It’s been some time since our final comics digest, huh? Listed here are a few of the greatest headlines from the previous month!
Information from DC and Marvel
Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse has discovered its administrators, if not a launch date.
Aquaman shall be enjoying Lobo within the 2026 movie Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow.
I’m completely positive we don’t want it, however in case anybody forgot, right here’s legendary X-Males author Chris Claremont reminding us how immigrants and the immigrant expertise are inseparable from superhero comics.
The primary teaser trailer for James Gunn’s Superman film dropped, that includes the cutest Krypto, Man Gardner’s hideous bowl lower (that’s a praise), and positively not me crying.
Talking of trailers, we additionally obtained our first take a look at Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man, about what is kind of probably the dorkiest Peter Parker in historical past.
Information from the Wider Comics World
Yet another teaser, this time for Netflix’s Asterix & Obelix: The Huge Battle. Whereas I’m not certified to supply an opinion on its faithfulness to the supply materials, it appears to be like fairly enjoyable!
Two iconic cartoon characters entered the general public area on January 1, 2025: the earliest appearances of Popeye and Tintin are yours to do with as you please. (*Sigh* Sure, a shlocky Popeye-themed horror flick is already within the works, so perhaps do one thing extra inventive than that.) You can too legally draw Mickey Mouse along with his gloves on, as that character iteration is now within the public area, too.
Followers of Naruto and/or music could also be occupied with Naruto: The Symphonic Expertise, a two-hour live performance honoring the soundtrack from the traditional anime.
Smithsonian Journal revealed a retrospective about Peanuts, which, regardless of ending its long term 1 / 4 of a century in the past (!!), stays vastly widespread and beloved.