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Scoob! sequel in development

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Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang made their grand return to the big screen last year with the CG-animated Scoob! – or at least they would have done so, had the global pandemic not limited theatrical screenings to a handful of territories last summer. As it turned out, the film was one of the first major […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in May 1991

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Andrew Newton on the video games of yesteryear… Join me for a short while as we delve back through the misty years to May 1991 and look at some of the games that made those times so great.  In stark contrast to the present day, May of 1991 (in the UK) was the third driest […]

Comic Book Preview – The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3

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DC Comics has shared the official preview for The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3 ahead of its print release this Tuesday; take a look here… The hit new series teaming Batman with Mystery Inc. finds the heroes mixed and matched in surprising ways! Why does Batman join forces with Scooby-Doo, while Shaggy partners with Ace […]

The Mystery, Inc. gang to reunite for The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special

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Step aside Friends, as the reunion everyone’s really been waiting for is coming to The CW later this year with the hour-long The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special from Warner Bros. Animation. The official synopsis for the special, which parodies typical TV reunion shows, reads as follows: The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special sees the ace mystery solvers reunite […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #1

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DC’s digital-first Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries gets its first print issue this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; take a look… “It’s an all-new, all-ages series that teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths of Mystery Inc.! When Batman discovers his original purple gloves have gone missing, Velma, Shaggy, […]

HBO Max developing Scooby-Doo prequel series Velma with Mindy Kaling

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HBO Max has announced development of a new Scooby-Doo animated series titled Velma. The series will be an origin story for Velma Dinkley, a member of the Mystery Inc. gang, with Mindy Kaling (The Office) voicing the character in the 10-episode series. The announcement comes as HBO Max is making a bigger push in animation, such as with […]

DC announces new Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries series

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The Caped Crusader and the Mystery, Inc. gang are set to team up once again this April as DC launches the new all-ages digital first series Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries. Written by Ivan Cohen and Sholly Fisch with art from Dario Brizuela and Randy Elliott, Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo […]

Scooby-Doo: The Sword and the Scoob trailer transports Mystery, Inc. to Camelot

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Warner. Bros has announced the DVD and digital release of its upcoming animated feature Scooby-Doo: The Sword and the Scoob, which sees Scooby and the gang transported back in time to the mythical city of Camelot to help King Arthur save his throne from an evil sorceress; check out the cover artwork, synopsis and trailer […]

James Gunn says Velma was “explicitly gay” in his Scooby-Doo script but Warner Bros “watered it down”

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Last week, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated producer Tony Cervone put an end to the debate over Velma Dinkley’s sexuality in his animated series by confirming on Instagram that the Mystery Incorporated incarnation of the young sleuth is “not bi” would have ended up in a lesbian relationship with Marcie Fleach had they had “time to […]