Continuing our #NewComicsSpotlight, Dark Horse is granting my Halloween wish with a new one-shot set in the world of Stranger Things. I wish more comics would have special Halloween one-shots as we get closer to my favorite Holiday.

DARK HORSE

 

STRANGER THINGS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL ONE-SHOT
Official Description: It’s Halloween night in Hawkins, Indiana and Will, Mike, Lucas and Dustin gather in Castle Byers to eat candy and scare each other with a spooky story, revealing the quaint town’s deepest kept secret: the Child Eater of Hawkins.
Writer: Michael Moreci | Artist: Todor Hristov

SKULLDIGGER AND SKELETON BOY #5
Official Description: In custody of Detective Reyes after a vigilante outing gone wrong, Skeleton Boy is caught between his desire for revenge and the idea that he may be in over his head. Meanwhile, Skulldigger and Grimjims feud threatens to take out innocent bystanders.
Writer: Jeff Lemire | Artist: Tonci Zonjic

MARVEL COMICS

 

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1
Official Description: THE HOUR OF THE WOLF! A new Werewolf by Night is prowling the Southwest, but all is not as it seems! A young man, a family curse, and an unholy experiment prove a dangerous combination for a small town in Arizona. All young Jake wants is to protect his people, but who will protect him from the monster within?
Writers: Benjamin Jackendoff, Jimmy Gomez | Artist: Scot Eaton

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50
Official Description: “LAST REMAINS” is so huge it cannot be contained within the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Kindred’s assault is so epic, it’s going to sweep the other Spider-Heroes of the Marvel Universe up in its wake. All this and the bombshell dropped at the end of ASM #49 rolls toward one of Marvel fandom’s favorite characters.
Writers: Matthew Rosenberg, Nick Spencer | Artist: Federico Vicentini

DC COMICS

 

METAL MEN #11
Official Description: The Metal Men are together again, as Nth Metal Man, Gold, and Tina are reunited with Magnus and the rest of the team…but now they’ve got a one-way ticket to the Dark Multiverse-so how will they get out? And to make matters worse, they run into their own worst enemies, and Nth Metal Man’s old friends-Dark Multiverse versions of themselves! Plus, a surprise guest star will appear to help, in this most unlikely of places!
Writer: Dan Didio | Artist: Shane Davis

THE LAST GOD: SONGS OF LOST CHILDREN #1
Official Description: A decade after the infamous battle of the Black Stair, an incognito Queen Cyanthe and her handmaiden embark on a journey to the poverty-stricken villages outside Tyrgolad. When faced with stories of disappearing children and a real-life encounter with a great and ancient monster, Cyanthe realizes that tales of monsters lurking are anything but folklore, and must return to her warrior roots to slay another ghastly creature.
Writer: Dan Watters | Artist: Steve Beach

What are your favorite horror titles? What horror character would you love to get a new ongoing series?

Spiderman is rebooting again. This would get a giant eye-roll- but (and a BIG but here) the web crawler is rebooting into the Marvel Cinematic Universe! That is so epic-ly amazing (spectacular, sensational, astonishing, superior, etc.) that we can ignore the constant reboots (we would do the same and be equally excited if the Fantastic Four were inserted into the Marvel mothership movie universe). With Spiderman entering a new universe, maybe, just maybe we can have him face off with some new villains. We have speculated about Spiderman movie villains in the past (and even had some success, hello Rhino).

Here we go, our picks for possible villains in the Spiderman Reboot!

Kingpin

Who is to say that the main villain of a Spiderman movie needs to be introduced in the new Spiderman movie? Lets skip that and use a villain already established in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (even if it was on the Netflix/TV side of things). Kingpin is one of the most iconic Spiderman villains and was masterfully played by Vincent D’Onofrio. He opens the door to grounding Spiderman but at the same time introducing a lot of possible characters (including a cameo or team-up with Daredevil). This would be a great way to tie together different portions of the Marvel Universe while firmly placing Spiderman in the center of things.

Kraven the Hunter

Okay, I know, this is a repeat of a pick from a past list of villains I wanted to see in a Spiderman sequel, but he is just too good not to use. This is not a villain that wants to destroy the world or take over the city. This is a hunter that wants to take out Spiderman and the two are pretty equally matched in strength and speed. What better test for a new teenage Peter Parker/Spiderman? Just imagine them fighting across Manhattan or battling in the Bronx Zoo. I love the idea of Spiderman fighting someone that isn’t straight up evil per say, but is an animal like villain. Kraven also has ties to other villains that could be included, like his half brother the Chameleon or Vermin.

Morlun

I was on the fence with this one. Merlin as a villain is either loved or loathed by Spiderman fans. The Other storyline added so much complication to Spiderman’s backstory and would deb so unneeded for a new series of movies, but at the same time he is a formidable big bad and could open a ton of new doors for future movies and characters; Ezekiel, Silk, and of course the possibility of doing a live action version of “Spider-Verse” (which could put Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back into the suit!). I might be getting too ahead of myself, but I think there is a way to introduce Morlun without the over complications. I’d love to see some of the alternate world Spidermen (and women- Mayday Parker!).

Okay, so this is a joke entry (sort of- Spiderman really needs more female villains). White Rabbit is the addition to this list that is similar to Rhino in my last Spiderman Movie Villains List, she wouldn’t be the headlining villain, but someone that Spiderman faces over the course of the movie. She could be robbing a bank or museum, etc. Spiderman’s world needs to be rich with costumed villains and the montages in the movie should reflect this. Hey, maybe they could throw in some established small villains from Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, or past Marvel movies for Spiderman to punch over the course of the new film. I want to feel his connection to the bigger world (but I don’t necessarily want him over shadowed by Ironman or Captain America).

Who would you like to see Spiderman face off against in the new movie?

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Marvel Comics has begun selling digital Motion comics via iTunes. They are a mix of traditional art with animation and voice actors.  The first Marvel Motion Comic that has been released is Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D., which Marvel has posted online to watch for free.  Written by Brian Michael Bendis with stunning art by Alex Maleev, the series is presented in a very cool noir style and takes place in the current Marvel universe, with Jessica Drew (aka Spider-Woman) trying to move on with her life after the events of “Secret Invasion” and “New Avengers”.

Coming soon, Marvel is going to be releasing a motion comic version of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s awesome Astonishing X-Men storyline “Gifted”. While I’d rather see a full blown animated movie based on Whedon’s run, this is a good start. What classic Marvel storyline would you like to see made into a motion comic?