Sometimes it’s hard to believe what Ryan Reynolds and everyone involved in the first Deadpool movie had to go through to get the film made. Leaking the test footage, whoever that was, was only the beginning of signs that Fox had zero faith in the film. Reynolds told the New York Times, “No part of me was thinking when Deadpool was finally greenlit that this would be a success. I even let go of getting paid to do the movie just to put it back on the screen: They wouldn’t allow my co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick on set, so I took the little salary I had left and paid them to be on set with me so we could form a de facto writers room.” Reynolds said he learned from that. “I think one of the great enemies of creativity is too much time and money, and that movie had neither time nor money. It really fostered focusing on character over spectacle, which is a little harder to execute in a comic-book movie. I was just so invested in every micro-detail of it, and I hadn’t felt like that in a long, long time. I remembered wanting to feel that more — not just on Deadpool, but on anything.” Reese and Wernick are back for Deadpool & Wolverine, joined by Zeb Wells and director Shawn Levy. The movie hits theaters July 26th. 

One of the most exciting comics crossovers in years is coming this fall, and it all starts with a surprise preview this month for Free Comic Book Day! The most historic family of heroes in comics and one of the most unique families originating from animation meet each other in an unforgettable tale in Gargoyles / Fantastic Four this October.

Fans will not want to miss the release of Gargoyles: Demona #0. The Free Comic Book Day release, out May 3, the first Saturday of the month, primarily kicks off the next exciting chapter of the core Gargoyles saga. Franchise creator and longtime chronicler Greg Weisman is joined by original series co-producer Frank Paur for a centuries-spanning look at the hero-turned-villainess' life — including never before revealed family members and pivotal moments. The full series will follow the FCBD release.

Tucked in the back of this release that is completely free to readers is a shocking sneak peek for one of the next Gargoyles tales, an unexpected crossover for the ages!

The original Dynamite era Gargoyles creative team of writer Greg Weisman, artist George Kambadais, and letterer Jeff Eckleberry reunite for this epic tale.



Key members of the Manhattan Clan, including Goliath, Elisa Maza, Brooklyn, Katana and Nashville have been invited on a tour of one of the most impressive and technologically advanced buildings in their adopted home of New York City — the Baxter Building. Everything goes awry when a fearsome cast of foes from both mythos cross paths, including Coldsteel, the Gargoyle aka Yuri Topolov, and the deadly Annihilus.


Fans will get to enjoy Franklin and Valeria bonding with Gnash, at least until everything gets out of control. Then both families — including Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing, the Human Torch, Broadway and Angela — will have to team up, split into teams, and save the day across Manhattan, the Negative Zone, and beyond.

"This is a tale of clan and family," said writer Greg Weisman. "And it's a thrill to get this opportunity to bring the first family of the Marvel Universe together with the Manhattan Clan. It feels right!"

Featuring covers by Dynamite all-star Lucio Parrillo, Fantastic Four veteran Mark Bagley, Gargoyles icon Amanda Conner, and more, further details on the full special release scheduled for this October will follow soon.

Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.

It's spring and that means exciting times to be had with friends and loved ones, and nothing is better than a great tabletop gaming session!

Following our exciting collaboration with Charles Band and the Full Moon team on the historic Puppet Master 35th anniversary trading cards, we could not be more excited for this next follow up. We're bringing the mythos of Puppet Master and its iconic frightening, blood-thirsty puppets to the world of board games. In Puppet Master: Return to Bodega Bay The Board Game designed by Jay Spence, fans of the franchise will work together to survive the night and stop the twisted plans of the puppets before their master returns and time runs out. With the use of five highly detailed miniatures portraying some of the most cherished puppets, a fully modular board, and an advanced puppet behavior system, this will be a blast for horror fiends!

Fans who sign up for updates ahead of the full campaign launch get an awesome extra! Everyone who follows the project on Gamefound via the link below will receive the wooden "first player" trunk marker FREE with their future order of the game.

The game is proud to be part of Gamefound's annual Feast promotion of upcoming board games!

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The countdown to destruction begins this July, as fan-favorite writer Tom Sniegoski and the Daughter of Drakulon reunite for their next epic together in Vampirella: Armageddon!

In a post-apocalyptic world stands Sepulcher City, a haven for humanity’s survivors, as well as for beings of the supernatural. As in any great metropolis the threat of evil looms, but in Sepulcher there is a difference. Vampirella calls this city her home and will do whatever it takes to protect its residents from the encroaching darkness. As a new age private investigator set up in the Menagerie, an area of the city designated for the more monstrous inhabitants, Vampirella and her newfound werewolf partner Dagwood think they are prepared for anything that might come their way. They're wrong!

