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David Petersen's Eisner-winning, creator-owned comic Mouse Guard is going to become a movie from screenwriter Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).

Ross Richie and Stephen Christy will co-produce the project alongside Reeves. Following the success of Disney's The Jungle Book, THR reveals that the studio is eager to make a live-action version of the film albeit with CG characters via performance capture, of which Reeves has a lot of experience now.

The series, written and drawn by Petersen, centers on a group of mice in the Middle Ages who protect their community from invasions - both by other mice and by outside forces.

While it's possible that Hollywood was simply waiting for the technology to catch up to Mouse Guard before green lighting a motion picture adaptation, the wait may also have something to do with a series of underperforming mouse movies over the last ten years, including Flushed Away and The Tale of Depereaux. For those eager for more updates on the Mouse Guard movie, stay tuned to Comic-Con where Petersen and Whitta will be fielding fan questions at a Friday afternoon.

The Mouse Guard concept should be pretty self-explanatory, especially if you're able to see the header image above. She's best known for directing television (Better Call Saul, among many others), but has carved an impressive career from the use of highly innovative framing and camera techniques. Some are healers, some are swords experts, while others are expert strategists or craftworkers.

Mouse Guard was originally published by Archaia before moving to Boom!

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FRIDAY, July 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Here a Pokemon, there a Pokemon, everywhere a Pokemon!

Just about every millennial seems to be out and about with a smartphone in pursuit of digital monsters via the "Pokemon Go" game. But players distracted by their smartphones risk injury from mishaps like walking into traffic or tripping over a curb.

How can you be safe and still get a burst of activity by playing "Pokemon Go" in public places? The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is offering advice through its "Digital Deadwalker" campaign.

"We love that these games are bringing children and adults outdoors and encouraging exercise," Dr. Alan Hilibrand, a Philadelphia orthopedic surgeon, said in an academy news release. "But we also want everyone to be mindful of their surroundings as they enjoy this activity. Walking while looking at your phone or electronic device can result in sprains, broken bones and other serious, even fatal, injuries."

Almost 40 percent of Americans have seen an incident caused by distracted walking, according to a recent academy study. About one in four have been in one themselves. Seventy-eight percent of adults call distracted walking a "serious" issue, but less than a third say they usually or always walk while distracted themselves.

The academy offers these tips to avoid a mishap when you're on the "Pokemon Go" -- on foot:

• Focus on everything around you: People, objects, obstacles.
• Keep your eyes on your surroundings instead of your phone when you cross into traffic or enter an intersection.
• Be careful when you cross streets and wait for a traffic light if possible. Watch for pedestrians, cars and bikes.
• When you reach a curb, look up. Don't look down. Use the same level of caution when you're in the middle of intersections.
• Stop and get out of the way of other pedestrians if you need to use your cellphone or talk to the person next to you.
• If you're wearing headphones, set the volume low enough so you can still hear traffic and things around you.

"Pokemon Go" is a free "augmented reality" game that lets players use their phone's camera to capture, train and trade virtual Pokemon characters that can appear without warning in a real-world setting.

But the wildly popular game -- the top grossing app on iTunes, less than a week after its release -- is so enthralling that players are unintentionally placing themselves in harm's way. Unanticipated consequences include sprained ankles, bruises from walking into traffic, trees and lamp posts, risky driving and even some robberies, according to reports from across the United States.

The following is a list of issue from The Walking Dead with a brief synopsis of each issue .........

Volume 1: Days Gone Bye

Issue	Cover	Storyline
1		Rick Grimes wakes from a coma to a zombie infested world, and meets Morgan and Duane Jones. After Morgan gives insight into the situation, Rick sets out to Atlanta to find his missing wife and son.
2		Rick finally reaches Atlanta, and is escorted to a small camp of survivors where he is reunited with his wife and his son.
3		The survivors learn vital information from a walker. Rick's friend Shane grows jealous of Rick's sudden return.
4		Shane and Rick have a disagreement whether to stay or leave, and Rick feels the group needs more guns. Rick and Glenn make a trip into the city limits to get more guns, but not without trouble. Lori is keeping a secret from Rick.
5		Rick teaches the survivors how to shoot. Shane becomes increasingly angry at Rick. The camp suffers from casualties when it is attacked by zombies.
6		The group mourns for those that have died. Shane pulls a gun on Rick and is about to shoot him when Carl shoots him in the neck.

