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The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special gets premiere date from Disney+

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Last month it was announced that a brand new Star Wars Holiday Special is coming to Disney+, although thankfully it isn’t a reboot of the infamous 1978 offering, but rather a brand new 45-minute LEGO special. Well, you can now mark your calendar, as Disney has announced that The LEGO Star Wars Holiday special is […]

Marvel assembles the best of British this December with The Union

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Marvel Comics is set to introduce a new team of heroes this December as the Britannia Project assembles the best that Britain has to offer in the new series The Union from writer Paul Grist (Judge Dredd) and artist Andrea Di Vito (Annihilation). When Knull and his symbiote dragons invade Earth, the Britannia Project, a […]

Cybertron’s Civil War to rage on in Transformers: Escape miniseries

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IDW Publishing has announced that it will expand the universe of the ongoing Transformers comic books this December with an all-new five-issue miniseries entitled Transformers: Escape from writer Brian Ruckley, architect of IDW’s Transformers continuity since 2019, and illustrated by Bethany McGuire-Smith. “Escape’s a cocktail of what I love most about Transformers, with some of my […]

American Dad! Apocalypse Soon celebrates the show’s milestone 300th episode

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With Seth MacFarlane’s animated sitcom American Dad! having celebrated its milestone 300th episode this past Monday, MY.GAMES and 20th Television have announced a special in-game event for the mobile title American Dad! Apocalypse Soon. Running now until September 27th, the event features an exciting crossover with the 300th episode, giving fans the chance to experience […]

Norman Reedus producing TV adaptation of AfterShock Comics’ Undone by Blood

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Norman Reedus’ bigbadbald productions is teaming with AfterShock Comics for a TV adaptation of Lonnie Nadler and Zac Thompson’s neo-western comic book series Undone by Blood or the Shadow of a Wanted Man, with Reedus executive producing and potentially starring. “Undone by Blood was born from a place of pure passion, out of a love […]

Titan and Alcon announce new Blade Runner comic series Blade Runner 2029

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Titan Comics and Alcon Media Group have announced the next chapter in their critically acclaimed Blade Runner comic book series, Blade Runner 2029, is set to launch this December, continuing the saga of the LAPD’s most lethal Blade Runner, Detective Aahna “Ash” Ashina. Here’s the cover artwork to the first issue from artist Peach Momoko… Following […]

Marvel celebrates five decades of Chris Claremont with Anniversary Special

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Marvel Comics is set to honor the extraordinary fifty-year career of Chris Claremont this December with the release of Chris Claremont Anniversary Special, an oversized issue which includes a brand new X-Men story from the celebrated comic book creator. “Uncanny X-Men was where it all began for me as a young fan, and it’s an […]

The Marvel Universe gets Knullified with December variant covers

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The God of Symbiotes is set to make his long-dreaded arrival in the Marvel Universe in this December’s King in Black event, and the publisher is celebrating the occasion with a series of Knull variant covers featuring ‘Knullified’ versions of some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes! Check out a selection of the variants here… Look […]

DC Universe is transitioning to premium comic book platform DC Universe Infinite

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This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given that fans have expected its days to be numbered ever since the HBO Max service was announced, but DC Entertainment has announced that the DC Universe streaming platform is transitioning into a premium comic book subscription service, debuting in January 2021. “Our fans love […]