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Funko celebrates 20 years of the X-Men movie franchise with new Pop! Vinyl figures

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Fox and Bryan Singer’s first X-Men movie, and Funko has announced that it will mark the occasion with a new wave of X-Men Pop! vinyl figures inspired by the original X-Men trilogy and including Wolverine, Storm, Mystique, Charles Xavier, Magneto, Cyclops, Phoenix, Beast, Rogue, and Nightcrawler; check them […]

The Sandman Universe expands with The Dreaming: Waking Hours

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The Sandman Universe is expanding this August as Hugo and World Fantasy award-winning writer G. Willow Wilson (Wonder Woman, Ms. Marvel, The Bird King) and artist Nick Robles (Euthanauts) launch a new chapter in the saga with the all-new series The Dreaming: Waking Hours; check out an early unlettered preview of the first issue here… SEE ALSO: […]

Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and Star Wars Rebels manga titles announced by Yen Press

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Yen Press has announced the upcoming launch of two new Star Wars manga series in Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and Star Wars Rebels. Check out the full details here… Star Wars Leia, Princess of Alderaan Story by Claudia Gray Art by Haruichi Furudate A manga adaptation of the beloved YA Star Wars novel, […]

HBO Max adapting Stephen King and Joe Hill’s Throttle

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As revealed by Deadline, HBO Max is prepping a feature film adaptation of Throttle, the novella from Joe Hill and his father Stephen King, with Leigh Dana Jackson (Raising Dion) set to write the script. First published in the 2009 Richard Matheson tribute anthology He Is Legend, Throttle pits “a faceless trucker against a tribe […]

The Ranger Slayer returns in Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn

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Boom! Studios has announced the upcoming launch of Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn, a three issue limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack) and artist Simone Ragazzoni (Odessa) which finds the Ranger Slayer – a.k.a. Kimberly Hart, Drakkon’s mightiest warrior – fighting against the deadly secrets of her […]

James McAvoy to lead all-star voice cast of The Sandman Audible adaptation

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While we await movement on the long-gestating screen adaptation, Audible has announced an audio adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman, which will see James McAvoy (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) leading an all-star voice cast in the role of Morpheus, a.k.a. Dream. Published by DC Comics and launching in 1989, The Sandman tells […]

Black Widow enters Marvel Contest of Champions

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The blockbuster movie may have been pushed back until later this year due to the ongoing health crisis, but Marvel fans can now get their Black Widow fix thanks to the mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions and its latest update, inspired by the upcoming Marvel Studios film. Check out Natasha’s gameplay trailer, bio, […]

Amazon releases trailer for 90s-set comedy drama Dating Amber

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Amazon Prime has released a trailer for the 90s-set comedy drama Dating Amber. Written and directed by David Freyne, the film stars Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew as teenagers Eddie and Amber who stage a fake relationship to stop their family and friends speculating about their sexuality; watch it here… Set-in Ireland during the mid-90’s, […]