Adult Swim Con's Rick and Morty panel (titled "How Do They Do It: Rick and Morty") -- featuring co-creator Dan Harmon and cast members Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer, and moderated by IGN's own Terri Schwartz -- gave fans a cool sneak peek from Season 5 in the form of an awesome animatic. The few minutes of footage shown hit the floor running, dropping us into a storm of interdimensional chaos and calamity as Morty carries a mortally injured Rick in an attempt to reach their ship and escape back to Earth. Along the way, they see a reality where they're both "Blade" versions of themselves. "That f***in' tight," Rick remarks. The footage ends with Rick and Morty inadvertently angering Rick's pretentious seafaring nemesis, Mr. Nimbus: an arch-enemy Rick apparently never told Morty about because - well - he's kind of embarrassed by him. Check it out!

“f**k death, I wanna live!”

Morty decides he has something to live for in this animatic sneak peek at Rick and Morty Season 5, straight out of Comic-Con@home. #IGNComicCon pic.twitter.com/WsgYWlcsYR — IGN (@IGN) July 25, 2020

As for series updates, Harmon remarked that, despite the pandemic, they were in the midst of both "finalizing the [Season 5] finale" and "almost done writing" Season 6. Even though quarantine Zoom meetings have meant the writers have had to curb their looser, improvisational spitballing methods of story development, Harmon said the “material coming out of it is just as good if not better” than previous seasons. A Season 5 premiere date wasn't revealed, though Harmon did mention Season 5 would not feature the unnamed cat voiced by Matthew Broderick, The Vindicators, the Cronenbergs, or Morty’s Mind Blowers. Harmon also mentioned that "there are some Clone Beth fireworks" coming, but not until Season 6. For more on the series, here's our look at how Season 4's big Beth twist could impact the story going forward as well as our full review of Rick and Morty Season 4. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=rick-and-morty-the-10-biggest-wtf-moments&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

As if Batman doesn't have enough to deal with in 2020, DC is about to introduce a new villain to his iconic rogues gallery, and he may just be the most twisted member yet. The DC Comics panel on IGN's Comic-Con@Home livestream offered fans a closer look at Dark Nights: Death Metal, with writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo appearing to tease what's still to come in the remaining five issues of the series. Death Metal #3 will shine a spotlight on Batman's newest nemesis, a villain known as The Robin King. Warning: this article contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 and 2! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Watch the DC Comics Comic-Con panel below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/25/dchome-day-two-official-panel-comic-con-2020"] As the first two chapters of Death Metal have shown, The Batman Who Laughs has only grown more powerful and dangerous in the Death Metal era. Though this twisted, Joker-ized version of Batman was killed by Wonder Woman in issue #1, his brain was transplanted into the body of another evil Batman in issue #2. In his new body, the Batman Who Laughs has the reality-altering powers of Watchmen's Doctor Manhattan. He even has a new name to befit his boosted power level - The Darkest Knight. Issue #3 will introduce The Darkest Knight's new sidekick, The Robin King. Formerly one of the demonic Robins The Batman Who Laughs keeps chained by his side, this ex-Boy Wonder may just be the most demented and terrifying foe Batman has ever grappled with. "I'm just writing his dialogue now," said Snyder. "His whole history you'll learn - what his secret is, who he is, all of that stuff. Because I've seen a lot of speculation about who he is." [caption id="attachment_2382639" align="aligncenter" width="2063"] Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1 cover by Kaare Andrews. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] Snyder then teased a majorly disturbing encounter between The Robin King and the JSA, As Snyder describes the character, The Robin King seems to have the personality of Burt Ward's Robin mixed with a love of violence and sadism to rival his master's. As he encounters these stately older heroes, The Robin King reveals he dug up the corpse of Barry Allen's mother and stuffed her into a Flash ring, and then murdered Alan Scott's children, mixed their ashes and created a ring capable of canceling out the Green Lantern. "He's this ten-year-old kid, but he's definitely one of our darkest creations," said Snyder. "But I love him, because... what I want the heroes to go up against here is something that says 'Everything you believe people to be, everything you hope we are, we aren't.' And you want representations of that. With The Batman Who Laughs and with The Robin King, the eviler and darker the villain, the more the heroes are challenged by what they see in human nature. It becomes harder and harder to be hopeful." Snyder continued, "He's not evil just to make something incredibly fun and dark. He is those things, but it's also meant to be something you read and hits you in a way that's poignant. Because he says, 'All these different hopes and aspirations for us are nothing, and I'll show you why.' So he's a very spooky kid." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-faces-the-deadly-mystery-of-the-three-jokers&captions=true"] Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 will debut on August 12. For more on the new series, find out how Death Metal ties together 80 years of DC history. Then check out IGN's picks for the Top 25 Batman graphic novels of all time and our Comic-Con 2020 panel schedule. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

