During the Meet The Publishers panel at New York Comic Con co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio discussed the importance of DC Comics new YA line of books. The series, including the excellent Teen Titans: Raven (reviewed here) has been a huge success for the publisher who also announced several new books. At the Super-Powered YA: DC Reads for Your #TBR Pile panel, DC surprised fans with special advance looks at a number of upcoming young adult graphic novels including Shadow of the Batgirl. Making their first public appearance as a creative team, author Sarah Kuhn and artist Nicole Goux spoke in-depth…
Author: Neil Vagg
Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
Earlier today we brought you a roundup of all Dark Horse Comics announcements from New York Comic Con. One of those announcements was the upcoming release of a new series based in the world of Netflix’s Stranger Things. Here’s the full press release from the publisher on the series: “Stranger Things: Into the Fire” Heats Up Comic Shops in January 2020 Dark Horse Comics and Netflix are expanding the world of Stranger Things in the newest Stranger Things comic series, Stranger Things: Into the Fire! In 1984, several years after escaping Hawkins, two survivors of Dr. Brenner’s experiments seek out number nine because she needs…
Several months ago Marvel Television announced plans for a live-action Helstrom series which will debut on HULU in North America. Now the studio has announced the cast for production which is due to start shooting soon. In Marvel’s Helstrom series, Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills. Tom Austen (Grantchester, The Borgias) will star as Daimon Helstrom, a professor of ethics who moonlights as an exorcist, Daimon has no illusions about saving a world he…
Our friends over at BOOM! Studios have released a preview of the upcoming ninth issue of hit-series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series has been breaking new barriers for the classic TV franchise and we’re so excited to see where the series will go over the next few months. Here’s the full press release and preview gallery from BOOM!. The All-New Scooby Gang VS. The HELLMOUTH in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #9 “High school can be hell and no one knows that better than Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who returns to her teenage roots in a new comic book series…
We’re back from New York Comic Con, the washing is on and its time to get back to work. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics we’ve got a roundup of their announcements made across the weekend. Don’t Miss Cuphead and Mugman’s Graphic Novel Debut! From Dark Horse Books and Studio MDHR comes a series of thrilling new adventures. Don’t miss Cuphead and Mugman’s graphic novel debut in Cuphead: Comic Capers & Curios, written by Zack Keller (Death Head) and illustrated to 1930s perfection by Shawn Dickinson (Popeye)! Cuphead: Comic Capers & Curios goes on sale June 17, 2020. This paperback graphic novel will…
Teen Titans: Raven is available now where all good comics and books are sold! Synopsis When a tragic accident takes the life of seventeen-year-old Raven Roth’s foster mom–and Raven’s memory–she moves to New Orleans to live with her foster mother’s family and finish her senior year of high school. Starting over isn’t easy. Raven remembers how to solve math equations and make pasta, but she can’t remember her favorite song or who she was before the accident. When strange things start happening–impossible things–Raven starts to think it might be better not to know who she was in her previous life. …
Warner Bros. next DC Film release, Birds of Prey, caused a huge storm of hype last week at New York Comic Con. Now, in a new interview with Premier Magazine, Ewan McGregor has been discussing the film’s script. McGregor discussed in detail how the script approaches the represents misogyny differently to other Hollywood movies. It certainly sounds like Birds of Prey wants to approach things differently and we can’t wait to see the results. “What interested me with Birds of Prey is that it’s a feminist film,” he explains. “It is very finely written. There is in the script a real look…
Following a solid debut in the ratings The CW has released first-look images from the fourth episode of Batwoman. The episode is called “Who Are You?” and looks set to continue the Kate vs. Alice storyline, setup in the pilot. We don’t have a synopsis for the episode as yet but you can check out the full gallery below. Batwoman stars Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman. The series co-stars Dougray Scott, Elizabeth Anweis, Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang and Rachel Skarsten. The series is set to premiere on The CW in North America on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Follow…
This week Conner Kent joins the cast of Titans as we finally pick the up story threads seen in the post credit scene of season one. Get your first look at Joshua Orpin in these new, first-look photos from Friday’s episode. “Conner” Conner Kent escapes from Cadmus Labs and emerge into the world for the first time as a free agent. With Krypto in tow, Conner’s search for the truth about his past leads him to Lionel Luthor (guest star PETER MacNEILL), Lex Luthor’s father, and Cadmus geneticist Eve Watson (guest star GENEVIEVE ANGELSON). Eve informs Conner of his true…
During yesterday’s huge Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con we were treated to a first look at the third season of Discovery. The highly anticipated trailer was introduced by lead actor Sonequa Martin-Green who arrived at the panel to rapturous applause and a standing ovation from fans in the crowd. The trailer sets the scene as the USS Discovery arrives 930 years in the future and finds the landscape much changes from what they left behind. Check out the trailer in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ec8WnBHes Star Trek: Discovery is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with…