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DC Comics ends 25-year North American distribution deal with Diamond Comic Distributors

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In what is being described by some as a “seismic shift for the comic book industry,” DC has cut ties with Diamond Comic Distributors. The comic book publisher will no longer distribute its titles through the juggernaut of comics distribution. The announcement came via an email to retailers on Friday morning, with the company informing […]

Arrow spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries still alive at The CW

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Earlier in the week, The CW announced details of its upcoming TV schedule for the 2020/2021 season, and while it included one new DC show in the Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch-led Superman & Lois, there was no mention of another planned spinoff in Green Arrow and the Canaries. Revolving around the characters of Katherine […]

Spider-Woman and Once & Future lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of March 2020

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that Marvel’s Spider-Woman #1 and Boom! Studios’ Once & Future Volume 1: The King Is Undead have topped its bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts for the month of March 2020, while Marvel once again came out as the top publisher with more than 40% of the overall market. […]

HBO Max boss defends decision to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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AT&T’s Otter Media division CEO Tony Goncalves, who heads HBO Max, has defended the decision to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League. While fans around the world are excited to finally see Zack Snyder’s Justice League and are applauding WB and HBO Max for making it happen, many have concerns about the precedent it sets. Essentially […]

Batwoman replacing Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane with new character Ryan Wilder

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Last month it was announced that The CW’s Batwoman has lost its lead, with Ruby Rose exiting the DC superhero series after a single season in a departure that reportedly “wasn’t 100% her decision”. While it was said at the time that the network would be recasting the role of Kate Kane for the already […]

Jared Leto was “mistreated” and his Joker performance “ripped out of” Suicide Squad says director David Ayer

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David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, says that Jared Leto was “mistreated” and his Joker performance was “ripped out of the movie.” Since HBO Max announced that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be released, a similar fan movement for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad has emerged. His film was changed dramatically from his initial vision, […]

Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan sympathises with David Ayer over Suicide Squad reshoots

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Cathy Yan, the director of Birds of Prey, says she sympathises with David Ayer over the troubled production of Suicide Squad. With the news that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be made public, other directors in the comic book movie sphere have discussed their own troubled productions. One of these is Suicide Squad director David […]