MATT CHATS: Gabo Gabs about Writing and Drawing Micro-Fiction
Welcome to MATT CHATS, a weekly interview series in which I talk to a creator, consumer or seller of comics. This week I spoke...
Valiant and Sony teaming up for five films with Bloodshot and Harbinger
Valiant Comics Entertainment has been teasing a big media announcement for ages and WHOOP there it is: A five picture deal with Sony for films involving Bloodshot and Harbinger and a crossover called Harbinger Wars. And it's being overseen by the guys behind The Fast and the Furious franchise. Zowie!
With Marvel and DC locked up at Disney and WB, other studios are looking to get in on the lucrative comic book movie train...and Valiant has got a diesel express straight to the screen.
A bunch of top level filmmakers are involved:
The New 52 is now the Old 52: a look back
With Convergence, aka Atlas Moving Vans, now rolling out in the DCU and the New 24 about to launch, several websites have taken a look back at The New 52, which launched in September of 2011 and super-charged the comics industry. As I've written several times before, the pr for the New 52 immediately lifted the entire comics industry with more customers coming into stores and finding a lot of new comics to read. Call it the Millennial Rush. The debut of Saga #1 six months later hooked those who were just nibbling and he rest is history: record breaking sales.
Titan to release hit Bande Dessinée Mutafukaz this Fall
Titan Comics announces distribution deal with Ankama media to release Mutafukaz in the US and Canada.
Dynamite announces monthly Bob’s Burgers comic
With C2E2 coming up it looks like another week of Dynamite news. Starting out...a monthly Bob's Burger comic with creators from the animated series involved, including creator Loren Bouchard. The first Bob's Burgers mini series was a surprise hit for Dynamite with multiple printings, a best selling collection and one of the top ordered FCBD comics. The series launches in July. The PR didn't mention the artists on these variant covers, but as with most variants, they look nice.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off to be headlined by Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood
The recently announced Agents of SHIELD spin-off may have its stars in place
The Death of Superman Lives trailer considers what might have been
You've all heard the story, in the late 90's, Tim Burton was scheduled to direct a Superman film entitled Superman Lives, which was to...
Gaze at the glory of the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice posters
Last night, Zack Snyder unleashed the latest marketing volley in the growing behemoth that is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice by tweeting out...
Warren Simons on Bloodshot Reborn and Reinventing a 90’s Icon
In the wake of the premiere event series The Valiant came this week’s Bloodshot Reborn #1. The storyline published by Valiant comics gave Bloodshot...
The second Fantastic Four trailer debuts the new Doctor Doom
The new trailer for Fantastic Four wasn't supposed to be released until tomorrow morning, but after another leak, 20th Century Fox moved fast to...
Nice Art: Behold Valiant Previews Featuring Ninjak, Divinity, and Ivar
Valiant has just debuted a brand new round of previews from some of their biggest and best books. First up is Ninjak #1, which...
The official Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer is here
The official teaser has been released
