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Dark Horse Comics has announced the next installment in the Stranger Things comic book series, and this time it’s a tribute to one of the series’ most beloved (albeit short-lived) characters, Eddie Manson (played by Joseph Quinn). The send-off will be published as a limited series. ). Debuting in winter 2025, Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: Rise of Hellfire are four-issue prequel comics that precede the events of Stranger Things Season 4. Written by Jody Houser and Eric Campbell, illustrated by Diego Galindo, and colored by Diana. Sousa, Nate Pekos Letter. Issue 1 features variant covers by Magali Villanueve,…
Ghost Bike is dead. Long live Wheel World. The scenic cycling adventure from the creators of Nidhogg was released in 2023 with a darker storyline. Following a design pivot to “make it more fun to play” (always a good idea!), the new naming convention matches its upbeat vibe. Originally scheduled for this year, the Annapurna-published game is now scheduled for release in early 2025.Wheel World is developer Messhof’s first 3D game, and the first to collaborate with a large team. The studio made its bones with Nidhogg, a side-scrolling swordplay game with old-school Atari-style graphics. For Wheel World, the team…
During San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics revealed that next year’s major crossover event will be called “One World Under Doom.” Now, at New York Comic Con’s Marvel Comics: The Next Big Thing panel, the company announced that writer Ryan North and artist RB Silva will be working on the five-issue series Rise of Emperor Doom starting early next year. ”, he announced that he will be in charge of the event. Picked up from this year’s event comic Blood Hunt, where Doctor Doom became the new Sorcerer Supreme, the series sees Doom use his newly acquired powers to declare himself…
Amazon Prime Video will air a live election night special hosted by Brian Williams. The veteran newscaster will be delivering “Election Results and Analysis” on November 5th at 5pm ET. Interestingly, this is a free special and does not require a Prime membership. It will be livestreamed not only in the United States but around the world.Williams will be joined by a number of contributors to discuss the election results, and will be led entirely by industry veteran Glenn Weiss. He has directed numerous live events from the Oscars to the Emmys and beyond.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon doesn’t…
My first panel at New York Comic Con was aimed at librarians interested in incorporating and exploring comics and graphic novels in their collections. This panel was sponsored by NYPL.With a large audience of educators in attendance, moderator Amy Wright of Carleton University began the panel discussion with a brief overview of 50 years of comic book library activity. The roots of manga library activities can be found in a 1974 article in the “School Library Journal.” Sketch by Will Eisner.Other highlights include the 1990 publication of The Comics Librarian: A Handbook. In this book, comics librarians idealistically predicted that…
At the “Next Big Thing” panel held at New York Comic Con on Thursday, Marvel announced a new series in its ongoing weekly Astonishing Infinity comic series on the Marvel Unlimited app. Starting today, everyone can read Astonishing Spider-Man #1-2, written by Scott Aukerman and illustrated by Salva Espin. There are at least two series coming out in the future. “Whether you’re a regular Spidey reader or you’ve never read a single comic featuring the wall-crawler, there’s something for you in The Astonishing Spider-Man. That’s it!” Aukerman said. “I wanted to start this book by putting Peter in a terrible…
New York Comic Con 2024 kicked off with a bang today with Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel. We’re blessed with the announcement of a new Ultimate Comics, a futuristic Luke Cage, and 2025’s big event, The Rise of Empire Doom.Ultimate Wolverine will be released in January by writer Chris Condon and art by Alessandro Cappuccio. “I grew up dressing up as Wolverine…I was all about Wolverine,” Condon said, joking about the DC All In ad that ran before the panel began. “It’s going to be pretty violent. And it’s pretty good.” He teased that more Ultimate characters would appear in…
At the “Marvel Comics: The Next Big Thing” panel held Thursday at New York Comic Con, the publisher announced a new series joining the Ultimate Universe. In January, Ultimate Wolverine, written by Chris Condon and drawn by Alessandro Cappuccio, will join the lineup. This series will stay true to Wolverine’s origins while adding Winter Soldier elements. The Maker, also known as the Creator of the Ultimate Universe’s Secrets, controls this version of Logan, who has been mindwiped to be used as an assassin. Of course, he is still the best at what he does, but he has no say in…
Super Nintendo World, a theme park in Orlando, is almost ready to welcome tourists. Universal Orlando Resort has announced that the Mario-friendly attraction will open on May 22, 2025. That means it takes more than six months to find the perfect Goomba costume to wear on Opening Day.This is Nintendo’s third theme park in the world, with the Orlando location joining existing parks in Los Angeles and Japan. If the layout is similar to the other two parks, you should expect vast interactive areas to explore, special themed rides, and of course, all kinds of Nintendo-adjacent dining and shopping. The…
Since Apple Pay debuted almost a decade ago, to this day, Apple is marking the occasion by rolling out several features it revealed at WWDC. If you have iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 installed on your iPhone or iPad, you can now use payment services on third-party browsers on those devices as well as on your desktop computer. In the latter case, you will be asked to scan a QR code with your iPhone or iPad to complete the payment. However, Apple says this feature is only available in some markets.Adding supported cards to Apple Wallet on iPhone is easier…