#IReadsYou Movie Review: MORBIUS

Morbius (2022)

Running time:  104 minutes (1 hour, 44 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, some frightening images, and brief strong language
DIRECTOR:  Daniel Espinosa
WRITERS:  Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless; from a story by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (based on the Marvel Comics)
PRODUCERS:  Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Lucas Foster
CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Oliver Wood
EDITOR:  Pietro Scalia
COMPOSER:  Joe Ekstrand

SUPERHERO/FANTASY/HORROR/ACTION

Starring:  Jared Leto, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Matt Smith, Al Madrigal, Charlie Shotwell, Joseph Esson, and Tyrese Harris and Michael Keaton

Morbius is a 2022 superhero fantasy-horror and action film directed by Daniel Espinosa.  The movie is based on the Marvel Comics character, “Morbius, the Living Vampire”/Dr. Michael Morbius, which was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (cover dated: October 1971).  This is also the third film in “Sony's Spider-Man Universe” (SSU) series.  Morbius the film focuses on a scientist who tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease but instead turns himself into a new kind of vampire.

Morbius introduces Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto).  He is a genius, a scientist, and has a talent for fabricating technology.  He is also suffering from a rare blood disease and has spent his adult life looking for a cure to that disease which often kills those afflicted with it at a young age.  Michael is 35-years-old, and he recently refused a Nobel Prize.

Michael is currently engaged in illegal experiments involving vampire bats that he stole from a cave in Costa Rica.  Although she is critical of him for these experiments, Martine Bancroft (Adria Arjona), Michael's fellow scientist and girlfriend, works with him.  Once he believes that he has finally created the cure for his rare blood disease, Michael injects himself with the formula.  Michael's body is transformed into that of an Olympic-level athlete, but the cure also turns him into a vampire – one with a powerful blood lust.  Now, the bodies of people with the blood drained from their bodies are being found all over the city.  Is Morbius the killer … or is Morbius responsible?

Morbius is about Morbius.  The only other character that this film allows any traction is Martine Bancroft.  It isn't that the screenplay is shallow; I find that it attempts a serious contemplation of both Dr. Michael Morbius' character and Morbius the vampire's dilemma.  I wish the film's story had taken more time with the two FBI agents hunting Morbius, comic relief Alberto “Al” Rodriguez (Al Madrigal) and the really serious Black man, Simon Stroud (Tyrese Gibson).

Morbius may be Jared Leto's best performance in a film in years.  I prefer Leto's Dr. Michael Morbius to “Rayon,” the drug addicted, HIV-positive trans woman he played in the 2013 film, Dallas Buyers Club.  Leto won a “Best Supporting Actor” Oscar for playing Rayon, a character I found shallow.  In Morbius, Leto's good looks, his vanity, his obvious acting talent, and his imaginative approach to fashioning characters and performances serve both him and film, quite well.  I found both Dr. Michael Morbius and Morbius the vampire to be endlessly fascinating characters and not at all shallow.

It feels weird for me to recommend this film for Jared Leto's performance, but I am.  Morbius is officially part of a superhero film universe.  Adrian Toomes/Vulture (Michael Keaton) from the 2017 film, Spider-Man: Homecoming, even makes an appearance in Morbius in order to solidify some connections between Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  That connection thrills the fanboy in me.  I like Morbius, and I am giving it a higher grade than I probably would.  And that is because of Jared Leto's outstanding work in Morbius

B

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Review: "ELVIRA: The Wrath of Con"

ELVIRA: THE WRATH OF CON
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

[There is a new Elvira comic book, Death of Elvira, at Indiegogo.]

STORY: Elvira & David Avallone
SCRIPT: David Avallone
PENCILS: Dave Acosta
INKS: Dave Acosta and Jason Moore (pp. 12-40)
COLORS: Walter Pereyra
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Joseph Rybandt
COVER: Dave Acosta and Jason Moore with Ryan Lee
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Dave Acosta and Jason Moore; Dave Acosta and Jason Moore with Ryan Lee; Elvira photo cover
56pp., Color, (2021)

Rated Teen+

“The Wrath of Con”

In the early 1980s, actress and model Cassandra Peterson created the “horror hostess character,” known as “Elvira.”  Elvira gradually grew in popularity and eventually became a brand name.  As Elvira, Peterson endorsed many products and became a pitch-woman, appearing in numerous television commercials throughout the 1980s.

