Marvel’s Inhumans Becomes Imax-Sponsored TV Show

Rumors have been flying for months that Marvel wanted to replace the concept of mutants with the Inhumans in their universe because Fox has the movie rights to the X-Men. Two years ago, an Inhumans movie was announced for November 2018, then moved to summer 2019, before being taken off the release schedule earlier this year. The characters have been visible on TV, appearing on seasons 2 and 3 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which also made it more unlikely they’d […]

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Slam! #1

Roller derby stories are great for visual entertainment. There’s a lot of action, the sport has an edgy authenticity to it, it’s female-centered, and it’s a believable way for rebellious young women to discover their power and abilities. I liked the idea when I saw it in Whip It, and I liked it in Slam! #1, by Pamela Ribon and Veronica Fish. We’re introduced to Jennifer Chu, a lonely good student who finds friends to care for, and Maisie Huff, […]

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Ready for Riverdale, the Darker Archie TV Show?

Riverdale, the live-action TV show based on Archie Comics first announced in summer 2015, now has an official release date: Thursday, January 26, 2017. The show’s time slot will be Thursdays at 9 PM ET on the CW. According to the press release, the show “has been described as a subversive take on the classic Archie mythos.” I don’t know that that’s what I think Archie needs, but I know a lot of TV and movie adaptations of comics recently […]

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A Memory of Muskets

The latest Chloe Ellefson mystery, following Death on the Prairie, is A Memory of Muskets, and it’s the best one yet. Part of that is due to the connection to author Kathleen Ernst’s own experience. The mysteries are set at Old World Wisconsin in the 1980s, which is when Ernst worked there. This particular mystery involves the murder of a Civil War reenactor, an activity Ernst also participated in (along with her husband). As a result, she does an excellent […]

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Justice League Dark Second DCU Cartoon to Get R Rating; Trailer Now Available

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced release dates for Justice League Dark, a supernatural take on the DC universe that will be the second original animated movie with an R rating (after Batman: The Killing Joke). Here’s the description: When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City, and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet. Enter Justice League Dark, reluctantly led by the Hellblazer himself, John Constantine. Like Batman, […]

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Giant Days 2016 Holiday Special #1

What a treat! Original series artist Lissa Treiman returns to illustrate John Allison’s “what if” tale, an exploration of what would have happened if the core trio of Daisy, Esther, and Susan hadn’t become friends on the first day of college. I love that this series has done such a great job building these characters that I feel like I know them well enough to enjoy a story with alternate versions. Due to a few minutes’ difference, Esther gets swept […]

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Mega Princess #1

If you thought Kate Beaton’s The Princess and the Pony was cute but too short (as just one volume of a children’s book), then Mega Princess is the perfect miniseries for you! It’ll run five issues, which means I have hope for plenty of twists and then an actual conclusion. Written by Kelly Thompson (Jem and the Holograms) and illustrated by Brianne Drouhard, it’s the story of ten-year-old Princess Maxine. Her fairy godmother has given her all the powers of […]

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Young Justice Gets Third Season Due to Fan Support

Earlier this year, there was a movement to demonstrate continued interest in Young Justice, the Cartoon Network animated series featuring adolescent DC superheroes that ran from 2010-2013. (It was called Young Justice: Invasion in the second season, which aged up the characters a bit.) Now comes the good news! Warner Bros. Animation has announced that they will be producing a third season. No information on where or when the new episodes will air, but original showrunners Brandon Vietti and Greg […]

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