Monday, December 8, 2025

Marvel Comics Shipping for December 10, 2025

MARVEL COMICS:

All-New Spider-Gwen The Ghost-Spider #5 (Cover A David Marquez), $3.99
All-New Spider-Gwen The Ghost-Spider #5 (Cover B Gurihiru Winter Break Variant), $3.99
All-New Spider-Gwen The Ghost-Spider #5 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick, $3.99
All-New Spider-Gwen The Ghost-Spider #5 (Cover D Salvador Larroca Knullified Variant), $3.99
All-New Spider-Gwen The Ghost-Spider #5 (Cover E Francesco Manna), AR
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover A Pepe Larraz), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Variant), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover C Clayton Crain Knullified Variant), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover D Stefano Caselli), $4.99
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover E Lee Bermejo Amazing Visions Full Art Variant), AR
Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Cover F Terry Dodson), AR
Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 Get Back Up TP, $19.99
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover A David Marquez), $4.99
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover B Gabriele Dell'Otto), $4.99
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover C Paulo Siqueira), $4.99
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover D Ken Lashley Battle Variant), $4.99
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover E Gabriele Dell'otto Full Art Variant), AR
End 2099 #1 (Of 5)(Cover F Edwin Galmon), AR
Fantastic Four #12 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover A Jack Kirby), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Fantastic Four #12 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover B Jack Kirby Foil Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Fantastic Four #12 (Facsimile Edition)(Cover C Ivan Shavrin), AR (find on eBay)
Fantastic Four By Waid And Wieringo Authoritative Action TP, $34.99
Infernal Hulk #2 (Cover A Nic Klein), $3.99
Infernal Hulk #2 (Cover B Alessandro Cappuccio), $3.99
Infernal Hulk #2 (Cover C Leinil Francis Yu Knullified Variant), $3.99
Infernal Hulk #2 (Cover D Andrea Sorrentino Variant), AR
Infernal Hulk #2 (Cover E Alessandro Cappuccio Full Art Variant), AR
Iron And Frost #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Ryan Brown)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Iron And Frost #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Mark Bagley)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Iron And Frost #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Greg Land)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Iron Man Volume 2 The Insurgent Iron Man TP, $15.99
Longshots #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Dustin Weaver)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
Longshots #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Mark Bagley)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
Longshots #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Greg Land)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
Marvel Graphic Comic Box Hulk Smash Everything, AR
Marvel Graphic Comic Box Venom #252, AR
Marvel Knights Punisher #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Dan Panosian), $4.99
Marvel Knights Punisher #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Rod Reis), $4.99
Marvel Knights Punisher #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Yasmine Putri), AR
Marvel Team-Up Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover A Gil Kane Book Market Variant), $100.00
Marvel Team-Up Omnibus Volume 1 HC (Cover B Jim Starlin Direct Market Variant), $100.00
Marvel/DC Deadpool/Batman #1 (3rd Printing Cover A Adam Kubert), $6.99
Marvel/DC Deadpool/Batman #1 (3rd Printing Cover B Russell Dauterman Full Art Variant), AR
Marvel/DC Deadpool/Batman #1 (3rd Printing Cover C Esad Ribic Full Art Variant), AR
New Avengers #7 (Cover A Stephen Segovia), $3.99
New Avengers #7 (Cover B Aaron Kuder Knullified Variant), $3.99
New Avengers #7 (Cover C Chad Hardin), $3.99
Nova Centurion #2 (Cover A Alessandro Cappuccio), $3.99
Nova Centurion #2 (Cover B Betsy Cola), $3.99
Nova Centurion #2 (Cover C Juann Cabal), $3.99
Nova Centurion #2 (Cover D Scott Hepburn Knullified Variant), $3.99
Nova Centurion #2 (Cover E Ron Lim), AR
Sinister's Six #3 (Of 3)(Cover A David Marquez)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Sinister's Six #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Netho Diaz)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Sinister's Six #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Matteo Lolli)(Age Of Revelation), $3.99
Spectacular Spider-Man Lo This Monster Treasury Edition TP, $29.99
Spider-Man And Wolverine #8 (Cover A Kaare Andrews), $3.99
Spider-Man And Wolverine #8 (Cover A Martin Coccolo), AR
Spider-Man And Wolverine #8 (Cover A Nic Klein Knullified Variant), $3.99
Spirits Of Violence #3 (Of 5)(Cover A Kendrick Kunkka Lim), $3.99
Spirits Of Violence #3 (Of 5)(Cover B Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Spirits Of Violence #3 (Of 5)(Cover C C.F. Villa), $3.99
Star Wars Han Solo Hunt For The Falcon #4 (Cover A Ramon Rosanas), $3.99
Star Wars Han Solo Hunt For The Falcon #4 (Cover B E.M. Gist), $3.99
Star Wars Han Solo Hunt For The Falcon #4 (Cover C Paulo Siqueira), AR
Ultimate Black Panther #23 (Cover A Stefano Caselli), $4.99
Ultimate Black Panther #23 (Cover B Ernanda Souza), $4.99
Ultimate Black Panther #23 (Cover C Meghan Hetrick), AR
Ultimate Spider-Man #23 (Cover A Marco Checchetto), $5.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #23 (Cover B Federico Vicentini), $5.99
Ultimate Spider-Man #23 (Cover C Mark Bagley), AR
Ultimate Wolverine #12 (Cover A Alessandro Cappuccio), $5.99
Ultimate Wolverine #12 (Cover B Lee Garbett), $5.99
Ultimate Wolverine #12 (Cover C Matteo Della Fonte), AR
Unbreakable X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Lucas Werneck)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
Unbreakable X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Paulo Siqueira)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
Unbreakable X-Men #3 (Of 3)(Cover C Rod Reis)(Age Of Revelation), $4.99
X-Men By Gerry Duggan Omnibus HC (Cover A Pepe Larraz Book Market Variant), $150.00
X-Men By Gerry Duggan Omnibus HC (Cover B Joshua Cassara Direct Market Variant), $150.00

