New Writer Taking Over from G. Willow Wilson
December 17, 2018
Marvel has announced the creative team for its new Ms. Marvel series, including the writer taking over for G. Willow Wilson.
Week of December 18, 2018
December 17, 2018
This week’s home entertainment releases, the final volley of 2018, include one last barrage of feature films including Ruben Fleischer’s highly enjoyable superhero/villain origin story, Venom , Paul Feig’s darkly comic mystery, A Simple Favor , Shane Black’s unsuccessful attempt to reinvigorate The Predator franchise, and Eli Roth’s adaptation of a classic children’s mystery/horror novel. DVD Round-Up will return in 2019—Happy New Years to all our readers.
'Aquaman' Still Boffo Overseas
December 16, 2018
For the thirteenth time this year a movie based on a Marvel Comics character has topped the weekend box office chart. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse set a new December record for an animated film with a $35.4 million bow, while Aquaman continued to crush it overseas.
For Film and TV Projects
December 14, 2018
Legendary Entertainment has locked in overall deals with Brian K. Vaughan and Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction's Milkfed Criminal Masterminds.
The Kaiju Vying for Kinghood
December 14, 2018
Director Mike Dougherty has unveiled character posters of kaiju friends and foes in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Geek TV News Round-Up
December 13, 2018
People are on the move with new ventures, casting, and more in the latest geek TV news.
Safe for Now: Netflix Teases 'The Punisher' Season 2
December 13, 2018
The cancellations of three of Marvel’s Netflix shows had many speculating that the characters may reappear on Disney+, but that won’t be happening until 2020 at the earliest.
Column by Steve Bennett
December 12, 2018
This week, Steve Bennett names the best Christmas comic of 2018, looks at the upcoming Kim Possible movie, and notes the growth of geek culture internationally.
Fan Favorite Rewrites Major Marvel Events
December 12, 2018
Cosmic Ghost Rider will muck with the history of the Marvel Universe in a new miniseries.
Miniseries Reimagines a Web Slinger Ravaged by Real Time
December 12, 2018
Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley will replay the major events of Spider-Man’s life as he ages in real time.