As someone on an HBO show once said: “The king stay the king.” After briefly losing its title in 2018 as the network to receive the most Emmy nominations, HBO is back at the 2019 Emmys with a vengeance. HBO leads all content providers in 2019 with an astounding and record-breaking 137 total nominations. That
Month: September 2019
On September 5, 1992, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and a host of talented writers and animators delivered what many people still consider to be the definitive interpretation of a towering pop culture icon with Batman: The Animated Series. Its unforgettable animation style and character designs, distinctive music, and cinematic approach to storytelling that often made
It all began with two shots in the dark, pearls spilling onto the blood-soaked cement. No, it all started when the bat crashed through the window. Actually, it was when the boy fell into the cave. Maybe it was that hostile takeover at Apex Chemicals? Dozens of stories have shaped the legend of the Batman
Good news for Batman fans and deal seekers everywhere as Epic is currently offering six free Batman games via the Epic store. Yes, starting right now, you can download and keep Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, Batman Arkham Knight, LEGO Batman: The Videogame, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham for the low price of
The Batwoman TV series is coming to The CW, bringing Bruce Wayne’s cousin, Kate Kane, to the Arrowverse. Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) will serve as the writer and will executive produce, along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Geoff Johns. Marcos Siega directed the pilot. He brings a vast CV from director/producer TV runs on Dexter, The Following and The Vampire
DC Comics has revealed who will be taking over as writer of its flagship Batman book after Tom King closes out his run at the end of this year. It’s none of other than James Tynion IV, a Detective Comics veteran who has also been writing Batman backup stories, fill-in issues, and annuals since 2012.
Lionsgate and Good Shepherd Entertainment are working on a fascinating new game based on the John Wick film franchise. Called John Wick Hex, this upcoming game is surprisingly not another third or first-person shooter featuring characters and locations from the franchise. Developed by Mike Bithell (perhaps best known for the indie game Thomas Was Alone), John Wick Hex
This Killjoys review contains spoilers. Killjoys Season 5 Episode 10 “It doesn’t matter how your story begins. It’s about who’s with you at the end.” By their very nature, series finales present considerable challenges even when the showrunner and writers enjoy plenty of advance notice as is the case with the SyFy space drama Killjoys.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK. Apple Arcade is now available in countries around the world. The tech giant’s new subscription service allows owners of Apple devices to download games from an impressive library of titles, which features new output from loveable indie studios and familiar big-name franchises. But when you’re looking at
With Paper Girls having recently ended its run, the best time travel comic on the market right now is…Jughead’s Time Police? Crazy though it may seem, the current Archie Comics mini-series is the perfect blend of science fiction and comedy that aims to do for hamburgers what Back to the Future did for manure. Or
“I’ve got three kids and a wife. What have you got besides two ferns?” Over the years, Zach Galifianakis’ wonderfully hilarious Between Two Ferns web series has increased its scope in terms of the profile of its guests, grabbing the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Barack Obama. Now the series increases its goals in terms of turning
Release Date: September 13, 2019Platform: PC (reviewed), PS4, Xbox One, StadiaDeveloper: Gearbox SoftwarePublisher: 2K GamesGenre: Action RPG Being able to look back on who you were five years ago and feeling a little embarrassed is often a sign of growth. It’s good that you’re able to change over time and maybe even laugh a little bit
Our favorite space-faring warship is being put back in commission by NBCUniversal, which has set a reboot of Battlestar Galactica for its upcoming Peacock streaming service. According to Deadline, the new series comes from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail. We don’t know anything about the reboot itself except that Esmail is a “huge fan of Battlestar
When Contra: Rogue Corps premiered at this year’s E3, some longtime fans wondered whether this surprise new entry was pointing the series in the right direction. After all, Rogue Corps ditches the franchise’s traditional side-scrolling perspective for the top-down isometric camera angle of a twin-stick shooter. Gone is the 2D and in its place is a beefier
Updated for September 2019 Isn’t it just the worst when you’re out with friends at your favorite restaurant and everyone’s discussing Kakegurui –Compulsive Gambler and you’re unable to jump in? How about when you’re waiting for the bus to arrive and people are discussing the latest Overlord plot twist? Or when your cashier at the supermarket tries to make
