DC has announced more stories on the way for its REPRESENT! digital series, adding another five digital “chapters,” releasing weekly beginning February 1, 2021. The chapters will be available on participating digital platforms, including Comixology, Apple, Amazon Kindle, Google Books, and others.

This past September, DC took an evolutionary leap forward in graphic storytelling with this digital-first series featuring stories from underrepresented voices, spotlighting personal stories outside the regular comic book medium. The debut story, “It’s A Bird,” was written by Christian Cooper with art by Alitha E. Martinez and Mark Morales; the story was inspired by Cooper’s viral encounter with a Central Park dog owner while bird-watching.

“REPRESENT! is the kind of innovative and personal storytelling I’ve always believed in,” said Marie Javins, DC editor-in-chief. “Throughout history, stories have been catalysts to expand hearts, minds and culture; having the chance to do so with this group of talented writers and artists has been invigorating and has been embraced throughout DC.”

The next chapter, “Heritage,” is written by Jesse Holland with art by Doug Braithwaite. Holland is a former Associated Press journalist, host of C-Span’s “Washington Week,” editor of the upcoming Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda prose anthology and the author of the Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther? prose novel, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2019. Braithwaite is a fan-favorite DC penciller, inker and cover artist whose notable works include the recently released Generations: Shattered, Future State: The Next Batman, Justice and others.

“Heritage” is based on Holland’s Mississippi farm, which has been in his family since their first ancestor was freed from slavery—tended by his grandfather and his father before him. But as Jesse grows into a man, he’s unsure if a patch of land in the Piney Woods and a life of tilling soil is his true destiny. But destiny can mean so much more than dirt and a tractor…

Future stories include:

Book Three: “Food for Thought,” written by Regine Sawyer, art by Eric Battle

Sawyer, a comic book writer and founder of Women in Comics Collective International, and artist Battle have both contributed to DC individually and have united to tell the story of Lanice, whose passion for cooking and desire for a career in the culinary arts is challenged by the source of her inspiration—her father—who is concerned about his only daughter working in a kitchen, like so many Black Americans before her.

Book Four: “Believe You,” written by Nadira Jamerson, art by Brittney Williams

Howard University alumni Jamerson makes her comic book debut with Williams, who recently provided art for DC’s middle grade graphic novel Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge. A young mother, Mai, has been struggling with her health ever since the birth of her daughter, Dira. She’s exhausted, gaining weight and experiencing shooting pain through her legs, and she wakes up with numbness spreading across her entire body. She is in constant agony. But the doctors don’t think anything is wrong with her—she’s stressed, she’s a hypochondriac, it’s just fatigue—and despite everything Mai does to make herself better, she still feels alone. Until she finally finds a way to advocate for her health and finds an ally who does more than prescribe…they listen.

Book Five: “My Granny Was A Hero,” written by Tara Roberts, art by Yancey Labat

Roberts, a National Geographic Storytelling Fellow, MIT Open Documentary Lab Fellow and avid scuba diving enthusiast, teams up with DC Super Hero Girls artist Labat in a story of a little girl realizing her dreams of heroism.

A little girl with Afro puffs, a potbelly, and a gap-toothed smile dreams of being a hero. She reads adventure books voraciously; she practices sword strokes and judo kicks in her bedroom in case she ever has to fight a dragon; she devours superhero movies, cartoons, and popcorn with big eyes. And every night, she looks out of her window and wishes upon the moon with all her heart to be called upon to help someone in a big way…when she discovers the story of her great-grandmother Cocu, and how Cocu’s superpower led to a heroic struggle for freedom.

Book Six: “The Lesson,” written and drawn by Dominike “DOMO” Stanton

=Stanton has been drawing comics for the last ten years; most recently, he provided art for House of Whispers, part of Neil Gaiman’s celebrated The Sandman Universe line of titles.

Stanton’s protagonist Dom got his butt kicked in school a lot…like…a lot a lot…for no reason. He got caught up in fights that had nothing to do with him or would get jumped simply walking the halls of his school or waiting for the bus home. Fed up and angry, he decides to join a local gym and learn how to box. But what starts out as a mission to fight back turns into something greater, and Dom is given the opportunity to stand up for himself in more ways than one.

Each new 10-page digital chapter will be available on Mondays for $0.99 each.

After a teaser released yesterday and centering on the Dark Knight, today it's the Man of Steel.

Superman (Henry Cavill) sports his black costume and silver glyph in a new image and short clip released via social media. Cavill was the first member of the Justice League to be cast or appear onscreen, originating his version of Clark Kent in 2013's The Man of Steel -- a movie that enjoyed a virtual screening that proved to be the setting for the Zack Snyder's Justice League announcement last year. The black costume, of course, also debuted in that film -- but only in a dream sequence, first appearing "for real" in the forthcoming release.

