Comic Frontline: May 2017

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Anime North 2017: Cosplay Interviews!

ANIME NORTH 2017 - Cosplay Interviews!

By: Spidey Queue & Lee Beans

Spidey Queue made it to Anime North this year! He is working the floor, Cosplaying and doing interviews! Check out who our boy got to see & meet in his Cosplay Interviews! Be sure to keep track of his fun at Anime North 2017 on Instagram, but without further ado let's jump into it!

Marvel Makes Mighty Return To This Year’s BookExpo at NYC’s Javits Center
Join blockbuster creators for a panel full of surprises and more!

This weekend, Marvel returns to New York’s Javits Center for BookCon 2017, spotlighting how Marvel continues to branch out and bridge the divide between pop culture and book buyers, librarians, and book fans of all ages.

Marvel Comics Spins a Dark Web Across Dimensions this September with VENOMVERSE!

Venom, the Lethal Protector, defends the multiverse in an all-new series this fall

The tendrils of the symbiote are about to ensnare the entire multiverse to combat an all-new foe that has Venom terrified for his very existence. This September, Cullen Bunn (X-Men Blue, Darth Maul) and Iban Coello (Venom, Deadpool & The Mercs for Money) craft the epic VENOMVERSE!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! This week the crew unites and discuss our cameo in Captain America: Steve Rogers, Runaways new series character promos, Black Tom cast, John Barrowman says farewell to the Arrowverse, Venom-Verse, Supergirl Season 3 shake ups Batman & Harley Quinn Animated Trailer and more! Plus Worst Pick, The Top 5 Comics and Cover of the Week, Most Anticipated 3 comics for next week, let your voice be heard in our Weekly Poll and more!

Bravo's Weekly Anime Lineup #35

This week's anime screenshot is Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!

Here we go with this week's stuff! Not sure what we have in store but I hope it's good! Make sure you're caught up as always, and we'll get right into it!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! Sometimes we use that platform to open the floor to creators in what we call E-Panels. This week Jay Comic Book Theater hosts the 529 Studio Launch Party of CELESTIAL FALCON #1 with Brant Fowler Last Ember Press, and Chris Dark Avenger C86, and give away a FREE Physical Copy of the issue that is available June 1, 2017!!

Anime North 2017: Cosplay Music Video!

ANIME NORTH 2017 - Cosplay Music Video!

By: Spidey Queue & Lee Beans

Spidey Queue made it to Anime North this year! He is working the floor, Cosplaying and doing interviews! Check out who our boy got to see meet in this awesome music video! Be sure to keep track of his fun at Anime North 2017 on Instagram, but without further ado let's jump into it!

Comics Shipping This Week May 31, 2017!

New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday May 31, 2017

This is a list of comic books, graphic novels, and other related merchandise that should be available in comic book shops this week. Check out the list below and let us know what you're Most Anticipated Three comics for next week, along your Worst Pick and Top 5 for this week on our weekly comic round-up live show Frontline LIVE every Tuesday Night at 9:30 PM EST!

GRRL Scouts: Magic Socks - An Action Packed Hit!

GRRL SCOUTS: MAGIC SOCKS

AN ACTION-PACKED HIT

Jim Mahfood (Tank Girl, Clerks) hits big with his glorious return to the beloved GRRL SCOUTS in MAGIC SOCKS. In order to keep up with the increased demand, Image Comics is pleased to announce that GRRL SCOUTS: MAGIC SOCKS #1 will be fast-tracked to a second printing.

Kickstart the Week(end) with Robin Hood: Eons Edge #1

By: Nicole D’Andria

Robin Hood meets cyberpunk in this Kickstarter for Robin Hood: Eons Edge #1. Along with some noir elements, this is Robin Hood as you’ve never seen him before. Learn more about the creators’ favorite interpretations of Robin Hood, their “Mobile Comic” and more in my interview with the creative team of Robin Hood: Eons Edge.

Media Madness Vidcast 142: Twin Peaks Pilot Commentary!

Welcome to the Media Madness Vidcast! Each week Kat and Jay do a show where they discuss the latest in TV and Movie news, and sometimes we are joined by other members of Comic Frontline, or other members of the YouTube Community! This week Jay, Comic Book Theater, & Kat, Comic Uno, provide commentary to the original Twin Peaks Pilot!