Elvira also appeared in comic books, beginning in 1986 with the short-lived series from DC Comics, Elvira's House of Mystery, which ran for eleven issues and one special issue (1987).  Eclipse Comics and Claypool Comics began the long-running Elvira: Mistress of the Dark from 1993 to 2007.  In 2018, Elvira returned to comic books via Dynamite Entertainment in the four-issue comic book miniseries, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, that actually ran for 12 issues.

Since 2021, Dynamite Entertainment has been running crowdfunding campaigns that go towards producing and publishing special issues of its Elvira comic book series.  Elvira: The Wrath of Con is the second crowdfunded Elvira comic book (after Elvira: The Omega Ma'am) and was successfully funded via a “Kickstarter” campaign.  It is written by Elvira (story) and David Avallone (story-script); drawn by Dave Acosta (pencil and inks) and Jason Moore (inks); colored by Walter Pereyra; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  The Wrath of Con finds Elvira the honored guest at a major pop culture convention, but not everyone attending is happy to see her.

As Elvira: The Wrath of Con opens, the busty title heroine is watching footage from her latest film, "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark: The Omega Ma'am."  Directed by Hanover Utz, the film is an exaggerated and inaccurate retelling of Elvira's struggle against a cult leader, Rick Circe, and his orange zombies (as seen in The Omega Ma'am).  Known as the “Sudsies,” these zombies were people transformed when they ingested the cleaning product, “Doctor Sudsy.”

Although Elvira and her script doctor, Eddie Mezzogiorno, object to Utz's cut of the film, the director is sticking to his vision.  In fact, he has produced a teaser trailer for the film, and he wants Elvira to screen the trailer at the “San Diego Pop Culturama.”  Elvira is the “Guest of Honor” at the convention, where she will be feted during the “Queen of the Cure” event, which will celebrate her curing the “Sudsies” zombie affliction.

Not everyone is in the celebratory mood, and despite foreshadowing and a warning in the form of an homage to the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).  Will Elvira avoid doom, and will she find the super … hero (“The Soul Survivor”) that she needs?

THE LOWDOWN:  Writer David Avallone and artist Dave Acosta were the original creative dream team of Dynamite's Elvira comic book launch.  The crowdfunded Elvira comic books are a chance for readers to have them together again.

Honestly, Avallone's Elvira scripts would still be comedy gold no matter who drew them.  By “who,” I mean a professional comic book, comics, or graphic novel artist, of course.  The plots don't matter, although Avallone fashions intriguing plots.  These plots allow him to skewer American culture and pop culture.  He is one of the few modern comic book writers that would be worthy of finding a place on the original staff of EC Comics' Mad comic book.

Here, Avallone attacks anti-vaxx, anti-intellectual, Tea Party, conspiracy-obsessed reactionaries with the same razor-sharp humor and disdain Mel Brooks used on Hollywood Western films, corrupt politicians, and racists in his 1974 film, Blazing Saddles.  However, Avallone never forgets to deliver Elvira's trademark charming wit and delightfully droll humor in servings that are as bountiful as the Mistress of the Dark's breasts.

Dave Acosta is the kind of comic book artist who seems to get everything right.  He is a master at cartooning the human face in an impressive array of emotions and expressions.  The most amazing thing about Acosta's work on this series is that every single time he draws Elvira, both her charm and sexiness comes through.  Jokes about her cleavage aside, Acosta conveys Elvira physical attractiveness in her poses and in the way he … exposes her lovely legs when depicting that treasured split in her flowing black dress.

