Comic scribe Brian Bendis turned heads last year when he announced he would be leaving Marvel Comics after two decades to take over writing Superman at rival publisher DC Comics. With Man of Steel #1 out today, the first in a six-issue mini-series that aims to kick off a fresh start and set up key elements of his upcoming run on the Superman solo comic and its sister series Action Comics, Bendis shared some insight with IGN about how he approached writing the Last Son of Krypton. Given that his first major success at Marvel was writing a now-considered-classic take on Daredevil, it’s fitting that the lawyer with super-senses has been his biggest help in figuring out how to write Superman.
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Where to Preorder Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee
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It’s official: we’re getting a new, mainline Pokemon game in the second half of 2019! But this year, we’re getting two new Pokemon games for Nintendo Switch: Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu! (See on Amazon) and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee! (See on Amazon). Both come out November 16, both take the fun of Pokemon Go and fuse it with the functionality of the Switch, and both will work with the extremely cool Poke Ball Plus controller.
FLCL: Progressive Premiere: Adult Swim Launches US Concert Tour with The Pillows
To celebrate the upcoming premiere of FLCL: Progressive, Adult Swim is launching a US concert tour featuring alternative rock band The Pillows.
Adult Swim Presents The Pillows Featuring FLCL Mono Me You Sun Tour will begin on July 10 in Boston and concludes on July 19 in Los Angeles.
It’ll be a limited six-city concert tour where fans can hear new songs from the anime series, such as “Spikey Seeds” and “Star Overhead,” among others.
Former Smith Westerns frontman Cullen Omori will be opening up for The Pillows, with Japan’s all-girl rock ensemble Noodles as the special guest in what will be the group’s first US performance in eight years.
The full list of tour dates and locations are as follows:
Is Rick Still Alive in the Walking Dead Comics?
Warning: this article contains general spoilers for the current Walking Dead comics!
It’s clear that things are changing in a big way for AMC’s The Walking Dead. Yesterday the news broke that star Andrew Lincoln may be leaving the series at some point in the upcoming Season 9. According to Collider, Lincoln’s Rick Grimes will only appear in six episodes total. Whether that means Rick is being killed off or somehow finding a happy ending amid the constant sea of misery that is life in the zombie apocalypse, this means that The Walking Dead will soon be without its main character.
Attack on Titan Season 3 Premiering in Theaters in North America
The Attack on Titan Season 3 premiere will be screened in select theaters in North America for two nights only.
Funimation Films will be playing the Attack on Titan Season 2 recap movie, The Roar of Awakening, and the Season 3 premiere back-to-back from July 10-11 across the U.S. and Canada. There will be a special presentation of Season 3’s first episode immediately after the recap movie.
The movie and Season 3 premiere will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles on July 10, and in English dub on July 11. Advanced tickets will go on sale beginning on June 8.
The Funimation Films website will soon have a list of all 130 participating US and Canadian theaters. This will be your chance to watch the premiere two weeks before its television debut in Japan on July 22.
Lobo Explained: Who Is the DC Comics Character?
With the strength of Superman and the attitude of Wolverine, it’s little wonder that Lobo is one of the most popular characters in the DC Universe. And now this bad-a$$ space biker is due for a major popularity boost in the years ahead, as it looks like he could finally be getting his own movie.
Reports emerged earlier this year that Transformers director Michael Bay had met with Warner Bros. and DC about possibly directing a Lobo movie, and had also given the studio some notes on a rewrite of the film’s script. That means now is the perfect time to brush up on all things Lobo and learn why the Main Man has earned himself such a loyal following.
Why Andrew Lincoln Leaving The Walking Dead Could Be the Best Thing for the Show
According to multiple reports, Andrew Lincoln is leaving The Walking Dead in Season 9, bringing an end to Rick Grimes’ story after almost a decade on our screens. And in some ways, it’s probably the best thing the show could do (short of ending it altogether).
