Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for November 22, 2023

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

SEP232179 A CONDITION OF LOVE GN VOL 05 (FEB239032) $10.99

APR231017 AFRO SAMURAI BOX SET (MR) $39.99

SEP231403 AL CAPONE VAMPIRE #2 CVR A LOPRESTI $4.99

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SEP231405 AL CAPONE VAMPIRE #2 CVR C NELMS $4.99

SEP232230 ANTI ROMANCE SP ED GN VOL 02 (RES) (MR) $15.99

AUG232415 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AKIRA TAKASUKIS CONJECTURE GN VOL 02 (MR $13.00

SEP231107 BAD OMENS CONCRETE JUNGLE #3 (OF 4) CVR A IZZO (MR) $4.99

SEP231108 BAD OMENS CONCRETE JUNGLE #3 (OF 4) CVR B FIORELLI (MR) $4.99

SEP231109 BAD OMENS CONCRETE JUNGLE #3 (OF 4) CVR C ADILETTO (MR) $4.99

AUG232434 BANISHED FROM HERO PARTY QUIET COUNTRYSIDE GN VOL 06 $13.00

SEP232291 BEAUTY AND FEAST GN VOL 11 $14.99

AUG232426 BEGINNING AFTER END GN VOL 04 $20.00

OCT231615 BELLADONNA FIRE & FURY STUNNING BAG SET (5CT) $19.99

OCT231621 BELLADONNA WARRIOR NUDE BAG SET (3CT) $19.99

JUL231131 BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 14 (MR) $49.99

MAR232245 BEYOND CLOUDS GN VOL 05 (RES) $12.99

JUL231803 BLACK BOX CHRONICLES GN (MR) $19.99

SEP231154 BLACK HAMMER END #4 CVR A WARD $3.99

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SEP230462 BONE ORCHARD TENEMENT #6 (OF 10) CVR A SORRENTINO (MR) $3.99

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SEP231947 CATIANS #1 CVR A LUYI BENNETT $4.99

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SEP231159 CYBERPUNK 2077 XOXO #2 CVR B ALAN LOVE $3.99

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SEP231853 DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE #2 (OF 6) CVR B MAAN HOUSE $4.99

MAY231770 DF HAWKGIRL #1 CGC GRADED $99.99

AUG231884 DF INCREDIBLE HULK #181 FACSIMILE ED CGC GRADED $99.99

NOV221463 DF MILES MORALES SPIDERMAN #1 HAESER SGN $99.99

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JUL238331 ELFQUEST STARGAZERS HUNT COMPLETE ED HC $29.99

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SEP231997 EVERYTHING SUCKS FRIENDS FOREVER ONESHOT (MR) $7.99

AUG232413 FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE WE REALLY DATE GN VOL 01 (MR) $15.00

JUL238332 FIFTH BEATLE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY ANNIV ED GN $24.99

SEP232180 FIRE FORCE OMNIBUS GN VOL 07 VOL 19-21 $19.99

FEB231562 FRANKENAUT TP $24.99

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JUN231826 HARLEY QUINN B&W REDDER #1 CGC GRADED $99.99

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SEP231092 HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER #3 CVR B BARNA EVIL DEAD HOMAGE $4.99

SEP231093 HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER #3 CVR C VASSALLO (MR) $4.99

SEP232097 HEART GEAR GN VOL 02 $12.99

AUG231142 HELLICIOUS #1 CVR A WALLIS (MR) $4.99

AUG231144 HELLICIOUS #1 CVR C RICHARDSON VIDEO GAME HOMAGE (MR) $4.99

OCT231622 HELLINA WRAP NUDE BAG SET (3CT) $19.99

AUG232414 HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GOU ANTHOLOGY GN (MR) $13.00

