Dynamite formally announces a new ongoing series and new missions for 007 himself, in JAMES BOND, starting this December!



Writing partners Vita Ayala (Morbius, Xena) and Danny Lore (Queen of Bad Dreams) assemble their squad to craft an initial arc dealing with the high stakes world of art forgery. Fan-favorite Eric Gapstur (Animosity: Evolution) returns on art following contributions to Greg Pak's James Bond 007 series. Colorist Roshan Kurichiyanil (Six Million Dollar Man) and letterer Ariana Maher (Nancy Drew, Xena) round out the enlisted agents, returning from their service with previous Bond books as well for visual continuity.

When a priceless, iconic piece of art is deemed a fake, an entire Pandora's Box of international crime and corruption unfolds. But is Bond out of his element or right at home in this world? Art forgery is glamor and splashiness, yet it's also subtlety and sleight of hand. All arenas that James has some expertise in, except for the knowledge...

Co-writers Danny Lore and Vita Ayala are on the same exact page and practically completing each other's sentences regarding their take on the character. "There's cool, and then there's Cool, with a capital C, and for me, that's always been James Bond," said Lore. Ayala chimed in, "Since I can remember, he has been the epitome of suave. His cold efficiency mixed with that dry wit and charming smile... the work gets done, and he gets the girl(s) along the way. There is something timeless about Bond that allows him to be put into almost any era and situation."

Regarding their collaboration, the writing duo shared the December debut of this series will be the 10th anniversary of their friendship, one where shared story development has played a major role. "Vita and I can pass all the ideas in the world back and forth, but it's the rest of the team that gives it the sleek crispness of one of Bond's tailored ensembles," said Lore. "Eric is unstoppable, I am so happy we are on the same wavelength. Roshan is a dream, the work will be blowing people out of their socks! And I am glad Ariana and I are able to work together again - she's a genius!"

Artist Eric Gapstur added, "Danny and Vita wasted no time in knocking me on the floor with the first three pages of the script, laying down an artistic gauntlet that is no doubt the most challenging sequence I've ever drawn. It's exciting!"

To match a straightforward title of simply JAMES BOND, the series will feature just one cover per issue and the star of the show is the legendary Jim Cheung (Justice League, Young Avengers)! Furthermore, he's contributing three connecting covers! Note #2 and #3 pencils may not reflect final line art.



Cheung shared with Dynamite, “It’s been very exciting getting to handle the legendary character of James Bond. The movies were mandatory viewing when I was growing up in England, so when I was offered the chance to do the covers, I couldn’t resist! From the super-spy action to the fast cars, beautiful girls and big explosions, there was just too much to fit into the one cover, so thankfully Nate Cosby offered me three! I decided to try and tie them all together to create a triptych, which I love doing. Hopefully I’m able to capture the non-stop action of this series, and cannot wait to read the book myself!"

"As all the wonderful creators have noted, Bond is one of the foundational figures in our fictional tapestry. Fleming's creation has influenced endless copycats and continues to be reinterpreted in entertaining and relevant ways. The story that Vita and Danny have laid out is so great, as if it were a feature itself - and that's where an artist of Eric's ability helps to provide scope and range. Add Jim's incredible covers as the "movie poster" to get fans new and old excited, and it's a perfect Bond adventure that I can't wait for fans to read and enjoy," said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. Publishing this character in comics is a great honor for us and we're excited for fans to read what these agents bring to the table!"

JAMES BOND #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ October 2019 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in December 2019. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the issue 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!

BOOM! Studios is proud to reveal a first look at HEARTBEAT #3, the latest issue of the new original five-issue series by comics creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Loud) and letterer AndWorld Design (Martian Manhunter)—a dark, violent, decadent, disturbing story, in which life, death, blood, and love are inextricably intertwined, available in January 2020.

After a thrilling encounter with Donatien, Eva finds herself becoming more interested in his macabre tastes. As the murderer draws her deeper into his world, what parts of herself is Eva willing to give up to get closer… and will she miss them when she’s done?

HEARTBEAT #3 features main cover art by series creator Maria Llovet as well as variant cover art by artist Jen Bartel (Blackbird).

HEARTBEAT is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä; Bury The Lede by Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe; Klaus by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora; Folklords by Matt Kindt and Matt Smith; and The Red Mother by Jeremy Haun and Danny Luckert. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Joss Whedon’s Firefly from Greg Pak and Dan McDaid; Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David López; Angel from Bryan Edward Hill and Gleb Melnikov; and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from Ryan Parrott and Daniele Di Nicuolo.

