Titan Comics Solicitations for November 2023 Have Been Announced

TITAN COMICS NOVEMBER 2023 SOLICITS

(September 2023 PREVIEWS)

COMICS

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5

Writer(s): Jim Zub 

Artist(s): Doug Braithwaite

Colorist: Diego Rodriguez

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: November 22, 2023 

A BRAND-NEW CONAN THE BARBARIAN ARC BEGINS! 

WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE...

After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?

COVER A: MIKE DEODATO JR (SEP230952)

COVER B: PATCH ZIRCHER (CONNECTING COVER) (SEP230953)   

COVER C: REBECCA PUEBLA (SEP230954)  

COVER D: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (SEP230955)      

COVER E: LIAM SHARP (SEP230956)      

COVER F: BLANK SKETCH VARIANT ($4.99) (SEP230957)

FORGOTTEN RUNES: WIZARD'S CULT #1

Writer(s): Joe Rechtman 

Artist(s): Reilly Brown

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, SC, 32pp, $3.99, On sale: November 22, 2023 

This 10-issue series begins as a seemingly unconnected series of MAGICAL TALES ABOUT POWERFUL WIZARDS, gradually merging into a LEGENDARY SAGA. Who is CHRONOMANCER GEORGE OF DREAMS and what is he trying to tell the reader? Visions of the past, premonitions of the future – or something far more sinister that THREATENS THE VERY FABRIC OF THE RUNIVERSE ITSELF?!

COVER A REILLY BROWN (SEP230965)

COVER B REILLY BROWN (SEP230966)

COVER C IVAN TAO (SEP230967)

SCARLETT COUTURE: THE MUNICH FILE #4 (Of 5)

Writer/Artist: Des Taylor

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale November 8, 2023

THE COVERT INVESTIGATION GROUP'S MOST DEADLY SPY RETURNS 

Agent Scarlett Carver and her team embark on a THRILLING GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE as they’re thrown into the high stakes world of technological espionage. It soon transpires that the effects of PROJECT STARDUST reach further than anyone had anticipated - there are new threats emerging, and THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL.

COVER A: CLAUDIA CARANFA (SEP230981)

COVER B: DES TAYLOR (SEP230982)      

COVER C: PHOTO COVER (SEP230983) 

BLOODBORNE: THE BLEAK DOMINION #3 (of 4)

Writer(s): Cullen Bunn

Artist(s) Piotr Kowalski 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: November 8, 2023

CELEBRATED HORROR COMICS WRITER CULLEN BUNN AND FAN-FAVORITE ARTIST PIOTR KOWALSKI TEAM UP ONCE MORE!

In the plagued city of Yharnam, hunters Gretchen and Abraham search for their missing protégé. Under the blood moon, a scourge of beasts stalk the streets, and anew threat lurks around every corner.

COVER A: MAAN HOUSE (SEP230961)

COVER B: JEFF STOKELY (SEP230962)

COVER C: ARIEF RACHMAD (SEP230963)

ROBOTECH: RICK HUNTER #4 (of 4)

Writer: Brandon Easton

Artist: Simone Ragazzoni

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: November 1, 2023

FROM TRANSFORMERS WRITER, BRANDON EASTON AND POWER RANGERS ARTIST, SIMONE RAGAZZONI!

 In the climactic issue, RICK HUNTER and VINCE GRANT finally come face to face with Zeraal, the heroes forced to live through the most devastating day of the First Robotech War all over again! Our heroes will face a devastating secret of the First Robotech War with immense consequences for the future of humanity!

COVER A: JON LAM (SEP230972)

COVER B: KOI TURNBALL & EMILIO LECCE (SEP230973)

COVER C: NAHUEL GREGO (SEP230974)     

ROBOTECH: RICK HUNTER COPIC PACK #1-4

Writer: Brandon Easton

Artist: Simone Ragazzoni

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 4*32pp, $17.99 On sale: December 27, 2023 

COLLECTS ISSUE #1-4 COPICS – EXCLUSIVE TO THIS PACK! LIMITED TO 500 COPIES!

ISSUE #1: DERRICK CHEW

ISSUE #2: COLM GRIFFIN

ISSUE #3: KOI CARREON 

ISSUE #4: JON LAM 

(SEP230975)

BLADE RUNNER 2039 #5-8 VIRGIN SYD MEAD PACK

Writer(s): Mike Johnson

Artist(s): Andres Guinaldo

Colorist: Marco Lesko

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 4*32pp, $17.99 On sale: December 22, 2023

COLLECTS SYD MEAD VIRGIN VARIANTS!

LIMITED TO 500 PACKS!

ISSUE #5-8: SYD MEAD (SEP230977)

GRAPHIC NOVELS 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOL.1: BOUND IN BLACK STONE

Writer(s): Jim Zub

Artist(s): Roberto De La Torre

Colorist(s): Dean White & Josè Villarubia

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics

FC, SC, 112pp, $17.99 (US), $23.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK), On sale: February 7, 2024

ISBN: 9781787740143

DM EDITION (ARTGERM): $24.99(US), $33.99 (CA), £21.99 (UK),

ISBN: 9781787742338

DM EDITION (MIGNOLA): $24.99(US), $33.99 (CA), £21.99 (UK),

ISBN: 9781787742376

ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW TALE OF BRAVERY AND HEROISM! 

Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns tohis homeland to seek rest and solitude. However, a mysterious scout rides in to warn the Cimmerians of an imminent threat on the march from the Pictish wilderness. Will CONAN and his new ally be able to hold off this new horde of invaders?

REGULAR: DAN PANOSIAN (SEP230959)  

DM EDITION (ARGERM): STANLEY ‘ARTGERM LAU (SEP230958)

DM EDITION (MIGNOLA): MIKE MIGNOLA (SEP230960)  

RIVERS OF LONDON: HERE BE DRAGONS TP 

Writer(s): James Swallow 

Editors: Ben Aaronoivitch, Andrew Cartmel

Artist(s): José Maria Beroy 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, SC, 112pp, $17.99 (US), $23.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK), On sale: January 31, 2024

ISBN: 9781787740921

SOME SAY A DANGEROUS MONSTER IS AT LARGE ABOVE THE STREETS OF LONDON. ITS NAME... WYVERN!