Make no mistake, I’m fully invested in Rick as a character – and watching Lincoln’s gut-wrenching performance over the past few seasons – especially in Season 8, when he had to face the death of his son, Carl – has been nothing short of riveting. But after everything Rick has been through, all the people he’s loved and lost, and all the compromises he’s had to make, it seems like the right time to let the cowboy hang up his hat and walk off into the sunset to reunite with “Coral” and Lori in the great beyond. (Sure, it’d suck for Judith, but we all know she’s not Rick’s anyway Daryl and Michonne have proven to be excellent babysitters.) Honestly, it would’ve been a better time to let Rick die last season, as the show seemed to be heavily foreshadowing before pulling the ol’ bait-and-switch with Carl. But hey, better late than never?
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Bethesda Reveals New Fallout 76 Game Ahead of E3; Here’s Everything We Know
Bethesda has officially revealed Fallout 76, the next entry in its beloved RPG franchise. After a day of teases, it announced the game with a brief teaser trailer that gives us some hints at what to expect and its Vault 76 setting. But as Bethesda boss Todd Howard said just before it debuted, this was only meant as a tease–more is coming at E3 2018.
Still, we do know more than you might think after a single viewing. We’ve gone through the video a number of times and noticed a few noteworthy things. Bethesda has also confirmed the game’s platforms, although there’s not yet any word on a release date. That said, the company has made a habit of not announcing things far in advance, so it’s reasonable to expect the wait won’t be terribly long.
More will undoubtedly be revealed during Bethesda’s E3 press conference, which happens on June 10. We’ll also be hearing more about Rage 2 and whatever other projects the company has in the works–it’s already teased that this will be its biggest show ever.
What Platforms Is It On?
Bethesda has confirmed Fallout 76 is being released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Unfortunately, there’s no word about a Nintendo Switch release, which didn’t seem out of the question after the Skyrim re-release made it to that platform. That could always be coming later, but for the time being, it’s only coming to those three platforms.
Who’s Developing It?
Bethesda Game Studios, the Maryland-based developer responsible for the Elder Scrolls series and both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, is at work on the game. It’s possible other Bethesda studios are also working on the project, but BGS is the only one confirmed in the extremely brief fact sheet shared with the press. Obsidian, developer of the beloved Fallout: New Vegas, had previously suggested it isn’t involved with what Bethesda was teasing.
What Is Vault 76?
Given the game’s name and what we see in the trailer, Vault 76 is seemingly set to play a major role in the game. Although it’s not a place we’ve visited before, this isn’t the series’ first mention of it. Both Fallout 3 and 4 reference it and, according to the Fallout Wikia, it was occupied by 500 people who were meant to be a control group. It was intended to be opened 20 years after a nuclear war. A poster seen in the Vault shows its existence was meant to mark the United States’ tricentennial in 2076.
When Does It Take Place?
Fallout 76 is at least partially set in the year 2102, based on the date subtly displayed on a Pip-Boy in the trailer. In Fallout lore, the bombs fell in 2077, and the first Fallout game was set in 2161; Fallout 2 in 2241; Fallout 3 in 2277; New Vegas in 2281; and Fallout 4 in 2287. That would mean this game is set far earlier than any previous title, which could offer a different sort of perspective on the world. The specific date on the Pip-Boy is October 27, 2102; that could be pointing to a release date for the game.
What Is Reclamation Day?
One of the most striking shots in the trailer shows the Vault’s atrium decorated for something called Reclamation Day. Based on the celebration and imagery, it’s likely this is the day the Vault is meant to open and the occupants are meant to begin rebuilding the outside world. What’s curious is that the aforementioned dates don’t quite match up–if the Vault was supposed to open 20 years after the bombs fell, why have 25 years gone by?
What Song Is Playing?
The trailer begins with the Pip-Boy playing a song–“Country Roads” by John Denver. It talks about going home to West Virginia, which could perhaps serve as the location for the Vault 76 and the game.