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 The BBC is keeping its Agatha Christie tradition alive by setting Towards Zero as its next adaptation of the great author’s work.Following on from 2023’s limited series Murder Is Easy, the BBC has commissioned Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited to reimagine the writer’s 1944 novel. Towards Zero unfolds around the murder of an elderly widow at a clifftop seaside house, linking a failed suicide attempt, a schoolgirl wrongfully accused of theft, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player.The book will be adapted by Rachel Bennette, the writer behind BAFTA-nominated Zadie Smith adaptation NW. She has also written on World on Fire and Ripper Street. Towards Zero will go into production over the summer. The series is co-produced by BritBox International, while Fifth Season will handle international distribution. (via Deadline) 06/04/25 @ 2:56 pm EST
Scrooge McDuck is starring in all-new adventures from Marvel Comics! Following last year’s acclaimed Uncle Scrooge & the Infinity Dime one-shot, the first-ever Uncle Scrooge Marvel comic, the legendary adventurer is back to take things to the level with a solo four issue limited series this August—UNCLE SCROOGE: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST DUCK! Uncle Scrooge & the Infinity Dime scribe and superstar Marvel writer Jason Aaron returns to craft another fantastic Uncle Scrooge saga that expertly blends the wonderful world of Uncle Scrooge with epic Marvel Comics super hero storytelling. Aaron will be joined by an extravagance of all-star artists including Giuseppe Camuncoli, Mahmud Asrar, and Ciro Cangialosi. UNCLE SCROOGE: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST DUCK kicks off in August and today, fans can behold the covers for the first two issues. The covers see how some of industry’s biggest talents—from Gabriele Dell’Otto to Mark Brooks—bring this beloved comic book icon to life Marvel style! In UNCLE SCROOGE: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST DUCK, the planet has been conquered by alien invaders known as the Connoisseurs, nefarious hoarders of the rarest antiquities from throughout the cosmos. As they tear the Earth apart, pillaging its fabled treasures, only the world’s greatest adventurer can possibly stop them. But Scrooge McDuck is facing a battle unlike any he’s ever fought, trapped inside his own mind, fighting to preserve his most precious memories. “Scrooge McDuck is one of the greatest heroes in the history of comics, bar none,” Aaron said. “It was a thrill to get to write him in the pages of Uncle Scrooge & the Infinity Dime, as we took him on a journey across the multiverse. With this new series, I knew we'd have to go bigger, not just by incorporating more Marvel artists into the mix, but by sending Scrooge on the most epic story of his career, as he fights to save the one thing more precious to him than gold or any exotic treasure: his own memories of a life of adventure.” Check out the covers for the first two issues of UNCLE SCROOGE: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST DUCK and preorder the series at your local comic shop today!        
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Gerard Johnstone has found his next doll-centric project. The “M3GAN” and “M3GAN 2.0” director has been tapped to helm the live-action “Monster High” film from Mattel, Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road banner. The theatrical film will feature an original story based on Mattel’s beloved fashion dolls imagined as the children of legendary monsters. Johnstone’s “M3GAN” became a global box office success and grossed over $180 million worldwide. He also helms the sequel, “M3GAN 2.0,” due in theaters from Universal Pictures on June 27. A standout voice in genre filmmaking, Johnstone is also the creator of the cult-favorite haunted house comedy “Housebound” and the award-winning satirical series “The Jaquie Brown Diaries.” (via Variety) 06/04/25 @ 10:58 am EST
The next chapter in AMC’s expanding Anne Rice television saga, a series centered on the secretive organization known as the Talamasca, is officially slated to premiere this October. This upcoming show, titled Anne Rice's Talamasca, will delve into the world of the enigmatic group that has lurked in the shadows of Rice’s literary universe for decades. The new series promises to further flesh out the interconnected “Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe” that AMC has been carefully constructing, adding another layer to the supernatural tapestry woven by the network. Anne Rice’s Talamasca marks the third series to join AMC’s ambitious “Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe,” following the critical and fan success of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. Both preceding shows have already laid the groundwork for the Talamasca’s prominent role, establishing the organization as a significant connective tissue within this shared supernatural world. In Interview with the Vampire, the character of Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) in the present-day timeline reveals his long-standing association and complex history with the Talamasca, hinting at their extensive resources and reach. In addition, the organization is portrayed as having a deep, almost obsessive interest in Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). Similarly, Mayfair Witches introduced Talamasca agent Ciprien Grieve (Tongayi Chirisa), who becomes deeply involved in the life of Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario) as she discovers her powers and the dark legacy of her witch family. Anne Rice’s Talamasca is scheduled to premiere on AMC and AMC+ this October. (via ComicBook.com) 06/04/25 @ 1:45 pm EST
It Happened on Hyde Street: Devour collaborators Maytal Zchut and artist Leila Leiz reteam with colorist Alex Sinclair and letterer Rob Leigh for a blood curdling tale of toxic frenemies and blood-bathed revenge in, Sisterhood: A Hyde Street Story. This haunting new Ghost Machine one-shot story is set to hit shelves next month from Image Comics. A first look at the gruesome new Hyde Street story will send fans screaming… for more.
