X-Force #4 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Benjamin Percy and Joshua Cassara, as this new X-Force concept continues to take shape. We’ve got a preview of the issue below. Professor Xavier is back as of last issue, though Krakoa has a new threat to deal with in the form of Xeno, […]

Fans of Adult Swim‘s Rick and Morty counted down the months and days until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland‘s animated mayhem returned to their screens. That wait ended early last month with season premiere “Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat” (reviewed here), where we got a crash course in “death crystals” and gained a deeper […]

Niantic released an interesting little update last week as they outlined some improvements to Pokémon GO, including a more global effort. The company posted a small entry noting a few small changes, nothing game-changing or drastic. Simply a broader effort will be made to make creatures more available around the world. Not to mention improving […]

Because Legion of Super-Heroes #2, The Low, Low Woods #1 and Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1 will arrive in stores after the Final Order Cutoff dates for the third issue of Legion and the second issues of the other two, DC Comics has decided to make all three subsequent issues returnable. Often comic […]

Now that HBO‘s wonderfully authorized pseudo-sequel to [REDACTED] and Dave Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series Watchmen has been unveiled to the world – the world likes what it sees from Damon Lindelof‘s “remix”. Even die-hard Watchmen purists appear to be slowly coming around – as they should. Now we’ve reached season/series finale “See How They […]

If you thought The Pokémon Company took all the leaks for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield lightly, you got another thing coming. According to a report by Forbes, the company has decided that they are going to start taking legal action against those individuals who leaked info. Specifically, those who had first-hand information through hacking […]

Jason Aaron’s epic Thor run finally ended with War of the Realms… but things are Marvel don’t die quickly and suddenly (unless they’re a new comic launched as an “ongoing” and suddenly stealth-canceled without warning in the solicits). Thus, Aaron’s run needed a 4-issue mini-series to truly wrap things up, and the final issue of […]

This week on Food Network‘s Holiday Wars, “The Spirit of Christmas” continues with teams working seamlessly like little elves and wowing judges Shinmin Li and Jason Smith with their immaculate cake and sugar work.  Host Jonathan Bennett had fun playing dress up, and wrapping gifts while tasking the remaining four teams to create Santa’s perfect […]

Yesterday, Disney and Epic Games took over the island in Fortnite to present a special Star Wars event, and here’s what we got from it. Players were thrown into a period of time where they couldn’t kill each other in the game, so unlike previous events where you could take people out midway through, that […]

The solicitation for Batgirl #43 has been going through a few ch-ch-changes, switching out one plot, city location and villain for another, while retaining the cover and creative team… BATGIRL #43 (W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Cian Dormey (CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico After her disastrous dust-up with Oracle, Batgirl needs to regroup. But when Barbara Gordon’s […]

Now we know that in the Doctor Who universe, “early 2020” means New Year’s Day as the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh) materialize back on to BBC One and BBC America screens with two-part series-opener Spyfall. Written by showrunner and head writer Chris Chibnall, […]

This week, THQ Nordic announced they have released a playable prototype of Gothic Remake, which you can download and try right now. The game appears to be like many remake titles coming out these days, where it’s the original with a graphical and audio overhaul, but most of the gameplay remains the same. The company […]

Daredevil #15 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, and Daredevil is getting quite political in this preview. Along with Elektra, he’s infiltrating the governor’s mansion. Daredevil isn’t happy with the governor’s job performance, particularly when it comes to crime in Hell’s Kitchen. And he and Elektra are […]

For a show about the growing war between the old gods and new gods, you would think American Gods fans wouldn’t be too thrilled with things being quiet – but STARZ‘s series had a bit of a bumpy ride heading into its second season. After a return that gave the series a much-needed gritty, ensemble […]

Red Dead Online just got a new expansion added to the mix, literally, as you’ll be making sweet alcohol in dry lands with Moonshiners. The storyline will have you and whoever else you roll with coming in to help with the moonshine trade. Problem is… it’s illegal. You’ll be running shipments, out-running the law, and […]