The film will spotlight a number of things that were originally planned for Snyder's two Justice League movies, including Darkseid, Granny Goodness, and other characters from Jack Kirby's The New Gods. Those characters would have interacted quite a bit more with Superman, had Snyder's multi-movie arc for the character played out as expected. (via ComicBook)

To see the teaser, click here.

Steve Rogers. John Walker. Bucky Barnes. Sam Wilson. In honor of the iconic hero’s 80th anniversary, these four heroes who have taken up the mantle of Captain America will team up this June in a brand-new limited series THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA.

Written by Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man) with art by Dale Eaglesham (Fantastic Four), THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA will celebrate the character’s incredible legacy by bringing together various Captains America from throughout the years for a grand adventure to find Captain America’s missing shield and solve the mystery of his masked thief’s plan. Along the way, fans will be introduced to fascinating new heroes who have been inspired to follow in Steve Roger’s footsteps. Joining Cantwell and Eaglesham will be an all-star lineup of diverse and extraordinary creative teams who will dive even deeper into the origins and motivations of these new shield-bearers in special backup stories, starting with a revolutionary tale by writer Josh Trujillo and artist Jan Balzadua. This intriguing examination of the very concepts that define Captain America will explore the powerful impact the hero has had on the world outside your window.

The incredible saga kicks off when Captain America’s shield is stolen. No one understands the value of the shield like those who’ve wielded it, so Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson set out on a road trip across America to chase down the thief. But instead, they find the Captains, everyday people from all walks of life who’ve taken up the mantle of Captain America to defend their communities. And for some reason, the shield thief wants them all dead. Can Sam and Steve get to them first?

“It’s an incredible gift and definitely a creative challenge to take on the character of Captain America, especially during these unprecedented times in our country’s history. With this miniseries we're hoping to explore what the idea of Captain America means at this precise moment—not just on the grand stage of the world—but to everyday and often overlooked communities throughout the United States,” Cantwell explained. “This story is ultimately structured like a “road movie,” harkening back in ways to old Bob Rafelson and Hal Ashby films, with Steve Rogers (and soon Sam Wilson, and later… other key members in Steve’s life) getting to directly interact with those he represents as a symbol and has sworn to protect, but in an up close and personal way he hasn’t experienced in a while. I’m extremely excited to show how the idea of Captain America has been conceptualized and translated by various groups in the country, and for me the juice of the story is Cap reconciling so many interpretations OF himself WITH himself, both as a person and as an icon. This kind of cross-country epic is uniquely American and seems like a fantastic way to celebrate the character’s legacy right now."

Eighty years ago, industry pioneers Jack Kirby and Joe Simon introduced the world to Captain America and Marvel Comics is proud to commemorate this legendary character’s anniversary with this bold new series. Stay tuned for more talent announcements and story details, and don’t miss this exciting new chapter in the Captain America mythos when THE UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA hits stands on June 2nd.

New York City, the nation’s leading movie market along with still-shuttered Los Angeles, springs back to life Friday after being flattened by Covid-19 for nearly a year.

A pulse was detected in advance ticket sales with a handful of shows selling out at AMC Entertainment’s flagship Empire 25 theater in Times Square including a 4:30 p.m. Tom & Jerry and evening screenings of Boogie, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Wonder Woman 1984 and Tenet — as the Christopher Nolan pic released August 12 bends the laws of time. New releases Raya and the Last Dragon and Chaos Walking were big sellers on Day One uptown at the AMC Magic Johnson.

One excited customer is NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang — he’ll will be heading out for a date night to celebrate. “That dinky, and let’s be honest, tacky, sign in LA can’t mask the fact NYC is the real entertainment capital. So get your popcorn ready, folks, because movie theaters are back in action and it’s date night at the Yang household,” the former Democratic presidential hopeful said in a press advisory. He’ll be hitting the AMC Empire but didn’t say which film.

But at 25% capacity — the limit set by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — sold-out shows don’t mean what they used to. When Cuomo announced the reopening on February 22, he limited theaters to one out of every four available seats and no more than 50 people. That’s a lot of X’s on the seating chart. If you reserve at an AMC, the system automatically blocks out the seats on either side.

As vaccines roll out with increasing efficiency and Covid-19 cases fall in New York (and nationally), some in the industry think New York City could raise the 25% capacity to 50% relatively soon – maybe May or June. Theaters in the rest of New York State are already open at 50% capacity. (via Deadline)

This May, HEROES REBORN will welcome readers to a world without Avengers! Rising up to take their place as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be the Squadron Supreme in a startling new vision of the Marvel Universe brought to you by super hero masterminds Jason Aaron and Ed McGuiness. Get your first glimpse at the fascinating history behind this highly-anticipated saga in all-new variant covers by acclaimed artist Carlos Pacheco. These revealing covers offer exciting hints at the backstories behind the Squadron Supreme as well as the dangerous new threats they’ll be facing! Look for them on your favorite titles throughout the month of April.

"The new Squadron Supreme of America have been a big part of my Avengers run almost since the beginning, and that has all been leading to this," Aaron said. "As militantly-nationalist, government-sponsored heroes operating out of Washington D.C., they've been calling themselves 'America's Mightiest Heroes' for a while now. In Heroes Reborn, they become much more. In this world where the Avengers never formed, the Squadron are now and have forever been Earth's Mightiest Heroes."

Check them out below and keep a lookout for more exciting news about HEROES REBORN!

Disney+ crashed for some users during the early morning hours Friday as throngs of fans attempted to watch the WandaVision season finale.

Screenshots from irked fans posted to social media showed their screens with a message reading: "We're sorry, but we cannot play the video you requested. Please try again. If the problem persists, contact Disney+ Support (Error Code 39)."

Downdetector, a site that tracks outages at major websites and streaming platforms, reported a huge spike in user-generated reports of Disney+ experiencing technical problems just after midnight Pacific Time. Downdetector tracked most of the problems for users located on the West Coast.

The finale of the Marvel Studios show starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Kathryn Hahn became a hot commodity after Olsen alluded in an interview to an upcoming shocking guest appearance. Ever since, fans have been debating who the character could be, with many going back to comic storylines to prove their ventured guesses.

Friday's finale marked the second time that WandaVision crashed Disney+, which has nearly 95 million subscribers around the world. Many fans have made it a point to stream the show the moment the new episode drops at midnight PT. (via THR)

Boldly going where only men have gone before, Fear the Walking Dead co-executive producer Kalinda Vazquez is writing an original Star Trek movie for Paramount Pictures, with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot producing. Should the film get a greenlight, Vazquez would be the first woman ever to pen a Star Trek feature.

There are no details yet on the nature of Vazquez’s approach, including whether it would include any previously established Star Trek characters. But Vazquez has recently written episodes of the burgeoning galaxy of Trek TV series now streaming on Paramount Plus.

In 2019, she wrote "Ask Not,” an episode of Star Trek: Short Treks in which Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) tests a Starfleet cadet. And in 2020, Vazquez wrote the teleplay for “Terra Firma, Part 2,” an episode of Star Trek: Discovery set almost entirely in the Mirror Universe, in which the benevolent Federation is instead the bloodthirsty Terran Empire.

Vazquez’s Star Trek project is the latest in a string of Trek features still under development at Paramount. (via Variety)

The Illuminerdi is reporting of a Marvel Studios-led project produced by Marvel CCO Kevin Feige entitled The Mutants. It’s currently being developed as a feature film and is intended to be a reboot of the X-Men franchise.

After over a dozen movies produced by 20th Century Fox, Marvel Comics’ mutants are finally taking their rightful place on-screen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With so little information at this time, it’s hard to pin down the capacity in which these exciting characters will arrive, but it’s such an exciting event knowing that the project is indeed in development.

Feige has only mentioned the mutants in passing over the past couple of years since the Fox/Disney merger. Although their inclusion in the MCU was always assumed to happen, nothing such as this has been put out into the world until now.

DF News will update you on the X-Men's entry into the MCU as information becomes available.

The original script for Captain Marvel 2 was set to feature one of the Avengers' most powerful adversaries as the film's lead villains.

According to That Hashtag Show, the original script by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, and Nicole Perlman featured Michael Korvac as its main villain. The script was rewritten by WandaVision staff writer Megan McDonnell, though That Hashtag Show notes that both Korvac and Monica Rambeau were characters that made it to McDonnell's draft.

Captain Marvel 2 has begun to fill out its cast, with Zawe Ashton portraying the main villain and Marvel Studios reportedly looking for an actor in the vein of Michael B. Jordan or John Boyega to fill a role. Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani will also reprise their roles in the film as Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, respectively. (via CBR)

The film arrives in theaters Nov. 11, 2022.

Lucius Fox hopes that some cool toys can get him out of a hot spot in this sneak peek from the return of Epix’s Pennyworth, airing this Sunday, March 7 at 9/8c.

When last we turned into the Batman pre-prequel series, our first look at Lucius Fox (played by His Dark Materials‘ Simon Manyonda) saw him witnessing a small test of Colonel John Salt’s deplorable and deadly Project Stormcloud “military project,” at Raven Union HQ.

In Sunday’s winter/midseason premiere — titled “The Bleeding Heart” and kicking off this season’s final six episodes — while Alfred and Daveboy (played by Jack Bannon and Ryan Fletcher) run one last job for Gully (James Purefoy), in order to buy tickets to America, tensions ratchet up at Raven Union HQ between Lord Harwood (Jason Flemyng) and his lieutenants. (via TV Line)

Sneak peek vid: https://youtu.be/hlTtQERBHuQ