BATMAN’s big secrets that will rock the DC Multiverse. SPIDER-MEN united to solve the mystery of the “other” Miles Morales. Death of a Valiant hero. It’s all in this week’s new comic book picks of the week:
Even the Batcave has a secret cave? Continue reading NEW COMIC BOOK PICKS FOR JULY 12. 2017
Just days before Election Day America’s comic book breakout hero will team up with Hillary Clinton for a big moment in comics history.
Valiant shared this first look inside FAITH #5. This 48-page election special features the meeting of Faith “Zephyr” Herbert with the first female presidential nominee from a major political party in a new adventure. What happens when the boundary breaking female superhero meets the woman who shattered the glass ceiling of political history? Continue reading HILLARY CLINTON in FAITH ELECTION SPECIAL First Look
A fan-favorite comic book hero and writer are soaring to comic book success.
At Emerald City Comicon we talked with rising star Jody Houser following huge news:
Just before the Seattle event Valiant Entertainment announced Faith, her four-part limited series was becoming an ongoing title then Houser was announced as writer of a new book in a DC Comics imprint.
It’s the superstar rise of Valiant’s Faith that’s earning Houser huge attention from fans and the industry.
Faith Herbert is the breakout character from the pages of Harbinger who launched into solo stardom this past January. The sold-out Faith #1 is going to be reprinted for a fifth time and the limited series becomes an ongoing book in July. The plus size superhero continues to win new readers and mainstream attention making her a pop culture phenomenon.
The double shot of exciting career news comes as fans packed panels at the Seattle event to hear the writer talk about Faith, body diversity in books and her “first year in comics” as one panel was dubbed. I asked her about the old saying, how many years does it take to become an overnight sensation? Continue reading JODY HOUSER on FAITH At ECCC
Fans of a breakthrough superhero have their Faith rewarded.
Valiant announced via the New York Times, that Faith is soaring out of the pages of her five-time sold-out limited series debut and into the pages of her first-ever monthly book.
FAITH #1 – the first issue of an all-new ongoing series from rising star Jody Houser, Harvey Award-nominated sensation Pere Perez, and acclaimed artist Marguerite Sauvage this July. Continue reading FAITH Gets Ongoing Series
Are ready for even more superhero movies?
Major announcements this week mean more Spidey, new comic book heroes hitting the big screen, and adding to a packed schedule between now and 2020.
This week Valiant and Sony announced a plan to make 2 Bloodshot films, 2 Harbinger films and leading to crossover based on Harbinger Wars.
Plus, The Lego Movie directors are signed up for a Spider-Man animated movie for Sony.
Here’s the revised superhero movie timeline. Continue reading ANIMATED SPIDER-MAN, BLOODSHOT Join SUPERHERO MOVIE LINEUP
The Book of Death, The Wedding of X-O Manowar and The Fall of Bloodshot are among the headlines from Valiant‘s July books.
The publisher revealed official descriptions and covers for the summer books following the big announcement that Bloodshot and Harbinger are becoming movies in a new partnership with Sony.
BOOK OF DEATH #1 (of 4)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI, Art by ROBERT GILL & DOUG BRAITHWAITE
“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.” Continue reading BOOK OF DEATH, WEDDING OF X-O MANOWAR in VALIANT JULY Books
Valiant’s Bloodshot and Harbinger are hitting the big screen.
Valiant Entertainment and Sony Pictures announced a five picture deal according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Bloodshot will be directed by the team behind John Wick: David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, working with a screenplay by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) and Eric Heisserer. Matthew Vaughn and Jason Kothari will act as executive producers. This film is being targeted for 2017.
Heisserer is working on the Harbinger. No word on possible directors.
After two Bloodshot and two Harbinger films comes Harbinger Wars based on the comic book crossover of 2013. Continue reading BLOODSHOT, HARBINGER Comics To Movies
Harbinger #25 A hero falls. A villain finally goes to far? After the death of a renegade this is Toyo Harada’s last stand. What will he unleash on the world? Can what’s left of Valiant’s teen superteam stop him? An all-star team on a major anniversary issue that launches the book in new directions.
Original Sin #6 The prime suspect in the murder of The Watcher is revealed? Did one of Marvel’s greatest heroes kill the ancient alien to cover up a lifetime of secret crimes or is it part of a bigger endgame? Jason Aaron’s cosmic murder mystery keeps delivering the shocks and awes. Continue reading TOP COMICS For July 16, 2014