Remember when it was Iron Man, Captain America and Fantastic Four that were always late from Marvel? Well, they have some new challengers to the throne… Jonathan Hickman and R. B. Silva‘s X-Men #5 has slipped four weeks from the 1st of January to the 29th January 2020 – which as well as being late, […]

James Bond themes are iconic. And with No Time To Die‘s release just around the corner, and Bond themes traditionally being announced and dropped a few months before the film’s release, it’s time to talk about possible theme songs. From Henry Mancini to Shirley Bassey to Adele, theme songs are an indelible part of what […]

Samuel L. Jackson one of the most recognizable voices in pop culture and now Amazon Alexa allows users for him to be your new digital assistant. Early adopters will be able to purchase the voice at the introductory price of $0.99. The regular price is $4.99. Alexa owners can purchase either from Amazon or the […]

History of the Marvel Universe #6 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Mark Waid and Javier Rodriguez. The series sees Galactus and Franklin Richards, far in the future, passing the time as the universe ends with Galactus recapping the entire history of Marvel’s continuity. This is the final issue, and it’s picking […]

With Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss‘ (Sherlock) highly-anticipated BBC/Netflix co-production Dracula set to premiere as part of the BBC’s New Year’s Day programming schedule, we have some updated information on when the Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web)-starrer will air on the streaming service as well as the titles of the three […]

Today, I am reviewing the started boxed set used to start a Daemons of Nurgle army. This isn’t the most current review I could do – one might even say it’s as old as time immemorial – but because Games Workshop’s release schedule doesn’t include a holiday sale, I figured I would go over a […]

DC Comics aren’t just cancelling orders for some collections, they are also running new printings of titles that have either gone out of print, or which are about to. It may suggest certain industry trends… Green Lantern By Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. 2 HC goes to 4th Printing Green Lantern By Geoff Johns Omnibus Vol. […]

After the recent conversations surrounding the PG-13 remake of a remake for Black Christmas, many horror fans are concerned about the limitations it may be given. While the slasher genre is meant to thrive in an ‘R’ rating, there are still plenty of horror films within PG -13 guidelines that can provide scares to horror […]

Obsidian Entertainment took a moment to thank their fans for all their support for The Outer Worlds and dropped news of upcoming DLC with it. The devs took to their own forums and sent a thank you note to the fans for The Game Awards nominations. And with it came the news that new content […]

Tony Stark: Iron Man #19 hits stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Francesco Manna, and it’s the last issue of Iron Man for 2019, which means it’s the last issue of Tony Stark: Iron Man period, because Iron Man 2020 launches in January. And in true crossover event fashion, […]

Biopics/biographical dramas are works of fiction and Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell is no exception. The controversy surrounding the film involves Kathy Scruggs, the late reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who covered Jewell during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing. The film depicted Scruggs (Olivia Wilde) as a person willing to do anything to exchange sex for […]

Monster Hunter is a very fun, thrilling, and intense game. You could sign on and play just to take down one monster and next thing you know it’s been two hours of the hunt. Monster Hunter World definitely got me back into the hunter fever. Now it looks like you can bring your love for […]

DC Comics has let retailers know that they have cancelled all orders for Absolute Fables Volume One but that the contents will be made available in a different format. Given that the Absolute format is over-sized hardcover-in-slipcase, it will be interesting to see what format will replace it. They have also cancelled orders for Batman: […]

When it comes to Star Wars purists and preservation enthusiasts, J. J. Abrams is on your side. Speaking to Now This News, The Rise of Skywalker and The Force Awakens director said he would like to see the original trilogy released in their unaltered form. J.J. Abrams is calling for the original versions of ‘Star […]

MWM Interactive announced this week they’re bringing a dark version of A Christmas Carol to VR with Chained: A Victorian Nightmare. Created and directed by Justin Denton, the same mind behind the immersive game Legion, you get a modern-day version of a Christmas classic. You can get the game right now for $6 on Oculus, […]

Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. Were you up for Swinson? The 10 most-read stories yesterday “American Gods” Star Orlando Jones Announces Firing [VIDEO] Are These The 25 Biggest Comic Book Stores […]

In our final Castle of Horror movie panel discussion of the year, we focused on a Christmas movie: Saint (2010) also known as Sint in its native Netherlands. We could have chosen any of a number of films in which the “hat on head/suit that’s red” brought cinematic mayhem, but what made Saint special was […]

It was a busy week for Pearl Abyss as they both launched Black Desert Mobile this week for iOS and Android, but added a new Xbox update. First off, Black Desert Mobile is a slimmed-down version of the game, as you will choose from one of five available character classes. You can pick Warrior, Witch, […]

Earlier this year, Stjepan Sejic posted on his DeviantArt page, with a couple of pieces of art, saying “I’ve been working on a concept for a poison ivy story in continuity with harleen, kinda doing a new take on her origin. who knows, if harleen is successful enough… it’s a pipe dream but so was […]

Fans of Adult Swim‘s Rick and Morty counted down the months and days until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland‘s animated mayhem returned to their screens. That wait ended early last month with season premiere “Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat” (reviewed here), where we got a crash course in “death crystals” and gained a deeper […]

Darth Vader is nothing but a legacy inside Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We saw how Kylo Ren twisted his grandfather’s legacy and showcased a melted Darth Vader helmet in his chambers. It looks like now with EFX we will be able to order in on our own Darth Vader pyre helmet replica. This replica […]

The second issue of explosive publisher BOOM! Studios and IDW’s crossover event, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is hitting stores in January, and a press release from BOOM! is promising a “shocking reveal that’ll change everything.” What could that reveal be? And might this early preview of the issue contain it? We’re going […]

There’s no Doctor Who Christmas Special this year, for the second time in a row. New showrunner Chris Chibnall has decided to shift the annual event episode to New Year’s Day instead. So the BBC does what they always do to stroke the flames of attention for the show: release a YouTube video compilation of […]

Some cool news for Call Of Duty: Mobile fans as the WSOE will be hosting a Creator Challenge tournament for the hit mobile game. Starting on December 15th, several top competitors and influencers will compete for a $30k prize pool, featuring well-known names teaming up for a chance at mobile glory. The competition will include […]

I’ve never seen a student road trip sez comedy to Beirut before. But that’s because comic books will go where none others will dare. Also truth is always stranger than fiction. Andy Warner, author of Brief Histories of Everyday Objects and This Land is My Land has seen his nonfiction comics published by Slate, Fusion, […]

We’ve officially reached December, folks – which means The CW‘s “Arrowverse” shows are in full swing at this point. Arrow is shuffling off the network’s programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the “elder states-show” of the “Arrowverse”), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos […]

Team17 announced this week they’ve formed a new partnership with Bad Yolk Games to release their upcoming game Main Assembly. The Sweden-based studio introduced their freeform physics-driven construction game a short time ago, and now it looks like plans are in motion for a 2020 release. The game is being aimed for a Q2 2020 […]

Gwenpool Strikes Back #5 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Leah Williams and David Baldeon, and as the cover itself points out, this could be the last time we see Gwenpool in a Marvel comic! That’s because Gwen is fighting to remain relevant and popular enough to warrant starring in a comic. […]

So far, we’ve liked what we’ve seen from DC Universe‘s adult-oriented animated series Harley Quinn. The streaming service had teased fans with details about the series as far back as 2018’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), and now? Let’s just say that the Kaley Cuoco-starrer (with The Big Bang Theory alum also executive producing, alongside Justin […]

If you’re wondering whether or not the new Call Of Duty League will have any success in the inaugural season, they just got a good sign it might. Passes for the first event being held at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from January 24-26, 2020 went on sale on December 11th. Within 24 hours, […]

Undiscovered Country #1 by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini smashed sales on release. The second issue, out this past week, was no slouch either, and Imag Comics has sent it back for a second printing. FOC is this weekend if any retailers want to check their stocks… and it will be […]

