CHRISTINA BLANCH TALKS THE DAMNATION OF CHARLIE WORMWOOD: A DYNAMITE INTERVIEW ON BLEEDING COOL08/14/14 @ 4:31 pm EST
Source: Bleeding Cool | Categories: MIsc | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentAlmost a month ago it was announced that the
Thrillbent webcomic
The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood by
Christina Blanch,
Chris Carr,
Chee and
Troy Peteri was being collected by
Dynamite. Now
Byron Brewer caught up with Blanch and asked about the transition from digital to print and how it might change things.
BYRON BREWER: Christina, how did Damnation of Charlie Wormwood make the jump from Thrillbent to Dynamite?
CHRISTINA BLANCH: It’s all thanks to Nick Barrucci of Dynamite. We were chatting at a con and we started talking about the book and he asked when it was coming out in print. I told him we were printing one issue of it just so I would have something to sign at conventions and he was surprised that I hadn’t taken it somewhere. He and I then talked the next and it all just happened. It was amazing, and Dynamite has been wonderful to work with – we couldn’t ask for anything better.
BB: What is it like producing a book for Thrillbent vs. a more mainstream company like Dynamite? Can you explain the process difference to the reader?CB: The biggiest thing is that now we know that it will be in print so we well keep that in mind when writing and when Chee is drawing. However, we still want to give readers the digital comic experience on the screen so we aren’t really changing too much. The big difference is in the production – taking the pages or the screens as we call them at Thrillbent and turning them into print pages. Our editor Mark Waid has been great in helping to do that and we are learning as we go. I’m sure we will get better at the transformation every issue.
BB: You and Chris Carr have written the property for Thrillbent. Will you both be on the miniseries, and if so how do you share those responsibilities of collaboration?CB: Nothing will change. The whole creative team that we have on Charlie is so integral to the book that we don’t want to change things. Our creative process is pretty simple but has changed over time. The first few issues we wrote together, in the same room, working through all of it. As time went by and schedules got busier and busier, it was harder to be in the same workspace. We have worked out an outline for each issue and one of us will write the book, the other will approve it, and then we send it to our editor Mark, ho then send it to our incredible artist Chee.For the uninitiated, tell us the concept of the book.

Charlie Wormwood is a teacher in the correctional education system aka prison. He isn’t thrilled about it but job in education are not easy to get. He also happens to have a son who has been in and out of the hospital and they really can’t figure out what is wrong with him. With bills piling up, Charlie is offered help from an unexpected source. This is the story of how far someone will go to help their child and how that journey changes that person. I don’t want to give too much away. People have said it has a Breaking Bad vibe which I have to take their word on because I have internationally stayed away from that show so I don’t subconsciously put in a similar storyline. When the book is done and that makes me sad, it will be nice to have Breaking Bad to watch as a treat.
BB: The book is very dark, from what I understand. How do you keep the emphasis on what sacrifices Charlie is making for his sick son?CB: I’ve heard the book is dark. Some of our readers send me notes asking why I hate Charlie. I don’t hate him. He does have some bad luck. But, the book is called the Damnation of Charlie Wormwood.
NEW ‘UMBRELLA ACADEMY’ COMIC FOCUSED ON THE SPARROWS LAUNCHING IN JUNE 02/17/25 @ 5:32 pm EST
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“The Umbrella Academy” is coming back this June with a new story told in its original comic-book medium from creators Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá and Dark Horse Comics.
Per the description for “The Umbrella Academy: Plan B,” “After the mass release of The City’s greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy faces their most fearsome challenge to date – their other brothers and sisters. Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective—control and the obedient glare that comes with it.”
The new comic is co-written by Way and Bá (who also illustrates), colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Nate Piekos.
It will be released June 11 and is currently available for preorder for $4.99.
Dark Horse says Issue #1 will feature six variant covers illustrated by artists including Fabio Moon, Claire Roe, Mike del Mundo, Duncan Fegredo, David Aja and Jill Thompson. (via Variety)
RELATIONSHIPS PUT TO THE TEST IN 'POWER RANGERS PRIME' #502/17/25 @ 5:19 pm EST
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BOOM! Studios, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today revealed a first look at
POWER RANGERS PRIME #5. Groundbreaking
POWER RANGERS writer, and scribe behind
Darkest Hour Melissa Flores, along with acclaimed artist Michael YG (
Iron Fist), colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire ushers in a new era into the Rangers Mythos with the new ongoing series
POWER RANGERS PRIME! Continuing March 2025.
