Forty years ago, Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Terry Austin, Glynis Wein, and Tom Orzechowski brought us the Dark Phoenix Saga in the pages of Uncanny X-Men. It was a storyline that so revolutionized comics that it is still rehashed over and over again to this day. In addition to being rehashed within the pages of […]

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 current […]

Not long after officially unveiling the Pixel 4 smartphone, Google quietly confirmed that it’s winding down support for its mobile VR platform, Daydream. The portable smartphone-based headset launched three years ago in November 2016. Meant as a competitor to VR options like Samsung’s Gear VR headset, Daydream could be used with your phone to offer […]

This is the Mike Del Mundo ‘Classified’ cover to today’s Absolute Carnage #4. I will say this, that this Anti0Symbiote costume does not appear in this comic. It does not even appear in Absolute Carnage Vs Deadpool #3 also out today where a) it would have fit the tone and b) could have come in […]

With HBO‘s “remix” of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time “tick-tocking” away until its October 20th premiere, we’re rolling on with “Watchmen Week” with more insight on the series. Today, we hear from famed […]

Love handheld gaming? You’re going to love the Analogue Pocket, the gaming hardware company’s “tribute” to portable gaming. The same company that brought us gorgeous, Instagram-worthy renditions of systems that can play NES and SNES games is responsible for this bad boy. For $199, you can snap it up in 2020. It’ll be able to […]

Image Comics has never had an imprint before. It has had studios, and lines within studios, such as Wildstorm, Top Cow, Shadowline, Cliffhanger, Skybound and more. But this seems very different indeed. As Eric Stephenson is heading into his 12th year as Image Comics Publisher, and his second year as a Member of the Board […]

Jeff Smith‘s award-winning comic book series Bone will be making the journey from the printed page to television screens, with Netflix developing an animated adaptation series. With Smith (SHAZAM! The Monster Society of Evil, RASL) set to oversee production, the streaming series follows the exploits of the Bone cousins as they cross a vast, uncharted, […]

Just days after issuing a statement on Hearthstone player Blitzchung and his banning, Blizzard has banned three more players for the same thing. To play a little catch-up, the company banned Blitzchung last week, took a ton of flack for it, and then issued a statement on Friday about the situation. Blitzchung responded to the […]

Jonathan Hickman has had a thing for deep cuts into mutant comic book lore for his recent HOXPOX and Dawn Of X comic books… but is this a cut too far? Devo is a member of the Shi’ar Death Commandos. Created by Chris Claremont and Chris Bachalo his first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #467 […]

We’ve officially made it to one of the greatest months of the year: October – which means The CW‘s “Arrowverse” shows have started sticking some sweet superhero three-point landings with the returns fans have seen so far. Arrow is shuffling off the network’s programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the […]

Microsoft and rare released a new content update to Sea Of Thieves this week, adding their own Halloween content with Fort Of The Damned. The update is totally free, all you have to do is go into the game and let the program do its thing. The crux of the update is for you to […]

Remember those Bar Sinister rumours? SINISTER SECRET #5: He’s the best there is at what he does. She’s married with a kid. The husband knows exactly what’s going on, but who is he to point the finger? He’s up to much the same, and more. Maybe this is just the new normal on the mutant […]

In mid-July 2019, Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming Lord of the Rings series started rolling out updates – beginning with reports that Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock) had joined the highly-anticipated epic fantasy series as a character named Tyra. Then during the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press event, the streamer formally introduced the creative […]

This week, PUBG Corp. and Tencent threw in a brand new 0.15.0 content update to PUBG Mobile, giving players new additions as well as some Halloween material. We got the full details for you here as you’re getting new firearms, new vehicles, new features, and the updated Survive Till Dawn – Halloween Mode. You can […]

Earlier this morning, Bleeding Cool reported that Captain Marvel artist Carmen Nunez Carnero would be starting a new comic book called X-Corp in February as part of the Dawn of X line. Possibly with Leah Williams or Vita Ayala as writer. This followed the word of a new Wolverine title as part of the second wave […]

With HBO‘s “remix” of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time “tick-tocking” away until its October 20th premiere, Bleeding Cool’s been rolling out “Watchmen Week” with more insight on the series. We had the opportunity […]

It seems like every year, Taco Bell and Microsoft get together and mix gaming and tacos for a contest. They’re doing it again for an Xbox One bundle. But this isn’t some ordinary bundle. Along with this Eclipse Limited-Edition Xbox One in a special Taco Bell box, they’re adding in an Elite Wireless Controller Series […]

  Pre-Crisis interpretations of Superman generally assumed that Clark Kent was the “mask” and Kal-El the person. In the final pre-Crisis Superman story by Alan Moore and Curt Swan, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, when Superman’s dual life is revealed, he completely abandons his Clark Kent persona. In the sixties, when Kent found […]

The Walt Disney Company is looking to keep the streaming momentum as Disney+ gears up for its November 12 launch. While the new service is expected to have 10 original series on launch, all eyes are on the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian. If Disney “big cheese” Bob Iger is to […]