As if Batman doesn't have enough to deal with in 2020, DC is about to introduce a new villain to his iconic rogues gallery, and he may just be the most twisted member yet. The DC Comics panel on IGN's Comic-Con@Home livestream offered fans a closer look at Dark Nights: Death Metal, with writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo appearing to tease what's still to come in the remaining five issues of the series. Death Metal #3 will shine a spotlight on Batman's newest nemesis, a villain known as The Robin King. Warning: this article contains spoilers for Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 and 2! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Watch the DC Comics Comic-Con panel below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/25/dchome-day-two-official-panel-comic-con-2020"] As the first two chapters of Death Metal have shown, The Batman Who Laughs has only grown more powerful and dangerous in the Death Metal era. Though this twisted, Joker-ized version of Batman was killed by Wonder Woman in issue #1, his brain was transplanted into the body of another evil Batman in issue #2. In his new body, the Batman Who Laughs has the reality-altering powers of Watchmen's Doctor Manhattan. He even has a new name to befit his boosted power level - The Darkest Knight. Issue #3 will introduce The Darkest Knight's new sidekick, The Robin King. Formerly one of the demonic Robins The Batman Who Laughs keeps chained by his side, this ex-Boy Wonder may just be the most demented and terrifying foe Batman has ever grappled with. "I'm just writing his dialogue now," said Snyder. "His whole history you'll learn - what his secret is, who he is, all of that stuff. Because I've seen a lot of speculation about who he is." [caption id="attachment_2382639" align="aligncenter" width="2063"] Dark Nights: Death Metal - Legends of the Dark Knights #1 cover by Kaare Andrews. (Image Credit: DC)[/caption] Snyder then teased a majorly disturbing encounter between The Robin King and the JSA, As Snyder describes the character, The Robin King seems to have the personality of Burt Ward's Robin mixed with a love of violence and sadism to rival his master's. As he encounters these stately older heroes, The Robin King reveals he dug up the corpse of Barry Allen's mother and stuffed her into a Flash ring, and then murdered Alan Scott's children, mixed their ashes and created a ring capable of canceling out the Green Lantern. "He's this ten-year-old kid, but he's definitely one of our darkest creations," said Snyder. "But I love him, because... what I want the heroes to go up against here is something that says 'Everything you believe people to be, everything you hope we are, we aren't.' And you want representations of that. With The Batman Who Laughs and with The Robin King, the eviler and darker the villain, the more the heroes are challenged by what they see in human nature. It becomes harder and harder to be hopeful." Snyder continued, "He's not evil just to make something incredibly fun and dark. He is those things, but it's also meant to be something you read and hits you in a way that's poignant. Because he says, 'All these different hopes and aspirations for us are nothing, and I'll show you why.' So he's a very spooky kid." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=batman-faces-the-deadly-mystery-of-the-three-jokers&captions=true"] Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 will debut on August 12. For more on the new series, find out how Death Metal ties together 80 years of DC history. Then check out IGN's picks for the Top 25 Batman graphic novels of all time and our Comic-Con 2020 panel schedule. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Infinity Ward is coming down hard on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone cheaters, and warns that more banwaves are coming for those who are found guilty. Infinity Ward posted the warning on Twitter, and explained more about how it determines who is considered a cheater; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-warzone-official-season-four-trailer"]