“I’ve so enjoyed telling the story of Sisterhood but the thing that excites me most about the book is Leila’s art," said Zchut. "Every panel is beautifully crafted, profoundly captivating, and deeply emotional. Leila captures elements that words alone could not. I can’t wait for you all to see her incredible work.”
Leiz added: "Working together with Maytal has been an explosion of creativity. Her passion and perfectionism are contagious. Building a partnership with this kind of osmosis is really rare. I'm enjoying every second!”
Sisterhood: A Hyde Street Story revolves around two life-long, extremely co-dependent friends whose relationship radically changes when one accidentally drowns during a sorority hazing incident... But on Hyde Street, death takes on a terrifying new meaning.
Sisterhood: A Hyde Street Story #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 2: Cover A by Leiz & Alex Sinclair - Lunar Code 0525IM302 Cover B by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki - Lunar Code 0525IM303 Cover C by Peter Snejbjerg & John Kalisz - Lunar Code 0525IM304 Cover D 1:20 copy incentive by Raymond Gay & John Kalisz - 0525IM305 All Ghost Machine titles, including Geiger, Hyde Street, Redcoat, Rook: Exodus, The Rocketfellers, and more, are also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Ghost Machine’s groundbreaking creator collective was launched at New York Comic Con in October 2023 and features a global best-of-class lineup of artists and writers whose award-winning and iconic works include a who’s who of comic book legends such as Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Aquaman, Stargirl, JSA, The Flash, The Ultimates, Black Lightning, Green Arrow and countless more: Brad Anderson, Jason Fabok, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Rob Leigh, Lamont Magee, Francis Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg, Peter J. Tomasi, and Maytal Zchut. In an industry first, all of Ghost Machine’s creators jointly own and run the company, sharing in all of Ghost Machine’s publishing, media, merchandising and licensing. Each creator is exclusive to the company for their comic book work after completing projects already committed to. Ghost Machine recently boosted its already unrivaled creator roster with renowned inkers Andrew Currie and Danny Miki who joined on an exclusive basis.         a
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Oni Press is proud to present FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST! From Caitlin Rose Boyle (Jonesy, Frankie and the Creepy Cute Critters, and Frankie and the Beastly Bog Song) comes the third Frankie Fairy adventure perfect for young explorers! Join the quest when the charming, critically acclaimed series continues on March 10th, 2026!
Frankie Fairy loves to learn about creepy critters! Joined by her biologist mom and equipped with a field guide full of creepy critter facts, Frankie finds all aspects of nature fascinating! That is until Tuna, her beloved pet wooly bear caterpillar, is nowhere to be found. Frankie’s mom thinks Tuna must finally be entering metamorphosis—a time of change when Tuna would transform from a cuddly caterpillar to a flying moth. Frankie wants Tuna to stay the same little fuzzy worm she’s always been. But when she discovers the beauty of the transforming world around her, will she accept that one day, everybody—even Tuna—experiences some kind of change? “FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST is about transformation in the world around us, and the metamorphosis we go through on a personal level as we grow to embrace our best possible selves,” said Caitlin Rose Boyle. “As she learns about changes that insects and animals go through in the natural world, Frankie also has to learn to embrace the future with open arms—whatever form it may take. It’s a story that’s really close to my heart, and I did my best to put it on the page in a way that kids and parents alike can both enjoy!” Readers loved FRANKIE AND THE CREEPY CUTE CRITTER and FRANKIE AND THE BEASTLY BOG SONG; get ready for Caitlin Rose Boyle’s next epic chapter in FRANKIE AND THE CURIOUS COCOON QUEST when it debuts March 10th, 2026!
