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The Batman Repeats in First Place as Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie has a Strong Debut

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It’s no surprise that The Batman came in first place but the second place shows that niche releases can pay off. The Batman earned an estimated $36.8 million over the weekend to bring its domestic gross to $300.1 million. Over the week, the film also earned about $73.3 million internationally to bring that total to $598.1 million.

In second place was Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, the latest anime film to have a strong debut weekend. That film earned an estimated $14.8 million to bring its domestic total to $17.7 million. Internationally, the film has also earned $112.1 million for a worldwide total of $129.8 million.

Uncharted slipped to third place adding an estimated $8 million to its domestic total to bring that to $125.9 million. Internationally, the film grossed around $23.5 million over the week to bring that total to $211.4 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $337.3 million.

X is another debut coming in fourth place with an estimated $4.4 million.

Rounding out the top five was Dog which added $3.2 million to its domestic total to bring that to $54.2 million. The film also earned about $1.4 million internationally to bring that to $7.9 million and a worldwide total of $62.1 million.

In comic film news…

Spider-Man: No Way Home came in sixth place as the film also saw its digital release this past week. Even with that, the movie earned $3.2 million to lift its domestic total to $797.5 million. It also earned about $3 million over the week internationally to bring that to $1.087 billion and a worldwide total of $1.885 billion.

The King’s Man didn’t chart this past week and its domestic gross remains steady at $37.2 million. The film seems steady internationally with a total of $88.7 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $125.9 million.

Initial numbers have 57 films earning $80,262,519 from 32,725 theaters. That’s a drop from last weekend’s 52 films which earned $101,935,219 from 29,273 theaters theaters. The average earning was $2,452.64 this past weekend, a decrease from the previous weekend’s $3,482.23.

Graphic Audio and Recorded Books Ink Book Deal with Dark Horse Comics

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Graphic Audio and Recorded Books have inked a content publishing deal with comic book publisher Dark Horse Comics. As part of the agreement, Graphic Audio will publish several proprietary graphic novels by Dark Horse, while Recorded Books will publish audiobooks for several Dark Horse prose novels to be named soon.

Here’s a taste of what’s to come!

      September 2021

  • The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask by Christopher Cantwell and Patric Reynolds
  • X Volume 1: Big Bad by Duane Swierczynski and Eric Nguyen

     November 2021

  • Ghost: In the Smoke and Din by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Noto, Jenny Frison, Alex Ross
  • Living with the Dead: A Zombie Bromance by Mike Richardson (Dark Horse Founder and CEO) and Ben Stenbeck

The titles will be available on Graphic Audio’s website store at www.graphicaudio.net and everywhere digital audiobooks are sold.

Around the Tubes

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Hope everyone has a nice MLK day, and take a moment about the man whose life we remember today.

Around the Tubes

The Beat – The Devastator/Beat Convention Exhibitor Survey is out: which cons are loved, which are hated – Interesting.

Kotaku – UK Man Arrested For Christmas Day Attacks on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network – Good.

ICv2 – Kinberg Confirms ‘Fantastic Four’ Reshoots – Pretty common actually.

 

Around the Tubes Reviews

ICv2 – Angel & Faith: Season 10 Vol. 1

CBR – Conan/Red Sonja #1

The Herts Advertiser – Cyclops: Starstruck

Bam Smack Pow – Deadpool #40

The Herts Advertiser – Hulk: Banner DOA

The Beat – Jupiter’s Legacy #5

ICv2 – The Mighty

CBR – Nameless #1

The Beat – Project Superpowers: Blackcross #1

Comic Vine – Project Superpowers: Blackcross #1

The Herts Advertiser – Wolverine: Three Months to Die

The Beat – X #21

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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EastofWest16_CoverWednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in! Below are ten suggestions of comics, graphic novels, or trade paperbacks you should spend some extra time checking out and think about picking up.

It’s the end of the year, which means there’s not much coming out this week, you can get everything for about $75. So, instead of our usual 10 picks, just get everything…. but if you still need some help…..

Dark Horse

The Massive Vol. 4: Sahara – Brian Wood’s series wrapped up, but you can catch some of the final issues here in this volume where all of the pieces of the puzzle come together.

X Vol. 4 Better Off Dead – X is back, and this violent ant-hero has been a welcome return. If you haven’t checked out what you’re missing, here’s a great way to see.

DC Comics

Batman Eternal #39 – DC’s weekly series will all lead to next year’s even Convergence… so, this’ll be important.

