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Right next to Marvel Comics and DC Comics exists Image Comics, the largest independent publisher in the game, and they've just certified a major change, as its workers have officially formed a union. It was reported in November of last year that the employees planned to unionize as Comic Book Workers United. Now, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, a recent vote was held and the union has been approved. The newly-formed union had this to say in a statement:

"Earlier this morning the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and National Labor Relations Board vote results were tallied, 7–2, in favor of unionization. Everyone at Image is committed to this process and we look forward to continuing to work together on this."

So, what does this mean for the publisher of "Spawn"? It's tough to say, but it marks the first time that staffers for a major comic book publisher in the U.S. have formed a union. Though it is interesting to note that Image declined to voluntarily recognize their union. So perhaps some tension exists.

The folks at Marvel have partnered with Adidas for a new collection of shows based on last year's "Guardians of the Galaxy" video game. There are six shoes in the collection overall (Star-Lord's edition featured above) and they will be arriving in the first half of 2022. Eric Monacelli, Project Lead for Marvel Games, had this to say:

"Early in 'Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy' development the Eidos-Montréal team had a wonderful idea to incorporate a vintage 1980s Adidas silhouette — the Forum 84 Hi — into the character design for young Peter Quill. So, we started planning with Disney and talking with Adidas. The designers at Adidas were greatly inspired by the unique look and feel of the game and the original, specific Eidos-Montréal take on the now classic Guardians team. It motivated us to work collaboratively to build what was going to be one sneaker into an entire set, communicating two important core tenets of our Guardians – family and team – authentically via an extraordinary collection of six sneakers."

Keep an eye out for the collection next year. For full details, click here.

According to the folks at The Numbers, "Wonder Woman 1984" was the best-selling title on home video last year, selling an estimated 1.42 million units, resulting in $34.4 million in revenue. That is a good thing, given that it disappointed at the box office, especially when compared to the first movie. That said, this illustrated just how much Blu-ray/DVD sales have dried up in recent years, as the top-selling title in 2021 didn't generate nearly enough revenue to save a blockbuster, which was certainly possible in the past. Still, it certainly helps Warner Bros.' bottom line.

We know that Ben Affleck is suiting up as Batman once again in "The Flash" this year. For a time, it seemed like that was never going to happen again. Affleck seemingly had a great time filming the movie, but according to a recent interview with the Herald Sun, it is probably going to be his last go-around. Affleck, in speaking to the outlet, described it as "a really nice finish on my experience with that character." Will that hold true? Time will tell.