Monthly Archives: July 2018
Joss Whedon Talks New Dr. Horrible One-Shot, Ending Buffy’s Story (Again)
At Comic-Con 2018, Joss Whedon debuted news of a new Dark Horse one-shot comic called Dr. Horrible: Best Friends Forever. Written by Whedon, the comic will feature art by José Maria Beroy (Versus) and Sara Soler (Red & Blue) with colors by Dan Jackson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), cover art by Fábio Moon (Two Brothers) and a variant cover by Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle). Contrary to what you’d expect, the best buds referenced in the title are supposed bitter enemies Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer.
IGN talked to Whedon about the new project, asking how these two could ever be described as “best friends.”
(Dark Horse Comics)
Fortnite: Epic Responds to Cheating Accusations in Yesterday’s Summer Skirmish
Accusations against the winner of yesterday's Fortnite Summer Skirmish competition has led Epic to respond with an investigation of their own.
Player iDroPz_BoDiEs won an incredible $130,000 after winning several matches with a total of 129 eliminations over ten games. Two back-to-back matches saw the player kill over 20 opponents each time and fans quickly suspected the PlayStation 4 player was using a keyboard and mouse to gain an unfair advantage.
The accused player did not stream his matches live, but he did upload replay footage of the matches. This stirred even more speculation and fans began to suggest collusion with other players in the match was at play.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Premiere Date Revealed
The Simpsons: Season 30 finally has a release date. As revealed at the show's Comic-Con panel today, the series will return on (appropriately enough) September 30.
Creator Matt Groening, voice actress Tress MacNeille, director David Silverman and producer Al Jean were on-hand to reveal some tidbits about the new season. They screened a clip from an upcoming episode showing Homer gorging himself in New Orleans and then making use of a convenient vomitorium. Silverman explained that the show's shift towards digital animation makes it easier for the animators to explore these non-Springfield settings.
The panel also showcased a new teaser poster for this year's "Treehouse of Horror" special, one which looks to be geared towards spoofing movies like Jurassic World and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Season 2 of Krypton to Introduce Lobo
The infamous DC villain Lobo is set to hit the second season of Krypton in a big way.
Announced during the Syfy SDCC panel today, Lobo will be the next primary villain in Krypton. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor for Lobo has not yet been announced. The second season of Krypton will debut in 2019, and will reportedly dig into the consequences of the first season.
Lobo was born on the utopia planet Czarnia, and though peace surrounded him, he was bloodthirsty and powerful, and managed to kill everyone on the planet. He becomes a mercenary, traveling across the universe with the sole intent to destroy. Season 2 of Krypton will also reportedly feature Doomsday and the origins of Brainiac.
DC Announces Official Name for Extended Universe
The DC Extended Universe has officially named itself Worlds of DC, according to Heroic Hollywood. Warner Bros. made the announcement at their San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall H on Saturday.
The panel began with an introduction to the upcoming DC films by welcoming fans to the Worlds of DC - making it the first time that Warner Bros. has given the DC universe an official name.
The DC Extended Universe, also known as DCEU, has been in use for years, but was a term coined by a journalist and was never what DC actually called their film universe. This new term allows them to make movies under one brand, but have them take place in different universes so they don't have to all be necessarily connected.
Aquaman’s Classic Costume Shown in New Movie Footage
Director James Wan showed Comic-Con attendees a lengthy sizzle reel of footage that will not be released to the public during the Aquamn movie panel Saturday. The footage ended with a hero shot of Jason Momoa in the classic gold-orange and green costume his DC Comics counterpart wore.
Here's a rough breakdown of what that extra Aquaman footage revealed:
- Shot of a lighthouse in a snowglobe...Atlana and Tom Curry falling in love and having Arthur. Kidman goes back into the sea after he’s born. "You are the bridge between land and sea."
- Adult Arthur and his dad in a bar talking about his special nature.
- Grown Aquaman, goes to a sub, Mera telling him to take his place as king
Cloak and Dagger Greenlit for Second Season
Revealed at SDCC, Marvel's Cloak and Dagger - starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph - will return for a second season on Freeform.
The series, about two teens from very different backgrounds who find themselves burdened by and awakened to newly discovered superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another, will be back with 10 all-new episodes in spring 2019.
The premiere episode of Cloak and Dagger was Freeform’s No. 1 series debut in two and a half years, accumulating 4.4 million viewers across all platforms according to the new L+35 ratings this week. There are currently two more episodes left to air in Season 1.
Exclusive: Aquaman Funko Pop! Vinyl Animated Short Movie
Funko and Warner Bros. have produced a four-part series of animated short films inspired by the upcoming live-action Aquaman movie and Funko Pop! Vinyl figures.
You can watch "Lost Relic," the first of these four shorts, right here at IGN by playing the video embedded below.
The four-part series aims to celebrate Aquaman and the underwater world of Atlantis. In addition to Aquaman himself, the animated shorts also feature Pop! Vinyl incarnations of Mera and the villainous Black Manta.
The animated short was unveiled at the DC Entertainment booth at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 21st, as the cast of the live-action Aquaman movie did an autograph-signing session with fans.
Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daughters of the Dragon Marvel Digital Originals Revealed
First revealed Wednesday on IGN, Marvel Digital Originals (MDOs) are digital comics that focus on heroes made popular to the masses on TV. The first title among them was a relaunch of Jessica Jones and was joined by the already-running Cloak and Dagger, and now three more are joining the lineup: Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Daughters of the Dragon team-up series featuring Misty Knight and Colleen Wing.
MDOs are double-sized digital issues (40 pages) that are released once per month, with every three issues forming a complete story. While they don’t come out all at once like a Netflix show, the accelerated pace of release is meant to cater to those who discovered these Marvel heroes on TV and want to binge their comics in big chunks. After completing a story arc, each series will be printed and sold in comic shops.
Nicolas Flamel Explained: Who Is the Ancient Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Character?
With the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald happening this week, a character known to fans of the books has now made his live-action debut after showing up in the trailer for the film this past summer. While the trailer mostly focused on characters like Newt Scamander, Dumbledore and Grindelwald, it also offered a glimpse of this fellow who's been referenced several times in Harry Potter lore - Nicolas Flamel.
Assuming you're not a hardcore Potter fanatic, you might not understand the significance of Flamel's cinematic debut. Here's everything you need to know about this supporting character and why he matters so much to the Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts mythos.