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.

Disney-Pixar has released the first clip from the highly-anticipated Toy Story 4, which turns out to be with its spotlight on Bo Peep.

Toy Story 4 hits theaters on June 21.

Clip: https://youtu.be/3cROFuwYkIA

Marvel Studios has released a new TV spot for the coming female-lead Captain Marvel!

The spot has new footage of Skrulls doing their long-time comic book shapeshifting.

Captain Marvel soars into theaters March 8.

TV spot: https://youtu.be/YrAXu1JCNLU

Legendary has released a new trailer for its coming film based on the Pokemon franchise, Detective Pikachu.

The movie comes out May 10.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/N4ITyopylVw

BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 Cover A by Felipe Massafera.
BRS was the top-selling non-premier comic in 2018.

Valiant Entertainment is proud to share the news it placed 34 titles on Diamond Comics Distributors’ list of the 100 best-selling comics of 2018 by non-premier publishers, including three in the top five with BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 (1st position), LIVEWIRE #1 (3rd position), and SHADOWMAN (2018) #1 (5th position). Other titles on the list include HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (20th position), SHADOWMAN (2018) #2 (35th position), and X-O MANOWAR (2017) #11 (43rd position).

Valiant’s 34 titles in the top 100 are the most by any non-premier publisher. “This is a remarkable achievement and it was due to a number of factors," said Publisher Fred Pierce. "Credit goes to the Valiant Family staff, who is brilliant and works as hard as anyone in the industry; to our retail partners, who continue to have faith in us and we respect their work and all-important hand-selling on the front lines; to the press that consistently cover us and write reviews; to DMG, our new shield, for their support in so many ways; and MOST, MOST IMPORTANT, TO OUR AMAZING FANS, who are the most loyal in the industry. Everyone should look forward to our topping ourselves in 2019 with all the great projects on the drawing board.”

In 2018, Valiant worked with some of the industry’s top creators, including writers Jeff Lemire, Jody Houser, Matt Kindt, Christos Gage, Eric Heisserer, Peter Milligan, and Andy Diggle; and artists Trevor Hairsine, Doug Braithwaite, Tomás Giorello, Juan José Ryp, CAFU, and Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín.

“Day in and day out, Valiant is honored to work with some of the best creative minds in the world,” remarked Senior Editorial Director Robert Meyers. “Our creators live and breathe the Valiant Universe, giving us incredible stories, brilliant art, and highly entertaining comics.”

Valiant launched seven new titles in 2018 and carried over popular runs of X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT SALVATION, QUANTUM AND WOODY!, and NINJA-K from the previous year.

Valiant is the publisher of the largest independent superhero universe in comics, featuring such iconic characters as X-O Manowar, Shadowman, Ninjak, Archer and Armstrong, Livewire, and Bloodshot, who is also starring in an upcoming film from Sony Pictures starring action superstar Vin Diesel.

In the coming months, Valiant will launch several new titles, including INCURSION by Andy Diggle, Alex Paknadel, and Doug Braithwaite and THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN by Tini Howard and Amilcar Pinna in February; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA by Joshua Dysart and CAFU in March; PUNK MAMBO by Cullen Bunn and Adam Gorham in April; FALLEN WORLD by Dan Abnett and Adam Pollina in May; and KILLERS by B. Clay Moore and Fernando Dagnino in July.

The publisher intends to announce five more new launches for 2019.

In addition, Valiant is one of 12 Gold publishers for Free Comic Book Day (May 4, 2019) with its offering of the VALIANT FCBD 2019 BLOODSHOT SPECIAL, featuring two brand-new stories exclusive to the issue.

Diamond Comics Distributors calculated the top 100 releases from non-premier publishers by compiling data obtained from comic book shops located in North America and around the world. The complete list can be found here: https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/224180-Top-100-Non-Premier-Comics-2018.

This April, all hel will break loose as Marvel’s epic event from the award-winning creative team of Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matthew Wilson usher in an event of unparalleled scale! To celebrate WAR OF THE REALMS, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers that reimagine some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes in the style of Asgardian warriors!