Print copies of HEARTBEAT #3 will be available for sale on January 22, 2020 exclusively 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, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.

This March, prepare to see the greatest moments of Marvel’s 80-year history told like never before! In MARVEL SNAPSHOTS, industry legend Kurt Busiek will bring together incredible creative teams for eight standalone, double sized issues showcasing Marvel’s most beloved characters from the golden age to today. Like 1994’s critically acclaimed MARVELS series, MARVEL SNAPSHOTS will be tales told through the eyes of ordinary people, offering unique insights on the legendary mythos of the Marvel Universe. MARVELS SNAPSHOTS also reunites Busiek with renowned MARVELS co-creator Alex Ross who will be providing the series with his iconic painted covers.

It all begins with SUB-MARINER: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 when best-selling novelist and Emmy Award-winning TV writer Alan Brennert (L.A. LAW, TWILIGHT ZONE) and superstar artist Jerry Ordway (ALL-STAR SQUADRON, CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) unite to tell an unforgettable story about Marvel’s original antihero: Prince Namor! Set circa World War II, things kick off with an action-packed tale featuring Namor, Betty Dean, and the All-Winners Squad--a dream come true for Brennert. “I can honestly say that I enjoyed working on this story more than any comics story I've done in years. I grew up reading (and loving) Marvel's Golden Age heroes in the 1960s, in reprints in FANTASY MASTERPIECES. But I never thought I'd have a shot at writing them--especially the All-Winners Squad!--and I'm grateful to Kurt Busiek and Tom Brevoort for providing me the opportunity, and to Jerry Ordway for bringing it all to glorious life,” Brennert says. “I'm enormously proud of ‘Reunion’ and honored to be the first story published in MARVELS SNAPSHOTS.”

Artist Jerry Ordway is just as passionate about bringing this tale to life. "When I was offered this project, I jumped at it, being a big fan of the original MARVELS book by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross. Getting to draw a Sub-Mariner story set in the 1940s, with appearances by the All-Winners Squad, lets me connect with Marvel’s World War II era history, and the work of Subby’s creator, Bill Everett,” says Ordway. “I’ve been a Marvel maniac from the age of 10, so this is pretty cool! Alan Brennert wrote a great script which fits neatly into the bigger tapestry that is the Marvel Universe. I’m thrilled to get to play in this sandbox after so many years as an artist."

“The MARVELS SNAPSHOTS books will provide a different perspective on moments throughout Marvel history while also giving a wide range of talent, many of whom are new to Marvel, to play in our sandbox under the expert watch of Kurt Busiek,” says Executive Editor Tom Brevoort.

This dramatic, unexpected and revealing tour through the Marvel Universe crafted by a cornucopia of amazing creators begins this March! Don’t miss this celebration of Marvel’s legacy that’s sure to be an instant favorite for True Believers old and new!

Be on the lookout for upcoming announcements revealing which of your favorite characters will star in this landmark series and the incredible talent who will tell their exceptional tales…

SUB-MARINER: MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 Written by ALAN BRENNERT WITH KURT BUSIEK Art by JERRY ORDWAY Cover by ALEX ROSS

BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. and in partnership with IDW and Nickelodeon, today revealed a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2, the latest issue of an all-new five-issue limited series event! Written by Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil), illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Venom Annual), colored by Walter Baiamonte, and lettered by Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fight - and maybe team up with - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in January 2020.

Tommy faces a shocking betrayal within the Foot Clan that puts him in the crosshairs of their leader - Shredder! But can the Rangers and Turtles put their differences aside before Shredder unleashes his ultimate weapon? No Rangers or Turtles fan can miss this shocking reveal that’ll change everything they’ve ever known!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2 (OF 5) features a main cover by Dan Mora (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once & Future), with Turtle Ranger Helmet variant covers by Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and more!

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2 will be available on January 8, 2020 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.

Softcover collections of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, SABAN’S GO GO POWER RANGERS, and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios, including original graphic novels such as the upcoming Saban’s Power Rangers: The Psycho Path, are available everywhere books are sold.

