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After days of teasing, DC finally announced what we’ve all been expecting since Scott Snyder’s Justice League wrapped: Dark Nights: Death Metal, the follow up to the gonzo 2017-18 crossover Dark Nights: Metal, the event that introduced the Dark Multiverse to the DC cosmology, a nightmare version of the DC Universe full of Bat-themed baddies. If Metal

This post is sponsored by Tor Books. “Future and Fate depend on both the journey and the destination. Kol Adair lies far to the south in the Old World. From there, the Wizard will behold what he needs to make himself whole again. And the Sorceress must save the world.” This is the witch’s prophecy

Kurt Busiek has given us many classic comics over the years. Astro City is a beautiful series that gave us one of the best comic book stories of all time with “The Nearness of You.” He was the man who created the Thunderbolts and blew everyone’s mind with that first issue reveal. He delivered the

The YA genre is still booming, providing romance, adventure, and more for teens and adults alike. Here are some of the YA books from February 2020 we’re most looking forward to … Top New YA Books in February 2020  Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland Type: Novel Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release date: 2/4/20 Advertisement Den of

There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the fantasy books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Fantasy Books in February 2020  Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey Type: Novella Advertisement Publisher: Tor/Forge/Tor.com Release date: 2/4/20 

There’s so much to look forward to in our speculative fiction future. Here are some of the science fiction books we’re most excited about and/or are currently consuming… Join the Den of Geek Book Club! Top New Science Fiction in February 2020 The Hidden Girl and Oher Stories by Ken Liu  Type: Short Story Collection

Since the 1960s, the Juggernaut has always been a major part of the X-Men corner of Marvel. Even though – much like Dr. Doom – he’s one of those villains who can be plugged in against any hero, Juggernaut’s existence always comes back to his origins as Charles Xavier’s demented half-brother. Over the years, he’s

Like many superheroes, Daredevil has his story arcs where he goes against the status quo in an interesting way, only to bounce back sooner than later. He was married to a blind woman until she was written out of his books and Matt had to divorce her. He was in prison until he wasn’t. He

Dinesh Shamdasani, one of the people who helped make Valiant Comics’ rebirth in 2011 such a success, is back at it with a new comic company. For fans of his tenure with the Bloodshot publisher, this new venture is going to look familiar. Shamdasani and his team announced Bad Idea Comics, a new publisher with

Chaos Walking, at first glance, may seem like just another YA novel adaptation in a field increasingly filled with failed, forgotten attempts. However, two of Hollywood’s hottest new names (riding under the Disney IP umbrella,) in current Spider-Man star Tom Holland and Star Wars sequel star Daisy Ridley are auspiciously joining forces to headline the

This article contains nothing but Birds of Prey spoilers. We have a spoiler-free review right here. Birds of Prey is the latest entry in Warner Bros.’ sprawling DCEU shared universe of superhero movies. It’s not just any superhero movie though. Birds of Prey offers up a female-led, female directed R-rated action romp through the grimy

Jay Garrick was the first Flash of the DC Universe. Debuting (appropriately enough) in the pages of Flash Comics #1 in 1939, he was a founding member of the first superhero team in history with the Justice Society of America, proved so popular he earned a solo book (with the quaintly 1940s title of All-Flash),

Have you ever wondered how quantum physics could help you get a date? Or if math is the real reason for gender-inequality? Well ask no further because K.S. Wiswell has the answers you seek!  In a series of short personal essays, Wiswell delves into the mind of an adult with many questions in a world

Chris Pratt has spent most of the last decade in the once-unlikely position as one of Hollywood’s biggest breakout stars. However, despite a budding big-budget backlog, the A-lister is planning his return to the medium on which he got his start: television. Pratt has signed on for a television project titled The Terminal List, on

Strange Adventures, the comic so hotly anticipated that DC is already making a show about it before it comes out, is in for some changes. The book, written by Tom King, with art from Mitch Gerads and Doc Shaner and letters from Clayton Cowles, is being upgraded from a regular DC comic to the company’s

