Two juggernaut franchises of epic action clash this April, as Dynamite is excited to announce a new comic series Red Sonja vs. The Army of Darkness from superstar writer Tim Seeley!

Fans are invited to sharpen their swords, load up their boomsticks, and rev their chainsaws, because it's time to take on the undead hordes of the Army of Darkness once more! The wisecracking Deadite-slayer Ashley J. Williams finds himself hurtling through space and time again, but this trip is special. This time he's teaming up with the She-Devil With a Sword herself. Has he met his match in ass-kicking and quip-slinging?

The unexpected team-up duo will have to learn to work together, because the stakes could not be higher. When the evil being lurking in the shadows this time ends up being none other than the feared dread wizard of the Hyborian Age, Kulan Gath, it's going to take everything to win this battle. Nothing could possibly be worse than Red Sonja's arch nemesis getting his hands on the Necronomicon!

Comics renaissance man Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Nightwing) takes up his pen to chronicle the latest and greatest chapter in the ongoing sagas of both of these beloved characters. He's joined by his frequent collaborator Jim Terry (Sundowners, Alice Cooper vs. Chaos!) who tackles the artwork of this comedy, horror, and action concoction.

Longtime Dynamite fans will be excited to see two of the publisher's earliest pillars in its 20-plus year history in action together. They also may remember Tim Seeley's long legacy with at least half of the equation. Seeley was there practically day one, contributing art for a cover for the AOD: Ashes 2 Ashes series that kicked off the entire Dynamite comics legacy. He's returned since, including for a crossover between Ash and his own Hack/Slash. But miraculously, this is his first stab at the She-Devil!

"I’ve been obsessed with AoD since I saw the movie way back in 1992 — in fact, the first Hack/Slash story began life as a pitch to get the rights for AoD for comics!," said writer Tim Seeley. "Having Red Sonja teamed with Ash, a character I know really well, lets me really emphasize her badass feminist qualities, as Ash is an often befuddled sexist idiot."

In preparing for the series, Seeley has cited how the infusion of Army of Darkness into Sonja's world allows him to try a modernized take on the She-Devil's earliest era and creative legends the likes of Roy Thomas, Frank Thorne, John Buscema, and others. Army of Darkness' unique take on medieval fantasy works perfectly contrasted with the lush, high-fantasy vision of Red Sonja. Which should entice Sonja fans of all eras.

To showcase these two legends on a set of variant covers, Dynamite editor Matt Idelson has recruited the likes of Seeley himself, as well as Bjorn Barends, scorching hot superstar Mark Spears (Mark Spears' Monsters), and the Dynamite debut of Nikkol Jelenic!

RED SONJA VS. THE ARMY OF DARKNESS #1 is solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ February 2025 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in April 2025. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!

Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.

Ten years ago, Marvel Comics and Star Wars reunited to redefine Star Wars comic book storytelling for a new age! Now, following hit series set during the events of the Original Trilogy, Marvel’s Star Wars line enters bold new territory this May with the launch of a new flagship title set after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi! The new STAR WARS #1 will be delivered by two acclaimed Star Wars storytellers: best-selling writer Alex Segura and superstar artist Phil Noto.

The New Republic defeated the last remnants of the Empire at the legendary Battle of Jakku, but the greatest threats to its success are just emerging in this transformative period of Star Wars lore that fans have long been eager to witness! Join the franchise’s most iconic characters as they navigate a galaxy brimming with distrust, conspiracy, and mystery. From Luke’s early challenges in restoring the Jedi Order to Leia and Han’s continuing romance that led to the birth of Kylo Ren, this new landscape of stories represents Marvel’s most revelatory contributions to the Star Wars mythos yet, and fans can look forward to additional series set during the same timeframe to launch later this year.

AN EPIC NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS FOR LUKE, LEIA AND HAN IN THE WAKE OF RETURN OF THE JEDI! Luke Skywalker must defend the New Republic from a bloodthirsty gang of mercenaries! Han Solo investigates a deadly underworld mystery — and saves a surprising ally! And Leia Organa must grapple with a new alliance opposed to the goals of the New Republic!

“Now that we've put the period at the end of the Galactic Civil War with the Battle of Jakku, we can speed ahead into a new, uncharted era, with some new galactic threats, foes, and mysteries for our beloved heroes to grapple with, blending the familiar with the new and shocking,” Segura said. “These stories will be packed with action and the character moments Star Wars fans have come to expect, featuring twists on the galaxy and landscape we know, with an eye toward making sure people can jump in easily and with any issue. We can't wait."

Check out Phil Noto’s main cover along with a variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu and preorder STAR WARS #1 at your local comic shop today!

