with books written by Marguerite Bennett ( DC Comics Bombshells, Batwoman) and Christina Trujillo alongside artists Moritat ( Harley Quinn, The Hellblazer) and Maria Laura Sanapo ( Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica) and alongside Tarzan in Lords of the Jungle by Corinna Bechko ( Star Wars, Planet of the Apes) and Roberto Castro (Turok)."Sheena holds such a special place in comics history, as the flagship hero of a great Golden Age publisher, all the boundaries she broke and as a continued inspiration to artists and fans," said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. "Dynamite has been lucky to continue that legend - especially with beautiful covers from artists like J. Scott Campbell. Fans are going to love having this breathtaking cover come into three dimensions and into their collections!"  The J. Scott Campbell Sheena Statue will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May 2019 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July 2019. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies with their local comic book retailers.
Source: Variety | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment The Avengers have left an indelible mark on popular culture and now they are doing the same to the cement floor outside of the TCL Chinese Theater. Avengers: Endgame cast Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige imprinted their hands and feet into the wet cement outside the theater. Their hands and feet will join those of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars across the decades. One of the stars the group will be joining is Marvel legend the late Stan Lee. Lee’s imprinting ceremony was in 2017. (via Variety) Video of the Avengers cast imprinting: https://youtu.be/nGjlnKNtWag
Source: BOOM! Studios | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment  BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network today revealed a first look at ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #5 (of 6). Writer Olivia Olson (voice of Marceline, Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™) and artist Slimm Fabert ( Adventure Time™ comic series) bring fans the exciting official comic book continuation by revealing what’s next for the once immortal Simon and the still immortal Vampire Queen Marceline in comic book form. Marcy and Simon's friendship has endured over 900 years and through bouts of insanity and amnesia so there’s no way that friendship ends now, right? Not if Marcy, Jake, and Finn have got anything to say about it! Looks like saving Betty from the Golb is the key to saving Simon’s memories and his sanity but they’ll have to search the centers of chaos in each dimension to find her. It’s time to travel to the farthest outer reaches of space and the deepest recesses of the universe to save Betty and Simon once more. A modern-day fable, the critically-acclaimed Adventure Time became a global success, attracting adult and kid viewers alike over the course of 10 seasons. It follows unlikely heroes Finn and Jake, buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo and encounter its colorful inhabitants. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of heart-pounding escapades. Finn, a silly kid with an awesome hat and Jake, a brassy dog with a big kind heart, depend on each other through thick and thin. Adventure Time™ was created by Pendleton Ward and produced at Cartoon Network Studios. BOOM! Studios has been publishing the New York Times bestselling Adventure Time comic books and graphic novels through their KaBOOM! imprint for middle grade readers since 2012 and been honored with Eisner, Harvey, and Diamond Gem Awards for the series. ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON is Olson’s third writing contribution to the expanded literary world of the eponymous franchise, previously collaborating with her father Martin Olson (the voice of “Hunson Abadeer”) on The Adventure Time™ Encyclopedia. The two also co-authored Adventure Time™: The Enchiridion & Marcy's Super Secret Scrapbook, written from a first-person perspective through Marceline's diary entries about when she and Simon first met. Both Adventure Timebooks, published in partnership between Abrams and Cartoon Network, are available now everywhere books are sold. “Simon’s life has been tragic in many ways but the brightest spots have always been the love he has for his chosen family of Marceline and Betty, and hopefully that’ll be what saves him in the end.” said Matthew Levine, Editor, BOOM! Studios. “Olivia and Slimm raise the stakes impossibly high in this penultimate issue by taking us all the way across time and space to confront Simon’s final regret: losing the love of his life to the Golb.” ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #5 features a main cover by Brittney Williams ( Goldie Vance), along with variant covers by artists Danielle Chuatico and Jamie Loughran. ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning KaBOOM! imprint, home to comics for middle grade and younger readers including licensed series such as Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Regular Show, Ben 10, and Over The Garden Wall, along with original series like Just Beyond: The Scare School by R.L. Stine and Kelly & Nichole Matthews, Hex Vet by Sam Davies, RuinWorld by Derek Laufman, Hotel Dare by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre, and Pandora’s Legacy by Kara Leopard, Kelly & Nichole Matthews. Print copies of ADVENTURE TIME™: MARCY & SIMON #5 will be available on May 15, 2019 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) , or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.        DYNAMITE REUNITES RUSSEL & Q FOR RED SONJA ONE-SHOT & UPCOMING ARC04/23/19 @ 2:40 pm EST
Source: Dynamite | Categories: Dynamite | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThis July, Dynamite will once more reunite the acclaimed creative team of Mark Russell and Bob Q for the special one-shot Red Sonja: Lord of Fools.
