Vampires are everywhere! This week we take a look at TWO volumes of American Vampire. We talk the news of the day, and review Better Angels from BOOM! Studios, Gunslinger Spawn #1 from Image Comics, and Batman, The Long Halloween Special #1 from DC Comics.
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NEWS
Brendan Fraser to Play Villain in ‘Batgirl’ Movie
Brendan Fraser has been cast in DC’s upcoming ” Batgirl ” movie. He will play the villainous Firefly, a sociopath with a passion for pyrotechnics, opposite star Leslie Grace. Specific plot details for “Batgirl” have been kept under wraps, though it centers on Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham police commissioner Jim Gordon.
Director Denis Villeneuve and Warner Bros. Want to Make ‘Dune: Part II.’ So Why Hasn’t the Sequel Been Announced Yet?
Years ago, filmmaker Denis Villeneuve had agreed to adapt ” Dune,” Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel, under one condition: the sweeping saga about warring political dynasties that clash over access to a vital planet could not be confined to only one movie.
Legendary on Twitter: “This is only the beginning…Thank you to those who have experienced @dunemovie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We’re excited to continue the journey! pic.twitter.com/mZj68Hnm0A / Twitter”
This is only the beginning…Thank you to those who have experienced @dunemovie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We’re excited to continue the journey! pic.twitter.com/mZj68Hnm0A
‘Dune 2’ a Go From Legendary, Warner Bros.
Denis Villeneuve is officially returning to Arakis. The filmmaker’s dream of completing his two-part series is becoming a reality, with Legendary and Warner Bros. on Tuesday announcing they are moving ahead with a sequel that will hit theaters Oct. 20, 2023. The first Dune opened in cinemas and hit HBO Max simultaneously on Oct.
PrintWatch: No More Second Printings From Image Comics
Image Comics has informed comic book retailers that they will no longer be publishing second, third, fourth printings of any title as a result of the printing and distribution issues of which Bleeding Cool has been running extensive coverage of late. When we first approached Image Comics about this issue, they stated that Image hadn’t been affected.
REVIEWS
STEPHEN
BETER ANGELS
Writer: Jeff Jensen
Artist: George Schell
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $19.99
Release Date: October 27, 2021
In 1861, America is at a crossroads. Abraham Lincoln, the man tasked with healing the nation, and his family are the targets of a conspiracy to assassinate them. Their safety – and the future of the American experiment – hinges on the success of a new kind of lawman, known by a word still novel in the culture: detective.
But there was only one who would prove to be up to the task—an individual whose extraordinary cleverness and resourcefulness would alter the course of history from deep within the shadows of domestic spycraft. Her name was Kate Warne.
This is the story of America’s first female detective, a trailblazing working woman trying to make a living and do some good in a tumultuous, sexist age, and whose mysterious life and tall tale exploits are truly the stuff of legend.
MATTHEW
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #1
Writer: Todd McFarlane/Aleš Kot
Artist: Kevin Keane/Brett Booth/Philip Tan
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: October 27, 2021
Introducing the launch of the second new monthly title spinning out of the SPAWN UNIVERSE, with one of the most popular characters in the entire SPAWN mythology! This book contains three separate GUNSLINGER stories, each taking a look at his journey through time—from the wild, wild west to the 21st century. Will his 200-year-old past come back to haunt him as he navigates the strange world of 2021? Get ready for the past and present to collide in this new ongoing title!
ASHLEY
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $7.99
Release Date: Oct 26, 2021
Twenty-five years ago, you thought you knew the whole story of Batman: The Long Halloween. Now, legendary creators Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale return to Gotham City to reveal that no secret remains buried forever!
Join us for the return of the Batman Halloween specials and a mystery that could destroy Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Two-Face, and…well, that would be telling, wouldn’t it?
DISCUSSION
AMERiCAN VAMPIRE VOLUME 2
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Rafael Albuequerque
Publisher: Vertigo
While trafficking in a bestselling sub-genre, AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire — a more muscular and vicious species, born of the American West. It’s Las Vegas circa 1935, and Skinner Sweet and our gal Pearl are about to learn the hard way that the bloodsuckers in Hollywood were nothing compared to what awaits them in Sin City. In just a few short years, young police Chief Cash McCogan has watched his native city of Las Vegas go from cow-town to wild, glittering boomtown. And when the bodies of prominent businessmen start showing up drained of blood, Chief McCogan finds himself facing a threat much darker and deadlier than anything he could have imagined . . . and the only sure bet in town is that Skinner and Pearl are right in the thick of it. Collects American Vampire #6-11
AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOLUME 3
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Rafael Albuequerque
Publisher: Vertigo
This volume of the critically-acclaimed AMERICAN VAMPIRE follows the star of AV Volumes 1 and 2, Pearl, and her husband Henry, as he is recruited by a mysterious group of vampire hunters, off to World War II Japan to find a new breed of blood sucker. But what does the notorious vampire Skinner Sweet have to do with it? Collects American Vampire #12-18 and American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1-5
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