American comics

DC’s Jim Lee poses with Batman during at the Comic-Con Museum on July 17, 2019 in San Diego, California.Photo: Andrew Toth/Getty Images for DC (Getty Images)His comics bona fides have long since been impeccable—for Marvel, he drew 1991's record-selling X-Men No. 1, written by Chris Claremont and inked by Scott Williams—and now the great Jim Lee has another link in his impressive chain. He’s just been promoted to president of DC Comics.A Transformer Is Headed to the MoonAccording to the Hollywood Reporter, he’s also still…

IDW, generally considered the fifth-largest comic book publisher, has laid off 39% of its workforce this week. Editorial has also been gutted, and “half” remain.This move was done in an effort to “preserve capital, and put the Company in the strongest position possible to unlock value from its assets, including its intellectual property and ability to generate new intellectual property,” said IDW.Weirdest Thing Star Trek Star LeVar Burton Has SignedHardest hit are the marketing and PR teams, which have been completely…

Image: 20th Century StudiosLast year, the news broke that Marvel was releasing a new comic book for the Planet of the Apes franchise ahead of its eventual return to theaters in 2024. That future film will be released under the 20th Century Studios banner, and it appears the production company will continue to live on in the comics space beyond this one series.Per the Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has formed the 20th Century Studios imprint for comics based on the movie studio’s films. So beyond the Apes comic from David F.…

Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes series is one of the most well known comic strips around. Even though it went out of publication in 1995 and Watterson retired (mostly), the strip has managed to live on thanks to being frequently reprinted consistently over the decades.For the first time in nearly 30 years, Watterson is coming back to the graphic novel space with his new book, The Mysteries. Revealed earlier in the week, Watterson collaborated on the book with caricaturist John Kascht. Billed as “a fable for grown…

Image: Prime VideoAmazon’s The Boys has always been audacious from the jump, and has never been afraid to put its cast of supers and normal pissed-off civilians through several wringers. Being an adult-oriented show, it loves itself some sex, and this week’s episode had plenty of that on hand, as the show tackled the long-awaited “Herogasm” arc from Darick Robertson and Garth Ennis’ much beloved comic book the show’s based on.In the comics, “Herogasm” is exactly what it implies: the world’s superheroes go to town on each…