Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Parachute Kids by Betty Tang
Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.6, Picard 3.8, Super Mario Bros. Movie, Skinamarink, Lamentation from Cullen Bunn, Owl House finale, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
News: Rachel Pollack, Al Jaffee, Harry Potter reboot, new Mark Russell kickstarter, Gail Simone Red Sonja novel, Five Nights at Freddy’s release date, Batman Beyond returns with new mini, new creative team on Thor, Star Wars news and rumors, Steve Orlando Iceman series, Mangold doing a Star Wars and a Swamp Thing movie, Acolyte cast, Fall of X spin-offs, Tales of the Jedi Season 2 announced, Stranger Things animated series greenlit
Trailers: Spider-Verse 2, Barbie, Muppets Mayhem, My Adventures with Superman, Ahsoka, Indiana Jones 5, Star Wars: Visions s2, Young Jedi Adventures
Comics Countdown (05 Apr 2023):
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.5, Picard 3.7, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Simpsons Ominous Omnibus, first three issues of Nightwalkers, The Last Unicorn, first five episodes of Ghost and Molly McGee s2, Razorblades HC
News: American Jesus Adaptation, Batman/Catwoman crossover, Matthew Macfadyen cast in Deadpool 3, GODS from Marvel and Hickman, Grim Reaper cast, My Adventures With Superman moving to Adult Swim from Cartoon Network, Flanagan reportedly pitching a Clayface project to Gunn & Co., Clayface villain in Batman 2, Jason Aaron confirms he’s stepping away from Marvel, Scott Pilgrim anime adaptation with the entire live action cast reprising their roles, new Blade book, Starfleet Academy series, Bunn back at Marvel on a Venom mini, Ram V Carnage mini, live action Moana remake with the same lead actors, six new X-titles announced for Fall of X, Ryan North and Erica Henderson Middle Grade graphic novel (Danger and Other Perils), Fallen Friend
Trailers: Blue Beetle, Secret Invasion
Comics Countdown (29 Mar 2023):
June 2023 Solicits
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Ephemera: A Memoir by Briana Loewinsohn
Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.4, Picard 3.6, Luther: The Fallen Sun, God of War: Ragnarok, Death or Glory, ScreaIV, Huntress: Year One
News: Omninews, Gold Key comics returns with Michael Conrad and Kelly Williams on board, more wacky WB fun, Jonathan Majors arrested, Aristocats live action remake by Quest Love, final Dug Days short will be theatrical release in front of Elemental, Ike Perlmutter shitcanned, Secret Invasion release date
Trailers: Owl House final episode, Power Rangers: Once A Ranger, Big Shark, Black Demon, Elemental
Comics Countdown (22 Mar 2023):
DC June 2023 Solicits
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.3, Picard 3.5, Billy Summers, Willy’s Wonderland, Gotham Knights pilot, Thor by JMS/Gillen, Shazam 2, Scream 6, 65
News: Wild’s End returning for a new volume, Mignola and Lemony Snicket doing a pinocchio graphic novel, Teen Titans movie, James Gunn to direct new Superman movie, Wayne Family Adventures coming to print, Image/Boom/Archie and a bunch of indies joining a new digital comics app, Nimona release info, Dreamer OGN announced, Uncanny Avengers by Duggan
Trailers: Ghost and Molly McGee s2, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
Comics Countdown (15 Mar 2023):
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill
News: Jon Bernthal returns as Punisher, Starfire graphic novel from Garcia/Picolo, Star Wars upheaval, new project from the creator and one of the stars of The Good Place, PKJ taking over Hulk, Owl House finale date, other Disney channel details, Cosmic Detective coming to Image, Barda gets her own graphic novel, Anansi from Static Shock to make DCU debut, What If s2 to introduce a new indigenous superhero, Brubaker Batman animated series moving to Amazon, details on WW and Flash 800, Tom King taking over Wonder Woman, new Flash and Hawkgirl titles, Michael Dorn writing Steelworks, Chip’s Daredevil may be ending in August, new Marvel novel starring Kid Omega, DC Pride plans, Rachel Pollack