Volume 2: Miles Behind Us

Issue	Cover	Storyline
7		The group buries Shane and leaves the camp. They encounter a small group of survivors, Tyreese, Chris, and Julie. Lori reveals that she is pregnant.
8		Lori's pregnancy stirs the group. Dale has speculations over the father. The survivors find a potential safe-haven, Wiltshire Estates, but they fail to see a sign at the entrance warning "All Dead Do Not Enter".
9		The survivors settle into their newly found community. Their streak of luck is ruined when the group is attacked and Donna is killed. Weeks after, Carl is seriously wounded.
10		Survivors are taken to Greene Farm, where Carl regains consciousness. Hershel reveals what he has on his barn.
11		While trying to lure a walker into the barn, walkers flee and kill two of Hershel's children, causing him to come to his senses.
12		Rick's group are forced out from the farm, and stumble upon their new home, a prison.

Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars

Issue	Cover	Storyline
13		The survivors rid the newly found prison of walkers. Inside they find an interesting surprise, four surviving inmates.
14		Inmates give Rick's group a tour. Rick escorts Greene Family and Glenn back to Prison. Chris kills Julie in a suicide pact gone wrong.
15		Tyreese kills Chris in revenge, and the survivors learn something important. Rick visits Shane, Tyreese is abandoned, and Hershel loses once more.
16		Dexter is locked up, presumed to be the murderer. Tyreese is secured, and Andrea is attacked by the real murderer, Thomas.
17		Thomas wounds Andrea but she is saved by Rick. Rick establishes his new "You kill, you die" rule.
18		Maggie gets her revenge on Thomas after he attacks Patricia. Later, Dexter and Andrew are about to force Rick's group out of the Prison.

Volume 4: The Heart's Desire

Issue	Cover	Storyline
19		Rick kills Dexter after getting a chance during an attack of zombies. Michonne and Otis reach The Prison. Tyreese advises Rick to rethink his new rule.
20		While clearing the prison, Allen is bitten.
21		Rick amputates Allen's leg in order to save him. Carol caughts Tyreese having an affair with Michonne.
22		After finding Carol with her wrists slit, Rick blames Tyreese for her actions.
23		Rick and Tyreese get into a fight which quickly turns physical. In the meantime, Allen passes away, and Rick passes out mysteriously.
24		Rick wakes up and Dale informs him that he is no longer their only leader. Rick gives the group his "We are the walking dead" -speech.

Volume 5: The Best Defense

Issue	Cover	Storyline
25		Outside The Prison, survivors discover a helicopter.
26		Rick, Michonne and Glenn are tracking the helicopter, and find it crashed, with footprints on the ground.
27		Rick, Michonne, and Glenn encounter Woodbury, Georgia, The Governor and his men. The Governor informs them that they are feeding the walkers with strangers.
28		Locating Woodbury turns out to be a horrifying mistake. Rick wakes up in the town's hospital and is shocked by his loss.
29		After waking up, The Governor informs Rick that he let Glenn free and knows everything about the Prison.
30		Tyreese tries to track the missing survivors. The Governor reveals that he lied about letting Glenn free.

Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life

Issue	Cover	Storyline
31		The Governor hires Michonne to fight with one of the cage fighters. She executes the fighter quickly. Martinez tells Rick they have to leave immediately.
32		Survivors are gathered up and are leaving Woodbury behind. Not everyone makes it out alive, and Michonne goes to get her revenge on The Governor.
33		Michonne mutilates The Governor, leaving him for dead. She reaches the others and acts as if nothing had ever happened.
34		The survivors arrive at the Prison, but the sight isn't delightful.
35		The Prison is quickly secured, but not without losses. Rick realizes that Martinez is gone.
36		Rick tracks Martinez and kills him. Glenn proposes to Maggie. Rick tells everyone to be ready for Woodbury's attack.

Volume 7: The Calm Before

Issue	Cover	Storyline
37		Glenn and Maggie's wedding are held. A handful of Prison survivors take a trip outside due to lack of weapons. Lori tells Rick they need to talk about Shane.
38		Rick tells Lori he already knew about their relationship. The survivors outside, after finding some weapons, hide out in a store, when men from Woodbury, Georgia approach.
39		The threat in a store is eliminated, Dale is bitten and Judith is born.
40		Dale's infected limb is amputated and he manages to survive. In the shooting range, he looks at Tyreese and Andrea, jealously.
41		A little group brings a zombie inside for Alice. Andrea assures Dale she and Tyreese are just friends. Carol does something drastic.
42		Two weeks after Carol's death, Woodbury, Georgia finally reaches Prison, ready to fight.