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Comic Books, Magazines and Books Shipping for December 10, 2025

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS:

BOOM! STUDIOS
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover A Jeff Lemire), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover B Daniel Hansen), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover C Becky Cloonan BOOM! 20th Anniversary Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover D Jeff Lemire Tarot Card Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover E Becky Cloonan BOOM! 20th Anniversary Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover F Mike Huddleston Full Art Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Minor Arcana #12 (Cover G Daniel Hansen Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

BOOM! STUDIOS - ARCHAIA
Jim Henson's Labyrinth Beyond The Goblin City Complete Collection HC, $39.99
Jim Henson's Labyrinth Coronation Complete Collection HC, $75.00

CSN PRESS
Comic Shop News #1999, AR

DARK HORSE COMICS
Arcana Royale GN, $24.99
Art Of Anno 117 Pax Romana HC, $54.99
Captain Henry And The Graveyard Of Time #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Bruce Zick), $4.99
Captain Henry And The Graveyard Of Time #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Troy Nixey), $4.99
Lone Wolf And Cub Deluxe Edition Volume 1 HC, $54.99
Magic The Gathering Untold Stories Elspeth #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Owen Gieni), $4.99
Magic The Gathering Untold Stories Elspeth #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Jessica Fong), $4.99
Magic The Gathering Untold Stories Elspeth #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Magali Villeneuve), $4.99
Miss Truesdale And The Rise Of Man #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Jesse Lonergan), $4.99
Miss Truesdale And The Rise Of Man #1 (Of 4)(Cover B Jesse Lonergan), $4.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories Codebreaker #4 (Cover A Diego Galindo), $4.99
Star Wars Tales From The Nightlands #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Francesco Francavilla), $5.99
Star Wars Young Jedi Adventure The Training Sessions HC, $8.99
Synthetics Volume 1 #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Tony Parker), $4.99
Yojimbot Volume 2 Nights Of Rust TP, $19.99

