2017 Officially First Down Year Since 2011 Comic Sales

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It’s official official. Direct Market comic book sales fell year-to-year for the first time since 2011, with 2017 finishing up about 10% off from 2016. According to figures released by Diamond Comic Distributors Friday morning, DC Comics led the Direct Market in dollar share, powered by the two best-selling comic books of the month – Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock #2 and Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal #4 – and four other Top 10 titles.  Marvel Comics, which released the other four Top 10 titles…

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Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Will Reportedly Be in ‘Venom’ Movie

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On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Tuesday, January 16th, 2018) Mark Ellis, Perri Nemiroff, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp discuss the appearance of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in Sony’s standalone Venom movie. Without releasing his source Jon Schnepp states that Spider-Man will be there. This Just In: Tom Holland has been seen on the ‘Venom’ set starring Tom Hardy for the last two days. This looks to be confirmation that Holland’s Spider-Man/Peter Parker will be appearing in ‘Venom’. How big might his role be in the film? Does this also mean…

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Star Trek Discovery review Episode 11

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In Godfather 3 fashion I wanted to title this review “Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.” The difference from episode 10 to episode 11 is simply night and Day. This episode breaths life back into the whole series for me and gets me so incredibly pumped up for what is to come next. It should be noted that the show seems to have an excellent writers room and this episode is no exception. This episode was written by one the co-executive producers of the…

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Mark Strong Talks Shazam! Plays Villain the DC Universe

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The DC Extended Universe is moving ahead with the Movie Shazam! This Superman type character is different because he is really just a teenager who changes into an adult hero with the heart of a child. This movie promises to do things a little differently when it comes to the superhero genre. Mark Strong is playing the villain in this film and he recently spoke to Contact Music about his character and coming back to work with DC Films. “I’m playing an evil bastard called Doctor Sivana, they are always…

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Star Trek Discovery Review of Episode 10

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  Star Trek Discovery returns with Episode 10 “Despite Yourself” which includes a reference and likeness to the prime universe Star Trek Enterprise Season 04 Episodes 18 & 19 · In a “Mirror, Darkly” part 1 and 2. In this story, the Enterprise as a Terrain Empire ship Lead by a power-hungry Archer searches for the U.S.S Defiant constitution class starship that has crossed over to this alternate universe. This is the same universe we see in “Mirror, Mirror” (Star Trek S02 E04 Oct. 6, 1967). The “Mirror, Darkly” story…

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Previews: Superman The Atomic Age Sunday Comic Strips 1956-1959

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Superman’s newspaper comic strips are among the rarest of all Superman collectibles. This comprehensive series helps remedy that gap in Superman history by bringing back into print every one of the Sunday newspaper strips. The Man of Steel stars in seven classic adventures as the 1950s “Atomic Age” comes to a close. Two of the stories are original to the newspaper strip, while five were alternate versions of tales that were simultaneously published in the regular comic books. One of the featured adaptations is “Superman Versus the Futuremen,” written by…

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Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny Princess Leia #1

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The Star Wars Forces of Destiny initiative celebrates the inspiring stories of iconic heroes from a galaxy far, far away…. Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both big and small ultimately shape the destinies of beloved characters, such as Princess Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka, and Hera along with your soon-to-be favorites from The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige! Fans will be excited to discover these stories told by talent…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Disassemble: Infinity Countdown

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INFINITY COUNTDOWN PRIME #1 Written by GERRY DUGGAN Art and Cover by MIKE DEODATO On-Sale – 2/21/18 INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1 (of 5) Written by GERRY DUGGAN Art by AARON KUDER Cover by NICK BRADSHAW On-Sale – 3/7/18 Media Release — With a CRASH and a BANG, the cosmic strike of the Countdown begins as the greatest epic in the history of the Infinity Stones explodes onto the pages of INFINITY COUNTDOWN! And it’s a beginning so huge, it can only be told in one sweeping, mind-bending tale. This March, Gerry…

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Preview: Misfit City #8

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Misfit City #8 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Kiwi Smith and Kurt Lustgarten Artist: Naomi Franquiz Cover Artist: Naomi Franquiz Price: $3.99 Below is a preview of number 8 in the series for Misfit City. A review for number 1 can be found here from contributor Tyrel Kessinger. A trade paperback will eventually follow in 2018. Final Issue! The girls are mere steps away from discovering the truth about Black Mary, but there’s more going on than they realize… PREVIEW COVER AND COMIC PAGES BELOW JUST…

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Superman Prequel Series ‘Krypton’ Release Date

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Syfy’s new Superman prequel series, Krypton, has an official premiere date: Specifically March 21st, 2018 on Wednesday night. The official synopsis for Krypton from Syfy reads: “Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, KRYPTON follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), the legendary Man of Steel’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed. With Krypton’s leadership in disarray, Seg-El encounters Earthly time-traveler Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos) who warns he’s under the clock to save his beloved world from chaos. Fighting to redeem his family’s honor and protect…

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Is Superhero Movie Attendance Dropping?

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2017 was a big year for comic book based movies with four studios vying for moviegoers attention. We are looking at seven releases by Sony, Fox, Marvel and Warner Bros. The Quality this year for superhero movies has never been better with an audience rating averaging 7.67 stars out of ten. All things considered the seven movies we are talking about were good and all of them were fun to watch, and some of the movies were outstanding. let’s start out with Sony’s movie made with the help of Marvel…

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Marvel Contest of Champions Game

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Thanos is coming to Marvel Contest of Champions! Watch the cool “Mad Titan’s Wrath” trailer featuring music by The Sword. Marvel Contest of Champions can be downloaded through iTunes and Google Play. Iron Man vs. Captain America! Hulk vs. Wolverine! Drax vs. Deadpool! The greatest battles in Marvel history are in your hands! The greedy Elder of the Universe known as The Collector has summoned you to a brawl of epic proportions against a line-up of vile villains including Thanos, Kang the Conqueror, and many more! Experience the ultimate free-to-play…

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Brian Michael Bendis Very Sick

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Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis he’s recovering from a serious MRSA infection which put him in intensive care for days and temporarily blinded him. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. Orbital infections caused by MRSA are “a rising menace in the ocular field” according to the National Institute of Health. Orbital cellulitis which can result from MSRA can be potentially sight and life-threatening. Bendis: I’m home. miraculously. my recent healthy eating & weight loss helped me bounce out of the…

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What Direction is DC Comics Going?

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What is the purpose of the new DC Universe Dark Matter titles? First comes DARK DAYS, which gives way to the DARK NIGHTS, which gives birth to the DARK MATTER. Then, Welcome to the new age of DC heroes in January. THE DC UNIVERSE JUST GOT BIGGER! Starting in January, DC introduces a bold new line of comics starring a thrilling array of heroes— some you already know, some you may have glimpsed in the pages of DARK NIGHTS: METAL. They embody a spirit of epic adventure and bravery—the kind…

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The Future Of DC Movies

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Justice League is history and according to experts will finish less than 300 million gross domestically and less than 700 million worldwide. Not good for a movie with heavy reshoots that probably put their budget over 350 million with marketing costs of well over 200 million. The 400 million plus overseas country by country will not return 400 million but far less than that, so you have to say The WB lost money on the theatrical version of the movie. Yes, we still have DVD and Blu-ray release and that…

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