The Mandalorian appears to be the cornerstone of the original programming available at launch on Disney+. Its enticing mix of spaghetti western, epic samurai, and space wizard movies has an undeniable appeal. The series is the epitome of visual storytelling and almost eschews dialogue. The tight word economy seems to reflect the tough times we find in […]

Some cool news from 11 Bit Studios today as they will be releasing the anticipated Frostpunk DLC “The Last Autumn” in January. The DLC will drop on January 21st, 2020 across all PC retailers the game is sold through. And much like the season of autumn, this DLC will have a profound effect on the […]

Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Dennis Hopeless “Hallum” and Scott Hepburn, and with a backup by The Bad Boy of Comics Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw. We’ve got a preview below. Cosmic Ghost Rider, the Punisher, but more like Deadpool, and he’s a Ghost […]

There are a number of R-rated classic franchises that received heavily sanitized television live-action adaptations. Mortal Kombat, RoboCop, and Starship Troopers. are just three examples. While it gave a need to those who wanted more, it felt like a complete disservice to the original material. Which is why – in the day and age of […]

Predator must be making a comeback, as I have seen almost as many Predator collectibles lately as Batman, and that is a lot. So something must be brewing behind the scenes to get the alien bounty hunter back on the market. This time is with Infinity Studio and their newest Predator 2 statue of our […]

A couple of months ago, Bleeding Cool scooped the news about a new series being curated by Alex Ross called Marvel Anthology. That Ross would draw the first episode and would write subsequent issues for others to draw or paint. Then last month while Kurt Busiek was guesting on the Marvel podcast he talked about the […]

UPDATE: Jones posted a follow-up tweet to clarify he was fired from American Gods on September 10, 2019 – and not 2018. He also aimed strong criticism at production company Fremantle US – referring to them as “a nightmare” and tagging Nick Cannon, Heidi Klum, Gabrielle Union, and Melanie “Mel B” Brown as examples of […]

Popeye is a classic cartoon that has lived on throughout the generations. He has easily had an amazing fanbase and now you can bring him home with a new Mezco Toyz to pack figures it. This 2Pac figures that feature is Popeye and his nemesis Bluto in a stormy seas ahead bundle. Like most ONE:12 […]

New Mutants #4 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, another Earthbound issue by Ed Brisson and Marco Failla. And we’ve got a preview below that shows the cover mutant, Boom Boom, being a very poor role model. Of course, you can kind of understand it. Boom Boom joined the New Mutants pretty late, […]

Hooray. Another “Dark Betty” episode of Riverdale. Kind of. Mostly. On the weird off-chance you have no idea what I’m talking about, Betty dwells on the time in her childhood where her serial killer father coerced her into killing her pet cat…. for like the 50th time this season. Oh wait, no. MAJOR SPOILERS – […]

At The Game Awards last night, Wizards of the Coast publicly unveiled a number of interesting things, including their new MMO, Magic: Legends. But a good many Magic: The Gathering players were delighted to see the cinematic trailer teasing Wizards’ next upcoming expansion set, Theros: Beyond Death. In the trailer, the Planeswalker known as Elspeth Tirel makes […]

The Amazing Mary Jane comic book series was solicited as an ongoing series from Marvel Comics… SPINNING RIGHT OUT OF THE PAGES OF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! “YOU JUST HIT THE JACKPOT!” ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Like that. But the Amazon listing for the first collection has had its ‘Vol 1’ label removed, and looks like it will […]

A month after Netflix and The Duffer Bros. (Matt and Ross Duffer) made the inevitable official with the announcement that Stranger Things would be returning for a fourth season, fans started learning more about what the upcoming season holds for viewers (including reports of a casting call for four male characters). Now with this being […]

Wonder Woman is one of the mightiest heroes in the DC universe. This princess does not need any help and can hold her own. You can now bring it home your own Wonder Woman with the new Revoltech figure from Kaiyodo. She comes in at 5.9 inches tall, is insanely poseable, stocked with accessories and […]