IDW's extensive library of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles graphic novels – new stories tied into the Rise of the TMNT cartoon, remastered Eastman & Laird classics, IDW's critically-acclaimed ongoing saga (now approaching its landmark 100th issue and available as the TMNT: The IDW Collection), and more – are available now at comic book shops and booksellers everywhere.

For continuing news on the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS series and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
TM & (c) 2019 SCG Power Rangers and Hasbro.

Dynamite, the 2019 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher, is proud to announce its newest imprint, Dynamite Books! This exciting new line of prose novels will delve deep into the company’s world-famous collection of characters to produce sensational new stories for readers to enjoy. And what better place to start than with Bram Stoker Award-winning author Nancy A. Collins as she returns to Vampirella as part of the character’s 50th-anniversary celebration.

The Dynamite Books line kicks off with Vampirella: Blood Invasion by Collins, which is available in print, e-book and audiobook right now! The line will also include newly created audiobooks for previously published novels starting with the original Shaft novel by Ernest Tidyman, also available today. January will see the return of the popular SEAL Team Six No More series with subsequent months to feature Purgatori and more Vampirella stories. The eventual goal is to release at least one novel every month, inspired by classic pulp novels.



In Vampirella: Blood Invasion, Vampirella left her planet of Drakulon on a desperate quest to find another source of blood that her people need to survive. After years out of contact, the skies of Earth fill with an armada of ships from her home planet. Thrilled at first to see her people, Vampirella is horrified to learn of General Orlok’s plan for her adopted planet. She must choose between her own kind or to take up arms with her partner Pantha and join a rebel army led by Count Dracula, Evily the Witch and Doctor Frankenstein and his patchwork monstrosities.



Writer Nancy Collins shared, “It’s nice returning to Vampi. The book is my own take on the 1950s invaders from outer space trope. To paraphrase Mark Twain: ‘Those reading this book and expecting hard science fiction shall be shot with a ray gun.’”

Collins got her start in 1989 with the award-winning Sunglasses After Dark, the first novel in the series featuring her vampire heroine Sonja Blue. From there she’s gone on to write several novels as well as comic books, including a celebrated tenure on Swamp Thing in the early 1990s and more recently a year-long run on Vampirella. The new novel features a cover by fan-favorite artist Jenny Frison and the audiobook is narrated by actress Kirstin Wall (Bad Sass).

Check out a teaser trailer for Blood Invasion here!

Dynamite returned Shaft: The Original Novel to print in 2016 as the publisher began crafting new tales of one of the most iconic characters of the 1970s. Created by the same author who wrote The French Connection and High Plains Drifter, John Shaft has been the star of novels, comics and feature films for almost 50 years. Now actor Will Dixon (Secret Santa) brings the original novel to life for audiobook fans.



“Dynamite has so many amazing characters that lend themselves perfectly to prose novels and we have a ton of great stories in the works that should get readers really excited for the new line,” said Dynamite Books editor Dan Wickline, “We're fortunate to launch with the work of the incredible Nancy Collins and two of the most iconic figures of the last half-century.”

Vampirella: Blood Invasion and Shaft: The Original Novel are available now in print, e-book and audiobooks through Amazon, Kindle and Audible.

Vampirella: Blood Invasion

Shaft: The Original Novel

Dynamite urges fans so stay tuned to the new Dynamite Books social media portals for the latest news, releases and more from the imprint.

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Dynamite announces that the main Artgerm acetate enhanced cover for Vampirella #6 has sold out at the distributor level.




Due to the truncated December cycle surrounding the holidays and printer timing to deliver to retailers on time, Dynamite had to go ahead and lock in a print run on the acetate cover. To balance out for this, it was overprinted by 20% based on initial orders, but unfortunately, that wasn't enough. Orders went up nearly that entire 20% amount at Final Order Cutoff. This cover is currently not available for reorders.

In addition to this, Dynamite is announcing that the top 1,000 retailers by annual orders through Diamond will receive a special limited edition Blue Foil variant of Artgerm's Vampirella #6 cover.




This blue foil follows in the footsteps of a Vampirella tradition established over 25 years ago with the original Vengeance of Vampirella #1. Exactly 10 further blue foil editions followed through the years on landmark issues.

Harris Comics' Editorial Director at the time, Bon Alimagno shared, “Now that I think about it, I do recall Yoshi Aino telling me the very first Blue Edition was one done by accident, and that it was part of a second printing. Something about extras were printed and they didn't have a gold foil at the printing press for it so they used blue foil on a hundred of them. I remember Yoshi telling me he was surprised at the interest in it since it was unintentionally printed. I believe these were the only blue foils unintentionally created.”