Volume 8: Made To Suffer

Issue	Cover	Storyline
43		Flashback shows, how The Governor survived Michonne's torture. After a few weeks, he starts the assault on the Prison survivors.
44		The Governor opens fire, but the soldiers withdraw in the end. Rick faints due his injury.
45		Dale forms a little group and leaves the Prison. Rick states to those who stayed that they can't do this. Tyreese is captured by Woodbury, Georgia survivors.
46		The Governor brings Tyreese to The Prison and decapitates him in front of everyone, failing to get access to the Prison.
47		The Governor commits his final attack to The Prison and destroys the fences. Rick finds someone pointing a gun to Lori's head.
48		The assault claims a lot of casualties from both sides. Rick and Carl remain to be the only survivors.

Volume 9: Here We Remain

Issue	Cover	Storyline
49		Rick becomes unconscious, with his eyes glazed over.
50		Carl saves his father, and Rick wakes up for a moment, proving he's not dead.
51		Rick finally wakes up and finds a phone. He starts talking believing he is connected to Lori.
52		Michonne encounters Rick and Carl. The trio later discovers Glenn and Maggie.
53		The group reaches Hershel's Farm, where others have been hiding. In the morning, they discover three new survivors; Abraham, Rosita and Eugene.
54		Rick tells Carl not to trust anyone before the survivors leave Hershel's Farm.

Volume 10: What We Become

Issue	Cover	Storyline
55		Rick has a nightmare about Lori. Eugene discovers that zombies are getting weaker over time. Maggie attempts to hang herself.
56		Maggie is secured, and Rick and Abraham get into a serious disagreement about the situation.
57		Rick, Carl and Abraham take a trip to Atlanta to find an old friend. At night, they encounter three marauders, which they kill immediately. Abraham wants to reveal to Rick what happened to his family.
58		Rick and Abraham share their stories. The group finds Morgan, but his son has died and turned. Morgan is unable to shoot him.
59		Morgan joins the group. Survivors encounter The Herd and start to run.
60		The group reaches the rest, and tell them they have to leave. Ben doesn't seem alright, and Dale isn't satisfied with Rick's decisions.

Volume 11: Fear The Hunters

Issue	Cover	Storyline
61		Ben suddenly murders Billy, and the group discuss about possibly having to kill him. Gabriel reaches the group. Ben is shot by Carl. Survivors are watched by two men.
62		After mourning for the twins, Dale goes missing.
63		The group search for Dale, and Gabriel is suspected. The Hunters have a meal off Dale.
64		Dale reveals something to his hijackers. Dale is secured later on and Rick realizes they're being toyed with by the attackers.
65		The group goes to execute The Hunters.
66		The Hunters are killed, and Dale dies to his wounds. Carl reveals to Rick he killed Ben.

Volume 12: Life Among Them

Issue	Cover	Storyline
67		Weeks after Dale's death, Rick and Carl have time to talk about Ben. Eugene reveals something to the group. A new survivor appears.
68		Everyone recommends to leave with Aaron, but Rick still has his suspicions over him.
69		The survivors reach their new home; Alexandria Safe-Zone.
70		The group settles in to their new home. The place seems safe enough, but who is Davidson?
71		Rick swears if they ever were to be driven away, they would take the place over.
72		Alexandria community are having a party for the survivors. Rick tells Glenn they would have to get their guns back.

Volume 13: Too Far Gone

Issue	Cover	Storyline
73		Abraham saves Holly from certain death, and Tobin's actions in the past are questioned. Glenn gets the guns.
74		Glenn and Heath make a run to the town. Gabriel reveals something to Douglas.
75		Rick tries to deal with a resident who beats his family, but is stopped by Michonne. Supply runners discover a new group outside the town.
76		Douglas and Rick reveal to each other what they've been through. Carl later discovers Rick talking on the phone to Lori.
77		Pete's actions force Rick to shoot him, and a group of scavengers start to head to Alexandria.
78		The threat is dealt with, and Douglas states the community needs Rick as a leader.

