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Boom! announces Dune: The Waters of Kanly limited series adaptation

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Boom! Studios has announced that New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are teaming with artist Francesco Mortarino (Power Rangers) for a four-issue limited series adaptation of their short story Dune: The Waters of Kanly, which takes place during Frank Herbert’s original novel and details Gurney Halleck’s plan for revenge against […]

Legendary creator Roy Thomas to kick off a new era of X-Men Legends

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Marvel has announced that visionary comic book creator Roy Thomas is returning to the Children of the Atom to kick off a brand new run of X-Men Legends, the series where the X-Men’s most celebrated creators return with new, in-continuity stories set during their classic runs. Joined by artist Dave Wachter, Thomas is set to […]

Tara Reid set for “modern-day Psycho” thriller and British spy film

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American Pie and Sharknado actress Tara Reid has signed on to star in Sheila, a psychological thriller described as a modern-day take on the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho. As reported by EW, Sheila follows the titular character, “a bikini competition contestant, and Charlie, who’s running her family’s motel for the week. Mysterious events involving a […]

Stranger Things 4 poster and premiere dates revealed with Season 5 confirmed as the last

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Netflix has delivered both good news and bad news for fans of its acclaimed supernatural drama Stranger Things, with the streamer dropping a brand new poster for the fourth season of the show, along with premiere dates – yes, dates – for the hotly-anticipated new season, which will be split into two parts releasing in […]

Oscar Isaac says Marvel’s Moon Knight was a chance to do “something really f*cking nutty on a major stage”

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Oscar Isaac joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe next month as he takes on the role of the eponymous hero in the Disney+ series Moon Knight, and as we’ve seen from the trailers and promos, this doesn’t look to be your typical Marvel Studios fare. Not only does the tone feel more akin to Netflix’s Defenders […]

IDW to tell the “final” Transformers tale with Transformers: Last Bot Standing

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In the vein of Old Man Logan and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, IDW Publishing is propelling Transformers fans into the far-flung future for Transformers: Last Bot Standing, a four-issue miniseries from fan-favourite Transformers comic creators Nick Roche and E.J. Su. “The last remaining Cybertronian, stalked by the sins of their entire race, […]

Avatar: Adapt or Die limited series launching in May from Dark Horse

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It remains to be seen whether we’ll get James Cameron’s Avatar 2 this December (what with it having been delayed eight times already), but we are set for another trip to Pandora this year courtesy of Dark Horse Comics with the announcement of Avatar: Adapt or Die. From the creative team of writer Corinna Bechko, […]

Comic Book Preview – BRZRKR #7

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Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR comic book series continues next week with the release of issue #7, and we’ve got the official preview for you here… Diana pushes B. to uncover more about his past. Triggering a memory of WWI, where B. fights alongside his first U.S. handler, an artillery shell explosion results in a piece of […]

Marvel announces Star Wars Tales: Krrsantan

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Following the character’s live-action debut in Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, Marvel has announced that Star Wars fans will soon be able to catch up on some of Black Krrsantan’s history with the release of Star Wars Tales: Krrsantan #1, which collects two of the Wookiee bounty hunter’s earliest appearances […]