The TV anime is inspired by the Babylonian arc of the popular smartphone RPG spin-off to the Fate franchise. Akai Toshifumi will direct with lead character design by Takeuchi Takashi, character design by Takase Tomoaki, and music by Haga Keita and Kawasaki Ryou. CloverWorks will produce. Voice talents confirmed so far include Takahashi Rie as
The Hollywood live action/animation hybrid Detective Pikachu movie has released its latest trailer. Inspired by the Nintendo 3DS game of the same title, the movie stars Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Pokémon icon Pikachu and opens in the US on May 10. Toho will distribute the film in Japan for a planned May
Anisong streaming service ANiUTa has selected J-Rock band OxT as its artist of the month for Feb. 2019! Pronounced “okuto”, OxT is a digital rock duo featuring vocalist Oishi Masayoshi and guitarist Oshima Tomohiro (also known as Tom-H@ck). The latter composes for the unit, while Oishi has also written and/or performed songs for Monthly Girls’
Credit: Marvel Television/Netflix Credit: Marvel Television/Netflix Netflix has canceled both The Punisher and Jessica Jones, according to Deadline. The recently-filmed third season of Jessica Jones is still expected to air on the streaming service later this year, however the company has reportedly pre-emptively canceled any intention of subsequent seasons. “Marvel’s The Punisher will not return
It’s been 20 years since the very first Lego Star Wars building sets hit stores. To celebrate, Lego has redesigned some of its most popular models from the last two decades. Lego will release five commemorative Star Wars building sets on April 1. But that’s not all Lego has announced a grand total of 24
Credit: David Palumbo (Dark Horse Comics) Dark Horse’s adaptation of Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden’s Joe Golem: Occult Detective prose novels continues with May’s The Conjurors #1. Illustrated by Peter Bergting (with colorist Michelle Madsen), The Conjurers begins with Joe Golem presumed dead – just as Dr. Cocteau and his gas-men are about to take
Credit: DC Universe Credit: DC Universe Doom Patrol, season one episode one “Pilot”Starring Brendan Fraser, Matthew Bomer, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Timothy Dalton, and Alan TudykDirected by Glen WinterWritten by Jeremy CarverAiring on DC Universe‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 The comparisons between DC Universe’s Doom Patrol and Netflix’s Umbrella Academy would have been unavoidable,
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics Cullen Bunn is no stranger to the big events of the Marvel Universe, and now he’s guiding a key piece of War of the Realms as the Asgardians of the Galaxy join the fray against Malekith’s forces. And while they’ll jump in with April’s #8, it’s May’s just-revealed Asgardians of
500 Days of Summer and Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb will be helming the Hollywood remake of the smash hit movie from Shinkai Makoto, Kimi no Na wa.! Released back in 2016, Kimi no Na wa. became a worldwide box office phenomenon, picking up a series of awards both in Japan and abroad. The Hollywood
Credit: Oni Press Credit: MAD Event Management LLC Ivy Noelle Weir and Christina “Steenz” Stewart’s Archival Quality has won the Fifth Annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. Credit: Oni Press Announced at an event during the C3: Comic Creator Conference, the annual award spotlights the best underpresented voices in comic books that are
Credit: La Factoría de Ideas Credit: Chris White (Avalon Hill Game Company) Warner Bros. has reserved November 20, 2020 for the theatrical release of Legendary’s Dune reboot, according to Deadline. The film is set to be shown in 2D, 3D, and Imax theaters. “Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the
Credit: Lucasfilm/Disney The still-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX has wrapped filming, according to director J.J. Abrams. Abrams tweeted about the end of filming, along with a picture of Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac from the film’s set – apparently against the backdrop of an unspecified desert planet, along with a message of thanks
Check out a preview of next week’s Go-Bots #4. GO-BOTS #4Tom Scioli (w & a & c) Dash Shaw (variant), Giannis Milonogiannis (1:10 variant)What dark secret lies at the center of Gobotron? You won’t believe the answer.FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Bullet points:– From the creative mind that brought you IDW’s Transformers vs. G.I.
Credit: Netflix Credit: Netflix Number Five is the youngest-looking member of Umbrella Academy, but with his time-traveling past he’s actually the oldest – or “super old” as a Netlix poster has described him. For actor Aiden Gallagher, he has a bit of that in his own life as a veteran actor while still being 15
Credit: Robert Hack (Dynamite Entertainment) Credit: Fay Dalton (Dynamite Entertainment) Vampirella and Red Sonja are crossing over with Riverdale in the upcoming Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica. Debuting this May, the series pits’ Dynamite’s two top heroines with Archie Comics’ two top women – written by Amy Chu and drawn by Maria
Press Release Masks. Muscles. Mayhem. Mexican Luchadores and a new premium-grade action figure line are among the highlights as DC Collectibles, the award-winning line of collectibles, today announced its 2019 lineup ahead of this year’s American International Toy Fair in New York. Expanding its diverse catalog of must-have collector’s items, DC Collectibles will present an exciting
War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas #1 Credit: Billy Tan (Marvel Comics) War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas #1 Credit: Billy Tan (Marvel Comics) Marvel is relaunching Agents of Atlas as part of the upcoming War of the Realms event, featuring new characters straight from various Marvel games, according to a Marvel.com announcement.
