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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer #newmovies

March 14, 2018 Walt

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is an upcoming fantasy drama film produced by Heyday Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. A co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). It will serve as the second film installment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the tenth overall in the Wizarding World franchise, which began with the Harry Potter film series. The film is directed by David Yates, with a screenplay by J.K. Rowling, and…

Chris Claremont/X-Men Interview From Emerald City Comic Con

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 Walt

Chris Claremont writes both comics and prose. His initial unbroken 17-year run on Marvel Comics The Uncanny X-Men is the stuff of industry legend. The story arc “Dark Phoenix,” with its radical treatment of the story’s central character, paved the way for the reinterpretation of superhero mythos throughout the comics industry. His work is lauded for its anti-prejudice themes, and the groundbreaking inclusion of minorities as heroes. He is the creator of such iconic characters as Gambit, Mystique, Kitty Pryde, and Rogue. Although best known for his work on Marvel…

New Plastic Man Series From Gail Simone for DC #Comics

March 13, 2018 Walt

The writer for Wonder Woman/Conan series, Gail Simone is teaming up with her Birds of Prey artist Adriana Melo for Plastic Man. The six-issue miniseries for DC Comics will follow Patrick “Eel” O’Brien, a petty thief and con artist who ended up with his stretchy, rubber-like powers after being shot in the shoulder and doused with chemicals. Created by Jack Cole for Police Comics #1 back in 1941, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes to incorporate humor into action stories. “He’s the jester, the joke, the stretchy weirdo,”…

‘Picked Apart By Vultures’ Stan Lee

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Walt

Joan Lee, the wife of legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, died quietly last July in Los Angeles at the age of 93 surrounded by family. Since then it has been reported that Stan Lee at 95 years old has suffered from people taking advantage of him financially. Many of the details are spelled out in an article in The Daily Beast by Mark Ebner. It goes into great detail and I have a Link to the Article at the bottom of this page. JC (Loan Celia) is the sole…

Marvel New Series ‘The Sentry’ From Jeff Lemire and Kim Jacinto

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Walt

Bob Reynolds, the mighty Sentry, is making his return to the Marvel Universe. Coming from the Sentry’s surprising appearance in Doctor Strange, writer Jeff Lemire (Moon Knight) and artist Kim Jacinto (Avengers: No Surrender) will launch a brand new Sentry series starring the powerful Marvel hero. However, Jeff Lemire says this isn’t your typical superhero tale. “The Sentry is a fascinating character,” Lemire tells in the interview “I absolutely loved the original Sentry series by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee when it first came out, so I jumped at the…

Review The Terrifics #1 DC Comics #Comics

March 5, 2018 Walt

Spoilers: Something new is coming from DC with a new age of Heroes and the fate of the Multiverse may be in their hands. The Terrifics #1 is a great story with a direct tie-in to the outstanding series Dark Nights Metal. Metal is a series about an evil force from the Dark Multiverse which has invaded the DC Universe using special elemental metals as a conduit for power. The Dark Universe is a dark image of the Multiverse full of evil nightmare versions of people and events that should…

Complete List Of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, and Superhero Movies

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Walt

Here is as complete a list as we can put together at this time of films for the next several years and their dates picked by the studios for release in North America. The studios are putting their best foot forward to get your money to buy tickets for the movies you like. The nerds rule when it comes to movie making with the enormous amount of money Marvel Studios have made in the last 10 years. Many studios want their piece on the money pie by entertaining you with…

Should An Ezra Miller Flashpoint Movie Be Made?

March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 Walt

The studio had started courting various directors to helm the film in 2017, and they finally decided on Goldstein and Daley earlier this year. WB was especially interested in the pair after they achieved critical acclaim for writing the story for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as directing WB’s latest comedy, Game Night. Unfortunately, the deal between them and the studio wasn’t finalized… until now. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are confirmed to direct DC’s Flashpoint movie. This news comes on the heels of The Flash solo film reportedly…

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe Announcement

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Walt

Four books. One remarkable universe. In celebration of The Sandman’s 30th Anniversary, Neil Gaiman and Vertigo Comics proudly introduce The Sandman Universe, the next chapter in one of the most influential and beloved works of fantasy ever devised. Four new series set in the world of Gaiman’s comic, written by four masters of imagination. “I found Vertigo at a time when I was bored with comics, then I read Sandman and my head exploded,” Vertigo executive editor Mark Doyle said in a press release. “Suddenly I saw all these endless…

Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 Official Trailer

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Walt

Watch the teaser trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. See the film in theatres this Thanksgiving. “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2” leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video…

Star Wars Rebels season 4 episode 13 – Shorts

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Walt

Ezra learns more about his homeworld in a surprising, inventive episode. “A World Between Worlds” is mind-boggling, adding so many fantastical elements without ever directly bringing back the Mortis trio. It’s a visually distinct episode and the team clearly pulled out all the stops to make it look good, and feel good. The episode aired Monday, February 26. Wolves and a Door: The Unlocking | Star Wars Rebel Ezra unlocks the portal in the Jedi Temple A World Between Worlds: The Return | Star Wars Rebels An old friend is…

Mark Millar Slams DC and Marvel

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Walt

Noted comic book writer Mark Millar recently signed a deal with Netflix, which will not only see Millar Produced movies and shows created and released for the streaming network but comics as well. So Millarworld is going to be taking on the Big Two: Marvel and DC Comics. With DC Entertainment and the MCU, it’s noted with Disney creating their own digital network, a void might be left on Netflix. If Daredevil and the other Marvel series leave, then Millar states he is ready to fill that void. Miller tells…

Time Warner Could Be Split Up

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Walt

A cloud looms over Warner Bros. because of the lawsuit by the Department of Justice against AT&T’s $85 billion bid to buy studio parent company, Time Warner. If the merger fails, an individual close to the company told TheWrap that Time Warner would likely be broken up into parts and sold separately as Warner Bros., HBO, and Turner — leaving the fate of DC Comics a bit up in the air. DC Entertainment was not named as a potential spin-off of its own, but it currently operates under the umbrella…

Marvel Comics Announces Thor #1

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Walt

With all the new number #1’s coming Avengers #1, Venom #1 and Black Panther #1, Marvel has created Thor #1. Written by Jason Aaron with art by Mike Del Mundo Thor must take back artifacts of Asgard that have been scattered across the earth and the Juggernaut is involved in some way. Jason Aaron returns to write and comments: “On the one hand, I still feel like I’m writing the same Thor story that began six years ago in the pages of THOR GOD OF THUNDER #1. But at the…

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