This morning, Microsoft and The Coalition introduced a new set of characters to Gears 5, giving the game two new heroes and two new villains. This update adds in the COG Gear, the DeeBee, the Warden and General RAAM, the ruthless Locust military leader. This update also throws in two other fun additional characters from Terminator […]

In Superman #16 the other week – you know the issue that Superman was hardly in. It was mostly an argument/discussion between Jonathan Kent and a barely recognisable Damian Wayne (must have been the stress of the situation), Damian asked if he could come to the future with Jonathan. And join the rest of the […]

The CW‘s Supernatural kicked off its fifteenth and final season with a suspenseful premiere, perfectly setting the stage for a nostalgic farewell. “Back and to the Future” resurrects the Winchesters’ (Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles) former foes and excites fans with the return of familiar faces we’ve longed to see again. Some of those appearances will […]

FoxNext Games released a brand new update today into Marvel Strike Force, bringing new characters and a bit of Halloween fun to the game. A couple of the characters will be getting some fun perks, but the big addition is two new characters in Ghost Rider and Elsa Bloodstone. You can read more about them […]

So Kevin Feige is the new Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Comics. Yesterday, I looked at what the effects may be, after talking to several sources, trying to stay away from the usual hot takes. But what of Marvel Editor-In-Chief C.B.Cebulski? His hiring was personally approved of by Marvel Chair, Ike Perlmutter, a man with […]

Jada Pinkett Smith is in negotiations with Warner Bros. about returning for The Matrix 4. She played Niobe The Matrix: Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix: Revolutions (2003), the second and third films, respectively. If she signs, she joins Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss from the original trilogy, who reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. […]

There’s a new sweepstakes running to celebrate the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Dark Side of Dimensions update where a couple of lucky players can fly to Japan. From now until October 30th, all you need to do is play Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and take a screenshot of your favorite card. Then, you’ll take that over to […]

Just as Bleeding Cool promised, DC Comics seems to be setting up the Dan DiDio and Kenneth Rocafort-created character Tempus Fuginaut, originally seen as a bit of a Galactus figure, as DC’s equivalent of Marvel’s Watcher instead. And in the Tales Of The Dark Dimension Knightfall and Flash Forward, both out today, we learn of […]

Can’t wait to get your fix of all the demons, not-people, and our favorite humans – the “Soul Squad”? We can’t wait either – which is why we’re so forking glad NBC‘s The Good Place released new promo images and a (way too brief) overview of next episode “Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy.” So what are […]

The folks over at PUBG Corp. have loaded up a brand new update for PUBG in general, as the 5.1 patch is now live on the public test servers. We have some of the more important details below about a massive update to Miramar and the vending machines. But you can check out the full […]

A month ago, Bleeding Cool pointed out that Batman #81 was to lose its Year Of The Villain branding. Which it has. Consider that Year Of The Villain branding was the excuse that DC Comics gave to pulp an issue of Superman and Supergirl (and then reprinted with different ethnicity-based colouring of certain characters), it […]

We’ve officially made it to one of the greatest months of the year: October – which means The CW‘s “Arrowverse” shows have started sticking some sweet superhero three-point landings with the returns fans have seen so far. Arrow is shuffling off the network’s programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the […]

DeNA announced a new gym leader is coming to Pokémon Masters as you’ll be seeing an annoying but familiar face with Elesa and her Zebstrika. These two come from the adventures you had in Pokémon Black & White, as one of the harder and frustrating leaders in the game. You can see some info and […]

UPDATE: Looks like the title may be delayed. Check here for the latest. The original story runs below. We know we have a new Wolverine title as part of the second wave of Dawn Of X books from Marvel, showrun by Jonathan Hickman. We also know Moira MacTaggert is getting a book. And we know […]

ABC‘s police procedural dramedy The Rookie won hearts, minds, and viewers in its first season. The show had the perfect storm of comedy, drama, and attitude. John Nolan, Nathan Fillion‘s forty-year-old rookie brought life experience and a quirky sense of humor. But Nolan’s irreverent perspective is balancedby the drama of his cases and the matter-of-fact perspective […]

Blood splattered Chucky was one of my recent grails for the San Diego Comic-Con Funko-Shop Fundays mystery online bundle. After getting him, I really wanted to show off how neat and unique this Funko Pop was. I wanted to do some research to find out if there was any designer Funko Pop protectors. After doing […]

Bleeding Cool was the first to tell you about 5G, break down the DC Comics Generations timeline and work out what 5G was, giving a few details along the way. Comics Beat followed up, talking about a new Crisis for DC Comics in 2020. But may they have had a little help with a preview […]

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 current […]

This morning, Paradox Interactive announced that their upcoming release of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is getting pushed back. The game was originally slated for sometime in Q1 of 2020, now it’s being pushed back into 2020 with no defined timeline. The notice was posted earlier today on the game’s website, as the news […]

A science-fiction vampire in a mankini may a) be the last thing a standard member of what has been dubbed the Moral Majority (though both words seem to have been redefined somewhat) may want to pick up, or b) the first thing, depending on your outlook on human nature. But let’s see shall we? Today’s […]