Press Release This April, all hel will break loose as Marvel’s epic event from the award-winning creative team of Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matthew Wilson usher in an event of unparalleled scale! To celebrate WAR OF THE REALMS, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers that reimagine some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes
Check out a preview of next week’s Teen Titans #27. TEEN TITANS #27written by ADAM GLASSart by BERNARD CHANGcover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CAM SMITHvariant cover by ALEX GARNEREvery Teen Titan has a secret—and they all come spilling out here! As Djinn helps Robin recover from his injuries after a brutal showdown with Red Hood,
Credit: Marvel Comics Credit: Marvel Comics When Champions crosses over into War of the Realms, the team will have an old ally at their side (literally) – the adult Cyclops, whose memories of serving alongside the team as a teen are bubbling to the surface since his return. In the story, kicking off in May,
Credit: Hasbro Press Release Autobots, Decepticons and ghosts?! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) and Sony Pictures Consumer Products today revealed the first-ever TRANSFORMERS-Ghostbusters Collaborative figure, the ECTO-1 ECTOTRON, available at GameStop summer of 2019 and for pre-order starting February 15 at HasbroPulse.com, GameStop and EB Games Canada. This year marks the 35th anniversary of both the TRANSFORMERS
Credit: Gentle Giant Steve Geppi’s Diamond Select Toys have purchased key assets from Gentle Giant, one of the leading busts and statues manufacturers. The deal includes the manufacturing and distribution of many of Gentle Giant’s licensed lines including Lucasfilm, Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros., Sony, CBS, Legendary, PopCap, and EA. “This is a great moment for
Spider-Man Team-Up #1 Credit: Kevin Lashley/Terry Austin (Marvel Comics) Amazing Spider-Man #18.HU cover Credit: Greg Land (Marvel Comics) Former X-Men artist Ken Lashley is replacing Chris Bachalo on Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #18.HU. The issue, part of the “Hunted” storyline (that’s what the “.HU” stands for), is scheduled to come out April 3. Lashley has notably
Credit: Netflix/Hasbro The origin story of Hasbro’s Transformerswill be told in an all-new animated series debuting on Netflix in 2020. The series is being developed by Rooster Teeth and the animation studio Polygon Pictures, with Transformers: Combiner Wars writer F.J. DeSanto in as showrunner. “In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe
Press Release Titan Merchandise are proud to set sail for the sea of green once more and release their first 2019 releases from their ongoing deal with Apple Corps Ltd to produce TITANS vinyl collectibles based upon The Beatles’ ultra-psychedelic cartoon classic, Yellow Submarine! The deal was brokered by Bravado International, The Beatles’ North American licensing
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 Credit: Freddie Williams II / Jeremy Colwell (IDW Publishing / DC) Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1 Credit: Freddie Williams II / Jeremy Colwell (IDW Publishing / DC) Writer James Tynion IV and artist Freddie Williams II are reuniting for a third Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event
Credit: Nao Fuji (Marvel Comics) Credit: Nao Fuji (Marvel Comics) Credit: Nao Fuji (Marvel Comics) Press Release From Black Cat to Hellcat to Kitty Pryde, cat-themed heroes have had an iconic presence in the Marvel Universe – this March, celebrate CAPTAIN MARVEL as Marvel pays homage to one of comics’ most famous felines with a
Credit: Marvel Comics Venom has recruited an “unlikely group” to defend Manhattan from the coming horde of Malekith’s army as War of the Realms sweeps across the Marvel Universe in May, as revealed in Venom #14‘s advance solicitation. For this tie-in, former Venom writer Cullen Bunn returns to the title to work with artist Iban
Credit: Hasbro Credit: Hasbro Hasbro has revealed three new products spinning out of the hit animated film Spider-Man: Far From Home, including two functional web blasters. Announced ahead of this weekend’s Toy Fair, Hasbro’s “Web Gear” Spider-Man figure will hit stores this spring for $29.99 Also available this spring are a Web Burst Blaster and
Check out a first look at Dale Lazarov and Enrique Nieto’s Comrades OGN before its debut on March 29. COMRADESScript and art direction: Dale LazarovLinework and colors: Enrique Nieto.In the spirit of friendship, an observational tour of the miracles of cooperative workers’ endeavors turns into a stimulating, brawny holiday for a Moscow host and a