Mike Mignola Teases Free Comic Book Day Special (Exclusive)

Summary New readers can dive into the world of Hellboy with a free comic from Dark Horse on Free Comic Book Day. “The Fortune Teller” story introduces Hellboy through a murder investigation and mysterious character interactions. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola wants to engage new audiences and simplify the process of jumping into the Hellboy universe. … Read more

Madame Web Is Not the Worst Comic Book Movie of All Time, but It Ain’t Good

Madame Web is a two-hour trailer for the movie you think you’re watching, but actually aren’t. If that’s confusing, welcome to the world of Madame Web, where everyone—the characters, the actors, the audience, and everyone in between—is confused about basically everything, all of the time. It’s a film that sets specific expectations in terms of … Read more

Fans Wage War As Kevin Spacey Books First Comic Con Gig

Kevin Spacey may have been acquitted of multiple sexual assault charges. However, fans are still calling for his removal from the spotlight. The 64-year-old actor has kept a low profile after his life came crashing down in 2017, but he is ready to reconnect with the world at the upcoming Mad Monster Party. The horror … Read more

Shecky Greene, Iconic Las Vegas Stand-Up Comic, Dead at 97

Legendary stand-up comic and Las Vegas headliner Shecky Greene has died. He was 97. Green died Sunday morning at his home in Las Vegas. His death was confirmed to the Las Vegas Review-Journal by his wife, Miriam Musso Greene. Born Fred Sheldon Greenfield, Greene was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the U.S. Navy … Read more

Skybound Opens Japan Office, Adapts Heart Attack Comic for TV

Image: Skybound Entertainment/Prime Video Skybound Entertainment is heading eastward to open up a new studio in Tokyo, Japan. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked The studio behind Invincible and The Walking Dead are setting up shop there with the express purpose of focusing on properties made specifically from that country’s crop … Read more

Batman & Daredevil Writer Celebrates the R-Rated Comic That Changed His Career

Summary Chip Zdarsky celebrates the tenth anniversary of the comic series Sex Criminals, which launched his mainstream comics career and won an Eisner award. The origins of Sex Criminals were surprisingly ordinary, with Zdarsky reaching out to collaborate with Matt Fraction after feeling creatively stuck in his newspaper job. Despite skepticism, Sex Criminals became a … Read more

Peter Parker & Miles Morales Team Up Spider-Man Comic

Even before Miles Morales got brought over to the main Marvel universe by way of Secret Wars to hang out with Peter Parker more easily, it was a given that the two Spider-Men would eventually team up on adventures. And while they’ve saved New York and the world several times in various comic events or … Read more

Robert Kirkman on Adapting His Invincible Comic for Prime Video

Image: Prime Video Robert Kirkman, the prolific comic writer behind The Walking Dead and Invincible, is gearing up for the second season of his superhero satire. But when he’s writing out the seasons of the Prime Video show, he has the benefit of hindsight; the original Invincible comic book series was first published in 2010, … Read more

Horror Author Stephen Graham Jones on Writing His First Comic

Stephen Graham Jones, a bestselling horror author who has written incredible novels like The Only Good Indians and My Heart Is a Chainsaw, is back, and this time he’s part of something new. True Believers is Jones’ first comic, and he co-wrote it alongside Joshua Viola. The artist, Ben Matsuya, is known for his colorful, … Read more