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HARLEY QUINN New York Comic Con 2018 First Look – Deadpool Joke

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THE BIG BANG THEORY’s Kaley Cuoco stars as the voice of Gotham’s criminal queenpin Harley Quinn in the new animated series for the DC UNIVERSE digital subscription service. Warner Bros. Animation unveiled a first look at the upcoming series today on Wednesday, October 3, at New York Comic Con. In addition to the video clip, the voice cast for the show was announced, with Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco tackling the title role, as well as executive producing the series. Joining her on Harley Quinn’s decidedly adult adventures are Lake…

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Marvel Q&A At New York Comic Con With Retailers Goes Bad

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A closed Q&A between Marvel Comics and comic book retailers erupted at the New York Comic Con on Thursday after one retailer became vocally critical of the publisher’s decision to change the ethnicity, gender, and sexuality of some of the classic characters, Bleeding Cool reports. The tensions began when an unnamed seller “specifically [expressed] his distaste for Iceman ‘kissing other men,’ and Thor ‘becoming a woman,’” Newsarama writes. “The retailer’s complaints sparked an outcry among the other retailers present in the room, some echoing his frustration, with multiple attendees raising…

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NYCC Exclusive FIGHTING AMERICAN #1 Cover

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Looks like the legal fight is over from the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby estate lawyers so Titan Comics will premier the Fighting American at the New York Comic Con. 🙂 Walt Andie Tong has completed a new cover for Fighting American #1 that will be sold as a New York Comic Con exclusive from Titan Comics’ booth. Jim Simon, the son of the character’s co-creator Joe Simon, is scheduled to be on-hand at NYCC to help promote the returning title. NYCC is scheduled to take place October 5 through…

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Stan Lee Introduces The Defenders

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Trailer from Film Select shows some new looks of the Defenders including The Punisher. Stan Lee recites an introduction of the Greatest Stories Ever Told about heroes of New York called the Defenders. Coming this August 18th on Netflix. No there not the Avengers and there focus is in New York but they are effective and learning to trust each other to become the Defenders and defend the helpless from the powerful and bad guys. Watch this unorthodox group of heroes shake things up in the city fighting crime and…

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New Spider-Man Animated Series Release Date and New Trailer

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There’s a brand-new Spider-Man animated series on the way this summer! Back at New York Comic Con in October, Marvel revealed that a brand new Spider-Man animated series is on the way for 2017. Marvel Animation’s Cort Lane (Senior Vice President Animation and Family Entertainment) announced that next year “a brand new Spider-Man series, one we’ve been working on for a few years now will make its debut.” The new series, titled simply Spider-Man, “will follow the adventures of Peter Parker from the very beginning. It’s filled with humor and…

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Watch: Iron Fist NYCC Trailer

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Watch the new trailer for Marvel’s Iron Fist that was shown off at the NYCC. Iron Fist, starring Finn Jones, will debut on Netflix with all thirteen episodes on Friday, March 17, 2017. Synopsis: Fifteen years after being presumed dead in a plane crash, Danny Rand (Finn Jones) mysteriously returns to New York City determined to reclaim his birthright and family company. However, when a long-destined enemy rises in New York, this living weapon is forced to choose between his family’s legacy and his duties as the Iron Fist.

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Warren Ellis Is Bringing WildStorm Back to DC Comics

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Warren Ellis will return to DC, to work on some of the characters that made him a household name among comic book fans, as the curator of a new pop-up imprint called WildStorm, ComicBook.com has learned exclusively. Following on the heels of the success of Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint, WildStorm will take a similar approach, with Ellis writing the “main” book and curating the others. WildStorm will debut mid-February 2017 with a regular monthly comic titled The Wild Storm, written by Ellis with art by Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo’s Clean…

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Amazing Spider-Man #18: Where is Doc Octopus? Dan Slott

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Doctor Octopus has managed to keep himself alive within the confines of the Living Brain, and he’s done so right under Peter Parker’s nose. In Amazing Spider-Man #18, his journey to take over Parker’s body once more comes to a head. Spoilers from here on out. For those who have been following the book, you know that Otto has resided in the Living Brain since the events of Spider-Verse. It’s there that his love of Anna Maria Marconi has only grown, and he’s been biding his time ever since, waiting…

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Can Jane Foster Appear Alongside Thor?

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SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for “Mighty Thor” #11, on sale now. Following the surprising conclusion of last issue, after Thor had been injured and placed under arrest by S.H.I.E.L.D. only for Jane Foster herself to seemingly arrive out of nowhere, Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman conclude their arc featuring the showdown with Roxxon C.E.O. Dario Agger in “Mighty Thor” #11. All of this takes place as Agger’s self-destruct mechanism counts down to the destruction of his floating Roxxon Island, and by association New York City below…

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WB Launches DC Super Hero Girls

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Girls now have their very own Super Hero world, DC Super Hero Girls, where they can play, watch, read and be inspired to discover their full super power potential alongside legendary DC Comics female Super Heroes, including Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, in this all-new universe that was created just for them. DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, in partnership with Mattel, announced today the activation of many elements to this highly anticipated initiative, including the rollout of the new DCSuperHeroGirls.com website, which kicks off with the U.S. launch…

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DC Comics Profits Down in 2015

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Bleeding Cool is reporting that DC Comics is down over 2 million dollars for their financial year beginning in 2015. Reasons cited include the cost from moving the offices from New York to Burbank were higher than expected as well as the poor performance from the less than stellar Convergence event series and tie-ins, in addition to the post-Convergence relaunch doing all that not great. DC also offered their comics to be returnable, which has only added to the problem, as obviously the issues are not selling and retailers are…

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Marvel’s Daredevil – Netflix Review

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It’s time to let the devil out. Marvel’s Daredevil is here to clean up the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Lawyer by day, street-level hero by night, Matt Murdock is on a mission to make his city a better place against an underground terror within the city. All episodes arrive only on Netflix, April 10th. The first in a planned series of shows on TV detailing the Marvel universe, “Daredevil” follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night. Blinded in an accident as a child, Murdock uses…

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Peter Parker the True Spider-Man

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This is a review of Superior Spider-Man 30 so if you have not read it yet (So where have you been) I suggest you don’t read this post right now but after you read #30. SPOILER ALERT. Superior Spider-Man 30 is one of the most satisfying stories that I have ever read. It has the climax and emotional twist that make a story interesting but mostly it finalizes what we all knew, that from Amazing Spider-Man 700 to Superior Spider-Man #30 Peter Parker is and should be the true hero…

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‘Age Of Ultron’ Preview Next Big Marvel Project

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Age of Ultron #1 is to feature a special foil cover at no additional design expense, Marvel Comics announced. Marvel has also revealed interior artwork from writer Brian Bendis’ new series, which features art from Bryan Hitch, Brandon Peterson and Carlos Pacheco. Age of Ultron will run for 10 issues, with Hitch illustrating the first five and Peterson and Pacheco dividing the remainder up between them. Three issues will be released in March and three in April, before the title becomes bi-weekly. Marvel News: AGE OF ULTRON #1! This March,…

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Amazing Spider-Man #700 Leak Likely Came From New York

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By: Russ Burlingame on December 16, 2012: Ever since pages from (and a summary of The Amazing Spider-Man #700 leaked on the Internet a few days ago, fans have been wondering how it happens that a book still weeks away from release could have ended up online already–it now looks as though we have our answer. Comic Crusaders, an online realtor based out of New York State, posted a pre-release copy of the issue to their eBay account as “in hand” rather than presale, suggesting that the auction winner could…

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