FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020
RAVENCROFT DETAILS, IMAGERY
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Marvel Comics has released details and imagery from Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth and Ruins of Ravencoft Dracula, the second and third of three one-shots leading into the new Ravencroft series.
"When Frank (Tieri) pitched us his idea for Ravencroft, I instantly knew he had hit on something special," said CB Cebulski, editor-in-chief. "And the one-shots quickly grew to a mini, which in turn expanded to Ravencroft becoming an important part of Marvel's overall story plans in 2020. There's all kinds of craziness coming!"
"We're really telling the tale of two Ravencrofts," Tieri said. "In the Ruins of Ravecroft one-shots, we're taking a deep dive into the past... uncovering some of the previously unrevealed dark lore of the institution, which as readers will see is very much intertwined with some rather disturbing history of the Marvel Universe itself. In fact, one could even say the history of Ravencroft IS the history of evil in the Marvel Universe. Fans saw that demonstrated firsthand in the just released Ruins of Ravencroft: Carnage and that trend continues with the upcoming Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth and Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula.
"These diabolical history lessons lead us to our five issue series, Ravencroft where we deal with Ravencroft's present. Expect plenty of twists and turns and some really %^&*ed up surprises... and that's not even me mentioning the very shocking prisoner who occupies Cell 616. And I'll just let fans make of that what they will in the meantime."
Pictured above are the cover to April's Ravencroft #4 as well as previews of Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula and Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth.
DIAMOND'S DARK KNIGHT FIGURES
Beast Kingdom and Diamond Comic Distributors have partnered to bring fans a new line of Previews Exclusive figures from Christopher Nolan;s Dark Knight trilogy.
Seven years after its conclusion, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy lives on as Beast Kingdom is celebrating the trilogy's iconic lineup of classic characters with new mini egg attack figures.
The Dark Knight range is launched with five classic characters, each with distinctive costume, signature pose, weapons and accessories. Available are: Batman with a grappling gun; Batman with a Batarang; Joker, Catwoman, Two-Face and Bane.
The figues will cost $13.50 each and will be availabe on August 26.
Click on the thumbanils for larger images.
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MARVEL, DETECTIVE #1000 TOP 2019 SALES
Marvel Comics was the top publisher and DC Comics' Detective Comics #1,000 was the top-selling book for 2019, according to figures release on Friday by Diamond Distributors.
Marvel had 40.20 percent of the dollar share to 29.29 percent for second-place DC. Marvel had 44.72 percent of the market share to 30.74 percent for DC.
For the publisher sales charts, CLICK HERE.
The top 10 selling books for the year were:
1.) Detective Comics #1,000, DC Comics.
2.) Spawn #300, Image Comics.
3.) X-Men #1, Marvel Comics.
4.) Black Cat #1, Marvel Comics.
5.) DCeased #1, DC Comics.
6.) Absolute Carnage #1, Marvel Comics.
7.) Marvel Comics #1,000, Marvel Comics.
8.) House of X #1, Marvel Comics.
9.) Powers of X #1, Marvel Comics.
10.) War of Realms #1, Marvel Comics.
BRIEFLY
COLONEL WEIRD: Dark Horse Comics has announced ab April 22 launch for Colonel Weird: Cosmagog, a four-issue series from the Black Hammer universe from writer Jeff Lemire and artist Tyler Crook.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:
"Wacky space adventurer Colonel Randall Weird leaves the Black Hammer farm and embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he's long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake!"
"Colonel Weird has been my favorite Black Hammer character since Dean Ormston and I created him," Lemire said. "I''e always wanted to do a series where the storytelling would echo Weird's unique mind, and unique perspective. Tyler Crooks work more than lives up to the challenge. This is a deep dive into Colonel Weird's past and his future. This series will answer the question of what happened to him after the events of Black Hammer: Age of Doom."
STRANGE EXIT: DIrector Scott Derrickson has exited Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to "creative differences," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The sequel, again starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is slated to be released on May 7, 2021.
VERY BRIEFLY: Syfy now lists the air date for Resident Alien as "summer 2020."
MARCH 2020 SOLICITATIONS
Below are solicitations posted for March. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings and check back soon for additional solicitations.
* AFTERSHOCK COMICS.
* BOOM! STUDIOS.
* DARK HORSE COMICS.
* DC COMICS.
* IDW PUBLISHING.
* MARVEL COMICS.
* ONI PRESS.
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