After a rash of strange UFO sightings above the capital, a Met Police helicopter night patrol is attacked by a mysterious creature! Wizard in training PETER GRANT and his mentor, THOMAS NIGHTINGALE, the Met’s only sanctioned wizard, takes to the skies to investigate.

COVER ARTIST: JOSÈ BEROY (SEP230976)    

BLADE RUNNER 2039 VOL.2: UPGRADE 

Writer(s): Mike Johnson

Artist(s): Andres Guinaldo

Colorist: Marco Lesko

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, SC, 112pp, $17.99 (US), $23.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK), On sale: February 7, 2024

ISBN: 9781787738454

It’s 2039, and CLEO SELWYN has finally returned to Los Angles to search for her surrogate Replicant mother Isobel, who CLEO believes has been abducted on the orders of NIANDER WALLACE. Believing that Cleo’s DNA holds the secret of Replicant fertility, Wallace has ordered his own personal assistant Replicant, LUV - the first Replicant Blade Runner - to hunt down and return Cleo to him, killing whoever stands in her way.

COVER ARTIST: CLARK BINT (SEP230978)

EXTRAORDINARY ANNIVERSARY EDITION 

Writer(s): V.E Schwab  

Artist(s): Enid Balam  

Publisher: Titan Comics  

FC, HC, 128pp, $29.99 (US), $38.99 (CA), £26.99 (UK) On sale: November 22, 2023

ISBN: 9781787738904

Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E.Schwab, this all-new story is set in the five years between VICIOUS and VENGEFUL.

ExtraOrdinary follows a teenage girl named Charlotte Tills who survives a bus crash and becomes EO--Extraordinary, gaining the ability to see people's deaths in reflective surfaces. But when she looks into her own future, she sees a murder. The man responsible? None other than self-proclaimed hero and notorious EO killer Eli Ever.

COVER ARTIST: NEN CHANG (SEP23098)

MANGA 

THE POETRY RAN VOL.1 

Writer/Artist: Yusuke Osawa 

Publisher: Titan Manga (Titan Comics Imprint)

B&W, SC, 160pp, $12.99 (US) $16.99(CA)/ £9.99 (UK), On sale: December 13, 2023

ISBN: 9781787741645

PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROMANCE, POETRY, AND ACTION! 

Torue is a young bard looking to make a name for herself, when she encounters the monster hunter Ran at a sleepy village. Ran is a ‘child of impurity’ capable of slaying monsters called Karma; taking their evil into himself so it doesn’t pollute the world. Ran is feared and shunned, but always puts his own life on the line to do good, so Torue decides to write a poem about him...

COVER: YUSUKE OSAWA (SEP230969)

ATOM: THE BEGINNING VOL.7

Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka & Masami Yuuki

Artist(s): Tetsuro Kasahara

Publisher: Titan Manga (Titan Comics imprint) 

B&W, SC, 208pp, $12.99 (US), $16.99 (CA), £9.99 (UK)

On sale: January 10, 2024

ISBN: 9781787740044

IT’S TIME FOR AN EPIC FIGHT AT THE WORLD ROBOT BATTLING CHAMPIONSHIP! 

At the first ever World Robot Battling tournament, the entrants compete to be declared the most powerful in the world! U-Ran dominates the competition but when she gets out of control Mars, Six’s eternal rival shows up to calm things down!

COVER: TETSURO KASAHARA (SEP230970)

ALPI: THE SOUL SENDER VOL.2

Writer(s): Rona

Artist(s): Rona

Publisher: Titan Manga (Titan Comics imprint) 

B&W, SC, 160pp, $12.99 (US), $16.99 (CA), £9.99 (UK)

On sale: January 3, 2024

ISBN: 9781787741317

A TALE OF COMING OF AGE, PERFECT FOR FANS OF MAGICAL GIRL MANGA! 

Alpi the Soul Sender continues her adventure with a growing rival with another of her order, as the evil of man begins to twist more spirits into something treacherous...

COVER: TETSURO KASAHARA (SEP230971)

MAGAZINES

STAR TREK EXPLORER #9

Writer(s): Titan Magazines

Publisher: Titan Magazines

FC, SC Magazine, 100pp, $9.99 (US) / $12.99 (CA) / £5.99 (UK) 

On sale: November 15, 2023

CELEBRATING STAR TREK’S FINEST DOCTORS AND CAPTAINS 

PLUS, EXPLORER GOES BEHIND THE SCENES OF STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS.

EXCLUSIVE NEW FICTION, ALL-STAR INTERVIEWS, AND MUCH MORE!

EXCLUSIVE: (SEP230987)

NEWSSTAND: (SEP230988)

BOOKS

STAR WARS INSIDER: THE HIGH REPUBLIC: TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT 

Publisher: Titan Magazines

FC, HC, 96pp, $19.99 (US) /$25.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK), On sale: December 6, 2023 

ISBN: 9781787741713

A hard cover collection of STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC stories from the pages of STAR WARS INSIDER. 

A collection of tales set centuries before the birth of Anakin Skywalker, featuring Jedi Knights during the era of the glorious High Republic. In addition to six original stories, this collection also includes behind - the - scenes interviews with authors as well as a guide to Phase II of The High Republic publishing initiative, and one bonus story by George Mann.

COVER: TITAN MAGAINES (SEP230986)  

AN ALIENS SEARCH-AND-FIND BOOK: FIND THE XENOMORPH

Writer(s): Kevin Crossley

Artist(s): Kevin Crossley 

Publisher: Titan Books

FC, HC, 40pp, $19.99 (US), $26.99 (CA), £14.99 (UK), On sale: November 15, 2023

ISBN: 9781803362403

THE OFFICIALLY LICENSED SEARCH-AND-FIND PUZZLE BOOK INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE ALIENS.