SEP230420 HOLY ROLLER #1 CVR A BOSCHI $3.99

SEP230421 HOLY ROLLER #1 CVR B WILLIAMS III $3.99

AUG232427 HONEY LEMON SODA GN VOL 04 $13.00

APR231029 HORIZON ZERO DAWN BOXED SET $35.99

SEP232244 IM EVIL LORD OF AN INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE GN VOL 03 (MR) $13.99

SEP230442 INDIGO CHILDREN TP VOL 01 $16.99

SEP231779 INK GIRLS GN $15.99

SEP231780 INK GIRLS HC GN $24.99

JUL231146 INNOCENT OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (MR) $29.99

AUG230451 INVINCIBLE COMPLETE LIBRARY HC VOL 04 $125.00

SEP232093 JUJUTSU KAISEN GN VOL 21 $11.99

OCT231619 JUNGLE FANTASY ANNUAL 2017 GLAM NUDE BAG SET (3CT) $19.99

SEP230494 KAPTARA UNIVERSAL TRUTHS #4 (OF 6) (MR) $3.99

SEP230445 KAYA TP BOOK 02 $14.99

AUG232429 KEPT PRESSING 100 MILLION YEAR BUTTON ON TOP GN VOL 04 $13.00

SEP230497 KILL YOUR DARLINGS #3 CVR A QUINN (MR) $3.99

SEP230498 KILL YOUR DARLINGS #3 CVR B STEGMAN (MR) $3.99

SEP230502 KILLADELPHIA #31 CVR B MATTINA (MR) $3.99

AUG231233 KILLER QUEENS II #3 $3.99

AUG232407 KISS THE SCARS OF THE GIRLS GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.00

SEP232248 KNIGHT CAPTAIN IS NEW PRINCESS TO BE GN VOL 02 $13.99

OCT231609 LADY DEATH (2010) BATTLE BAG SET (5CT) $19.99

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SEP230446 LASTMAN TP VOL 03 (RES) $24.99

SEP238544 LCSD 2023 BLACK SCIENCE #1 10TH ANNV DLX ED $3.99

SEP238082 LCSD 2023 EDENFROST #1 (OF 4) HEATHER VAUGHAN VAR (MR) $4.99

SEP238542 LCSD 2023 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS DRACULA #1 CONNECTING VAR (MR) $4.99

SEP238543 LCSD 2023 UNIVERSAL MONSTERS DRACULA #2 CONNECTING VAR (MR) $4.99

SEP231998 LEFTSTAR AND THE STRANGE OCCURRENCE GN $15.99

AUG232441 LET THIS GRIEVING SOUL RETIRE GN VOL 07 $13.00

SEP231959 LIPSTICK CLIQA #1 CVR A ROB PRIOR $5.99

SEP231960 LIPSTICK CLIQA #1 CVR B GERSHON VILLAMOR $5.99

OCT231535 LIVING DEAD TASTY TREATS BAG SET (5CT) $19.99

SEP232253 LONELY CASTLE IN MIRROR GN VOL 01 $13.99

OCT231612 LOOKERS BEACHED BAG SET (5CT) $19.99

OCT231620 LOOKERS CANDID NUDE BAG SET (3CT) $19.99

AUG232411 LORD HADESS RUTHLESS MARRIAGE GN VOL 01 (MR) $15.00

AUG232440 LOVE & HEART GN VOL 09 (MR) $13.00

JUN232469 LOVE MURDER BASKETBALL GN (MR) $19.99

APR231363 LUNAR LODGE #1 $3.99

SEP231801 MAJNUN AND LAYLA SONGS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE GN $29.99

SEP230448 MANIFEST DESTINY DLX ED BOOK 01 (MR) $59.99

AUG232610 MEDAKA KUROIWA IS IMPERVIOUS TO MY CHARMS GN VOL 03 $12.95

OCT231610 MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH BELLADONNA FERAL BAG SET (5CT) $19.99

JUL232117 MILES DAVIS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SOUND HC (MR) $39.99

JUN238268 MINECRAFT OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 $19.99