DC COMICS
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover A Nick Dragotta), $4.99
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover B Jock Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover C Ben Oliver Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover D Brian Bolland & Jock Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover E Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Batman #15 (Cover F Jock Full Art Card Stock Variant), AR
Absolute Green Lantern Volume 1 Without Fear HC, $24.99
Absolute Green Lantern Volume 1 Without Fear TP, $17.99
Action Comics #1093 (Cover A Ryan Sook), $4.99
Action Comics #1093 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Action Comics #1093 (Cover C Bengal Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Aquaman #12 (Cover A John Timms)(DC K.O.), $3.99
Aquaman #12 (Cover B Guillem March Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Aquaman #12 (Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Aquaman #12 (Cover D Lucas Meyer Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Aquaman #12 (Cover E Kyuyong Eom Card Stock Variant)(DC K.O.), $4.99
Aquaman (2025) Volume 1 The Dark Tide TP, $19.99
Batman And Robin #28 (Cover A Nimit Malavia), $4.99
Batman And Robin #28 (Cover B Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #28 (Cover C Taurin Clarke Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin #28 (Cover D Ashley Wood Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman And Robin Year One #1 (Of 12)(Batman Day 2025 Edition 2nd Printing Cover A Chris Samnee), AR
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Leandro Fernandez), $4.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Bolland Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League For Justice #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $5.99
C.O.R.T. Children Of The Round Table #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Daniele Di Nicuolo), $3.99
C.O.R.T. Children Of The Round Table #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Jon Sommariva Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Finest Wonder Woman Introducing Wonder Woman TP, $39.99
DC K.O. Wonder Woman Vs. Lobo #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Jorge Corona), $4.99
DC K.O. Wonder Woman Vs. Lobo #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Dan Panosian Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Wonder Woman Vs. Lobo #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Joelle Jones Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Wonder Woman Vs. Lobo #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Elizabeth Torque Card Stock Variant), $5.99
DC K.O. Wonder Woman Vs. Lobo #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Eddy Barrows Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Doom Patrol By Keith Giffen And Matthew Clark Omnibus HC, $100.00
Green Lantern Corps #11 (Cover A Stephen Segovia), $3.99
Green Lantern Corps #11 (Cover B Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern Corps #11 (Cover C Scott Godlewski Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern Corps #11 (Cover D Edwin Galmon Card Stock Variant), AR
MAD Magazine #47, $5.99
Secret Six TP, $17.99
Supergirl #8 (Cover A Sophie Campbell), $3.99
Supergirl #8 (Cover B Jae Lee Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl #8 (Cover C Todd Nauck Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl #8 (Cover D Megan Huang Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover A Declan Shalvey), $4.99
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover B Bob Layton), $4.99
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover C Sebastian Piriz), $4.99
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover D Paolo Antiga), $4.99
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover E Paolo Antiga Metal Full Art Variant), AR
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover F Paolo Antiga Full Art Variant), AR
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover G Sebastian Piriz Full Art Variant), AR
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover H Bob Layton Full Art Variant), AR
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover I Declan Shalvey Full Art Variant), AR
Terminator Metal #3 (Cover J Paolo Antiga Line Art Variant), AR
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $4.99
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover B Lesley Leirix Li), $4.99
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover C Joseph Michael Linsner), $4.99
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover D Ireland Reid Cosplay Variant), $4.99
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover F Ireland Reid Cosplay Full Art Variant), AR
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover G Joseph Michael Linsner Full Art Variant), AR
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover H Lesley Leirix Li Full Art Variant), AR
Vampirella Armageddon #6 (Cover I Francesco Mattina Full Art Variant), AR
Vampirella Volume 7 #7 (Cover G Lucio Parrillo Full Art Variant), AR

