What’s going on in the Comic Book World? Life can be pretty busy, so we highlight recent news and articles that may catch your interest in our sixth edition of Comic Book News.
As The Eternaut premiered over a week ago on Netflix, with ComicBeat calling the adaptation a “highly bingeable show,” another comic book adaptation is headed to the small screen. Syfy Channel has released the trailer for Revival, based on the comic series by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. Often described as a horror series, Revival is more of a crime series with a fantastic twist — and features on our list of the 15 Best Crime Comics to read.
If you haven’t yet read it, here’s the official synopsis for the TV Show starring Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna Earp herself!):
On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the “revived” appear and act just like they once were. When local officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
- Revival isn’t the only comic book adaptation to unveil a trailer. Syfy has also released a trailer for Resident Alien season 4, MAX has teased Peacemaker season 2, and Netflix has revealed the first images of The Old Guard 2.
- ‘The Sentry isn’t about power. It’s about pain, recovery, and what it means to be human.’ Paul Jenkins discusses Sentry in ‘Thunderbolts*’, mental health, and the power behind the pain on AIPT.
- John Kelly reflects on the life and legacy of the legendary outsider cartoonist, comics historian, and music critic John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, in The Comics Journal.
- Here’s a teaser for Dikto: A Documentary, focused on, you guessed it, comic book artist Steve Dikto, best known for being the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.
- A new era starts in August for Felicia Hardy! Black Cat will become a superhero in a new ongoing series by G. Willow Wilson (Poison Ivy) and Gleb Melnikov (Robin).
- Jason’s last book, Upside Down, was released in 2022. The Norwegian cartoonist returns this year with a new title, Death in Trieste, already available in several countries, including Norway, Spain, and France. You can now get your first look at the English edition of the comic, which consists of three absurdist graphic short stories and will be released by Fantagraphics next September.
- Before the release of the new Superman movie this July, the influential All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely will be released as an audiobook on June 24. It features cover art by Quitely, a full cast of 25 voice actors, an original score, and sound effects.
- Marvel Comics is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Age of Apocalypse with the release of a new miniseries, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, written by Jeph Loeb with art by Simone Di Meo, coming this September.