Features 14 brain-bending search-and-find puzzles that will really test your skills of observation. This beautiful search-and-find book gives fans a new way to interact with the classic movie.

COVER: KEVIN CROSSLEY 

THE ART AND SOUL OF BLADE RUNNER 2049 – REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION

Writer(s): Tanya Lapointe

Publisher: Titan Books 

FC, HC, 240pp, $55.00 (US), $73.00 (CA), £45.00 (UK), On sale: November 15, 2023

ISBN: 9781803362809

THE OFFICIAL AND DEFINITIVE COMPANION BOOK TO DENIS VILLENEUVE'S BLADE RUNNER 2049, REVISED AND ENHANCED THROUGHOUT, FEATURING 20 PAGES OF NEW, ORIGINAL CONTENT. 

An unmissable chronicle of the 2017 sequel to Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, with unprecedented access to the creative process, now with added pages that include the movie's spoiler scenes.

MARVEL STUDIOS' THE INFINITY SAGA – THE AVENGERS: THE ART OF THE MOVIE

Publisher: Titan Books

FC, HC, 272pp, $40.00 (US), $54.00 (CA), £40.00 (UK), On sale: November 22, 2023

ISBN: 9781803365541

THE OFFICIAL ART BOOK FOR THE MOVIE, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS 

Packed with epic content, this lavishly illustrated coffee table book takes readers behind the scenes of MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS. Featuring stunning concept art, full-color photographs from the set, as well as the finished film, and excerpts from the script and interviews with the cast and crew.

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I Reads You Juniors: July 2023 - Update #65

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

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon.

NEWS:

DC COMICS - From GamesRadar:  The site has a page that is a rundown of all the announced "Batman" publications for the nine months, from August 2023 to March 2024.

COMICS - From NYTimes:  When collectors died, what happens to their estates.  Who gets the comic books and/or the action figures? That discussed in this article from "The New York Times."

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  The writers of DC Comics' "Knight Terrors" event talk about how their own nightmares equipped them for these comic books.

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From ComicBook:  Actor Thomas Haden Church who played "Flint Marko/The Sandman" in two movies, Sony's "Spider-Man 3" (2007) and Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man: No Way Home," says that there are rumors that Sam Raimi is developing a fourth Spider-Man film with actor Tobey Maguire.  Raimi directed and Maguire starred in the first three Spider-Man films.

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  James Gunn denies that he is packing "Superman: Legacy" with DC Comics characters in order "to attract buyers."

MANGA TO SERIES - From THR:  Netflix has released the first full trailer for its live-action series version of "One Piece," the legendary manga from creator Eiichiro Oda.  The series is set sail August 31st, 2023.

SDCC:

From ThePopverse:  Rodney Barnes will writer and Ramon F. Bachs will draw "Luke Cage: Gang War," a three-issue miniseries that is part of the "Gang War" event.  The first issue of the Luke Cage mini arrives Nov. 2023.

From ComicBook:  Because Warner Bros. and the lackeys can't stop digging in the Alan Moore graveyard: DC Studios has announced an animated film based on Moore and DaveGibbons' seminal graphic novel, "Watchmen."

From BleedingCool:  Todd McFarlane announces five new Spawn-related series at Comic-Con 2023.

From CBR:  Fantagraphics Books has announced the Brazilian comics anthology, "BRABA," in conjunction with Brazilian publisher, Mino.  It is due Fall 2024.

From DCBlog:  DC.com has a page dedicated to all things related to DC Comics at San Diego Comic-Con 2023.

DC STUDIOS - From CBR:  "Joker: Folie a Deux" cinematographer, Lawrence Sher, said his relationship with the film's star, Lady Gaga, improved when he referred to her as "Lee," the nickname of her character in the film (presumed to be Harley Quinn).

From THR:  Warner Bros. is trying to save "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," and it is a chaotic situation.  There have been massive reshoots and plans to feature both Michael Keaton's Batman and Ben Affleck's Batman have been scrapped at various stages.  DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran have ordered many of the changes.

IMAGE TO ANIMATION - From IGN:  The site has an exclusive poster reveals for Season 2 of Amazon Prime's animated hit, "Invinsible." The article also has a Season 2 teaser.

BRITISH COMICS - From 2000AD:  Good Shepherd and Rebellion have entered into a partnership for Good Shepherd to develop and publish video game adaptations based on stories from the "2000 AD" universe, the home of "Judge Dredd," "Rogue Trooper," "ABC Warrior" and more, as well as Rebellion’s other comic IP, including "Roy of the Rovers" and "Battle Action."

ANIME/MANGA - From Deadline:  Critics are reacting to the recently released final film of the famed animation director and manga creator, Hayao Miyazaki. Entitled "The Boy and The Heron" or "How Do You Live?" Gkids will release the film in North America later this year.

MARVEL - From EW:  Iman Vellani, the actress who plays Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel on Disney+/Marvel Studios' "Ms. Marvel," will write the upcoming comic book, "Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant."  Sabir Pirzada, one of the writers on the TV series, will co-write with Vellani.

DC STUDIOS - From YouTube:  The final trailer for Warner Bros.'s upcoming DC Comics superhero film, "Blue Beetle," has arrived. The film is in theaters beginning August 18th, 2023.

COMICS - From ComicsBeat:  There is a lot of conversation in this piece, "Comics retailers see uncertain future."

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  After casting the Superman (David Corenswet) and Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), "Superman: Legacy" has started to round out it cast.  Fan-favorite Nathan Fillion will be "Green Lantern/Guy Gardner;" Edi Gathegi will be "Mister Terrific;" and Isabela Marced will play "Hawkgirl."

From THR:   Anthony Carrigan ("NoHo Hank" on HBO's "Barry") has been cast as the superhero, "Metamorpho" in "Superman: Legacy."

