Dynamite announces a pair of stunning exclusive variant covers featuring Red Sonja and Vampirella by powerhouse duo Jim Balent and Holly Golightly, available right now on Indiegogo!

"I’m a huge fan of Frank Thorne’s work, especially on the Red Sonja Series!," said Jim Balent. "Although I will never surpass his depiction of this She-Devil With a Sword, I could not pass up this opportunity to illustrate one of my favorite covers he created. I consider this a huge honor to have my cover on his iconic issue."

"Lush and glamorous, romantic, goth and melodramatic... as a teen, all of these qualities pulled me into Vampirella’s world," said Holly Golightly. "I wanted to be her best friend and join her in all her adventures. It’s a dream come true to share my passion for her and Jose Gonzalez’s art through my cover with other Vampi fans!“





This is actually a very special project for both Balent and Golightly, who have long been fans of these iconic characters and that influence is seen in their styles and work to this day.

Holly was such a big fan of Vampirella, and particularly the sensual stylings of her definitive 1970s artist Jose Gonzalez, that she used an image of the Drakulonian for her high school graduation yearbook page! As she navigated growing up and honing her artistry, Holly identified with the outsider nature of Vampi and the macabre horror of those original stories. Her favorite issue was the 1972 Annual, which featured a deep roster of top artists across 64 pages like Gonzalez, Wally Wood, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Neal Adams, and more. Which is why her exclusive new art is adorning a limited-edition printing of that issue and at magazine size!

On the other hand, Jim Balent taps into his "Barbarian Jim" persona to channel the legendary strokes of Frank Thorne for a Crom-ful classic new cover. Fans should make sure to watch the promo video to see Jim in his full barbarian glory. His Red Sonja cover pays homage to Thorne and Bruce Jones' "Eyes of the Gorgon" story, originally published in 1976 in Marvel Feature #4. His cover will be gracing a stunning limited edition of that classic story.

Each cover is being offered in three main variations. Balent's comes standard with traditional trade dress, as a virgin logo-free edition, or a black and white line art variant. Holly's comes standard, with the line art, or as a special alternate version she designed to homage pop art pioneer Patrick Nagel, known for his striking portraits of women. Fans can get combo packages of the covers, CGC graded copies, signed editions, or even remark sketches from Holly. She'll also be doing a limited number of truly one-of-a-kind sketch covers - in full color!



Trading card sets for each cover represent all the editions, the original inspiration issue, and a fun behind the scenes photo of each artist's process. Tee shirts, lithograph prints, and collectible coins round out this overflowing extravaganza of Vampi and Sonja celebration!



Jim Balent is a 35 year veteran of comics, establishing himself at the forefront of the "bad girl" movement in comics nearly right off the bat. His Dynamite DNA goes way back, with some of his earliest work being inking the Vampirella: The Dracula War story arc early into the Harris era, and drawing Purgatori's first solo series with Chaos! Comics. In 1993 he kicked off a new Catwoman series at DC, which still stands as her longest-running. Jim drew over 80 issues in a row over a 7-year run, intersecting with fan-favorite crossovers like Knightfall and No Man's Land, and even a tussle with Vampirella! Characters like Catwoman, Vampi, Purgatori, and Billy Tucci's Shi lead the way as the most popular comics of the 1990s began to star kickass women.


Holly Golightly kicked off her comics career with her own bad girl creation, Vampfire. She's also balanced the scales and shown off her versatility on the "good girl" end with a plethora of stories for Archie Comics on everyone's favorite Riverdale teens. This includes a fan-favorite run on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, a natural match for Holly - a practicing witch!

In 2000 the duo turned their attention to the indie scene and launched BroadSword Comics. Their flagship title Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose will be celebrating a whopping 125 issues at the end of this year. The pair collaborate on the series with Jim writing, drawing the interiors and covers, while Holly colors, letters and handles production for the character inspired by her.

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Within the considerations for spinoffs of The Walking Dead as the main series nears its true finale, chief content officer Scott Gimple reveals that the AMC zombie saga might continue in animated form. There are guaranteed spinoffs in the form of a Carol and Daryl series and Tales of the Walking Dead. With Tales, the franchise will introduce new characters and revisit familiar faces for short, episodic arcs. With the new series which brings a whole new storytelling format to the AMC franchise, Gimple suggests that animated episodes are certainly on the table and actually a goal.

"I will say that one thing I'm looking at hard is animation," said Gimple. "I mean, [Robert Kirkman] has a lot of talent around that, so that's one-stop shopping for me. [World Beyond co-creator Matt Negrete] and I actually come from animation. We worked initially together in animation back in the day. And then we also went to college together. … But I mean, Invincible is going to be a really interesting thing to see. Hour long animation? And the comic is fun, but it's not a comedy and it gets super dark and dramatic, regularly. So I can't wait for that. And Kirkman might lead the way on that too. It may lead us right back to a Walking Dead animated series." (via ComicBook)

The Walking Dead: World Beyond airs Sundays at 10pm ET, following new episodes of Fear the Walking Dead at 9pm ET on AMC. The Walking Dead will return for 6 more episodes of Season 10 in the Spring. The 11th and final season of The Walking Dead will begin airing in the Fall of 2021.

Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot has unveiled a new poster for the movie helmed by David Blue Garcia (Tejano) and written by Chris Thomas Devlin. You can check out the poster below.

The new Texas Chainsaw Massacre hits theaters in 2021.

Apple TV Plus will be getting the beloved Peanuts Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holiday specials added to its catalog this year, and they’ll each be available for free to non-subscribers for a short period of time.

The Halloween special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, will be hitting Apple TV Plus today for subscribers and will be available for free from October 30th until November 1st. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving will be available on November 18th and watchable for free from November 25th until November 27th. And A Charlie Brown Christmas will be out on December 4th and can be watched for free from December 11th through December 13th.

A new season of the Apple TV Plus-exclusive Snoopy in Space and new specials celebrating Mother’s Day, Earth Day, New Year’s Eve, and back to school were also announced today for Apple TV Plus. They’ll join The Snoopy Show, which hits Apple TV Plus on February 5th, and a new Apple TV Plus Peanuts documentary that will be coming out next year. (via The Verge).

Writer-producer Dana Baratta, known for projects including Dawson’s Creek, Jessica Jones and Good Behavior and a close collaborator with producer Melissa Rosenberg, died on Sunday. She was 59. Her family announced Baratta’s death after a years-long battle with ovarian cancer.

In 1998, Baratta landed Dawson’s Creek, the first of many TV series for which she would write and produce. She wrote seven episodes for the WB series that launched the careers of James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams among others.

Throughout the early 2000s Baratta worked up the ladder and soon became a supervising producer for North Shore, then a co-executive producer for series including Cracking Up, Runaway and Life Is Wild. She also had an acting credit in Miguel Areta’s 2000 indie hit Chuck & Buck.

After serving as executive producer on Shonda Rhimes’ Private Practice, Baratta began her collaboration with Rosenberg on Red Widow, which they co-executive produced. The two would reunite in 2015 to co-executive produce Netflix’s Marvel series Jessica Jones; Baratta penned three episodes.

Her most recent writing and producing credits were for TNT’s Good Behavior. (via Deadline)

Baratta is survived by her husband David Smith; her stepsons, Mathew Smith and his wife Jen, and Michael Smith. She is also survived by her sister Lise Baratta and her brothers Mark Baratta and David Baratta.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to support UCLA’s Dr. Beth Y. Karlan and her team’s ovarian cancer research. More info here.

DF News extends its deepest sympathies for Ms. Baratta's family, friends and fans.

Vault Comics is excited to announce two new gorgeous Caspar Wijingaard incentive covers for A DARK INTERLUDE #1. Caspar's cover art will come in two different versions: a regular cover will be available as a 1:15 variant, while a deluxe foil edition printed on thick card stock will be available as a 1:30 variant.

A DARK INTERLUDE is the "not-quite-a-sequel" to FEARSCAPE, co-created by writer Ryan O'Sullivan (Void Trip, Dark Souls) and star artist Andrea Mutti (Port of Earth, Rebels) with colors by Vladimir Popov, letters by Andworld, and design by Tim Daniel.

A DARK INTERLUDE marks the return of comics most unreliable narrator and legendary jerk, Henry Henry, who recently took over Vault's twitter account for one unforgettable day.

Cover A (Kristantina): SEP201542
Cover B (Gooden & Daniel): SEP201543
Cover C (Isaacs): SEP201544
Cover D 1:15 (Wijingaard): SEP208238
Cover E 1:30 Foil (Wijingaard): SEP208239

A DARK INTERLUDE #1 hits store shelves on November 11th. The synopsis can be read below:
After the stunning success of Fearscape, comes A Dark Interlude, the story of-No! The only offence to literature greater than the loathsome synopsis is the sequel. I will not stand idle while some poor excuse for an editor mangles and confuses my story, which is intact, perfect, and concluded, with this derivative drivel. Mark my words, this nonsense has nothing to do with my tale. I am not in it. I do not condone it. And you, dear reader, should not buy it.

The wait for new episodes of Star Wars: The Mandalorian is almost over!

After what feels like an eternity, the highly-anticipated second season of The Mandalorian is finally on its way to Disney+. The first new episode of The Mandalorian since December arrives on October 30th, and Lucasfilm has given fans of the series very little information or footage ahead of its debut.

Fortunately, that changed on Monday night with the release of the latest teaser trailer for Season 2.