1. Cheating will not be tolerated. More banwaves are coming. If you receive a ban it is for unauthorized manipulation of game data. Don't fall for unscrupulous services offering cheats and modifications, there are fraudulent. For a list of security and enforcement policy details, please visit https://support/activision.com/mwpolicy
2. Please do not use unauthorized 3rd party software to mod of hack. This includes tools such as hex editors, that equip items you have not acquired properly. We define this as cheating and there is no place for that in our game. This is a bannable offense and you risk losing your account.
3. Unauthorized 3rd party software includes, but it not limited to aimbots, wallhacks, trainers, stats hacks, texture hacks, leaderboard hacks, injectors, hex editors or any software used to deliberately modify game data or memory. Don't do it. This may result in being banned.
4. Avoid tutorials and services that offer ways to modify your camo. Anything that suggests altering the memory on your console or PC in order to acquire new gear, items or loadouts beyond what is offered in-game is a hack, and is considered cheating. We will enforce accordingly, which may result in being banned.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone are both currently in their fourth season, which looks to be wrapping up on August 4, 2020. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone-season-4-screenshots&captions=true"] As for the future of Call of Duty, we still haven't heard about 2020's Call of Duty, although an alleged alpha version has appeared on the Microsoft store and is called The Red Door. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Infinity Ward is coming down hard on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone cheaters, and warns that more banwaves are coming for those who are found guilty. Infinity Ward posted the warning on Twitter, and explained more about how it determines who is considered a cheater; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/11/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-warzone-official-season-four-trailer"]

1. Cheating will not be tolerated. More banwaves are coming. If you receive a ban it is for unauthorized manipulation of game data. Don't fall for unscrupulous services offering cheats and modifications, there are fraudulent. For a list of security and enforcement policy details, please visit https://support/activision.com/mwpolicy
2. Please do not use unauthorized 3rd party software to mod of hack. This includes tools such as hex editors, that equip items you have not acquired properly. We define this as cheating and there is no place for that in our game. This is a bannable offense and you risk losing your account.
3. Unauthorized 3rd party software includes, but it not limited to aimbots, wallhacks, trainers, stats hacks, texture hacks, leaderboard hacks, injectors, hex editors or any software used to deliberately modify game data or memory. Don't do it. This may result in being banned.
4. Avoid tutorials and services that offer ways to modify your camo. Anything that suggests altering the memory on your console or PC in order to acquire new gear, items or loadouts beyond what is offered in-game is a hack, and is considered cheating. We will enforce accordingly, which may result in being banned.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone are both currently in their fourth season, which looks to be wrapping up on August 4, 2020. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=call-of-duty-modern-warfare-and-warzone-season-4-screenshots&captions=true"] As for the future of Call of Duty, we still haven't heard about 2020's Call of Duty, although an alleged alpha version has appeared on the Microsoft store and is called The Red Door. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While Vikings may be coming to an end soon after six seasons on History Channel, its saga will live on in a sequel series, Vikings: Valhalla, which will stream on Netflix. Vikings showrunner Michael Hirst explained to IGN during a phone interview last week why History Channel isn't making this follow-up to their wildly successful TV series and also provided details on the narrative timeline of Valhalla. Vikings: Valhalla is set roughly 100 years after the events depicted in Vikings and will include appearances by famous Vikings from history like Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Harald Hardrada, and William the Conqueror. "These men and women will blaze new paths as they fight for survival in an ever-changing and evolving Europe," according to the official plot synopsis. Watch a new clip from Vikings' final run of episodes, which debuted during Comic-Con's Vikings panel: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/vikings-season-6-official-clip-comic-conhome-on-ign"] Jeb Stuart will serve as the showrunner of Valhalla, while Hirst -- who created, produced, and wrote every episode of Vikings -- is only expected to serve as an executive producer on Valhalla alongside Stuart and Morgan O'Sullivan. "I'm going to have a role of oversight. I know and like Jeb very much," Hirst said, who likened his future involvement with Vikings as being akin to how George Lucas served as a guru to other filmmakers on the Star Wars franchise he created. "I think that MGM will want me to continue my involvement rather the way that Lucas is kind of involved in every Star Wars," Hirst explained. "But I think that it was a decision of History [Channel] also to stop their involvement because [they're] not really doing, as far as I know, they're not going to do drama anymore, or at least they're going to go back to documentary making. MGM very much wants [Vikings] to continue so [it's] important to stay friends." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/07/vikings-season-6-trailer-2019"] "Netflix gives you obvious advantages and so we're very pleased to be in partnership with them," Hirst said the shift in distributors. "And it's a long-term commitment for them. And obviously I'm thrilled that my saga, in a way, it lives on." Vikings: Valhalla is, in spirit, about the legacy of Rollo (played on Vikings by Clive Standen) as William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England, was a direct descendant of Rollo's and Normandy was formed by the Norsemen who followed Rollo. Seeing as how the chronology of the lives of Leif Erickson and William the Conqueror don't necessarily overlap at the most pivotal events and moments of their lives, Hirst suspects creative license could be employed much like how he moved up certain events in Vikings -- such as the siege of Paris -- to suit the narrative needs of his show. "I don't particularly want to think about how they're going to handle any distances in terms of when these characters actually appeared, or how they're just going to handle time lapses... That's not for me to say. I took some liberties obviously in my show," Hirst said. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=movies-and-shows-to-prepare-you-for-valhalla&captions=true"] "I don't believe in doing something plainly absurd, and plainly wouldn't happen, but the attack on Paris did happen. I showed it how it happened and everything is there [but pushed it up several decades]. So maybe they'll take liberties with Vikings: Valhalla, but I've known Jeb - it will have its own integrity." While there's no release date yet for Vikings: Valhalla, Netflix has committed to a 24-episode order for the series. For more on Vikings Season 6, learn what Michael Hirst had to say about who lives and who dies in the midseason finale.