From Deadline:  Writer-director James Gunn shares his excitement over "Superman: Legacy" and talks about why he has included Green Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific.

DC CINEMA - From YahooEntertainment:  With an estimated loss of at least 200 million dollars, Warner Bros. Pictures' DC Comics' film, "The Flash," is reportedly the biggest box office flop in superhero film history.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Joe Quesada has revealed a page from his Marvel Comics mystery project.

DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog:  My Adventures with Superman co-executive producers Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher and co-producer Josie Campbell discuss the new Cartoon Network/Adult Swim animated series.

From DCBlog:  Voice actors Alice Lee (Lois Lane) and Ishmel Sahid (Jimmy Olsen) talk about the new Cartoon Network/Adult Swim animated series, "My Adventures with Superman."

From YouTube:  Here is the teaser trailer for "Suicide Squad: Isekia," a new anime series starring DC Comics' Suicide Squad. The animation is produced by WIT Studio, who produced the "Attack on Titan" anime.  No word on the arrival date.

MARVEL TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Peter Shinkoda, an actor on Netflix/Marvel's former "Daredevil" series, has accused former head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb, of making anti-Asian comments.  This is in regards to the writing and story development of the series.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From Deadline:  Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange" star, Benedict Cumberbatch, says that Doctor Strange will return to silver screen next year... Stay tuned.

DC TV - From Deadline:  "Smallville" actor, Allison Mack, has been released a year early from prison.  She was sentenced to three years in federal prison in 2021 for participation in the notorious NXIVM cult. Mack played the character "Chloe Sullivan" on The WB/CW's "Smallville" during the series' entire run from 2001 to 2011.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From CBR:  A fan found some merchandise, action figures, that reveal what Wolverine, Cyclops, and Rogue will look like in the upcoming Disney+ animated series, "X-Men '97."

MANGA - From BleedingCool:   TOKYOPOP is launching "LoveLove," a diverse imprint of shojo, josei, girls love, boys love manga, and graphic novel titles by Western creators; the LoveLove line offers romantic stories and characters for everyone.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics will launch "Spider-Boy" in November from writer Dan Slott and artist Paco Medina.

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JUNE 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Star Wars" for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for June 2023

From BleedingCool:  Uncivilized Books for June 2023

JULY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Extreme Venomverse" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "X-Men" for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  T-Pub for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Udon Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Webtoon Unscrolled for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Comics for July 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for July 2023

AUGUST 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Aardvard-Vanaheim for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for August 2023

From BleedindCool:  CEX Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics X-Men's "Fall of X" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Fall of X" checklist and solicitations for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Summer of Symbiotes" for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics from August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for August 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for August 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM Studios for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for September 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for September 2023

OCTOBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "Transformers" title for October 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for October 2023

DECEMBER 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics "G.I. Joe" comics for December 2023

Titan Comics Solicitations for Items Shipping in August 2023

TITAN COMICS AUGUST 2023 SOLICITS

(Appearing in the JUNE 2023 edition of "PREVIEWS")

ROBOTECH: RICK HUNTER #1 (of 4)

Writer(s): Brandon Easton

Artist(s): Simone Ragazzoni 

Publisher: Titan Comics 

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 2, 2023

THE WAIT IS OVER...ROBOTECH LAUNCHES INTO AN EPIC NEW SERIES!

From Transformers writer, Brandon Easton and Power Rangers artist, Simone Ragazzoni!

After the devastating events of the Macross saga, RICK HUNTER must face an all new threat, along with the ghosts of his past — when a Zentraedi splinter group attacks Yokohama, Rick is called to investigate! Piloting the new prototype YF-4 Veritech, Rick encounters old friends and new enemies, all while recounting the moments of his life that shaped most epic moments in the ROBOTECH universe!

Cover Artist(s): 

COVER A: INHYUK LEE (JUN231180)

COVER B: DERRICK CHEW (JUN231181)

COVER C: SIMONE RAGAZZONI (JUN231182)      

COVER D: JOSH BURCHAM (JUN231183)

COVER E: NAHUEL GREGO (JUN231184)

COVER F: BLANK SKETCH VARIANT, $4,99 (JUN231185)

COVER G: FOIL DERRICK CHEW VIRGIN, $13.99 (JUN231186)

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2

Writer: Jim Zub 

Artist: Roberto De La Torre

Colorist: Dean White  

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 23, 2023  

ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW TALE OF BRAVERY AND HEROISM!

CONAN and his new ally, BRISSA – a deadly Pictish scout, fight back-to-back against a savage horde... only to discover that each success creates a new obstacle to victory over the “ARMY OF THE LOST.”

COVER A: ALAN QUAH (JUN231200)

COVER B: ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (JUN231201)

COVER C: GERADO ZAFFINO (JUN231202)

COVER D: E.M GIST RETRO THEME (JUN231203)

COVER E: DAN PARENT (JUN231204)

COVER F: FOIL ROBERTO DE LA TORRE VIRGIN, $13.99 (JUN231205)

SCARLETT COUTURE: THE MUNICH FILE #1 (Of 5)

Writer/Artist: Des Taylor

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 9, 2023

THE COVERT INVESTIGATION GROUP'S MOST DEADLY SPY RETURNS 

Agent Scarlett Carver and her team embark on a THRILLING GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE as they’re thrown into the high stakes world of technological espionage. It soon transpires that the effects of PROJECT STARDUST reach further than anyone had anticipated - there are new threats emerging, and THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL.

COVER A: DAN PANOSIAN (JUN231207)

COVER B: DES TAYLOR (JUN231208)

COVER C: KEN LASHLEY (JUN231209)

COVER D: PHOTO COVER FT. MODEL JORDAN GWYNN COLTON (JUN231210)

COVER E: LESLEY LEIRIX LI (JUN231211)    

COVER F: BLANK SKETCH VARIANT, $4.99 (JUN231212)

COVER G: FOIL DAN PANOSIAN, $13.99 (JUN231213)

BLITMAP #1 (Of 6)

Writer: Jack Timmer 

Artist: Matias Basla

Distributor: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99 On sale: August 30, 2023

A THRILLING NEW SCI-FI SERIES SET IN A BREATHTAKING SOLARPUNK METROPOLIS!