WEBTOON, the world’s leading digital comics publisher, announced a partnership with Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime streaming service. The strategic partnership will see the development and co-production of new animated content. Crunchyroll and WEBTOON will also collaborate on the distribution, licensing, and retail of each new series. Korea-owned WEBTOON is currently the most read […]

The Mandalorian is under a month away from premiering on Disney+. So all of us Star Wars fans and can’t wait to see what his story entails. But until then we are stuck with our own thoughts in a shroud of mystery. Hasbro has released the Mandalorian in their newest wave of Star Wars: The Black […]

Batman #81 is out today, from Tom King and John Romita. And it’s time for the big reveal. What Batman’s plan was, what has been Batman’s plan this whole time, and how everything that happened is part of his long game for tackling Bane and his hold on Gotham. Which is not the only time […]

CBS All Access‘ 10-episode limited event series adaptation of Stephen King‘s The Stand has added a very familar name to the emsemble cast, with Heather Graham (Boodie Nights, Flaked) set to join the streamer’s post-apocalypse-set project. Graham joins previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgard, Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young, Henry Zaga, Jovan Adepo, Owen […]

Hello friends! It’s that time again, where we at Bleeding Cool aim to fill you with fright and delight, make you feel spooketh and shooketh, and provide you with fears and cheers. It’s Oathtober, so we are giving you a ton of Oathbreaker deck techs fo Magic: The Gathering! Oathbreaker is a format started by the […]

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 15 most-read stories yesterday Marvel Shocker: Kevin Feige Takes Over Comics as New Chief Creative Officer Batman Explains Why He Beats His Children in Batman […]

This continues to be a thing that is happening. No one is really sure whether or not we need The Matrix 4 but it’s still happening. We’ve already got a new cast member in the form of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II with previous stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss also set to return to the new installment of the series. Today […]

The Green Goblin is one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes. Ever since his debut in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 fans have been in love with this villain ever since. Some of the greatest moments in Spider-Man history has been linked to the Goblin himself. XM Studios have just released their next and upcoming statue, the Green Goblin. There […]

I went to the theatre tonight. You can be guaranteed that once I’ve sat down in my seat, some comics industry-changing even will happen, and I will emerge blinking at dozens of messages asking what I think. Or telling me what I should think. But the journey home gives me a chance to sort the […]

With HBO‘s “remix” of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time “tick-tocking” away until its October 20th premiere, we’re rolling on with “Watchmen Week” with more insight on the series – this time from executive […]

Sony made it very clear that the PS Vita was dead to them this year by ending production back in March. But oddly, they’re still updating it. Usually, when a company is done with a product, they cease all operations. Not just in building them, but also with updates. However, that’s not the case with […]

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #4 is in stores this week from DC Comics, by Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber, and Nathan Fairbairn, and we’ve got a preview below. In which we see what Jimmy Olsen has been up to since he was assassinated last issue. Er… since an assassination dummy that looked like him was assassinated, […]

With The CW‘s Supernatural about to wrap up its series’ run on the network after the upcoming 15th season, fans have been throwing around a wide range of theories on what the series-ending season will mean for the Winchchesters – which is understandable, all things considered. Then again, when you tick off a “certain all-powerful […]

This morning, Nike showed off a new set of Colorways coming to a few of their basketball signature lines, each of them coming with a geeky theme. The four lines have designs matching up with items for SpongeBob SquarePants, YouTube, and NASA. You can check out all four here, along with their descriptions and release […]

With today’s shocking news that Kevin Feige has taken over creative direction of Marvel Comics as Chief Creative Officer of all of Marvel, the obvious question must be asked: what does this mean for the future of the Marvel Universe as a fictional entity? It’s far too early for details of Feige’s plans, but it’s […]

Now you’re just getting greedy, HBO Max! With modern sitcom classics Friends and The Big Bang Theory already part of the upcoming streaming service’s programming plate, WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer Bob Greenblatt announced that Martin Sheen-starrer The West Wing would be leaving Netflix for HBO Max when it launches in 2020. Speaking at a Mipcom keynote […]

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is Disney’s most character to get a live-action film. While this did seem to change up the lore as well as add more backstory to one of our favorite Disney villains. The films have been all right and somewhat questionable but one great thing to come out of them is Maleficent’s new […]

Today, we learned the shocking news that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has become the Chief Creative Officer of all of Marvel, including Marvel Comics. Former Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada will become EVP Creative Director and report to Marvel President Dan Buckley, who will now report directly to Feige on all creative matters, […]

WWE announced the shocking news Wednesday: just a few months after bringing on Eric Bischoff as Creative Director of Friday Night Smackdown and just two weeks after the show launched on Fox, Bischoff is out and Brother Love is in as the new Creative Director. WWE sent out the following press release: Stamford, Conn., October […]

Riot Games just announced League of Legends: Wild Rift, a 5v5 multiplayer online battle arena game for mobile and consoles. The game, which isn’t due out until 2020 for iOS, Android, and additional platforms, is said to bring the “fast-paced player-versus-player action-strategy of the League of Legends PC game” to players. This time, however, the […]