10/06/14 @ 12:13 pm EST
As Dynamite’s relaunch of the Chaos Comics characters continues, Byron Brewer spoke with one of the driving forces behind the project, Tim Seeley who is now writing Evil Ernie with his brother Steve SeeleyBYRON BREWER: Tim, as one of the main architects of the revival of the Chaos Universe, how successful would you say it has been?Tim Seeley: I don’t know actually! I’m so head down making stuff lately that I can’t really tell. But I hope it’s doing well…people come up to me at shows with books to sign all the time. BB: Have you been enjoying writing the adventures of Evil Ernie? What does the character mean to you, and what is his importance to the rest of the Chaos U.?TS: Yeah, it’s a blast. It’s a chance to cut lose and do something a little crazier and more twisted than some of my other projects and I get to work with my brother, which is a blast. BB: What is it about Ernie that makes him a character you enjoy working with? TS: Ernie is pure ID. He just DOES what he wants, which can be pretty liberating when writing. Plus, he’s an undead super-slasher. Can’t beat that! BB: For the uninitiated, explain the Ernie/Smiley relationship.TS: Smiley sort of acts as Ernie’s guide, and the devil on his shoulder telling him to do bad things. BB: Tell us a tad about Carrion Jane.TS: She’s another one of Mistress Hel’s “lovers.” She’s essentially an “anti-Ernie.” BB: Where in literature or other media can you possibly get inspiration for the madness of Evil Ernie??TS: Well, Ernie is pretty heavily inspired by slasher films, obviously, but I think, but there’s also a lot of heavy metal and punk music in there too, though I’m not sure if that’s considered literature. BB: Have you enjoyed the work of artist Rafael Lanhellas? Will we ever see some interiors by artist Tim Seeley? (Beautiful covers!)TS: Ha, I think I’ll leave that to Rafael. I’m too busy! BB: So what is ahead for Ernie in the Chaos U.?TS: Ernie is on the hunt for the other lovers of Mistress Hel, trying to stop them from building her army! So, expect lots of gory, mad battles galore!
11/08/24 @ 6:29 pm EST
Get ready to head back to the Pleistocene era! Disney and 20th Century Animation announced Friday that “Ice Age 6” is in the works, which means that Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd will soon return to screens. In a video announcing the sequel, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, and Simon Pegg, who have all led the voice cast of the family franchise, announced that they are coming back for a new adventure. The film is currently in production. The last “Ice Age” film, “Collision Course,” opened in theaters in 2016, grossing $408.5 million globallly. It’s a franchise that’s had legs — the first film, “Ice Age,” bowed in 2002. There have also been several shorts and series featuring various woolly mammoths, ground sloths, saber-tooth tigers and other prehistoric creatures who populate the films, as well as a 2022 spin-off, “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild.” Audiences have been more receptive to the films than critics — the last entry suffered an 18% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (via Variety)
11/08/24 @ 6:28 pm EST
Three-time Grammy and 14-time Latin Grammy winner Shakira is coming back as the voice of Gazelle in Disney’s Zootopia 2. The news was announced on Friday at D23 Brazil. Shakira also sang one of the 2016’s movie’s signature tunes, “Try Everything,” which went triple platinum. Zootopia 2 is hitting cinemas over the Thanksgiving break on November 26, 2025. The 2016 first movie grossed more than $1 billion and won the Oscar for Best Animated Film. The first movie followed a bunny rookie cop (Ginnifer Goodwin) and a cynical con-artist fox (Jason Bateman) who team up to uncover a conspiracy in a city of anthropomorphic animals. (via Deadline)
11/08/24 @ 2:00 pm EST
Terrifier franchise backer Cineverse is lining up another Christmas treat for genre fans in the shape of a reimagining of cult horror Silent Night, Deadly Night, Deadline reports. Forty years after parents picketed outside of theaters following the release of the first Santa slasher movie in the franchise, Cineverse has acquired global rights to a new version and is launching during the American Film Market in Las Vegas. The reboot of the franchise, written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85) and produced by Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, executive producers of the original 1984 Tri-Star film, alongside Jamie R. Thompson, goes into production “soon”. It is currently slated for a late 2025 theatrical release. Silent Night, Deadly Night tells the story of a child who is traumatized after seeing his parents killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Years later, he dons a Santa suit himself and gets bloody revenge. The movie spawned multiple sequels over the years and a loose remake in 2012.
