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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two cousins who create a comic book superhero during World War II, is coming to Showtime! According to Variety, the series commitment is part of a larger, multi-year deal Chabon and his producing partner Ayelet Waldman, have signed with CBS TV. Chabon is

When it comes to Ghostbusters lore, if you were to ask about their biggest villains, the list would begin with the likes of Stay Puft/Gozer, Slimer, and Vigo the Carpathian. Then maybe some of the more memorable monsters from the cartoon or someone might bring up that incel guy from the reboot. But then there’s

One of the subtle joys of Legends of Tomorrow (a show famous for its subtlety) is how when watching the actors inhabit their characters, it seems like everyone is good friends and enjoying everyone else’s company. The same is true for the rest of the Arrowverse – these casts have been working together for years.

This article contains Crisis on Infinite Earths spoilers. “Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two” introduced us to the Superman of Earth-96, played by Brandon Routh. This Clark Kent is a little older and wiser, having suffered an unimaginable loss. He’s now the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Planet, displaying the same fondness for brown suits that

The Expanded Universe has been a part of Star Wars for almost as long as the movies have, starting with Alan Dean Foster’s novel Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, which was published in 1978 and was originally conceived as a low-budget continuation of A New Hope had the movie flopped. But Foster’s Luke and Leia

I think I’m going to miss these Year of the Villain one-shots. Usually, event tie-in one-offs are forgettable at best, and openly infuriating at worst, but the hit rate on these Year of the Villain books has been really good! The latest success from the line is Year of the Villain: Ocean Master.  Orm Marius has

The Boys unleashed an unapologetically ultraviolent response to the entertainment industry’s seemingly interminable array of live-action superhero fare with a TV series created by Supernatural and Timeless‘s Eric Kripke, adapting the bleak comic book series from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The result was a serial offering that’s said to be one of the most-watched

The Locke & Key TV series project has had a rough time, but its troubles finally appear to be over, thanks to Netflix. Back in July 2016, THR revealed that Hulu had given the show adaptation of writer Joe Hill’s IDW horror comic book series a pilot order, with Carlton Cuse (Lost) set to serve

With one magic word, Shazam has become one of the greatest superheroes in history. Billy Batson was imbued with the power of the wizard Shazam when he spoke that one magic word, Shazam! A fierce lightning strike would transform Billy into the World’s Mightiest Mortal. He first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (1939) and was

Stephen King’s novel The Outsider is becoming a drama series at HBO, which has given the adaptation a 10-episode order.  The story of The Outsider puts a mind-blowingly monstrous twist on traditional murder fiction. Here, police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) fields an investigation in the fictional Oklahoma town of Flint City that upends the local populace when a

This Batman article contains spoilers. Tom King is all about reflections. He’s the most prominent formalist working in superhero comics today. For him, “how” tells as much of the story as “why” or “what.” So it’s natural that Alfred’s death in his last story arc on Batman proper is a way for King to examine

With His Dark Materials currently making waves on HBO, we’re taking the time to look back at what went wrong the last time someone tried to adapt Philip Pullman’s beloved trilogy of fantasy novels to the screen in the 2007 flop The Golden Compass.  Pullman’s His Dark Materials was much praised for its rich, imaginative fantasy

While much of the comedy world circumnavigates around the perilous waters of microagressions, there is at least one laughter delivery system which sails straight into it. Coming from an irreverent tradition which included an album called That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick, National Lampoon provides gags for an audience who can take a joke. They promise

The Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover is about to get certified Spider-fied for its upcoming second issue! The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover by BOOM! Studios (under license by Hasbro, Inc. and in partnership with IDW and Nickelodeon) already has no shortage of variant covers and we’ve got the exclusive reveal of

The Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have crossed over before but this time it’s going to be even bigger. The original team-up between the two titans of kids TV rocked the world in the 90’s but it was with the Power Rangers in Space team and the turtles of the Next Mutation live-action series. Still