Relationships are put to the test in this thrilling new issue as members of the VR Troopers and the Power Rangers team go head-to-head in a heated battle! But the VR Troopers attack as a tightly formed unit, revealing the Ranger’s weakness as inexperienced, new heroes… Can they overcome their shaky teamwork to avoid capture? Or will outside intervention be needed to save them from these dangerously skilled opponents?
POWER RANGERS PRIME #5 features a main cover by the incomparable Dan Mora, with variants by Matt Taylor (
Deep State), Bon Bernardo (
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Keyla Valerio (
Vicarious), Don Aguillo (
Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger Spawn), and Audrey Mok (
Archie).
POWER RANGERS PRIME 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; and the upcoming
Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and
The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including
Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; and
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
POWER RANGERS PRIME #5 will be available in comic shops March 19, 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.
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‘SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3’ SETS PARAMOUNT+ PREMIERE DATE02/17/25 @ 12:41 pm EST
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third installment in Paramount’s franchise based on SEGA’s video games, is set to begin streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada on February 18. The film’s availability in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date.
On Paramount+, fans of the franchise can also catch up with the first two films, as well as spin-off series
Knuckles and a retro animated series following the franchise’s mischievous hero.
The highest-grossing film in the
Sonic series, at over $473 million worldwide, as well as the second highest-grossing video game film of all time,
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 picks up shortly after Knuckles’ six-episode side quest and follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails on their most epic adventure yet. In the film, the team reunites to face a new, formidable foe, Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog with powers unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Together, team Sonic must secure an unexpected alliance if they hope to stop Shadow and save the planet they now call home. (via Deadline)
‘THE ODYSSEY’ FIRST LOOK: MATT DAMON IS ODYSSEUS IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S NEXT EPIC02/17/25 @ 12:21 pm EST
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Matt Damon will be playing Odysseus in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming epic “The Odyssey,” Variety is reporting. He will appear alongside an expansive cast including Tom Holland, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal and John Leguizamo.
Damon’s role was revealed Monday morning through the film’s official X account. The post included a photo of him in character and read, “Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026.”
“The Odyssey” follows the Greek champion Odysseus on his tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War. The story was first scribed by the ancient Greek poet Homer over 2,000 years ago and is one of the oldest stories still enjoyed by modern readers.
Nolan penned the script and serves as director and producer. His wife, Emma Thomas, will also produce under the pair’s Syncopy banner.
'NIGHT AGENT' SEASON 3 GETS PROMISING UPDATE FROM AMANDA WARREN02/17/25 @ 12:22 pm EST
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The star of
Night Agent Season 2 has teased when fans might expect to see a Season 3 release -- and, promisingly, it's sooner rather than later.
It didn't take long after
Night Agent Season 1’s record-breaking viewership on Netflix for the steaming service to renew the show for Season 2. Confidence in the series clearly remains sky-high, as Season 3 was already publicly greenlit as well, three months before the second had even aired.
Amanda Warren, who plays Catherine Weaver, talked to The Direct and teased when fans might be able to see more episodes.
"Whenever I, as a TV viewer, see something that I really love, I'm always hoping for [the] same time next year, or at least, you know, a year from when—not all streaming platforms are built the same, but sometimes they come out weekly, and sometimes I'm just like, 'Okay, from the end episode, same time next year?'" Warren said. "So, I always hope for the same time next year. I can tell you that 'Night Agent' shot at the same time last year, so we are on schedule. I mean, as a production now, they're really on schedule.
"And I know that [showrunner] Sean Ryan is super excited about this season coming up," she continued. "And I know that [Gabriel Basso (who plays Peter Sutherland)] is very happy with what he's done. I'm just happy for the show, and I'm happy to have really made my contribution in Season 2."
HBO/MAX AND FX/HULU CLEAN UP AT WGA AWARDS02/16/25 @ 12:09 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentLast night was the 2025 Writers Guild Awards and HBO/Max and FX/Hulu both took home multiple awards. On the film side,
Anora’s Sean Baker won for best original screenplay and
Ramell Ross and
Joslyn Barnes won Adapted Screenplay for
Nickel Boys. For television,
Shōgun won for Drama Series, New Series and Episodic Drama.
Hacks took home the award for Comedy Series and Episodic Comedy while Limited Series went to
The Penguin.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver also won for Comedy/Variety series adding to the HBO haul.
