Month: August 2019

We’re a month or so into Mortal Kombat 11’s Kombat Pack 1 DLC right now. So far we’ve been given Shang Tsung and they’ve announced two returning characters (Nightwolf and Sindel), one guest character (Spawn), and have been vague about two more on the way (probably Ash Williams and the T-800). With Evo 2019 kicking
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The most anticipated new science fiction TV series of next year is without a doubt Star Trek: Picard. Because Star Trek: The Next Generation essentially defined late ‘80s and ‘90s sci-fi on TV, a direct sequel to that show not only gets to push sci-fi forward into the future, but also trade heavily on nostalgia
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This article contains spoilers for The Flash up to issue #75. Ever since DC kicked off their Rebirth initiative in 2016, The Flash has been one of the best superhero comics on the market. Writer Joshua Williamson and an assortment of brilliant artists have steered Barry Allen’s adventures for the last three years, mixing “traditional”
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From Doom to Half-Life to World of Warcraft, few platforms have been as instrumental in the evolution of gaming as the powerful PC. In the early days, it brought us grand text-based adventures and the very first examples of dungeon crawlers. By the early ’90s, we were enjoying real-time strategy titles, role-playing games, and the
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This Swamp Thing review contains spoilers. Swamp Thing Episode 10 And so we have reached the end of the road, or garden path, for Swamp Thing. After 10 consistently good episodes, the series finale is dirty, but largely paydirt – even though the unceremonious early cancellation still rots. Titled “Loose Ends” (Springsteen really has a song
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Hi, friends. We’re giving away some much-anticipated reads from speculative fiction publisher Saga Press, including a collection of short stories from Molly Gloss, an anthology of ghost stories, and a character-driven space drama. Up for grabs? First, we have Unforeseen by Molly Gloss—the first complete collection of short stories from the award-winning author. The collection includes
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This interview contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD season 6. The Agents of SHIELD finale left us with a lot of questions, and while we did our best to explain the ending ourselves, we had to at least make an attempt at getting some answers from showrunners Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Jeff Bell. They
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Acclaimed novelist and comics author Joe Hill is launching a new line of horror comics this fall through DC. Called Hill House Comics, the monthly line will start off with a tale called “Basketful of Heads,” written by Hill himself and illustrated by Leomacs (Massimiliano Leonardo). Four more stories — “The Dollhouse Family,” written by
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Ever since Marvel’s Runaways and Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger first premiered, people have been asking about the potential for a crossover event. Not only do these characters spend time together in the comic books, but the TV series adaptations are not-so-dissimilar tonally, despite airing on different networks (Hulu and Freeform, respectively), and both feature teenagers as their
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A lot of tie-in books for children’s media are fairly disposable. They aren’t always bad, they just don’t often scream out as something for hardcore fans to pick up. They’re usually basic chapter books rigidly adapting episodes, sparse picture guides, or other pieces of content that feel less essential than their source material. The Dragon
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“Get your black fist and your afro picks ready because it’s time for Sherman’s Showcase!” Television has gotten to a place where programming is so daring and ambitious that it’s willing to take risks and meta statements on the medium. There are a number of high concept series that are currently on TV that wouldn’t
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Everybody knows that Batman and Superman are much more effective as teammates and friends than they are as enemies. Sure, the two most recognizable characters in the DC Universe might not have the same methods, and they certainly don’t always see eye-to-eye, but they’re the World’s Finest team for a reason, complementing each other’s many
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Nothing gold can stay. Not even weird little elegiac shows about a clown and his family doing their best in Bakersfield, California. FX announced today that the currently airing Baskets season 4 will be the final season for the Zach Galifianakis comedy. The upcoming season 4 finale, airing on August 22, will serve as the
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Since the early ’00s, the Evolution Championship Series has been like the Olympics of one-on-one fighting games. The three-day event will return once again and take place August 2-4 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Formerly called the Battle by the Bay, this will be the 18th official Evo tournament (not counting the recent Evo
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