Heroes In Crisis was an incredible book. It told an extremely important story, delivering a critical message to an audience probably not used to hearing it. It also kind of breaks the superhero formula. The biggest split between DC and Marvel characters has always been what the characters are best at doing. Marvel has the
Just when you thought you’d seen the last eye-catching mod for Capcom’s Resident Evil 2, another excellent offering arrives online: the properly creepy mod that swaps out the Tyrant (aka Mr X) and replaces him with Pennywise the Dancing Clown. With It Chapter Two out in theaters, now is a great time to create content around
The puberty horror stories will continue. Netflix has renewed its equal parts disgusting and touching animated comedy about growing up, Big Mouth, for Season 3. Speaking of disgusting…Netflix sent out a truly revolting image to celebrate the renewal. Get ready for it. Told you. Big Mouth comes from Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and
Some of the best fantasy, science fiction, and horror storytelling is happening in the young adult book world—if you need some specific examples, check out Den of Geek’s picks for the best fiction books of 2018. There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the young adult
Black Lightning may not be a proper part of the CW’s superhero universe, but it remains one of the most important shows on the network—and one of Den of Geek’s Best New Shows of 2018. Which is why it’s such good news that Black Lightning has been renewed for a Season 3! Black Lightning, which stars Cress
Dragons in fantasy can be many things. Predatory shapes in the sky. Warships. Animal companions. People: rulers, refugees, friends. With so many books and so many types of dragons to choose from, it can nevertheless be difficult to find a book about unique dragons. For this list I’ve pointedly ignored Game of Thrones, because Daenerys’
Release Date: Sept. 10, 2019Platform: PS4 (reviewed), XBO, PCDeveloper: PES ProductionsPublisher: KonamiGenre: Sports sim If you really tried, you could probably separate famous soccer players into two distinct camps: there are the workmanlike players who get the job done in an unfussy way, and then there are the showboaty players that pull unexpected tricks out of the bag. If we
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the duo behind Gossip Girl and Marvel’s Runaways, are adapting another story for Hulu’s streaming platform: John Green’s Looking For Alaska. The adaptation will be an eight-episode limited series. The series will star Charlie Plummer as Miles “Pudge” Halter, a teen who has just enrolled at Culver Creek Prep, hoping
Death Stranding isn’t even out yet, and Hideo Kojima is out there talking about sequels. “The most difficult part is, when you create something new, you have to create a sequel and then a third version or it [will] not remain as a genre,” says Kojima in an interview with Gamespot. “When this game comes
With House of X and Powers of X steaming towards their close (or vamping towards the close, if you’re Mister Sinister), Marvel is starting to ramp up its promotion of the post-relaunch event X-Men line of comics. They’ve relased a teaser trailer for the “Dawn of X” lineup of books– X-Men, Marauders, Excalibur, NewMutants, X-Force,
USA Network‘s Mr. Robot Season 4 is in production, leaving hackers everywhere to rejoice. Sadly, the fourth season of Mr. Robot will be the show’s last. Show creator Sam Esmail confirmed once and for all that Mr. Robot Season 4 will be the final season. Oh well, to the nice farm upstate for retired dramas
The lead-up to The Rise of Skywalker began at the D23 conference in August, and our Star Wars podcast hosts have the news. The Mandalorian is premiering with Disney+, and we have mixed feelings about the tone. What does it mean for a Star Wars show to do “dark” storytelling correctly? Very importantly, the trailer
An upcoming piece of Control DLC will apparently be related to the Alan Wake universe in some way. So, Remedy released the DLC roadmap for Control recently, which is already great news for those who are enjoying one of the more unique and entertaining games of 2019. The Fall DLC will add a photo mode
This Power Rangers Beast Morphers review contains spoilers. Power Rangers Beast Morphers Episode 9 There’s a moment in ‘Silver Sacrifice’ that made me stop and reevaluate my position on Power Rangers Beast Morphers. When we last left the series I was fairly lukewarm on it. Okay but somewhat lacking. Then we got the scene outside the Riptide Gym.
The Shenmue 3 announcement was one of the big surprises of E3 2015, leading to an initial clamor of support which saw its Kickstarter campaign well over $2m within hours of launch. Shenmue 3‘s $6.3m totally eclipsed the previous record holder, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which raised $5.5m. It’s undoubtedly good news for fans of the earlier Shenmue games, and