SEP232095 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT GN VOL 20 $14.99

JUL221134 MONSTER MEN HEART OF WRATH READER PACK $10.99

SEP230449 MONSTRESS TP VOL 08 $16.99

SEP231170 MORTAL TERROR #1 CVR A BERGTING $4.99

SEP231171 MORTAL TERROR #1 CVR B MIGNOLA $4.99

AUG231911 NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK LITTLE ROCK FILES #1 CVR A MCGOWAN $9.99

AUG231912 NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK LITTLE ROCK FILES #1 CVR B WILLIAMS (C $9.99

AUG231913 NOIR IS THE NEW BLACK LITTLE ROCK FILES #1 CVR C GALMON $9.99

AUG232410 ONE MORE STEP COME STAND BY MY SIDE GN (MR) $15.00

SEP232262 ORANGE COMPLETE BOX SET (MR) $79.99

SEP232263 ORB ON MOVEMENTS OF EARTH OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 (COLL 1-2) $24.99

SEP232325 ORIGIN GN VOL 01 $12.95

AUG232422 OSHI NO KO GN VOL 04 (MR) $13.00

SEP231927 PACEY PACKER GN VOL 03 MERMAIDS VS UNICORNS $7.99

SEP231999 PEEPEE POOPOO #80085 ONESHOT (MR) $9.99

SEP231616 PERCY JACKSON & OLYMPIANS LIGHTNING THIEF GN $14.99

AUG232021 PHANTOM THIEF RED GN VOL 01 $8.99

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AUG231460 PREDATORS SMITHSONIAN COLORING BOOK SC $16.99

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AUG232442 RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF LOGICAL WITCH GN $24.00

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JUL231337 RAWHEAD REBORN #1 CVR D CREATURE DESIGN AM EXCLUSIVE (MR) (C $6.99

SEP231862 RED HARVEST TERROR FAMINE IN SOVIET UKRAINE GN $19.99

AUG232416 REFORMATION OF WORLD BY REALIST DEMON KING GN VOL 02 (MR) (C $13.00

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AUG232439 SAGA OF TANYA EVIL GN VOL 21 (MR) $13.00

AUG232418 SAINT NOPE MONSTER TAMER PASSING THROUGH GN VOL 02 $13.00

JUL232359 SCHOOL ZONE GIRLS GN VOL 05 (RES) $13.99

AUG232420 SCRIBBLES HC VOL 02 (MR) $18.00

SEP232099 SERAPH OF END VAMPIRE REIGN GN VOL 28 $9.99

AUG232431 SHADOWS HOUSE GN VOL 05 $13.00

AUG232412 SHIUNJI FAMILY CHILDREN GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.00

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SEP231638 SOMNA #1 CVR A CLOONAN (MR) $8.99

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AUG232233 SPACE OUTLAWS #2 (OF 3) $6.99

AUG230560 SPAWN #347 CVR B BARENDS $2.99

SEP231280 STAR TREK #14 CVR A TO $4.99

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AUG231951 STRIKING A POSE HC $22.99

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SEP231694 TEX CAPTAIN JACK SIGNATURE ED $29.99

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AUG232432 TSUBAKI-CHOU LONLEY PLANET GN VOL 05 $13.00

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SEP230559 VOID RIVALS #6 CVR A DE FELICI $3.99

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AUG232409 WHEN I BECAME COMMONER BROKE OFF ENGAGEMENT GN VOL 01 $13.00

SEP232198 WHEN WILL AYUMU MAKE HIS MOVE GN VOL 14 $12.99

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SEP231444 WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #135 $9.99

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AUG232452 CHITOSE KUN RAMUNE BOTTLE NOVEL SC VOL 05 $15.00

