Comics Reviews:

• My Video Game Ate My Homework by Dustin Hansen
• Witchlight by Jessi Zabarsky
• DC Digital Firsts
• Archie Digital Firsts
• Archie and the New Crusaders
• Black Hammer/Justice League by Jeff Lemire, Michael Walsh
• Sweetheart by Dillon Gilbertson, Francesco Iaquinta, Pagnatto, Temofonte
• House of Mystery omniboo

Additional Reviews: Lucifer s1, Duck Tales, Tiger King, You Tube Frankenstein, Batman stuff, What is Leader

News: TMNT: The Last Ronin, Discworld and Goosebumps series in development, Slott off Iron Man, Lobdell off Red Hood, Marvel resumes shipping 27 May, newspaper comics

Ray Asks a Question

Top 500

Trailers: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, She-Ra, Lovecraft County

Comics Countdown (Spielberg movies:

1. Jurassic Park
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Schindler's List
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. ET
6. Lincoln
7. Jaws
8. Minority Report
9. Catch Me If You Can
10. Hook

Next: Lost Carnival (Dick Grayson), Archie Digital First, DC Digital First

Comics Reviews:

• DC Digital First books
  • Batman: Gotham Nights 1 by Sal Giunta, Brad Meltzer, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, Larry Hama, Mirko Colak, John Kalisz
  • Superman: Man of Tomorrow 1 by Robert Venditti, Paul Pelletier, Drew Hennessy, Lucas
  • Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace 1 by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Inaki Miranda, Hi-Fi
  • Aquaman: Deep Dives 1 by Steve Orlando, Daniel Sampere, Albarran, Lucas
  • Flash: Fastest Man Alive by Gail Simone, Clayton Henry
  • Swamp Thing: New Roots 1 by Mark Russell, Marco Santucci, John Kalisz
  • DC Super-Hero Girls: Bird Brain
• Batman: Dark Knight Detective Vol 1 by Mike W Barr, Alan Davis, Klaus Janson, Paul Neary
• Archie Presents: Powerteen and BlackJack
• Betty & Veronica: Bond of Friendship by Jamie Lee Rotante, Brittney Williams
• Wolf and the Crow 1 by Daniel Gordon, Ismael Hernandez
• Carmine 1 by Colleen Douglas, Alvaro Sarraseca, Juanma Aguilera
• New Men 1 by Murewa Ayodele, Dotun Akande
• Year Zero 1 by Benjamin Percy, Ramond Rosanas, Lee Loughridge
• Jetsons by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Pier Brito, Alex Sinclair, Paul Mounts

Additional Reviews: Glitch Techs, Willoughbys, Forky Asks a Question, Wind

News: DC shifts Walmart-exclusives to digital-first, Venom 2 title and release date, Scoob direct to streaming, AWA digital content, Diamond UK update, major furloughs at Marvel, Marvel movie updates, Diamond vs. DC?

Trailer: Hollywood

Comics Countdown (Top 10 Tim Burton Movies):

1. Edward Scissorhands
2. Ed Wood
3. Sleepy Hollow
4. Batman Returns
5. Big Fish
6. Beetlejuice
7. Mars Attacks
8. Big Eyes
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Comics Reviews:

• Lost on Planet Earth 1 by Magdalene Visaggio, Claudia Aguirre
• Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn, Demitria Lunetta, Maca Gil
• Big Break by Mark Tatulli
• Cleopatra in Space 1 by Mike Maihack
• Poppy and the Lost Lagoon by Matt Kindt, Brian Hurtt
• Mr. Wolf's Class by Aron Nels Steinke
• Batman: The Adventures Continue 1 by Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina
• Friday by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente
• Hit-Girl by Jeff Lemire, Eduardo Risso

Additional Reviews: Last Kids on Earth, What is Love, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Fargo s3, Raising Arizona, Hudsucker Proxy, A Serious Man

News: Boom Netflix deal, new Batman: Black and White series, Sweet Tooth Netflix, more Evil Batmen for Death Metal, new Brubaker and Marcos Martin series (Friday), JJ Abrams HBO Shows, Dark Horse OGN sale, Diamond update, DC update, SDCC cancelled, Tiger King Comic, MCU news

Comics Countdown (Cartoons!):

1. Dini-Verse (BTAS, STAS, Batman Beyond, JL, JLU)
2. Gravity Falls
3. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
4. Dragon Prince
5. Kipo and the Age of Wonder Beasts
6. Troll Hunters/3Below Shared Universe
7. Last Kids on Earth
8. Tangled
9. Castlevania
10. Harley Quinn

Comics Reviews:

