I was looking forward to the rumored hardcover collection of Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later. I have quite a fondness for that run, since it changed my life. Unfortunately, it now appears to have been cancelled, as seen on Facebook. There were a number of announced DC collections cancelled as well, including the Electric Warriors trade, The Joker: Lovers and Madmen, a new edition of Absolute Dark Knight, the third book of Peter David’s Aquaman run, and Flash/Impulse: Runs […]

Since it’s New York Comic Con weekend, there are plenty of announcements and news about upcoming publisher plans. Archie Comics, for example, announced that 2019 would feature two new Archie Horror miniseries. Blossoms 666 stars the twins Cheryl and Jason. One is the Anti-Christ, but they don’t know which, and both want the role. It’s five issues, with the first due in January. Archie Comics Co-President Alex Segura said, “Cullen really blew us away with his Omen-esque version of the […]

A month ago, the new, radically revised Harvey Awards plans were announced. The nominating committee would select a slate for voting by August 1, and the voting would end August 23. The nominees were announced on August 9, instead, and voting closes September 3 just before midnight Eastern time. (That’s Labor Day this year.) The biggest change, as previously discussed, is getting rid of all the creator awards but adding a movie/TV category as one of the only six categories. […]

In last month’s Previews catalog, DC early-solicited a reprint edition. Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil Deluxe Edition was to be a $50 hardcover collection of stories from Captain Marvel Adventures #22-46, originally published beginning in 1943. This 24-chapter serial, written by Otto Binder and illustrated by C.C. Beck, introduced the evil worm Mr. Mind and was one of the earliest epic superhero stories, running over two years. (Interestingly, there was a movie serial in 1941, The Adventures of Captain […]