Day: September 4, 2026

Lawsuit filed against Ed Brubaker, Amazon + others alleging harassment on the set of the ‘Criminal’ TV show

A former production assistant has filed a lawsuit this week alleging harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the set of the show based on the Eisner-winning comics series.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets, Ed Brubaker, the Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and showrunner of Amazon MGM’s upcoming Criminal series, is being sued by a former production assistant who alleges he was subjected to sexual, racial and religious harassment while working on the series, among other allegations.

Ijaaz Noohu filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Brubaker, fellow executive producer Phillip Barnett, Big Indie Pictures, Big Indie Gemini, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Amazon.com Services. The complaint, filed Wednesday, contains 12 causes of action, including claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, assault and defamation. Noohu is requesting a jury trial as part of the suit.

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‘Creature Corps’ pits time-displaced monsters against each other for fun and profit

Curt Pires and Jok reunite for a new Image Comics series that debuts in December.

When the creatures from a broken future start appearing in the present, someone, naturally, asks the question, “Can I make a fortune by getting them to fight?” That’s the setup for Creature Corps, a new series from the 51 team of writer Curt Pires and artist Jok, coming from Image Comics in December.

“I’m excited to be reunited with my dear collaborator Jok and my friends at Image Comics on my biggest launch yet,” said Pires, whose Lost Fantasy and Fireborn are both published by Image. “Creature Corps is equal parts 16-bit gaming nostalgia, the dark deconstructionism of The Boys and the time travel insanity of Back To The Future in equal measure. It’s a chaotic menagerie of comic book magic that feels uniquely its own. Did I mention we’re doing a trading card game too? This is gonna be fun.”

When these fantastical creatures start slipping into the present, an unethical creature-battling league emerges, turning the mysterious animals into a very profitable form of entertainment. It sounds like a darker take on Pokemon, especially when you find out teenagers are recruited to train and manage the creatures.

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