Today, to pay back retailers for supporting Vampirella and Dynamite through this monumental year, the tradition continues. Best of luck to all the hardcore collectors out there!

"Vampirella has been one of our best-selling titles over the last year, and of course we know Artgerm is a superstar and helped bring more attention to this special issue, but believe it or not we couldn't have anticipated the success we're having on this issue with the acetate cover!," said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. "There are very few characters with Vampirella's legacy, and combined with Christopher Priest's great story, Ergün's incredible art, and Argterm's stunning cover, we have a huge hit! Industry-shaking creators like Artgerm only come around every once and a while, making his art on the blue foil variant an incredible premium for retailers as a reward for supporting us and Vampirella. We cannot be more proud to continue working with the creative team, including Artgerm on the acetate cover, all our other creators, as well as the unprecedented success that we've seen on Vampirella and the entire Dynamite line over the past year. We've got even more exciting comics around the corner!"

VAMPIRELLA #6 will release December 18. Comic book fans are encouraged to pick up copies of the issue 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!

HBO teases the terror of its coming series, The Outsider, in a new featurette. The TV show is based on the novel by horror master Stephen King.

The Outsider debuts Sunday, January 12, 2020, on HBO.

Featurette: https://youtu.be/fyXhEYOjA5U

Birds of Prey dropped surprise new footage at Thursday night's Game Awards. Check out the video below.

The DC Comics film gave us some good looks at the rest of the Birds of Prey besides Harley Quinn. This includes Huntress, Black Canary, Renee Montoya and Cassandra Cain. (via Bleeding Cool)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) hits theaters on February 7.

Video from Game Awards: https://twitter.com/i/status/1205322629416128512

DC Universe has released the premiere episode of its adult-oriented animated Harley Quinn series online. You can view the episode below.

New episodes of Harley Quinn premiere Fridays only on DC Universe.

View FULL episode: https://youtu.be/ap1vdCpxukU

Disney and Lucasfilm have revealed a poster inspired by The Rise of Skywalker by artist Rich Davies which itself is a reference to the iconic original poster for Star Wars: Episode VI from back when the film was originally titled "Revenge of the Jedi," not "Return." Check out the two side-by-side below. (via ComicBook)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in U.S. theaters on December 20.

Vault is thrilled to announce, after the tremendous success of each series, that MONEY SHOT, THE PLOT, and SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS have all been extended for second arcs that will debut in 2020.

SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS will begin its second arc in February 2020 with issue #6, THE PLOT will begin its second arc in April 2020 with issue #5, and MONEY SHOT will begin its second arc with issue #6 in April 2020.

SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS is a stunning epic fantasy series written by Jon Tsuei (Run Love Kill), drawn by Audrey Mok (Archie), colored by Raúl Angulo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), lettered by Jim Campbell (Wasted Space), and designed by Tim Daniel. The first arc of SERA AND THE ROYAL STARS will be collected in a trade paperback edition that hits store shelves in January 2020.

THE PLOT is Vault's first horror series published under NIGHTFALL, Vault's autumnal horror imprint. THE PLOT is written by Tim Daniel (Fissure, Enormous) & Michael Moreci (Wasted Space, Mall), drawn by Joshua Hixson (Shangai Red), colored by Jordan Boyd (Deadly Class), lettered by Jim Campbell (Wasted Space), and designed by Tim Daniel. The first arc of THE PLOT will be collected in trade paperback edition that hits store shelves in February 2020.

MONEY SHOT, Vault's sexy sci-fi series, was a best-selling, sold out hit series written by Tim Seeley (Grayson, Revival) & comedian Sarah Beattie (Saturday Night Live), artist Rebekah Isaacs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), colorist Kurt Michael Russell (Hack/Slash), and letterer Crank! (Rick and Morty). MONEY SHOT's first arc will be collected in a trade paperback edition that hits store shelves in March 2020.

The three returning series join HEATHEN and WASTED SPACE in Vault's catalog on ongoing comic book series. HEATHEN's long-awaited third arc begins in February 2020, with artist Ashley A. Woods joining the creative team. WASTED SPACE began it's critically acclaimed third arc in November 2019.

More information about each new series arc will be shared in the coming weeks.