Archie Meets The Ramones! South Park cranks the film count to 14 ,and things get dark in season two of Stargirl. Plus, we review Unbelievable Unteens #1 from Dark Horse Comics, Sinister War #2 from Marvel Comics, The Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney Plus, and someone may have seen What If… before you did!
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NEWS
Paramount Plus Orders 14 ‘South Park’ Movies, Comedy Central Renews Series Through Season 30
” South Park ” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have set an expansive new deal with ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Studios that calls for the pair to produce 14 movies for Paramount Plus based on the enduring Comedy Central animated franchise. The pact also renews “South Park” as a series for Comedy Central through its 30th season in 2027.
‘The Suicide Squad’ Bows To A Disappointing $26.5 Million; Still Snags Top Spot At The U.S. Box Office
Five summers ago, the DC supervillain extravaganza Suicide Squad had a massive $133.7 opening weekend at the North American box office. Despite those eye-popping numbers, critics and audiences were left unimpressed by the film. This weekend, the complete opposite happened: critics and audiences loved its big-budget follow-up, The Suicide Squad, but its theatrical receipts were underwhelming, pulling in just $26.5 million in its debut weekend.
Stargirl Season 2: Geoff Johns Talks Eclipso, The Shade & Jay Garrick
Executive producer and character creator Johns told the panel that writer Geoff Johns ( The Flash, Titans), along with the cast of DC’s Season Two, sat down and fielded questions from various members of the press during the network’s recent virtual panel.
2021 SCBWI Conference: Significant Market Transformation Due to Covid-19
One particularly salient panel at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Big Five-Oh Conference, which was held from July 29-August 2, provided industry context on the dramatic marketplace shift that has developed over the course of the pandemic.
REVIEWS
STEPHEN
UNBELIEVABLE UNTEENS #1
Writer: Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook
Artist: Tyler Crook
Publisher: Dark Horse Comcis
Release Date: August 11, 2021
Cover Price: $3.99
After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation–but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if so, who wiped their memories and why? As Jane’s world is turned upside down and she learns the true nature of her identity she discovers a sinister plot leading her to assemble a team she had suspected was purely fictional.
MATTHEW
SINISTER WAR #2
Writer: Nick Spencer
Artist: Mark Bagley
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: August 4, 2021
Spidey’s classic problem has been multiplied by two and you don’t even know the HALF of it. Twelve of Spidey’s greatest villains are out for blood: Spider-Man’s and each other’s! Ock and Vulture make their big plays this issue that are going to shake up NYC in ways you didn’t think were possible!
RODRIGO
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (Episode 8: “Big Day Today”)
Platform: Disney+
Release Date: August 6, 2021
Four gifted orphans are recruited by an eccentric benefactor to go on a secret mission; placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications.
ASHLEY
MARVEL WHAT IF …? EP 1
Director: Bryan Andrews
Starring: Hayley Atwell, Geoffrey Wright
Service: Disney+
Release Date: Aug 11, 2021
Reimagining noteworthy events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and creating a multiverse of infinite possibilities.
DISCUSSION
ARCHIE CROSSOVER COLLECTION
Writer: Matthew Rosenberg, Alex Segura
Artist: Various
Publisher: Archie Comics
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Hey! Ho! Let’s go! America’s favorite teens cross paths with the original NYC punks as part of spectacular collection that is not to be missed!
When the Archies tank at the Riverdale High Battle of the Bands, a magical twist of fate sends them hurtling into the past–and face-to-face with none other than the Ramones! Can the legendary punks get the Archies to realize their own rock ‘n’ roll potential and find their way home? Probably not–but it’ll be a blitzkrieg bop of a journey, as the two bands bounce from 53rd and 3rd to Rockaway Beach in this must-read crossover from the writers of the best-selling ARCHIE MEETS KISS and WE CAN NEVER GO HOME with jaw-droppingly beautiful art from Gisele Lagace (“Occupy Riverdale”)!
Plus more featuring guest stars like Michael Strahan, Lady Gaga, George Takei and many more!
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