When busloads of immigrants coming to walled city to make Sepulcher their home go missing, the raven-haired anti-heroine will have to find out how it connects to a decision from her past, and how it's all linked to a turbulent war being waged in the depths of Hell.

Tom Sniegoski, the most prolific creator in Vampirella's half-century and running history, is back to add to his well over 100 credits with the character. He's joined by artist Kewber Baal (Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft, Vengeance of Vampirella) for the hotly anticipated follow up to 2022's Vampirella Strikes.



On his continuing tales of the character, Sniegoski shared, "It’s like slipping into a nice warm sweater. Out of all the characters I’ve written, I seem to find her the most comfortable to write. I just get her — her, and the world in which she lives. It’s always a blast sitting down to come up with her next adventures."

Sniegoski is set to fire on all cylinders, both for fans who have been following his Vampi mythos for over 30 years and total newcomers ready to experience the longest running vampire characters in comic books. Longtime fans will be excited to see the re-introduction of some characters from the 1990s era of the character, while newer fans can jump right into this exciting series full of action, intrigue, and horror in July!

The first issue of Vampirella: Armageddon features variant covers by Francesco Mattina, Lesley "Leirix" Li, and Joseph Michael Linsner. The modern era's most prolific Vampirella cosplay cover model, Rachel Hollon returns as well. Last but certainly not least, one of the industry's scorching superstars in Mark Spears adds a cover — actually two covers, in the form of a fun connecting cover swap with his own smash hit Mark Spears' Monsters series. More information about this thrilling crossover is announced separately!



VAMPIRELLA: ARMAGEDDON #1 is solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ May 2025 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in July 2025. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book 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!

Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has found its stars.

Joseph Zada will play Haymitch Abernathy, with Whitney Peak playing Haymitch’s girlfriend, Lenore Dove Baird. The prequel story is focused on fan favorite Haymitch, who later acted as a mentor in the Hunger Games to heroine Katniss Everdeen. (Woody Harrelson played Haymitch in the original Hunger Games films.)

Francis Lawrence is back in the director’s chair for the film, while screenwriter Bill Ray is back to pen the story. The bestselling book of the same name (1.2 million copies sold in the U.S. during the first week of release) takes place in Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, when Haymitch competes.

The film is being produced by Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson with Cameron MacConomy serving as executive producer.

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is slated for a Nov. 20, 2026 release. (via The Hollywood Reporter)

Thanks to an exciting collaboration between Marvel Comics and Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that has brought global sensation Godzilla to life, Godzilla has made a roaring return to the Marvel Universe! Following a series of history-spanning one-shots where Godzilla battled different Marvel heroes, the King of the Monsters takes on the combined might of Marvel’s greatest heroes in GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE by writer Gerry Duggan and artist Javier Garrón. Announced earlier this month, this five-issue event series delivers the pop culture showdown fans have been waiting decades for, and today, they can check out six all-new variant covers for the debut issue, on sale July 16.

The new covers include a special Foil Variant Cover by Leinil Francis Yu, an Animation Variant Cover by Sean Galloway, an iconic Action Figure Variant Cover by John Tyler Christopher, and a piece by series artist Javier Garrón. Also revealed are the first of two variant cover programs that will be featured throughout the series: Fan Favorite Variant Covers that invite fan-favorite artists like E.J. Su to get in on the action and Marvelized Variant Covers that depict classic Marvel icons as Godzilla, which Dave Wachter kicks off with a terrifying depiction of THING-ZILLA!

LOOK OUT NEW YORK! A previously dormant Godzilla has been angrily awoken and begun carving a path of annihilation as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes band together to try and stop its cataclysmic rampage! But when their combined efforts fail to slow the Bringer of Destruction, Earth’s heroes are forced to go to extraordinary lengths to try and bring Godzilla down – including joining forces with Earths most devious villains! But will this be enough to stop Godzilla as it tears straight through the Marvel Universe into the Dark Dimension and other realms? Plus, how is the King of the Monsters connected to the mysterious metal, Vibranium, and what does this mean for Wakanda? In the face of an unstoppable force of nature, the Marvel Universe must come together like never before in this earth-shattering fight for Earth’s survival.

Check out the new covers and preorder GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 at your local comic shop today!

Sci-fi comedy Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox has set a May 30 theatrical launch in New York and L.A. followed by a nationwide expansion.