While Vikings may be coming to an end soon after six seasons on History Channel, its saga will live on in a sequel series, Vikings: Valhalla, which will stream on Netflix. Vikings showrunner Michael Hirst explained to IGN during a phone interview last week why History Channel isn't making this follow-up to their wildly successful TV series and also provided details on the narrative timeline of Valhalla. Vikings: Valhalla is set roughly 100 years after the events depicted in Vikings and will include appearances by famous Vikings from history like Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Harald Hardrada, and William the Conqueror. "These men and women will blaze new paths as they fight for survival in an ever-changing and evolving Europe," according to the official plot synopsis. Watch a new clip from Vikings' final run of episodes, which debuted during Comic-Con's Vikings panel: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/24/vikings-season-6-official-clip-comic-conhome-on-ign"] Jeb Stuart will serve as the showrunner of Valhalla, while Hirst -- who created, produced, and wrote every episode of Vikings -- is only expected to serve as an executive producer on Valhalla alongside Stuart and Morgan O'Sullivan. "I'm going to have a role of oversight. I know and like Jeb very much," Hirst said, who likened his future involvement with Vikings as being akin to how George Lucas served as a guru to other filmmakers on the Star Wars franchise he created. "I think that MGM will want me to continue my involvement rather the way that Lucas is kind of involved in every Star Wars," Hirst explained. "But I think that it was a decision of History [Channel] also to stop their involvement because [they're] not really doing, as far as I know, they're not going to do drama anymore, or at least they're going to go back to documentary making. MGM very much wants [Vikings] to continue so [it's] important to stay friends." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/07/vikings-season-6-trailer-2019"] "Netflix gives you obvious advantages and so we're very pleased to be in partnership with them," Hirst said the shift in distributors. "And it's a long-term commitment for them. And obviously I'm thrilled that my saga, in a way, it lives on." Vikings: Valhalla is, in spirit, about the legacy of Rollo (played on Vikings by Clive Standen) as William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England, was a direct descendant of Rollo's and Normandy was formed by the Norsemen who followed Rollo. Seeing as how the chronology of the lives of Leif Erickson and William the Conqueror don't necessarily overlap at the most pivotal events and moments of their lives, Hirst suspects creative license could be employed much like how he moved up certain events in Vikings -- such as the siege of Paris -- to suit the narrative needs of his show. "I don't particularly want to think about how they're going to handle any distances in terms of when these characters actually appeared, or how they're just going to handle time lapses... That's not for me to say. I took some liberties obviously in my show," Hirst said. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=movies-and-shows-to-prepare-you-for-valhalla&captions=true"] "I don't believe in doing something plainly absurd, and plainly wouldn't happen, but the attack on Paris did happen. I showed it how it happened and everything is there [but pushed it up several decades]. So maybe they'll take liberties with Vikings: Valhalla, but I've known Jeb - it will have its own integrity." While there's no release date yet for Vikings: Valhalla, Netflix has committed to a 24-episode order for the series. For more on Vikings Season 6, learn what Michael Hirst had to say about who lives and who dies in the midseason finale.

