Earlier today, National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) announced an exclusive global merchandise program around the groundbreaking animated series, The Simpsons. The limited-edition boutique collection, announced today at Licensing Expo 2013, will feature twenty-five of the greatest guest stars who have appeared as themselves on The Simpsons. The first five guest stars to be featured will include James Brown, Tom Hanks, Kid Rock, Yao Ming and Hugh Hefner. Available to consumers in early 2014, the collection will feature a number of
Monkeybrain Comics will release both Edison Rex #7 by Chris Roberson, Dennis Culver and company; and Amelia Cole and the Hidden War #2 by Adam P. Knave, D.j. Kirkbride, Nick Brokenshire and Rachel Deering tomorrow. As you know, ComicBook.com finds these two books to be some of the best long-form digital comics on the market, and we routinely do commentary track-style interviews with the creators following the release, which we’ll be doing for these two. So keep your eyes peeled
Stephen Amell, star of The CW’s Arrow, told Access Hollywood that this year, there would be a game-changing development in the series that would open the door to some very familiar DC Comics faces. “The game-changer is a game-changer–but I can’t say,” Amell said in the interview embedded below. “But it’s something and some people that aren’t just familiar to DC Comics fans, they’re like more familiar than Green Arrow.” There aren’t a ton of characters better-known than Green Arrow,
Billionaire Bruce Wayne can’t foot the bill for your kid’s birthday party–but he’ll use his batarang to help swing up over top of congested aisles at Target in a new, 30-second ad that features the New 52 Justice League assembled for the first time in full-animated glory. They do sidestep thorny casting issues by having Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman do their business silently through the spot–although it’s not clear whether that’s Wonder Woman
We’ve been reassured by producer Michael Bay that Jonathan Liebesman’s new film featuring Michaelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Raphael will be called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, just like the comics and cartoons, in spite of persistent rumors that the title would be shortened to simply “Ninja Turtles,” with rumors originally being that the Turtles were no longer mutants but actually alien beings. We’ve been told that’s all nonsense. Except, of course, that at one point Bay had confirmed the “Ninja Turtles”
What happened in Paris? That’s what fans are asking themselves after seeing today’s dispatch from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past, in which a Presidential speech appears to hint at a calamity in the French city spelling the start of a new and more challenging era for humanity (and probably their relationship with mutants). In the original storyline, it was the assassination of a U.S. politician that kicked everything into high gear; could director Bryan Singer, who tweeted
This weekend, intrigued by the earlier reporting that Man of Steel is coming in with lower marks than passable-but-not-amazing comic book films like Iron Man 3 and Superman Returns on Rotten Tomatoes, I figured it was a good idea to look and see what the criticisms were of a movie that’s had great word-of-mouth from Hollywood for months now and from screenings the last three weeks or so. First of all, let me clarify that I don’t take these kinds
Could this be what Trinity Angels creator Kevin Maguire was talking about when he said Valiant was after him to produce some covers? Earlier today, Valiant Entertainment announced a series of new Signature Series covers, featuring the work of “classic” Valiant creators as variants on current Valiant titles. According to a statement, Valiant will release one Signature Series cover per month, beginning this October with the Harbinger #17 Valiant Signature Series cover by Sean Chen – the veteran artist that began his
With less than a month to go before the start of San Diego Comic-Con International, vendors have been flooding the Internet the last few days with their announced exclusives, and instructions as to how those attending can hope to get their hands on the highly-collectible swag. Well, this year at the Dark Horse booth, a dedicated store will be open throughout the convention where fans can purchase their slate of products, which has been announced and you can check out
Image Comics announced earlier today that they will host Image Expo in the Lam Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, calling it “a first-of-its-kind event for comic book industry media, retailers, and fans.” The one-day event will feature a keynote speech by Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson, top comics creators, and surprise guests. At the Expo, Image will reveal its new titles to be published in the coming months as well as interview and
Earlier today, Walt Disney Animation announced three new castmembers for Frozen, their upcoming animated feature film slated for release in November. Well, now they’ve taken to Weather.com to release a first look at the movie, which the studio is dubbing a teaser trailer (with an introduction from a meteorologist, natch). It’s really a clip, presumably from the film, that carries with it a real Ice Age vibe, featuring a snowman and a moose and…well, just watch.
Earlier today, Diamond announced an exclusive Mini-Mate two-pack based on Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse, launching with a black-and-white Jay & Silent Bob. Well, that’s hardly the end for the line–apparently Minimates is the way to go for Comic-Con exclusives this year. Skybound will launch a four-pack of mini-figures in which will feature Hershel, his deceased son Zombie Shawn, Lookout Duty Rick and a Barn Zombie. You can see the packaging at right and some images below. The Minimates come in
Ralph Garman, host of The Joe Schmo Show, guest-hosted on Kevin Smith’s Fat Man on Batman podcast this week, discussing the recent release of Man of Steel–and he hated the film. A lot. If you’ve been involved with any conversations about Man of Steel in the last few days, you know that they tend to get ugly quickly; here at ComicBook.com, our comments threads are full of fans feuding over the film and, frankly, taking way too many cheap shots
The X-Files Season Ten #1 Written by Joe Harris Art by Michael Walsh and Jordi Bellaire Grade: A- There are a lot of challenges faced by comic books that are based on licensed properties. First of all, they tend not to be very good–TV series, movies and toys turned into comics seem to be perceived by publishers and audiences as low-hanging fruit, and so top-tier talent don’t get assigned, editorial oversight is hugely increased because of the needs for licensor
Age Of Ultron #10 has leaked early online. The early leaking of scans of pages of key event comic books has become a re-occurring problem for both Marvel and DC Comics. No one seems to know how the comic books get leaked, as scans often show up online in advance of retailers receiving copies of the comics. Age Of Ultron #10 has been teased by Marvel Comics as offering an unguessable ending. Marvel Comics even went to the extent of
