Month: March 2021

221B Baker Street will be seeing a new slew of supernatural problems to solve in Netflix’s upcoming mystery series The Irregulars. Described by creator Tom Bidwell as a mix between a Sherlock-Holmes tale woven into The X-Files, the show’s street-teens will battle more than their fair share of monsters throughout Victorian London to keep food on their

This is “From a Different Point of View,” a feature where I discuss a comic book series with other people. Ever since the pandemic began, I’ve been doing twice-weekly reader chats about notable comic book crossovers, storylines or miniseries. We started with Secret Wars and then we did Knightfall and now we’re starting with Maximum

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Demon or Detective?, Part Two” a story from Detective Comics #1034, by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov and ALW’s Troy Peteri, on sale now. In the first part of the Robin story “Demon or Detective?” in Batman #106, Damian Wayne reunited with his mother, Talia al Ghul, with the intent to

Since its launch late last year, Immortals Fenyx Rising has told the story of a new protagonist exploring a world based on Greek mythology. The game’s first piece of paid DLC, A New God, picked up where the base game’s story left off, providing even more challenges for Fenyx to take on. However, Immortals‘ new DLC, Myths of the Eastern Realm, leaves the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Teen Titans Academy #1, by Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Alejandro Sanchez and Rob Leigh, on sale now. The Teen Titans are certainly no strangers to team romances, with the young group having to feature many surprise romantic pairings over its nearly 60-year history. And as the classic New

Star Wars‘ MSE-6 series repair droid, better known as the mouse droid, was one of the more minor droids introduced in A New Hope, but it’s one of the few machines that has a functional, real-life counterpart: the Roomba. Tasked with basic repairs, delivering messages, guiding visitors and cleaning floors, the mouse droid was servicing the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Episode 966, “Roger’s Wish! A New Journey!” now streaming on Crunchyroll and Funimation. Picking up right where the last episode left off, One Piece wastes no time getting to the good stuff in “Roger’s Wish! A New Journey!”. From the thrilling fight fans have been wanting between Roger and Whitebeard

Nintendo‘s mobile strategy has seen mixed results since Miitomo. Games like Super Mario Run have failed to connected, whereas others like Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp have raked in money. But while Nintendo’s smartphone efforts have seen varied reception, they’ve all shared the same goal: advertise the company’s existing series and upcoming games.

The original “Heroes Reborn” event was a Marvel reboot of sorts that occurred in the 1990s. After Franklin Richards created a pocket universe, known as Counter-Earth, to save the lives of the mightiest heroes of Earth, the Avengers and Fantastic Four found themselves reliving their lives with notable alterations to their histories. However, some characters in this

With the title of Season 10 released just days ago, theories regarding American Horror Story’s newest plot are well underway. As seen in the teaser clip posted by creator Ryan Murphy, the season will have “Two horrifying stories. One by the sea… One by the sand,” confirming original fan-speculation that the show’s tenth installment would have

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Captain Marvel #27 by Kelly Thompson, David Lopez, Tríona Farrell & VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now. One of the worst decisions two superheroes can make is dating within their superteam. Even the most celebrated relationships often result in disastrous endings, such as the union between Black Panther and

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Good Girls Season 4, Episode 2, “Big Kahuna.”  While Beth (Christina Hendricks) and Annie (Mae Whitman) tend to their criminal empire’s problems in NBC’s Good Girls, Ruby (Retta) is more focused on her family issues in Season 4. She’s trying to mend her marriage to Stan (Reno Wilson) after

The drama over the long-awaited trial between AMC and Frank Darabont, the developer of The Walking Dead TV series, over whether Darabont was paid his fair share of the profits on the blockbuster drama series, looks like it will now almost certainly continue until next year. Last week, AMC requested that Supreme Court Justice Joel

USA Network and Syfy’s Chucky TV series is bringing back another Child’s Play film franchise vet. Fiona Dourif will reprise her role of Nica Pierce on the upcoming TV series after previously appearing in Curse of Chucky (2013) and Cult of Chucky (2017). She will serve as “Chucky’s chief antagonist” on the horror series, according to the press release. RELATED: Chucky Series Brings

