Marvel Comics is celebrating Venom’s 30th anniversary with a slew of variant covers based on the character. Featuring artwork from Mark Bagley, Mike Perkins, Francesco Francavilla, Ron Lim, Inhyuk Lee and more, the variant covers will appear with 20 individual titles. Spanning books from All-New Wolverine to Black Panther to Thanos, the variant covers will
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The emergence last week of new character breakdowns certainly suggested Marvel’s The Punisher would soon begin production on its second season, but now we know precisely when. RELATED: The Punisher Perfectly Set Up A Season 2 Storyline… In Its First Episode The Netflix drama is expected to begin on-set work on Feb. 26, and wrap production
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The latest trailer has arrived for Rampage, and it’s full of revelations (some would say spoilers) about Dwayne Johnson’s next big-budget action film. RELATED: Rampage: Dwayne Johnson Debuts Monstrous First Poster We already knew that the film’s giant gorilla (George), alligator and wolf will find themselves altered after being exposed to a gene-splicing chemical agent.
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In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at brianc@cbr.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Longtime readers Tom A. and Chris N.
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This is “Provide Some Answers,” which is a feature where long unresolved plot points are eventually resolved. Reader Jaime B. wrote in to suggest that I address the big plot point in last week’s Amazing Spider-Man, which resolved a plot point from J. Michael Straczynski. I’ve done a Left Unresolved on this one in the
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Paddington 2 director Paul King is currently in final talks to direct the next big screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. King is currently one of the most in-demand directors for children’s films, as both Paddington and Paddington 2 became critical and box office successes upon arrival. Willy Wonka has
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ABC’s Greatest American Hero reboot has found its lead in New Girl actress Hannah Simone. RELATED: Female-Led Greatest American Hero Reboot Ordered to Pilot After being given a pilot order from ABC, the Greatest American Hero reboot has officially cast its new female lead in New Girl actress Hannah Simone. This casting will see the
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The third season of Preacher is ready to explore the darkest corners of the comic. Season two ended with Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy driving up the road to the L’angelle farm, home of Jesse’s psychotic, abusive family. It seemed certain that the next season would have to feature Jesse’s terrifying grandma and her minions, and a new
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Following her Academy Award-nominated turn on Netflix’s period drama Mudbound, Mary J. Blige will remain with the streaming service for The Umbrella Academy. RELATED: Netflix’s Umbrella Academy Casts Superhero Siblings According to The Hollywood Reporter, the singer/actress will play the time-traveling assassin in the adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series by Gerard Way and
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WARNING: The following article contains potential spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, arriving in theaters May 4. It turns out there was something to those theories that Thor will receive some help from in crafting his new weapon in Avengers: Infinity War. Newly surfaced images of one of the film’s toy tie-ins confirms that Groot
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Despite Fox’s The Gifted being a generally faithful nod to Marvel’s X-Men comics, Magneto has yet to be mentioned by name. But, according to showrunner Matt Nix, there’s a good reason for this. As one of the most famous X-Men characters of all time, the presence of Magneto is felt weekly on The Gifted  thanks
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The 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off in South Korea on Feb. 9 with an especially exciting routine from Japanese pair skaters Suzaki Miu and Kihara Ryuichi. For their performance, the duo skated to a song from hit anime Yuri!!! on Ice! The song used is titled Yuri on Ice and was featured numerous times in
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Beloved by all age groups, Jim Henson’s Muppets are a staple in North American pop culture. But according to The Muppet Show alum Frank Oz (Star Wars), the characters — at least in his mind — were never meant for children. “Some people think The Muppets are for children,” Oz wrote via Twitter. “Nope. I
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The Winter Olympics is shaping up to be a Marvel-ous one for the US Olympic ski and snowboard teams who will be sporting outfits inspired by the modern look of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Cinematic Universe design of Captain America. RELATED: MCU’s Bucky Is Down to Become Captain America (Someday) The men and women’s teams will
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A day after it was announced that legendary actor Reg E. Cathey had passed away following his battle with lung cancer, Marvel Television paid their respects while also announcing the late actor’s work on Luke Cage Season 2. RELATED: Actor Reg E. Cathey Dies at 59 Following the news of Cathey’s shocking passing, Marvel Television
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Superman’s black suit was recently confirmed to exist in the DC Extended Universe thanks to a Justice League deleted scene, but it almost debuted in live-action years ago. RELATED: Superman’s Black Suit Arrives in Justice League Deleted Scene An image posted by Matt Hatton, a concept artist who worked on George Miller’s cancelled Justice League movie, on Instagram reveals
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Winter Soldier actor Sebastian Stan has reiterated that he definitely wants to see his character take up the Captain America mantle in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. RELATED: Infinity War: Prelude Comic Details Winter Soldier’s Deprogramming Speaking at a panel at Wizard World St. Louis, Stan did however state that the timing must be right because the
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The Arrowverse’s own Legion of Doom actors apparently pitched a half-hour sitcom starring their villainous super-team. According to Matt Letscher (Eobard Thawne/Reverse Flash), who along with Neal McDonough (Damien Darhk), John Barrowman (Malcolm Merlyn) and Wentworth Miller (Captain Cold) made up the live-action Legion of Doom, the group of actors repeatedly pitched the CW a
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Viacom, the massive corporation that owns Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV, among other networks, is planning to kick-off its own over the top streaming service by Fall 2018. The eventual service will compete against the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, CBS All Access and HBO Now. The corporation’s service, should it launch on time,
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Actor Reg E. Cathey, whose credits include The Wire, House of Cards, Outcast and 2015’s Fantastic Four film, has died at the age of 59. The Wire creator David Simon reported the actor’s death on Twitter. “Reg Cathey, 1958-2018,” Simon wrote. “Not only a fine, masterful actor — but simply one of the most delightful
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Another key cast member for the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Netflix series has been found, and this time it’s Sabrina’s talking cat, Salem. RELATED: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Kiernan Shipka Cast as Sabrina Announced on Twitter by executive producer and Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer (and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comic book writer) Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, fans of
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A new rumor has shed some light on just how Carnage will fit into Sony’s Venom movie starring Tom Hardy. RELATED: Venom’s Teaser Didn’t Reveal Much, and That’s Exactly How It Should Be A report from That Hashtag Show claims that Cletus Kasady, perhaps better known as Carnage, will have a small, self-contained part in the film. The
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A new promotional video for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther shows Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran Robert Downey Jr. interviewing one of the newest additions to the MCU’s roster – Chadwick Boseman, the Black Panther himself. The video sees the two actors trading compliments between talking about the upcoming film that sees Boseman take on the role
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