Volume 14: No Way Out

Issue	Cover	Storyline
79		The survivors discover a massive herd outside Alexandria.
80		The Herd claims it's first victim. Jessie Anderson kisses Rick.
81		Herd breaks in to Alexandria, causing more losses.
82		Morgan is wounded, and dragged to safety. Rick assures everyone he's not going to help anyone except his own to survive.
83		Morgan dies to his wounds. Outside Rick suffers from massive losses. Carl is seriously injured.
84		The survivors defeat all walkers and learn they're a manageable threat.

Volume 15: We Find Ourselves

Issue	Cover	Storyline
85		The Survivors clean up Alexandria and mourn for those who have died. They start to discuss measures and actions that have to be taken for the future. Carl shows signs of being alive.
86		Carl's actions were false alarm, but he is still alive. Rick states that he believed in the potential of the community to give them the power to survive in the future.
87		Rick mourns for the Anderson family, and tries again to talk to Lori, who is mad about what happened to Carl. Carl wakes up and asks where his mother is.
88		Rick tells Carl what happened to Lori and Judith. Nicholas plans to take over Alexandria.
89		Rick makes clear how wrong Nicholas' actions are.
90		Nicholas calms down and retreats to his house. Carl is released from the hospital. Rick and Andrea kiss.

Volume 16: A Larger World

Issue	Cover	Storyline
91		Survivors are running out of food. Someone is watching Alexandria.
92		Survivors encounter the unknown observer, Paul, who reveals he came from a big commuity, where almost two hundred other survivors live.
93		Rick stuns Paul fearing they might have been targeted by hostile survivors. Rick swears he is going to take everything the new community has if Paul is lying.
94		Survivors take a trip to Hilltop Colony, and Rick slowly starts to trust Jesus.
95		Rick tackles a man after he stabs the leader, and kills him immediately with his own knife.
96		The Hilltop Colony residents are shocked about the murder of Ethan. Paul starts to explain the situation regarding 'The Saviors', who keep the area clean from zombies but require half of Hilltops supplies as payment. Everyone agrees that Rick's group is able to defeat them. On the way to the Safe-Zone Rick states they can finally start living.

Volume 17: Something To Fear

Issue	Cover	Storyline
97		Rick's group encounter members of The Saviors, and after dealing with most of them Rick tells the last one to pass a message on to Negan. Maggie reveals she's pregnant. Abraham and Eugene slip outside in hopes that they can restore their ammunition not knowing they are watched by a group of men.
98		Outside Abraham is killed, as the rest of the Saviors withdraw. Rick replies to his death he doesn't know what to do.
99		Rick and a few others drive to the Hilltop Colony, hoping to get help with defeating The Saviors. A group of Saviors plan to attack the Safe-Zone at dawn.
100		Rick's group is ambushed by a large group of Saviors, and Negan. He sets off boundaries by beating Glenn's head in with a baseball bat.
101		The group reaches Hilltop Colony. With Jesus among them, the group gets back to Safe-Zone only to see the aftermath of a failed attack by The Saviors. Dwight is being held captive by Andrea.
102		Rick decides to let Dwight go in order to prevent more deaths. Rick sends Paul Monroe out to follow him and find out more information about The Saviors.

Volume 18: What Comes After

Issue	Cover	Storyline
103		Rick reveals his plan to Andrea, to go against The Saviors, which he set in motion with Jesus. Negan pays a visit to Safe-Zone to receive their offering.
104		Rick tells everyone Negan is now in charge. Carl hides in The Saviors' van, and kills several of them after he is discovered. He is stopped violently by Dwight until Negan tells him to stop and asks "is that any way to treat their new guest?".
105		Negan gives Carl a tour on The Saviors' base and later on, humiliates Carl for killing his men. Afterwards he tries to figure out what to do with Carl.
106		After realizing Carl is missing, Rick pays a visit to Negan only to hear that Negan is anxious to show him what he has done to Carl.
107		Negan returns Carl back to Rick and says that he can be reasonable. Back at the safe-zone Jesus reveals to Rick that it's time he introduces him to a man by the name of Ezekiel.
108		Rick and Paul are escorted to Ezekiel, the leader of The Kingdom. Dwight reveals his intentions of wanting to help them take down their common enemy, but Rick doubts his true allegiances.

