DMZ Adaptation, Based on DC Comics, Snags Limited-Series Order at HBO Max

RELATED STORIES Civil war will officially be waged at HBO Max: The streamer has handed a limited-series order to DMZ, an adaptation of the DC comic book series by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Initially ordered to pilot in October 2019, the four-part DMZ series is set during a second American civil war that leaves […]

Legends of Tomorrow Team Talks Latest ‘Crisis’ Consequence, Bringing ‘Iconic’ Constantine Comics Story to Screen

RELATED STORIES Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s Legends of Tomorrow. Proceed at your own risk! “Crisis on Infinite Earths” has struck again! During Tuesday’s Legends of Tomorrow, Charlie revealed her connection to a mysterious object known as the Loom of Fate. She told Constantine and Gary that she destroyed the Loom of Fate […]

The Walking Dead season 9 spoilers: AMC series to differ MORE from comics – here’s how

The Walking Dead fans are forever confused as to how much time has passed in the series. With numerous time jumps and no concrete sense of place, it seems the AMC show could be taking place in any time.  And now it has been revealed there may be a slight variation between the comic book […]

Drawn together: The love affair between comics and games

Enlarge / Ready to save the day, one side quest at a time. (credit: Insomniac / Sony) Update: It’s Christmas Eve and Ars staffers are enjoying a winter break (inevitably filled with Santa horror movies and ample video game time). As such, we’re resurfacing a few favorites from the site archives touching on such topics—like […]

Switch-only ‘Netflix for comics’ launches December 17th

You might not turn to your game console to read comics, but InkyPen is determined to change that. It’s launching a comic subscription on December 17th that’s arriving first for the Nintendo Switch. It will offer “thousands” of indie comics and webcomics (and eventually manga) on the hybrid console for a $ 8 flat rate […]

Marvel Comics legend, Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko found dead at 90

Enlarge / Even at the biggest Marvel Comics-related museum exhibit in the world, currently running in Seattle, WA, Steve Ditko’s presence is limited by his famously reclusive nature. (credit: Sam Machkovech) New York police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday that one of Marvel Comics’ legendary staffers, Steve Ditko, was found dead in his […]

8 Marvel Comics Storylines That Could Inform ‘Avengers 4’ and Phase 4 of the MCU

Avengers: Infinity War is driving a lot of speculation right now about what next year’s follow-up Avengers movie and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe could look like. Part of that speculation draws from what we know — or think we know — based on movie news, but fans are also looking to comics […]