UPDATE: Michael was hacked badly, with messages sent out to family and friends. He’s alive and well.
We are incredibly sad to report that Michael Davis, longtime columnist for ComicMix, committed suicide one day before his birthday.
We can list all his accomplishments in the comics field and go through his history and impact in the field, from his mentoring of numerous up and comers in the industry to his co-founding of Milestone Media and Motown Animation & Filmworks AND The Guardian Line AND The Black Panel at San Diego Comic-Con AND… but the best way to hope to understand and know Michael is through his words and his works.
There will be more to say later about him, but right now we’re too shocked to be coherent. Please, if you or someone you care about are considering self-harm or suicide, contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline.
We’re sorry we couldn’t have helped you more, Michael. Rest easy.
However, as Dan Slott noted, “To be fair, the only reason Avengers: Endgame broke all those box office records is because Doctor Strange alone watched it 14,000,605 times.” At $25 a ticket, it must have been IMAX in New York City.
Avengers: Endgame opened to $350M at the domestic box office, shattering the record previously established by Avengers: Infinity War (which opened to $257.6M last year) and a number of other opening-weekend records in the process. In other words: not only did the Russo Brothers and Marvel Studios top themselves, they did so by almost $100M.
LOS ANGELES — Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents LOST IN SPACE, The Complete First Season, arriving on Blu-ray™ and DVD June 4.
Set thirty years in the future, this epic reimagining of the original family space adventure finds the Robinsons torn off course en route to what they hoped would be a fresh start on a distant space colony. Against all odds, but with endless hope and extensive training, the family bands together to survive on a dangerous alien planet.
The Eisner Award nominees have been announced! Congratulations to every single person and publisher that received these prestigious nominations!
As per the SDCC website, “Voting for the awards is held online, and the ballot will be available at www.eisnervote.com. All professionals in the comic book industry are eligible to vote. The deadline for voting is June 14. The results of the voting will be announced in a gala awards ceremony on the evening of Friday, July 19 at a gala awards ceremony at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. Jackie Estrada is the Eisner Awards Administrator.”
If you are a comic book industry professional, please make it a point to vote in these awards. Every vote counts! Voting opens on Monday, April 29th.
Here’s the list of every category with their respective nominations below:
Z2 Comics has announced it is teaming up with the Grateful Dead to release a new graphic novel chronicling the band’s early days, Grateful Dead Origins, which will come with an accompanying selection of Dead music, including previously unreleased early-era material that will ship with a deluxe edition of the comic.
Z2—which has previously partnered on projects with The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Japan’s BabyMetal, DJ Paul Oakenfold and more—writes in a press release that Grateful Dead Origins will feature an original story, written by Chris Miskiewicz and illustrated by Noah Van Sciver, that presents “an in-depth and personal look at the formation of one of the most important American rock bands of all time, exploring the early days of Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Pigpen, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart…the story of the band’s transformation from a bar band performing as the Warlocks to becoming the creators of their own sound and forefathers for the jamband culture.”
BURBANK, CA (April 16, 2019) – Fans will be captivated by the next DC Super Hero franchise, Titans, the all-new live-action drama series from executive producers Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, Greg Walker, and Sarah Schechter. Featuring all 11 thrilling episodes plus exciting special features, Titans: The Complete First Season comes to Blu-ray and DVD July 16, 2019 for $29.98 / $24.98 SRP. Titans: The Complete First Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.
Titans
follows a group of young soon-to-be Super Heroes from across the world of DC as
they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the classic Teen Titans
franchise. Former Gotham City vigilante Dick Grayson and Rachel Roth, a special
young girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that
could unleash Hell on Earth. Joining them in their quest are the mysterious
Starfire and loveable Beast Boy. Together they become a surrogate family and
team of heroes while battling villains, demonic forces … and encountering
familiar faces from across DC’s legendary canon.
“We are thrilled to release Titans: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD for fans to experience a new twist on the origin story of some of the most iconic characters in the DC universe,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “The release also gives fans an opportunity to catch up on all of the action ahead of the show’s highly-anticipated second season.”
Titans: The Complete First Season takes viewers back to each character’s origin story as Dick Grayson emerges as the leader of the core team of DC Super Heroes. The series stars Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, The Giver, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) as Dick Grayson/Robin, Anna Diop (Bosch, 24: Legacy) as Koriand’r/Starfire, Teagan Croft (Home and Away) as Rachel Roth/Raven, and Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6, Supah Ninjas) as Gar Logan/Beast Boy. Also featured in the series’ first season are Minka Kelly (Almost Human, Friday Night Lights) as Dawn Granger/Dove, Alan Ritchson (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Smallville) as Hank Hall/Hawk, Seamus Dever (Castle) as Trigon, Curran Walters (Too Close to Home) as Jason Todd/Robin, Conor Leslie (Shots Fired, The Man in the High Castle) as Donna Troy, and Rachel Nichols (Continuum) as Angela Roth.