• Action Lab
  • Burning Rubber 1 by Hannu Kesola, Randy Valiente
  • Cut Man 1 by Alexander Banks-Jongman, Robert Ahmad
  • Miranda in the Maelstrom 1 by Riley Dashiell Biehl, Koi Carreon, Borg Sinaban
  • Villains Seeking Hero 1 by Louis Southard, Ben Matsuya
• Quarter Killer by Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Jamie Jones
• Gotham High Vol 1 by Melissa de la Cruz, Thomas Pitilli
• Marley's Ghost by Harvey Kurtzman, Shannon Wheeler, Josh O'Neill, Gideon Kendall
• Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne
• Breaklands by Justin Jordan, Tyasseta, Sarah Stern

Additional Reviews: True Detective s3, Disney+ shorts, Fargo

News: Cena playing X-O Manowar, Aimee Carrero controversy, TKO books, no Diamond before August? What's happening?!?!

Comics Countdown (Binge-worthy events):

1. Secret Wars
2. Death and Return of Superman
3. Blackest Night
4. Crisis on Infinite Earths
5. Doomsday Clock
6. House of M
7. Spider-Verse
8. No Man's Land
9. Dark Knights: Metal
10. War of Realms

Comics Review Details:

• From Beyond the Unknown Giant 1 by Dave Wielgosz, Marc Guggenheim, Dan Jurgens, Steve Pugh, Norm Rapmund, Kenneth Rocafort
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something Wicked 1 by Kelly Thompson, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish
• Lucifer's Knight 1 by John Perry, Emi Utrera, Jolly Awodola
• Afterlift by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne
• Sentient by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta
• Breaklands by Justin Jordan, Tyasseta, Sarah Stern
• Nowhere Men 1 by Eric Stephenson, Nate Bellegarde, Jordie Bellaire
• Black Monday Murders 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Tomm Coker
• Berzerker Unbound by Jeff Lemire, Mike Deodato Jr

Additional Reviews: Locke & Key s1, Dracula, Frankenstein

News: King and Taylor trolling, Disney/Marvel make cuts, pencils down, Artemis Fowl straight to Disney+

Special Comics Countdown (OGNs):

1. Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
2. Sentient by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Walta
3. Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, Manuel Preitano
4. Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn, Nicole Goux
5. Frogcatchers by Jeff Lemire
6. Extraordinary: The Story of an Ordinary Princess by Cassie Anderson
7. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
8. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips
9. Afar by Leila del Duca, Kit Seaton
10. Criminy by Roger Langridge, Ryan Ferrier

State of the Pandemic Industry

Comics Reviews:

• FF: Marvels Snapshots by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Benjamin Dewey, Jordie Bellaire
• Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler by Jonathon Hickman, Alan Davis, Carlos Lopez
• Hellions 1 by Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel
• Marvels Avengers: Black Widow
• Road to Empyre: Kree/Skrull War by Robbie Thompson, Mattia de Iulis, Javier Rodriguez, Alvaro Lopez
• Transformers vs. Terminator 1 by David Mariotte, John Barber, Tom Waltz, Alex Milne, David Garcia Cruz
• Killing Red Sonja 1 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, Craig Rousseau
• Kyrra Alien Jungle Girl by Rich Woodall, Craig Rousseau, Lawrence Basso
• No One's Rose 1 by Zac Thompson, Emily Horn, Alberto Alburquerque, Raul Angulo
• Super Duck 1 by Frank Tieri, Ian Flynn, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
• X-O Manowar 1 by Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum, Emilio Laiso, Ruth Redmond
• Heavy Vinyl v2 OGN: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva

Additional Reviews: Thing (2011), Picard s1, Mindhunter, The Outsider, Fleabag, Disney+, Westworld

News: comics printing/shipping next week?, AWA, Locke & Key

Comics Countdown:

1. Sex Criminals 28 by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky
2. Immortal Hulk 33 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Nick Pitarra, Ruy Jose, Paul Mounts, Michael Garland
3. Once & Future 7 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain
4. Amethyst 2 by Amy Reeder
5. X-Men 9 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho
6. Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin, Nina Vakueva
7. Batman/Superman 8 by Joshua Williamson, Nick Derington, Dave McCaig
8. TMNT 104 by Sophie Campbell, Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Ronda Pattison
9. Lazarus Risen 4 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Arcas, Bowland
10. Flash 752 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi

Top 500, June Solicits

Comics Reviews:

