On February 2, writer Dan Slott’s long-awaited RECKONING WAR saga begins, launching in FANTASTIC FOUR: RECKONING WAR ALPHA #1 and then unfolding in the pages of Slott’s current run on FANTASTIC FOUR. The story will shed light on the First War that rocked the Marvel Universe, a conflict that preceded Asgard, Galactus, and all the heroes you know and love. That war will now reignite and only the Fantastic Four can defend the Universe from the chaos it will unleash. Get your first look at the revelations and action to come in the all-new FANTASTIC FOUR: RECKONING WAR ALPHA #1 trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork! “When I was eight years old I read a particular Marvel comic that struck me. It got me... 

Baroness extend their “Your Baroness – An Intimate Evening with Baroness” tour into the New Year, with an additional five weeks of dates launching Jan. 14.  

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ bestselling Reckless books just won’t quit, as the award winning crime noir masters bring us yet another original graphic novel starring troublemaker-for-hire Ethan Reckless in The Ghost in You. It will land on shelves this April from Image Comics and join Reckless, Friend of the Devil, and Destroy All Monsters in this original graphic novel series.  

Las Vegas-based horror rockers Vampires Everywhere have today announced that they will be hitting the road on their headlining From Hell With Love Tour in Spring 2022. Fresh off the heels of The Awakening Tour, the band will be on the road again starting in early February with Young Medicine, City Of The Weak, and Junexa. UK fans can also catch the band in London on April 15, 2022, at The Underworld. Speaking on the news, Michael Vampire shares:  

Tech death titans ARCHSPIRE will be annihilating North America next year as they embark on Tech Trek V! The band will tear through the United States and Canada at 350bpm with support from ENTHEOS, INFERI, and VULVODYNIA. The tour kicks off on April 13 in Seattle, WA and will conclude with a homecoming show in Vancouver, BC on May 14.  

In yesterday’s dramatic conclusion of Leah Williams and Lucas Werneck’s X-MEN: TRIAL OF MAGNETO limited series, fans witnessed the stunning resurrection of a legendary hero in the X-Men mythos—John Proudstar AKA Thunderbird! The first X-Man to die in action, Thunderbird’s time on the X-Men may have been brief but his impact was mighty, and now his long-awaited return to the Marvel Universe will be explored this April in GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: THUNDERBIRD #1.  

NONPOINT released their new EP titled RUTHLESS along with the premiere of the official music video for single “Back in the Game”  

Donny Cates is currently taking two of Marvel’s most iconic characters on transformative journeys in the pages of HULK and THOR. And this April, the acclaimed writer will smash both sagas together in an all-new epic: HULK VS. THOR: BANNER OF WAR!  

From the twisted minds of writer Tyler Burton Smith (Kung Fury, Child’s Play) and rising-star artist Vanessa Cardinali springs the forthcoming horror/thriller Slumber. This all-new, ongoing series will launch from Image Comics this March.  

Fans who missed Metallica’s pair of 40th anniversary concerts this past weekend can enjoy rebroadcasts of both shows on-demand exclusively on The Coda Collection this Christmas Weekend in the U.S. and on Amazon Prime internationally. 

Swedish metal titans MESHUGGAH have been forced to postpone their US headlining tour to the Fall of 2022.  

Originally becoming world-famous as a founding member of Accept, Dirkschneider continues to steadily expand upon his international successes with his U.D.O. and Dirkschneider outfits, remaining true to himself every step of the way. Deciding it’s time for another change in his career, today, U.D.O. announces his official signing to Atomic Fire Records.