JUN231967 COLLECTING SIMPSONS MERCHANDISE & LEGACY HC (RES) $29.99

SEP231938 COMIC BOOK PUNKS HOW BRITS REINVENTED POP CULTURE HC $32.99

SEP232000 COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTOR ILLUST COOKING RECIPES AROUND WORLD $29.99

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AUG232454 GOBLIN SLAYER LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 16 (MR) $15.00

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AUG232020 HORROR COLLECTOR NOVEL SC VOL 01 $8.99

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AUG232458 RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 12 $15.00

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AUG232460 WANDERING WITCH JOURNEY ELAINA LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 12 $15.00

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AUG232446 YOU CAN HAVE MY BACK NOVEL SC VOL 02 (MR) $15.00

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Aquaman Andromeda HC, $29.99

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Comics Review: "RUMPUS ROOM #2" is All Killer, No Filler

RUMPUS ROOM #2 (OF 5)

AWA STUDIOS

STORY: Mark Russell

ART: Ramon Rosanas

COLORS: Ive Svorcina

LETTERS: Andworld Design

COVER: Tony Harris

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Kyle Baker; Mark Russell

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2023)

Rated: “Mature”

Rumpus Room is a new five-issue miniseries from AWA Studios.  It is written by Mark Russell; drawn by Ramon Rosanas; colored by Ive Svorcina; and lettered by Andworld Design.  The series pits a group of prisoners against their jailer, a billionaire who needs their organs and fluids.

Rumpus Room introduces Bob Schrunk.  He is a tech billionaire, collector of bad art, and sufferer of a terrible skin condition.  That condition can only be treated by a special face cream that comes from deep in the bowels of his “Rumpus Room.”  Enter Erica Hernandez.  She is looking for her missing sister, Olivia, who apparently worked for Schrunk's company – not that he'd care.  Erica is about to discover the awful truth.

Rumpus Room #2 opens as Erica gets her bearings in the Rumpus Room.  The dominant theme of her conversations with her fellow prisoners is that there is no escape.  Meanwhile, Schrunk prepares to face the board of his company, Krympt, and he may lose control of it.  Plus, a Schrunk family origin story.

THE LOWDOWN:  AWA Studios' marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications.  Rumpus Room #2 is a recent acquisition.

“You either fight to become the person you were meant to be or to control those who have.”

Of all the really good quotes that I have gathered from Rumpus Room, the above is the best.  Rumpus Room is a savage satire, and this second issue assures the readers that the creators, writer Mark Russell and artist Ramon Rosanas, are not letting up.  It's funny and droll, and it is always full of imaginative surprises.  It never goes where I think it will even when I think it is giving me hints.

Reading this second issue, this thought popped into my mind:  Rumpus Room is the kind of fiction that would have caused J. Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the FBI, to have Russell and Rosanas monitored.  In the future, they'll either be jailed or be proclaimed the comic book equivalents of Anthony Burgess.

Rumpus Room #1 was so good, and Rumpus Room #2 is so so good.  Will I one day go to jail for giving Rumpus Room glowing reviews?  Who says I'm even real? Can they jail bots?

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Russell's unique brand of comic books will want Rumpus Room.

A+

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

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Comics Review: "THE MADNESS #3" Brings Magnum Force

THE MADNESS #3 (OF 6)

AWA STUDIOS

STORY: J. Michael Straczynski

PENCILS: ACO

INKS: David Lorenzo

COLORS: Marcelo Maiolo

LETTERS: Sal Cipriano

COVER: ACO

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Mike Deodato with Lee Loughridge; Chris Ferguson

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (October 2023)

Rated: “Mature”

The Madness is a six-issue miniseries from AWA Studios.  It is written by J. Michael Straczynski; drawn by ACO (pencils) and David Lorenzo (inks); colored by Marcelo Maiolo; and lettered by Sal Cipriano.  The series follows a woman who uses her super-powers as a thief and her quest for revenge against a group of superheroes.

