FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020
THE FLASH: "SO LONG AND GOOD NIGHT"
The CW has released a trailer for "So Long and Good Night," the next new episode of The Flash, scheduled for Tuesday, April 21.
To watch the trailer, CLICK HERE.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
After Black Hole hires Rag Doll (guest-star Troy James) to kill Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Singh (guest=star Patrick Sabongui) suggests he go into Witness Protection but Joe refuses to stop investigating Carver (guest-star Eric Nenninger). While investigating Carver with Cisco (Carlos Valdes), Ralph (Hartley Sawyer) runs into Sue (guest-star Natalie Dreyfuss). Iris (Candice Patton) becomes suspicious of Eva (guest-star Efrat Dor).
Alexandra La Roche directed the episode, written by Kristen Kim and Thomas Pound.
DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: "ZARI, NOT ZARI"
The CW has released a trailer for "Zari, Not Zari," the next new episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow, scheduled for Tuesday, April 21.
To watch the trailer, CLICK HERE.
Here's how the network describes the episode:
"Sara (Caity Lotz), Constantine (Matt Ryan) and Charlie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) find themselves in British Columbia searching for another piece of the Loom, but they run into a problem they couldnft have foreseen. Zari (Tala Ashe) has been having trouble feeling like herself, so she goes on meditative journey at the suggestion of Behrad (guest star Shayan Sobhian). Meanwhile, Ava (Jes Macallan) volunteers to try and help Rory (Dominic Purcell) with a personal problem."
Kevin Mock directed the episode, written by Morgan Faust and Tyron Carter.
JUAN GIMENEZ DIES
Artist Juan Gimenez passed away on Thursday in his home province of Mendoza, Argentina from COVID-19 complications. Gimenez leaves behind a legacy of story and art, notably his work with Alejandro Jodorowsky on The Metabarons starting in 1992.
"It was the middle of a sunny day of 1991 in Paris," Humanoids CEO Fabrice Giger said. "I remember clearly the sparks that suddenly appeared in Juan's eyes, while he was listening to Jodorowsky pitching him The Metabarons. I knew then that Alejandro had won him to the cause, but I didnft fully realize that their combined genius was about to produce the most formidable space opera ever told in comic-book form."
"I closely collaborated with Juan Gimenez for 10 years and together, we created The Metabarons saga," Jodorowsky said. "What facilitated my task as we offered him to work on the complex world of the Metabarons was that he already embodied the immortal No-Name, the last Metabaron. In my unconscious, Juan Gimenez cannot die. He will continue on, drawing like the master warrior that he was."
Spanning eight books released through 2003, The Metabarons expanded the mythos of the titular character from the pages of Jodorowsky and Moebius' The Incal, introducing a legacy of near-immortal galactic warriors. Harmonizing with Jodorowsky, Gimenez brought a profound weight and emotional realism through his lush, expansive art. No concept\from cybernetic implants to sprawling planets made of marble\fell outside of his master vision. His uncanny talent of contrasting dense machinery and mammoth ships against lost souls navigating immense conflicts cemented Gimenez as an internationally beloved figure.
Gimenez began his journey in Argentina drawing for such comic book publishers as Colomba and Record before segueing to Spanish magazines Zona 84 and Comix International. His first French release, 1979's Leo Roa (also published under the title The Starr Conspiracy), detailed the comedic adventures of a planet-hopping journalist. A year later he served as a creative designer on the film Heavy Metal, working on the segment "Harry Canyon." He would spend the next decade contributing to the French genre magazine Metal Hurlant as well as the Italian publication L'Eternauta among others.
His 1991 work, The Fourth Power, foreshadowed The Metabarons with a teeming, violent universe, following a military pilot as she discovers her identity throughout a cosmic war and betrayal.
"There are many artists who are adored by their fans, but only a select few are equally revered by their peers," said Humanoids U.S. publisher Mark Waid. "Juan Gimenez was the latter, able to give us not only epic moments of space opera but subtle and moving moments of humanity. Worldwide, the comics community mourns for him."
YEN PLANS:Yen Press has announced that it will forego the solicitation of their September 2020 catalog and will reschedule the print and digital publication of several volumes of manga and light novels.
Titles originally solicited with an on-sale date between May and August will be redistributed through September, reducing new releases in the coming months. The decision, according to the publisher, "is a response to the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic on key Yen Press partners, in particular distributors and retailers, as well as fans and readers of Yen Press books."
Yen's revised publication schedule will be communicated next week.
WALKING DEAD PREVIEW: To watch the opening minutes of "The Tower," the episode of The Walking Dead on AMC on Sunday, April 5, CLICK HERE.
NEW TEEN TITANS: Here's how Cartoon Network describes "Teen Titans Roar!," the new episode of Teen Titans Go! scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m.:
"Outraged when their favorie cartoon is rebooted, the Titans come up with a plan to get the new show off the air."
BRIEFLY
MAY 2020 SOLICITATIONS
Below are solicitations posted for May. Click on the publisher's name for the full listings and check back soon for additional solicitations.
* AHOY COMICS.
* AMIGO COMICS.
* ARCHIE COMICS.
* ASPEN COMICS.
* BOOM! STUDIOS.
* DARK HORSE COMICS.
* DC COMICS.
* IDW PUBLISHING.
* MARVEL COMICS.
* ONI PRESS.
* TITAN COMICS.
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