11/08/24 @ 1:52 pm EST
Over the summer, Deadpool & Wolverine introduced fans to an army of Deadpool variants and standing out amongst the crowd was KIDPOOL! This November, this breakout star enters the Marvel Comics universe for the first time ever in KIDPOOL & SPIDER-BOY #1, a one-shot by superstar writer Christopher Yost, artist Nathan Stockman, and more. It’s an historic first meeting as your new favorite foul-mouthed adolescent, KIDPOOL, teams up with another one of the biggest debut characters in recent memory, SPIDER-BOY! Will the Adolescent-Arachnid be able to keep the Murderous Middle-Grader from causing the return of the Comics Code? UNLIKELY! But Bailey is going to try! And could this all-new KIDPOOL be the very same one from the multiverse-shattering movie? Nothing is off limits when it comes to the Merc with a Mouth! Check out Humberto Ramos’ cover along with new variant covers by Paco Medina and Todd Nauck. Preorder KIDPOOL & SPIDER-BOY #1 at your local comic shop today!
11/08/24 @ 1:41 pm EST
Luana Vecchio, the award-winning creator of erotic horror series Lovesick, and popular punk band NIIS have teamed up to give fans a taste of dominatrix Domino’s twisted world in a new song and music video inspired by the series. Directed by Meriel O’Connell and starring NIIS lead singer Mimi Doe, the music video for “Lovesick” features Doe as a seductive yet terrifying dominatrix, alluding to Mother Demon Domino, luring in her prey. Domino’s origins will soon be explored in Vecchio’s new miniseries Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale, part coming-of-age and part horror-thriller, kicking off this December. A new sneak peek of the first issue, shown below, reveals how the tale begins.
In Lovesick, dark web subscribers pay a high price to be maimed, tortured, and killed by ruthless and irresistible dominatrix Domino. This is what they call “love” in the Lovesick Club. But as Domino faces emerging threats and mounting pressure from a needy audience, what price will she have to pay for success in this literally cutthroat world? And what will she have to become to survive? Vecchio invites you into a digital underworld of cannibalism and bloody neon to explore the limits of consent, love, and idolatry in one of the most erotic and extreme stories in recent years.
"One of the things I love most about art is how creating it inspires others to create more,” said Vecchio. “It’s incredibly beautiful and, in a way, so romantic. That’s exactly what I thought when Mimi sent me the demo of ‘Lovesick.’ I was amazed that someone on the other side of the world could create something that captured the essence of my work so perfectly. NIIS’ ‘Lovesick’ is bold and addictive, just like the world of my comic.
As I listened, I could imagine each scene vividly coming to life. When I wrote Domino, I envisioned her as a natural performer who loves to dance and sing; I had a clear sense of her voice, sweet like a mother’s yet sharp as a demon’s. I’m almost spooked by how perfectly Mimi captured her, as if she read my mind. I was blown away by the quality of NIIS’ music video. Everything is so perfectly done! I love how the visuals echo Lovesick’s style while the band still told their own story. Hats off to everyone involved—I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched it!"
“When we were writing the song ‘Lovesick,’ my guitarist started kicking around a dark riff,” said Doe. “I hadn't found the words to put on it yet. Actually, I wasn't really feeling inspired until that night. I was laying in bed with my boyfriend and he asked if I wanted to read together. He pulled out Lovesick and I immediately was awestruck. I couldn't get enough of Domino. She was so beautiful, strong, scary, and so fragile at the same time. Domino's character conveyed so much power to her audience, and the fragility and incompleteness spoke to me so much. I kept getting lost in her character amongst everything else going on in the comic. ‘I would never let you shatter me’ continues throughout the song because I truly feel as if no one could shatter Domino, except maybe herself.”
