august Archives

But it must be a common mistake. Benjamin W Morse is a comic book writer and artist with a new comic book August: Purgatory Underground #1 being published in August 2022 from Red 5 Comics "As a long civil war ends, the once celebrated hero Captain August finds himself in the center of an intergalactic controversy[...]

So it looks like Netflix was being a "dirty little devil" with that supposed "leak" on Sunday because the streaming service officially confirmed that the first eight episodes of Lucifer season 5 will premiere on Friday, August 21 But that's not all: before you get to the date reveal in the video below, you get[...]

With all of the rumors, innuendo, and dumpster fires of speculation, it looks like Netflix may have "slipped" (???) and accidentally revealed the premiere date for the first eight episodes of Lucifer season 5: Friday, August 21 Subscribers to the streaming service found the message you see below apparently sharing the good news – that[...]

Harley Quinn's final issue of her monthly series will be published in August with #75 An unusual time to cancel such a book which is certainly one of DC Comics' better-selling titles, and featuring a character who just had a movie out It certainly has come to some as a surprise, such as variant cover[...]

They stated that this was because Diamond Comic Distributors, currently not distributing new comics, had told them they wouldn't be distributing any such until August at least As a result, Alterna was going to switch to direct sales to readers and retailers alike The message was shared widely around the comics industry It was hard[...]

Today, they announced on social media that Diamond had told them "that the potential earliest release date for new product will be in August." Diamond Comics to not distribute comics until August at the earliest? Currently Diamond Comic Distributors has closed its doors to new comic books, putting much of the comics industry, both in print and[...]

One in every two comic books ordered by North American comic book stores in August 2019 from Diamond Comic Distributors was a Marvel comic book And almost one in every two dollars spent on those orders was a Marvel comic book as well While we have seen Marvel Comics mostly dominate the direct market of[...]

Credit: AMC Not wasting any time after possibly (show us a body, people) killing off a major character during the mid-season finale of Fear the Walking Dead's season 4, AMC's Talking Dead announced the series' return on Sunday, August 12th at 9 p.m ET/PT The network also released the first synopsis for the eight-episode, second-half of the[...]

A few upcoming DC Comics covers for August shipping titles As ever, you may have seen some of them You won't have seen most of them… Dark Nights: Metal #1 variant covers, by Jim Lee and Andy Kubert. With the variant cover by John Romita Jr coming soon. Deathstroke #22 by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki. Green Arrow #28 by[...]

Do you remember  a Canadian attempt at a High School musical-alike School Gyrls for Nickelodeon? Created by Nick Cannon, it was co-written by short film director Dylan Mulick and very poorly received… Well, Dylan has moved on and is co-writing a new comic book with Stephanie Salyers and drawn by Italian artist Leila Leiz. Published by 541 Media in[...]

And diesel punk meets modern world in Paul Bradford's "The Night Errant!" Out in August Here's a video trailer and an embedded PDF… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSWsMGOP8lgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Indie Comics #1 Comic Book Preview! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSWsMGOP8lg) Indie Comics #1 is a new anthology publication, in a year rich with anthologies, featuring a bevy of familiar[...]

It's not enough that they are launching a comic book… now Marvel Tsum Tsum are taking over twenty Marvel titles in August through a new variant cover programme… All-New, All-Different Avengers #13 by Kris Anka All-New Wolverine #11 by Jake Parker Amazing Spider-Man #16 by Chris Samnee Captain America: Steve Rogers #5 by Helen Chen Deadpool #17 by Javier Rodriguez Doctor Strange #11[...]

The NY Times has run an article highlighting the Boom Box imprint at Boom! Studios, including the likes of Lumberjanes, Giant Days and Goldie Vance, and also mentioning a brand new series for August. It confirms rumours that Bleeding Cool had previously reported, stating the James Tynion IV has a Lumberjanes-similar series lined up for the publisher. Backstagers[...]

It's published in August And we get to have a look under the hood with the first four pages. Newsarama had a few other pages as well… This summer, Matt Hawkins is crossing over all his creator-owned series at Top Cow/Image, Postal, The Tithe and Think Tank, with art from Atilio Rojo. It's called[...]

People planning to attend Wizard World Orlando Comic Con in August this year might have had a shock when they went to check the latest in guest appearances, parking, hotel dates and the like.  Just a few days ago, they were promising James Marsters, Carmen Carnero and Dean Haspiel. It was now happening in August 2017. Wizard confirmed[...]

And, after celebrating the Heroes in July, in August it goes for the villains. They promise, EPIC items from Marvel, an EXCLUSIVE DC figure and more (including a unique wearable we've never put in a crate before) With the image above, could we expect a Joker figure? And might there be a Marvel exclusive comic? Pure speculation, let's[...]