Lord of Fools features a captivating cover by Christian Ward (Thor, Black Bolt), who has been stunning with his covers on the ongoing series. Spinning directly out of June's Red Sonja #6, the oversized issue includes two special, can't-miss stories.
First, in the eponymous tale, Mark Russell and his The Lone Ranger collaborator Bob Q execute a full length story further developing the swords and sorcery political intrigue that has fans savoring the series. While Dragan the Magnificent is busy warring with Sonja the Red, his son Cyril is back at the capital palace of the Zamoran Empire. The high priest Oracon regales him with the philosophy of the Lord of Fools, and this may yet reveal a deep secret that could unravel Dragan's entire house of cards.
In a second short tale, Russell joins artist Katie O'Meara to tell the lore building story of Cerkus, Sonja the Red's tongue of fire. Both stories are complemented by the unparalleled talent of series regular colorist Dearbhla Kelly and letterer Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou.
Following Lord of Fools, Bob Q will take take over as the primary artist on Red Sonja from Mirko Colak for issues 7-9, then for Colak to return for issue 10. With the seeds planted in Lord of Fools and perhaps even some hints in his prior flashback scenes, fans will not want to miss Bob Q's upcoming arc on the series.
“I'm really happy to be working with Bob Q again, especially on such an epic story that leans more heavily into the fantasy element of this world," said writer Mark Russell. "This issue ends with a bombshell which will change what readers thought they knew about the first six issues and sets them up for the next six, more fantasy-heavy, issues.”
Bob Q, the artist that iFanboy referred to as "the heir to Jack Kirby, had this to say, “I’ve been hoping to do some big time, butt-kicking, barbarian bombast, and along came the opportunity to work on Red Sonja. I took it the moment it was offered. I’ve been following this series since issue one, and I can only hope to continue the extremely high artistic benchmark set by Mirko Colak. As if the pot weren’t already sweet enough, I get to team up with Mark Russell and Dearbhla Kelly again. Who’s the winner? Bob’s the winner!”
Meanwhile, relative newcomer artist Katie O'Meara shared, "Getting to contribute to the long-running mythos of Red Sonja has been such a wonderful honour, particularly for a one-shot so focused on character and world building, a great love of mine. I feel so lucky to have been given this opportunity by the Dynamite crew, after Nate so deliberately went out of his way to take a chance on a newcomer such as myself.”
Summing it all up is editor Nate Cosby, "It’s a one-shot, but not a one-off. What happens here connects to what we’ve seen, and what’s to come. Mark, Bob, Katie, Dearbhla & Hassan are crafting two tales of trust, tragedy, family and power, that should not be missed."
Check out a handful of work in progress pages from both Bob and Katie, with letters by Hassan.
 
 
Red Sonja: Lord of Fools will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May, 2019 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July 2019. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!