Continued Doe: “For the music video, Meriel O'Connell directed it and she was so amazing. I explained to her how much the comic meant to me and how I really wanted to incorporate Domino's character into the story. She really went above and beyond, and took it and ran. I’m grateful I got to live in a world where I was my version of Domino for a second. I just can't wait for Luana's next chapter.”
Vecchio’s next venture into the Lovesick world, the upcoming Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale miniseries, sheds the latex to reveal the haunting and tragic story of what first led Domino down her dark path. The new four-part miniseries, set in the 2000s, is a must-read for both seasoned fans and newcomers to the disturbed universe of Lovesick. It follows a twelve-year-old girl called Madeleine who dreads the idea of growing up. She fears becoming like the cruel older girls or facing the contempt of her devoutly religious mother. But most of all, she doesn’t want to become a target for the monsters that are out there, hiding in plain sight. However, a stomach-churning discovery forces Madeleine to confront the harsh reality that growing up isn’t a choice—it’s survival. As she is thrust into a world of perverted killers and unsavory websites, she has to come to terms with her own dark obsessions.
Added Vecchio about the upcoming Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale miniseries: “Since Lovesick was released, both Domino and I have received so much love. This support inspired me to write Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale, the prequel that tells Domino’s teenage story. I feel that female adolescence isn’t explored enough—at least, not in the way I’d like. Growing up as a girl can truly be a terrifying experience: getting unwanted attention, dealing with a changing body, and discovering love and sexuality. For some of us, these can be real-life horror experiences. That’s why I’m so proud of this prequel; I feel I’ve told this story with the freedom, honesty, and sensitivity it deserves. I love how, with Image Comics, I truly feel free to express both my creativity and my worldview, finally bringing a female experience to comics that is still too rarely explored."
The music video for NIIS’s “Lovesick” is now live on YouTube and the song is now available to purchase or stream.
Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 11 (FOC is November 11):Cover A by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM284Cover B by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM285Cover C (connecting) by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM286Cover D by Jessica Cioffi (aka LOPUTYN) - Lunar Code 1024IM287Cover E (1:10 incentive cover) by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM288Cover F (1:25 incentive cover) by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM289Cover G (sketch) by Luana Vecchio - Lunar Code 1024IM289Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Lovesick Vol. 1 which collects Lovesick #1-7, is now available for purchase at comic book shops, at independent bookstores (ISBN: 9781534325937), Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones, and across many digital platforms. ...
11/07/24 @ 9:30 pm EST
After nearly 20 years, Channing Tatum might finally get his solo Marvel outing, thanks to a little help from pal Ryan Reynolds. Following Tatum’s appearance as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine, Reynolds teased that Marvel executives are “obsessed” with the performance and he has “hope” for Gambit’s onscreen future. “I honestly don’t know what goes on behind closed doors in the bookkeeping sessions at Marvel, but I do know that they’re obsessed with him in that role,” he said on Entertainment Weekly‘s Awardist podcast. “It’s kind of like the same situation I went through. Once you show that it works well, that’s really what they need. Sometimes they just need to see it in action.” Tatum was meant to play Gambit in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), but the character didn’t make it into the film. Due to a scheduling conflict for Tatum, Taylor Kitsch played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which also featured Reynolds’ debut as Deadpool. For the past decade, Tatum has been attached to a potential solo outing, which has bounced around among multiple directors. (via Deadline)
11/07/24 @ 9:18 pm EST
Barry Keoghan’s Joker may get the last laugh in The Batman trilogy. After the actor made a cameo in 2022’s The Batman movie — and a five-minute deleted scene that was eventually released online — director Matt Reeves insisted that the brief cameo wasn’t setting up The Batman Part II. “It’s not an Easter egg scene,” Reeves explained in a 2022 interview. “It’s not one of those end credits Marvel or DC scenes where it’s going, like, ‘Hey, here’s the next movie!’ In fact, I have no idea when or if we would return to that character in the movies.” According to a report in the Marvelvision podcast, the Joker isn’t in The Batman Part II, but will instead be the main villain in The Batman Part III. The report claims that Keoghan will first reappear in a spinoff series. In the way that Penguin is the bridge between The Batman and The Batman Part II, this rumored series would link the next two films. Warner Bros. Pictures has dated The Batman Part II for October 2, 2026. (via ComicBook.com)
11/07/24 @ 2:56 pm EST
