Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 27th to 31st, 2018 - Update #12

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Sony and the producers of the horror film "Slender Man" are clashing, so the film may leave Sony.

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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline:  Jamie Foxx is set to star in Blumhouse's revival of the comic book, "Spawn," as a film.  "Spawn" creator Todd McFarlane will write and direct the new film.  The first Spawn movie was released in 1998.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  In the wake of a racist tweet posted by Rosanne Barr on Tuesday morning (May 29th, 2018), ABC has cancelled its "Rosanne" revival.

From Variety:  Roseanne Barr's agency, ICM Partners, has dropped her as a client.

From Variety:  Stars and celebrities react to ABC cancelling "Roseanne."

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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered:  There has been a test screening for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," and this article contains spoilers.

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BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  The winner of the 2018 Memorial Day holiday weekend box office is "Solo: A Star Wars Story" with an estimated total of $103 million.

From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 5/25 to 5/27/2018 weekend box office is "Solo: A Star Wars Story" with an estimated take of $83.3.  The weekend will run four days because of the Memorial Day holiday.

From BoxOfficeMojo:  April domestic box office tops $1 billion for the first time.

From THR:  "Solo: A Star Wars Story" opens at $10.1 million in China - good for third place.

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SCANDAL - From NPR:  Rose McGowan: Put Me On The Stand Against Weinstein

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POLITICS - From THR:  In a wide ranging feature, Spike Lee talks about many things, especially President Trump.

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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Oscar-nominated filmmaker, DenisVilleneuve, says his film adaptation of the legendary science fiction novel, "Dune," will be released in two parts.

Image Comics and Rob Liefeld Introduce "The Pouch"

ROB LIEFELD VARIANT INTRODUCES NEW CHARACTER—THE POUCH—TO HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BLOODSTRIKE BRUTALISTS

PORTLAND, OR — Image Comics is pleased to reveal a very special Rob Liefeld variant cover to the #23 issue of Liefeld’s highly anticipated BLOODSTRIKE BRUTALISTS arc featuring story and artwork by Michel Fiffe (COPRA). This variant cover introduces an all-new character—The Pouch!

"Since the moment I introduced The Pouch on my social media, the fans have exploded with support and enthusiasm!" said Liefeld. "The truest definition of 'because you demanded it!' The Pouch comes to life on the cover and in an interior story included in Bloodstrike Brutalists 2!”

In BRUTALISTS Part Two, bureaucratic overlords with morbid agendas need love, too. What lengths will they go to? A string of gruesome murders, a deadly disease, and a dark conspiracy; for Bloodstrike, that’s a Tuesday.

BLOODSTRIKE #23 will hit stores on Wednesday, June 27th, 2018. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, June 4th, 2018.

    BLOODSTRIKE #23 CVR A FIFFE - Diamond Code APR180494
    BLOODSTRIKE #23 CVR B LIEFELD - Diamond Code APR188129
    BLOODSTRIKE #23 CVR C FRAGA - Diamond Code APR188130


ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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Image Comics Announces "Son of Hitler" Graphic Novel for June 2018

Creators of WWII spy thriller explore the death—and near resurgence—of Hitler in timely graphic novel SON OF HITLER

PORTLAND, OR — Image Comics is pleased to reveal preview pages from the “controversial” graphic novel SON OF HITLER, which will hit shelves this June. The alternative history story, written by acclaimed creators Anthony Del Col and Geoff Moore with art by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Jeff McComsey, explores a longstanding legend from the war with a twist that chillingly echoes today’s hostile American politics.

In the darkest days of World War II, SON OF HITLER follows a rogue female spy handler who discovers a shocking secret—that when stationed in France during the first world war Adolf Hitler fathered an illegitimate child. She finds this young man in Occupied France and recruits him to get close to—and kill—his biological father and end the war. In the vein of The Man in the High Castle, Inglourious Basterds, and Zero Dark Thirty, the story’s creators were inspired by recent worldwide political events to craft a completely new ending.

“When Geoff, Jeff, and I first started working on this project, we wanted to tell a pulpy tale of a manipulative woman on a Nazi-hunting expedition that culminates in Hitler’s bunker,” said Del Col (Kill Shakespeare, Assassin’s Creed). “But as we witnessed unfortunate world events like the Charlottesville riots—combined shortly thereafter with the moment I witnessed someone on my neighborhood street wearing a Nazi swastika—I realized we had a duty to explore the roots of what’s happening today.”

Perhaps as a reflex of the recent rise of white supremacist groups in the news, stories of World War II and Nazism are growing in every medium, from film (Dunkirk, Darkest Hour) to video games (Call of Duty: WWII, the revived Wolfenstein franchise) and even television (The Man in the High Castle, the just-announced Jordan Peele project The Hunt). Canadians Del Col and Moore turned to indie stalwart McComsey (FUBAR, Flutter), who has done many stories and anthologies set during World War II and has created a book that feels like it’s from the era.