IDW PUBLISHING
Cape Omnibus TP, $27.99
Star Trek Lower Decks #14 (Cover A Vernon Smith), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Star Trek Lower Decks #14 (Cover B Chris Fenoglio Connecting Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds The Seeds Of Salvation #4 (Cover A Travis Mercer), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds The Seeds Of Salvation #4 (Cover B Miasmatik Trahan), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds The Seeds Of Salvation #4 (Cover C Photo Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Star Trek Strange New Worlds The Seeds Of Salvation #4 (Cover D Travis Mercer Black & White Variant), AR (find on eBay)
Street Sharks #3 (Cover A Philip Murphy), $4.99
Street Sharks #3 (Cover B Santtos), $4.99
Street Sharks #3 (Cover C Elizabeth Beals), $4.99
Street Sharks #3 (Cover D Elizabeth Beals Full Art Variant), AR
Street Sharks #3 (Cover E Santtos Full Art Variant), AR
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 (Cover A Louie Joyce), $4.99
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 (Cover B Chalky Wong), $4.99
Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 (Cover C Jon Lankry Mural Full Art Variant), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover A Freddie E. Williams II), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover B Kevin Eastman & Ben Bishop), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover C Jared Cullum), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover D Clayton Crain), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover E Daniel Warren Johnson), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover F Blind Bag Variant), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover G Kevin Eastman & Ben Bishop Full Art Variant), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover H Clayton Crain Full Art Variant), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover I Daniel Warren Johnson Full Art Variant), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover J Dustin Nguyen), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) #13 (Cover K David Nakayama), AR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2 #31 (Cover A Sarah Myer), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2 #31 (Cover B Valerio Chiola ), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2 #31 (Cover C Francine Delgado), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Volume 2 #31 (Cover D Kevin Eastman), $4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Ultimate Collection Volume 7 TP, $29.99

IDW PUBLISHING - IDW DARK
Event Horizon Dark Descent #1 (3rd Printing Cover A Christian Ward), $4.99
Event Horizon Dark Descent #2 (2nd Printing Cover A Christian Ward), $4.99

IDW PUBLISHING - TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
Cosmic Cadets Volume 2 Accused GN, $14.99

KODANSHA COMICS
A Kingdom Of Quartz Volume 4 GN, $13.99
Fable Omnibus 11 TP (Volumes 21-22), $22.99
Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Volume 10 GN, $13.99
I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day Volume 6 GN, $13.99
Issak Omnibus 4 TP (Volumes 7-8), $22.99
Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi Collection Manga Box Set (Volumes 7-10), $77.94
Wind Breaker Volume 17 GN, $12.99

ONI PRESS
Crownsville #2 (Cover A Jason Shawn Alexander), $4.99
Crownsville #2 (Cover B Elia Bonetti), $4.99
Crownsville #2 (Cover C Jason Shawn Alexander Full Art Variant), AR
Ogrest Volume 2 GN (Magnetic Press), $19.99
Quincredible A Better World GN, $19.99
Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 (EC Comics)(Cover A Dustin Weaver), $8.99
Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 (EC Comics)(Cover B Adam Hughes), $8.99
Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 (EC Comics)(Cover C Shawn Mcmanus EC Homage Variant), AR
Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 (EC Comics)(Cover D Dustin Weaver Black & White Artist Edition Variant), AR
Shiver SuspenStories 2 #1 (EC Comics)(Cover E Rian Hughes EC Archive Edition Variant), AR

TITAN COMICS
King Conan The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover A Michael William Kaluta Book Market Variant), $125.00
King Conan The Original Comics Omnibus Volume 2 HC (Cover B Judith Hunt Direct Market Variant), $125.00
Star Wars Insider #235 (Cover A Newsstand Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)
Star Wars Insider #235 (Cover B Direct Market Edition Variant), $9.99 (find on eBay)
Star Wars Insider #235 (Cover C Foil Variant), $19.99 (find on eBay)