VAULT COMICS REBUILDS THE NIGHT SKY WITH SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS04/23/19 @ 2:37 pm EST
Source: Vault Comics | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment Vault Comics is thrilled to announce SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS, a stunning new fantasy epic comic book series written by Jon Tsuei ( Run Love Kill), drawn by Audrey Mok ( Archie, Josie & The Pussycats), colored by Raúl Angulo ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer), lettered by Jim Campbell ( Wasted Space), and designed by Tim Daniel. Civil war rages in the Empire of Parsa, and famine has struck. As the seasons refuse to turn, Princess Sera receives a vision from the deity Mitra telling her to find the Royal Stars and restore them to the heavens. Despite her kingdom and her troops’ need of her command, Sera embarks on a quest to find the fallen stars—now trapped on earth—and save her people from dearth and death. SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS #1 hits store shelves in July 2019.   
Source: The CW | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment The CW has released a trailer for iZombie's final season. iZombie will return for its fifth and final season Thursday, May 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Trailer: https://youtu.be/m1c86N2bkMA
Source: Hollywood Reporter | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment THR is reporting that Marvel Studios and Disney's superhero juggernaut Avengers: Endgame is virtually assured of shattering records with a projected global launch of $850 million, including a potential all-time best of $270 million-$300 million in North America, where it unfurls in 4,600 theaters, the widest release ever. The big caveat is the tentpole's running time of 3 hours and 58 seconds. That means a reduction in showtimes. So far, Disney and theater owners appear to be making up the difference by adding additional screens and showtimes. The box office is in sore need of good news. Domestic revenue is running 17 percent behind the same corridor last year, although many believe Endgame could be the first of many 2019 juggernauts (many of them from Disney). Avengers: Endgame is directed by the Russo brothers, who shot the movie back-to-back with last year's Avengers: Infinity War.
Source: Hollywood Reporter | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a Comment THR is reporting that Disney/Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, the Russo Brothers' wildly-anticipated franchise closer, is flexing its muscles for a record-smashing run in China. As of midday Tuesday Beijing time, the tentpole, set to open in China on Wednesday, had already reached $90 million (RMB 603 million) in presales, setting a new all-time presales record, ahead of local tentpole Monster Hunt 2 (RMB 401 million) and Avengers: Infinity War (RMB 398 million). Avengers: Endgame also is estimated to earn more than $20 million in midnight previews, more than double the existing previews record held by Furious 8 ($9.1 million) since 2017. Endgame, the 22nd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is the culmination of the 11-year journey that started with Iron Man, and is a direct sequel to Infinity War from last year. The franchise's start coincided with the beginnings of China's box office boom era, meaning a whole generation of young Chinese filmgoers' first memories of the multiplex are nostalgically linked to MCU superhero movies. Marvel fandom is as fervent in the Middle Kingdom as anywhere in the world.
Source: Variety | Categories: Marvel | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentUNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES OF THE SEASON TWO FINALE IN STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - AFTERMATH04/23/19 @ 9:39 am EST
Source: IDW | Categories: Star Trek | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentFollowing the shocking events of the Season Two finale, the thrills of CBS’s wildly popular Star Trek: Discovery continue in a new three-issue comic book miniseries from IDW Publishing, Star Trek: Discovery – Aftermath!
This riveting new comic book, under license by CBS Consumer Products, reunites co-writers Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson, and artist Tony Shasteen (who previously worked together on 2018’s Star Trek: Discovery – The Light of Kahless) for a storyline focused prominently on Spock. In the aftermath of the 2019 finale, everything in Discovery has changed, and as L’Rell and Pike try to negotiate a fragile peace, Spock finds himself grappling with the fallout from what happened with Michael Burnham – and the mysteries about her still left to unravel.
“The new series shows how Pike, Spock, L’Rell, and the rest of the cast deal with the fallout from the mind-blowing events of Season Two,” says Johnson. “And we couldn’t be happier that Tony Shasteen is beaming back onboard for this story!”
“To be able to follow up on the huge status-quo shift presented in that finale is a dream come true, especially with a team as talented as Kirsten, Mike, and Tony,” says editor Chase Marotz. “In terms of fitting into the broader universe presented in Discovery, this new series is perhaps our most essential yet, and I can't wait for everybody to see what we've got in store for them.”
For information on how to secure copies of Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you. |