And, dear readers, in order to enjoy such a special, special edition of the Elvira comic book series, you have to support a crowdfunding campaign.  Only the good people who fund it get to enjoy the goodness that is Elvira: The Wrath of Con.  If you missed out, there is a new campaign.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Elvira and of David Avallone's Elvira comic books will want to read Elvira: The Wrath of Con.

[This comic book includes a seven-page “Thank You” section that thanks campaign contributors (of which I am one).]

A+

10 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


There is a new crowdfunding campaign for a new Elvira comic book, Death of Elvira.  You can visit the campaign here or at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/death-of-elvira-comic-book-does-the-unthinkable#/.


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#IReadsYou Movie Review: NEXT AVENGERS: Heroes of Tomorrow

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)

Running time:  78 minutes (1 hour, 18 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some mild language
DIRECTORS:  Jay Oliva and Gary Hartle
WRITERS:  Christopher Yost; from a screen story by Greg Johnson and Craig Kyle (based on the Marvel Comics characters)
PRODUCER:  Gary Hartle
EDITOR: George P. Rizkallah
COMPOSER: Guy Michaelmore
ANIMATION STUDIO:  The Answerstudio Col, Ltd.

ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/SCI-FI/ACTION with elements of drama

Starring:  (voices) Noah Crawford, Brenna O'Brien, Aidan Drummond, Dempsey Pappion, Adrian Petriw, Tom Kane, Shawn Macdonald, Ken Kramer, Nicole Oliver, Michael Adamthwaite, and Fred Tatasciore

“Marvel Animated Features” was a line of eight direct-to-DVD animated superhero films made by MLG Productions.  MLG was a joint venture between Marvel Animation (then called Marvel Studios) and Lions Gate Entertainment to produce direct-to-DVD animated films for the home entertainment market.  The first film in the series was Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, which was released to DVD in February 2006.

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is a 2008 straight-to-video animated superhero film directed by Jay Oliva and Gary Hartle.  It was the fifth entry in the “Marvel Animated Features” line.  The film is based on the classic Marvel Comics franchise, the Avengers, which debuted in 1963 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.  Next Avengers focuses on the children of the Avengers as they hone their powers and face the enemy that was responsible for their parents' demise.

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is set on a world in which its mightiest superheroes:  Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Giant Man, Wasp, Black Panther, Hawkeye, and Vision came together to protect Earth from its greatest threats.  They were “The Avengers.”  But one day, the Avengers fell before the might of the maniacal, mechanical foe, Ultron (Tom Kane), a robot.

Before they were defeated, the Avengers sent billionaire bachelor Tony Stark (Tom Kane) into hiding their children.  Twelve years later, at a hidden location, the son of Steve Rogers/Captain America, James Rogers (Noah Crawford); the daughter of Thor, Torunn (Brenna O'Brien); the son of Black Panther, Azari (Dempsey Pappion); and the son of Giant Man and the Wasp, Pym (Aidan Drummond); train under the tutelage of Tony.  The children, however, are growing restless, and their curiosity causes them to do something that brings them to Ultron's attention.

With their new ally, Hawkeye/Francis Baron (Adrian Petriw), the son of the original Hawkeye, these children of the Avengers will take on their parents' greatest adversary.  But will the children fall before this robot menace as their parents did?

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is an entertaining superhero action-fantasy.  The action is engaging, and the plot is good, although it is not as well executed as it could be.  The resolution undersells the potential of the characters, as if the main purpose of this movie is just to quickly as possible wrap up the story even if it wastes the potential of both the children and the story.

The animation is good, not great.  The character design, especially the children, looks good and recalls the work of animation legends such as Bruce Timm and Don Bluth.  Not all the character are well designed; for instance, the Hulk (Fred Tatasciore) looks awful.  The environments are well designed, especially Ultron's city, “Ultra City.”

The best things about Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow are the children, the “Next Avengers.”  They are especially well written and their personalities, doubts, struggles, conflicts, desires, and goals all seem genuine.  James Rogers' desire to know his father, Captain America, and Torunn's prayerful pleas for the return of her father, Thor, are powerful and poignant.  Azari's cautiousness belies the fierce fighting spirit that dwells within him, and Pym's playful nature provides good comic relief.  Hawkeye is brave and bold and witty; he could carry his own film.  Obviously, the voice actors sell the dimensions of the character drama, and like the young characters, the actors keep Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow from being mediocre.

