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Bio: Jay Katz, a comic book collector since 1983 and is the owner/creator of InvestComics LLC since 2005. InvestComics LLC was originally a magazine in 2005 before the website launched in 2005. As of March, 29 2018, InvestComics is now TRENDING POP CULTURE.
Welcome to this week’s thumb scrolling news. Each week, I post some random news articles I encounter throughout the week on my mobile device. I then come here and share some of the more interesting news from my feed. All comic book related of course!
Jamie Foxx and Todd McFarlane continue to celebrate their new deal on the Spawn movie. Jamie is an academy award winning actor. All the fanboys need to relax and give this thing a chance instead of being so negative about the news. Breathe people, breathe.
The new BumbleBee trailer looks very good.
A few things from Superherohype.com…….shows off the new Spider-Man gameplay trailer from Sony/Insomniac games and wow is it loaded with some crazy gameplay.
A Mega-Predator is revealed in the new Predator trailer.
Warner Bros. has revealed their interest and are forging ahead on a solo Joker movie starring Jared Leto. Why exactly are we getting this movie?
Godzilla vs King Kong adds Deadpool’s Julian Dennison to the cast.
From Cinemablend….. Suicide Squad 2 has taken another step forward towards becoming a reality. That’s actually welcoming news from this writer’s perspective. Kick-Ass is getting a major reboot. A new movie as violent and nasty as the first two. Although the old site InvestComics.com is a thing of the past, you’ll still find articles throughout that touched on the Captain Britain character many, many, many years ago regarding a Marvel UK character absence within their lure on the big screen. Now, there are many actors vying for the spot to play Captain Britain in a Marvel movie.
Green Lantern Corps will be coming to the big screen starring the characters Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Geoff Johns stepped down from the DC Chief Creative Officer position to helm his own production company; Mad Ghost Productions. Geoff entered into his first deal with Warner Bros. to write the new Green Lantern movie. Geoff is set to write/produce several DC projects for film, TV and comics. Go Geoff! Read more about this terrific news for Mr. Johns and fans at comicbook.com.
Oh yes, Jim Lee is now DC Comics CCO.
A graded CGC 8.5 Action Comics #1 sold for a cool two million dollars today. That’s a whole lotta dough for a 10 cent comic. This is 1 million dollars more than the first appearance of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15. That was a 9.6 copy too. No matter, I’ll take one of each please.
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Comicbook.com shows off some first look photos on the set of Wonder Woman 2. Man that first movie was so amazing wasn’t it?!
A lot of news coming out of E3 2018. Follow an assortment of heavy news coverage at polygon.com.
From Newsarama.com…..DC Vertigo imprint will undergo a major overhaul. Seven new books will be a part of the new launch. Check out all of the titles and details over at Newsarama
A new Geoff Johns/Jason Fabok title was announced. Three Jokers. See what Newsarama said about this new book. Also announced was a new Shazam title from Johns. Exciting times for Geoff Johns indeed. Lets not hope he spreads himself too thin and starts delaying already released projects and never finishes them, because that would totally suck.
Joe Quesada drew an amazingly beautiful Life Of Captain Marvel #3 variant cover. A must see.
A full comic book television release schedule to check out. See when the new Titans show starts!
A 20th Century Film CEO says there are too many caped crusader movies coming out.
From CBR.com…..According to them, the first couple of pages in the new Flash #48 comic is too much to bear. Oh the horror!
The new Cloak & Dagger series on Freeform is proving to be popular according to Rottentomatoes.com.
Watchmen set photos are supposedly revealing a major death. I say nay and it’s all a smoke screen. Make your own decision and read the comicbookmovie.com article.
Also from comicbookmovie.com, the new Aquaman trailer has hit at the CineEurope 2018 show and from what some are saying, it’s spectacular.
What’s Trending
Wrapping up this week with a quick look at this week’s Trending Comics & More #530.
Gail Simone continues to kill it. Check out Domino #3 featuring a big guest star.
A new Deadpool comic from two amazing creators hits this week. Deadpool: Assassin #1 from Cullen Bunn and Mark Bagley. Marvel Rising Alpha #1. Brought to comic fans by the talented creative team of Devin Grayson and Marco Failla.
The Hunt For Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda #2 cover is the modern day Incredible Hulk #340 Todd McFarlane cover. Starboy #1; writers Christos N. Gage, La Mar Taylor and The Weeknd, with artist Guru eFX. Thor #1 will be written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Michael Del Mundo. New Scout Comics series; Zinnober #1 from Raff Singh and Thorsten Brochhaus.
There is much more within this weeks Trending Comics & More #530. You should really check it out.
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Jay Katz
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