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This interview contains spoilers for the Black Lightning Season 2 premiere, titled “The Book of Consequences: Chapter One: Rise of the Green Light Babies.” A full review will be posted later tonight.

In countless comic book movies and TV shows, cops who are tight with a superhero are usually the last to figure out their identity (unless it’s purposefully revealed to them), despite the fact that they’re supposed to follow clues and solve mysteries for a living.

The Black Lightning Season 2 premiere dismantled that trope pretty quickly, with Jefferson’s long-suffering friend and neighbor, Bill Henderson, finally figuring out Jefferson Pierce’s secret and confronting him over his deception. It’s a heartbreaking moment, seeing the trust between the two men shatter after decades of friendship, and star Cress Williams tells IGN it’ll be a long road back for Jeff and Bill – if their bond can be repaired at all.

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It was recently announced that McFarlane Toys would be producing collectibles based on Fortnite, including action figures and role-play items, and we just got our first look!

Here at New York Comic Con, Todd McFarlane himself revealed the very first action figure prototype of Cuddle Team Leader!

There’s no price point or specific street date yet, but McFarlane is hard at work getting these out before the end of the year.

If you’re interested in some other toys based on beloved Fortnite skins, these dark, brooding John Wick collectibles we also saw at NYCC might be of interest.

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With news that fired Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 helmer James Gunn is writing, and possibly directing, the followup to Suicide Squad, we’re turning to the comics to see where Gunn might take Task Force X next. The report on Gunn’s big move from Marvel to DC said that Gunn isn’t doing a direct sequel as much as a revamping the property, and it’s unclear if the same cast will return.

With those details in mind, it’s hard to think of a better comic for Gunn to adapt than Suicide Squad: From the Ashes.

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Warning: This review contains full spoilers for The Flash Season 5, episode 1, titled “Nora.” For more on The CW’s superhero shows, check out our spoiler-filled interview with Black Lightning star Cress Williams and the first look at Ruby Rose as Batwoman.

The Flash had its most uneven year to date last season, with a promising new pair of villains undone by an overall muddled overall storyline and some extremely frustrating character changes. If ever the show needed a fresh start, it’s right now. So it’s unfortunate that Season 5 breaks The Flash’s usual trend by picking up exactly where Season 4 left off. So far, Season 5 doesn’t look to be a huge departure for the series, and that’s cause for concern.

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Note: this is a mostly spoiler-free review of the movie version of Constantine: City of Demons, which is available now in both Digital HD format and on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray.

NBC may have canceled Constantine after one brief season, but Matt Ryan’s version of the treacherous occultist has taken on a healthy second life elsewhere. Not only will Ryan be reprising the role as a series regular in the fourth season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, he’s also the star of DC’s latest direct-to-video animated movie, Constantine: City of Demons. Whether in live-action or animation, Ryan continues to do justice to this iconic anti-hero.

City of Demons saw partial release earlier this year on the CW Seed streaming platform (you can check out my review of those initial five episodes here). For whatever reason, The CW never finished the story in that format, opting instead to release the entire series as an animated movie. While City of Demons is a slightly tougher sell when fans are being asked to pay actual money, it’s still a worthwhile diversion for fans of the character. It’s certainly a much more faithful adaptation of the source material than that *other* Constantine movie. And if you’d rather not fork over the $20, the series will also be broadcast on The CW on October 15 as “Constantine: The Legend Continues.”

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Suicide Squad has a new writer in James Gunn, who may also be its new director, and a rumor has now emerged that purportedly explains what happened to the previous writer/director.

Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) was said to be DC and Warner Bros.’ top choice to helm the supervillains-turned-good-guys sequel as of last month. That’s clearly no longer the case, and Variety Film Reporter Justin Kroll claims to have the scoop on why the change was made.

“On the Gavin O’Connor front in relation to

,” Kroll tweeted earlier today, “hearing the story he had for the sequel ended up almost being identical to the BIRDS OF PREY story and when that film was given the go ahead to go before

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Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a sci-fi space shooter with toys to life elements. The game includes a starter ship and pilot, which can be swapped out on the fly during game play. Individual ship parts, like guns and missle-shooters, can also be changed out on the individual ships. Different weapons have different abilities and affect battles.

There are no special preorder bonuses or collector’s editions of Starlink: Battle for Atlas, although the Nintendo Switch version comes with a special Arwing toy and Starfox pilot, which are used in the Switch version of the game. The Arwing acts as any other ship as far as swapping components. Starlink: Battle for Atlas comes out October 16 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

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HP is expanding its OMEN line of gaming gear with a new high-end mouse it calls the Reactor (See it on Amazon). The name is a reference to the fact that it is the first mouse (to my knowledge) that uses switches that are optical-mechanical, theoretically allowing for faster clicking since you just have to break a light beam to register a click instead of waiting for a metal switch to rock back into place. It’s also got RGB lighting, adjustable ergonomics, and what HP says is the industry’s first steel USB cable. By my count that’s two industry firsts, in one mouse, making its lofty price tag of $79.99 not too surprising.

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