Under the shadow of an ancient cataclysm, Blitnauts and Logos factions battle for power, while The Static's elusive realm entraps and corrupts all who submit to its mystifying call.

Readers will be able to interact with the comic book and gain access to different digital experiences, as well as potentially real world [or digital world] items.

COVERS BY: SUP AND BLITMAP (JUN231214)

DOCTOR WHO: DOOM’S DAY #2 (Of 2)

Writer: Jody Houser 

Artist: Roberta Ingranata 

Colorist: Warina K. Sahadewa 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 2, 2023 

24 HOURS TO FIND THE DOCTOR!

DOOM!

This lonely assassin from the 51st Century is hunting for her survival,

and there's only one person who can save her: the Doctor.

Using her vortex manipulator, she'll do anything to find the tempestuous time traveler, including cavorting with the maleficent Missy.

Every hour a new adventure, every hour closer to death…

COVER A: GIORGIA SPOSITO (JUN231215)

COVER B: PHOTO COVER (JUN231216)

HEAT SEEKER: A GUN HONEY SERIES #3 (Of 4)

Writer(s): Charles Ardai 

Artist(s): Ace Continuado 

Colorist: Asifur Rahman 

Publisher: Hard Case Crime (Titan Comics imprint) 

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 30, 2023 

CHARLES ARDAI'S GUN HONEY SPINS OFF INTO A NEW SEXY THRILLER MINI-SERIES! 

Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey, Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia — and breaking her...

COVER A: LESLEY LEIRIX LI (JUN231217)      

COVER B: THADDEUS ROBECK (JUN231218)

COVER C: GRACE MCCLUNG COSPLAY COVER (JUN231219)

COVER D: ACE CONTINUADO (JUN231220)    

COVER E: CLAUDIA CARANFA, NUDE GREY BAGGED, $10.00 (JUN231221)

DEAD BY DAYLIGHT #4 (Of 4) 

Writer: Nadia Shammas 

Artist: Dillon Snook 

Colorist: Emilio Lecce 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99 On sale: September 27, 2023

EXCLUSIVE IN-GAME CODE INSIDE!

BEHAVIOUR INTERACTIVE'S GLOBAL PHENOMENON HORROR GAME DEAD BY DAYLIGHT COMES TO COMICS!

You never forget your first love, or your first kill-- and for SUSIE the two will be eternally intertwined in the Realm of THE ENTITY. An act of teenage rebellion spins out of control, and life for THE LEGION will never be the same...

COVER A: DANI AND BRAD SIMPSON (JUN231222)

COVER B: LUANA VECCHIO (JUN231223)    

COVER C: FABIAN LELAY (JUN231224)  

BLADE RUNNER 2039 #6 (Of 12)

Writer: Mike Johnson

Artist: Andres Guinaldo

Colorist: Marco Lesko

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 23, 2023

CLEO has been gravely wounded in a shootout with a gang of highway raiders, forcing ASH into a desperate search for help, which comes from an unusual source. Meanwhile LUV and RASH have tracked down HYTHE to her penthouse hideout.

COVER A: ALAN QUAH (JUN231225)

COVER B: KANAR MATHURIN (JUN231226)

COVER C: SYD MEAD (JUN231227)

NOUNS: NOUNTOWN: #5 (Of 6)

Writer(s): David Leach

Artist(s): Danny Schlitz 

Distributor: Titan Comics

FC, 36pp, $4.99 On sale: August 30, 2023 

MEET THE NOUNS IN THEIR FIRST COMIC BOOK ADVENTURE! AN EPIC A DVENTURE OF PLAYGROUND - STYLE FUN & HUMOR! 

Nouns DAO presents a new sensational mini-series by writer David Leach (Psycho Gran) and artist Danny Schlitz. A deeply moving coming - of - age drama about a small - town thimble salesman caught up in a politically - charged espionage caper involving a stolen atom bomb, a signed picture of the pope, and a man with a fox for a head.

COVER ARTIST: DANNY SCHLITZ (JUN231231)    

RIVERS OF LONDON: HERE BE DRAGONS #2 (Of 4)

Writer(s): James Swallow 

Editors: Ben Aaronoivitch, Andrew Cartmel

Artist(s): José Maria Beroy 

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $3.99 On sale: August 9, 2023 

A dangerous monster is at large above the streets of London. And its name…Wyvern!

After a Met Police helicopter on night patrol is attacked by an unidentified aerial phenomenon, the Met's only sanctioned wizard, Peter Grant, and his mentor, Thomas Nightingale, are called in to investigate. 

COVER A: VERONICA FISH (JUN231232)

COVER B: PATRICIO CLEAREY (JUN231233)   

QUENTIN BY TARANTINO 

Writer/Artist: Améziane Amazing

Publisher: Statix Press (Titan Comics imprint)

SC, FC, 228pp, $24.99 (US), $33.99 (CA), £21.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787740648 On sale: October 17, 2023

TAKE A DIVE INTO THE BRAIN OF MASTER AUTEUR, QUENTIN TARANTINO!

In a first-person account, Amazing Améziane leads us through the life story of this iconic auteur, from his humble beginnings as a video shop clerk, to his rise through iconic indie blockbusters, all the way to global superstar. Discover the influences, opinions, and history of one of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, unmistakable in his style and talent.

COVER ARTIST: AMÉZIANE AMAZING (JUN231199)

ALPI: THE SOUL SENDER

Writer/Artist: Rona 

Publisher: Titan Manga (Titan Comics imprint)

B&W, SC, 176pp, $12.99 (US), $16.99 (CA) ,£9.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781787741300 On sale: October 4, 2023

FOR FANS OF THE MAGICAL GIRL MANGA -- A COMING- OF-AGE STORY ABOUT YOUNG ‘SOUL SENDER’, ALPI!