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow isn't great, but the children of the Avengers are great characters.  Thus, it is a shame that this animated film is, after 14 years (as of this writing), the only film in which they appear.  I recommend that fans of animated superhero films and television series that feature Marvel Comics characters try Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.

B

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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I Reads You Juniors: March 2022 - Update #95

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  In "The Amazing Spider-Man #93," Spider-Man gets a mysterious new enemy, "Chasm."

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  The British comic book artist, Garry Leach, has died at the age of 67, Saturday, March 26, 2022.  He is best known for reviving "Marvelman" with Alan Moore for "Warrior," the magazine published by Dez Skinn's Quality Communications.  With Dave Elliot, Leach started Atomeka Press, best known for the comic book anthology, "A1."

From 2000AD:  The website for "2000AD," the magazine for which Garry Leach made his debut, has put up a tribute page for him.

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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:  According to James Gunn, his Disney+ special, "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special," will introduce "more than one great new MCU character."

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Yen Press announces 9 new manga and prose titles due for September 2022.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:   "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" star, Simu Liu, will not sign "Master of Kung-Fu" comic books.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Director Matt Reeves released a deleted scene from his superhero film, "The Batman," featuring Robert Pattinson’s Batman facing off against his classic nemesis, the Joker, played by Barry Keoghan.

BRITISH COMICS - From BleedingCool: Rebellion has announced "Judge Dredd by Mick McMahon Apex Edition."  It will collect the artist's Judge Dredd stories, published in their original size in a deluxe limited edition.

DC TV - From THR:  Actor Misha Collins ("Castiel" on The CW's "Supernatural") has been cast as "Harvey Dent" in The CW pilot for "Gotham Knights," based on the DC Comics characters.

IDW PUBLISHING - From GamesRadar:   IDW is collecting Berkeley Breathed's Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper comic stip, "Bloom County," in a new edition.  "Bloom County Library: Book One" is scheduled to arrive Fall 2022.

DC TV - From THR:  The CW network (which is up for sale) has given an early renewal to seven of its scripted dramas, including "Flash" and "Superman & Lois."

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  The site has a first look at "Legion of X #1," which is due from Marvel April 20th. The series is written by Si Spurrier and drawn by Jan Bazaldua.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Actors Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara have joined The CW's pilot for the DC Comics-based series, "Gotham Knight."

MANGA - From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics will launch its "Titan Manga" line with a new edition of "Afro Samurai Vol. 1" by Takashi Okazaki, on June 26th, 2022.

RUMORS /MARVEL STUDIOS - From ScreenGeek:  A hot rumor is that "Wolverine" will appear in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," but he will not be played by Hugh Jackman, the actor who portrayed the character in Fox's "X-Men" films.

DIGITAL COMICS - From GamesRadar:  "Zestworld," a new digital publishing platform, wants to help comic book writers and artists with creating and maintaining comic book intellectual property.

DC CINEMA - From BleedingCool:  Comedian George Lopez, Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo, and Damián Alcázar joined the cast of Warner Bros.' "Blue Beetle" film, its first starring a Latino character.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson team up for "Captain America #0" and then movie on to their respective "Captain America" titles. "Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty" features Steve Rogers, and "Captain America: Symbol of Truth" returns Sam Wilson to the mantle of Captain America alongside Steve.

MANGA TO ANIME - From BleedingCool:  In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Cartoon Network's "Toonami," a new image from the anime adaptation of Junji Ito's legendary manga, "Uzumaki."

MARK MILLAR - From BleedingCool:  Mark Millar announces "The Magic Order 3" with Italian artist Gigi Cavenago, with the first issue due in July.

DC COMICS - From Variety:  Actor Paul Dano, who played the "Riddler" in the current hit, "The Batman," will write the comic book, "Riddler: Year One."

