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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Comics Review: "SUPERNATURAL #2" - The Ghost with the Pearl Earring

SUPERNATURAL #2

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Greg Pak

ART: Pasquale Qualano, Alessandro Ranaldi, Vincenzo Federici, and Eder Messias

COLORS: Ellie Wright

LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry

EDITOR: Nate Cosby

COVER: Clayton Crain

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: David Cousens; Eder Messias; Clayton Crain

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2025)

Rated “Teen”

“Supernatural” created by Eric Kripke

Supernatural was an American television series created by Eric Kripke. It debuted on The WB broadcast network on September 13, 2005 and subsequently became part of successor network, The CW. The series ended November 19, 2020, after a total of 15 seasons and 327 episodes. “Supernatural” starred Jared Padalecki as “Sam Winchester” and Jensen Ackles as “Dean Winchester,” two brothers who hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings.

DC Comics and its Wildstorm imprint published four Supernatural comic book miniseries over a period from 2007 to 2011. Now, Dynamite Entertainment has the license and has launched a new series, Supernatural. It is written by Greg Pak; drawn by Eder Messias and others; colored by Ellie Wright; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry. According to Dynamite, this new comic book is set between Supernatural Seasons 1 and 2, and finds Dean and Sam Winchester forced to take on a new threat before they can continue their hunt for the demon that killed their mother, Mary Winchester.

Supernatural #2 opens in 1961 just in time to witness the inevitable aftermath of a murder. In the present, The Winchester's adventures along the back roads of America's heartland hunting monsters have been rewarding. The problem is that they do not pay well or even pay at all. Sam and Dean are broke, and Dean has hit upon the idea of traveling to Las Vegas where he figures that they can earn money the old-fashioned way – gambling what little cash they have left at a casino.

While Dean is going through a losing streak, Sam meets California “Callie” Hernandez, a young woman who decides to use her amazing powers of luck to help Dean start winning. Dean's winning streak catches the attention of Bobby McCatrick, the hood who runs this casino. Will the sympathetic Callie lead Sam and Dean to temporary wealth or to worst turn of fortune?

THE LOWDOWN: Since July 2021, Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles. Supernatural #2 is one of the latest, and it is the second “Supernatural” comic book that I have read.

I did not read any of the DC/Wildstorm's Supernatural comic books, and I only watched the first few seasons of “Supernatural.” When I tried to rejoin it, I just couldn't reconnect. Eventually, I'll try streaming it... all 15 seasons...

I had my doubts about this new Supernatural comic book series, although it is written by one of the better comic book writers of the last two decades, Greg Pak. But Greg has delivered, and I think the first issue of this series, Supernatural #01, was not a fluke. Pak delivers another standalone issue that feels just like the early, Gothic, and haunted early episodes of the television series. If Netflix... I mean, Warner Bros. ever decides to bring “Supernatural” back to television, I think considering Greg Pak as a series writer would be a good idea.

Issue #1's artist, Eder Messias, is joined by Pasquale Qualano, Alessandro Ranaldi, and Vincenzo Federici to create a mood that makes this second issue that feels genuine to its source material “Supernatural.” One again, readers won't think they are reading a tie-in comic book because Messias and company's storytelling feel like it belongs in the world of “Supernatural,” a genuine chapter within the continuity of the series.

Ellie Wright's colors capture the garishly colorful mood of the casino which makes this setting seem genuine. As always, letterer Jeff Eckleberry captures the spirit of the story, this time creating the sense of a crime story that is gradually revealing the darkness in its origins.

I didn't know what to expect of the first two issues, dear readers. Now, I expect that I'll have to return for the third.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of the television series, “Supernatural” may want to try the new Supernatural comic book series.

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

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 21st to 31st, 2025 - UPDATE #21

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NEWS:

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 12/26 to 12/28/2025 weekend box office is 20th Century's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with an estimated take of 64 million dollars.

SCANDAL - From Deadline: Film and TV mogul, Tyler Perry, is facing a 77 million dollar sexual harassment lawsuit from model, Mario Rodriguez, who appeared in Perry's 2016 film, "Boo: A Madea Halloween," as "Frat Guy No. 10." The suit also names Lionsgate, the film's distributor, as a defendant.

AWARDS - From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 2026 / 26th Black Reel Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads with a record 21 nominations. The winners will be announced February 16, 2026.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 12/19 to 12/21/2025 weekend box office is 20th Century Studio's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with an estimated take of 88 million dollars.

