Meet Venom-Pool ! The Crazy Combination of Venom and Deadpool, Argh *RUNS AWAY*

AAAAH!! Ok lets just start with how freaking awesome and scary this would be. I mean you have Deadpool, who is crazy, cant die, heals, super bad arse with the swords and guns, and insatiable love for the chimi… and add a Venom symbiote suit to him, which is pure evil…… oh dear lord help us all.

*screams and runs away*

This was announced at San Diego Comic Con, which if I was there (someday) I would have totally freaked. I guess this was  launched as part of Deadpool: Back in Black, which is a five part comic mini series starring you-know-who, none other than our amazing smartmouthed, funky Deadpool: missionary of justice. (what the a$$!!)

The series is said to take place in the 80s, right after the Venom suit is rejected by Peter Parker and left alone. Now Deadpool knows the suit from an encounter with it in the Secret Secret series, so the symbiote seeks him out after a group of bounty hunters tries to capture it. The series will be written by Cullen Bunn, who is also the author of the Secret Secret series, and illustrated by artist Salva Espin (the Deadpool Killogy.)

So. Many. Deadpools.

While doing the research for this, I found there were other comics done already of the Venom/Deadpool combo some time ago. These were known as the “What If” series (and now I must own these too lol.) These series had a bunch of fun tales of Deadpool mixed or in league with other beings in alternate fantasies. Super fun, right??

There are those who would argue that this could never happen… Wade Wilson has the healing agent like Wolverine, so it would seem his body would reject the Symbiote and the combination could never take place. Well, I would argue that this is the comics, anything is possible, right? Regardless, I feel this series, though short, will be wonderful to read. And I personally I can’t wait to get my hands on them. In the mean time though, folks, I will be getting my hands on the ‘what if” series, and goodness knows what else.

Comic Book Recommendation:​ I Hate Fairyland Vol One: Madly Ever After

Artist/writer Skottie Young is best known for his Marvel Baby Variant Covers and his work on the Rocket Racoon solo series (issues #1-#11)

I Hate Fairyland (IHF) is a story about a 6-year-old girl named Gertrude. While playing with her stuffed animals and having a joyous time she wished she could be taken to a place filled with magic joy and laughter. To her surprise, Gertrude’s dream comes true and is sucked into Fairyland. Shocked and scared she meets the queen of fairyland who tells her the only way to get back to her world is find a key to unlock the door. The queen gives her a guide named Larrigon Wentsworth III(aka Larry)  and a map to help in her quest. 27 years pass and Gertrude has still not found the key. She also still had the body of a six-year-old but the mentality of a very bitter adult. Tempers flare as her behaviour causes issues throughout the realm of Fairyland.

IHF is one of the most refreshing comics I have read in a while. With all the superhero books currently trying to rewrite and or correct their continuity and history, I hate fairyland brings enjoyment back to comics.

Skottie’s writing does a good job of taking the tropes of well know children’s fairytales and doing something new and unique with them or just downright destroying them. This is not a serious toned comic; it’s funny, entertaining and fun.

I Hate Fairyland is a great adult version of a fairytale that demands your attention and makes you anticipate the next turn of the page. Skottie Youg’s art is excellent in this series, good cartoon style with adult gore, while Jean-Francois Beaulieu’s colours make this book stand out from your average children’s book and average comic book.

 

Here is a sample of the censoring used for the foul-mouthed Gertrude.

IHF is published by Image Comics and is a currently ongoing series that Skottie plans to be doing for a while.I Hate Fairyland Vol 1 collects issues #1-#5 and is available wherever books are sold, although I do recommend ordering from your local comic book store if you’re able to. The good news is the majority of Image’s volume, one’s (including this one) are priced at $9.99 USD so that this book won’t hurt your wallet.

You can pick up the digital version  for 7.99 USD at Comixology 

I look forward to Volume 2 and beyond. Skottie kicked off a wild story that I hope doesn’t end for a long time.

Geoff Johns Promoted To President Of DC Entertainment

 

Comicbook.com and other media outlets who were at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend have confirmed that Geoff Johns has been promoted to president of DC Entertainment. Johns still retains the title of Cheif Creative Officer at DC as well.

Reportedly this promotion happened at the same time Johns was promoted to overseeing DC’s film production with producer Jon Berg. There has been no official announcement released by Warner Bros. yet.

Johns recently wrote the oversized one-shot to kickstart the DC Universe: Rebirth event that is currently going on now. Johns has said this will be the last comic he writes for a long while, due to his new responsibilities.

I have to say he ended it on a high note, grab a copy if you can still find one at your local comic shop. You will not regret the purchase.

Geoff Johns is best known for rebooting the Green Lantern franchise (Green Lantern: Rebirth) in the mid-2000’s, the Superman limited series Secret Origin and bringing back Barry Allen as the Flash (The Flash: Rebirth) in 2009.

It will be interesting to see what influence Johns will have for future DC movies. He has a vast knowledge of the DC universe and is a talented writer. Hopefully, his opinion will be valued and taken into consideration by the movie makers.

What do you think about Johns promotion? Do you think he can help turn around DC’s struggling film franchises? Let me know in the comments below.