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Showrunner Robert Patino talks about his new streaming series, HBO Max's "DMZ," based on the Vertigo comic book series.

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  "The Batman" crosses the 500 million dollar mark in global box office.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Sydney Sweeney of HBO's "Euphoria" is joining Sony Pictures Marvel Comics character film, "Madame Web."

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  The mega-hit film, "The Batman," is due to stream on HBO Max on Tuesday, April 19th ... maybe.

SONY MARVEL U - From Variety:  "Morbius" star Jared Leto has made the cover of "Variety" magazine.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  "X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1" is supposed to radically change the Marvel Universe. This comic book ships in June.

DC COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist Marcio Takara will launch a new "Poison Ivy" comic book this year.

BOOM STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:  Former comic book artist, J. Scott Campbell, will provide a variant cover for the first issue of writer Dan Panosian and artist Giorgio Spalleta's "Alice Ever After" comic book from BOOM! Studios.

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  "Flashpoint Beyond #0" will arrive April 5th, but readers can read the first five pages in all DC Comics titles released on March 29th and April 5th.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From GamesRadar:  Samuel Jackson may have let it slip that Martin Freeman will reprise his role as CIA agent "Everett Ross" in the Disney+ series, "Secret Invasion."

SONY MARVEL U - From GamesRadar:  Jared Leto is starring as Marvel character, "Morbius," and he'd like the vampire to cross over with Tom Holland's "Spider-Man."

DC CINEMA - From GamesRadar:  The Batman's secret website, "Rataalada" has a cryptic message teasing the Joker.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:   Writer Christopher Priest and artist Rafa Sandoval will help DC Comics launch its new "Black Adam" comic book series. "Black Adam #1" arrives Tues., June 21st.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Jessica Jones will return in "The Variants," a new "multiversal" series from Marvel Comics and written by Gail Simone and drawn by Phil Noto.

DARK HORSE TV - From Deadline:  Netflix has given "The Umbrella Academy" Season 3 a teaser, first photos, and a release date (Wed., June 22nd).

DC VIDEO - From DCBlog:  In a video interview, writer James Tynion IV talks about his horror comic book, "The Nice House on the Lake."

MANGA TO TV - From TheWrap:  Netflix rounds out the cast of its "One Piece" adaptation with six more cast members.

MANGA - From BookRiot: "The Evolution of the Magical Girl in Manga and Anime" by Emily Martin.

MARVEL - From GamesRadar:  Marvel Comics is reprinting Neil Gamain and Mark Buckingham's first six issue of "Miracleman" in "Miracleman: The Golden Age Vol. 1."

DC TV - From Deadline:  HBO Max has ordered a miniseries, "The Penguin," based on the villain from "The Batman." Colin Farrell will reprise his role from the film as the character.

DC CINEMA - From WeGotThisCovered:  The DC Comics film, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" has a new release date.  It is moving from Summer 2023 to Dec. 16, 2022 - the same day as "Avatar 2."

From WeGotThisCovered:  The DC Comics film, "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" is moving its release date from Dec. 16, 2022 to March 17, 2023.

From WeGotThisCovered:  DC Comics films are changing release dates:  "DC League of Superpets" moves to July 29, 2022, and "Black Adam" moves to October 21, 2022.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Actor Christopher Abbot ("Catch-22") has joined Sony Pictures' Marvel Comics character movie, "Kraven the Hunter," as the film's main villain, "The Foreigner."

DARK HORSE - From THR:  Filmmaker and sometime comic book writer, Kevin Smith, is launching a line of comic books via Dark Horse Comics.  Called "Secret Stash Press," some of the titles will feature characters from some of Smith's films.

THE BATMAN - THR:  "The Batman" opens with an estimated gross of $128.5 million to win the 3/4 to 3/6/2022 weekend box office.

From Here:  I Reads You's (and "Negromancer) review of "The Batman."

From DCBlog:  The DC Comics blog rounds up the "Easter eggs" in "The Batman."