Dynamite Entertainment, legendary writer Christopher Priest, and Turkish virtuoso artist Ergün Gündüz are soon to unleash the next phase of the their pivotal run on Vampirella.

"The Long Night" story arc begins this March in Vampirella #1, also sporting a "legacy numbering" of #676 as part of the continuing road to the milestone #700. Priest is also nearing 80 total issues contributed to the mythos just a couple issues into this latest arc, including his flagship titles as well as key spinoffs like Sacred Six and Draculina. He's reunited again with Gündüz, who he started this latest masterpiece of his with back in 2019, joining the ranks of his brilliant works on titles like Black Panther, Deathstroke, Justice League, Quantum & Woody, Conan the Barbarian, and others. Ahead of the story starting soon, Priest and Dynamite are sharing some teases and artwork!

Following the turbulent events of preceding story arcs like Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy, Year One, and Rage, the Daughter of Drakulon now finds herself a parent. Finally reunited with her son, she's tragically beset by a severe case of postpartum depression. Priest and Gündüz will be depicting a misunderstood, but relatively common part of the human experience that has rarely been portrayed in genre comic book stories.

Tied to her tumultuous emotions and uncertainty in life, Vampirella's path may set her on a destiny as an authoritarian ruler of a cyberpunk future. In issue #2 and beyond, readers will get peeks at this apocalyptic vision of Earth. Vampirella's history goes back to 1969, both behind the scenes and in-story due to her nearly ageless Drakulonian biology. Priest's story started in 2019 for her 50th anniversary. What could the far off — but not too far — future of 2069 look like when she'll be celebrating her 100th? Fans are invited to join the party for this nontraditional anniversary celebration.

Last but certainly not least, in the present a mysterious figure will enter Vampi's life. Going by Cicero, he claims to be her son from the future. Which will be all the more complicated when son meets son, as the present and future directly cross paths. Is his story true, and can he be trusted?

Priest and Gündüz are continuing to bring this story together, with more exciting moments and characters to be revealed!

VAMPIRELLA #1 (676) is solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ January 2025 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in March 2025. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!

Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.

This April Dynamite and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products invite fans to rev their engines and join in the Wacky Races, in an extra-sized, fun-filled comics celebration of the classic Hanna-Barbera franchise.

Strap on your goggles and hit those gas pedals, as Giant-Size Wacky Races is geared up at the starting line with three thrilling chapters of high-octane adventure from the creative team of writer Ivan Cohen, superstar artist in the making Mariano Benitez Chapo, and colorist Nick Caponi.

"After teaming a cartoon dog and his crime-solving pals with a brooding billionaire vigilante, the logical next step in my career was to update the classic Wacky Races for the 2020s, blending the original cartoon with elements of pro wrestling, action films, and a hint of Furiosa for good measure," said writer Ivan Cohen. "Editor Joe Rybandt gave me and artists Mariano Benitez Chapo and Nick Caponi the keys, and we'd really prefer not to give them back any time soon. I can't wait for readers to see where we are taking Penelope Pitstop and the cast of the Wacky Races. To call it a wild ride is an understatement."

The most eccentric auto enthusiasts to ever speed past the checkered flag are back in their drivers' seats. The tough and beautiful Penelope Pitstop, the mysterious racing legend Peter Perfect, and last but certainly not least the moustache-twirling villainy of Dick Dastardly (plus Muttley!) are back in action. This oversized one-shot and its high-powered creative team are firing on all cylinders to bring fans all of the elements that made the original Wacky Races animated series so exciting, from the iconic cast to their inventive conveyances.

This special release features 40 pages of story and artwork, with cardstock covers, at Dynamite's standard price! It features a trio of super-streamlined variant covers from top in class artists Joseph Michael Linsner, Edwin Galmon, and Robert Hack. Mr. Hack's cover is extra fun, with a throwback style reminiscent of classic Silver Age comics, yet also perfect for the autosports nature of Wacky Races!

Writer Ivan Cohen's diverse bibliography is a perfect match for this release, with his award-winning The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries being a great comparison for the Hanna-Barbera magic and timeless, all-ages appeal of Wacky Races. He's joined by Mariano Benitez Chapo, a recent graduate of the prestigious Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, who has contributed to titles like Savage Tales previously.

GIANT-SIZE WACKY RACES will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ February 2025 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in April 2025. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers. It will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, Kindle, iBooks, Google Play, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more!

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce an ambitious reprint program, to bring historic comics classics back into print and now available in a brand new format perfect for all kinds of readers and collectors. Starting this April, the Vampirella Archives volumes will start release in paperbacks.