TITAN MANGA
Ghostly Darkness Of Kanata Volume 1 TP, $12.99

TOKYOPOP - LOVELOVE
About A Love Song Volume 1 GN, $14.99
Fox And Puppy GN, $13.99
My New Wife's Fake Smile Volume 2 GN, $12.99
My Noons And Midnights Are For You Volume 1 GN, $14.99

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover A Andrea Boccardo), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover B Federico Mele), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover C Agustin Alessio), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover D Andrea Boccardo & Andrea Meloni Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover E Federico Mele Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)
Valiant Beyond Bloodshot #3 (Cover F Agustin Alessio Full Art Variant), $4.99 (find on eBay)

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Review: He Probably Thinks "GLASS ONION" is About Him

TRASH IN MY EYE No. 42 of 2025 (No. 2048) by Leroy Douresseaux

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Running time:  139 minutes (2 hours, 19 minutes)
Rating:  MPA – PG-13 for strong language, some violence, sexual material, and drug content
WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Rian Johnson
PRODUCERS:  Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman
CINEMATOGRAPHER:  Steve Yedlin (D.o.P.)
EDITOR:  Bob Ducsay
COMPOSER:  Nathan Johnson
Academy Award nominee

MYSTERY/COMEDY

Starring:  Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom, Jr., Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Noah Segan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ethan Hawke, Hugh Grant, and Serena Williams

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson.  It is the sequel to the 2019 film, Knives Out.  The film is a “Netflix Original,” which began streaming on the service December 23, 2022, after a brief and limited theatrical release in November 2022.  Glass Onion finds Detective Benoit Blanc on the case of a tech billionaire who invites his cronies to his private Greek island to play a murder mystery game that results in an actual murder.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery takes place in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Miles Bron (Edward Norton), the co-founder of the technology company, “Alpha,” is hosting a murder mystery game at “the Glass Onion,” his mansion on a private island in Greece.  He sends invitations via intricate puzzle boxes to his friends, a group he called “the Disruptors.”  They are a diverse group:  Alpha head scientist, Lionel Toussaint (Leslie Odom, Jr.), Connecticut governor, Claire Debella (Kathryn Hahn); controversial model-turned-fashion designer, Birdie Jay (Kate Hudson); and men's rights streamer and podcaster, Duke Cody (Dave Bautista).

There are two surprise guests to the island.  The first is ousted Alpha co-founder, Cassandra “Andi” Brand (Janelle Monae), who is estranged from Miles and the other Disruptors.  The second is world-famous private detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).  In Miles murder mystery, he is the victim, and his guests have two days to solve his murder, but the arrival of Andi and Benoit are unexpected complications.  Things really get crazy when someone really ends up dead.  Can Benoit Blanc solve a murder when not everyone is who he or she is supposed to be?

Rian Johnson's 2019 whodunit, Knives Out, starts out with an excellent screenplay.  It offers an exercise in private eye genre elements and mystery fiction trappings played out with wild twists and turns and with a cast of lovably eccentric characters.  Knives Out is similar to and inspired by the works of the grand dame of mystery fiction, the late Agatha Christie (1890-1976), who also offered assemblages of intriguing outlandish and unconventional characters.  Knives Out's gold is in the characters, the type that character actors can use to chew up movie scenery.

Glass Onion does the same, but not to the extent of its predecessor.  Glass Onion offers unconventional characters, but Glass Onion's treasure is in Daniel Craig's Mr. Blanc and Janelle Monae's Ms. Bland.  Glass Onion is a process of the team of Blanc and Bland sneaking and snooping around Miles Bron's paradise lost island.  Blanc's supernatural attentiveness and Bland's unforgiving relentlessness are the spine of Glass Onion.  They pick apart the secrets and lies of the other characters until the liars are exposed and shamed and their guilt laid bare.