Marvel’s Disney+ commercial from the Super Bowl is a loaded few seconds. The stuff shown from Falcon and the Winter Soldier is relatively the most straightforward. The brief stinger for Loki asks a lot of questions. But the true highlight of the ad is WandaVision, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. Even though it shows

Upon glimpsing the dynamic covers for the new paperback editions of Marissa Meyer’s reimagined fairy tale series The Lunar Chronicles, one can’t help but notice there’s something familiar about them—especially the gorgeous stepbacks that feature Cinder in a ballgown and Cress staring wistfully in the opposite direction of the strapping Thorne, silhouetted by moonlight. They bring to

Popular mystery novelist Mary Higgins Clark died of natural causes in Naples, Florida, on Friday March 31, according to the New York Times. “It is with deep sadness we say goodbye to the ‘Queen of Suspense’ Mary Higgins Clark, author of over 40 bestselling suspense titles,” her publisher Simon & Schuster announced on Twitter. “She

It’s not a massive retcon, or a huge character being brought back to prominence, by my favorite low-key development in comics in 2020 so far is Sina Grace gettting more work at DC. He wrote one of my favorite lost period X-comics and probably the definitive Iceman story, and his work at BOOM! is consistently

The Locke & Key TV series project has had a rough time, but its troubles finally appear to be over, thanks to Netflix. The adaptation was initially set for Hulu, which ordered (and shot) a pilot adapting writer Joe Hill’s IDW horror comic book series, with Carlton Cuse (Lost) set to serve as showrunner. Auspiciously,

Born in Vienna on January 26, 1920, Hans Holzer was like many children, fascinated by the ghost and fairy stories he heard in his youth. But those tales, told by his Uncle Henry, which he retold at school to the disapproval of adults, stayed with Holzer. Ghosts became his life’s work as one of the

The team from Big Little Lies have reunited to tell a story about the lies people tell themselves. Nicole Kidman – also coming off the success of Aquaman – stars in HBO’s The Undoing, a new limited series written by David E. Kelley, who also serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier serves as director and executive

Den of Geek is hosting this giveaway in partnership with Tor Books. V.E. Schwab is one of our favorite authors here at Den of Geek. From the Shades of Magic series to spooky middle grade read City of Ghosts to her “In Search of Doors” speech delivered at the J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, we’re really just big Schwab fans. We’re particularly excited

For a few months now, one of the big questions I’ve had in comics is “How the hell did Green Lantern #12 happen?” That series closed with Hal Jordan, so deep in his Blackstar cover that everyone believes he flipped and joined the fascist space army, using a Miracle Machine (the machine from the end

DMZ, the cynically-prophesizing DC Comics-published Vertigo title depicting a United States left literally divided after a second Civil War, is the next comic book-inspired small screen project embraced by HBO. Indeed, the premium cable channel has brought in a prominent name in Ava DuVernay – who happens to have her hands full with DC film

This Legends of Tomorrow episode review contains spoilers. Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 2 Well that was incredible. I stopped being defensive about how much I love Legends of Tomorrow sometime towards the end of the second season. A little before the show stopped being defensive about how much fun it was, now that

The Hunger Games is readying a return to the pop culture panorama in the form of a prequel novel, which will see author Suzanne Collins revisit the dystopian society of Panem, except at a time well before Katniss Everdeen even existed, much less ignited the titular contest as “The Girl on Fire.” Indeed, Collins’s franchise

The Locke & Key TV series project has had a rough time, but its troubles finally appear to be over, thanks to Netflix. The adaptation was initially set for Hulu, which ordered (and shot) a pilot adapting writer Joe Hill’s IDW horror comic book series, with Carlton Cuse (Lost) set to serve as showrunner. Auspiciously,

There’s something weirdly soothing about the particular way Simon Spurrier and Aaron Campbell show what a scumbag John Constantine is. Not that he hasn’t been a sleazeball in the past – it’s part of his core appeal. He’s a jackass con man who will sell out the people he loves at the drop of a

The first twelve issues of The Green Lantern were, in a word, bananapants. Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp took Hal Jordan and the space police of the DCU, and sent them outside the universe to parallel worlds and deep inside of Hal’s ring. The book started with Hal arresting a creature that bears a strong