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DC Comics Shipping from Lunar Distributors for January 10, 2023

DC COMICS:

Batman #131 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99

Batman #131 (Cover B Joe Quesada Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman #131 (Cover C Stanley Artgerm Lau Card Stock Variant), $5.99

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Batman Vs. Ra’s al Ghul TP, $16.99

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Monkey Prince Volume 1 Enter The Monkey HC, $24.99

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 1st to 7th, 2023 - Update #11

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:

ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

MOVIES - From BBC:  Authorities in Iran have released prominent actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, who had been held in prison since mid-December for expressing solidarity with anti-government protestors.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Actor Paul Mescal is in negotiations to play the lead in director Ridley Scott's sequel to his 2000 "Best Picture" Oscar winner, "Gladiator."

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Oscar and Tony-nominated actress, Ruth Negga, will join Jake Gyllenhaal in Apple TV+'s "Presumed Innocent."  A miniseries, it is based on Scott Turow's 1987 novel, "Presumed Innocent," which first adapted as a 1990 film starring Harrison Ford and Bonnie Bedelia.

SCANDAL - From Variety:  Lifetime's docu-series "Surviving R. Kelly" has new details on a nondisclosure agreement concerning the controversial and illegal marriage between Grammy-winning singer-songwriter convict, R. Kelly, and the late singer-actress, Aaliyah.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Paramount Network has announced that "Yellowstone" is returning for a Season Five ... at some point.

DISNEY - From Deadline:  Thanks to the power of "Avatar: The Way of Water," The Walt Disney Company rule the domestic box office for 2022 with 2 billion dollars and the international box office for 2022 with 2.9 billion dollars for a worldwide total of 4.9 billion dollars.

MARVEL STUDIOS - From ABCNews:  Oscar-nominated actor, Jeremy Renner, is in "critical but stable condition" after a snow plowing accident in Reno, Nevada.  Renner is best known for playing Clint Barton/Hawkeye in several movies and a streaming series for Marvel Studios.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 12/30/22 to 1/1/2023 weekend box office is "Avatar: The Way of Water" with an estimated take of 63.4 million dollars.

From Here:  Leroy Douresseaux's review of "Avatar: The Way of Water."

MOVIES - From Deadline:  James Cameron says that he "mourns" all the projects that he cannot work on because of his commitment to the "Avatar" series.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  The rapper, Gangsta Boo, has died at the age of 43, Sunday, January 1, 2023.  Born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, Boo was the second female member of the hip hop group, "Three 6 Mafia," and appeared on six of their LPs before leaving the group in 2002.  She also released three solo albums and at least 10 mixtapes from 2006 to 2018.

From Deadline:  Singer-songwriter and vocalist, Anita Pointer, has died at the age of 74, Saturday, December 31, 2022, after a battle with cancer.  Anita was a founding member of the vocal group, "The Pointer Sisters," along with her sisters, Bonnie and June.  As a member of the group, Anita was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards and won three.  In 1987, Anita released a solo album, "Love for What it Is."

AWARDS:

From Deadline:  The nominations for the 2023 / 23rd Annual Black Reel Awards have been announced.  "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and "The Woman King" have tied for the lead in nominations with 14 apiece.  The winners will be announced February 6, 2023.

From Deadline:  The Black Film Critics Circle named "The Woman King" the "Best Film" of 2022.

From Deadline:  The winners of the 2022 Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards have been announced.  "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Tar" tie for "Best Picture" award.

From Deadline:  The nominations for the 2023 / 80th annual Golden Globes Awards were announced today (Mon., Dec. 12th).  "The Banshees of Inisherin" led the film field with eight nominations. ABC's "Abbot Elementary" lead the TV side with five nominations.  The winners will be announced January 10, 2023.

From Deadline:  The American Film Institute (AFI) has named its "AFI Awards Film" list of "Top 10 Films of 2022."  The list includes "Avatar: The Way of Water," "Top Gun: Maverick," and "The Woman King."

From THR:  The African-American Film Critics Association name "The Woman King" the "Best Film of 2022."

From Deadline:  The nominations for the "2023 Critics Choice Awards" in the television categories have been announced.  ABC's sitcom, "Abbot Elementary" leads the nominations.  The winners will be announced Sunday, January 15, 2023 and broadcast on The CW.

From Variety:  The 2022 / 88th Annual New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Awards have been announced.  Todd Field's "Tar" wins "Best Film" and "Best Actress" (Cate Blanchett).  Keke Palmer wins "Best Supporting Actress" for her performance in "Nope."

From Deadline:  "Everything Everywhere All at Once" wins the "Best Feature" award at the 2022 / 32nd Annual Gotham Awards, one of two wins for the film.

From IndieWire:  The nominations for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced.   "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leads with eight nominations.  The winners will be announced March 4th, 2023.

