Warner Bros. has signed Sacha Baron Cohen to play Mandrake the Magician in a theatrical feature.

As expected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows took the weekend box office crown, but its estimated $35.25 million opening was soft, 46% lower than its predecessor, magnifying a trend from last weekend when both the X-Men and Alice sequels disappointed.

Some 28+ years ago, when The Killing Joke shipped to comic stores as a “direct only” (i.e., no newsstand distribution) title, things were different.

Al Griego, of Steve Jackson Games’ volunteer demo program, has been brought inside as Assistant Marketing Director.

Based on the pilot, FX has placed a first season order for the X-Men-based series Legion from FX Productions and Marvel Television.

As expected this weekend’s two big new releases topped the box office charts, but X-Men: Apocalypse’s debut was 30% below that of the previous film in the franchise ( Days of Future Past ), and James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass opened 70% below Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland.

Marvel has revived a four year old marketing tag with the announcement that it will release a free Marvel Now! Previews Magazine.

There has been a lot of Marvel movie casting news (from several studios) in the last few weeks, and we round it up here.

The video game-based Angry Birds movie topped the weekend box office, earning an estimated $39 million.

Humble Bundle has partnered with Dynamite Entertainment to offer an essential collection of writer Garth Ennis’ comic book work for the digital platform.