From Variety:  "The Batman" director Matt Reeves says that actor Colin Farrell was NOT supposed to be so unrecognizable as "Penguin."

From Variety:  "The Batman" director Matt Reeves says that ending in Arkham Asylum does not mean that HE will be in the sequel...

From Deadline:  "The Batman" looks at a $250+ million dollar debut at the worldwide box office.

From Variety:  "The Batman" director Matt Reeves could not attend the film's world premiere at Lincoln Center in New York because he tested positive for COVID-19.

From Variety:  "How ‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Made a $200 Million Bet on Robert Pattinson’s Darker Knight,"

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DC CINEMA - From ScreenRant:   Warner Bros. president Toby Emmerich says that the strength of DC Comics movies like "The Batman" lies in their filmmaker-driven approach.

MARVEL/TRAILERS - From GamesRadar:  The Zeb Wells-John Romita, Jr. relaunch, "The Amazing Spider-Man #1," has a trailer.

DARK HORSE - From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics will publish the autobiography of "Watchmen" artist, Dave Gibbons, entitled "Dave Gibbons' Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiograhy."  Written by Gibbons and Tim Pilcher, the book will also contain Gibbons' side of his break-up with "Watchmen" co-creator Alan Moore.

BOOM STUDIOS - From PreviewsWorld:  The site interviews television writer-producer LaToya Morgan ("The Walking Dead") about her fantastic comic book miniseries, "Dark Blood."

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Ablaze announces two new titles from the Pacific Rim.  There is the Korean Webtoon, "Heavenly Demon Reborn!" and the "Shonen Jump" title, "BLITZ."

COMICS - BleedingCool:  AMC Networks has started its own comic book division, MC Networks Publishing.  Metallica guitarist, Kirk Hammett, will be writing one of the debut titles.

SONY MARVEL U - From Deadline:  Hot off her historic win at the 2022 SAG Awards, actress Ariana DeBose has joined the cast of Sony Picture's "Kraven the Hunter" film as the Marvel Comics' character, "Calypso," a voodoo priestess.

BRITISH COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Alan Moore and Ian Gibson's "The Ballad of Halo Jones" is comprised of three books. Rebellion will collect them in an omnibus edition due in January 2023.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Lunar Distribution will also distribute titles from Vault Comics, beginning May 2022.  However, Vault will continue its relationship with Diamond Comic Distributors.

MANGA - From ComicBook:  "Fire Force" and "Soul Eater" creator, Atsushi Ohkubo, might not be retiring after all.

THE BATMAN:

From IndieWire:  "The Batman" star Robert Pattinson says that "The Batman" is a "sad movie" and that Bruce Wayne is a "weirdo."

From Variety:  Robert Pattinson guarantees comic book movie fans will know Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is unlike any other Batman movie ever made as soon as they see the opening shot.

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FEBRUARY 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for Feburary 2022

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for February 2022

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2022

MARCH 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Aardvark-Vanaheim for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Hero Collector for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Humanoids for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Vertical Comics for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for March 2022

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for March 2022

 

APRIL 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for 2022

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Aardvark Vanaheim for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Behemoth Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics Batman's "Shadow War Crossover" for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for April 2022

From GamesRadar:   Marvel Comics for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for April 2022

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion for April 2022

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COVER PREVIEW: Captain Carter #3 Fortnite Variant Cover (May 2022)

Announced last month, the Marvel Universe will collide with the world of the online video game, Fortnite, once again in June (2022) with a brand-new limited comic book series, FORTNITE X MARVEL: ZERO WAR.
 

To prepare, fans will be able to see their favorite Marvel Comics heroes in showdowns with iconic Fortnite characters on new variant covers released throughout May 2022.  These covers will provide another look at what happens when Marvel's hottest comics and characters crash on "the Island" and get caught up in epic battles  For more info, visit Marvel.

 

May 18th's Captain Carter #3 "Fortnite" Variant Cover by artist Todd Nauck will pit "Cuddle Team Leader" against Captain Carter.  See a preview below:

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