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SONY SPIDER-MAN U - From Variety: "Venom: The Last Dance" has a soft U.S. debut at the box office compared to the two earlier films, "Venom" and "Venom: Let There Be Carnage." "The Last Dance" opened at 51 million dollars, topping the 10/25 to 10/27/2024 weekend box office.
COMICS - TheGuardian: In an essay for "The Guardian," legendary comic book writer, Alan Moore, says "Fandom has toxified the world."
MANGA TO ANIME - From CBR: "My Hero Academia: You're Next," the latest anime film adapted from the hit manga franchise, is breaking the franchise's previous box office records in Japan.
NYCC/DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics has confirmed that writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee returning to Batman in 2025, possibly for "Hush 2," their sequel to 2002's "Hush" ("Batman #608-619). Their first issue may be "Batman #158."
From BleedingCool: DC Comics has apparently confirmed that it is reviving its "Vertigo Comics" imprint. It will reportedly publish comic books featuring DC Comics characters and creator-owned properties.
COMICS - From DailyDead: Editor-publisher James Aquilone and writers Rodney Barnes and Steve Niles talks about the upcoming three-issue comic book miniseries, "Kolchak Meets the Classic Monsters."
DC STUDIOS - From Variety: Director James Gunn confirms that "Krypto the Superdog," will appear in his 2025 film, "Superman."
COMICS - From ComicsBeat: Mad Cave Studios has announced that it will publish "Pop Kill." The mature humor comic is co-written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Dave Johnson, with art by Juan Santacruz, colors by Brian Reber, and letters by Sean Konot. Issue #1 debuts Feb. 2025
DC CINEMA - From THR: According to an insider who spoke to "The Hollywood Reporter," Actor Zachary Levi thought his role as "Billy Batson/Shazam" in the "Shazam" movies was his ticket to being like Dwayne "The Rock" or actor Chris Evans, "Steve Rogers/Captain America." "But it didn’t happen for him, and he’s bitter about that," says the insider.
DC STUDIOS - From Deadline: Actor Aaron Pierre (Netflix's "Rebel Ridge") will play "John Stewart" in HBO's "Lanterns," based on the DC Comics' "Green Lantern" comic book franchise.
COMICS - From GamesRadar: Actor and writer David Dastmalchian ("Ant-Man," "The Suicide Squad") is one of the writers of the upcoming comic book series, "Kolchak Meets the Classic Monsters." Published by Monstrous Books, the series is based on the former ABC cult supernatural drama, "Kolchak the Night Stalker."
DC COMICS - From BleedingCool: Writer Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee famously teamed up for Batman #608-619 (2002) for the storyline now known as "Batman: Hush." They will reportedly reunited for a "Batman" ongoing comic book series that will debut in either March or April 2025.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The site explains why the domestic box office for "Joker: Folie a Deux" did not meet even minimum expectations. For instance, this "Joker" sequel sold 2.5 million tickets compared to last Fall's superhero bomb, "The Marvels," which sold 3.3 million tickets.
DC STUDIOS - From EW: DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has announced a new film project that mixes animation, puppetry, and CGI. "Dynamic Duo" will focus "Dick Grayson" and "Jason Todd," the first holders of the "Robin" moniker. Matt Reeves, director of "The Batman," will produce, but the film won't be part of Reeves' "universe," which includes "The Batman" and the Max series, "The Penguin."
IMAGE COMICS - From BleedingCool: Image Comics is launching a new creator-owned horror imprint, entitled the "Ninth Circle." The members of the imprint are comic book creators: Garth Ennis, Marguerite Bennett, Joe Pruett, Ram V, and Adam Glass, alongside strategic advisor and founder Michael Bogner (SVP of Legal Affairs at ABGO) and company representative David Stone. Ninth Circle's lead investor is Kimberly Steward , who produced of the film, "Manchester By The Sea" (2016), and executive produced "Suspiria" (2018). Steward's production company, K Period Media, will partner with Ninth Circle to produce select titles.
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