Frontline LIVE 153 - We Ain't Afraid Of No Honk!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! This week the crew unites and discuss Runaways new series, Cassian & K-2SO Comic, Mace Windu Comic, Tom Hardy As Venom, Black Lightning and Star Trek: Discovery Trailers and more! Plus Worst Pick, The Top 5 Comics and Cover of the Week, Most Anticipated 3 comics for next week, let your voice be heard in our Weekly Poll and more!

Marvel Comics Solicitations for August 2017: Getting Generational!

Marvel Comics has shared with Comic Frontline solicitation information for products shipping in August 2017. Getting Generational! Enter the Valley of Hulks, watch the Zombies Assemble, the Ultimates turn 100, and more! Discuss these solicitations in the comments here and share with fellow fans what titles you are most interested in!

This week's anime screenshot is Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ♭

The ones that are a bit behind are now hitting the halfway mark! I'm still so surprised everything is going so fast! Maybe it's because there is so much enjoyable content this Spring! Make sure you're caught up and we'll get right into it!

Aspen Preview: All-New Soulfire #3 - Dark Lord's Past Revealed!

Aspen’s premiere action-adventure fantasy epic returns in this all new jumping-on point for new readers! Nearly fifteen of the best-selling series created by superstar artist, the late Michael Turner, have culminated in this brand-new SOULFIRE adventure by Aspen’s talented creative team! Please join writer JT Krul, artist Giuseppe Cafaro, and colorist Wes Hartman as they bring readers back to the magic, myth, and everything you loved about SOULFIRE!

Hi world, my name's Mimi Schweid and here's my reviews for Bat Woman #3, Green Arrow #22, Curse Words #5, Rose #2, Daredevil #20, Luke Cage #1, and Robyn Hood I Love NY #12

DC Comics has shared with Comic Frontline solicitation information for products shipping in August 2017. Rebirth continues; Dark Nights Metal for DC, Fear Itself, Mister Miracle, New Gods, Kirby Specials and more! Discuss these solicitations in the comments here and share with fellow fans what titles you are most interested in!

Comic Frontline & Zone 4's 1-2-3 Podcast presents another installment of the new monthly written feature here on Comic Frontline: In Perspective!

Brant Fowler, co-host of 1-2-3 Podcast breaks down and discusses each match on the card. This month, it's WWE BACKLASH, a SMACKDOWN LIVE only Pay-Per-View available on the WWE Network!

Comics Shipping This Week May 24, 2017!

New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday May 24, 2017

TCAF 2017 - Frog Queen Interviews: Avery Hill Publishing Rick Miller & Rachael Smith

By: Amy, The Frog Queen

I am very pleased to bring you another interview from my awesome trip to TCAF, (Toronto Comic Arts Festival). This interview is with Rick Miller from Avery Hill Publishing and artist & writer Rachael Smith. Here we talk about her new book Artificial Flowers and all things Avery Hill!

Image First Look: Shirtless Bear-Fighter #1 - Packs A Punch!

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER PACKS A PUNCH

New miniseries a knock-out read

From writers Jody LeHeup (former editor of Uncanny X-Force, Deadpool, Quantum and Woody) and Sebastian Girner (editor of SOUTHERN BASTARDS, DEADLY CLASS, BLACK SCIENCE), newcomer artist Nil Vendrell, colorist Mike Spicer (HEAD LOPPER, MYTHIC), and letterer Dave Lanphear comes a modern tall tale for the ages.

Kickstart the Week(end) with Unit 44

By: Nicole D’Andria

What do you get when you put aliens, rednecks and storage units into one comic book? You get Unit 44, a sci-fi comedy story about Area 51 employees who forget to pay the rent on their facility's storage unit, resulting in it being sold to two rednecks at auction. I spoke in-depth with writer about his book’s funny bone.

This Is The Droid You’re Looking For: Announcing

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – CASSIAN & K-2SO SPECIAL #1!
Duane Swierczynski and Fernando Blanco bring you the epic adventures of

Cassian Andor and K-2SO

Cassian Andor and his reprogrammed Imperial security droid K-2SO have a partnership that rivals the closeness of Luke Skywalker and R2-D2. But like all great stories, that wasn’t always the case. So how did the great partnership of human and droid come to be? This August, find out the real history between the two characters when Marvel releases STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE – CASSIAN & K-2SO SPECIAL #1, written by acclaimed author Duane Swierczynski (Cable, Punisher: Frank Castle) with art by Fernando Blanco (Marvel Zombies, Thunderbolts).