In the revolutionary year of 1969, one of the many hallmark happenings in the world included the grand debut of the original Vampirella magazine. Originally published by Warren Publishing as a complement to two other legendary comics magazines, it quickly established its own unique legacy.

Published in magazine format and largely featuring black and white interiors, the publication was able to sidestep the then dominant Comics Code Authority. This allowed the ever-evolving stable of brilliant writers and artists to push the boundaries of mature, sophisticated content underneath its jaw-dropping painted covers.

Warren's other titles were much like Vampirella, anthology titles with "horror host" characters. But the genius twist of this new title being hosted by a beautiful vampiress, courtesy of early character contributors Jim Warren, Forrest J. Ackerman, Frank Frazetta, Trina Robbins, and Tom Sutton, made it stand out and steadily evolve to feature the continuing serial adventures of one of the medium's biggest stars to this day!

The Warren era of Vampirella ran a whopping 112 issues from 1969 through 1983. Across multiple eras, editors like Archie Goodwin, Louise Simonson, and Bill DuBay brought in top established creators, rising stars, and astonishing talents from all around the world. The magazine was prominent for featuring crops of stylistic standouts from regions like Spain and the Phillipines.

Creators involved in the first Archives volume reprinting Vampirella #1-7 include the aforementioned Ackerman, Sutton, in addition to Neal Adams, Doug Moench, Reed Crandall, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Gardner Fox, Ernie Colon, Billy Graham, and more all shining in a mix of horror, science fiction, and fantasy fables. While painted covers from Frazetta, Jones, Vaughn Bodé, Bill Hughes, and Ken Kelly stun the senses.

The titular heroine and her mythos starts in this very first volume. The first issue starts with an instantly iconic painting by Frazetta, followed by Ackerman and Sutton's influential short origin story that has been remade and referenced countless times. The second issue is a one-two punch with the introduction of Vampi's blonde sister Draculina, as well as the witch Evily who is at times known as her cousin.

This first volume brings a lot of unforgettable stories and creators, and the following books in the projected 15 volume line will only continue to astound. Fans can look forward to the Vampirella starring stories ramping up in the second book, as Archie Goodwin takes on editing the title and writing the character with the introductions of Conrad and Adam Van Helsing, Mordecai Pendragon, the Cult of Chaos, Crimson Chronicles — and the entry of the character's definitive Warren era artist Jose Gonzalez.

With volumes all through the run featuring multi-part Vampirella story arcs, major additions to her cast and lore, and an endless list of standout anthology stories from diverse and beloved creators, each volume is a can't-miss addition to anyone's shelf who doesn't have the hardcover editions.

VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES PAPERBACK VOL 1 is solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors’ February 2025 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in April 2025. Comic book fans are encouraged to preorder copies of the book with their local comic book retailers.

Visit www.dynamite.com for more news and information.

Over the last few years, the Spider-Verse and Venomverse have exploded with new characters in blockbuster comic book series like Edge of Spider-Verse and Venomverse Reborn. But the Marvel multiverse isn’t big enough for both Spider and symbiote. This April, choose a side as webheads and symbiote hosts wage war in SPIDER-VERSE VS. VENOMVERSE.

Crafted by writers Mat Groom and Kyle Higgins and superstar artist Luciano Vecchio, this five-issue epic spins out of March’s WEB OF SPIDER-VERSE: NEW BLOOD and April’s WEB OF VENOMVERSE: FRESH BRAINS, two one-shots that will debut major players for the reality-shattering battles ahead. The armies amassed will include a wide range of characters including icons like Spider-Man and Venom, along with fan-favorite and recently-introduced newcomers from previous Spider-Verse and Venomverse stories.

SPIDERS VERSUS SYMBIOTES! The arachnid war is here! With the fates of the SPIDER-VERSE and VENOMVERSE hanging in the balance, these eight-legged warriors will stop at nothing from protecting their people – or die trying! Will Spider-Man and friends succeed in protecting the Web-Heart? Or will Venom and his symbiotic comrades prove that the Hive-Mind fights for its survival? Meet the newest Web-Head Spider-Prowler as well as the mysterious symbiote Yaleo as this savage battle risks their extinction!

“When Dan Slott and Olivier Copiel launched the SPIDER-VERSE in 2014, it transformed the Spider-Man mythos and completely took over the world,” Groom said. “Since then, creators like Donny Cates, Al Ewing and Ram V have transformed the Venom mythos in a way that is arguably just as vital and transformative. Crashing these worlds together is a genuine honor and a privilege— and it gives us an opportunity to push both sides to the breaking point, so we can all discover whether the Spider and Symbiote communities hold strong against the oncoming storm... or if they crack under the pressure!”

