Monthly Archives: December 2018
Is Conan the Barbarian Joining the Avengers?
Conan the Barbarian is returning to Marvel Comics in 2019, and Marvel isn't wasting much time before putting the Cimmerian warrior in the path of the Avengers.
This unlikely team-up was revealed in the solicitation for Avengers: No Road Home #6. Based on the solicit text, it sounds as though the Scarlet Witch will bring the team back in time to the mythical Hyborian Age and join forces with Conan to battle the Night Queen.
Avengers: No Road Home #6 cover by Yasmine Putri. (Marvel Comics)
What Is Captain America’s Plan in Avengers: Endgame?
As if life in the post-Infinity War world weren't already complicated and terrifying enough, the first trailer for Avengers: Endgame has only served to make things seem even more daunting. With even more questions and very few answers to go around, we've been left to start speculating wildly about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- and we keep circling back to one very specific moment in the trailer as a jumping off point. Scott Lang has apparently returned from the Quantum Realm in one piece -- and he's arrived at the Avengers compound with his Quantum Tunnel-toting van in tow, which we’re guessing will play a key role in finding a way to defeat Thanos.
The surviving Avengers are, demonstratively, pretty down and out at the start of Endgame. They lost the fight in spectacular fashion and have no Infinity Stones to their name, no real magic users to speak of save Thor who, honestly, seems a little worse-for-wear in the trailer, and no real resources at their disposal. But, Steve and Natasha have a plan -- and, though it's clearly a Hail Mary play, it's certainly better than nothing. Using what we know based on what little we have, it's not a total stretch to say that the Quantum tech in Scott's van is really the only potential ace in the hole Steve and Nat have at the moment, and, because getting really, really small probably isn't a great combat advantage, given the circumstances, it's more likely that there's something else in play here.
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Is Shuri Dead or Alive in Avengers: Endgame?
As expected, the first trailer for Avengers: Endgame leaves us with many more questions than answers - like, "who's going to rescue Tony Stark from a depressing death in space?" and "how did Ant-Man escape the Quantum Realm" considering that Hope, Hank, and Janet all disintegrated at the end of Ant-Man and the Wasp?
New Ghost in the Shell Anime Coming to Netflix
A new Ghost in the Shell anime is headed to Netflix by studios Production I.G. and SOLA Digital Arts.
Announced by Netflix, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 will arrive in 2020 and will be co-directed by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex's Kenji Kamiyama and Appleseed's Shinji Araki.
This project was announced in 2017, the same year as the Scarlett Johansson-led film that had a underwhelming debut at the domestic box office.
Epic’s Store Is the First Real Threat to Steam
This article was originally published on Dec 7, 2018 after the Epic Games Store's launch, but has been repromoted and updated in light of news that The Division 2 will launch on Epic's platform instead of Steam.
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced and then launched a digital storefront housed in the Epic Games Launcher last month, as apparently that’s the trendy thing to do nowadays with Discord launched its own back in October. But despite the competition, the Epic Games Store feels like the first real threat to Steam’s dominance as the go-to place to buy PC games.
Avengers: Endgame – Full Trailer Breakdown
Marvel just dropped the trailer for Avengers 4 and we’ve combed through it to find the most interesting and nerdiest info just for you. Let’s kick things off at the end with the reveal of the title.
Avengers: Endgame. Now, “Endgame” is a term that’s been mentioned twice before in past Avengers movies.
The first time was in Age of Ultron when Captain America and Tony Stark had the following exchange, which seems a bit more poignant now. Tony said to Cap, "That up there. That’s the endgame. How were you guys planning on beating that?" To which Cap replied, "Together."
And then most recently when, right before he died in Infinity War, a devastated Tony asked Doctor Strange why he gave up the Time Stone to Thanos, to which Strange replied, "We're in the end game now."
Shonen Jump Offering More Free Manga, Massive Subscription Change
Shonen Jump is overhauling its manga subscription service into an extremely affordable model.
Announced in a blogpost on Viz, former editor-in-chief of Japanese Shonen Jump Hisashi Sasaki detailed the changes coming to its American branch beginning December 17.
The subscription model will drop to $2 a month for access to new chapters in various manga (the same day they’re released in Japan) and almost all of Shonen Jump’s English back catalogue (over 10,000 chapters). What’s more, non-members will be able to read much of the newest manga chapters for free through the official website or app, expanding recent efforts to provide new issues for free.
Joker in Smash Is ‘Emblematic’ of DLC Character Approach
On the heels of last night’s announcement that Persona 5 protagonist Joker will join the Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, Nintendo of America COO Reggie Fils-Aime says this reveal should prime fans for the type of characters to expect from the rest of the DLC.
“It's emblematic of the approach that Mr. Sakurai and the team are taking with the DLC,” Fils-Aime told IGN. “He wants characters that are unique, different, to bring them into the Smash Bros. environment. So it's going to be tremendously exciting.”
Fils-Aime explained that Sakurai and the team working on Ultimate’s DLC don’t necessarily see characters from franchises not typically associated with Nintendo as a limiting factor when it comes to Smash Bros.
Chris Hemsworth Reveals First Photo From Men in Black International
Chris Hemsworth has revealed the first official photo from the upcoming Men in Black International.
Revealed through Twitter, the image shows Hemsworth as Agent H and co-star Tessa Thompson as Agent M in London, with the two pointing their weapons off-screen. In a follow-up post, Hemsworth wrote "We immediately drew our laser guns and took down one of the largest crime syndicates in the city. Happy to say the streets of London are now safe again. You’re welcome world."
#FBF shooting MIB with my partner in galaxy protection @TessaThompson_x when we were ripping aliens a new one. From memory, this shot was taken in between set ups when we noticed some criminal activity on the streets in London. #MIBInternational @MenInBlack pic.twitter.com/b89RQCcswl