Welcome to the Media Madness Vidcast! Each week Kat and Jay do a show where they discuss the latest in TV and Movie news, and sometimes we are joined by other members of Comic Frontline, or other members of the YouTube Community! This week Jay, Comic Book Theater, & Kat, Comic Uno, are joined by Jeremy, Mr. J's Comic Reviews as we Discuss the Network Upfronts 2017!

Marvel First Look: Weapons Of Mutant Destruction - All Out Mutant Mayhem!

It’s all out Mutant Mayhem as Marvel’s WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION Begins this June -- Your First Look at the New Crossover!WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION: ALPHA #1 – In Stores June 21^st!

The Weapon X program is back! From writer Greg Pak (Weapon X, Totally Awesome Hulk) comes an all-new crossover between WEAPON X and TOTALLY AWESOME HULK, kicking off this June with WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION: ALPHA #1!

Welcome to the Media Madness Vidcast! Each week Kat and Jay do a show where they discuss the latest in TV and Movie news, and sometimes we are joined by other members of Comic Frontline, or other members of the YouTube Community! This week Jay, Comic Book Theater, & Kat, Comic Uno, are joined by Jeremy, Mr. J's Comic Reviews, & Andy, Andy Behbakht as we Discuss Riverdale Season 1!

TCAF - Frog Queen Interviews: GMB Chomichuk

Frog Queen Interviews: GMB Chomichuk From TCAF!

By: Amy, The Frog Queen

This is my first video interview from TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) 2017. This interview is with GMB Chomichuk Canadian author & artist of Infinitum, Midnight City, Will I See?, Rust and Water and Medicine.

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! This week the crew unites and discuss: Pat & Amy Shand's Clonsters, Runaways, The Defenders, & The Gifted Trailers, Nightwing mini-series, Doomsday Clock and more! Plus Worst Pick, The Top 5 Comics and Cover of the Week, Most Anticipated 3 comics for next week, let your voice be heard in our Weekly Poll and more!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! Sometimes we use that platform to open the floor to creators in what we call E-Panels. This week instead of the news we invite Pat Shand (Destiny, NY, Robyn Hood, Grimm Fairy Tales) & Amy Shand (Clonsters) on to discuss their creator owned project from Continuity Entertainment hitting shelves today!

Bravo's Weekly Anime Lineup #33

This week's anime screenshot is Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism!

Wow! This anime season is odd. Some anime is going by really fast, other ones are still not past the halfway mark yet! Either way this should be a really exciting week! Let's get right into it!

Geoff Johns Reveals More About DOOMSDAY CLOCK!

Ever since DC Rebirth was announced fans have been theorizing (including us here at Comic Frontline) about what it means. Most of the questions and speculations surround the involvement of the Watchmen and more precisely the roll Dr. Manhattan will have in it. Well we will finally start seeing some of that in November with DOOMSDAY CLOCK by DC Rebirth mastermind Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank. Geoff Johns sat down with Blastr to discuss the event.

Mary Jane Watson Takes Center Stage In Spectacular Variant Covers See All The Mary Jane Watson Variants Coming This June!

One of Marvel’s most beloved heroes takes center stage next month – and you’re not going to want to miss it. Fans have already gotten a glimpse of Mary Jane Watson in the Free Comic Book Day issue of Marvel’s upcoming series, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1, and Marvel has enlisted some of comics’ most acclaimed artists to reimagine the fan-favorite in the shoes of iconic heroes such as Doctor Strange, Hulk, Iron Man, Wolverine and more.

THE GIFTED tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Reed (Stephen Moyer, "Shots Fired", "True Blood") and Caitlin (Amy Acker, “Person of Interest”) Strucker are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. However, when their teenage kids, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind, "Gotham") and Andy (Percy Hynes White, “Night at the Museum 3”), are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants, Reed and Caitlin do all in their power to protect their children. Today we get a peak at the series in the first trailer!

COUNTDOWN TO DOOMSDAY CLOCK BY GEOFF JOHNS

In the most anticipated story of the year, New York Times bestselling writer Geoff Johns confirms Watchmen will make an epic return to the DC Universe this November. As The Button crossover comes to a close in THE FLASH #22 this Wednesday, the four page epilogue affirms the mystery will continue with DOOMSDAY CLOCK from Johns and legendary artists Gary Frank and Brad Anderson.

Comics Shipping This Week May 17, 2017!

New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday May 17, 2017

Titan Comics First Look: Robotech #1 - Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again!

This July, the world-famous and fan-favorite animated epic ROBOTECH returns to comics with an all-new twist on the classic 80s adventure! Robotech returns courtesy of writer Brian Wood, artist Marco Turini and colorist Marco Lesko - and nothing will ever be the same again!

