Monthly Archives: July 2018
Marvel Teases X-Men Black Team Led by Magneto
Marvel Comics is teasing a new X-Men Black team possibly led by Magneto.
Marvel has sent out an email with the subject line "Hearts of Darkness." This also included a teaser image featuring Magneto, which you can view below.
X-Men Black tease featuring Magneto. Teaser art by J. Scott Campbell (Marvel Comics)
Marvel has promised to reveal more information at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 22 during the X-Men panel, which will take place in room 5AB from 11:15 a.m. PT/2:15 p.m. ET - 12:15 p.m. PT/3:15 p.m. ET.
First Look at Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Netflix has revealed a new look at its upcoming animated series, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
The images feature some of the show's main characters, including the titular Adora/She-Ra, Glimmer, Bow, and Catra, as well as the first look at Bright Moon Castle, the capital of Etheria. Check out the images in the gallery below.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a new take on the 1980s cult classic. The story follows an orphan named Adora who leaves behind her former life in the evil Horde. She then discovers a magical sword which can transform her into the warrior princess She-Ra. Adora sets out to unite a group of magical princesses "in the ultimate fight against evil."
First Look at Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Netflix has revealed a new look at its upcoming animated series, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
The images feature some of the show's main characters, including the titular Adora/She-Ra, Glimmer, Bow, and Catra, as well as the first look at Bright Moon Castle, the capital of Etheria. Check out the images in the gallery below.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is a new take on the 1980s cult classic. The story follows an orphan named Adora who leaves behind her former life in the evil Horde. She then discovers a magical sword which can transform her into the warrior princess She-Ra. Adora sets out to unite a group of magical princesses "in the ultimate fight against evil."
Dark Horse Celebrates Hellboy’s 25th Anniversary With 3 New Comics
After two-and-a-half decades of the World Destroyer gracing comic book pages, movie screens and more, Dark Horse is celebrating Hellboy's 25th Anniversary with three new runs in the "Mignolaverse."
The three runs in question are a Crimson Lotus five-issue miniseries, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956, another five-issue mini series, and a Hellboy Winter Special. Check out their covers in the gallery below.
Crimson Lotus follows the titular character as a young girl whose family is swept up in the Russo-Japanese war. Thirty years later, two spies chase her througout China before she can exact her revenge. The mini series is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by Mindy Lee, coloring by Michelle Madsen and a cover by Tonci Zonjic. Crimson Lotus #1 goes on sale November 21.
Dark Horse Celebrates Hellboy’s 25th Anniversary With 3 New Comics
After two-and-a-half decades of the World Destroyer gracing comic book pages, movie screens and more, Dark Horse is celebrating Hellboy's 25th Anniversary with three new runs in the "Mignolaverse."
The three runs in question are a Crimson Lotus five-issue miniseries, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956, another five-issue mini series, and a Hellboy Winter Special. Check out their covers in the gallery below.
Crimson Lotus follows the titular character as a young girl whose family is swept up in the Russo-Japanese war. Thirty years later, two spies chase her througout China before she can exact her revenge. The mini series is written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by Mindy Lee, coloring by Michelle Madsen and a cover by Tonci Zonjic. Crimson Lotus #1 goes on sale November 21.
Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Second Weekend at the Box Office
It’s become tradition for most Marvel movies to have no other competitors on opening weekend, which often leads to big debuts at the US domestic box office and then notable drops in their second weekends. Spider-Man: Far From Home, however, is a slightly different case as the film opened on Tuesday, July 2nd, earning almost $93 million at the domestic box office before its first official three-day weekend in release, where it made $92.6 million. Far From Home remained the No. 1 movie at the North American box office this weekend, earning an estimated $45.3 million in its second weekend.
With a 51.1% decline in attendance, Spider-Man: Far From Home also had one of the lower drops in second weekend ticket sales for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. (It should be noted, of course, that the Spidey solo films are distributed by Sony Pictures and not Disney like the main MCU entries.)
The MCU’s Biggest Second Weekend Box Office Drops
It’s become tradition for most Marvel movies to have no other competitors on opening weekend, which often leads to big debuts, which continued last week when Ant-Man and the Wasp opened big with $75.8 million. We learned Sunday that its reign atop the box office has already come to an end, dropping a whopping 62% from its opening and sliding to second place with $28.8 million, behind newcomer Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which debuted atop the box office with $44.1 million.
Ant-Man and the Wasp is only the fourth MCU movie that only spent one weekend at the top, and its second weekend dip is also among the biggest in MCU history.
There are only four other MCU movies to have just a one-week reign atop the box office. The first is, unsurprisingly, the MCU’s lowest-grossing movie, 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. That movie, the second in MCU history which opened just months after Iron Man in the summer of 2008, dropped 60.1% and dropped to second place in its second weekend, behind newcomer Get Smart which debuted with $38.1 million.
Monster Hunter World Content in Final Fantasy XIV Detailed
Square Enix revealed what awaits fans in Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Monster Hunter World crossover.
As detailed in a recent blog post, the crossover features a Trial with Monster Hunter World's "King of the Skies,” Rathalos. Those who have completed Stormblood's main scenario quest and are at least level 70 can take on the legendary beast.
You'll be able to battle Rathalos in Normal and Extreme versions of “The Great Hunt” Trial. The Normal version requires a Full Party of eight to take on Rathalos, while the Extreme version allows only four players.
Monster Hunter World Content in Final Fantasy XIV Detailed
Square Enix revealed what awaits fans in Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Monster Hunter World crossover.
As detailed in a recent blog post, the crossover features a Trial with Monster Hunter World's "King of the Skies,” Rathalos. Those who have completed Stormblood's main scenario quest and are at least level 70 can take on the legendary beast.
You'll be able to battle Rathalos in Normal and Extreme versions of “The Great Hunt” Trial. The Normal version requires a Full Party of eight to take on Rathalos, while the Extreme version allows only four players.
Comic-Con Is Getting a Life-Sized Thanos LEGO Statute
A life-sized LEGO Thanos statue is coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2018.
The statue, which you can view in the image gallery below, is about 8-and-a-half feet tall and took LEGO Master Builders 418 hours to design and build. It contains 91,350 bricks and weighs 450 pounds.
Thanos' design seems to be based on Avengers: Infinity War, and it will be located at the LEGO exhibit in the San Diego Convention Center all throughout the show. You can check out a video of the statue being created below.
Special Infinity Gauntlet posters will also be on sale at Comic-Con.