The video game industry touts games as a service as the next big thing in gaming. It seems like the industry is fixated on bringing live games into the limelight instead of creating completed titles upon launch. Although the idea of a game receiving new content every few weeks sounds marvelous on paper, it brings about

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #61 by Nick Spencer, Patrick Gleason, Edgar Delgado & VC’s Joe Caramagna, on sale now. Spider-Man is back and stronger than ever, thanks to a new costume that enhances his strength and durability. After not beating anyone for a very long time, Spider-Man was finally able to

With the Mirror Universe storyline from Season 6 wrapped, The Flash star Grant Gustin teased that Season 7’s upcoming episodes will delve into the meaning and story behind the colorful lightning bolts shown in “Mother,” lighting up Central City’s skyline. “We’re going to see something that’s from an arc in the comic books,” Gustin told TVLine. “It’s a

Currently in Season 32 of a historic run — and airing its 700th episode — The Simpsons is arguably one of the most important television shows ever produced, with the animated sitcom evolving in plenty of unexpected ways. Since the beginning, The Simpsons has had an elastic canon, and that’s always been a strength of

Though Star Wars: The High Republic takes place 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the new era of stories features a familiar character in the form of Yoda. Cavan Scott, who writes the Star Wars: The High Republic comic book series for Marvel, recently discussed Yoda’s role in the High Republic era and how

A “Mad” King Kong wields a new weapon against his reptilian adversary in a new television ad for 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, giving him a massive edge in battle. The kaiju-packed television spot was shared on Kaiju News Outlet’s Twitter, featuring Kong descending into the Hollow Earth. There, Kong finds a massive ax with its blade forged out

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 1, “New World Order,” now streaming on Disney+. The premiere episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier takes place several months after the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame. At the end of the film, after living a full life, an elderly Steve

William Shatner celebrated his 90th birthday with a leap into the future, preserving his thoughts through an interactive artificial intelligence video made by technology firm StoryFile. “This is for all my children and all my children’s children and all my children’s loved ones and all the loved ones of the loved ones,” Shatner said, in a

One of the most iconic and influential video game series of all time, Resident Evil, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Resident Evil put the survival horror genre on the map, and the franchise is still going strong today with the highly anticipated release of Resident Evil Village coming this May, as well as a television show

Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace brings players to the scene of a murder in 1926, with a selection of investigators exploring the crime at a mysterious mansion — and uncovering far darker elements at play in the process. The world of Arkham Horror gives players plenty of threats to overcome — with some of the most dangerous

Koala Man, a new animated series from the creators of Solar Opposites and Rick and Morty, is coming soon to Hulu. Developed by Michael Cusack, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, Koala Man is an adult animated series that centers on a suburban Australian man who spends his days as your regular family man, but moonlights

With Zack Snyder’s Justice League now streaming on HBO MAX, one of the questions that keep coming up is whether or not Snyder has seen the Whedon cut of the film or if he has any intention of seeing it. Snyder confirmed earlier that he hasn’t seen the Whedon cut. However, now that his own version

Kyle Rayner was always unique in the history of the Green Lantern Corps.  Chosen at random to be the last Lantern after the Corps was all but wiped out, Kyle Rayner operated for years without the thousands of other Corpsmen as back-up, although he did frequently turn to his surviving predecessors like John Stewart and

The world of Archer is full of spies who operate against one another, with even friends and family members turning against each other at the drop of a hat. But could one of the show’s nicest relationships actually be far darker than anyone realizes? A fan theory about Archer suggests that Pam Poovey, the heart of the

Date a Live, written by Koushi Tachibana with art by Tsunako, has been around for several years, with the Japanese light novel being published back in 2011. The title was popular enough that the series ran for 22 volumes, had a manga adaptation and earned an anime series. There’s also an English translation of the light novel coming out March

Now fans can walk for miles in the Man of Steel’s shoes. DC Comics and PUMA teamed up to create a new sneaker inspired by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) alternative black suit in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. According to the shoe’s description at DC Shop, the black PUMA Suede shoe features the Superman logo, a form stripe inspired directly