Marvel First Look: Iceman #1 - Stops Villains Cold In Their Tracks!

Marvel’s ICEMAN Stops Villains Cold in their Tracks -- Your 1st Look!

Sina Grace and Alessandro Vitti Helm New X-Men Solo Series

This June, Bobby Drake steps out into the cold with an all-new solo X-Men series written by Sina Grace (All-New X-Men Annual, Self-Obsessed) coupled with artwork by Alessandro Vitti (Avengers Arena, Secret Warriors) with Marvel Comics’ ICEMAN #1.

SCOTT FREE AND BIG BARDA STAND, MISTER MIRACLE RISES

Tom King and Mitch Gerads Reunite in Jack Kirby’s Fourth World

From the team behind THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON and the Hugo Award-nominated writer of Vision comes a unique take on Mister Miracle, one of Jack Kirby’s most beloved New Gods. Beginning this August and running for 12 issues, new series MISTER MIRACLE from writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads will take readers on an episodic roller coaster of death, resurrection, mystery and intrigue.

Media Madness Vidcast 139: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 Discussion!

Welcome to the Media Madness Vidcast! Each week Kat and Jay do a show where they discuss the latest in TV and Movie news, and sometimes we are joined by other members of Comic Frontline, or other members of the YouTube Community! This week Jay, Comic Book Theater, & Kat, Comic Uno, are joined by Tony Black Critic Guy Mike, Reel School, and Chris Lizio to discuss Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2!

Frontline LIVE 151: Making Captain America Trump Again!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! This week the crew are down by three and discuss: Cullen Bunn's Regression, Free Comic Book Day and more! Plus Worst Pick, The Top 5 Comics and Cover of the Week, Most Anticipated 3 comics for next week, let your voice be heard in our Weekly Poll and more!

Frog Queen Reviews: Ab Irato By Thierry Labrosse!

Hello and welcome to The Frog Queen Reviews! This week I am reviewing AB IRATO by Thierry Labrosse from Lion Forge Comics. Labrosse is a French Canadian artist and writer. This is the first time AB IRATO has been translated for an English audience!

Every week the Comic Frontline crew unites to do a LIVE Show through Google Hangouts where we discuss the news and comics of the week and have some fun while doing it! Sometimes we use that platform to open the floor to creators in what we call E-Panels. This week instead of the news we invite Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, X-Men Blue, Monsters Unleashed) on to discuss his creator owned project from Image Comics hitting shelves today!

Last Ember Press First Look: Celestial Falcon #1 - Truth, Justice, And Hope!

Last Ember Press (LEP) is rocketing their new imprint 529 Studio to you this June with their first Super Hero comic CELESTIAL FALCON #1! Yes it's a strange visitor from above with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal teens. Celestial Falcon, who disguised as Chris Ventura, an average teen in New York along with his friends finds themselves fighting for truth, justice, and hope. CELESTIAL FALCON is the newest book from LEP and is written by Chris DiBuduo & Brant Fowler (The Last Ember, Singularity: Rise of the Posthumans) with art by Lucas Santos & Lisa Moore (Faerie Stories, Garfield) laying the foundations for bold new universe!

This weeks screenshot is Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria

A lot of anime's are reaching the halfway point, 6 episodes this week! It should be exciting to see what they have in store! Make sure you're caught up with your Spring Lineup before reading, to avoid spoilers! Now let's get right into it!

Pat Shand (Family Pets, Disney Princess, Guardians of the Galaxy), Amy Shand (creator of Clonsters), and artist Vanessa Cardinali bring Clonsters, an all-ages graphic novel, to Kickstarter. Clonsters is a full-color, all-ages graphic novel about a whimsical world populated by various monsters called Earth Nuggets, Pocket Stones, Splats, and more. Co-writer and publisher Pat Shand describes it as “Adventure Time meets Aaahh! Real Monsters.”

Kickstart the Week with Sweet Dreams Cthulhu

By: Nicole D’Andria

The Kickstarter that raised $21,000 in one day (and has now hit over $50,000), Sweet Dreams Cthulhu is an all-ages premium bedtime board book. The creators of the book also made C is for Cthulhu: The Lovecraft Alphabet Book, the best reviewed Lovecraft children’s book.

Comics Shipping This Week May 10, 2017!

New Comic Book & Related Merchandise Scheduled for Wednesday May 10, 2017

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