Monthly Archives: July 2018
Dozens of Aquaman Toys Create Epic Undersea Battle at Comic-Con 2018
Update 8/3: Check out all the Mattel toys from SDCC right here.
Comic-Con is underway, and Mattel is showing off some upcoming DC figures that'll be hitting stores in late 2018. Unsurprisingly, the company will be focusing a great deal on December's Aquaman movie, with their booth featuring an epic undersea battle between rival Atlantean armies.
They also showed off a new wave of DC Multiverse figures inspired by DC's Rebirth comics and a line of Harry Potter dolls. Check out the slideshow below to see what Mattel has on display at Comic-Con right now.
Included in this lineup are several new additions to Mattel's DC Multiverse Signature series line, which features movie-based figures. Also spotlighted are a Mera-themed Barbie doll, Mattel's SDCC-exclusive Aquaman: Between Two Dooms set and a new wave of DC Comics Multiverse figures that will include pieces to construct a Lobo "Collect-and-Connect" figure.
Changes Are Coming for Nearly All of Overwatch’s Support Heroes
There's some bad news for Overwatch players tired of Mercy's repeated changes and nerfs. Blizzard will make changes to Mercy along with four of Overwatch's five other support characters in the next patch.
Announced by Lead Designer Geoff Goodman in a forum post yesterday, the changes are meant to keep the support characters competitive with one another. In addition to Mercy, Ana, Brigitte, Lucio, and Moira are all getting changes. That means Zenyatta is the sole support character who will remain unchanged, with Goodman explaining that Zenyatta's "doing his job well as a hybrid damage/healer, and being able to provide discord orb for your team will always be welcome."
The Walking Dead Casts Fantastic Beasts Star Dan Fogler
The Walking Dead has added a Fantastic Beasts star to its cast for Season 9.
ComicBook.com reports Dan Fogler, who portrays Jacob Kowalski in Fantastic Beasts, has joined the hit AMC show. However, his role is currently being kept under wraps.
Fogler is set to reprise his role as Jacob in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel The Crimes of Grindelwald. Meanwhile, The Walking Dead Season 9 will premiere on AMC this fall.
The series' new showrunner Angela Kang opened up about The Walking Dead's time jump and how it'll impact some of the main characters. The new season will see the use of horses and more archaic weapons since gas and bullets will be more difficult to find.
Zombieland 2 Gets an Official Release Date
The exact release date for Zombieland 2 has been announced.
Per Exhibitor Relations, the sequel to the 2009 comedy hit will be released on October 11, 2019, just a little over 10 years since the first film came out. Production will begin sometime in January 2019.
The original core cast of Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin are all set to return alongside director Ruben Fleischer. Deadpool's Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will also come back to pen the sequel.
Xbox And West Coast Customs PUBG Bus to Debut at SDCC
Xbox and West Coast Customs have collaborated to create a one-of-a-kind PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds bus that will be given away as the grand prize for the Xbox One Summer of PUBG sweepstakes, according to Games Radar.
The PUBG bus will debut at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, July 19 at Petco Park with no badge required and will be on-site until July 22. Prizes and swag will be handed out at the bus as well.
A green, glowing Xbox logo is incorporated into the grill of the bus, with the side mirrors being shaped like frying pans. TV screens and consoles are inside the bus for the winner to play while on the road.
First Look: Grant Morrison Takes Over DC’s Green Lantern With Liam Sharp
DC Comics are relaunching The Green Lantern comic series this November with acclaimed writer Grant Morrison (Batman, All-Star Superman) and artist Liam Sharp (The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman) taking lead hero Hal Jordan back to his classic roots.
“Instead of the big, epic, 12-part stories, we’re focusing down on the everyday life of a space cop. Basically, it’s no more apocalypse-ending storylines,” Morrison told IGN over a phone interview along with Sharp. “The basic concept is that
is like a space cop that patrols a sector of the universe where anything can happen. We’ve made it more like a police procedural.”
A similar grounding tactic was taken after Geoff Johns rebooted the character back in 2005. We saw Hal simply fighting various villains while trying to keep Earth’s sector of the universe under control. In time, though, the storylines grew to become more vast and grand in scale, resulting in interstellar wars and enemies so mind-bendingly powerful that they threatened existence itself. That trend continued with Robert Venditti’s run that saw the Green Lantern Corps tasked with saving the universe from dying -- and that was just the first storyline. You can see why, then, that Morrison and Sharp are intent on keeping things more contained for the foreseeable future.
Amazon’s Jack Ryan Activation Trains You to Be an Operative
Amazon's Jack Ryan activation at Comic-Con 2018 is a fully-immersive experience that gives participants a glimpse at what the world of an operative looks like.
Before Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan drops on Amazon on August 31, fans will be able to train like Jack in the streets of Yemen. There are a wide-range of activities to choose from, like browsing the bazaar, where you'll find silks, spices, ice cream, and even water to keep you hydrated. The activation is free and no Comic-Con badges are required.
There is also a very cool 4D experience, that incorporates Optitrack 4D and Oculus Rift technology. One scenario, in particular, will have the participant dropping out of a helicopter, then using a zip line to get to safety. And that's just the training portion. Once you are a certified operative, the Jack Ryan Dark Ops Escape Room is your final test to see if you have what it takes. For a complete behind the scenes look at the activation, click through the slideshow below.
Halo Dev Replies to Battle Royale Query: “The Only BR We’re Interested in Is the Battle Rifle”
343 Industries has no interest in making a Battle Royale mode for Halo.
343's Jeff Easterling and James Bachici were asked on the 343 Mixer social stream whether there would be a Battle Royale mode in Halo Infinite, and Easterling replied, "I'll tell you right now, the only BR we're really interested in is Battle Rifle."
Halo Infinite was announced at E3 2018 and will use the new Slipspace Engine created by the studio. 343 Industries said they heard "loud and clear" that players weren't happy with how little time they could play as Master Chief in Halo 5, so Infinite will focus on his story, picking up after Guardians.
DC Universe Streaming Service Now Available for Pre-Order
Fans who can't wait to test out DC's new digital subscription service, DC Universe, won't have to wait too much longer – the company has launched pre-orders for DC Universe on the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, in addition to revealing pricing plans for the platform and the first trailer for the service's new live-action series Titans.
Watch it now...
IGN also has an exclusive first look at the Young Justice: Outsiders poster being given away at Comic-Con, which offers some clues about Season 3.
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry heading into Comic-Con. Marvel relaunched Captain Marvel's solo series with a major new direction, while DC began exploring the fallout of Batman's wedding and kicked off Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe.
Scroll down to check out our new reviews and thinkpieces and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
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