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. The 10 most-read stories yesterday Proper Nightwing to Return in 2020 in James Tynion IV’s Batman Run Hush Returns to Batman with Tom King, John Romita […]

Over three years ago, Bleeding Cool ran its first article about the BBC3 show Fleabag, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Titled ‘And With That Final Episode, Fleabag Becomes The Finest TV Drama Of 2016‘, I wrote, And because it has been picked up by Amazon Prime in the USA, about to drop all six episodes in three weeks […]

Night School Studio has finally given us a date for Afterparty to be released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One as it will come out in late October. This game has been on the proverbial backburner with no real news coming out about it as the devs worked on other projects. In fact, the last […]

Spider-Man: Velocity #2 is in stores next week, continuing the first original comic book story in the Marvel Gamerverse, by Dennis “Hallum” Hopeless, Emilio Laiso, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Travis Lanham. We’ve got a preview below. The story finds Spider-Man coming up against ghostly attacks, and just in time for Halloween season! Peter, however, is a […]

After months of rumors, mindless speculation, and several instances of serious misdirection, Breaking Bad fans finally received the news they were waiting for: Vince Gilligan is returning to tell one more (???) tale with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Written and directed by Gilligan and set to premiere on Netflix on October 11 (and […]

If you’ve been dealing with cheap players who DDoS a Rainbow Six Siege match because they’re losing, Ubisoft is planning to curb that very shortly. The company posted a notice letting players know they would be taking drastic measures to stop this behavior and abuse of their servers immediately. Which includes everything from banning players […]

Fearless #3 hits stores next week from Marvel Comics, by Seanan McGuire, Claire Roe, Rachelle Rosenberg, Zoe Quinn, Marika Cresta, Alyssa Wong, Alti Firmansyah, Irma Knivilla, and Cardinal Rae. We’ve got a preview below. There’s three stories here, and we’ve got a little bit of each in our preview. We start out with our multi-part […]

If you’re a fan of the Walking Dead universe, things are pretty sweet right now – especially from the perspective of AMC‘s Fear the Walking Dead. Following up on an epic appearance at this summer’s Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), we learned that the series been picked up for a sixth season – and as […]

Rockstar Games joined other publishers like Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Epic Games by launching their own PC games launcher this week. Essentially, they now have a place where PC users can instantly play titles like GTA Online, Red Dead Online, and other titles under their umbrella. Here’s a snippet from the introduction the company gave […]

Punisher Kill Krew #3 hits stores next week from Marvel Comics, by the Gerry Duggan of comics, Gerry Duggan, Juan Ferreyra, and Cory Petit. We’ve got a preview below.   As the preview begins, the unstoppable Juggernaut finds himself decidedly stopped, and in quite a bit of trouble. So Frank sends Foggy Nelson to save […]

Coming at a time when the world needs a smart, sharp political satire, Ryan Murphy and actor Ben Platt are hoping viewers comes out to vote with their eyeballs when political comedy The Politician premieres on Netflix on September 27. Now, the streaming service is offering us a look at those who will either help […]

It looks like Fortnite is already planning for the next wave of changes as a new Rift Beacon has been found sitting around The Block. Players have taken to social media and Reddit to point out the new addition to the map. For those unaware of how the Rift Beacons work, they usually appear in […]

Thanos #6 is in stores next week from Marvel Comics, by Tini Howard, Ariel Olivetti, Antonio Fabela, and Joe Caramagna, the conclusion to this mini-series. We’ve got a preview below. The preview drops us near the end of this story… …as young Gamora makes her move, trying to kill Thanos. But Thanos isn’t so easy […]

If you’re a fan of the Walking Dead universe, things are pretty sweet right now – especially from the perspective of AMC‘s Fear the Walking Dead. Following up on an epic appearance at this summer’s Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), we learned that the series been picked up for a sixth season – and as […]

If the Dungeon Builder section for The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening had a familiar vibe to it, it should. It was a Zelda Mario Maker idea. In a new article from IGN, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma talked a little about the new addition to the remake. Apparently, Shigeru Miyamoto had made a request as […]

