In May DC is reimagining your beloved Hanna Barbera cartoons with books like Future Quest and Scooby Apocalypse. While that latter title sounds like a late night Tumblr parody, it isn't. And here are the variant covers by Steve Rude, Bill Sienkiewicz, Howard Porter and Neal Adams to prove it.
Last year, the Netflix release of Marvel's Daredevil took superhero fandom by storm. The set of episodes that comprised Daredevil's freshman year breathed new life into a fairly moribund television landscape.
Yesterday the great Al Jaffee turned 95. He's been contributing to Mad Magazine for a mere 61 years as the master of the "Fold-In," a few of which are presented below. Still active and charming as ever, Mr. Jaffee is one of the few people who can genuinely be said to speak with a "stentorian" presence, and I would just sit and listen to him read the phone book.
Last year, Lionsgate and the San Diego Comic-Con announced a joint venture to launch a SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) channel themed to all things nerd and con. Now they've just announced that a free beta of the service, named Comic-Con HQ, will roll out on May 7th (Free Comic Book Day).
Plans for programing include including original scripted and unscripted programming, such as Kings of Con, a show based on the Her Universe fashion line, and an interview series with Adam Sessler, The ad-free service will also offer programming from Comic-Con's archives, and that should be an eye opener for comics historians.
A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close
Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated and an uncertain future
Paramount has settled the lawsuits from 12 attorney generals and the WGA over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, promising an independent editorial board for CNN and CBS News, and more.
Zoe Thorogood and her husband Joe Whiteford will team up on the Image miniseries and accompanying EP Vampire on Aisle 6, which tells the story of a recently turned vampire trapped in a superstore until the Sun sets.
Spider-Man: Homecoming director and Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts is reportedly set to helm the first in a new Star Wars movie trilogy written by Simon Kinberg, which will purportedly feature Rey Skywalker in a minor role.
Paulina Ganucheau and a host of artists will team up on Dynamite's We Bare Bears Christmas Special, which will mark the Cartoon Network series' first comic book.