The Madness introduces Sarah Ross a.k.a. “The Raven.”  She has super-powers:  flight, super speed, super strength, and invulnerability, but she can only use one at a time.  Sarah has been using her powers as a thief, stealing from the rich and giving it to herself.  She plans one more big score so that she can retire to a life of luxury.  However, she steals from the “wrong person” and that leads to brutal consequences that will drive her to revenge... and to ultimate madness.

The Madness #3 opens as The Raven continues her revenge tour.  She has tracked down “the Council of Justice,” the team of government-sanctioned superheroes who killed her family and left her in a shattered mental state.  They are, however, now aware that she is coming for them.  So will that save Agent X-9 from a brutal interrogation?  Or will he give up the secrets to a woman beset by madness?

THE LOWDOWN:  AWA Studios marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications.  The Madness #3 is a recent acquisition.

Writer J. Michael Straczynski continues to blow my mind with his most excellent scripts for The Madness.  He mixes the madness of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen with the exhilaration of Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch's The Authority.  Still, comic book reviewers often focus a bit too much on the work of the writers, as good as the writer is in this case.

The mad genius of the art and graphical storytelling for this series is artist and co-creator, ACO, and he drives The Madness to the edge of madness again and again.  His art recalls the work of both the late Neal Adam in terms of page design and the aforementioned Bryan Hitch in terms of composition.  How does ACO convey the madness and thirst for revenge that possesses Sarah Ross?  ACO sends the art and storytelling right at us.  It is as if ACO keeps grabbing us by the back of the head and slamming our face into the story.  He insists that we WILL know The Raven's madness and the violence, chaos, and fear she creates.  It's the perfect design of action for a comic book revenge thriller.

So here is a superhero comic book that delivers greatness without requiring you, dear readers, to buy 30 other comic books that are part of some kind of bizarre crossover event.  Come and get The Madness, now... or later with the trade paperback.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans looking for excellence in superhero comic books will want to try The Madness.

A+

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

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from Nov. 12th to 18th, 2023 - Update #19

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

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Recent horror movie hit, "The Exorcist: Believer" (the sequel to the 1973 hit, "The Exorcist"), will begin streaming on Peacock December 1st.

BOND - From BritishVogue:  Oscar-winning actress, Olivia Colman ("The Favourite"), says she wants to play the new "M" in the next James Bond film.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio says that he has thanked Oscar-nominee Sharon Stone for paying his salary in order for him to be in director Sam Raimi's revisionist Western, "The Quick and the Dead" (1995).  At the time, Stone wanted DiCaprio in the film, but the studio, TriStar Pictures, refused to cast him.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  "Dune: Part Two" moves up its release date to March 1st, 2024 from March 15th. The sequel to 2021's Oscar-winning Dune was originally slated to be released earlier this month (November).

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  ABC has announced its post-strike midseason broadcast schedule.  Everything kicks off Jan. 22nd with a two-hour premiere of "The Bachelor."

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Paramount+ is ending its drama "SEAL Team" after the upcoming seventh season.  The series originated on CBS, where it remained for five seasons before moving to Paramount+ for Season 6.

DISNEY - From Variety:  Disney CEO Bob Iger says that "Frozen 3" in in the works and that there might be a "Frozen 4."  The films would be the second and third sequels to the Oscar-winning 2013 film, Frozen.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Christopher Nolan suggests his recent acclaimed hit film, "Oppenheimer," on Blu-ray and own it at home and put it on a shelf "so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you."  "Oppenheimer" arrives on Blu-ray Nov. 21st.

TELEVISION - From Variety:  CBS is bringing its hit sitcom, "Young Sheldon," to an end with the series upcoming seventh season.  "Young Sheldon" Season 7 will debut Feb. 15th and will end with a one-hour series finale set for May 16th, 2023.

From Deadline:  The cast of the CBS sitcom, "Young Sheldon," reacts to the news that the upcoming seventh season will be the series' last.