Well Go USA has snatched up North American distribution rights to the Chinese action movie Striking Rescue, starring Thai martial arts hero Tony Jaa. The film is produced by Chinese streamer Youku, which is releasing the film to its subscribers in China on Friday. It will be the first film from Youku to get a U.S. theatrical release. The project is a first step in Youku’s planned expansion into theatrical film production for international markets. Directed by Cheng Siyi, the action revenge movie follows An Bai (Jaa), a veteran Muay Thai expert who goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces. The film co-stars Chinese actors Hong Junjia and Shi Yanneng. One of the last great martial arts stars, Jaa is a three-time Muay Thai champion famous for his explosive and inventive action sequences. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
11/07/24 @ 2:50 pm EST
Before production had begun on film adaptation of Enid Blyton‘s The Magic Faraway Tree, director Ben Gregor worried that he’d put off star Andrew Garfield with a song written for the picture. But Garfield loved it. The gesture ended up being instrumental in the atmosphere that Gregor later cultivated on set: true-heartedness, trust -- and magic. Based on the Faraway Tree series of novels for children by beloved author Blyton, the film follows Polly (Claire Foy) and Tim Thompson (Garfield) and their children, Beth, Joe and Fran, (played by Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Phoenix Laroche and Billie Gadsdon), who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. There, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric occupants — a far cry away from the distractions of their 21st-century screens. The project has grabbed headlines in recent months for its casting: first came Garfield and Foy (The Crown), then came Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Derry Girls) and Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer), and just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Rebecca Ferguson, star of Dune, was brought on board. And more! The talent is eye-watering, and Gregor is well aware. (via The Hollywood Reporter) The film is expected to come out in theaters sometime in 2025.
11/07/24 @ 2:23 pm EST
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed interior pages and the lineup of variant covers for TRANSFORMERS #15, the two-time Eisner Award winning series from writer Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Do a Powerbomb), artist Jorge Corona (Middlewest), and colorist Sarah Stern (Batgirls). The kickoff to the new arc of the tentpole Energon Universe story will be available on shelves in comic book shops December 11, 2024. Soundwave moves to finish the war with the Autobots...and all of Earth will suffer. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and Wheeljack search for the answers to a mystery that may change everything they ever thought they knew. In addition to the main cover by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer, the lineup of variant covers for TRANSFORMERS #15 includes an open-to-order cover B by series artist Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer, a 1:10 incentive variant beginning the connecting cover series by Karl Kerschl (Adventures of Superman), a 1:25 incentive variant by cover by E.J. Su (Tech Jacket), a 1:50 incentive variant by Oliver Ono (Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp), a 1:100 incentive variant by Dustin Nguyen (Descender), and a blank sketch cover. TRANSFORMERS is the cornerstone of the Energon Universe, the crown jewel of the historic collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, who has introduced a brand-new era of the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE franchises in one shared comic book universe. Other Energon Universe titles include the ongoing series Void Rivals by writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), and colorist Patricio Delpeche (The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country) and the upcoming G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride), artist Tom Reilly (The Thing), and colorist Jordie Bellaire (W0rldtr33). The Energon Universe also includes G.I. JOE miniseries Duke, from Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire ; Cobra Commander from Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) and Annalisa Leoni (Oblivion Song); Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey), artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman), and colorist Lee Loughridge (I Hate This Place, Killadelphia); and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!), artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), and colorist Adriano Lucas (Dark Ride, Birthright), which introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe. Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions from some of the biggest franchises in comics today. TRANSFORMERS #15 (Lunar Codes Below $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. The full list of variant covers is below: TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover A by Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 1024IM428) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover B by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 1024IM429) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by Karl Kerschl (Lunar Code: 1024IM430) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by E.J. Su (Lunar Code: 1024IM431) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Oliver Ono (Lunar Code: 1024IM432) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Dustin Nguyen (Lunar Code: 1024IM433) TRANSFORMERS #15 Cover G Blank Sketch Cover (Lunar Code: 1024IM434)
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