In Alpi's magical world, divine spirits are the source of all life, communities living in harmony under their protection. However, when their lives end, a terrible curse drives them to evil, and these malign spirits must be sent to the afterlife by the Soul Sender. Alpi is one such girl, talented despite her young age, and assisted by her familiar Pelenai!

COVER ARTIST: RONA (JUN231228)

STAR WARS INSIDER #220

Writer(s): Titan Magazines

Publisher: Titan Magazines

FC, SC Magazine, 84pp, $9.99 (US) / $12.99 (CA) / £5.99 (UK) 

On sale: August 2, 2023

FEATURING: 

THE BAD BATCH: THE ANATOMY OF ANIMATION PART 2: The second part of our in-depth look at the making of an episode of The Bad Batch. 

JUN231235      

ANDOR SEASON 1: CHARACTER BUILDING: The pivotal character moments from across the 12-part first season. 

THE HIGH REPUBLIC: PHASE II COMPANION: A story - by - story look back at the second phase of Star Wars: The High Republic. 

NEWSSTAND (JUN231234)

PX EDITION (JUN231235)

FOIL (JUN231236)

MARVEL STUDIOS THE INFINITY SAGA – IRON MAN 2: THE ART OF THE MOVIE

Writer(s): John Barber

Publisher: Titan Books

FC. HC, 224pp, $40.00 (US), £29.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781803364933 On sale: July 26, 2023

Behind every great IRON MAN stands a dedicated group of artists – and in this book, their secrets are revealed. In THE ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS’ IRON MAN 2 you’ll find everything from preliminary sketches to fully rendered 3-D images; storyboards to intricate set designs; and all the heroes, villains and technology you’ve ever imagined.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE ADAPTATION 

Writer(s): L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Cater

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Books

SC, 181pp, $15.95 (US), $21.05 (CA), £8.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781803365251 On sale: AUGUST 9, 2023

TWO OF THE MOST PROMINENT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONAN LEGEND WRITE THE OFFICIAL NOVEL OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN, THE SEMINAL FANTASY FILM BY JOHN MILIUS. 

The official novelization of the famed 1982 fantasy blockbuster directed by John Milius, starring ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, based on the screenplay by Milius and Oliver Stone.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE FILM

Writer(s): Jack McKinney

Publisher: Heroic Signatures & Titan Books

HC, 176pp, $50.00 (US), $66.00 (CA), £8.99 (UK)

ISBN: 9781803361765 On sale: AUGUST 9, 2023

OFFICIAL RETROSPECTIVE HARDBACK BOOK TELLING THE STORY OF THE MAKING OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN!

Includes interviews with cast and crew and featuring behind-the-scenes photography from the shoot, and an exclusive foreword from the film's producer, Rafaella De Larentills.

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#IReadsYou Movie Review: "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3"

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Running time:  150 minutes (2 hours, 30 minutes)

MPAA – PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, strong language, suggestive/drug references and thematic elements

DIRECTOR:  James Gunn

WRITER:  James Gunn (based on the Marvel Comics characters)

PRODUCER:  Kevin Feige

CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Henry Braham (D.o.P.)

EDITORS:  Fred Raskin and Greg D'Auria

COMPOSER:  John Murphy

SCI-FI/FANTASY and ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

Starring:  Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Chukwudi Iwuji, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter, Nico Santos, Miriam Shor, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Stallone, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, and the voices of Linda Cardellini, Seth Green, Maria Bakalova, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a 2023 science fiction, comedy, and action-adventure film written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Marvel Studios.  It is the third film in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy film series, following 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy and 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  It is also the 32nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).  Vol. 3 finds the Guardians fighting to save one of their members from his creator, a mission that may destroy the Guardians whether they are successful or not.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens on Knowhere, the strange space station where the Guardians of the Galaxy have established their headquarters.  Their leader, Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), mourns the loss of his girlfriend, Gamora (Zoe Saldana).  The alien warlord, Thanos, killed Gamora (as seen in Avengers: Infinity War), but an alternate universe version of her appeared (as seen in Avengers: Endgame).  This new Gamora does not love Peter, and she associates with The Ravagers, which was once essentially Peter's surrogate family.

The group has bigger troubles ahead.  The Guardians are being targeted by the “Sovereign” empress Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), someone with a grudge against them (as seen in Vol. 2).  She sends her son, Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), to attack the Guardians, and he grievously wounds Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper).  To save Rocket, Peter and his fellow Guardians:  Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Groot (voice of Vin Diesel), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Nebula (Karen Gillan), and a reluctant Gamora, must confront The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), the Counter-Earth scientist who created Rocket.

The original Guardians of the Galaxy was one of the surprise hits of 2014, if not the surprise hit of the year.  Vol. 2 was a fun sci-fi-action movie and a surprisingly thoughtful character melodrama.  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 does everything the first two films did well and amplifies that.  Vol. 3 is the series' funniest film, and I found myself laughing throughout it.  That still surprises me because this movie has some pretty dark moments, especially concerning The High Evolutionary, who is superbly played with volcanic intensity and unremitting cruelty by the most excellent Chuckwudi Iwuji.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is one of Marvel Studios' best films in years.  I think it works for three reasons.  First, the film's production values and special effects are impressive.  The CGI-created environments, backdrops, sets (interiors and exteriors), space-ways, worlds, etc. are so dazzling in scope, color, and imagination that they surpass the impressive work of the first two films, especially the second film.  The entire entire “Orgoscope” sequence is an eye-popping collection of inventiveness.  Even the menagerie of people, creatures, and robots exceeds the first two film, probably combined.

The acting is quite good, and that makes me want to engage the characters even more.  Chris Pratt gives his best tern as Peter Quill/Star-Lord – drama, pathos, big emotions, and the sarcasm and quips are still here – but with edginess.  This is the first time that I really hoped that Star-Lord would be a long term MCU character.  It is so shocking that Zoe Saldana can convince me that she is a different Gamora.  Karen Gillan as Nebula and Pom Klementieff as Mantis do superb work with the character arcs that the story gives them.  As Drax the Destroyer, Dave Bautista makes the character seem not extraneous for the first time.  Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as always are winning in their voice roles as Groot and Rocket, respectively, with Diesel bringing some extra to Groot this time.