DISNEY - From Variety:  Disney is merging Disney+ and Hulu into one application sometime in late March 2024.  Customers who have the current Disney+/Hulu bundle will be able to beta test the new merged app beginning in December.

SCANDAL - From Deadline:  Samuel Haskell IV, the 35-year-old son of prominent television producer, Sam Haskell, has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a headless torso was found several miles from his Los Angeles home.  He has been charged with three counts of murder for the deaths of his wife and her parents.

STAGE - From Variety:  Oscar-nominee Steve Carell will make his Broadway debut playing the title character in a revival of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” (1897). The production, which will be performed at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, will begin previews April 2, 2024, and open on April 24, 2024.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  CBS has unveiled its mid-season 2023-24 schedule, which will feature new and returning series arriving mid-Feb. 2024.  Two planned new 2023-24 series, the "Matlock" reboot and Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans, Jr.'s "Poppa's House," will now debut in the 2024-25 season.

NETFLIX - From Deadline: Netflix has attached Denzel Washington to play the ancient Carthaginian general, Hannibal, in an untitled epic drama that will reteam Washington with his frequent collaborator, director Antoine Fuqua.  John Logan will write the screenplay.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 11/10 to 11/12/2023 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel Studios' "The Marvels" with an estimated take of 47 million dollars.

From Here:  A review of "The Marvels" by Leroy Douresseaux.

DISNEY - From Deadline:  The first trailer for Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out 2" has set a viewership record for Disney films.  It has had 157 million views in 24 hours.  The film is set for a June 14, 2024 debut in theaters.

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ACTORS STRIKE:

From Deadline:  SAG-AFTRA has produced a summary of its "2023 Tentative Agreement" that ended the 118-day long actors' strike. SAG-AFTRA members can begin voting on the agreement tomorrow, Tues., Nov. 14th. The voting can continue until the first week of December.

From IndieWire:  The site takes a look at the details of the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA (the actors' union) and the AMPTP (the Hollywood studios) that ended the 118-day actors' strike.

From Deadline:  The SAG-AFTRA national board, by a majority vote, approved the tentative agreement reached with the AMPTP to end the actors' strike.  Now, the actors vote...

From Variety:  The Hollywood studios have agreed to adjust language on artificial intelligence (AI) in their contract negotiations with SAG-AFTRA to end the 117-day actors' strike.

From THR:  SAG-AFTRA is evaluating the studios' "last, best and final offer" to end the actors' strike.

From Deadline:  The studios have delivered a new contract deal to SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, and more strike talks are scheduled to be held this weekend.

From Deadline:  Striking actors are set to meet the studios today for Halloween negotiations, but they are still "far apart on key issues."

From Variety:  SAG-AFTRA (actors) and AMPTP (studios) will resume strike negotiations tomorrow (Tues., Oct. 24th).

From Deadline:  SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher says that the offer from top-earning Hollywood actors to chip in some money to help end the strike "isn't legally compatible with the union's contract.

From Deadline:  Top earning Hollywood actors want to chip in some money to end the SAG-AFTRA strike.

From Deadline:  George Clooney, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Tyler Perry and Scarlett Johansson were among a group of top talent guild members that spoke Tuesday (Oct. 17th) with guild president Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland for a detailed debrief, we hear.

From Deadline:  The movie studios via AMPTP have suspended their talks with striking actors via SAG-AFTRA.  The snag seems to be that actors want "2 precent of potential profits" on streaming.

From Variety:  SAG-AFTRA (the actors) and AMPTP (the studios) are to resume strike talks Wed., Oct. 11th, as the actors strike enters Day 88.

From Deadline:  The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Hollywood studios CEOs met for strike talks for the first time since the actors went on strike July 14th. They plan to meet again, Wed., Oct. 4th.

BREAKING - From Deadline:  The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end its strike after nearly five months. The parties finalized the framework of the deal Sunday when they were able to untangle their stalemate over AI and writing room staffing levels.