CAPTAIN AMERICA SOARING TOWARDS BIGGEST OPENING OF 202502/16/25 @ 11:45 am EST
Source: Deadline | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentAs of Sunday morning,
Captain America: Brave New World is on track to be the first $100 million opening of 2025. There are a few caveats to that though as it’s on path for $87 million three-day total but because of the President’s Day holiday, Monday will be added to the mix and the film is expected to bring in from $95 to $109 million for the four-days. It’s also expected to do almost as well overseas leading to an estimated Global opening of $192.4 million, about $2 million above initial expectations. Over half of the tickets sold on Saturday were to this Marvel Studios film and it makes the film the fourth biggest President’s Day opening ever with the other three all being Marvel films including
Black Panther ($242 million),
Deadpool ($152 million), and
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($120 million). It’s also the 35th consecutive MCU film to open a #1 at the domestic box office. It is interesting to note that one of the biggest complaints about the film, the marketing reveal of Red Hulk, may also be one of the major keys to having got people into the theater. And while the critics-score is still sitting at 51%, the audience-score continues to rise and now sits at 80%. In second place at the box office this weekend is the newly released
Paddington in Peru which is looking at a four-day total of $16 to $17.5 million.
AUSTRIAN BUSINESSMAN GOES AFTER JAMES BOND TRADEMARK02/16/25 @ 11:20 am EST
Source: Deadline | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentThere is a legal dispute over the "James Bond" name. Austrian businessman
Josef Kleindienst, who is developing a luxury resort in Dubai, has filed a lawsuit against the US company Danjaq, which owns the trademark rights to the James Bond name. Kleindienst argues that Danjaq hasn't been using the trademark sufficiently, and he wants to use the name for his real estate projects. His plan is to build a $6 billion compound on six man-made islands in Dubai. Legally he is citing an EU law which states that if a trademark name is left commercially unused for at least five years, then a challenge to revoke ownership can be made. The last James Bond movie,
No Time to Die, was released in 2021 and there is no new title for the next film, nor a new actor chosen to play Bond. Bond as an intellectual property is co-owned by filmmakers Eon and MGM Studios, with the latter being sold to Amazon in 2022. Have to admit though, a guy building a compound on a man-made island where he plans to bread carpet sharks sounds very much like a Bond villain.
NATE MOORE TALKS ARMOR WARS AND BLACK PANTHER 302/15/25 @ 1:43 pm EST
Source: YouTube | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentFormer Marvel Producer
Nate Moore spoke about the planned
Armor Wars movie, and while it’s not a project he’s working on now, he did have this to say, “As Marvel continues to go through this phase, we want to make sure whatever we’re making is awesome. This means we had to slow down some things that were on the front burner. It doesn’t mean we’ll never make it, but it does mean we have to be a little bit more considered so that every time out audiences are guaranteed quality.” He was then asked by
Collider about
Denzel Washington saying
Ryan Coogler was writing a role for him in
Black Panther 3 and if they had figured out what that role was going to be: “We haven’t, and that’s what’s so funny about his comments. He actually called Ryan to apologize because we should be so lucky but that’s super early days. Ryan is finishing his film
Sinners, which is going to be amazing, so we haven’t really started cracking story. I know there is a lot of speculation and casting rumors on-line, but none of it’s true. Which is fine because that speaks to people’s passion for the property, which is great. If and when we can figure out how to get Denzel into the MCU, that’s going to be an amazing day. And I couldn’t be more excited for what Panther 3 could be.” It was announced a few months back that Moore was leaving Marvel Studios but would still be involved as a producer on some projects, like
Black Panther 3 while also pursuing some non-MCU producing projects.
A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES NOT MOVIING FORWARD AT HULU02/15/25 @ 1:25 pm EST
Source: Deadline | Comments (0) | E-mail Article | Add a CommentFour years ago, Hulu made a deal to adapt its first ever fantasy project based on the popular book series
A Court of Thorns and Roses by
Sarah J. Maas. The books are a loose retelling of the
Beauty and the Beast story with elements of romance, adventure and political intrigue. The adaptation was in the hands of
Ron Moore who had an overall deal with 20th Television and was set up with Hulu with a script commitment plus significant penalty. All of this looked good for this project to happen. Except it’s not as Moore’s deal is done and has moved back to Sony Pictures Television and while it was believed that the IP would continue with a different writer, the word now is that Hulu and 20th Television will not be proceeding forward with the project.