Both Craig and Monae should have received more award nominations than they did during the 2022-23 movie award season.  Still, this movie is a testament to their talents at creating endearing characters.  Kate Hudson also chews up quite a bit of scenery as the firecracker Birdie Jay, a character who deserves another spin at the cinematic wheel.  As Miles Bron, Edward Norton does the best allegorical skewering of Elon Musk outside of comedian Alex Biron.

I really enjoyed Glass Onion, although it is probably at least 10 minutes too long.  I laughed a lot, and the cathartic ending was a sweet sensation.  I watched Glass Onion in anticipation of the December 12, 2025 Netflix debut of the third Benoit Blanc film, Wake Up Dead Man.  However, I got more than I expected from this film because overall Rian Johnson created a superb mystery film series that is its own thing in spite of what inspired it.  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is like fine crystal.  As a whodunit, it sparkles brilliantly.

8 of 10
A
★★★★ out of 4 stars

Saturday, December 6, 2025


NOTES:
2023 Academy Awards, USA:  1 nomination: “Best Adapted Screenplay” (Rian Johnson)

2023 Golden Globes, USA:  2 nominations:  “Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy” and “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy” (Daniel Craig)


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Comics Review: "NEMESIS FOREVER #4" - The Devil You Say

NEMESIS FOREVER #4 (OF 5)
DARK HORSE COMICS

STORY: Mark Millar
ART: Mateo Scalera
COLORS: Giovanna Niro with Sabrina del Grosso
LETTERS: Clem Robins
EDITOR: Sarah Unwin
COVER: Matteo Scalera with Giovanna Niro
VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Matteo Scalera
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2025) on-sale: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Age range: 18+

Nemesis created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Nemesis Forever is a five-issue comic book miniseries from writer Mark Millar and publisher Dark Horse Comics.  It is a sequel to the miniseries, Nemesis Reloaded (2023) and Nemesis Rogues' Gallery (2024).  Besides Millar, the rest of the creative team is comprised of Matteo Scalera (artist); Giovanna Niro (colors); and Clem Robins (letters).

Nemesis Forever finds that Nemesis, the world’s most dangerous man, has now made himself into one of the richest.  No longer content just to terrorize the forces of law and order, Nemesis has a new plan:  seize control of the world itself and enslave humanity with super-technology.  For now, Kitty Tepper a.k.a. Sofie Stein, a CIA deep undercover agent, may be the only person who can impede Nemesis... at least a little.

Nemesis Forever #4 opens in Hamburg, Germany.  There, “the Bundespolizei” (Germany's Federal Police Force) has captured Nemesis and has him in custody.  Of course, having Nemesis in custody and keeping him in custody are two wildly different things.  And holding onto the world's most dangerous man is made even more difficult because he has released a highly-lethal poison gas into the surrounding area.

Still, if Nemesis is going to bring humanity to its knees, he will need the help of his Satanic sect, the Temple of Hanpa, even more.  But what will it cost him?

Meanwhile, ensconced with her fellow members of the Nemesis terrorist cell, “Nemesis HQ Number 5,” Kitty is making some shocking discoveries about who Nemesis is and what he is doing.  At the same time, she wonders if her cover has been blown.

THE LOWDOWN:  This is the second time that I have been on any kind of list that provides PDF copies of titles published by Dark Horse Comics.  Nemesis Forever #4 is the latest PDF that I have received.

Nemesis Forever #4 is a killer penultimate issue, and writer Mark Millar fills this issue with explosive scenes that are obviously meant to set up a final issue that may be apocalyptic.  In addition, Millar sets aside some pages in this issue to take us into the darkest corners of Nemesis' faith … if I can call that a faith.

Illustrator Matteo Scalera and colorist Giovanna Niro continue to produce some of the prettiest art to appear in a superhero (kind of) comic book in several years.  Scalera and Niro's Nemesis is a bombshell of beauty and brutality, and the resulting storytelling is visually and graphically gripping.  I must also shout out letterer Clem Robins.  He does not let himself get left behind because his lettering is as tight as ever.