Another month, another couple first issues, plus a big European collection roundup. In this case, the big European collection is Humanoids reissuing Metabarons artist Juan Giménez‘s solo collection called The Fourth Power. Sera And The Royal Stars issue one by Jon Tsuei, Audrey Mok, Raúl Angulo, Jim Campbell, and Tim Daniel: A Persian-influenced swords and […]

After weeks of waiting, Jesse Custer’s (Dominic Cooper) final sermon from “The Book of Genesis” is officially underway, with AMC‘s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon‘s Preacher running its fourth and final season gauntlet. What’s the best way to put this? Let’s just say that even if you’re familiar with the original comic book […]

Square Enix announced over the weekend that they would be revealing a brand new character coming to Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. The word came down that they would be doing a special livestream this Tuesday, September 24th, at 8pm JPT, which is 7am EST/4am PDT the same day for us in the states. As best […]

Superior Spider-Man #11 is in stores next week from Marvel Comics, by Christos Gage, Mike Hawthorne, Wade von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles. It’s the penultimate issue of this series, and we’ve got a preview below. Last issue: Otto got his ass kicked. And now, this alternate universe Norman Osborne is running wild in […]

Even though Damon Lindelof is still busy at work on his (contrary to what others at Bleeding Cool would have you think) 112% fully-authorized “remix” of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series Watchmen doesn’t mean he doesn’t have time to look back on his past successes. When the calendar shows “September […]

Developer WB Montreal seems to be officially teasing something related to Batman. On Sunday, the developer made a mysterious Twitter post featuring a Bat-Signal projected against a building, ostensibly celebrating the Caped Crusader’s 80th Anniversary. As the video played, four images quickly flashed across the screen. Fans have taken the four images to mean imply […]

A day early because I felt like it, it’s X-ual Healing, the internet’s number one sex-pun-themed weekly X-Men recap column! This week we’ve got some major developments in House of X #5, and unexpectedly, also a major development in Dead Man Logan #11. Talk about waiting until the last minute! Read on, X-fans! Sworn to […]

While the cast and crew of AMC‘s The Walking Dead roll along with their deep-dive production-wise on the tenth season, life in the franchise’s universe has become a lot like the NFL: neither have off-seasons anymore. With a strong ensemble cast (and a “Big Bad” fronted by Samantha Morton in an award-earning turn as Whisperers […]

Prepare thy stomachs, it’s time for The Great Eldraine Bake-Off! In a bid to entice more Magic: The Gathering fans into getting into their newest expansion set, Throne of Eldraine, Wizards of the Coast has devised a baking competition for the Internet to look into. Called “The Great Eldraine Bake-Off,” this baking competition boasts a glut […]

Next week, Marvel Comics will release the final issue of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which is unfortunate timing seeing as the book is about to become an animated series. Nevertheless, we’ve got a preview of the issue by Brandon Montclaire, Alitha E. Martinez, Tamra Bonvillain, and Travis Lanham. And this final issue is going […]

DC Universe dropped teases and casting announcements (…and casting announcements… and casting announcements…) for the second season of Titans for several months, and that built-up anticipation finally paid off on September 6 with the release of season opener “Trigon.” Now with three episodes down (and “Aqualad” set to drop this Friday) and one helluva’ Raven-related […]

A new character trailer has revealed five new DLC combatants for the popular crossover fighting game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. According to the trailer, Celica and Susanoo will be the new representatives from the Blazblue franchise. Adachi and Elizabeth will be the latest Persona 4 Arena representatives. Finally, Under Night In-Birth will be getting one new […]

Chris Gavaler and Nathaniel Goldberg write: Bill Maher, an American talk show host, insulted comic book legend Stan Lee and the Internet was outraged. Now that the furore has died down, it’s become apparent that Maher didn’t actually insult Lee. He insulted his fans—the millions who, according to Maher, Lee inspired “to, I don’t know, […]

There’s a lot of cable channels – almost the same amount as all the new streaming services we have now. Nevertheless, we’re here to drop intel what new shows are coming up this season. By now, we’ve covered a number of the bigger cable channels’ line-ups, but here’s a quick, down-n-dirty look at what lies […]

