This interview with Uncanny Magazine editors Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damien Thomas was part of my research for “Are You Afraid of the Darkness: A Guide to Hopepunk,” a feature written for Den of Geek’s New York Comic Con print magazine that delved into the hopepunk term. I recommend beginning with that article before diving into this full
Month: November 2019
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai caused a bit of a stir today when he suggested that Fatal Fury star Mai Shiranui may be too sexy to be a DLC character. “You may have noticed that a very important character from the Fatal Fury series was not included,” said Sakurai during a recent livestream. “Yes, Mai Shiranui.
This spoiler-free review of The Man in the High Castle is based on viewing the first five episodes. The Man in the High Castle has had its ups and downs over the past three seasons, but if the first episodes of season 4 made available for review are any indication of the season to come,
Wonder Woman has been inspiring readers and saving the world since 1941. Over the decades the Themysciran Princess has been a pillar of the DC Universe, her adventures and bravery a moral compass in an often bleak, grim, and gritty world. Like all of comics’ longest running characters, Diana Prince has been helmed by many
Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games has denied rumors that they are working on a Banjo-Kazooie sequel. “We hate to be the bearers of news that isn’t what you want to hear, but we thought it best to come out and say we aren’t working on a new Banjo-Kazooie game and we remain an independent studio,” says Playtonic via
This Arrow review contains spoilers. Arrow Season 8 Episode 4 Stephen Amell has done some of his best work so far this season, and this episode tops it all. Amell has long said that the only thing Oliver has left to do is leave a legacy, and there’s no more literal translation of that than his children.
This His Dark Materials article contains spoilers for the TV show and some spoilers for the Golden Compass book. You can check out our His Dark Materials spoiler-free review here, or dive into our spoiler-filled review of the first episode here. There are many ways to judge a TV or film adaptation—mostly, the same ways you judge original
Valve and Apple are reportedly working together on a new AR headset. DigiTimes reports that Apple has revived its AR headset project and seems to have enlisted Valve’s help in order to see it through to completion. The two companies have previously collaborated on VR support functionality for macOS, but this project, if it is
This article features nothing but She-Ra Season 4 spoilers. Read our spoiler-free review here. Phew, have we all recovered from that ending yet? Boy, it took She-Ra Season 4 a few episodes to get going but once it did we got nothing but revelation after revelation about the world of Etheria, Hordak, She-Ra, and Horde
Remember, remember the fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason, and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. These are the words that have accompanied hundreds of Guy Fawkes Day celebrations ever since that eponymous Catholic failed to blow up Parliament in 1605. But for many millions the world
W.C. Fields famously said: “Never work with children or animals.” For Bruce Willis, that mantra probably reads more like: “Never work with Kevin Smith or video game developers.” Willis’ “creative differences” with Smith are well-documented – and there for the world to see in their ironically titled movie Cop Out – but Bruce’s fateful foray
Starz has announced that Power Season 6 will be the last go around…or the “final betrayal” in Starz’ preferred parlance. Notably, while Power Season 6 will be the last we see of Power, Starz mentioned in its announcement that they continue to portray stories within the Power universe. “Season 6 brings us to the end
Sina Grace has horror in his blood. Or at least in his mental infrastructure. The comics writer, who burst into the big time with Self Obsessed, his refreshingly honest memoir comic, has spent most of the last five years writing fun, poppy, note-classic superhero books like Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers and Iceman, or winning critical
Hideo Kojima has confirmed that Death Stranding studio Kojima Productions is interested in expanding into making movies. “In the future, Kojima Productions will start making films,” says Kojima in an interview with BBC Newsbeat. “If you can do one thing well, then you can do everything well.” Kojima goes on to explain that this eventual
Last year, Riverdale staged Carrie: The Musical in a very special episode that was part Glee and part horror hellstorm. It is the latest example of how Stephen King’s first novel continues to resonate throughout the pop culture landscape. The reasoning for this is simple: Carrie is a universally relatable story about outsiders that has much to say about