Dear readers, let us prepare for a truly crazy ending.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar's comic books of his Nemesis series will desire Nemesis Forever.

A+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

There is a Kindle edition of "NEMESIS FOREVER #4" available at Amazon. The trade collection paperback collection of the series is due in May 2026 and can currently be preordered at Amazon.


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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 1st to 6th, 2025 - UPDATE #11

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

NETFLIX:

From DeadlineNetflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery for a total enterprise value of $82.7 billion.  Netflix is paying $27.75 a share for the venerable Hollywood studio, with a total equity value of $72 billion dollars. Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, subject to regulatory conditions – of which there will be several.  The deal will follow after WBD’s global networks division, Discovery Global, spins out into a new publicly-traded company, a move that is now expected to happen in the third quarter of 2026. 

From APLindsey Bahr of the Associated Press discusses "What Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies."

MOVIES - From THRSony Pictures is developing a new film in its "Men in Black" franchise.  Chris Bremner is working on a script, but there is so far no director or cast members named.

TELEVISION - From THR:  Sky 1 and Das Erste's ground period drama, "Babylon Berlin." has wrapped up production on its fifth and final season.  The neo-noir series will close with a final 8-episode arc leading up to the Nazis seizing power in Germany in 1933.

MOVIES - From Deadline:   Universal Pictures has acquired "Portrait of God," a spec script from emerging filmmaker Dylan Clark.  The script, which is written by Clark and Joe Russo, expands on the world of Clark's viral horror short of the same name.  The film is will mark the first collaboration of producers Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele, two of the biggest names in horror, who have never before worked together.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  The Japanese-born American film and television actor and producer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, has died at the age of 75, Thursday, December 4, 2025.  He is best known for the role of "Shang Tsung" in "Mortal Kombat" (1995).  Tagawa also appeared in such films as "The Last Emperor" (1987), "Rising Sun" (1993), "The Phantom" (1996), "Pearl Harbor" (2001), and "Memoirs of the Geisha" (2005), and "47 Ronin" (2013), to name a few.  He appeared in such TV series as "Nash Bridges" (1996-97), "The Man in the High Castle" (2015-18), and Netflix's "Lost in Space" (2018-21), to name a few.

From ESPN:  Former professional basketball player, Elden Campbell, has died at the age of 57, Tuesday, December 2, 2025.  Campbell left Clemson University as an all-time school great.  His all-time 1880 career points is still the school record.  Campbell was drafted as the 27th pick of the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, where he spent the first nine years of his career.  Campbell won an NBA Championship as a member of the 2003-04 Detroit Pistons.

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MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From AwardsWatch:  The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) has announced the nominations for the 2025 SFCS Awards.  Director Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record-tying 14 nominations.  Eventual "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Everything Everywhere All At Once," received 14 nominations in 2022.  The winners will be announced Monday, December 15, 2025.

From AwardsWatch:  The 2025 / 9th Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its winners.  "One Battle After Another" picks up seven wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From Variety:  The winners of the 2025 / 91st New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's film, "One Battle After Another" wins "Best Film."  The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony on January 6, 2026 at "Tao Downtown" in New York City.

From Deadline:   The winners at the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" won "Best Feature." Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and his Palme d’Or winner, "It Was Just An Accident" were the big winners, picking up "Best International Feature," "Best Director," and  "Original Screenplay."

From AwardsWatch:  Twenty films have made crossed the first hurdle in the race for the "Best Visual Effects" Oscar.  Those films include "Avatar: Fire and Ash," "Captain America: Brave New World," "Frankenstein," and "Sinners."  In a little under two weeks, those 20 will be cut down to 10.

From AwardsWatch:  The site has a list of all 322 films eligible for Oscar consideration in the animated, documentary, and international film categories.

From THR:  The nominations for the 2026 / 38th European Film Awards have been announced.  the winners will be announced at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony, which takes place January 17, 2026.