We mentioned King as a newly launched comic from Jet City Comics in August Well, the publisher has another launch in August as well A new fantasy story set in the world of Jeff Wheeler's Muirwood novels. Muirwood: The Lost Abbey is written by Fables writers Matthew Sturges and David Justus with art by Dark Crystal's Alex Sheikman. Maia, the daughter of the king of[...]

Joshua Hale Fialkov, Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo are launching a five-part comic in August from Jet City Comics called King Presumably nothing to do with Dynamite's King Features licensed line, King… Fialkov and Maiolo both worked together on I Vampire and  Green Lantern Corps for DC Comics, before he walked over DC's plans to kill off the John Stewart[...]

Image Comics as quite a lot of comics coming out in August But fewer launches than usual However we do get brand new series The Beauty and Dark Corridor, the much delayed return of Phonogram, and two Aphrodite IX spinoffs, including one written by Bleeding Cool's own Dan Wickline! As well as Morning Glories hitting 50… and Chip[...]

Thanks to DC Comics,  Newsarama, Comic Book and CBR… DC Comics sliced and diced for August 2015 Chop chop chop! BATMAN/SUPERMAN #23 Written by GREG PAK Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES Bombshells Variant cover by DES TAYLOR On sale AUGUST 12 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T "Truth" continues as Superman must learn to depend on the[...]

the full solicits for Marvel in August 2015 SECRET WARS #6 (of 8) JONATHAN HICKMAN (w) • ESAD RIBIC (a) Cover by ALEX ROSS CONNECTING VARIANT BY SIMONE BIANCHI ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC VARIANT COVER BY BABS TARR CLASSIC VARIANT BY TBD ARTIST THE FINAL WAR! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 SECRET WARS JOURNAL #4 (of 5) MIKE BENSON &[...]

Here are Avatar Press solcitations, from the upcoming June Previews, shipping for August 2015 Comics from Garth Ennis, Si Spurrier, Justin Jordan, Mike Costa, David Lapham, Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer.. what's not to love? WAR STORIES 01 TPB NEW EDITION $24.99 Writer: Garth Ennis Art: Dave Gibbons, John Higgins, David Lloyd, Chris Weston MR, Color, 240 pages For the first time in[...]

It may have come fourth in sales, but that extra dollar on Multiversity #1 saw it top the August charts in terms of cash through the tills… TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2014 QTY RANK DOLLAR RANK INDEX PRODUCT PRICE PUBLISHER 1 2 100.00 BATMAN #34 $3.99 DC 2 4 90.61 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 MAR 3 5 81.37 ORIGINAL SIN #7 $3.99 MAR 4 1 80.72 MULTIVERSITY #1 $4.99 DC 5 3 78.09 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32 $4.99 MAR 6 14 64.08 WALKING DEAD #130 (MR) $2.99 IMA 7 16 63.75 HARLEY QUINN #9 $2.99 DC 8 7 59.22 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.4 $3.99 MAR 9 8 54.07 GUARDIANS[...]

Boom! Studiuos and Archaia's comics out in August (mostly)… Fairy Quest will always top my list But what will you be looking out for? FAIRY QUEST: OUTCASTS #1 (W) Paul Jenkins (A) Humberto Ramos (CA) A: Humberto Ramos; B: Humberto Ramos B&W WHY WE LOVE IT: FAIRY QUEST is the passion project of Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos, the[...]

And for Image Comics in August, the full list of new comics… the Rat Queens/Peter Panzerfaust crossover cover sticks out nicely, we have eight new titles, Fade Out gets an over sized version of issue 1, Dead@17 is coming to a dead end, Chew has Poyo, and lots more beside What takes your eye?   [...]

But where exactly is AXIS in the August solicitations? Maybe they're just getting ahead of themselves Here are August's Marvel solicitations for single issues… lots of things to dig into here, But notice, as DC does Five Years Later, Avengers will be doing Eight Months Later that Avengers Uncovered has jumped in with Three Months Later…[...]

We've mentioned a few bits and pieces of note from the August solicitations for the comic book direct market But there's lots more to get our teeth into. Drawn And Quarterly have a new Palookaville hardcover from Seth, featuring more slice-of-stylised-life Clyde Fans tales, the Matchcard brothers get a longer bit than usual, Seth begins a[...]

The launch of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and KISS Kids, the penultimate issue of Locke And Key FOREVER, the Joe Kubert's TOR Artists Edition, The X-Files

All the ones we can get, anyway...