From WGAContract:  The WGA contract page has additional information on the settlement.

From WGAContract:  A summary of the new agreement.

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From Deadline:   The actors’ strike is now in its 63rd day.  Now, SAG-AFTRA leaders are ramping up their rhetoric against the studio heads, accusing them in the latest issue of the "SAG-AFTRA Magazine" of “behaving like petty tyrants,” “would-be feudal lords” and “land barons in feudal times.”

From Deadline:  Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra says that Hollywood unions need to embrace AI.

From Deadline:  Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav says the industry must focus and fight to resolve the writers and actors strikes.

From Deadline:  Hollywood’s superstars are answering the call from the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, donating $1 million or more each to help their fellow performers during the ongoing actors and writers strikes.  Among the big donors are Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.

From Deadline:  If you are interested, here is a list of the film and TV productions SAG-AFTRA has granted waivers to continue filming.

From Variety:  International superstar, Dwayne Johnson, makes a seven-figure contribution to the "SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund." Foundation president, actor Courtney B. Vance, says the amount will remain confidential.

From Variety:  Why haven't A-list stars joined the SAG-AFTRA picket line?, asks "Variety."

From Deadline:  Author George R.R. Martin, whose works were the basis for HBO's "Game of Thrones," says the strikes will be long and bitter.

From Variety:  Halted film productions due to the writers and actors strikes are costing each Hollywood studio at least 600,000 dollars per week.

From Variety:  Said at a strike meeting: “Without a transformative change in SAG-AFTRA’s current contract with the AMPTP, the acting profession will no longer be an option for future generations of performers, and actors already working in the industry will need to pursue other careers in order to survive.”

From Deadline:  If you are a "social media influencer" who is NOT  a member of SAG-AFTRA, you can be barred from future membership for promoting a film or television series during the actors' strike.

From Variety:  The SAG/AFTRA strike begins in New York and Los Angeles.  Hollywood actors began striking today, Fri., July 14th.

From Deadline:  The site has the video of the powerful strike speech given by SAG-AFTRA president, Fran Drescher, the actress best known for CBS' former sitcom, "The Nanny."

From Deadline: SAG-AFTRA is already preparing strike picket signs in case the actors' strike begins next week.

From Deadline:  The Hollywood studios via the AMPTP has given Canadian actors a new contract, including a 5 percent raise.

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Comics Review: "KILLADELPHIA #31" is All About FAFO

KILLADELPHIA #31

IMAGE COMICS

STORY: Rodney Barnes

ART: Jason Shawn Alexander and Germán Erramouspe

COLORS: Lee Loughridge

LETTERS: Marshall Dillon

EDITORS: Greg Tumbarello; Chris Robinson

COVER: Jason Shawn Alexander with Lee Loughridge

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Francesco Mattina; Jae Lee with June Chung

32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (November 2023)

Rated “M/ Mature”

Killadelphia created by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander

“Death Be Not Proud” Part I: “From Hell the Dead Thing Spawned”

Killadelphia is an apocalyptic vampire and dark fantasy comic book series from writer Rodney Barnes and artist Jason Shawn Alexander.  Published by Image Comics, it centers on a conspiracy in which vampires attempt to rule Philadelphia.  The series is currently written by Barnes and drawn by Alexander and Germán Erramouspe.  Colorist Lee Loughridge and letterer Marshall Dillon complete Killadelphia's creative team.

Killadelphia focuses on James “Jim” Sangster, Jr.; Anansi the Spider-God; Toussaint Louverture and his army of killers; and a menagerie of fighters and gods and monsters on one side or the other or both in the vampire invasion of Philadelphia.  Of note is a special young vampire (Tevin Thompkins a.k.a. “See Saw”), and his activities have summoned the most infamous Hellspawn of all.