From Deadline:  Last week (Oct. 14th), the European Film Academy shortlisted the 67 films were available to receive nominations for the 38th European Film Awards, taking place on January 17, 2026.  The shortlist included 44 feature films, 15 documentary films, and eight animated feature films.  Among the list of feature films were "Bugonia" and "Sound of Falling."  The nominations are scheduled to be announced today (Oct. 18th).

From THR:  The nominations for the 2025 / 35th Annual Gotham Films Awards have been announced.  Director Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" tops the list of nominees with a record six nominations, including "Best Feature" and "Best Director" for Anderson.  The winners will be announced December 1, 2025.

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"One Battle After Another" (3):  Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Gotham Awards; New York Film Critics Circle


Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Comics Review: Disney's "ZOOTOPIA #5" Pans for Gold

ZOOTOPIA: VOL. 1 #5
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Jeff Parker
ART: Alessandro Ranaldi
COLORS: Dearbhla Kelly
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Trish Forstner
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Alessandro Ranaldi; Craig Rousseau
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (June 2025)

Rated “Teen”

Zootopia is a 2016 animated buddy-cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.  Zootopia is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals (animals that talk and act like humans).  The film follows a rabbit named Judy Hopps, who is rookie police officer, and a fox named Nick Wilde, who is a con artist.  Judy and Nick end up working together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators.  At the end of the film, Nick graduates from the police academy and becomes Judy's partner.

Dynamite Entertainment has been producing licensed comic books based on Disney characters and IP since 2022.  The latest is a Zootopia comic book series, entitled Zootopia: Volume 1.  It is written by Jeff Parker; drawn by Alessandro Ranaldi; colored by Dearbhla Kelly; and lettered Jeff Eckleberry.  The series continues the adventures of Officers Hopps and Wilde and is set after the events of the original film.  The duo is currently trying to discover the mysterious figure who is paying ordinary Zootopia citizens to commit crimes.

Zootopia: Volume 1 #5 finds Officers Hopps and Wilde on their latest assignment – volunteering to speak to the Zootopia Junior Rangers.  However, once they arrive on the outskirts of Zootopia, they discover that the troop's Den Mother Miss Bev has changed plan.  The members of the scout troop won't be fishing; they'll be panning for gold!

However, a local bear clan isn't crazy about strangers in their woods, and now, a scout trooper is in trouble.  Can Officers Hopps and Wilde pan for gold and save the day and solve an unexpected mystery with a surprise enemy?

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  Zootopia: Volume 1, Issue #4 is the latest.

I passed on Walt Disney's 2016 computer-animated hit film, Zootopia, when it first played in theaters.  Later, I started hearing good things about it, so I gave it a try on DVD (via Netflix).  I loved it, and I'm excited about the sequel film, Zootopia 2,  which recently arrived in theaters.

Jeff Parker is still intriguing his Zootopia readers (which includes me) with novel plots and engaging conspiratorial mysteries.  He blends anthropomorphic fun and crime-fighting comedy into a sparkling adventure comic book that would be perfect for young readers and also for fans of Disney comic books.

The series' artists, Alessandro Ranaldi (pencils and inks) and Dearbhla Kelly (colors), create exciting storytelling no matter where Parker sets the story.  Ranaldi's art hops and dashes across the pages, and, in this issues, the story soars from one side of the woods and creek to the next.  Kelly's colors have the spark of Disney's animation magic and also make each issue's story fly off the page.  As usual, Jeff Eckleberry's lettering sells this story's conceit that strange things can happen anywhere.

I look forward to more Zootopia Volume 1.  Anyone who reads this fifth issue, dear readers, will feel the need to keep coming back for more.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Dynamite Entertainment's Disney comic book series and of Zootopia will want the comic book series, Zootopia: Volume 1.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

There is a Kindle edition of Zootopia #5 at Amazon.


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Monday, December 1, 2025

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