With Marvel’s MCU Phase 4 rapidly approaching, it’s almost surprising that it has taken this long for the Taskmaster to show his skull-covered face. Taskmaster has been taking on various Marvel heroes since 1980 and has gone on to star in two miniseries while getting the occasional supporting character role. He’s on that border where

Jeff VanderMeer’s Borne series may be coming to our TV screens. According to THR, the science fiction novels are in development at AMC Studios for a possible TV series from the speculative fiction writer who also brought us Annihilation. The Borne novels are set in the future in a city that has been destroyed by

This article consists of nothing but Shazam! spoilers. We have a spoiler free review of the film here. Shazam! marks the first time the character has come to the big screen as a big budget movie (1941’s The Adventures of Captain Marvel was a serial, not a feature film). The movie is based heavily on one

A Ms. Marvel TV series is coming to streaming service Disney+, based on the Hugo-award winning and critically acclaimed comic book series of the same name. The first Muslim superhero to headline her own series for Marvel, Ms. Marvel has already made it to the small screen as part of the Marvel Rising animated series, but

This article contains Watchmen spoilers. Watchmen episode 7, “An Almost Religious Awe,” is the hour where the remaining big questions finally start getting answered. And in the case of its last scene, it may even answer a question that you might not even realize had been asked in the first place. But from its first

This article is sponsored by Tor Books. All the opinions reflect those of the writer. Kel Kade is a New York Times Bestselling author who has delved into the fantasy realm before with her King’s Dark Tidings series. Formerly an environmental consultant who entered doctoral study with a focus on volcanic rock geochemistry and marine research,

With the ever-growing success of Margaret Atwood‘s The Handmaid’s Tale since its debut in 1985, both the book and its subsequent TV adaptation, you may find you’re after something similar to read when you need your next lit fix. There’s no doubt that its relevance and its cultural impact is heavily felt today, after all these years,

It’s a fantastic time to be a Marvel Comics fan! Between the stellar MCU releases to the comics and merchandise, there’s endless gift ideas for Marvel maniacs. Here are a few of our favorites! Avengers: Endgame This year’s biggest film event is not only a must-have physical media release, but arguably the greatest example of

This article is sponsored by Tor Books. The opinions reflect those of the writer. Long time fans of Robert Jordan, author of the bestselling Wheel of Time series, may be puzzled how their beloved writer, who passed away in 2007, had a new book hit bookstore shelves this fall. Warrior of the Altaii, the newest of

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This article is sponsored by Tor Books. The opinions reflect those of the writer. As readers are preparing to dig into fantasy epic The Wheel of Time all over again with Amazon Prime’s forthcoming television adaptation, they’re also given the treat of experiencing a “new” Robert Jordan book.  After forty years of sitting on the shelf, Warrior

Influential cartoonist Gahan Wilson, who’s worked darkened Colliers, Playboy, National Lampoon and The New Yorker, died of complications of dementia on Nov. 21 in Scottsdale, Arizona, according to the Associated Press. He was 89. “The world has lost a legend,” his stepson Paul Wilson posted on the artist’s Facebook page. “One of the very best

This article contains major spoilers for DCeased. When DCeased was announced, it’s safe to assume it was met with more than a few eye rolls. Did the world really need a DC zombies book as the rest of pop culture seems to be putting a lid on the zombie phenomenon for another few years? “I’m

This His Dark Materials Episode 4 review contains spoilers. It originally appeared on Den of Geek UK. If the careful foundation-laying of the first three episodes had left you feeling at all distanced from or frustrated by this story, then “Armour”’s here to yank you into a giant bear hug and surround you with fun, action,

John Constantine has gone to some dark places, but John Constantine: Hellblazer #1, the new relaunch from Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell, goes ink black almost right away.  I will confess that I’m not a fluent Constantine guy. I’ve gone through the first Hellblazer collection online, and I’ve seen him pop in and out of