Final Hours For Sharkasaurus Kickstarter

Good news Sharkasaurus is 100% funded!!

With less than 35 hours left to pledge, the team has now set a stretch goal of 2,500$ more. If they reach this goal before the deadline, they will include a Sharkasaurus bumper sticker with every physical copy of the book.

If you were holding off to make sure this project will be funded to pledge, now is the time to go Kickstarter and choose your pledge tier. To pledge click here.

If you’re not able to pledge, please share this article on whatever various form of social media and email your on.

Check out my original article for Sharkasaurus here

 

Stay tuned to skatronixxx.com for more comic book related news.

ICYMI – This Week in Skatronixxx

Hey there Skatronixxx peeps, and occasional Readers!  Welcome Back to ICYMI!  This past week at Skatronixxx all hands were on deck to cover the BIG DEAL…  San Diego Comic Con!  And our awesome writers went overtime to bring you all the news that is news at SDCC.  But we also had some big, BIG news of our own!  Read on for details! 

96 Creators Combine Their Powers To Tell 40 New Stories For Alterna’s 2016 IF Anthology

Alterna Comics was founded in 2006 by president and publisher Peter Simeti. This year marks their 10th anniversary, and they have some big announcements at SDCC to celebrate the milestone. Alterna Comics is distributed globally in print and digital formats in several languages. Alterna is a creator-owned company where creators own the licensing and merchandising rights to their creations. Alterna Comics titles are distributed to the direct comic market by Diamond Comics Distributors and the book and ebook market by IPG (Independent Publishers Group). Digital versions of the comics can be found on comiXology.

Alterna’s new (yearly) anthology is set to release in November 2016. This year’s theme is “Super Powers.” Some of the 96 indie creators involved are:

Tyler Chin-Tanner (American Terrorist)

 Mike Loniewski (Myth)

Jason Inman (Co-host of DC All Access)

Tim Shinn (Neal Adams’ Blood)

Peter Simeti ( The Chair)

Ashley Victoria Robinson (Apollo IX )

Anna Wieszczyk (Red Angel Dragnet)

Lea J. Zimmt (Side Show)

This year’s anthology is two times bigger than last years science-fiction teamed collection, with 384 pages. The 2016 collection will appear in Diamonds September previews.

For more information on the anthology and Alterna Comics, check out   alternacomics.com. Also @ALTERNACOMICS  and @petersimeti  on Twitter.

Here is a preview of some of the art and stories from 2016 IF Anthology: Super Powers.

 

Weekly Bookette #4 CWA Dagger Awards

The Crime Writer’s Association (CWA) holds an annual event where they celebrate crime literature. The annual ceremony gives out the prestigious “Dagger Award” in ten different categories. With the 2016 ceremony drawing near (the award shortlist will be announced on July 28^th), we figured the Weekly Bookette is a wonderful place to look back on the award’s history and future.

Old But Gold (Books #2: Pride and Prejudice)

The title of the book says it all. Pride and Prejudice is a story about a bunch of arrogant, proud, racist people who misread everything about each other but eventually learn the truth and find out they are actually quite awesome, and so fall in love and marry.

SDCC News: IDW To Bring Back Out Of Print Comics Through New Imprint

Comic book publisher IDW has announced that it will be bringing back out of print comics through its new imprint called “It’s Alive!” Award winning editor Drew Ford will be overseeing the new extension of IDW.

Thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, IDW has acquired the reprint rights to several comic collections and graphic novels, and will be helping Drew Ford solicit and distribute the titles. It’s Alive! will bring foreign language comics to English-speaking audiences, as well as producing original content.

 The first collection to be published by It’s Alive! will be Red Range by Joe R. Lansdale and Sam Glanzman, which is a western graphic novel that tells the story of a mysterious rider who takes on the Klu Klux Klan in 19th century Texas.

The second title release for the imprint is Trina Robbins “Dope” a graphic novel adaptation of Sax Rohmer’s novel from 1919.

It’s Alive! plans to publish about six titles in 2017.

Stay tuned to Skatronixxx for more SDCC 2016 news.

DC Reveals Art For All-Star Batman At SDCC 2016

SDCC preview night has arrived!

DC Comics has just unveiled art for the upcoming All-Star Batman, which will be written by Batman veteran Scott Snyder and drawn by legendary artist John Romita Jr (JRJR).

Scott has called All-Star Batman “his Long Halloween” (The Long Halloween is Batman graphic novel by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale). His first arc will centre around Harvey Dent aka Two-Face. Scott has planned revolving collaborations with some of the top artists in the industry on this book, including Jock, Sean Gordon Declan Shalvey and Francesco Francavilla. All-Star Batman will be in continuity with the recent Rebirth relaunch that happened to the DC Universe this past spring.

Here is Jason Inman of DC All Access interviewing Scott Snyder and John Romita Jr. (plus more art shown)

Scott has also been previewing art on his Twitter feed. Follow him at @Ssnyder1835

All-Star Batman #1 will arrive on shelves (Comixology for digital fans) August 10th 2016.

More SDCC news to come in the coming hours and days. Keep checking in at Skatronixxx.com