AMAZON/NETFLIX - From Deadline: In a surprise deal between major streamers, Netflix and Amazon Prime, Netflix will stream "James Bond," "Rocky," and "Creed" movies, beginning in mid-January 2026.

OBITS:

From Variety: American actor, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Whitlock was best known for the role of corrupt state senator, "Clay Davis," in HBO's former drama, "The Wire." He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including "25th Hour" (2002), "She Hate Me" (2004), and "Da 5 Bloods" (2020). Whitlock was also a voice actor in Disney and Pixar productions such as "Cars 3" (2017), "Lightyear" (2022), and the upcoming "Hoppers" (2026).

From Deadline: American film executive and film producer, Meyer Gottlieb, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 29, 2025. He was a cofounder of "Samuel Goldwyn Film" with Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. in 2000. Gottlieb was also a co-producer of the Oscar-winning film, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." Gottlieb was a Polish Holocaust survivor who live in labor camps in Ukraine during World War II.

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MOVIE AWARDS 2025-26:

From AwardsWatch: The U.K. Film Critics Association (UKFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 3 awards, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards have been announced. Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Chloe Zhao), and Best Actress (Jessie Buckley).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 / 60th Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Awards have been announced. Director Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" won "Best Film About Women" and Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" wins "Best Movie by a Woman."

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 6 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 5 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up five wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 4 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film."

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won six awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up eights wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" won five awards including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won three awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler).

From Empire: "Empire Magazine" has named director Ryan Coogler's vampire epic, "Sinners," the "2025 Film of the Year."

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up six wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up nine wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners at the 17th Annual AAFCA Awards. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 8 awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Awards have been announced. Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" won 10 awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Ryan Coogler), and "Best Actor" (Michael B. Jordan).

From AwardsWatch: The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards winners have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up four wins, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners of the 2025 / 51st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picked up three wins, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson).

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2025 National Board of Review Awards have been announced. "One Battle After Another" picks up five wins, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Best Actor" (Leonardo DiCaprio).

From THR: The nominations for the 2026 / 83rd Annual Golden Globes have been announced. "One Battle After Another" leads the film categories with nine nominations. HBO's "The White Lotus" leads the television category with six nominations. The winners will be announced January 11, 2026 in a ceremony broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

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.

BEST PICTURE TRACKER:

"Hamnet" (2 wins): Iowa Film Critics Association; Women Film Critics Circle

"If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (1 win): Women Film Critics Circle

"One Battle After Another" (22 wins): Atlanta Film Critics Circle; Austin Film Critics Association; Boston Online Film Critics Association; Chicago Film Critics Association; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association; Florida Film Critics Circle; Georgia Film Critics Association; Gotham Awards; Kansas City Film Critics Circle; Las Vegas Film Critics Society; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; National Board of Review; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online; Philadelphia Film Critics Circle; Phoenix Critics Circle; Phoenix Film Critics Society; St. Louis Film Critics Association; San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle; Seattle Film Critics Society; Southern Eastern Film Critics Association; Toronto Film Critics Association

"Sinners" (10 wins): African American Film Critics Association; Boston Society of Film Critics; Dublin Film Critics Circle; Indiana Film Journalists Association; Michigan Movie Critics Guild; North Texas Film Critics Association; Online Association of Female Film Critics; San Diego Film Critics Society; U.K. Film Critics Association; Washington DC Area Film Critics Association

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Marvel Studios Negromancer Link-o-Rama 2025 - UPDATE #27

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

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NEWS:

AVENGERS DOOMSDAY - From YouTube: The latest "Avengers: Doomsday" teaser trailer is now on YouTube. It focuses on the Avenger, "Thor."

From YouTube: The first of four "Avengers: Doomsday" teaser trailers is now officially on YouTube. This one focuses on Steve Rogers/Captain America.

AVENGERS - From CinemaBlend: Rumors abound that Disney/Marvel will release four teaser trailers for "Avengers: Doomsday." Each one will appear at the head of "Avatar: Fire and Ash" on a rotation of one week each.

From ComicBookMovies: After joining "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," actress Sadie Sink will reportedly joining "Avengers: Secret Wars," according to various reports and rumors.

SPIDER-MAN - From Deadline: Sources tell "Deadline" that actor Marvin Jones III has been tapped for the role of "Tombstone" in Sony/Marvel's 2026 film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." He also performed the voice of Tombstone in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) and will reprise the role in "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" (2027). Jones is also known as the rapper, "Krondon," a member of the rap trio, "Strong Arm Steady."

