Donny Cates Archives

Donny Cates is pretty much the hottest writer in comics right now, and with good reason He has an uncanny ability to create wonderful moments out of both big and small events and can write the hell out of an action scene But one thing he can write a little better than that is a[...]

Today's King In Black #2 suggests that this might not entirely be a bad thing, as everyone gets symbiotes under the thrall of Knull, whether they want them or not. Credit: Marvel As King In Black sees Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman take a run around the remains of Marvel With Jane Foster as the Valkyrie, dealing[...]

Last week saw Marvel Comics publish a big King In Black preview in print – but for those of you locked down, here's a look at some of the art from upcoming issues of The King In Black main event as well as the spin-off issues and where it's all from. KING IN BLACK #2 (OF[...]

Ian Bederman is an old friend and creative colleague of Donny Cates They worked on the tattoo-influenced Atomhawk comic book together, initially from Heavy Metal Magazine and then published by Image Comics Recently, Bederman created variant covers and promotional temporary tattoos for Cates' King In Black event for Marvel Bederman is also running a Kickstarter[...]

Yesterday saw the publication of Crossover #2, the new comic book by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw We'vemnetioned how orders for the upcoming Crossover #3 are double those of #2, anticipating appearance of Spawn within the pages as well as on the promoted cover by Todd McFarlane Well, Crossover #2 seems to have made that[...]

That's the issue 2 that's out today. This is better than an early sellout folks, this means that not only is Donny Cates' and Geoff Shaw's new superhero series the talk of the town — but its money in the bank in retailers' eyes. Crossover #3 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw Has Almost 100,000 Orders Because of[...]

Last night we ran the story that Todd McFarlane and Spawn were coming to Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's Crossover #3 from Image Comics (as well as Mike Allred's Madman) We now have the covers as proof. But does Todd McFarlane really want to get close to Crossover? Because we also have the first few pages[...]

Donny Cates recently tweeted the following "RETAILERS!!! Hey You know I don't bullshit about this stuff So please believe me when I tell you that issues THREE and ESPECIALLY issue SIX of CROSSOVER are going to be BIG Like….really big Crazy big Order accordingly They will sell out." Might there be a special visitor or two?[...]

The repeated mention of the absence of Thor in both The King In Black #1 and in Thor #10 both written by Donny Cates suggests how else this is plugged into the rest of the Marvel Universe though, Nic Klein artwork from Thor #10. With the newly transformed Donald Blake keeping Thor well and truly imprisoned, and[...]

It is King In Black day… the release of Marvel Comics' new big event that has been built up for some time, and spearhead by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman And it's one that spans across the Marvel Universe, as mentioned in our review of the first leaked issue. @Doncates Umm… Is King In Black #1[...]

Today sees the publication of The King In Black #1 from Marvel Comics. But what came before@? Well they include a very handy timeline..., PRE-CREATION

Next month sees the publication of The King In Black, the new event series by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman from Marvel Comics that follows up on their work on Venom and the previous event, Absolute Carnage King In Black #1 is published this Wednesday But last week, in a blip, Marvel Unlimited published the[...]

Global entertainment superstar and self-proclaimed Bad Boy of Comics, Donny Cates, took to Twitter recently to express jealousy over Wolverine and X-Force writer Benjamin Percy receiving a cheap plastic sword pen from Marvel following the conclusion of the X of Swords crossover event But will this jealousy build into a seething rage that sees Cates[...]

It must be good to be Donny Cates right now, as interest and advance reorders boom over Crossover and King In Black And the industry seem to have responded well to the Biden/Harris Savage Dragon as well Well, slightly more than half of them have, anyway. Donny Cates Beats Joe Biden In Advance Reorders Greetings from the[...]

It feels like just yesterday that writer Donny Cates, artist Geoff Shaw, colorist Dee Cunniffe, and letterer John J Hill made big promises at what felt like an alternate reality SDCC for their new book, Crossover. Crossover, which tells the story of an epic comics crossover event bleeding over into the real world, was one of the most intriguing announcements of the[...]

And Thor is trapped… The Horror When A Creator Forgets His Creation – Thor #9 Spoilers It's almost enough to distract you from a Black Winter… well, it was only a matter of time that Donald Cates would want to bring back Donald Blake. THOR #9 MARVEL COMICS SEP200658 (W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel THE RETURN OF DONALD[...]

A few weeks ago, Bleeding Cool reported on two new comic books from Donny Cates, one called Wereworld with Dylan Burnett and another called Flood with Megan Hutchison both from Image Comics Well, it looks as if Donny Cates has been in discussion with m'learned friends and it may have been pointed out that there[...]

The latest chapter in writer Donny Cates and artist Ryan Stegman's radical reshaping of the Venom mythos, KING IN BLACK is an event years in the making that will change everything you thought you knew about symbiotes. I bought my comics this week from Piranha Comics in Kingston-Upon-Thames. Piranha Comics is a small south London comic store chain[...]

This must be Donny Cates Day… Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are[...]

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Yesterday, Bleeding Cool announced two new comic books to be published by Image Comics, both written by Donny Cates One called Wereworld by with Dylan Burnett who he worked with on Cosmic Ghost Rider and Interceptor, coloured by Dean White and lettered by John J Hill,  a project teased by them both before lockdown[...]

Marvel Comics has clearly noticed Donny Cates getting a lot of attention for the launch of his Crossover series from Image Comics, for FOC today, and has decided that this just won't do Which is why they have announced a spinoff from his King In Black event series, out in January 2021, as King In[...]

Image Comics PR has been talking up the launch of Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's upcoming comic book launch, Crossover Bleeding Cool understands that, before today's Final Order Cut-Off has been finalised, orders are in six figures and has already beaten the launch of The Department Of Truth #1 And unlike a certain Mr Mark[...]

Donny Cates' new comic book series with Geoff Shaw, Crossover #1, FOC's this weekend With more retailer variant covers than you thought could exist in this world But it's not the only plans Donny Cates has from Image Comics going in 2021. Donny Cates screencap. Bleeding Cool has learned of two such beasts One called Wereworld by[...]

Donny Cates has been talking about the effects that The King In Black will have on Eddie Brock and the Marvel Universe as a whole, at the NYCC/MCM/Metaverse panel Including leading up to Venom #200 and the big changes this will all be enacting And he's really honest about that. Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman to[...]

This is an attempt to sift through them all and find the most relevant items. What's FOCing today? The launch of Crossover #1 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw is the big one, from Image Comics, with many tiered variants up to 1:200. Also from Donny Cates, Thor #9 with Nic Klein sees the return of Donald Blake,[...]

We're hearing that retailers noticed a few more Crossover incentive cover codes pop up on the Diamond retailer site last night and we've managed to get our hands on the Tradd Moore (1:25) and Ryan Ottley (1:50) covers for anyone eager to see what else Image has up its sleeve before they're on FOC this[...]

As the solicitation for Thor #8 from Donny Cates and Aaron Kuder says "Everyone gets a hammer! That's right – come on down to Broxton, Oklahoma, and pick up Mjolnir for yourself! The famed hammer of the Thunder God is free for the taking…no worthiness required???". Thor #8 cover. The Asgardian bouncers on the spell that binds[...]

Donny Cates is the current writer of the Thor comic book, drawn by Nic Klein and published by Marvel Comics It has been rather successful with the second issue recently going to its sixth printing With plenty of speculators jumping onto sold out early issues, and other comic books that Cates has tied the storyline[...]

Here is how it all kicks off.   Art from The King In Black #1 by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, coming in December.   By Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, coming in December. Art from The King In Black #1 by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, coming in December. Art from The King In Black #1 by Donny Cates and[...]