Here's Archie Comics' offerings for June 2020, including a new Superteen comic for Bettie Cooper and Archie meeting Flash Gordon… BETTY COOPER: SUPERTEEN ONE-SHOT Betty Cooper is always trying her best. To be the best student. The best friend. The best person she can be. She's not perfect – but she's always willing to help. […]
Archie Comics has announced another team-up coming in June. From Jeff Parker and Dan Parent, the Riverdale gang will meet up with Flash (Ah-ah! Savior of the Universe!) Gordon in a comic appropriately titled Archie Meets Flash (Ah-ah! He'll save every one of us!) Gordon. In the one-shot comic, Ming the Merciless invades Riverdale, and […]
Flash Gordon is back! BIG Chief studios I have announced that they will be getting an exclusive Flash Gordon King of the Impossible figure only through them. We have seen a recent Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless figures but this one is just the man himself. The figure is very articulated in detailed in […]
I don't know where he's going to find the time to do it, but Deadline just broke the news that Taika Waititi is going to direct a new Flash Gordon for Disney, and I'm just assuming that he'll direct a film that will be for every one of us. Every man, every woman, every child. […]
Take a second, really truly take a second, to imagine that the iconic score for Flash Gordon by Howard Blake and Queen was composed in 10 days. This is just one of the factoids you'll pick up by watching Life After Flash, which just hit Amazon. Framed as a talking piece around stars Sam Jones and Melody Anderson, this documentary […]
Flash! AH-AH! BIG Chief Studios is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the cult classic film in style, announcing that they will be producing 1/6th scale figures, busts, and more. The first two figures revealed are Flash Gordon himself and Ming the Merciless. Prince Vutan and Prince Barin will follow. Check out the announcement from their […]
We're only beginning to scratch the surface of all the possibilities in a Disney-owning-Fox world; what films and limboing projects may yet see the light of day with the House of Mouse acquisitions? One that we had totally forgot about was a long-gestating reboot/remake of classic serial comic, Flash Gordon. If you know your Star Wars […]
It looks like FOX is finally moving forward with their new Flash Gordon adaptation, and have named Julius Avery as writer and director, according to Deadline. The project has been long in the works, the most recent version was going to have Matthew Vaughn directing, but obviously that's changed. Avery's next film is due to bow next […]
Dynamite Entertainment's parent company, Dynamic Forces, is turning 25, and they've hooked up with Humble Bundle to create the Dynamic Forces 25th Anniversary bundle featuring a wide variety of comics from their long history. This new digital bundle features over 150 issues and three art books. Fans can pay what they want via the different thresholds, available for […]
It's time to catch up on those comics you've wanted to read from Dynamite but haven't had a chance. The publisher is having a 50% off sale over at Comixology with everything released prior to December 12th, 2017 on sale. That means The Shadow vs Batman, Bettie Page, Dresden Files, James Bond, Agent 47 — and Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #1 by Jeff Parker, Jesse Hamm and Grace Allison. […]
King Features Syndicate, the publisher that owns such iconic characters as Flash Gordon, Popeye, Betty Boop, Prince Valiant, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician, has announced the hiring of C.J. Kettler as their new president. Her mission will be to focus on new Initiatives for the King Features brands and comics in digital video entertainment […]
Now that the second-longest continuous writer at Marvel Comics, Brian Michael Bendis, has signed an exclusive deal with DC Comics, everything he ever said anywhere on the internet about DC Comics is up for discussion. Including this great post on his Tumblr from earlier in the year, when asked about the comparative fighting abilities of Batman […]
Guardians of the Galaxy is a very good movie that was received extremely well by almost everyone. It hit the perfect tone. The problem is that tone is also the tone of Flash Gordon. In 2015, Kingsman: The Golden Circle director Matthew Vaughn was tapped to direct a remake of Flash Gordon. It seemed like a reaction […]
UK tabloid The Sun is reporting that a fan attending the MCM London Comic Con this weekend had to step in to de-escalate an argument which had become heated between Flash Gordon star Sam J. Jones and the Incredible Hulk star Lou Ferrigno. Attendee Darryn Clements, who was dressed as Suicide Squad's El Diablo at the […]
We've got an exclusive first look at the covers and solicitations for some of the books that Dynamite will be shipping in July 2017. These include the new Sovereigns series, Project Superpowers and Red Sonja. THE SOVEREIGNS #3 Cover A: Stephen Segovia Cover B: Johnny Desjardins Cover C: Dylan Burnett Cover D: Jeff McComsey Writer: […]
Dynamite has sent us a new Writer-2-Writer interview featuring Fabrice Sapolsky, writer of Intertwined #5, talking to artist/co-writer Jesse Hamm about Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #5, both on sale now. Cover and interiors by Hamm and Grace Allison. FABRICE SAPOLSKY: In terms of storytelling, I liked that when Flash Gordon talks about his plan, it […]
Here we have the other half of the Writer-2-Writer interview from Dynamite. This time David Liss, writer of Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #3 chats with co-writer / artist Jesse Hamm about Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #4. Covers and interiors by Hamm and Grace Allison. DAVID LISS: The relationship between Flash and Dale provides […]
Dynamite has sent over the other half of the Writer-2-Writer interview from over the weekend. This time David Liss, writer of Green Hornet: Reign of the Demon #2, talks with artist/co-writer Jesse Hamm about Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #3, on sale now. Art by Hamm and Grace Allison DAVID LISS: Flash Gordon has been around since […]
Jesse Hamm talks to Byron Brewer about Flash Gordon: Kings Cross #4, on sale in February from Dynamite. Cover by Roberto Castro. BYRON BREWER: So, Jesse, as you near the penultimate issue of this series, how fun has it been to work on this wonderfully retro SF piece with Jeff Parker? JESSE HAMM: It's been a […]
We've got another exclusive early look at a batch of books coming from Dynamite this February. This batch is their science fiction tales including a Battlestar Galactica omnibus, Flash Gordon and KISS. Never thought of KISS as science fiction, but I'm okay with that. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: GODS & MONSTERS #4 (of 5) Cover A: Alec Morgan […]