This article contains major spoilers for Watchmen episode 3 and the book. The worst kept secret in TV is finally out. Watchmen episode 3 reveals what most of the audience knew all along: Jeremy Irons is playing Adrian Veidt, formerly the superhero known as Ozymandias. While there’s still plenty of mystery surrounding Veidt on the
BlizzCon 2019, the biggest Blizzard celebration of the year, is finally here! And this is where you can keep up with all of the big announcements, watch new gameplay footage and trailers, and even catch the esports action from your favorite Blizzard games. You can catch everything on Nov. 1-3. Check out the full schedule
Looks like Vaunter didn’t die in vain. Waystar/Royco and the Roy family will continue their awful ways as HBO has officially ordered Succession season 3. HBO made the announcement from its Medium PR account. The Succession season 3 renewal came quite early for an HBO property, with HBO announcing the renewal just two episodes in to Succession
Release Date: October 25, 2019Platform: Xbox One (reviewed), PC, PS4Developer: Infinity WardPublisher: ActivisionGenre: First-Person Shooter Call Of Duty hasn’t taken a year off from its annual release schedule since the franchise began all the way back in 2003 – but there had been suggestions that the series had become stale. Thankfully, this year’s title, Modern Warfare,
Exploring a noted author’s entire back catalogue within the frame of a single TV series worked for Hulu’s Castle Rock, so maybe it’ll work for new NBC series, Wellsville? H.G. Wells’ books are on the serving block for the new show, which will follow Ellie, “a young scientist lured to a secluded island under the
Peacock, aka the upcoming streaming service from NBCUniversal, has cast its first pilot. According to Deadline, One of Us Is Lying, an adaptation of Karen M. McManus’ very popular young adult novel, has found its main cast in a collection of young actors, who will star in the mystery about what happens when five teens walk
Diablo 4 has officially been confirmed at Blizzcon 2019. The opening trailer for the game shows adventurers wandering into a dark and ominous dungeon. At the end of their journey, they come to a room of sacrifice where we watch the torturously slow calling of Lilith, the daughter of Mephisto, Lord of Hatred. It’s a stunning
Obviously, this article contains majors spoilers for Jack Ryan season 2. The second season of Amazon’s Jack Ryan series with John Krasinski, which dropped a day early on Halloween, manages to address many of the viable complaints that critics levied at its first season — while also injecting more emotional developments into an otherwise straight and narrow storyline. Krasinski’s take on Tom Clancy’s
Amazon is turning Naomi Alderman’s feminist science fiction novel The Power into a 10-episode series, with a stellar lead and talented director. According to Deadline, Leslie Mann has been cast as the lead in the adaptation, with Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale) behind the camera in the director’s seat. Alderman is adapting her own novel
The next World of Warcraft expansion is called World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. After the latest update to Battle of Azeroth saw the Horde and Alliance arrive at a temporary peace agreement, everything seemed to be relatively quiet in the world of Azeroth. However, the first trailer for Shadowlands shows Sylvannas Windrunner make her way to
This Van Helsing review contains spoilers. Van Helsing Season 4 Episode 6 Whether Phil Fleischman’s family finds the peace it’s looking for on the other side of the river doesn’t really matter at this point because the episode’s final shot of mother, father, and child walking toward what they hope will be an opportunity to
For this edition of our Star Wars Blaster Canon podcast, we cover several recent announcements in Star Wars news. Also, the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker is out, and our podcast hosts break down what we’re excited about and the deep cuts we noticed. The big news recently is that Game of Thrones
The next Hearthstone expansion is officially titled Descent of Dragons. Considering that Hearthstone‘s current content year is called the Year of the Dragon, it’s appropriate that the final expansion of the year will focus on dragons. Specifically, it sees the League of Explorers and the League of E.V.I.L venture to a World of Warcraft staple
The Umbrella Academy helped bring a new kind of superhero story to Netflix, and now the streaming service has greenlit The Umbrella Academy Season 2. No big surprise there! Not only did The Umbrella Academy generate plenty of online chatter for Netflix, but it’s pretty clear that showrunner Steve Blackman anticipated The Umbrella Academy season 2 all
One of the most delightful aspects of having such long, rich Doctor Who canon is getting to see characters from different eras interact. Getting to see Classic Who Companion Ace meet up with not only the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), but also Ryan, Graham and Yaz, is something I never dared dream to happen this soon, but that’s