Volume 19: March To War

Issue	Cover	Storyline
109		Rick starts to set his plan to take down The Saviors. Jesus does the same at the Hilltop Colony, but is betrayed by Kal, who flees to go warn The Saviors.
110		Jesus is able to prevent Kal from informing The Saviors of the resistance movement. Rick leads a small group of survivors to The Kingdom.
111		Survivors bring their forces together at The Kingdom. Negan arrives at Alexandria to collect the offering. He is approached by Spencer, who wants him to kill Rick and appoint him leader of the Safe-Zone. Negan dislikes his lack of courage and kills him.
112		Rick finds out what happened to Spencer and decides to kill Negan. After opening fire Negan reveals another dozen Saviors stationed outside the walls.
113		Negan is about to execute his attackers. Andrea is ambushed.
114		Negan's execution attempt is outrageously interrupted, causing multiply Saviors to die and the rest to withdraw. Andrea is secured. Negan realizes they are going to war.

Volume 20: All Out War - Part 1

Issue	Cover	Storyline
115		Soldiers from Alexandria, Hilltop, and Kingdom travel to The Sanctuary, and ask Negan to surrender. Gregory announces that the Hilltop is allied with The Saviors.
116		Negan refuses the offer. Rick and his army suffer from casualties, and Holly makes a dangerous decision. Rick announces to everyone that the war has only just begun.
117		Rick prepares his men for the next move, and The Sanctuary is surrounded by roamers. Negan shows Holly in a gruesome way that Saviors are not monsters.
118		Maggie tells Gregory off for his cowardliness, and says she believes in Rick. Rick's men start to attack one of the outposts, not without casualties. Ezekiel feels ashamed for his actions.
119		In the aftermath of attacking the outposts, Negan starts an assault on the Alexandria Safe-Zone.
120		An assault hits Alexandria.

Volume 21: All Out War - Part 2

Issue	Cover	Storyline
121		After the destruction of Alexandria, the remaining survivors move to Hilltop. Eugene and his ammunition crew are captured by The Saviors.
122		Dwight assures Eugene he'll help him escape, with help from a new ally. All the communities are gathered together at the Hilltop, and Negan plans an attack there with gruesome tactics.
123		Carson leads Eugene and his crew to safety, with more allied Saviors. After breaking in to Hilltop, Negan forces Dwight to shoot Rick.
124		Saviors retreat from Hilltop, and the survivors realize that no matter how minor wound one retrieves from the modified weapons they will die, among them Rick.
125		The survivors wounded by The Saviors begin to pass. Rick realizes he has been shot with a clean bolt and convinces Negan how they could live together, he then swiftly slashes Negan's throat open.
126		The war ends, and Rick saves Negan's life. Negan is informed he will be proven wrong about the surviviors rebuilding the civilization.

Volume 22: A New Beginning

Issue	Cover	Storyline
127		Two years after the events of "All Out War", the survivors have gotten more into building their society, and finally started living their lives. Carl reveals to Negan, now a prisoner, that he still wants him dead.
128		Andrea questions Magna, while Rick allows Carl to become an apprentice. Two Hilltop residents struggle outside the communities, and Magna assures her group they'll find out what Alexandria is hiding from them.
129		Rick and Carl start their journey to Hilltop, but the route isn't as safe as it seems. Ken is seriously hurt, and Magna encounters Alexandria's secret.
130		Rick and Carl reach the Hilltop and are greeted by Maggie. Marco leaves Ken behind, and returns to the Hilltop with a strange revelation.
131		Maggie sends out a search party for the missing Ken. Later, Rick and Maggie have a heart to heart as Carl moves in to the Hilltop. Meanwhile, Andrea faces new problems.
132		Magna and her group confront Andrea in her house. Meanwhile, Dante fights against a group of survivors who wear zombie skins to blend in.

Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams

Issue	Cover	Storyline
133		A new group of survivors, who call themselves The Whisperers, are brought to light with a threatening mission.
134		Jesus manages to survive his encounter with The Whisperers and brings back a captured female member to the Hilltop. Meanwhile, Carl protects Sophia from a group of bullies, but goes a little too far in doing so.
135		Carl faces the consequences of his actions while it is revealed that the Whisperer Paul has captured is a 16 year old girl. Meanwhile, parents of the bullies, fed up with Maggie's leadership, begin planning to dethrone Maggie as their leader when Gregory insists that they kill her.
136		Though the families of the bullies who attacked Sophia and Carl decline Gregory's plan. They ultimately come to terms with him on one condition, they kill Carl too. Meanwhile, Carl and Lydia form a bond as Maggie and Paul put the pieces together. Outside the Hilltop, The Whisperers await their leader as they spy on the community.
137		Carl and Lydia continue to bond as Maggie and Jesus try to figure out what to do. After a short confrontation with one of the parents of the children beaten by Carl. Gregory invites Maggie to his trailer where he attempts to poison her. However, he is found out by Paul shortly after drugging her.
138		Gregory is subdued and Maggie survives the botched poisoning while Lydia begins to open up how different her world is compared to the Hilltops. Just then, The Whisperers leader arrives with a proposition and not all are happy.