Look for Marvel’s ASGARDIAN variants on these select titles this April:

1. ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8 by Phil Noto

2. AVENGERS #18 by Paolo Rivera

3. BLACK PANTHER #11 by Rahzzah

4. CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 by Dave Johnson

5. CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 by Gerald Parel

6. CHAMPIONS #4 by Khoi Pham

7. CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5 by Butch Guice

8. DEADPOOL #11 by David Nakayama

9. DOCTOR STRANGE #13 by Declan Shalvey

10. FANTASTIC FOUR #9 by Terry Dodson

11. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4 by Tom Raney

12. IMMORTAL HULK #16 by Mike McKone

13. SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST SPIDER #7 by Jorge Molina

14. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5 by Carlos Pacheco

15. THOR #12 by Olivier Coipel

16. TONY STARK: IRON MAN #11 by Pasqual Ferry

17. UNCANNY X-MEN #15 by Patrick Zircher

18. UNCANNY X-MEN #16 by Will Sliney

19. VENOM #13 by Inhyuk Lee

20. X-23 #11 by Siya Oum

21. X-FORCE #6 by Riccardo Federici

Dynamite Entertainment has some awesome announcements just in time for Toy Fair 2019!

Dynamite is producing their first ever crossover enamel pins in collaboration with Archie Comics. Due for release in May to coincide with the launch of the bombastic Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica crossover, the four limited edition pins feature the eponymous stars of the comic in iconic headshot form. Each 1.5” diameter pin is designed by award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla, based on his amazing cover artwork from the first issue.

Enamel pins have blown up in popularity the last several years, fueled by unique inspiring artists like Francavilla and collectors sharing their finds on social media. Dynamite has fulfilled rabid fans so far with pins featuring Red Sonja, Vampirella and the Chaos! Universe. The pins will be available as a discounted set as well as separately for super fans of the characters. Dynamite encourages everyone to collect them all!

"I've been working for both Dynamite and Archie Comics for a decade now, so when I was approached with the first crossover between these two favorite publishers of mine, I was ecstatic,” said Francesco Francavilla. “Not only was I asked to do a cover featuring four of the best, strongest female characters in comics, but I also got to do pins for each character. Best. Crossover. Ever!”

"Francesco's vision of Archie is iconic and legendary, so when it came time to bring this crossover to life in pin form, having his take made perfect sense," said Archie Comics Co-President Alex Segura. "Dynamite did a fantastic job putting these together and we're happy to be a part of it.

"I can't express how happy I am to not only have a great crossover with our friends at Archie, but also to take it to the next level to release these cool pins to create more excitement for our dedicated fans," said Dynamite CEO/Publisher Nick Barrucci. "And being able to work with Francesco Francavilla to design these, well, words can't express how excited I am!"





The Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica Enamel Pin Set will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ March 2019 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in May 2019. Fans are encouraged to preorder with their local comic book retailers.

JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE #1 cover by Derek Charm

An Archie Comics cult classic centuries in the making is returning to comic shops in June with the revival of JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE! The original '90s mini-series, a madcap sci-fi comedy in which Riverdale's champion layabout is tasked with saving all of human history, has long been one of Archie fandom's favorite storylines.


In the revamped take, Jughead travels through time to right a food-related wrong that quickly leads to a battle for the timestream itself! Written by Sina Grace (Adventure Time, Iceman) with art by Eisner Award-winning artist Derek Charm (JUGHEAD, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), colorist Matt Herms, and letterer Jack Morelli, the wild new mini-series will run for five issues starting June 12, and could continue beyond that if fan response demands it.

“JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE is a beloved concept that was screaming to be modernized, so once we read Sina's pitch, we knew we were in business,” said Archie Comics Co-President Alex Segura. "He honors what came before but gives the idea a much-needed jolt. I can't think of a better artist to bring it to life than Derek, who had a stellar run on the main JUGHEAD title -- which kind of feels like a warmup for this!"



JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE development art by Derek Charm

Middlewest #2 by Eisner Award-winning and New York Times bestselling creator Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Bully Wars, Deadpool) and Russ Manning Award winning artist Jorge Corona continues to fly off shelves and fan enthusiasm for the series builds. Image Comics has greenlit the Middlewest #2 for a third printing. This third printing cover will feature new artwork by Jorge Corona. 

The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. Mistakes have been made, and in Middlewest, an unwitting adventurer searches for answers to quell a coming storm that knows his name. A blend of dark fantasy best described as classic Don Bluth animation meetsReturn to Oz, Middlewest is the tale of Abel, a young boy who must navigate an old land in order to reconcile his family's history.

Middlewest #2, third printing (Diamond Code JAN198201) will be available on Wednesday, March 13. The final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, February 18.Middlewest #2 is also available for purchase across many digital platforms, including the official Image Comics iOS app, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play. Fans can also subscribe to receive the series delivered by mail within the domestic U.S. on Image Direct.