Cinema’s premiere Count Dracula will be donning his opera cape again. Bela Lugosi had a love-hate relationship with the bloodsucking role that made him an icon. He occasionally felt straitjacketed by the horrific typecasting, but he loved the cape so much he wore it in several films including Plan 9 from Outer Space, and was
While watching your favorite horror movies, you may have missed one of the gaming industry’s favorite pastimes: adapting great scary films into games. From The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween to Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, all of these franchises have been adapted into video games at one or another. Many
Tochi Onyebuchi brings a keen eye for world-building and momentum-filled action scenes to his young adult novels. From the Pokémon-like Beasts Made of Night duology to the upcoming fantasy novella Riot Baby, he’s making waves. At NYCC 2019, we sat down to talk to him about pop culture influences, the process of building a novel,
At 23 seasons old, Comedy Central’s animated classic South Park is already old enough to drive, vote, and drink. The only relevant benchmark left is its 25th birthday and the ability to rent a car. Back in 2015, Comedy Central renewed South Park through 2019. The end of that deal arrives with South Park Season
The Joker is the most recognizable villain in all of comics, and as such, there are as many takes on him as there are creators who have worked on a Batman comic. Fortunately for us, for every Jared Leto out there, there are fifteen awesome comic stories. So if you’re coming out of the Joker
At New York Comic Con 2019, among other huge Star Trek announcements, CBS also launched the new mini-season of the anthology series: Short Treks. Though there were only four mini-episodes last time around, this time there will be six, and the first of those began streaming last Saturday. And, if you were distracted by the huge revelations
Doom 64, an infamous part of the Doom legacy, is coming to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Following the releases of Doom, Doom II, and Doom 3 on Nintendo’s hybrid platform, id has confirmed that they are also bringing Doom 64 to the Nintendo Switch. If you’re suddenly wondering why they are
2019’s Call of Duty will be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and it’s a realistic refresh of the iconic shooter series that brought the FPS genre to a more contemporary setting. The game is being developed by Infinity Ward, the studio responsible for the other Modern Warfare installments, with help from Raven Software and Beenox. This is
Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series is more than just one of the most popular fantasy stories of the literary world, it has influenced an entire generation of fantasy authors to tell stories of their own. With Amazon starting production on a Wheel of Time series adaptation and Tor poised to release Warrior of the
This All American review contains spoilers. All American Season 2, Episode 1 All American Season 2 “Hussle and Motivate” starts off with a moment between Spencer and Coop standing in front of a beautifully-crafted mural of the late Nipsey Hussle, whom the title of the premiere references (“Hussle & Motivate” was one of Nipsey’s songs).
When it was announced that writer Tom King would be ending his Batman run a bit earlier than originally intended, it didn’t take long for the internet to start speculating about King’s sudden departure. After all, the award-winning Batman and Mister Miracle scribe was well on his way to his planned 106 issues when his
A new report by Video Game Chronicle suggests that Rockstar began developing Bully 2 but abandoned the project early on during the process. According to the report, much of the early work on the sequel was completed by the game’s art team who began to form some basic concepts of what the sequel would look
Marvel has been going through a bit of a deck-clearing with its Star Wars comics of late, leading many to wonder what the company was setting up. Now we know: announced at NYCC, 2020 will see a relaunch of the main Star Wars title, which will now be set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return
When we came across Undone, created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg of BoJack Horseman fame, we figured most of the appeal would come from the realistic, rotoscoped animation, which reminded us of Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly or Waking Life. But what we quickly realized was this technique, combined with a completely unique form of
The X-Men books are in the midst of a critical and creative reinvigoration, and at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced the first new book after the initial relaunch: Wolverine, by Ben Percy and Adam Kubert. Kubert is one of the definitive Wolverine artists. He drew, among other issues: Wolverine #75, the Fatal Attractions issue
This is not a drill: Red Dead Redemption 2 is actually coming to the PC. “Today, we’re proud to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, with special bonuses available to players who pre-purchase through the Rockstar Games Launcher starting October 9th,” reads a post on the Rockstar Games
Valentine’s Day weekend 2020 just got a little bit better. Outlander Season 5 has an official release date and, you guessed it, it is February 2020. Starz made the announcement that it would be renewing its historical time travel romance based on the bestselling series from Diana Gabaldon for two more seasons in October 2018, taking it
With Donny Cates taking over the writing duties on Thor, there was room for a new writer to pick up Guardians of the Galaxy. And at Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel at New York Comic Con, the new team was announced: Juan Cabal (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) on art, and Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) writing. Ewing is currently lighting
Wave two of the Sandman Universe is coming at the end of October, and DC Comics released an advance preview of the one shot that kicks it all off - The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1. In it, we see John Constantine doing what he was born to do: betraying friends, scheming, and maybe, in a flash
Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, will be the sixth playable character in Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers game. As revealed at NYCC 2019, Ms. Marvel will join the game’s roster of playable characters and will be voiced by Sandra Saad. We previously mentioned something similar following SDCC 2019, but it was just a rumor at that time.