Disney and Lucasfilm announced over the weekend that the trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2 would air during ESPN's Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. As promised, the trailer arrived, offering up brand new footage from the all-new season. (via ComicBook)

Trailer: https://twitter.com/i/status/1318341765124927489

Syfy's Day of the Dead TV series has fleshed out its cast with five new members. Keenan Tracey (Bates Motel), Daniel Doheny (Alex Strangelove), Natalie Malaika (Fractured), Morgan Holmstrom, and Kristy Dinsmore (Vikings) are joining the series based on the George A. Romero zombie movie.

Abbott Street Films and Cartel Entertainment are producing the series with Steven Kostanski (Leprechaun Returns) set to direct its first four episodes and executive produce. Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas are the show's writers and showrunners. Production is already ongoing in Vancouver, Canada, for the 10-episode series. (via ComicBook)

Synopsis: "Day of the Dead is the intense story of six strangers trying to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion. This ode to George A. Romero's famous flesh-eaters reminds us that sometimes all it takes to bring people together is a horde of hungry zombies trying to rip them apart."

Chadwick Boseman’s final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, has released its first trailer, in which the late actor is suited up in a tuxedo, performing blues music with co-star Viola Davis.

The film, based on August Wilson’s award-winning play of the same name, shares the story of trailblazing blues artist Ma Rainey, portrayed by Davis. Set in Chicago in 1927, the musicians grapple with issues of race, music, relationships and the exploitation of Black recording artists.

The late Boseman portrayed Ma’s band member Levee, an ambitious trumpeter who aspired to make his own mark in the Chicago music scene by putting a contemporary spin on old-fashioned songs.

The film is helmed by George C. Wolfe, who won Tony awards for directing the play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and the musical Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk. Wolfe also served as the artistic director of The Public Theater from 1993 to 2004.

Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, and eventually it progressed to stage 4, his family revealed after his death. Although he never spoke publicly about his diagnosis, he worked through his treatment for much of his film career. Netflix could make a push for a posthumous Oscar nomination for Boseman in the supporting actor category. The late actor may have another Oscar contender with Spike Lee and Netflix’s Da 5 Bloods; if he were nominated twice, Boseman would become the first actor with two posthumous acting nods. (via Variety)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set for release on Dec. 18 on Netflix.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/ord7gP151vk

The DisInsider is reporting that Disney’s long-in-development live-action adaptation of Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, based on the 90’s series of the same name, is set to begin filming next spring in Los Angeles.

The studio is prepping this film as a part of their original films for Disney+.

Another tidbit on the project (heard but not confirmed) is the original voice cast for the Rescue Rangers team -- Tress MacNeille (Chip and Gadget), Corey Burton (Dale and Zipper), and Jim Cummings (Monterey Jack) -- are all expected to return for the film.

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is set to be directed by Akiva Schaffer (Hot Rod and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), one-third of Lonely Island along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Tacoma. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, who produced The Muppets as well as Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast are producing.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it will not be an origin story nor detective agency story. Rather, the take is being described as being meta, something self-referential and cool. The film was written by How I Met Your Mother writing duo Dan Gregor and Doug Mand; Barry Schwartz wrote a previous draft of the script.

BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), today revealed a first look at the exciting new series premiere, MIGHTY MORPHIN #1, from superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), rising star artist Marco Renna, colorist Walter Baiamonte with assistance by Katia Ranalli, and letterer Ed Dukeshire, as they launch the first of two all-new series with two all-new teams on November 4, 2020.

A new Mighty Morphin team has assembled to take on the deadliest threats to Earth - but who is the All New Green Ranger by their side?

The new Mighty Morphin team is on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation - one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes! But even if the Mighty Morphin team can find a way to survive Zedd and their mysterious new enemies, they may discover the greatest threat to their future is the shocking secret of Zordon’s past! A new Mighty Morphin epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

MIGHTY MORPHIN #1 features main cover art by acclaimed illustrator InHyuk Lee (Seven Secrets), and variant cover art by Eleonora Carlini (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Jung-Geun Yoon (Seven Secrets), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and an “Every Ranger” cover illustration by Dan Mora (Once & Future) that connects with POWER RANGERS #1, MIGHTY MORPHIN #2, and POWER RANGERS #2.

Currently, Power Rangers is celebrating 27 continuous years on the air, making it one of the longest running kids’ live-action series in television history with nearly 900 episodes aired to date. Created by Haim Saban and launched in 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the franchise celebrates its 27th season, “Power Rangers Beast Morphers” currently airing on Saturdays at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S.

MIGHTY MORPHIN 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; We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; and Alienated by Simon Spurrier and Chris Wildgoose. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David López, and Firefly from Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma & Daniel Bayliss.

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN #1 will be available on November 4, 2020 exclusively 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, and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios are available now, everywhere books are sold.