Based on the characters from DC, Titansis produced by Weed Road Pictures in association with Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment, with executive producers Akiva Goldsman (Constantine, Fringe, Star Trek: Discovery), Geoff Johns (Aquaman, Wonder Woman), Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Supergirl, Riverdale, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), Greg Walker (Extant) and Sarah Schechter (The Flash, Supergirl, Blindspot, Black Lightning). Titans, the inaugural original series from the DC UNIVERSE digital subscription service, has already been greenlit for a second season.
BONUS FEATURES
Raven and Robin Dark Rebirth
The Story of Titans
The Characters of Titans
The Making of Titans
Dick Grayson’s and Rachel
Roth’s Dark Past
A Look at Vigilantes Hawk and
Dove
The Identity of Titans Kory
Anders/Starfire
Gar Logan’s Journey
Rachel’s Powers
The Doom Patrol Meets the
Titans.
Jason Todd’s Robin
From Comic to Live-Action
Adventure
Meet Wonder Girl
Dick Grayson’s Dark Past
World of Super Heroes and
Vigilantes
11 ONE-HOUR
EPISODES
“Titans”
“Hawk
and Dove”
“Origins”
“Doom
Patrol”
“Together”
“Jason
Todd”
“The
Asylum”
“Donna
Troy”
“Hank
and Dawn”
“Koriand’r”
“Dick
Grayson”
DIGITAL
The
first season of Titans is currently available to own on Digital. Digital
allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch
anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices. Digital is available from
various retailers including iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Vudu and others.
BURBANK, CA (April 16, 2019) – This is your calling. You are on the verge of discovering something new! From Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) and executive producers Jeff Rake (The Mysteries of Laura), Jack Rapke (Flight, Cast Away), Jackie Levine (Allied, The Walk) and Len Goldstein (Hart of Dixie, Roadies), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you NBC’s #1 hit series Manifest: The Complete First Season on DVD July 23, 2019. Fans can uncover the mystery from all 16 exhilarating episodes from season one for the suggested low retail price of $29.98 for the DVD ($34.99 in Canada). Manifest: The Complete First Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.
A plane inexplicably disappears on a
trans-oceanic flight and returns five years later after being presumed lost at
sea. While no time has passed for those on the flight, years have gone by for
their loved ones who have learned to live with their loss. In addition to the
outward mystery of what happened on that flight, there’s also an inward mystery
of what has happened to the passengers…and why. Nothing will ever be the same
as you follow the unexpected journey full of hope, heart and destiny!
“With 16.4 million fans tuning-in weekly, Manifest is one of the most talked about series on television,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “We are delighted to release the first installment of the series on DVD so fans can binge on each episode and relive their favorite moments again and again.”
Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh (Valor, Supernatural), Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time), Athena Karkanis (House of Cards, Zoo), J.R. Ramirez (Power), Luna Blaise (Fresh Off the Boat), Jack Messina (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Parveen Kaur (The Strain, Saving Hope). The series is produced by Jeff Rake Productions and Compari Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television.
16 ONE-HOUR EPISODES
1.
Pilot
2.
Reentry
3.
Turbulence
4.
Unclaimed Baggage
5.
Connecting Flights
6.
Off Radar
7.
S.N.A.F.U.
8.
Point of No Return
9.
Dead Reckoning
10. Crosswinds
11. Contrails
12. Vanishing
Point
13. Cleared
for Approach
14. Upgrade
15. Hard
Landing
16. Estimated
Time of Departure
DIGITAL
The first season of Manifest is also
currently available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to
instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on
their favorite devices. Digital movies and TV shows are available from
various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and
others.
Scary news from Wilmington, NC’s local newspaper, where Swamp Thing was shooting:
The locally filmed television series “Swamp Thing” has found itself bogged down by some unexpected news.
The currently in-production project is being shut down earlier than expected as its producer, Warner Bros., evaluates the future of its DC Universe streaming service, on which the series was scheduled to premiere May 31, according to several sources within the local industry.
The Associated Press is reporting that Allison Mack is expected to plead guilty to charges related to her involvement in the group NXIVM. She had previously pleaded not guilty on charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and forced labor, and had been released on $5 million bail.
Allison Mack was on Smallville for ten seasons playing Chloe Sullivan, a childhood friend of Clark Kent. She also voiced Power Girl in the animated Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
It was not clear before Monday’s hearing at the United States District Court for the Eastern District, in Brooklyn, what charges she planned to plead guilty to.
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