Volume 24: Life And Death

Issue	Cover	Storyline
139		Ezekiel is having fun dispatching some walkers near a port when Rick arrives with a small convoy. Meanwhile, Maggie and the others struggle to find Carl who has been taken in by The Whisperers. Back at the pier, Ezekiel and Rick discuss the upcoming fair when a familiar face arrives.
140		Gregory pleads that he has been framed and insists that he is innocent of any wrong doing, but to no avail. Maggie and Paul discuss what to do with him when Maggie comes to the realization that they may have to kill him. Back at Alexandria, a dangerous mishap occurs.
141		A leader steps down while a surprise waits for Rick. Fates are discussed, and one is decided.
142		Carl butts heads with the leader of The Whisperers, Alpha. Interested in their communities, she manages to infiltrate the fair as Rick gets word that his son has gone missing.
143		Rick forms a search party for Carl and meets The Whisperers face to face with a threat that is all too real.
144		Lines are crossed and all sides pay the price.

Volume 25: No Turning Back

Issue	Cover	Storyline
145		The aftermath.
146		After revealing the group's losses, a call for action turns ugly. Eugene has a plan.
147		Lydia is sent away with Carl and Andrea for her protection, but she suspects something more. Michonne has an a epiphany.
148		Alpha comes to terms with her loss meanwhile, Dwight struggles to find a purpose. The communities grow restless, forcing Rick to find help from an unlikely source.
149		Trouble begins to brew as Rick realizes what he has to do. Dwight makes a decision.
150		Rick's plan is revealed, but not before restless members of the community try to take matters into their own hands.

Volume 26: Call To Arms

Issue	Cover	Storyline
151		Dwight becomes the leader of Rick's newly formed militia who gets an unexpected volunteer. Elsewhere, Eugene is surprised while working on a radio.
152		Dwight continues to train new recruits. Rick is confronted by a vengeful youth.
153		In spite of Rick, Brandon frees Negan with a plan to destroy both Rick and The Whisperers.
154		Negan's plan is set into motion as he is taken in by The Whisperers and meets Alpha. Aaron and Michonne cross the border in pursuit but are stopped and confronted by The Whisperer's monstrous second-in-command, Beta.
155		Michonne and Aaron are saved by Dwight and his men, but not before Aaron is severally injured. The two rush to the Hilltop for aid leaving Dwight as he realizes they have just committed an act of war. Meanwhile, Negan tries to swoon Alpha and begins to offer valuable information in exchange for joining their group.
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He's crazy, she's crazy, and, almost as an afterthought, they’re all the "Worst Heroes Ever": Warner Bros.’ long-awaited "Suicide Squad" movie opens in less than two weeks, and ifthe trailers are any indication, it devotes a significant amount of screen time to The Joker and Harley Quinn.

But while Jared Leto has done a great job of convincing us he can follow in Heath Ledger's footsteps, all eyes are on Margot Robbie.

It's not simply because she seems to wear sparkly underpants for the majority of the film, either. It's because her character Harley Quinn has become wildly popular in recent years. Bolstered in no small part by "Batman: The Animated Series" nostalgia and video game cameos, Harley has wrangled her own solo comic, a couple of team-up series and a new gang, not to mention a hefty chunk of floor space at Hot Topic. With her cinematic debut just around the corner, she's becoming one of the most highly recognizable female villains in fiction.

What's more, she’s probably the most important female villain to hit the screen -- in any genre -- in a long time. Whatever approach we see in this cinematic rendering of Harley Quinn will undoubtedly influence the character’s depiction in comics, and it may even affect the representation of females as villains in media more generally. Because she’s that popular.

That brings us to the matter of how female villains are treated in comics.