• Robin 80th Anniversary Special by Marv Wolfman, Tom Grummett, Scott Hanno, Adriano Lucas, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel, Rob Hunter, Protobunker, Devin Grayson, Dan JUrgens, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi, Tim Seeley, Tom King, Mikel Janin, Jeromy Cox, Judd Winick, Dustin Nguyen, John Kalisz, Adam Beechen, Freddie Williams II, Jeremy Colwell, James Tynion IV, Javier Fernandez, David Baron, Brad Anderson, Amy Wolfram, Damion Scott, Peter Tomasi, Robbie Thompson, Ramon Villalobos, Ramra Bonvillain, Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez
• Titans Giant 1 by Phil Hester, Scott Koblish, Tom Grummett, John Kalisz, et al
• 2020 Iron Age 1 by Tom DeFalco, Christopher Cantwell, Fonda Lee, Damian Couceiro, Nick Roche, Matt Horak, Sobreiro, Ramos, Farrell
• Marvel's Avengers: Captain America by Paul Allor, Georges Jeanty, Deering, Andy Troy
• Outlawed 1 by Eve Ewing, Kim Jacinto, Espen Grundetjern
• Spider-Woman 1 by Karla Pacheco, Pere Perez, Frank D'Armata, Paulo Siqueira, Oren Junior
• Starship Down 1 by Justin Giampaoli, Andrea Mutti, Vladimir Popov
• X-Ray Robot 1 by Mike Allred, Laura Allred
• Jia and the Nian Monster by Mike Richardson, Megan Huang
• Archangel 8 1 by Michael Moreci, CP Smith, Snakebite Cortez
• Artemis and the Assassin 1 by Stephanie Phillips, Meghan Hetrick, Francesca Fantini, Lauren Affe
• Hexagon 1 by Michael Moreci, Don Diablo, Jheremy Raapack, Lee
• Dragon Whisperer 1 by Alex Deluca, Glen Fernandez,
• Hotell 1 by John Lees, Dalibor Talajic, Lee Loughridge
• Legends of Log 1 by Ski Suharski, Bob Berry, Trey Baldwin, Ian Miller, Wes Locher
• Red Border 1 by Jason Starr, Will Conrad, Ivan Nunes
• Resistance 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Deodato Jr., Frank Martin
• Wicked Things 1 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar

Additional Reviews: 2nd Dan Jurgens' Thor Omnibus

News: new Vault book Engineward by George Mann and Joe Eisma, Trolls release, She-Ra final season coming May 15, Snowflake and Safe Space, Harley Quinn & Birds pushed, Spider-Man pushed, Aspen and Vault shut-down, Diamond shuts down????

Comics Countdown:

1. Ascender 10 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
2. X-Ray Robot 1 by Mike Allred, Laura Allred
3. Runaways 31 by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, Dee Cunniffe
4. DCeased: Unkillables 2 by Tom Taylor, Karl Mostert, Trevor Scott, Edwards, Lokus
5. Wicked Things 1 by John Allison, Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar
6. Usagi Yojimbo 9 by Stan Sakai
7. Undiscovered Country 5 by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Grassi, Matt Wilson
8. Middlewest 16 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu
9. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Belen Ortega, Chris Sprouse, Nina Vakueva, Karl Story, Federico Blee
10. Something is Killing the Children 6 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto

DC Solicits, Top 100

Comics Reviews:

• DC Superhero Girls: Powerless OGN by Amy Wolfram, Agnes Garbowska
• Cable 1 by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto
• Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 1 by Ethan Sacks, Paolo Villanelli, Arif Prianto
• Sub-Mariner Marvels Snapshots by Alan Brennert, Jerry Ordway, Grundetjern
• Decorum 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston
• Stealth 1 by Mike Costa, Nate Bellegarde, Tamra Bonvillain
• Disney Princess Friends Family Fantastic
• North Bend 1 by Ryan Ellsworth, Rob Carey, Dee Cunniffe
• Sweet Heart 1 by Dillon Gilbertson, Francesco Iaquinta
• All My Friends Are Ghosts by S.M. Vidaurri, Hannah Krieger

Additional Reviews: Invisible Man, Bloodshot

News: Three Jokers in June, new WW creative team, Chew sequel, Steve Orlando on Scarlet Witch/Doctor Doom, Collen Doran Snapshot, Barbalien miniseries, Gene Luen Yang Shang-Chi, Mr. Freeze OGN, coronavirus Everything is Canceled, Scream 5

Trailers: Black Widow, Jungle Cruise, Soul

Comics Countdown:

1. Avengers 32 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Manna, Keith
2. Tales From Harrow County: Death's Choir 4 by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Naomi Franquiz
3. Green Lantern Season Two 2 by Grant Morrison, Liam Sharp, Steve Oliff
4. Thor 4 by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson
5. Decorum 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston
6. X-Men 8 by Jonathan Hickman, Mahmud Asrar, Sunny Gho
7. Immortal Hulk 32 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Rodriguez, Jose, Brabo, Lopez, Mounts
8. Ghosted in LA 9 by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan, Cathy Le
9. Dollhouse Family 9 by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Vince Locke
10. Venom 24 by Donny Cates, Mark Bagley, Owens, Martin