The film stars Samuel Dunning as a time-traveling scientist, with support from Danny Trejo, Joel McHale, Keith David, and co-stars Felicia Day, who also served as executive producer.

The theatrical release follows the movie’s festival rollout, during which it won the Jury Prize at Cinequest, FilmQuest, and the Phoenix Sci-Fi and Horror Festival, and also played at the UK’s Grimmfest and the Belgian International Fantastic Film Festival. (via Deadline)

Netflix has released the first teaser for “Wednesday” Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega and launching on the streamer in two parts on August 6 and September 3.

According to an official series logline, the show follows “Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.”

Ortega, who is also producing the second season, returns as the titular “Addams Family” daughter. She is joined by Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene), Georgie Farmer (Ajax), Victor Dorobantu (Thing), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Deputy Ritchie Santiago), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Donovan Galpin) and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester). (via Variety)

Season 2 teaser: https://youtu.be/uQx8jKiIDTI

Breakout bestseller Grommets by Eisner Award nominated and The New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender (Napalm Lullaby, Deadly Class, LOW), Emmy award nominated comedian and writer Brian Posehn (Deadpool, The Mandalorian, Scotch McTiernan: Holiday Party), artistic powerhouse Brett Parson (Tank Girl), and colorist extraordinaire Moreno Dinisio (Black Science) will be collected in its entirety into trade paperback and available this July from Image Comics.

Since the series first launched in 2024, Grommets has gone on to sell out at the distributor level and gone back to print multiple times. Sales for the series have increased from issue-to-issue as the story has gained momentum.

In Grommets, two outcast best friends navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. The perfect read for fans of John Hughes' Brat Pack teen movies, Freaks & Geeks, and Dazed & Confused.

Grommets is both an authentic look at ’80s skate culture—a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon—as well as a heartfelt coming-of-age story following two friends from troubled homes navigating their damage in an era when no one cared.

The series’ title springs from skater slang, a “grommet” is a commonly used term for a young up-and-coming skater or surfer. Since the ’60s it’s been used to describe the next generation of kids who, with youthful exuberance, love the sport but want to put their spin on it.

“To share such a raw part of ourselves with the world and have it received so warmly—it’s truly the most any creator can hope for," said Remender. “At Giant Generator, we let creativity and love guide our choices, because that’s the only way to connect on a sincere level. And when it does, it’s a beautiful thing.”

Grommets trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534366480, Lunar Code 0125IM460) will collect Grommets issues #1-7, the complete series, and be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, June 25 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, July 8.

Grommets is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, and Omnibus.

From the pages of the hit BOOM! Studios horror anthology series Hello Darkness comes THE WAR from Eisner-winning creators Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Becky Cloonan (Somna), on shelves July 2025.

Critically acclaimed and lauded creators Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan unite to explore the modern fear of nuclear war and societal collapse in this dark and timely thriller.

“As the world around us slides further into ruin, what better time to revisit the cheery subject of atomic obliteration?” said Eisner-winning writer Garth Ennis. “And who better to accompany me on this joyous journey than the wonderfully talented Becky Cloonan?”

In New York City, a group of friends watch their fears become reality as they face the immediate threat of nuclear war. Everyone has a different plan for survival as the end of the world…who will live? Who will die? And will any truly survive THE WAR…

THE WAR #1 collects parts 1-3 of The War, originally published in the pages of Hello Darkness, as an oversized first issue with 37 pages of story!

THE WAR #1 features main cover art by series artist Becky Cloonan, and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Jay Shaw (Evil Empire), Tula Lotay (Somna), and Trevor Hairsine (DCeased).

THE WAR is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey; Bronze Faces by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi; In Bloom by Michael W. Conrad and John J. Pearson; and When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

THE WAR #1 will be available in comic shops July 30, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

Andy Serkis has assembled an all-star voice cast for his animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel “Animal Farm.” It includes Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner and Iman Vellani. In addition to directing “Animal Farm,” Serkis will also lend his vocal talents.

Nick Stoller, whose screenwriting credits include “The Muppets” and “Storks,” adapts the story of a group of animals who rebel against their human owners and take over the farm. Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a cunning pig named Napoleon (Rogen). It’s a situation that forces them to find the courage to stand up to Napoleon.

Aniventure and Imaginarium are producing with Adam Nagle, David Rosenbaum, Jonathan Cavendish, and Serkis. Harrelson also serves as executive producer alongside Matt Reeves, who worked with Serkis on “The Batman” and “Planet of the Apes.” Animation was provided by Cinesite and produced by Connie Nartonis Thompson (“Frankenweenie”). (via Variety)