From Variety:  The nominations for the 2022 / 32nd Annual Gotham Awards were announced a month ago.  Todd Field's "Tar" leads with five nominations.  The winners will be announced Monday, November 28th.

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BRITTNEY GRINER:

From CBSNews:  WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from her Russian imprisonment in a one-for-one prisoner swap for notorious international arms dealer, Viktor Bout.

From NBCNews:   Brittney Griner will enter a system of isolation, grueling labor and psychological torment when she is transferred to a penal colony, the successor to the infamous Russian gulag, to fulfill a nine-year sentence handed down Tuesday in Moscow, former prisoners and advocates said.

From NBCNews:  A Russian court has rejected Brittney Griner's appeal of her nine-year prison sentence on (fake) drug charges.

From Reuters:  Russia says that it is ready to talk prisoner swamp for Brittney Griner and U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan, but also scolds the U.S. Embassy.

From TheDailyBeast:   Legendary NBA bad boy and champion (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls), Dennis Rodman claims that he has been given permission to go to Russia and help free imprisoned hostage, WNBA star, Brittney Griner.

From Vox:  Vox's Jonathan Guyer talks the Brittney Griner case with Danielle Gilbert, a Dartmouth professor who is writing a book about states and rogue actors that take hostages.

From ESPN:   A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison Thursday, Aug. 4th.  Griner was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing cannabis into the country and pleaded guilty July 7, though the case continued under Russian law.

From ESPN:  The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.

From RSN:  "Will Support From LeBron James, Joe Rogan, Kim Kardashian, and Other Celebrities Help Free Brittney Griner From a Russian Prison?" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar via Substack

From ESPN:  Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty on Thursday to bringing hashish oil into Russia, telling a judge that she had done so "inadvertently" while asking the court for mercy.

From CBSSports:  The Brittney Griner situation explained.

From RSN:  According to The Washington Post Editorial Board: "Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple."

Comics Review: "THE MAGIC ORDER 3 #6" - Final Issue of Miniseries Bitch-Slapped Me

THE MAGIC ORDER 3 #6 (OF 6)

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STORY: Mark Millar

ART: Gigi Cavenago

COLORS: Valentina Napolitano

LETTERS: Clem Robins

EDITORIAL: Sarah Unwin

COVER: Gigi Cavenago

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Gigi Cavenago; Greg Tocchini

36pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2022)

Rated M / Mature

The Magic Order created by Mark Millar at Netflix

The Magic Order was a six-issue comic book miniseries written by Mark Millar and drawn by Olivier Coipel.  Published in 2018-19, the series focuses on The Magic Order, a band of sorcerers, magicians, and wizards – with a focus on the Moonstone family.  They live ordinary lives by day, but protect humanity from darkness and monsters of impossible sizes by night.  A second six-issue miniseries, The Magic Order 2 (2021-22), was recently published.

The Magic Order 3 introduces the Asian chapter of the The Magic Order.  A six-issue miniseries, this third installment is written by Millar; drawn by Gigi Cavenago; colored by Valentina Napolitano; and lettered by Clem Robins.  The series finds Cordelia Moonstone focusing her attention on the Asian chapter's Sammy Liu and his impossible wealth.  Meanwhile, the ghosts of an old conflict stir, and someone within the Order is living foul.

The Magic Order 3 #6 opens with Cordelia forced to punish her brother, Regan, who has been casting a spell that protects him but steals from everyone else.  Meanwhile, their reunited parents, Leonard and Salome, meet their dark destiny.  Everything begins to fall apart for the Moonstones and for the Order like never before.

THE LOWDOWN:  My favorite Mark Millar Netflix creation is The Magic Order.  It always surprises me, and before I read each issue I wonder not if, but how I will be surprised.

Well... I certainly can't spoil this for you, but Millar stabs your brain.  Gigi Cavenago draws it all out in order to shock what is left of your brain after an issue full of shocking shocks and salad-tossing surprises.  Napolitano's colors have a strobe effect, the better to freeze your blood, dear readers, as you are reading the lurid events of this crazy-ass final issue of The Magic Order 3.  It is all there – written in acid via Clem Robins great-as-usual lettering.

I believe that I always say the following:  Mark and his collaborators obviously have respect for their readers.  They go out of their way to throw one curve ball after another, and they always give us more than we expect.  The Magic Order is like the marriage of Godfather II and the darkest elements of Harry Potter, with some British crime cinema nastiness thrown into the cauldron.

Also, while The Magic Order and The Magic Order 2 were, more or less, standalone series.  The Magic Order 3 is intimately and wretchedly tied to the upcoming The Magic Order 4.  I would ask God to help us, but he knows that many of us have also read American Jesus.  So we're on our own with the dark and darker delights to come in The Magic Order franchise.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Mark Millar and of The Magic Order will want to read The Magic Order 3.

