Monthly Archives: March 2019
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What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
This week's new comic book lineup included a Batman Who Laughs spinoff featuring the Grim Knight and IDW's ambitious reboot of the Transformers franchise.
Check out our new reviews and thinkpieces and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
The Batman Who Laughs: the Grim Knight #1 Review
Written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV | Drawn by Eduardo Risso
The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels
2019 marks the 80th anniversary of one of the oldest and most enduring superheroes ever. What better time to update our list of the 25 best Batman comics and graphic novels ever published?
A few criteria before we get started. This list of essentials is meant to focus on Batman comics that provide a compete, standalone reading experience rather than spotlighting individual issues or long comic runs. They don’t have to have originally been published in graphic novel form, but they do need to be available to read in a single collected edition now. We’re also limiting our focus to stories where Batman himself is the star of the show. Classics like Mad Love and Batgirl: Year One are must-read stories set in the world of Batman, but you won't find them on this list.
New Avengers: Endgame Trailer Features Captain Marvel, New Suits
A new Avengers: Endgame trailer has just been released and while it looks at the past for some of our heroes, it also features new footage - including Captain Marvel, some new suits for the Avengers team, and what appears to be Tony Stark back on earth.
In addition to the trailer, a new poster was also revealed that features Thanos and those that survived his devastating snap.
This new trailer is the second official trailer we've received for the film that will continue the catastrophic events that occurred in Avengers: Infinity war and the first that features Captain Marvel, whose origin film released last week to very positive reviews.
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Bryan Singer Reportedly No Longer Directing Red Sonja
Bryan Singer is reportedly no longer directing Red Sonja following the allegations surrounding the director.
As reported by THR, Bryan Singer has possibly been dropped as director of Red Sonja because of the allegations that he sexually assaulted underaged boys and that Avi Lerner, founder and CEO of Millennium Films, has been unable to "secure a domestic distributor" because of it.
Last month, THR also reported that the Conan spinoff Red Sonja had been put on hold for a similar reason, but no confirmation of his departure as director was confirmed.
Microsoft’s Wireless Display App Streams PC Games to Your Xbox One
Microsoft has updated its Wireless Display app and it now allows for PC games to be directly streamed to an Xbox One.
The free Wireless Display app, which was originally available on the Surface Hub, is now available for all Xbox One owners and it can stream PC or Android devices to the console that can be controlled by an Xbox One controller.
Rotten Tomatoes Considering Further Changes to Audience Reviews Process
Rotten Tomatoes is reportedly said to be considering further changes to its audience reviews process following continued negative posts by trolls.
As reported by THR, Rotten Tomatoes may soon require users to verify that they have actually "seen the film in question before being allowed to post a critique."
It is unclear how this will work, but it's another potential play to quell these baseless negative reviews that have specifically affected Captain Marvel since its release.
Rotten Tomatoes announced its initial change to the rating system last month and removed the option for fans to comment and "rate" films prior to its actual release as a way to avoid negative reviews being posted by users before they have actually seen the movies in question.
Titans Casts Deathstroke for Season 2
DC Universe’s Titans has found its Deathstroke in actor Esai Morales, who will make his debut in Season 2.
Reported by Deadline, Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, was introduced in The New Teen Titans #2 in 1980 and has since become a fan-favorite villain and archenemy to Dick Grayson and the Teen Titans as a whole.
Pictured: Esai Morales in Fairly Legal.
Alien Celebrating 40th Anniversary with Short Films to Debut on IGN
In celebration of Alien’s 40th anniversary, Twentieth Centry Fox Film partnered with Tongal to give fans the opportunity to create six original Alien Short Films, which will be released beginning March 29 on IGN.
After being chosen from a pool of over 550 pitches, the filmmakers were given access to franchise storytelling elements, creatures and characters. The first four shorts will initially screen at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle on Friday, March 15, followed by C2E2 in Chicago on Saturday, March 23. The last two shorts, helmed by female filmmakers, will screen for fans at WonderCon on Saturday, March 30 - this will be followed by a moderated panel with the directors.