The third reason Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is so damn good is writer-director James Gunn.  This is Gunn at the peak of his powers.  Honestly, I liked Vol. 2 so much that I didn't think he could top himself, but he does with this third film.  I did find Vol. 3 a little dry and too dark in the beginning, but once it grabbed me, it would not let go.

This film has a heart – a center that is about the struggle to help a friend or family member no matter how bad his or her troubles might be or even if he or she resists and rejects the help.  In Vol. 3, Gunn makes all the characters unique individuals with wants, needs, goals, conflicts, and melodrama.  However, the best thing that Gunn does is accept that even the most intense relationships change, so he lets some of the characters move on.  The result is a last act for the ages and a closing sequence that recalls the beginning of the original film and leaves the viewer with the warmest feelings.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens in the U.S. today, May 5, 2023.  That is 15 years and a few days after the release of the first MCU film, Iron Man (2008).  Vol. 3 exemplifies something that I just realize runs throughout Marvel Studios' film.  In almost all of them, a dominant theme is the formation of surrogate families.  Friends, enemies, heroes, and sometimes even the villains come together in a unit that is more than just a group of friends; they are family.  In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn gives us the end of one version of the family as it evolves into something larger.  What makes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 an amazing film is that it is as heartwarming as it is exciting and thrilling.  Yes, there are big, mesmerizing action set pieces, but by the end, I really believe that these guys love one another.  I could watch it forever.

9 of 10

★★★★+ out of 4 stars

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

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#IReadsYou Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Running time:  125 minutes (2 hours, 5 minutes)

MPAA – PG-13 for violence/action, and language

DIRECTOR:  Peyton Reed

WRITER:  Jeff Loveness (based on the Marvel Comics characters)

PRODUCERS:  Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard

CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Bill Pope

EDITORS:  Adam Gerstel and Laura Jennings

COMPOSER:  Christophe Beck

SUPERHERO/SCI-FI and ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY

Starring:  Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray, Katy M. O'Brian, William Jackson Harper, James Cutler, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, and Corey Stoll

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a 2023 superhero and sci-fi action film directed by Peyton Reed and produced by Marvel Studios.  It is the 31st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and is also the third entry in the Ant-Man film series.  The film and the series are based on the Marvel Comics character, Ant-Man, who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 (cover date: September 1962) and was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby.  Quantumania finds Ant-Man and the Wasp on an incredible adventure in a strange universe where they face a dangerous new foe.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania finds Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) living his best life after his most recent adventures with the Avengers (as seen in Avengers: Endgame).  He is a successful author and is happily living with his girlfriend, Hope van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly).  However, there is some trouble at home.  Scott's daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), has become an activist and has been recently arrested during a protest.

While they are visiting Hope's parents, her father, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), the scientist who was the original Ant-Man; and her mother, Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), who was the original Wasp, Cassie reveals that she has created a device that can map the “Quantum Realm,” a subatomic dimension of the Multiverse.   However, the device can also send messages to the Quantum Realm, which freaks out Janet, who was trapped there for 30 years.  Before Janet can do shut it down, a portal appears and pulls Scott, Hope, Cassie, Hank, and Janet into the Quantum Realm, separating Scott and Cassie from Hope, Hank, and Janet.

Once the two groups begin to explore the Quantum Realm, they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.  There is also a dark side.  Janet fears they are all headed for an encounter with someone she met when she was first trapped in the Quantum Realm – a despot named “Kang” (Jonathan Majors).

Ant-Man was a D-list character as far as Marvel Comics superheroes go, especially where familiarity with the general entertainment-consuming public was concerned.  Marvel Studios chose the right actor to play Ant-Man, the irresistibly likable, Paul Rudd.  The addition of Hollywood legends like Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer and television star Evangeline Lilly as a new female superhero made Ant-Man A-list box office.  The result was two lovable, loopy, and imaginative superhero films, Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), that seemed aimed at young viewers even more so than adult audiences.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is just as loopy, but is bigger than the previous two films.  If French film director, Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), made a Star Wars film, it would probably look like Quantumania.  This film's menagerie of people, beings, creatures, machines, tech, etc. are almost on the level of Avatar: The Way of Water.  Quantumania is a dazzling spectacle, and it is nothing like what I expected based on the earlier films.  Everyone from director Peyton Reed and writer Jeff Loveness to the craft and visual effects people did the damn thing and the results are mind-blowing.

The performances are excellent.  As usual, Paul Rudd comes across as the actor most perfect to be Scott Lang and Ant-Man.  Michael Douglas plays Hank Pym with a mix of spry comedy and pitch-perfect drama.  However, I must make way for the women in this film.  Quantumania allows Michelle Pfeiffer to let the dog in her out to play Janet van Dyne, in a way that she probably has not done since White Oleander (2002).  She left me wanting more of Janet.

Evangeline Lilly is once again great as The Wasp, and in Quantumania, she makes me believe that it is time for the Wasp to have a solo outing.  Also, Kathryn Newton makes it impossible to leave Cassie down on the superhero farm (so to speak).  Katy O'Brian also gives a fierce turn as the Quantum Realm freedom fighter, Jentorra.

Finally, I'm not sure that I have words to quite describe Jonathan Major's brilliant turn as Kang.  It is as if Majors has given flesh to James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice.  He makes Kang own Quantumania, and I think it will be a blast going forward to watch Majors play this character.

You may have heard bad things about Quantumania, from film critics and reviewers and others.  But fuck 'em.  Quantumania is one of Marvel Studios' best films of the past few years, and I heartily recommend it to you, dear readers.  With its sense of the unexpected and of the future known, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the perfect start to what is called “Phase 5” of the MCU.