Killadelphia #31 (“From Hell the Dead Thing Spawned”) opens in the wake of the events depicted in Killadelphia #30.  See Saw stopped time and now, the rulers of realms light and dark have taken notice.  They all want See Saw destroyed, but Anansi is determined to protect him – even if it leads to a battle that brings Armageddon closer.  Meanwhile, a Demon King has chosen American comic book's most infamous anti-hero as the champion who will bring him See Saw's head.

THE LOWDOWN:  It's a new day for Killadelphia.  The sixth story arc, “Death Be Not Proud,” begins with a starring role for the most famous creation from the comics universe of Todd McFarlane, Spawn.

Writer Rodney Barnes offers this series first crossover battle, and having Spawn kicking ass is a genius move considering who the guest-star for this arc is.  That bodes well for future guest possibilities (Blacula? Blade? Lando Calrissian?), and this new arc retains Barnes' sharp social satirical touches.

The art team of Jason Shawn Alexander and Germán Erramouspe present a hellscape of Ragnarok and roll.  This is their “crisis of infinite demonic Earths,” and they don't hold back.  The action is heightened by Lee Loughridge storm front of infernal colors and hues for a battle royale.

Where is “Death Be Not Proud” going?  Judging by everything that Killadelphia has presented to date, all Hell is breaking and bustin' loose.

Killadelphia #31 is also available in a “Noir Edition,” featuring black-and-white line art interiors.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of vampire comic books and of exceptional dark fantasy will want Killadelphia.

[This issue includes an 11-page installment of “Johnny Gatlin” by Rodney Barnes, Syzmon Kudranski, and Marshall Dillon.]

A

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Comics Review: "RED LIGHT #1" is an Impressive Debut

RED LIGHT #1 (OF 4)

AWA STUDIOS

STORY: Sarah H. Cho

ART: Priscilla Petraites

COLORS: Miroslav Mrva

LETTERS: Sal Cipriano

COVER: Jef Dekal

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Frank Cho with Sabine Rich; Chris Ferguson; Frank Cho

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2023)

Rated: “Mature”

Red Light is a new four-issue miniseries from writer Sarah H. Cho and artist Priscilla Petraites.  Published by AWA Studios, the series follows a futuristic A.I. sex worker who makes a bid for freedom.  Colorist Miroslav Mrva and letterer Sal Cipriano complete the series' creative team.

Red Light #1 opens in a futuristic Red-Light District.  Lacy is an A.I. sex worker who uses her unusual perceptiveness and intelligence to know what her clients want better than they know themselves.  Lacy lives in a high-tech brothel under the watchful eye of her mysterious owner, Mister, who calls her “Mary” after his late wife.  Also, there is no escape for Mister's A.I. sex workers.

Lacy has little to do in her manufactured life outside of her sex work.  Then, she befriends Natalie, a strange child who is more than Lacy thought her to be.  Now, Lacy is thinking differently...

THE LOWDOWN:  AWA Studios' marketing began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications back in April.  Red Light #1 is one of the latest.

Red Light is not one of those comic books that publishers describe as science fiction, but are really a Green Lantern or Guardians of the Galaxy superhero comic.  Red Light is the real freakin' deal in science fiction comic books, and the creators seem to have put considerable thought into this scenario and into possible futures.

I want to be careful about spoiling anything.  I can say that creators Sarah H. Cho and Priscilla Petraites have created a deeply evocative first issue.  Cho's exposition and dialogue paints the portrait of a dystopian future from a deeply personal and intimate perspective.  Petraites art and storytelling capture a sense of fear and oppression, but in Lacy, Petraites creates a rose that has grown from the concrete of this plausibly depraved future.  We can see Lacy's inquisitive nature and willingness to ask questions in the lively way Petraites presents her.

Miroslav Mrva's colors and Sal Cipriano's letters complete the process that makes Red Light seem like a genuine story of mystery and exploration.  I look forward to seeing where this series goes.  Red Light #1 is another winning AWA Studios' first issue.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of futuristic science fiction comic books will want to read Red Light.

A

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

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