Art by Amanda Conner

The problems began long ago, when the tradition of hero-as-proxy was only beginning. Certainly one of the most important elements of superhero comics since their inception is their function as a means of escape for the reader. Through characters like Spider-Man, readers are given the feeling that they, too, could be heroes (with or without the radioactive spider-bit). For a long while, those readers were largely assumed to be white, cis-gendered, heterosexual men or boys. That’s why so many comics feature protagonists with those qualities, often engaged with villains who are the "other." There were clear elements of xenophobia and sexism in the early decades, and heteronormativity is almost always king.

As an avid reader, I’m proud to say superhero comics have come a long way in their treatment of women, people of color and the LGBTQ community. But although we continue to demand that our heroes represent more of us, so that more of us may use them as proxies, there are still qualities in mainstream superhero comics that hark back to more disappointing times.

Case in point: The depiction of female villainy expresses the very hypersexualization and diminutization we have largely purged from characterizations of our female heroes. And, although it's tempting to suggest the villainization of sexual promiscuity will act to undermine the tendency of real women to mimic those qualities, or for real men to desire those qualities, it doesn't really work that way. That’s because, unlike male villains, female foes are created to be more like ladies in distress than psychopaths, who need saving rather than shunning.

In other words, female villains aren’t free to be the complex characters their male counterparts are, at least not in traditional superhero comics. Instead, they seem to have all of the same limitations.

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DC Comics has announced a return to the worlds of Rann and Thanagar in a new six-issue miniseries titled "Hawkman and Adam Strange: Out of Time." Re-teaming Adam Strange and Hawkman -- who have been absent from DC's line since the launch of "Rebirth" -- the new monthly series comes from writer Marc Andreyko ("Wonder Woman '77") and artist Aaron Lopresti ("The New 52: Futures End").

"Residing on Earth and out of the hero game, Adam Strange finds himself trying to live a 'normal' life, until he’s literally pulled back into adventure again as a seemingly normal Zeta beam transmission returns him to the planet Rann, where he hopes to be reunited with his beloved Alanna. But instead, he finds the once great city of Ranagar in ruins with millions dead, and the once peaceful Alanna is now calling for the blood of Rann’s oldest enemy, Thanagar, home of the Hawkmen.

Sensing something is amiss, Strange enlists the aid of Thanagarian policeman Katar Hol, aka Hawkman, who is also trying anything possible to avert war. Together the two try and uncover who’s really behind the destruction of Rann while at the same time preventing Rann and Thanagar from marching into interplanetary armageddon!"

Check out the first issue cover by Lopresti below:

"Hawkman and Adam Strange: Out of Time" #1 hits stands on October 5.

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The Walking Dead issue #156 is OUT, and hopefully you’ve read it, cut the pages out, framed them, wrapped them in little tidy packages, given them as gifts, changed your mind, asked for them back, and re-assembled them into some of negatively CGC-graded Frankenbook. That almost certainly being the case, let us know what you thought down below! We’ll be awarding our favorite comment with… well, something! Something goooood. Maybe we have a sample of an SDCC item lying around somewhere…

Also, guys, if you leave an awesome comment, come back to see if you’ve won or at least check your email’s spam filter to see if we emailed you!

PREVIOUSLY: Andrea addresses Rick with concerns over his new leadership direction. Dwight’s military rushes to Michonne’s aid against Beta, allowing her to ride off to Hilltop to get Aaron life-saving medical care. Alpha allows Negan into her camp, but Beta isn’t as sure of his trustworthiness.

Marvel has revealed that a black woman named Riri Williams will portray next Iron Man. While Williams won't fight crime under the character's moniker, she will don Tony Stark's metal suits as soon as Marvel wraps up their current Civil War II storyline, Time reports.

Riri Williams is the creation of Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis, who previously created the popular black hispanic character Miles Morales, who assumed the role of Ultimate Spider-Man in 2011.

"One of the things that stuck with me when I was working in Chicago a couple of years ago on a TV show that didn't end up airing was the amount of chaos and violence," Bendis told Time of creating Williams' character. "And this story of this brilliant, young woman whose life was marred by tragedy that could have easily ended her life—just random street violence—and went off to college was very inspiring to me. I thought that was the most modern version of a superhero or superheroine story I had ever heard. And I sat with it for awhile until I had the right character and the right place.

Williams, like Morales, is part of Marvel's larger endeavor to diversify both the ethnicities and genders of their superhero staple; Morales' Spider-Man has been joined in recent years by Kamala Khan, Marvel's first Muslim superhero who fights under the Ms. Marvel mantle, as well as female versions of classic heroes like Thor (Jane Foster) and Wolverine (X-23). X-Men's Ice Man also came out as gay in 2015.

