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Welcome, X-Fans, to another uncanny edition of X-Men Monday at AIPT!While this column typically looks ahead by spotlighting upcoming X-Men-related releases, we’re really looking ahead with this one focused on Timeslide #1 — a one-shot all about looking ahead! On sale December 25, 2024, Timeslide (this year’s edition of Timeless, written by Steve Foxe and illustrated by Ivan Fiorelli) reunites Cable and Bishop and promises many teases for the Marvel Universe in the year ahead.As the always congenial Steve is among my favorite X-Men Monday guests, I was delighted to see he’d be revisiting Marvel’s mutants and extended an X-Men Monday…
The Kings Row fencing team made it to the last 16 of the tournament. But now they must face the best of the best.This is Seiji’s match against Marcus, the fencer who got him hooked on this sport. And Nicholas vs. Kyle Allen, with none other than Nicholas’ estranged father watching!Fence Challengers: Sweet Sixteen #1Writer: CS PacatArtist: Joanna the MadColor: Joana LafuenteText: Taylor EspositoRelease date: January 1, 2025 Los Angeles, CA (December 9, 2024) – Boom! Studio today announced the collaboration of New York Times bestselling author CS Paccat, acclaimed artist Joanna the Mad, colorist Joanna Lafuente, and letterer Taylor…
I’ve always been impressed with the experience the developers have managed to pack into Playdate. It’s not that I had very little expectations for this handheld and its potential product when I first impulsively pre-ordered it a long time ago, but other than the Crank-focused game that Panic had originally teased before its release, I don’t think I really knew what to expect, it seemed like it was meant for short periods of play. Over the past few months, I’ve played a lot of these games and thoroughly enjoyed them, but I’ve spent hours solving puzzles and exploring intricate maps…
As spotted by a Reddit user this weekend, Panic is currently selling a macaroni yellow charging brick to match the yellow cable that comes with the distinctive yellow Playdate. Say yellow again. The good news for those who want a complete set of matching accessories is that they cost just $5. The bad news is that shipping is almost twice as expensive as the cheapest option, so it’s a little hard to justify buying it alone.The 10W power adapter also features a USB-A connection, so it will work with existing Playdate charging cables, but is otherwise outdated given the general…
Apple is being sued by child sexual abuse victims for failing to implement its iCloud Scanning for Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) program, the New York Times reported. In 2021, Apple announced that it was working on a tool to detect CSAM that would flag images showing such abuse and notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. But the company faced immediate backlash over the technology’s privacy implications and ultimately abandoned the plan.The lawsuit, filed Saturday in Northern California, seeks more than $1.2 billion in damages for a group of 2,680 potential victims, according to the NYT. After…
Apple and Sony are quietly working on bringing support for the PlayStation VR2 controller to Apple Vision Pro, Mark Gurman reports in the Power On newsletter. Vision Pro doesn’t support common VR controllers, and games aren’t always suitable for Vision Pro. However, Apple has reportedly approached Sony in hopes of improving it. Garman said the two companies partnered earlier this year and Sony has been working on the project for several months.Apple and Sony were planning to have support for the PS VR2’s Sense controller ready by now, but they are ironing out some issues, including the fact that Sony…
The AIPT Manga Podcast is back on its regular schedule, looking back at the week in comics, reviewing the best comics, and interviewing comic creators.This week, Vita Ayala and Skyler Patridge join the show to discuss FINDERS / KEEPERS, which will be released on January 15, 2025 (FOC December 9). We discuss their approach to The Horizon Experiment, how they approach stories with sensitive subject matter, and where the series could go if it continues to run.AIPT Comics This week’s top booksDave:Two-Face #1 (Christian Ward, Fabio Velas) All-New Venom #1 (Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez)Nathan:Two-Face #1 (Christian Ward, Fabio Velas)Thundercats: Apex…
Image credit: IDW Comics The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are ending their 40th anniversary year in perhaps the best and most consistent fashion ever. Their main comic has just been rebooted and reunited the brothers, each with a strong storyline. Their “Saturday Morning Adventures” series offers more family-friendly and fun stories, and “Mutant Nation” explores their world further (although it begins with a story focused on Raphael). Was it necessary to do so?) and the surprise return of Nightwatcher, a character from Juni Ba and Phelo Pe’s underrated and definitely underrated 2007 TMNT animated film. In that movie, the armored…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Friday that it has determined that Google Payments Corporation meets legal requirements for oversight and has ordered federal oversight. The CFPB oversees banks, credit unions and other financial institutions, and recently finalized rules governing digital payment apps. In the order, which focuses on the Google Pay app and its peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service (which was discontinued in the United States earlier this year), the CFPB stated that “we have reasonable grounds to believe that Google has engaged in the following conduct: ” he said. poses a risk to consumers. According to Reuters, Google…
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn on Saturday received support from X to “strengthen the bill while protecting free speech online and ensuring it is not used to suppress expression.” announced amendments to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The Senate passed the bill by a 91-3 vote in July, but it has since stalled in the House, and advocates are pushing for it to pass by the end of the year. Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Company X, also posted about the partnership and called on Congress and the House of Representatives to pass the bill.In a post about X…