Deathstroke, DC Comics’ ruthless, cycloptic, sword-swinging mercenary-turned grizzled anti-hero, is currently in the midst of a long-overdue pop culture surge, and it’s not stopping anytime soon, with the The CW’s latest adaptation plans, an animated series! The announcement arrived during the CW’s upfront presentation in May, where, amongst a treasure trove of CW/DC news, network
Amanda Conner, the gifted artist who along with husband Jimmy Palmiotti turned Harley Quinn into the comedic comics force she is today, were announced as the creative team on a new Harley book for DC’s Black Label mature imprint. Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey is slated to land in February of 2020. Conner has been
Jack Ryan Season 2 is already a go at Amazon! While the Amazon television offering, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, debuted on August 31, the series officially announced its astoundingly advanced Season 2 renewal back on April 24. The series stars John Krasinski – in a form that’s surreal to fans of his classic TV run
It’s the geekiest time of the year for New York City with the return of New York Comic Con, and we here at Den of Geek have all hands on deck to bring you the latest news, trailers, and highlights from inside the convention! Book mark this page to keep up with everything you need
Warner Bros. is developing a Harley Quinn animated series for its DC Universe streaming service. Harley’s star continues to rise as a character, and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn was a major factor in the success of the Suicide Squad movie. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco will voice Harley in the new series. Harley Quinn is, of course, perfect for animation. She made
Star, a recent addition to the Captain Marvel comic series, will star in her own limited book series. Kelly Thompson, writer of the current Captain Marvel series and creator of Star’s character, will write the five-issue series, which debuts in January. Star first appeared in the pages of Captain Marvel back in July, in issue 8, “Falling
Marvel has revealed a new virtual reality experience called Avengers: Damage Control. Details are surprisingly thin about what this thing actually is, but from what we can gather from the business speak and congratulatory information released thus far, Damage Control is going to be a VR event that you will have to book tickets for
This South Park review contains spoilers. South Park Season 23 Episode 2 One thing I’ll say for this season of South Park is, so far, they’re doing a pretty good job having their serialization cake and eating it too. The only meaningful narrative through line from the premiere to this episode is Randy becoming a mob
Back in 1998 the Power Rangers teamed up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in what has been called one of the wildest crossovers in TV history. The episode “Shell Shocked” is still fondly remembered today and BOOM! Studios is about to bring us another crossover between two of the biggest names kids action series in Mighty Morphin
In its ongoing bid for total media domination, Netflix is turning to one of the oldest kinds of media: books. The streaming giant announced today that it would be adapting the Grisha fantasy trilogy. The Grisha trilogy comes from American author Leigh Bardugo and is made up of the novels Shadow and Bone (2012), Siege and Storm (2013), and Ruin and Rising (2014). Another novel, Six of