Comics Reviews:

• Flash 750 by Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, Stephen Segovia, Jordi Tarragona, Arif Prianto, Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins, Michael Atiyeh, Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato, Marv Wolfman, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, David Marquez, Alejandro Sanchez, Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Luis Guerrero
• Strange Adventures 1 by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Doc Shaner
• Superman: Villains by Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Jody Houser, Steve Lieber, Cully Hamner, Jim Mahfood, Michael Gaydos, Riley Rossmo, Scott Godliewski
• Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, Manuel Preitano
• Rescue 2020 1 by Dana Schwartz, Jacen Burrows, Scott Hanna, Pete Pantazis
• Marvel 1 by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross, Steve Darnall, Sajan Saini, Frank Espinosa, Steve Rude
• Spider-Man Noir 1 by Margaret Stohl, Juan Ferreyra
• Strange Academy 1 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado
• Mercy 1 by Mirka Andolfo
• Outer Darkness/Chew by John Layman, Afu Chan, Rob Guillory
• Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets by Rhona Cleary, Agnese Innocente, Gaia Cardinali
• Argus 1 by Mark Bertolini, Darryl Knickrehm
• Billionaire Island 1 by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Chris Chuckry
• Cimmerian: Queen of the Black Coast 1 by Jean-David Morvan, Pierre Alary
• Dryad 1 by Kurtis Wiebe, Justin Osterling
• Hellfighter Quinn 1 by Jay Sandlin, Atagun, Maria Santaolalla
• Join the Future 1 by Zack Kaplan, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
• King of Nowhere 1 by W. Maxwell Prince, Tyler Jenkins
• Twin Worlds 1 by Rami Al-ashqar, Jethro Morales
• Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill

Additional Reviews: Death Bed, Batman thoughts, Onward

News: White Knight imprint, Green Lantern Season 2 extended, Waititi Dahl Netflix, con cancellations

Trailers: Connected

Comics Countdown:

1. Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp, Manuel Preitano
2. Batman 90 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Morey
3. Strange Academy 1 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado
4. Money Shot 5 by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Rebekah Isaacs, Russell
5. Daredevil 19 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checcheto, Iacono
6. Birthright 42 by Joshua Williamson, Andrei Bressan, Lucas
7. Farmhand 14 by Rob Guillory, Taylor Wells
8. Strange Adventures 1 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado
9. Mulan's Adventure Journal: The Palace of Secrets by Rhona Cleary, Agnese Innocente, Gaia Cardinali
10. Doctor Strange: Surgeon Supreme 4 by Mark Waid, Kev Walker, Java Tartaglia, Antonio Fabela

Comic Reviews:

• Amethyst 1 by Amy Reeder
• Leviathan: Dawn by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
• Batman: Overdrive by Shea Fontana, Marcelo Di Chiara
• Force Works 2020 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Juanan Ramirez, Federico Blee
• Falcon & Winter Soldier 1 by Derek Landy, Federico Vicentini, Matt Milla
• FF: Grimm Noir by Gerry Duggan, Ron Garney, Matt Milla
• Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost by Jonathan Hickman, Russell Dauterman, Matt Wilson
• Hidden Society 1 by Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Costa, Bernardo Brice
• Tomorrow 1 by Peter Milligan, Jesus Hervas, James Devlin
• TMNT: Jennika 1 by Brahm Revel, Ronda Pattison, Jodi Nishijima
• Classic Pulp Detectives
• Finger Guns 1 by Justin Richards, Val Halvorson, Rebecca Nalty
• Monstrous: Baba Yaga by Gregory Wright, Stan Yak, Robert Nugent

Additional Reviews: 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Who x 2, Flavor, Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

News: 5G Rumors, DiDio, Bob Iger out, Star Wars: High Republic, Indie 5, C2E2, Punchline Mania

Trailer: Candyman, Rumble

Comics Countdown:

1. X-Men 7 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho
2. Dial H For Hero 12 by Sam Humphries, Joe Quinones, Gibson
3. Redneck 26 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe
4. Avengers 31 by Jason Aaron, Geraldo Borges, Szymon Kudranski, Oscar Bazaldua, Robert Gill, Gerardo Zaffino
5. Batman: Curse of the White Knight 7 by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth
6. Ice Cream Man 18 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran
7. Folklords 4 by Matt Smith, Matt Kindt, Chris O'Halloran
8. X-Men/FF 2 by Chip Zdarsky, Karl Story, Ransom Getty, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
9. Far Sector 4 by NK Jemisin, Jamal Campbell
10. Suicide Squad 3 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas