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Exclusive Interview – Bringing the world of Cowboy Bebop to life with production designer Gary Mackay

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Award winning production designer Gary MacKay is a native New Zealander, who forged his path in the industry through his involvement with Weta in their infancy. In two movies from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he made an impression as head armourist on Peter Jackson’s magnum opus. From there he moved in art direction […]

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero returning for Saturday Morning Adventures

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to revisit the beloved 1980s animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero this February for a nostalgic send-up with a brand new four-issue miniseries from the creative team of writer Erik Burnham, artist Dan Schoening, and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado entitled G.I. Joe: A Real American […]

Star Trek: Klingons to explore the legend of Kahless the Unforgettable

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IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming release of Star Trek: Klingons, the first in a new series of extra-sized one-shots spotlighting the franchise’s many memorable alien species. With Star Trek: Klingons, writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Star Trek: Year Five) join the fan-favorite Timothy Green II to relate the legend of Kahless the Unforgettable, […]

Netflix renews League of Legends series Arcane for second season

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Fresh from dropping Act III this weekend, Netflix has announced that it has handed out a season two renewal to Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series Arcane. https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1462218816864329739 “We’re beyond happy about the positive response to Arcane’s first season and are working hard with the creative wizards at Riot and Fortiche to deliver our […]

Hunt: Showdown is getting a live-action TV adaptation

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Crytek’s 19th century bounty hunter action game Hunt: Showdown is set for a live-action TV series adaptation courtesy of the upcoming U.S. streaming platform Binge. “We have always known that Hunt: Showdown would look great as a live-action series,” said Crytek’s Avni Yerli. “The world is dark, gritty, and immersive, and there is so much […]

Star Wars returns to Dark Horse Comics in 2022

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Some seven years on from losing Star Wars to Marvel following Disney’s Lucasfilm acquisition, Dark Horse Comics has announced that it is returning to the galaxy far, far away in 2022, the publisher having secured the license for brand new all-ages Star Wars comic books and graphic novels currently held by IDW. “Dark Horse has […]

Kathleen Kennedy’s Lucasfilm contract extended through 2024

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While it’s certainly fair to say that she hasn’t endeared herself to all sections of the fanbase following her appointment as George Lucas’ successor at Lucasfilm, it seems that Kathleen Kennedy is set to remain in control of the galaxy far, far away for the foreseeable future. Following on from fresh claims of creative differences […]

Vampirella/Dracula trailer teases an Unholy! honeymoon

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After tying the knot to the infamous Count Dracula in the pages of Vampirella #25 this week, the Daughter of Drakulon is travelling to Transylvania with her new husband to dig further into the Dracula Virus curse as acclaimed writer Christopher Priest continues his saga with the upcoming limited series Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy!. To whet our […]

HeroQuest returns to deliver more High Adventure in a World of Magic

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Get ready to experience high adventure in a world of magic once again as HeroQuest is set to make a return this January, with Hasbro subsidiary Avalon Hill announcing that pre-orders for its crowd-funded remake of the classic 1989 dungeon-crawling fantasy board game are now open. HeroQuest is a Dungeons & Dragons-like role-playing game for […]