“I think one of the genius decisions of this event was having Luciano do all of the character designs for our two lead-in titles,” Groom continued. “Luciano’s superpower is building complex tapestries of intertwined characters and worlds…and I love that readers will get an early taste of that in NEW BLOOD and FRESH BRAINS!”

Check out Vecchio’s main cover and preorder WEB OF SPIDER-VERSE: NEW BLOOD #1, WEB OF VENOMVERSE: FRESH BRAINS #1, and SPIDER-VERSE VS. VENOMVERSE #1 at your local comic shop today!

In addition to saving the world, some super heroes also know how to command a stage! This April, the heroes of the Marvel Universe who double as chart-topping music stars band together in CONCERT OF CHAMPIONS, an epic new one-shot arriving in April. Following their success on last year’s Dazzler solo series, writer Jason Loo and artist Rafael Loureiro keep the hits coming as Dazzler joins fellow singing sensations like Luna Snow, Lila Cheney, and Spider-Gwen to put on a first-of-its-kind concert. Amidst the set lists, fans will get a backstage pass to explosive action as a villainous band threatens to steal the show!

It’s the first-ever CONCERT OF CHAMPIONS, a festival bringing together the Marvel Universe’s biggest and brightest musical stars! Headliners include Dazzler, spinning out from her recent hit-making limited series, K-pop sensation Luna Snow, interdimensional rockstar Lila Cheney and many more. And there will also be some surprising fans in attendance – including the sensational Spider-Gwen! But who – or what? – is the mysterious new metal band DEEP VOID – and what are their sinister intentions?! Musical mayhem is in store in the mighty Marvel manner!

“I'm honored to work on Marvel's first annual music festival, and with a STACKED line-up,” Loo shared. “Luna Snow was already on my playlist while I was writing the last Dazzler series, so getting to have her share the stage with Dazzler and Lila Cheney is a total dream. Also, get ready for DEEP VOID, 616's new black metal band, made-up of some familiar faces. That one song they have RIPS!”

Check out the cover by Javier Garrón and preorder CONCERT OF CHAMPIONS #1 at your local comic shop today!

Ryan Gosling may be headed to the great galaxy far, far away.

The three-time Oscar nominee is in negotiations to topline the Star Wars feature project that will be directed by Deadpool & Wolverine filmmaker Shawn Levy.

Details on any Star Wars project are harder to acquire than plans for an orbital planet killer, and this one is no exception. Levy has been developing his Star Wars feature since 2022 and Jonathan Tropper, who collaborated with Levy on films such as This Is Where I Leave You and The Adam Project, has been working on a script for over a year. Levy is also producing the feature via his 21 Laps banner, joining Star Wars stewards Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm.

Sources say the Gosling development is a late-in-the-game move for Levy’s movie schedule. The filmmaker was eyeing to direct a boy band movie set up at Paramount, which would have reunited him with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. But Gosling’s interest and involvement suddenly shifted the Star Wars project into hyperspace. (via The Hollywood Reporter)

Robert De Niro portrays a respected former U.S. President in Netflix's Zero Day, which has released its first official trailer ahead of the limited series’ release on February 20.

De Niro's character George Mullen, as head of the Zero Day Commission, is tasked with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack that caused chaos around the country and thousands of fatalities. He is working on the top-secret investigation at the behest of the current Commander-in-Chief Evelyn Mitchell (Angela Bassett), a task that will force him to confront his own dark secrets while risking all he holds dear.

The limited series from co-creators and executive producers Eric Newman (Griselda, Narcos), Noah Oppenheimer and Mike Schmidt, also stars Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen and Matthew Modine with Clark Gregg and Gaby Hoffmann guest starring. (via Deadline)

Trailer: https://youtu.be/FOfBiiPdQPI

Netflix has confirmed the release window for its highly anticipated Troll 2, scheduling the Norwegian monster saga’s next chapter for 2025.

The announcement came through the streaming giant’s latest letter to shareholders, marking the first significant update since the sequel was greenlit in 2023. The original Troll, directed by Roar Uthaug, became Netflix’s most-watched non-English film, having amassed an impressive 103 million views in its first 91 days and earning a “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie’s success has showcased Netflix’s growing strength in international markets, with the film becoming a global phenomenon despite its regional roots and Norwegian-language presentation.

The sequel will see the return of director Uthaug and writer Espen Aukan, along with producers Espen Horn and Kristian Strand Sinkerud. While specific plot details remain under wraps, Horn and Sinkerud have confirmed that Troll 2 will continue drawing from Norwegian folklore, maintaining the cultural authenticity that made the first film special.

Troll 2 is scheduled to debut on Netflix in 2025. (via ComicBook.com)