Christopher Chiu-Tabet

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EA cancels BLACK PANTHER game, lays off developers

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

IGN reports Electronic Arts has shut down the Black Panther video game that was in development at subsidiary Cliffhanger Games, and closed the studio, effectively laying off all of its staff.
Millar and Romita reteaming on Kickstarter project PSYCHIC SAM

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Yesterday, via The Hollywood Reporter, Kick-Ass creators Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. announced they are reteaming on Psychic Sam, a violent, Minority Report-esque action series about a vigilante, who hears a voice telling him the names and addresses of future murderers. It is now being crowdfunded on Kickstarter, and will be published by the new imprint Side Hustle Comics, instead of Millar’s Netflix-owned company Millarworld.
Jocasta reportedly cast in Marvel's VISION QUEST

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Headline art by Francesco Manna, as seen in 2019’s Tony Stark: Iron Man #17. Deadline reports British actress T’Nia Miller (The Fall of the House of Usher) has been cast as Jocasta on Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Vision Quest (working title). Originally created by Jim Shooter and George Pérez for 1977’s The Avengers #162, Jocasta was initially introduced as the Bride to Ultron’s Frankenstein monster, and will reportedly be portrayed on the show as a cunning and vengeful antagonist.
Batman and Deadpool to clash in new Marvel and DC crossover

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Marvel and DC Comics have announced their first new crossover in over two decades will star Batman and Deadpool, and unfold across two one-shots. The first, Deadpool/Batman, will be written by Zeb Wells with art by Greg Capullo, while the second, Batman/Deadpool, will reteam Klaus writer Grant Morrison and artist Dan Mora.
The Beat Digest 05/27/25: ULTIMATE HAWKEYE lands one-shot

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Welcome back to The Beat Digest, a twice-weekly round-up of the biggest comics-related news stories we’ve missed every Tuesday and Friday. Is there a story out there you think we should cover? Be sure to let us know in the comments. § The new Ultimate Hawkeye will star in an eponymous one-shot on September 3. The new Ultimate Marvel variant of the character, who is a non-binary Oglala Lakota vigilante named Charli Ramsey, was introduced in last year’s Ultimates #5, by Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri.
New USAGI YOJIMBO series gets limited edition release

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Courtesy of Dogu Publishing and Dark Horse Comics, The Beat is pleased to reveal a first look at the upcoming hardcover collection of the latest Usagi Yojimbo series, Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums, due out in bookstores on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, and comics shops the following day. The limited edition will feature new cover art by creator Stan Sakai, and colorist Emi Fujii, plus a unique, numbered tip-in (separately printed) sheet signed by Sakai.
THE GATHERING returns to Dark Horse with ELSPETH

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Last summer, Dark Horse acquired the license for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons comics from Wizards of the Coast. Now, the publisher has announced their first new MTG series, written by Dan Watters, with art by Owen Gieni, colors by Hilary Jenkins, and lettering by Clayton Cowles. Titled Magic: The Gathering: Untold Stories—Elspeth, the four-issue series will follow the human-turned-archangel planeswalker Elspeth Tirel during the events of the 2020 card set Theros Beyond Death.
POWERS returns to celebrate 25 years

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Dark Horse Comics has announced Powers will return to mark its 25th anniversary, with a new 12-issue series, simply called Powers 25, this September. Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming will be joined by colorist Nick Filardi and letterer Joshua Reed on the new volume, which will follow a new pair of detectives – one of whom has superpowers – in the series’ superhuman “power”-inhabited version of Chicago.
Meet THE WITCHES OF PEPPERWOOD BAY

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Courtesy of Papercutz, we can exclusively reveal the publisher will begin releasing Lisa Manuzak Wiley‘s fantasy webcomic The Witches of Pepperwood Bay in print this fall. The series, which follows three sisters who are custodians of a magical lighthouse, is bound to be another great addition to the imprint’s line of kid-friendly graphic novels, and we are pleased to share a statement from Wiley, as well as an exclusive preview of the first volume, due out October 21, 2025.
The Beat Digest 05/20/25: Priest rebooting Red Sonja

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Welcome back to The Beat Digest, a twice-weekly round-up of the biggest comics-related news stories we’ve missed every Tuesday and Friday. Is there a story out there you think we should cover? Be sure to let us know in the comments. § Dynamite‘s announcements last week included a new Red Sonja series, Sonja Reborn, by Christopher Priest and Alessandro Miracolo.