Disney and Lucasfilm continue to showcase the female heroes of the galaxy far, far away with the release of the second season of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, featuring eight new animated shorts from the Prequel, Original and Sequel Trilogy eras; watch them here… “Hasty Departure” — Hera and Sabine liberate an Imperial shuttle only […]
Preview of Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong #1
Action Lab: Danger Zone launches its Full Moon Features crossover Gingerdead Man Meets Evil Bong this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… The bad batch is back! The soul of a serial killer with the body of a cookie! It’s the Gingerdead Man, and this time […]
Preview of We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust
This Wednesday sees the release of We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust, as IDW presents a collection of classic comic book stories about the Holocaust along with interviews with their artists and writers; take a look at a preview here… An amazing but forgotten chapter in comics history! Long before the Holocaust was […]
Preview of Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM #3
IDW releases Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM #3 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… One of the most iconic villains of the Gears of War universe takes the spotlight! Years before he became the bane of humanity on Emergence Day, RAAM […]
Dazzler takes centre stage for new Marvel one-shot X Song
Dazzler is set to take centre stage this June as Marvel launches a brand new one shot, Dazzler: X Song, from Eisner-nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Laura Braga (Captain Marvel, Superior Iron Man, Punisher). “Dazzler has always been one of my favorite X-Men, and one of the most sadly underutilized,” said Visaggio. “She’s been […]
Amma Asante to direct Cold War drama The Billion Dollar Spy
Variety is reporting that British filmmaker Amma Asante (Belle, A United Kingdom) is set to direct an adaptation of David E. Hoffman’s The Billion Dollar Spy. Scripted by Ben August (Remember), the film will tell the story of “Adolf G. Tolkachev, the chief designer at the USSR’s Research Institute of Radio Engineering, who handed over […]
Karen Gillan had no idea how important Nebula would become to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
After making her debut in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Karen Gillan reprised the role of the assassin Nebula for last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and will soon continue her quest for revenge against her adoptive father Thanos with appearances in Avengers: Infinity War and the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4. Speaking to Screen […]
Justice League finishes its box office run as the lowest-grossing DCEU movie
Now that Justice League has arrived on Blu-ray [read our review here], Warner Bros.’ big DC blockbuster has officially finished up global theatrical run, and the financials don’t make for good reading for the studio and DC Films. In total, Justice League grossed $657.9 million around the world – a sum that leaves it some […]
Atari unveils its retro-inspired Atari VCS gaming console
Last year Atari announced it was getting back into the video game console business with the ‘Ataribox’, and now the legendary brand has officially announced that the upcoming machine is going by the name Atari VCS. Inspired by the iconic silhouette of the original Atari 2600 Video Computer System, the new Atari VCS features a […]
Jon Favreau says Iron Man’s Nick Fury post-credit scene was intended as “a bit of a lark”
Ten years ago, we became part of a bigger universe – we just didn’t know it yet – when Samuel L. Jackson popped up for a cameo in Marvel’s 2008 superhero blockbuster Iron Man to talk to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark about the Avengers Initiative. Not only did it establish a Marvel tradition of […]