Comics Countdown (08 Mar 2023):
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: New Kid by Jerry Craft
Additional Reviews: We Have A Ghost, Mando 3.1, Picard 3.3, Thor and Loki: Double Trouble, Devil’s Hour
News: Marvel Super-Stories, Tenement now ten issues, Omninews, Battle Chasers returns, Stranger Things stage production, Hellboy cast, Marvel uniting Alien/Predator/Planet of the Apes under a new imprint (20th Century Comics) with possible additions, Good Asian being adapted into a TV series, TMNT movie casting, Discovery ending with s5, new Bendis project
Trailers: Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan and Wendy, TMNT Mutant Mayhem
Comics Countdown (01 Mar 2023):
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe by Ryan North, Tom Fowler, Erica Henderson, Rico Renzi
Additional Reviews: Raised by Wolves s1, Spiral, Picard s3e2, Cocaine Bear, Batgirl of Burnside, Perry Mason pilot, Parker Martini Edition vol 2
News: Omninews, Ultimate Universe returns, Moon Girl renewed, Rogers the Musical, Contest of Chaos, Something is Killing the Children showrunners announced, Williamson showrunning a new event: Night Terrors, DC manga to be translated, Steven Yuen joining cast of Thunderbolts, Dead Boy Detectives moves to Netflix, Kirkman and De Felici launching new shared universe, Radiant Black crossover announced, new Grinch sequel, IT prequel, Mike Flanagan, Dilbert cancelled
Trailers:
Comics Countdown (22-Feb-2023)
May 2023 Solicitations
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Hilo the Boy Who Crashed To Earth by Judd Winick
Additional Reviews: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Picard s3 ep1, Astro City Metrobook Vol 3
News: Omninews, new Bill Watterson project, Emma Corrin in Deadpool 3, How to Train Your Dragon Live-Action movie, Vigil/City Boy/Xanthe/Duke Thomas series spinning out of Lazarus Planet, new Hellboy movie, Vyper is back, Marvels pushed to November, Hell to Pay is part of a new shared universe of Soule-Sliney books and has been optioned for streaming, Essex County TV show
Trailers: Little Mermaid, Tetris
Comics Countdown (15-Feb-2023)
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Aster and the Mixed Up Magic by Thom Pico, Karensac
Additional Reviews: Shrinking, Paper Girls, Alan Moore Swamp Thing, Thursday Murder Club 3, Incorruptible, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur first episodes, Tracy Zooms In, Darby and the Dead
News: Jon Kent going to the Injustice-verse, Wytches animated greenlit, Andrew Garfield and Oscar Isaac to star in new Guillermo Del Toro Frankenstein movie, Frozen III/Toy Story V/Zootopia 2 coming, Spider-Noir series in development, new Carnage event, Stephanie WIlliams writing a Lando one-shot, Poison Ivy officially an ongoing, new name for Captain Marvel/Shazam, new Bunn Boom book in May, Bone Orchard Mythos: Tenement in June
Trailers: Strays, Flash, Guardians 3
Comics Countdown (08-Feb-2023)
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee, Molly Brooks
Additional Reviews: The Nasty, SHIELD TV show, The Me You Love In The Dark, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven, M3GAN, Kung-Fu Panda Season 2
News: Tomb Raider show on Amazon from PWB, Omni news, Zachary Levi fiasco, DC movie slate, Reboot cancelled, Pennyworth cancelled, Criminal series in development, Azula in the Spirit Temple graphc novel coming September 2023, Hit Monkey renewed, Spider-Ham/Spider-Rex team-up, new Abrams ComicArts Marvel OGN announced, Luke Cage: City of Fire cancellation
Trailers: We Have a Ghost, Boogeyman
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte, Ann Xu
Additional Reviews: Staircase, Hulk by PAD Omni Vol 4, Men, Invisible Woman by Mark Waid
News: Harley Valentine's Day Special, Oscar nom weirdness, Violent Night sequel, Rick and Morty, Taylor and Scott on Titans, Green Lantern reshuffle and other DC things, Source Point announces new Jewish comic imprint, Titans and Doom Patrol ending