Bendis admitted that it hasn't been an easy task reimagining Marvel's iconic characters as something other than white males. "Some of the comments online, I don’t think people even realize how racist they sound. I’m not saying if you criticize you’re a racist, but if someone writes, 'Why do we need Riri Williams we already have Miles?' that's a weird thing to say," Bendis said. "But increasingly we see less and less of that. Once Miles hit, and Kamala Khan hit and female Thor hit—there was a part of an audience crawling through the desert looking for an oasis when it came to representation, and now that it’s here, you'll go online and be greeted with this wave of love."

Bendis added that Williams was quietly introduced during a recent Iron-Man scene in the ongoing Civil War II series, with more interactions between Williams and Stark promised before the transition. Bendis also cautioned fans that just because Williams will be taking over the Iron-Man role, that doesn't necessarily mean Stark doesn't survive the Civil War II storyline.

"More people are going to be upset that they think they know the ending to Civil War II now than anything we just talked about," Bendis said. "But I can tell you just because we're hearing what we’re saying doesn’t know you mean how Civil War II ends. We're not telling you the end, at all."

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Walking Dead # 155 "Call To Arms Story Line " 151,152,153,154,155,156  February 2016 - July 2016 

PLOT :

Michonne is fighting the Whisperers, telling Aaron to hold on. She prevents Beta from killing him, and after a brief struggle, she gets the better of him. However a Whisperer sneaks up on her and she is forced to kill it, giving Beta a chance to get free. She chops off the Whisperer's hand and kicks him towards some walkers, which devour him. Beta tackles her to the ground but just as he is about to kill her, Dwight appears with reinforcements.

Beta escapes in the heat of the gunfire as the remaining Whisperers are killed. At the insistence of Dwight, Michonne rushes to Aaron and heads out to the Hilltop on horseback. Michonne tells them to hunt Beta down, however when she is gone, Dwight tells the Militia to move out.

Andrea and Rick are arguing in their house. Andrea is telling Rick to take down the "SILENCE THE WHISPERS" signs, to no avail. Rick says the people of the communities need to direct their anger towards someone, and it can't be him. He reveals to Andrea of the plan to hurt Lydia and how he was attacked. When asked, he says he is manipulating the residents for their own good. Andrea says he sounds like Negan, and Rick pauses for a moment, before telling her that there's something she should know.

Negan is engaging in some "friendly" conversation with Alpha, making crude jokes. After a while, she asks how he survived so long. He tells her he was with another group, but they "booted him out". She asks him if he's looking for revenge on these people. He says it's not the kind of thing he'd ask for on a first date. As he leans in, Alpha asks him to stop, but he continues making sexual remarks, leading to Alpha punching him in the face, prompting Negan to apologise, saying "I can tell when I crossed a line".

Beta suddenly appears and, having witnessed Alpha strike Negan, he offers to kill Negan on the spot. Alpha refuses the offer, and Negan remarks that Beta is "really tall". Beta worldlessly grabs Negan by the throat with one hand, lifts him into the air and pins him against a tree. He tells them about his encounter with Michonne, Aaron and the Militia. Negan admits he lied, saying "..When I'm scared out of my fucking mind and pissing my pants in the most manliest way possible, I will lie through my fucking teeth". Alpha orders him to explain himself. He doesn't, saying Beta is scary, and to just kill him if that's what they're going to do. Alpha asks him if he's scared, to which he replies "no". He says he lived longer than he expected to live. When Alpha asks him why he came, Negan says he has a "hell of a lot to offer" her.

Siddiq is watching out for Michonne and Aaron. Rick approaches, asking Siddiq to tell him if he sees anything. He tells Rick he'll be "the first to know". Elsewhere, Michonne is riding back with Aaron, begging him to hang on.

At the Hilltop, Carl awakes to find Lydia watching him. She tells him she wouldn't be there without him. Maggie and Brianna are tending to a horse. Maggie tells her that she doesn't like being kept in the dark, saying she wants word from Alexandria. They suddenly hear someone yelling to "OPEN THE GATE!" and Michonne soon rushes in with Aaron. She yells at them to get Doctor Carson, telling them Aaron's not breathing.

Elsewhere, Dwight puts down a zombified Brandon. Then crossing back over the border, Dwight tells the Militia to hurry, saying that they are in danger. He says "we engaged with the enemy on enemy territory. This is an act of war".