First announced at the prestigious ImageExpo in February, SON OF HITLER (ISBN: 978-1-5343-0224-2, Diamond Code: MAR180612) is an original graphic novel that will hit comic shops on Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 and bookstores on Tuesday, June 26th, 2018. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, IndieBound, and Indigo.


ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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BOOM! Studios from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

BOOM! STUDIOS

MAR181278    ABBOTT #5 (OF 5)    $3.99
MAR181254    ADVENTURE TIME 100 PROJECT TP    $14.99
JAN181326    DODO ORIGINAL GN    $9.99
MAR181282    GRASS KINGS #15 MAIN & MIX    $4.99
MAR181294    JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #4 (OF 12)    $3.99
MAR181295    JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION #4 (OF 12) SUBSCRIPTION ISAA    $3.99
MAR181271    KONG OF SKULL ISLAND 2018 SPECIAL #1    $7.99
MAR181283    LUCAS STAND INNER DEMONS #4 (OF 4) (MR)    $3.99
JAN181343    MECH CADET YU TP VOL 01    $14.99
MAR188633    MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS 2018 ANNUAL #1 SG (2ND PTG)    $7.99

Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

DARK HORSE COMICS

MAR180038    BLACKWOOD #1 (OF 4) MAIN CVR    $3.99
MAR180039    BLACKWOOD #1 (OF 4) VAR CLOONAN CVR    $3.99
MAR180098    HARROW COUNTY #31    $3.99
JAN180128    LEGACY HOUSE OF NIGHT GN    $14.99
JAN180136    ROCKET ROBINSON & PHAROAHS FORTUNE GN VOL 01    $14.99
JAN180137    TENTACLE KITTY COLORING BOOK SC    $14.99
NOV170026    WILL EISNER CONTRACT WITH GOD CURATORS COLL HC    $195.00
NOV170027    WILL EISNER CONTRACT WITH GOD CURATORS COLL HC LTD ED    $295.00

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

DC COMICS

APR180156    AQUAMAN JABBERJAW SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180157    AQUAMAN JABBERJAW SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180249    BANE CONQUEST #11 (OF 12)    $3.99
NOV170359    BATMAN KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 KNIGHTSEND    $99.99
APR180173    BATMAN PRELUDE TO THE WEDDING ROBIN VS RAS AL GHUL #1    $3.99
FEB180283    BATWOMAN TP VOL 02 WONDERLAND REBIRTH    $14.99
APR180158    BLACK LIGHTNING HONG KONG PHOOEY SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180159    BLACK LIGHTNING HONG KONG PHOOEY SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180233    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 (OF 12)    $4.99
MAR180234    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 (OF 12) VAR ED    $4.99
APR180160    FLASH SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180161    FLASH SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180288    GREEN ARROW ANNUAL #2    $4.99
MAR180285    GREEN LANTERNS ANNUAL #1    $4.99
FEB180303    INJUSTICE GROUND ZERO TP VOL 02    $16.99
MAR180232    JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #4 (OF 4)    $3.99
APR180145    MAN OF STEEL #1 (OF 6)    $3.99
MAR180303    RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #5 (OF 12)    $3.99
FEB180310    SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP TP VOL 05    $12.99
APR180162    SUPER SONS DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180163    SUPER SONS DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
FEB180311    SUPERGIRL BEING SUPER TP    $16.99
FEB180313    SUPERMAN BY MARK MILLAR TP    $29.99

Dynamite Entertainment from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

D. E.

MAR181478    JEEPERS CREEPERS #2 CVR A JONES    $3.99
MAR181479    JEEPERS CREEPERS #2 CVR B BAAL    $3.99
MAR181480    JEEPERS CREEPERS #2 CVR C PHOTO    $3.99
MAR181482    KISS AOD #4 (OF 5) CVR A STRAHM    $3.99
MAR181483    KISS AOD #4 (OF 5) CVR B MONTES    $3.99
MAR181484    KISS AOD #4 (OF 5) CVR C HAESER    $3.99
DEC171427    MYOPIA RISE OF THE DOMES    $4.99
MAR181492    PATHFINDER SPIRAL OF BONES #3 (OF 5) CVR A SANTUCCI    $4.99
MAR181493    PATHFINDER SPIRAL OF BONES #3 (OF 5) CVR B GALINDO    $4.99
MAR181494    PATHFINDER SPIRAL OF BONES #3 (OF 5) CVR C MANDRAKE    $4.99
MAR181514    SHEENA #9 CVR A SANAPO    $3.99
MAR181515    SHEENA #9 CVR B GALINDO    $3.99
MAR181516    SHEENA #9 CVR C HDR    $3.99
MAR181517    SHEENA #9 CVR D COSPLAY    $3.99