Marvel Has Them, But There Are 'Complications'
June 4, 2016
Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada raised the hopes of Sub-Mariner fans during a podcast with Kevin Smith,
March 1988 -- Things Were Different
June 2, 2016
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.
In Bookstores
June 2, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx Ed. HC topped the charts in bookstores in May, according to the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.
Early Talks
June 2, 2016
Brie Larsen is in "early talks" to play the title role in Captain Marvel.
'Battle Angel Alita' & 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Get Dates
June 1, 2016
Fox has shuffled the opening dates of two as-yet-unnamed Marvel movies, provided a release date for Robert Rodriguez’ adaptation of Battle Angel Alita , and moved the Predator reboot up from March 2, 2018 to February 9, 2018.
Hasbro-Titles Crossover Due in September
June 1, 2016
IDW has announced Revolution , an epic crossover event that will unite the publisher’s current Hasbro titles ( G.I. Joe & Transformers ) as well as new (to IDW comics) properties Rom, Micronauts, Action Man , and M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Command) .
Column by Steve Bennett
June 1, 2016
This week, Bennett looks at three big comics that came out last week.
Orders First Season of 'Legion'
June 1, 2016
Based on the pilot, FX has placed a first season order for the X-Men-based series Legion from FX Productions and Marvel Television.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
May 30, 2016
Is there a larger problem with Cap’s relationship with HYDRA? Yes, but not the one you’re thinking.
'Alice Through the Looking Glass' in Real Trouble, 'Civil War' Tops 'Deadpool'
May 29, 2016
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.
