Column by Steve Bennett
August 30, 2017
This week, Steve Bennett looks at two comic adaptations: Atomic Blonde, and the new Tick series on Amazon.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 28, 2017
This week, Scott Thorne looks at Force Friday and hobby game stores.
Week of August 29, 2017
August 27, 2017
This week’s home entertainment releases include Bruce Timm’s stylish animated Batman and Harley Quinn , the jiggly box office disappointment Baywatch , plus a bunch of interesting TV offerings including the latest seasons of Gotham, Star Wars Rebels, Black Sails, Elementary, The Originals , and more Peanuts by Schulz .
Worst Weekend for the Top 12 Films Since September of 2001
August 27, 2017
Hurricane Harvey shut down theaters in much of South Texas, and the much ballyhooed fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter Conor McGregor helped lower Saturday attendance as Hollywood limped to the end of a disappointing summer season with the top 12 films earning the lowest amount registered since the weeks following the 9/11 attack.
An occasional column from the retail trenches by Kendall Swafford
August 25, 2017
This week, columnist Kendall Swafford looks at Marvel's comic publishing from the point of view of Disney, its corporate parent.
Column by Steve Bennett
August 24, 2017
This week, columnist Steve Bennett comments on the recent movies Spider-Man: Homecoming and Valerian .
Column by Rob Salkowitz
August 22, 2017
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at the digital comic market in the wake of Madefire's big announcement.
Column by Scott Thorne
August 21, 2017
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the reasons why distributors exist in the hobby games business.
Week of August 22, 2017
August 20, 2017
There’s only one theatrical release this week, but it’s a big one, James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , and there are plenty of key TV-related offerings including recent seasons of The Walking Dead, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Supergirl, Lucifer , Ash vs. the Evil Dead , plus for music buffs, an insane punk rock TV talk show co-hosted by Blondie’s Chris Stein.
August 2017 Box Office Now Down 34% From 2016
August 20, 2017
The R-rated action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard , which stars Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds topped the weekend box office with a better-than-expected $21.5 million, but Hollywood’s late summer swoon continued as ticket revenues were down 44.7% from the same weekend last year.
Column by Paul Levitz
August 17, 2017
In his latest column, Paul Levitz looks at the role of immigration in the comics industry.
Column by Steve Bennett
August 16, 2017
This week, Steve Bennett looks at the premiere of the new DuckTales "movie," and the DC Universe Animated Original Movie Batman and Harley Quinn .