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Listen for the ear-worm jingle of the Ice Cream truck as it pulls up to the curb with a sickly sweet new Summer scoop…The darkly inventive, critically acclaimed comic book series by creators W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran, and Good Old Neon will return with a yummy new tale of terror, Ice Cream Man #44, in July and the Ice Cream Man, Vol. 11 trade paperback collected edition in September from Image Comics.
This tantalizing tale will center around a job performance review gone wrong. Additional upcoming issues of the anthology will feature a twisted Hitchcockian Rear Window homage, a completely creepy tale of cryogenic anti-aging chambers, and a series of vintage medical ads that downplay some pretty shocking side effects. “Golly. I can’t believe we’ve been putting this book out for 7.5 years,” said Prince. “In comic time, I think that makes us officially geriatric. And so, speaking as a veritable sequential grandpa, I’ll tell you this: I still don’t quite understand how and why we have made it this far. I mean, I am so proud of the corpus of tales we’ve assembled; Ice Cream Man is the defining artistic project of my life. (And I think I can probably say the same for my co-creators).”  Last year’s Ice Cream Man #39: “Decompression in a Wreck, Part One,” has been nominated for Best Single Issue/One-Shot for the 2025 Eisner Awards. The issue is the first in a two-parter story that shows how time slows down and life flashes by during a deadly heart-and-bone-breaking car accident, resulting in the death of a family. The comic details how decompression works in comics storytelling, and how a mere five seconds of a tragedy can be stretched into a 28-page deep dive. “Each moment sacred, each millisecond housing a loving memory, or a painful reminder, or an enticing glimpse into a future that will never, ever happen…” writes Prince in the comic.
The second part of the story, Ice Cream Man #40, shows the accident from the perspective of the truck drivers who collided with the family. Both issues have been collected into Ice Cream Man: Decompression In A Wreck Deluxe Special Edition #1 and Ice Cream Man TP, Vol. 10, available now.
This year also marked the critically acclaimed release of the all-star edition, Ice Cream Man #43, which featured one-page contributions not just from the stellar originators of this disturbing and delightful form experiment, but also short stories written by the likes of Grant Morrison, Patton Oswalt, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matt Fraction, Jeff Lemire, Geoff Johns, Zoe Thorogood (who also illustrated her own story), Deniz Camp, and Frank Barbiere, with art by Morazzo and O’Halloran. Ice Cream Man has rippled through the comic book scene since its debut in 2018 and was scooped up for the big screen recently by veteran writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Wednesday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice).
In the Ice Cream Man anthology series, mysterious horror host, Rick, delivers morsels of delicious terror in every flavor. The genre-defying comic book series features short tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption, with each installment featuring its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man—a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with a snap of his fingers—lickety split!—can change the course of your life forever.
Prince added: “It’s an absolute privilege to spin yarns about Rick the Ice Cream Man, his jingly-jangly truck, and, most importantly, everyday people fighting their way through the morass of adult life: grief, regret, addiction, divorce, overdue bills, sick family, sick self, the fall of democracy…it’s never-ending, that list. But I can still see that sliver of light breaking through…We somehow managed to make a ‘horror’ book that is, in fact, about human suffering, with slivers of light and hope streaked through the center of everything. Plus, we’ve gotten to perform some very wild comic-specific formal experiments: a silent, three-reality, and three-color issue; a story that's an actual palindrome; a crossword puzzle; an instruction manual; a dark recreation of beloved children’s books; an advent calendar; a telethon; an issue that is one continuous image when read in landscape orientation.”
“Ice Cream Man is the fulfilling, creative, challenging, cool, and ultimately fun series one can only dream of being a part of when having a comics career,” said O’Halloran. “Having a front row seat to the inventiveness of my collaborators' hard work for almost 50 issues manages to keep me motivated and inspired with this art form, and just feel very lucky to have my name on this book and be its colorist.”
“Not sure what I can add to what Will and Chris already said, ’cause I feel exactly the same way they do, but I wanted to thank our readers, our fans!” said Morazzo. “It wouldn’t have been possible without you guys, and I’m sure I can speak for the rest of the team now, we’re forever grateful!”