Last Sunday, I wrote a piece detailing a few trading card games which, while being super cool in concept, failed to attract a huge audience of players. In the end, they failed as a game for that reason and others. Today I want to go into this discussion from the angle of tabletop wargames and […]

Marvel Team-Up #6 is in stores next week from Marvel Team-Up… or Ms. Marvel Team-Up, as we learned the series is really called when we also learned it was canceled with this issue. In any case, this story is by Clint McElroy, Ig Guara, Felipe Sobreira, and Clayton Cowles, and we’ve got a final issue […]

With the September days quickly giving way to October, it’s time for new about The CW‘s “Arrowverse” shows returning to start flying in every direction. With Arrow shuffling off the network’s programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the “elder states-show” of the “Arrowverse” as it speeds into its sixth season), […]

As part of the Batman 80th anniversary celebration, the Epic Games Store is offering several Batman games completely free to download this week. Technically, they’re only offering two, but both are collections. The first is the LEGO Batman Trilogy, which has all three games from TT Games and WBIE in one pack. The second is […]

Coming from Steve Niles and Damien Worm in December, Monica Bleue – A Werewolf Story, a new comic book series for the John Carpenter Presents line from Storm King Productions. It will accompany Duane Swierczynski and Jason Felix’s  continuing Carpenter Tales: Sci-Fi Redhead, both in Storm King’s December 2019 solicitations… STORM KIDS MONICA BLEUE WEREWOLF […]

ABC‘s Stumptown premiered its season-opener in the actual “Stumptown” at Rose City Comic Con (RCCC).  The episode was met with cheers and great applause by the guests and residents of Portland who were on hand to see Greg Rucka’s comic book series make the jump to television series. Set in Portland, Oregon the episode introduced […]

It appears Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare can’t escape leaks either, as the latest source says they now know all the multiplayer maps coming to the game. The leak comes from VG Sources, who claim they’ve been digging through the code of the PC version and found listings for each multiplayer map on the way. […]

Ghost-Spider #2 is in stores next week fro Marvel Comics, by Seanan McGuire, Takeshi Miyazawa, Rosi Kampe, Ian Herring, and Clayton Cowles. We’ve got a preview below. If you haven’t been keeping up, Gwen is going to college in the 616 universe, which means an interdimensional commute. Unfortunately, it takes some time for her powers […]

Do we get one big Astronaut movie from Hollywood every year now? It’s starting to feel that way. Ad Astra is the latest major studio movie about the perils of going into outer space. It’s a big serious movie that’s as much a character study as it is a space thriller about saving the world. […]

This past week, Borderlands 3 revealed more details about their first in-game event as they will celebrate Halloween with the Bloody Harvest. Along with the help of Kinda Funny, the devs released info about what’s on the way from storylines to skins. Check out some of the info below as well as the video showing […]

Michael Van Cleve writes: It is night. Monday is coming. The one true terror of the modern era. The early wake up, the blah blah blah, shuffle some papers and talk to some people, early day early time make some money get on the grind. But that also means new pages and that ain’t bad. […]

Let’s go ahead and jump into the cable content coming this season – remember, traditional cable channels are still loosely adhering to the standard television season. If you see a series that doesn’t have a premiere date, it’s most likely a mid-fall release, early 2020 release, or a summer series. This time, we’re taking a […]

Those of you who have been waiting for the Nintendo Switch controller for Nintendo Switch Online, the wait is over as they are for sale. The company put up a listing for the controllers this past week, as you can now purchase them for $30 a pop. Plus, this isn’t a pre-order for the holiday. […]

Captain America #14 is in stores next week from Marvel Comics, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Niko Walter, Matt Milla, and Joe Caramagna. We’ve got a preview below. In case you haven’t been following along, Cap is still dealing with the fallout of Secret Empire. Jeeze, you reveal yourself to be a secret Nazi *one time* and […]

With ABC’s Modern Family premiering its 11th and final season next week, it has been stirring all sorts of weird “feels” inside me. While it is always good to see shows actually have an ending, it also becomes a bit nostalgic to see characters you have come to love say goodbye—like a good friend who […]