A+

★★★★+ out of 4 stars

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

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I Reads You Juniors: December 2022 - Update #65

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

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NEWS:

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  Writer Mark Waid talks about the "explosvie twist" in the series, "Batman vs. Robin."

DC STUDIOS - From CBR:  Warner Bros. reportedly begged "Joker" director, Todd Phillips, to take the job leading DC Studios, but like many people in Hollywood, he did not want the job.

From Variety:  "Shazam" actor Zachary Levi, defends DC Studios bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran, saying, "Give them time to create something special."

From Variety:  After meeting with James Gunn, co-chair of DC Studios, actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says that his superhero character, Black Adam, star of the recent film, will not appear in the first chapter of the new universe of DC Comics films.

From BleedingCool:  DC-Studios co-boss, James Gunn, says he won't be bullied ... more or less.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  The publisher also owes a lot of creators.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  Henry Cavill's cameo as "Superman" and Gal Gadot's cameo as "Wonder Woman" have been removed from "The Flash" movie.

DC COMICS - From DCBlog:  The great Jerry Ordway talks about his return to Stan Lee's "Just Imagine" in the new anthology, "Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee."

SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From THR:  Writer-director-producer Donald Glover ("Atlanta") is attached to star in and produce a movie for Sony's Spider-Man universe.  It will focus on the villain, "the Hypno-Hustler," which debuted in "Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #24."

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  James Gunn, co-Chair and co-CEO of DC Studios, is writing a Superman film, but actor Henry Cavill will not return as Superman/Clark Kent.  Meanwhile, Ben Affleck will remain at DC Studios - as a director and not as Batman/Bruce Wayne.

MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Greg Capullo is moving to Marvel Comics, first drawing covers and then drawing an unnamed project.

FANTAGRAPHICS - From TheNewYorker:  The New Yorker's Sam Thielman profiles the long-running indie comic book, "Love and Rockets," and its creators, brothers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez.

DC ANIMATION - From DCBlog:  "How Kevin Conroy Became Our Batman" by Alex Jaffe

DC STUDIOS - From Variety: The tricky road ahead for DC Studios.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From Deadline:  The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry.  The 2022 class includes Marvel Studios' "Iron Man."

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  Director Patty Jenkins says that there was nothing she could do to move "Wonder Woman 3" forward, in the wake of the film's cancellation.

MILLARWORLD - From THR:  Mark Millar has announced his next Millarworld/Netflix comic book project, "The Ambassadors," a series with global potential.

EN MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist:  American freelance cartoonist, Don Orehek, died at the age of 94 on November 6, 2022.  Orehek was a prolific book, magazine, and newspaper gag cartoonist, who best known association was the American humor magazine, "Cracked."  His work also appeared in "Good Housekeeping," "Playboy," and "The Saturday Evening Post," to name a few.

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  "Wonder Woman 3" is supposedly no longer happening, but new DC Studios bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran, are supposedly prepping a multi-year plan for DC Comics films.

From THR:  James Gunn, DC Studios co-chair and co-CEO, responds to "The Hollywood Reporter's" story about the transition period for the studios film, which included news that "Wonder Woman 3" has been cancelled.

DC TV - From Deadline:  The CW's superhero television series, "The Flash," will debut its ninth and final season February 8th, 2023.

DC COMICS - From CBR:  The anthology one-shot, "Shazam! Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters #1," features stories co-written by Shazam! star Zachary Levi and actors Grace Caroline Currey, Ross Butler, D.J. Cotrona, Adam Brody and Faithe Herman. The issue also features contributions made by Fury of the Gods screenwriter Henry Gayden and other comic creators, such as Colleen Doran, Josh Trujillo and Tim Seeley.

EN MEMORIAM - From TheBeat:  Cartoonist and Underground Comics creator, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, has died at the age of 74, Tuesday, November 29, 2022.  Kominsky-Crumb was one of the first of the underground cartoonists to produce autobiographical comics.  She was part of the "Wimmen's Comix" collective.  Along with the late Diane Noomin, she was a contributor to and editor of the "Twisted Sisters" comics anthology.  Aline was married to legendary Underground Comics creator, R. Crumb, with whom she had a daughter, cartoonist Sophia Crumb.

From DrawnandQuarterly:  D&W functionary Peggy Burns speaks on the late Aline Kominsky-Crumb.

DC COMICS - From DarkKnightNews: There is a YouTube preview video for the updated edition of the book, "Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Film, and Beyond." which you can see via the "Dark Knight News" article about the book.

EUROCOMICS TO FILM - From THR:  Comic book legend, Frank Miller ("Daredevil," "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns"), is the writer for Studio Canal's television miniseries based on the legendary European comic, "Corto Maltese."

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:  Writer Christopher Priest and artist Michael Sta. Maria launch a new "Draculina" comic book series, "Draculina: Blood Simple."

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NOVEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Ahoy Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Black Box for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios Entertaiment for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Fairsquare Comics LLC for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2022

From CBR:  Marvel Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000AD for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Tokyopop for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for November 2022

From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for November 2022

DECEMBER 2022 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Bad Kids Press for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Bad Moon Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Cold War" event for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 20211

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  WhatNot Publishing for December 2022

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for December 2022

JANUARY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze Publishing for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Band of Bards for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Black Mask Studios Entertainment

From BleedingCool:  Blood Moon Comics LLC for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  CEX Publishing for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainent for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Frank Miller Presents for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  TOKYOPOP for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for January 2023

From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for January 2023

FEBRUARY 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  AfterShock Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Kodansha Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Spider-Man" and "Dark Web" for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion Developments Ltd for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Scout Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Seven Seas Entertainment for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Silver Sprocket Press for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Storm King Productions, Inc. for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Sumerian Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Whatnot Publishing for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Yen Press for February 2023

From BleedingCool:  Zenescope Entertainment for February 2023

MARCH 2023 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Alaze for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for March 2023

From BleedingCool:  Opus Comics for March 2023