“THANK YOU to everyone who has stuck with us for so long,” added Prince. “We’ve still got a lot of surprises in store for issues #44 and beyond, including the Ice Cream Man, Vol. 11 trade paperback! Eleven volumes to sadden your shelves, stack high as a doorstop, or if you’re in the mood, read entirely in one sitting. And this is to say nothing of our Ice Cream Man movie in development over at horror central, Sony Screen Gems, headed by Wednesday and Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, alongside our amazing producer Aaron Schmidt. Feel free to start your dreamcasting for Ice Cream Man RIGHT NOW.”
Ice Cream Man TP, Vol. 10, which collects issues #37-40 (ISBN: 9781534397286, Lunar Code 0524IM265)—including the “Decompression in a Wreck" issues—is available at comic book shops, as well as independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones. Ice Cream Man TP, Vol. 11, which collects issues #40-44 (ISBN: 9781534331167)—including all-star issue #43—will be available at local comic book shops on September 17, as well as independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on September 30.
Ice Cream Man #44 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 23 (Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is June 30):
Cover A by Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran – Lunar Code 1224IM303 Cover B by Declan Shalvey – Lunar Code 1224IM304 Ice Cream Man #45 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 10 (Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is August 18): Cover A by Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran – Lunar Code 0325IM323 Cover B by Alison Sampson – Lunar Code 0325IM324 Ice Cream Man #46 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8 (Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is September 15): Cover A by Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran – Lunar Code 0525IM391 Cover B by Juni Ba (to be revealed) – Lunar Code 0525IM392 Ice Cream Man is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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DC Studios' upcoming Green Lantern series, Lanterns, now has a dozen cast members reportedly in place to help tell the story in its 2026 debut. Coming as the first Green Lantern-centric project from any DC Universe in well over a decade, anticipation is building to see the Green Lantern Corps in action on the small screen once again. DC Studios has reportedly cast Laura Linney for an undisclosed role in the upcoming Lanterns show on HBO Max. The three-time Oscar nominee and four-time Emmy winner will embark on her first comic book project with DC Studios, with the rest of the Lanterns cast slowly coming together alongside her. The Linney casting was initially reported on The Hot Mic podcast. She is best known for her work in The Big C, Savages and Kinsey. (via The Direct) 06/03/25 @ 11:26 am EST
Beetlejuice The Musical will return to Broadway for the third time when the First National Tour of the international hit musical comedy begins performances Wednesday, October 8 at The Palace Theatre. The First National tour of the musical launched on December 7, 2022, at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre and is now in its third year. The tour will play a limited 13-week Broadway resurrection engagement at the Palace through Saturday, January 3, 2026. Casting was not announced. (via Deadline) For ticket information, visit beetlejuicebroadway.com. 06/03/25 @ 11:08 am EST
“The Sandman” is still ending with Season 2, but fans will be getting one more episode than they thought. Netflix revealed on Tuesday that, in addition to the 11 episodes already announced, a bonus twelfth episode will drop on July 31. The bonus episode is titled “The Sandman Presents: Death: The High Cost of Living” and will focus on the character Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). As previously announced, the first six episodes of Season 2 will debut on July 3, with the next five premiering on July 24. Season 2 will bring several fan-favorite storylines from the comics to life, including the “Season of Mists,” “Brief Lives,” “The Kindly Ones,” and “The Sandman: Overture” collections. The season will also include single-issue stories such as “Tales in the Sand,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Song of Orpheus,” “Thermidor,” and “The Tempest,” among others. (via Variety) 06/02/25 @ 3:43 pm EST
Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) journey in the Star Wars galaxy is set to continue with the upcoming movie New Jedi Order, but fans shouldn’t expect to see her mentor Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) make an appearance. In an interview with ComicBook to promote his new movie The Life of Chuck (which opens in select theaters June 6th and nationwide June 13th), Hamill was asked if he would return as Luke’s Force ghost in New Jedi Order. Though the actor is forever grateful he played such a meaningful role in the Star Wars franchise, he believes it is time for Lucasfilm to move past the legacy characters and focus entirely on the younger generation. “I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called Star Wars ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made,’” Hamill said. “We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.” Set to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, New Jedi Order picks up roughly 15 years after The Rise of Skywalker, following Rey as she ushers in a new era for the Jedi. While the film has encountered numerous hurdles since it was first announced, it remains in active development. During a panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan in April, New Jedi Order was one of the many Star Wars movies mentioned when Lucasfilm outlined its plans for the future. |
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