The next time Sony holds another State of Play livestream for us, we’re finally going to be getting a better look at The Last Of Us Part II. While we’ve seen little tidbits be released here and there from both official and unofficial channels, the last time we saw anything lengthy was E3 2018. After […]

This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by a number of comic stores from their sales on Wednesday and Thursday. It measures what are known as the “Wednesday Warriors”, those who can’t wait till the weekend to get this week’s comics. Overall, House of X‘s penultimate issue tops the charts ahead […]

After months of rumors, mindless speculation, and several instances of serious misdirection, Breaking Bad fans finally received the news they were waiting for: Vince Gilligan is returning to tell one more (???) tale with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Written and directed by Gilligan and set to premiere on Netflix on October 11 (and […]

Respawn Entertainment have released a new video and details for Apex Legends when Season Three rolls around, including a full reveal of Crypto. The hacker character has been teased for a couple of months every since Season Two started up over the summer. Now we know he will be added to the game come October. […]

Hush, otherwise known as Tommy Elliot, is a Batman villain created by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee back in 2003. A childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, thy used to play strategy games and  Tommy taught Bruce to think like his opponents, to use their abilities against them in order to win. But driven by his […]

Bridget Jones Nelson is a writer and comedian known for her work on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and for the past several years as half of the RiffTrax audio commentary team Bridget & Mary Jo, where she and comedian Mary Jo Pehl riff on features, industrial shorts, often with an eye on the social lives […]

Those of you hoping that Luigi’s Mansion 3 will have all the content in one game, think again, as the game will be getting paid DLC. Game Informer is reporting that Nintendo will be releasing a multiplayer DLC for both the ScareScraper and ScreamPark modes in the game. You’ll still get those modes with some games, […]

Dillon Gilbertson writes: I woke up in a cold sweat, my skin so pale I thought the blood had fully drained from my body; nauseated to the point of delirium. Witnessing the eldritch figure at the front of the vessel, my body attempted to leap overboard before my mind could even comprehend the ghostly gondolier, […]

While the cast and crew of AMC‘s The Walking Dead roll along with their deep-dive production-wise on the tenth season, life in the franchise’s universe has become a lot like the NFL: neither have off-seasons anymore. With a strong ensemble cast (and a “Big Bad” fronted by Samantha Morton in an award-earning turn as Whisperers […]

If you want to know just how seriously Epic Games is taking the fight for PC distribution dominance, you need look no further than how much they paid for Control. The company got the official exclusivity for a year from 505 Games for the title, as Steam won’t be getting it until August 2020. But […]

Eric Trueheart, Jhonen Vasquez and Warren Wucinich take Invader Zim to its fiftieth issue for a double-sized seven dollar anniversary issue, while Rick & Morty continues its final comic book arc, The Rickoning, with Rick & Morty going to their own Rick & Morty convention SchwiftyCon … I know the feeling. Here are Oni Press; […]

Combine our professional obsession with uber-creative genius Ryan Murphy (Glee, Pose, 9-1-1, Feud, and a billion more) with our love for 80’s horror/slasher film, and it’s easy to understand why we’re excited for FX‘s American Horror Story: 1984. In fact, executive producer Tim Minear only confirmed our excitement when he said this about the upcoming […]

“Gaslands: Refueled”, a new edition of the “Gaslands” game by Osprey Games, has come out and with it, a new batch of miniature wargame players have arisen from the woodwork. I am looking to join their ranks within the hobby, and wish to play the game to that end. Gaslands takes place on an alternate-futuristic […]

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. The 21 most-read stories yesterday Dan Didio Finally Gives DC Fans the Crossover They Deserve Proper Nightwing to Return in 2020 in James Tynion IV’s Batman […]

HBO has acquired Cory Finley‘s Thoroughbreds follow-up, Bad Education, following the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The acquisition by HBO is said to be for $17.5 million–a record-breaking purchase for any film to screen in Toronto. The film team had been looking for $20 million and an Oscar push. This isn’t to say that theatrical […]

Epic Games has rolled out a new special event for Fortnite this week as Tilted Towers has been turned into Gotham City to celebrate Batman’s 80s anniversary. Along with new costumes and some Batman-themed weapons, the developers have changed part of the map into his hometown for you to do battle in. You can read […]