SYFY's newest profile documentary, Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t, centers on the iconic comic book creator, who co-founded Image Comics and is the mastermind behind the Spawn character and McFarlane Toys. The documentary, which premieres on SYFY on Saturday, July 25, "gives viewers a peek behind the curtain into Todd’s creative process of bringing Spider-Man & Spawn to life. Revealing his motivations & inspirations, it illustrates his struggle to navigate and upend the status quo in the comics & toy industries," according to SYFY. IGN can officially reveal a clip where McFarlane shares a personal story about how Spawn's origin story is influenced by his own life experiences. Watch the revealing clip in the video below or at the top of the page: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/25/todd-mcfarlane-like-hell-i-wont-exclusive-spawn-origin-clip"] The director of the documentary, David Oster, is a comic book fan himself and was thrilled to get the opportunity to tell McFarlane's story in partnership with online content creation studio Tongal. "Tongal provided an incredible opportunity for me to pitch my vision for how I wanted to tell Todd’s story directly to SYFY," Oster explained. "Todd McFarlane is an icon with passionate fans around the world, so I felt an immense obligation to not only tell his story well, but also to do it in a way that was exciting and new. Todd has spent his entire career breaking barriers, refusing to quit, and always fighting for his vision. So in making this film, I approached this creative challenge with the same ideals." While McFarlane has seen his Spawn creation on the big screen in New Line Cinema's live-action adaptation starring Michael Jai White in the titular role, McFarlane has promised another Spawn film is in the works. In more recent news, the comic book mogul mentioned that a 90-minute Spawn animated project is "ready to go." For more comic book news, be sure to check out IGN's Comic-Con@Home livestream, the full Comic-Con@Home schedule, or watch the entire The Boys Season 2 panel right here. And watch Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won't on SYFY on July 25, at 11 pm ET. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=todd-mcfarlanes-batman-comes-alive-as-an-incredible-statue&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

SYFY's newest profile documentary, Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t, centers on the iconic comic book creator, who co-founded Image Comics and is the mastermind behind the Spawn character and McFarlane Toys. The documentary, which premieres on SYFY on Saturday, July 25, "gives viewers a peek behind the curtain into Todd’s creative process of bringing Spider-Man & Spawn to life. Revealing his motivations & inspirations, it illustrates his struggle to navigate and upend the status quo in the comics & toy industries," according to SYFY. IGN can officially reveal a clip where McFarlane shares a personal story about how Spawn's origin story is influenced by his own life experiences. Watch the revealing clip in the video below or at the top of the page: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/25/todd-mcfarlane-like-hell-i-wont-exclusive-spawn-origin-clip"] The director of the documentary, David Oster, is a comic book fan himself and was thrilled to get the opportunity to tell McFarlane's story in partnership with online content creation studio Tongal. "Tongal provided an incredible opportunity for me to pitch my vision for how I wanted to tell Todd’s story directly to SYFY," Oster explained. "Todd McFarlane is an icon with passionate fans around the world, so I felt an immense obligation to not only tell his story well, but also to do it in a way that was exciting and new. Todd has spent his entire career breaking barriers, refusing to quit, and always fighting for his vision. So in making this film, I approached this creative challenge with the same ideals." While McFarlane has seen his Spawn creation on the big screen in New Line Cinema's live-action adaptation starring Michael Jai White in the titular role, McFarlane has promised another Spawn film is in the works. In more recent news, the comic book mogul mentioned that a 90-minute Spawn animated project is "ready to go." For more comic book news, be sure to check out IGN's Comic-Con@Home livestream, the full Comic-Con@Home schedule, or watch the entire The Boys Season 2 panel right here. And watch Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won't on SYFY on July 25, at 11 pm ET. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=todd-mcfarlanes-batman-comes-alive-as-an-incredible-statue&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Archer Season 11 will premiere on Wednesday, September 16 on FXX, it was announced by producer Casey Willis at the end of the Comic-Con@Home Archer panel, which was shown as part of IGN's Comic-Con 2020 livestream. The Season 11 premiere will arrive on FX on Hulu a day later, on September 16. Pushed from its original May release date due to COVID-19 related production issues, Season 11 will see Archer finally wake from the coma that's seen the show's last three seasons become a set of extended dream sequences. Watch a recap of every season of Archer so far in the video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/20/archer-magnum-opus-official-trailer-comic-conhome-2020"] During the panel, the cast was careful not to give too much away about the return to the show's original spy setting - but did reveal that Simon Pegg and Jamie-Lee Curtis will appear as guest characters We have so, so much more to come from Comic-Con this year - you can check out the full schedule in our rundown of how to watch Comic-Con@Home on IGN Live, plus watch the full Archer Comic-Con panel below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/25/archer-official-panel-comic-con-2020"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.