A+

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Comics Review: "SAVAGE TALES: Winter Special One-Shot" Has Four Hot Stories

SAVAGE TALES: WINTER SPECIAL ONE-SHOT

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STORY: Scott Bryan Wilson; David Avallone

ART: Max Fuchs; Eman Casallos; Mariano Benitez Chapo; Hamish Munro-Cook

COLORS: Gab Contreras; Adriano Augusto; Adrian Woolnough; Jorge Sutil

LETTERS: Taylor Esposito

COVER: Arthur Suydam

32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (December 2022)

Rated Teen+

Savage Tales is the title of an anthology comic book series that has been used by both Dynamite Entertainment and Marvel Comics (twice).  Dynamite recently brought its version back as a series of one-shot comic books.

Savage Tales Winter Special One-Shot contains four short comics stories.  There is a Draculina story, “Juicing with the Devil,” which is written by Scott Bryan Wilson; drawn by Max Fuchs; and colored by Gab Contreras.  Next up is a John Carter & Dejah Thoris story, “A Honeymoon on Mars,” which is written by David Avallone; drawn by Emas Casallos; and colored by Adriano Augusto.  Third is Vampirella story, “Crypt Junkies,” which is written by Wilson; drawn by Mariano Benitez Chapo; and colored by Adrian Woolnough.  Last is a Captain Gullivar Jones story, “His War Chapter II,” which is written by Avallone; drawn by Hamish Munro-Cook; and colored by Jorge Sutil.

All four stories are lettered by Taylor Esposito.  I am reviewing each story separately.

THE LOWDOWN:  Since July 2021, the marketing department at Dynamite Entertainment has been providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Savage Tales Winter Special One-Shot, which is the second time I have read a Dynamite Savage Tales comic book.

Draculina in “Juicing with the Devil” by Scott Bryan Wilson, Max Fuchs, and Gab Contreras:

Story:  A skinny young man is transformed from weakling to muscular strongman – by a demon.  The cost for this is that the transformed human must join his demon benefactor in a wrestling match against Draculina...

My thoughts:  This is a delightful story, very well drawn and colored.  The writer perfectly captures both the desperation and subsequent self-delusion of a guy who finally gets everything he thought he wanted and more.

John Carter & Dejah Thoris in “A Honeymoon on Mars,” by David Avallone, Emas Casallos, and Adriano Augusto:

Story:  An aerial outing sends John and Dejah on a rescue mission, but the result is the revelation of John Carter's savage past – one that is longer than he expected.

My thoughts:  This story is beautifully drawn by Emas Casallos and colored by Adriano Augusto in a way that remind me of stories from issues of old Heavy Metal and Epic Magazine.  Writer David Avallone deftly reconciles or perhaps, redeems John Carter of some of his past military affiliations, with emphasis on one in particular.

Vampirella in “Crypt Junkies” by Wilson, Mariano Benitez Chapo, and Adrian Woolnough:

Story:  Trash TV junkie, Vampirella, has a chance to appear on her favorite reality television series, “Crypt Junkies.”  The show basically breaks into sealed graves, tombs, crypts, etc. in order to “see the wonders inside.”  But maybe no one should be opening the "Grave of Omuo."

My thoughts:  This is another very well drawn story, and it really conveys the power and tragedy of writer Scott Bryan Wilson's clever tale.  I'd call “Crypt Junkies” one of the few original comic book stories that genuinely mixes the styles of Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft.

Captain Gullivar Jones in “His War Chapter II” by Avallone, Hamish Munro-Cook, and Jorge Sutil:

Story:  The story opens in France, September 1918.  The Earth man, Gullivar Jones, who once adventured on Mars, is now returned to Earth and trapped in the muck and mire of World War I.  He can wish himself away from this and return to Mars, but now, how is life on Mars?

My thoughts:  Gullivar Jones is the science fiction military man created by Edwin Lester Arnold.  Jones made one literary appearance in the 1905 novel, Lieut, Gullivar Jones: His Vacation.  Now, writer David Avallone is giving him new life in the medium of comics.  I think what Avallone is doing is creating a sequel to a character that was short-lived, or he is, at least, giving new life to an abandoned character.  In two chapters, he and Munro-Cook have breathed new life into Captain Gullivar Jones in a way that is true to old-timey science fiction and is also an intriguing reboot.  What makes me anticipate more of this is that the possibilities are endless … or at least Avallone and Munro-Cook think so.

Wow.  This issue is full of excellent stories, all well lettered by award-winning letterer, Taylor Esposito.  If I have to reluctantly pick a favorite comics story from Savage Tales Winter Special One-Shot, I will have to make a difficult choice.  I think I will go with “Crypt Junkies,” if only for the fact that it feels like it has potential to be a media franchise, but my eye is also on Gullivar Jones.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of anthology comic books will want to read Savage Tales: Winter Special One-Shot.

A+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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