FANTASTIC FOUR - From IGN: The website lists all the "Easter eggs" the staff caught in "The Fantastic Four" First Steps."

From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, John Malkovich, plays the "Red Ghost" in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." According to the film's director, Matt Shakman, Malkovich's part in the film has been edited out.

SPIDER-MAN - From THR: Jon Bernthal will reportedly reprise his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher in the fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."

X-MEN - From Variety: In an article about a fourth Marvel Studios release for 2028 (specifically December 15th), comes some kind of official confirmation that "Thunderbolts*" director Jake Schreier will helm Marvel's "X-Men" reboot movie.

FANTASTIC FOUR - From Fox8: Pop Tarts is joining Marvel Studios to promote the latter's upcoming film, "Fantastic Four: First Steps," and in doing so, Pop Tarts is bring back "Frosted Blue Raspberry" after a six-year hiatus.

AVENGERS - From Variety: Disney has announced that "Avengers: Doomsday" is moving from May 2026 to December 2026. Consequently, "Avengers: Secret Wars" is moving from May 2027 to December 2027. As of now, after "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" debuts this July, there won't be another Marvel Cinematic Universe film until July 2026's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."

DAREDEVIL - From Variety: Actress Krysten Ritter, who played the character "Jessica Jones" in several Netflix/Marvel Television series, will return as the character for Season 2 for the Disney+/Marvel Studios series, "Daredevil: Born Again."

THUNDERBOLTS* - From Here: Leroy Douresseaux reviews "Thunderbolts*"

From Variety: Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts*" tops the 5/2 to 5/4/2025 weekend box office with an estimated total of 76 million dollars domestically and 86.1 million dollars internationally for a global total of 162.1 million dollars.

FANTASTIC FOUR - From Marvel: Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for "Fantastic Four: First Steps," which is due in theaters, July 25, 2025.

AVENGERS - From Variety: Halle Berry says fans should not expect to see her name among the actors appearing in "Avengers: Doomsday."

SPIDER-MAN - From THR: "Spider-Man 4" is untitled no longer. The fourth "Spider-Man" film starring Tom Holland has a title, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." It is set to hit theaters July 31, 2026 and will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton ("Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings").

IRON FIST - From Variety: At a recent anime convention, actor Finn Jones, let the world know that he wants a second chance to play the Marvel Comics' character, Danny Rand/Iron Fist, although the character has come under heavy criticism in recent times. Finn played Iron Fist in two seasons of the Netflix/Marvel series, "Iron Fist" (2017, 2018) and in the Netflix miniseries, "The Defenders" (2017), and one episode of Netflix's "Luke Cage" Season 2.

BLADE - From WorldofReel: According to a well-placed source, Marvel Studios has cancelled its plans for a "Blade" movie. Apparently, Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali will appear as Blade in a supporting or costarring role in other planned Marvel films.

AVENGERS - From THR: In a four-hour long livestream, Marvel Studios' revealed the cast of "Avengers: Doomsday," although the names revealed are reportedly not the only stars who will appear in the film.

From ComicBookMovie: The site has the full cast list of the 27 actors set to star in Marvel's 2026 Avengers event movie, "Avengers: Doomsday."

THUNDERBOLTS - EmpireOnline: The website, "Empire Online" previews "Empire" magazine's "May 2025" issue, which goes in depth on Marvel Studios' next film, "Thunderbolts" (May 2nd). The film's director, Jake Schreier, sits "Toy Story 3" as an influence.

DOOMSDAY - From Variety: Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of "Avengers: Doomsday," had some news about Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr.'s intense preparation for the film. They said that Downey, who is playing Doctor Doom, is already writing backstory for the character and is coming up with costume ideas. Downey previously played Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

BLACK PANTHER - From Variety: Angela Bassett says that she was deserving of winning the "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar for her performance in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Although she was nominated, she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis.

CAPTAIN AMERICA - From Variety: "Captain America: Brave New World" tops the 2/14 to 2/16/2025 weekend box office with an estimated total of 88.5 million dollars. The film is estimated to gross 100 million dollars over the four-day Presidents Day weekend (2/14 to 2/17/2025).

THE FANTASTIC FOUR - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel Studios has released the first teaser trailer (Feb. 4th) for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." There's a glimpse of Galactus, and "H.E.R.B.I.E." the robot is featured. The film is due in theaters July 25th, 2025.