Trailers: Shazam 2
Comics Countdown (24-Jan-2023):
April 2023 Solicits
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse
Additional Reviews: Exorsisters, Wednesday, Motherland: Fort Salem, Owl House s3.2, Fairy Tale
News: Omninews, Evangeline Lilly, Second Coming s3, Meryl Streep joins Only Murders in the Building, Schmigadoon return date, Marvel announcements including new Loki and Black Panther series, ComiXology layoffs, Extreme Venomverse, McKay's Avengers team revealed, Disney releases upcoming schedule
Trailers: Gotham Knights, Scream 6, Invincible s2, Mandalorian s3
Comics Countdown (17-Jan-2023):
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: Zita the Space Girl
Additional Reviews: Revival Vol 1, Star Trek: Prodigy, Pressure Cooker, Eyes of the Dragon, Better Call Saul, Immortal Hulk, first two episodes of Velma
News: Omninews, Marvel variant cover fiasco, Groot solo series by Dan Abnett, Vader - Black, White, and Red, Green Arrow series is a six-issue mini, Dead End Park cancelled, return of Phineas and Ferb, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiere details, Ann Nocenti writing retro Storm title
Trailers: Quantumania, Beau is Afraid, Owl House 3.2
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
Additional Reviews: Reckless: Destroy All Monsters
News: Michael Giacchino's first feature movie announced, Lanzing/Kelly/Walker on Guardians of the Galaxy, Wednesday renewed
Trailers: Renfield
Comics Countdown:
2022 Year-End Spectacular
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner: Ducks - Two Years On the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Additional Reviews: Glass Onion, Another Kind, Oates and the Elphyne, Cosmic Detective, Matilda, Puss in Boots, Slumberland
News: Stan Documentary on Disney+, Marvel Unlimited details, Kaleidoscope details, Jeremy Renner, My Cat Lucy
Comics Countdown:
March 2023 Solicitations Part 2
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: House Cat Trouble by Mason Dickerson
Additional Reviews: Catwoman by Ed Brubaker, Fablemans
News: Ryan Ottley heading back to creator-owned land, Glenn vs. HBO Max, new Avatar Cycle with an Earth Avatar, Planet of the Apes by David Walker, surprise sequel to one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time, Luther returns
Trailers: Doctor Who
Comics Countdown:
March 2023 Solicitations
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner of the Week: American Dreams by Daniel Kalban
Additional Reviews: Bonfire by Krysten Ritter, Spirited, Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Santa Clauses full-series, Murderville Christmas Special, Simpsons Bocelli family short
News: more Action Lab nonsense, AfterShock files for Chapter Eleven, Doctor Strange returns, Gunn writing a young Superman movie, Cavill out as Superman, All-Out Avengers cancelled (and re-branded as Avengers Beyond), Hudlin and AWA, new Usagi/TMNT series by Stan Sakai, Five Nights at Freddy's casting, Hypno-Hustler movie starring Donald Glover, Blockbuster cancelled, new DC Studios logo (missing one JL member), Party and Prey movie adaptation, Matt Kindt's Hair Ball, HBO Max on fire, Disney+ announcements
Trailers: Spider-Verse 2, Scream 6, 65, Barbie, Oppenheimer
Comics Countdown (14-Dec-2022):
Comic Reviews:
Ray's OGN Corner: Amulet - The Stone Keeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Additional Reviews: X, Once & Future HC vol 1, Violent Night, We Only Kill Each Other, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
News: another odd Simpsons short, new Stranger Things comic anthology, DC news/rumors, Flanagan adapting the DARK TOWER, Kevin Conroy's last outing as Batman, Capullo goes to Marvel, Millar announces new book and teases return to DC, It's Jeff goes to paper, Priest writing new Superman series, Aftershock scandal, Valiant issues, Omninews
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh
