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Read More »Jinny Hex wrangles her own special with help from Magdalene Visaggio & Gleb Melnikov
Jonah Hex’s great-great-granddaughter gets her own spotlight this month in December 29’s Jinny Hex Special (opens in new tab). Spinning out of her part in the recent Young Justice series, Jinny Hex Special takes the 20-year-old (and her great-great-grandfather’s box of mysteries) back in time to the Old West. (Image …
Read More »“Evil-cute” robots take over a familys Christmas in the holiday story Byte-Sized from Cullen Bunn and Nelson Blake II
Comic books are getting a classic Christmas movie kind of story this week with the new limited series Byte-Sized from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Nelson Blake II. (Image credit: Rahzzah (AWA Studio)) (opens in new tab) The four-issue Byte-Sized is a sci-fi romp that follows a litter of adorable, …
Read More »TMNT: Last Ronin co-writer on how they found the right R-Rated tone for this hit series
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have had dalliances with dark, adult storylines over the years, but in the new series Last Ronin these turtles are swimming with it. For longtime TMNT writer (and sometimes editor) Tom Waltz, their original plans were “even more R-rated” but they pulled back. “We wanted to …
Read More »Immortal Hulk #40 sets Bruce Banner on the path to the “biggest wringer, and biggest payoff” hes faced yet
Al Ewing and Joe Bennett’s Immortal Hulk has been one of Marvel Comics’ most popular titles since its launch, infusing creepy body horror and infernal magic into an emotional tale of Hulk’s evolution. Now, on November 18, Immortal Hulk #40 (opens in new tab) sets the title on a path …
Read More »Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is about a young girls quest to save an island and its wildlife
With Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Ustwo Games is trying to deliver a world that feels both authentic and full of life, designed to evoke a sense of freedom and childlike wonder in players. As Alba, a young girl who visits her grandparents on the island of Pinar del Mar for …
Read More »Mr. Freezes wife gets a voice of her own in Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story
DC’s Young Adult graphic novel line puts a spotlight on one of Batman’s most notorious villains this week – Mr. Freeze – in Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story (opens in new tab). Focusing on a time before Mr. Freeze (a.k.a. Victor Fries) became one of Batman’s most popular …
Read More »The making of Realms of the Haunting: “By the end I was completing the game in two hours and 30 minutes”
In the winter of 1996, publisher Gremlin Interactive unleashed an action-horror classic onto an unsuspecting gaming public. Cowering in a corner is Retro Gamer as we talk to producer Paul Green about the ideas and development that spawned this battle between good and evil… “I started at Gremlin as a …
Read More »The Empty Man co-creator Cullen Bunn on films debut and expanding on the original comic books
The big-screen adaptation of Cullen Bunn and Vanessa R. Del Rey’s The Empty Man hits theaters this weekend. While not the ideal circumstances to launch a movie, the film has overcome many hurdles, from the pandemic to Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox (which made the film). “After a group …
Read More »The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-expansion patch is a perfect opportunity for new players to discover Azeroth
Next month, World of Warcraft celebrates its 16th birthday. In video game years, that’s practically ancient. But ask anyone from Blizzard about World of Warcraft’s past, and they’re bound to quickly move the subject on to its future, forever obsessed as they are about how to make the most successful …
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