AVENGERS: - From Variety: In a candid interview, Benedict Cumberbatch says that he will not appear as "Doctor Strange" in Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Doomsday" (2026), but that he will be all over "Avengers: Secret Wars" (2027). He also says that there will be a third stand-alone Doctor Strange film.

SPIDER-MAN 4 - From Deadline: Anderw Garfield, "Spider-Man" in "The Amazing Spider-Man" and in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," denies that he has been cast in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man 4."

THUNDERBOLTS - From EW: "Entertainment Weekly" has an exclusive preview of Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts," including new images from the film. Also, in the article, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus says that all the schemes of her character, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, will be revealed.

GOLDEN GLOBES - From CBR: Kathryn Hahn has been nominated for her role of "Agatha Harkness" in the Disney+ series, "Agatha All Along." Hahn received a nomiation in the category of "Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy" at the 2025 / 82nd Annual Golden Globes. Hahn is the fourth actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to received a Golden Globe nomination following Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in the Disney+ miniseries, "WandaVision," and Angela Bassett in the 2022 film, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Hahn's nomination that "Agatha All Along" received.

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MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU):

Review: Iron Man (2008)

Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Review: Iron Man 2 (2010)

Review: Thor (2011)

Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Review: Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)

Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Review: Ant-Man (2015)

Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Review: Doctor Strange (2016)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Review: Black Panther (2018)

Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Review: Captain Marvel (2019)

Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Review: Black Widow (2021)

Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Review: Eternals (2021)

Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023)

Review: The Marvels (2023)

Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

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Review: Thunderbolts* (2025)

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Comics Review: "JOSIE ANNUAL SPECTACULAR #1" Rocks the Haunted Casbah

JOSIE ANNUAL SPECTACULAR, NO. 1

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.

STORY: Dan Parent; Dick Malmgren

PENCILS: Dan Parent; Dan DeCarlo; Frank Doyle

INKS: Bob Smith; Rudy Lapick

COLORS: Glenn Whitmore; Barry Grossman

LETTERS: Jack Morelli; Bill Yoshida

EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald

EiC: Mike Pellerito

COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peña

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Dan DeCarlo

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (January 2026); on-sale November 19, 2025

Rating: All-Ages

“Scare Tactics”

In December 1962, Archie Comics introduced the character, Josie Jones, in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #23 (cover dated: Winter 1962-1963). Created by Dan DeCarlo, Josie Jones would become “Josie McCoy,” and she would join her friends, Melody and Valerie, in the band, “Josie and the Pussycats.”

Josie Annual Spectacular, No. 1 is an annual one-shot comic book featuring Josie and the Pussycats. The 2025 release includes one new story and three reprint stories. The new story features “The Southside Serpents” and is entitled “Scare Tactics” It is written by Dan Parent; drawn by Parent (pencils) and Bob Smith (inks); colored by Glenn Whitmore; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.

The South Side Serpents in “Scare Tactics”:

Josie and the Pussycats were supposed to play a gig at the haunted “Eyegore Estates.” Well, they were supposed to do so, but they have discovered that another band has stolen their gig. But the thieves – the South Side Serpents – are not a real band. And why is Alexandra Cabot singing with this fake band? Can Josie, Valerie, and Melody get their gig back? Also, are there already forces ready to put an end to the entire thing?

THE LOWDOWN: I have been a fan of the Josie and the Pussycats franchise since I was a small child. I am crazy about classic Josie comic books that were published from the 1960s to the early 1980s, some of which you, dear readers, can find in the 2021 trade paperback collection, Shes Josie. I'm also still in love with the two 1970s animated television series based on the Josie comics.

“Scare Tactics” is one of the better five-page “Josie and the Pussycats” stories that I have read in a long time. Of course, it is written and drawn by the great Archie Comics creator, Dan Parent, who he has mastered the short-short story just as he has mastered longer stories. Parent manages to squeeze in a nice subplot and a few neat twists in “Scare Tactics,” which made me wish this story was longer.

The rest of this comic book features reprint stories. One of those is the cute single-page tale, “Hair with Flair.” Another is the three-part “The Ghost of Dark Valley Manor,” which features art from the team of Dan DeCarlo (pencils) and Rudy Lapick (inks.)

In my reviews of Archie Comics that feature reprinted stories, I always warn readers of my prejudice or preference. It is this: I will always recommend classic-style Archie Comics titles. Josie Annual Spectacular No. 1 (2025) is a cool comic book – from new to old.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic-style Archie Comics and of Josie and the Pussycats will definitely want to get a copy of Josie Annual Spectacular No. 1 (2025).

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

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