Additional Reviews: Teen Titans by Geoff Johns, HaHa, Darth Vader by Charles Soule, Violent Night, Dime-Store Detective, Autumnal, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, My Father's Dragon, Cuphead Show s3, American Crime Story s3
News: DC FCBD books, Mandalorian return date, Midnight Club canceled, Flanagan reportedly switching streaming services, Secrets of Midnight Club revealed, Lazarus Planet spin-off starring Wonder Woman and Shazam by GWW, Who Killed Santa? - a Murderville Mystery
Trailers: Night at the Museum animated, Mario, Indiana Jones 5, Cocaine Bear, Guardians of the Galaxy III trailer
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Additional Reviews: Disenchanted, Plunge by Joe Hill, Exorsisters vol 1, Cyclops Road, Andor ep12, Wednesday, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Strange World, Santa Clauses, Dexter New Blood
News: Kaleidoscope, return of Superman's secret identity, Ottley's Hulk ending with issue 13, Goncharov, Omni news, FCBD lineup, new Hellcat series
Star Trek: TNG Kelvin-verse casting
Thoughts on the state of the Disney animated library
Comics Countdown:
February 2023 Solicits
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Golem of Venice Beach by Chanan Beizer
Additional Reviews: Dragon Prince s4, Criminal HC Vol 1, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Menu, Andor ep11
News: Tynion's substack books coming to Dark Horse, Margot Robbie pirates cancelled, new Stephanie Phillips Cosmic Ghost Rider series, Spider-Man: Freshman Year cancelled, Silk on Amazon Prime, new Blade director, Doctor Who companion announcement, DC 2023 launches (Dawn of the DCU), Thunderbolts movie rumors, Iger back at Disney, Jason Mamoa in Slumberland
Trailers: Elemental
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables
Additional Reviews: Andor ep10, Enola Holmes 2, Wakanda Forever, Severance s1, Zen: Grogu and the Dust Bunnies, Zootopia+
News: new Brubaker/Phillips OGN, Spider-Punk casting, AMC launching new comic line, Tom Holland and MCU, new Spider-Gwen series, Spectacular Spider-Girl
Remembering Carlos Pacheco, Kevin O’Neill, and Kevin Conroy
Trailers: Spirited, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Other Ever Afters - New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman
Additional Reviews: JLA - Tower of Babel, Just One More Thing, Owl House s2, Wendell and Wild, Andor ep9, Low Low Woods, Sex Criminals HC 1
News: Stargirl ending after s3, next two Bone Orchard stories announced, Wonder Man casting, Agatha casting, Friday the 13th prequel show, IT prequel show (Welcome to Derry), Omni news, new Conan creative team, live action Hercules movie from the Russos inspired by TikTok, Sandman renewed, new OGN line from Vault called Headshell, Westworld canceled, something odd about the Hush deluxe edition
Ray pitches the next Flanaganverse project
Podcast recommendation: True Crime and Cocktails
Trailer: Avatar
Comics Countdown:
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh
Additional Reviews: Midnight Club, Oblivion Song HC 1, Superman and Lois, Andor, House of Dragons s1, Deathstroke by Priest, Tales of the Jedi, Nightwing by Taylor vol 1
Longbox of Horror 2022 part 5: horror movie crossover pitches
News: Star Wars post ep9, Doctor Who and Disney+, James Gunn co-head of DC Studios, Ty Templeton cancer-free, Simpsons Death Note, Green Lantern show re-tooled, Omninews, Emilia Clarke playing Abigail Brand in Secret Invasion, Primer sequel, Witcher: Henry Cavill out and Liam Hemsworth in, Gargoyles sells 100k for Dynamite, AWA announces early 2023 slate
Trailers: Quantumania, Guardians Holiday Special
Comics Countdown:
January 2023 Solicits
Comic Reviews:
Ray’s OGN Corner: Heartstopper vol 1 by Alice Oseman
Additional Reviews: Andor ep7, Black Adam, Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
Longbox of Horror 2022 part 4: The Haunting
News: Lucha Libre wrestling show coming to Disney+, Cavill returning as Superman, short horror movie from Tynion IV and Elsa Charretier, Geiger TV adaptation, final season of Flash
Trailers: Creed 3
Comics Countdown: