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In case you missed it, Jason Aaron will pen the relaunch of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in July.
Special' art by Jamal Campbell
– DC revealed more details on ‘House of Brainiac,’ the upcoming “Action Comics” and “Superman” crossover by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval. The three-month event, which sees Supes, Lex Luthor et al. contend with Brainiac unleashing an army of Czarnians on Metropolis, will begin in April, and also unfold in a Guy Gardner back-up in “Green Lantern” #8-10, ‘Guy’s Bogus Lobo Adventure,’ written by Jeremy Adams with art by Kevin Maguire. Other tie-ins for the month will include “Power Girl” #8, co-starring Crush, and the “Superman: House of Brainiac Special,” penned by Williamson and Mark Russell, with Edwin Galmon and Steve Pugh on art. It all kicks off in “Action” #1064, due out April 9.
– Dark Horse announced “William of Newbury,” an all-ages series by writer/artist Michael Avon Oeming, which will reimagine the 12th century English historian as a “neurotic raccoon monk” battling the undead. Oeming comments, “William of Newbury wrote the first history of England, which included accounts of the undead rising from graves and demons flying in the air. I love weird history and William personified it. Come and have some spooky fun with me; Newbury is a safe place to be scared!” The four-issue series begins May 29, 2024.
– Dark Horse also revealed they will be releasing a print edition of Elaine Tipping’s webcomic “Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana.” A young adult fantasy series, “Pathways” follows a group of heroes in the land of Tuvana, who are pulled together by the mystery of a disastrous archaeological expedition, backed by all of their countries, and the “strange changes in the land and unexpected climate irregularities” that unfolded in its wake. The first volume will collect the first nine chapters, and be released on September 3, 2024.
– BOOM! Studios will publish “Blow Away,” a neo-noir crime thriller set in the Arctic, by writer Zac Thompson and artist Nicola Izzo. Set on Baffin Island, Canada’s largest island, the book follows Brynne, a wildlife videographer who discovers she who may’ve recorded a murder. Thompson describes the book as “a big love letter to Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock, where suspense is the driving force on every page.” Issue #1 will be released on April 17 with a main cover by Annie Wu, and variants by Tyler Boss, and Tula Lotay with Dee Cunniffe. BOOM! also announced David Mariotte has joined the company as an editor, following a seven-year stint at IDW.
– Mad Cave unveiled “When The Blood Has Dried,” a fantasy drama series by Irish writer Gary Moloney, artist Daniel Romero Ulloa, and letterer Becca Carey. The book follows Meabh of Cklonia, a mercenary who retired to manage an inn. But when her former guild proposes opening a chapter in her town, Meabh must face her fear of the locals discovering her ruthless and violent past. The first issue will be released on April 3, with covers by Marco Rudy and Declan Shalvey.
– Silver Sprocket will rerelease Emily Carroll’s horror OGN “When I Arrived at the Castle.” Originally published by Koyama Press in 2019, the black, white, and red comic tells the story of an anthropomorphic cat woman, as she becomes the guest of a vampiric countess. The move to Silver Sprocket came about as a result of Koyama Press’s closure in 2021. The new edition will be released on April 10, with a new cover featuring foil accents, and retail at 72 pages for $16.99.
– She-Hulk: Attorney at Law star Tatiana Maslany has poured cold water on the prospect of a second season. Via Popverse, during an appearance on a Twitch channel called NerdIncorrect, Maslany responded to the question of another season saying, “I don’t think so. I think we blew our budget, and Disney was like, ‘No thanks.'” The first season reportedly cost $225 million to produce, largely because of its several CG lead characters. Maslany is expected to return in the next two Avengers films, and it is possible she could reprise the role in a special, a guest appearance in another character’s project, or a potential new solo Hulk film.
– Meanwhile, John Ridley has disclosed the subject of the ABC Marvel series he was attached to write and produce in 2015. While promoting his new series “The Ministry of Compliance” on the Comic Book Club podcast, Ridley revealed he was working on an Eternals show, which he described as being much weirder than the eventual film version, with the first scene featuring a young Eternal testing a drill on himself. Ridley admitted he disliked the film, but also said, “The best thing to happen for everybody was that it didn’t happen with me, because I don’t know that it would have been entertaining.”
– Finally, the nominees for the VES (Visual Effects Society) Awards were announced. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 respectively scored seven and six nominations, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem earned four, Loki and The Mandalorian picked up three each, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny got two. Projects with a single nomination included Spider-Man 2, The Marvels, Nimona, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Ahsoka (for “Dreams and Madness“), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (“The Broken Circle“), Blue Beetle, and The Flash (the latter two respectively in the Emerging Technology category for their use of machine learning cloth, and volumetric capture.) The winners will be announced on February 21.