Earth 2: World’s End #13 – See above.

The New 52: Futures End #35 – See above.

IDW Publishing

Star Trek/Planet of the Apes #1 – Two classic properties team up! Can’t wait to see how…

Image Comics

East of West #16 – Are you reading this sci-fi western? You’re not? Yeah, you should fix that.

Image Firsts: Wytches #1 – This horror series from Scott Snyder is on a lot of “best of” lists. This reprint costs a dollar. That plus the fact there’s not much out means this is a “buy.”

Marvel

All-New Miracleman Annual #1 – A bunch of creators taken on the classic character in new stories.

S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 – With the second season of the television series in a fall hiatus, Marvel finally releases a comic that sort of ties into it.

BOOM! Studios

Abigail and the Snowman #1 – Roger Langridge’s cute new series.

Valiant

X-O Manowar #31 – Check out the kick-ass series of the displaced hero.

 

Picks of the Week: Bravest Warriors #8 and 9 Other Choices

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Bravest-Warriors-8-cover-B-Nick-EdwardsThere are few comics that get me to laugh each and every issue. Bravest Warriors is one of those comics. This comic might look like it’s for kids, but the subversive humor is anything but. With moments that get me to say “holy shit” then laugh out loud (literally laugh out loud, people stare) the comic has it all in a crazy package. From the creator of Adventure Time, the series is the sci-fi cousin of that popular series. Featuring a team of adventurers to stories are bizarre and beyond entertaining.

Check out below for the rest of our picks!

  • Bravest Warriors #8 – see above
  • Avengers #11 – One of Marvel’s best, the series seems to be merging many corners of the Marvel Universe, like the New Universe. For die-hard fans only, the series is thick with continuity, but also a threat that’s “Avengers worthy”
  • Batman #20 – The last issue before Zero Year. Batman is still dealing with the loss of his son.
  • Chin Music #1 – A new Image series that looks to continue the streak of hits. Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. The comic is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you’ve experienced before.
  • Grimm #1 – Based on the popular television series. I’m expecting a possible hit from non-regular comic readers.
  • Star Wars #5 – Brian Wood has given us a new and interesting Star Wars story devoid of years of continuity and history.
  • Supurbia #7 – Super powers + soap opera = awesome!
  • Thor: God of Thunder #8 – Jason Aaron has been giving us an awesome Thor and the art is some of the best out there.
  • Uncanny Avengers #8 – The series started off slow, but has been getting better. The tension between mutants and humans is the main focus and something missing from most of Marvel NOW!
  • The Walking Dead #110 – Do I really need to push this one? The series is a cultural phenomenon and one of the few with crossover fans from outside comics. A true success in bringing in new readers from a new entertainment venue.
  • X #1 – The return of Dark Horse’s gritty anti-hero.

Top 10 Picks of the Week: Hawkeye #9 Tops the List

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Hawkeye_9_CoverThis week is an interesting week of releases, dominated by Marvel comics, most other publishers have a fairly light week of comics. Even with that, it’s kind of hard to not go with Hawkeye #9 as the top comic for the week. Easily one of the best comics on the market, the art, writing, everything is top-notch fun.

I can’t stress enough how amazing this series is. Folks really need to check out a comic that’s universally praised. We all deserve comics of this quality, we need to make sure to support them when we do get them.

  • Hawkeye #9 – see above
  • Saga #12 – Another top-notch series focuses a bit more on the Robots and their role in the greater war. While the series shifts a bit in its focus, it gives us a key chapter that fleshes out the universe as a whole.
  • The Walking Dead #109 – Easily one of the best story arcs in a long time of the series continues.
  • Uncanny X-Men #4 – Bendis has made this squad of revolutionary X-Men sympathetic. All of that is wrapped up in amazing artwork.
  • Bravest Warriors #7 – The series might look like it’s for kids, but there’s some much wrong hilarity, I can’t recommend this series enough.
  • Mega Man #24 – This is it. The beginning of the Mega Man, Sonic crossover event!
  • Supurbia #6 – Super heroes meets soap operas is entertaining fun and a great read. Another series worth checking out.
  • Star Wars #4 – Brian Wood has given us an energized re-imagined original Star Wars free of the bogged down continuity.
  • X #0 – Dark Horse’s vigilante is back and boy is this first issue brutal.
  • G.I. Joe: Cobra Files #1 – The third new G.I. Joe series completes the package in IDW’s reboot of the beloved franchise.