Marvel Comics (Finally) Announces New Wolverine Series
It's been a long time coming, but Wolverine is finally getting his own monthly comic book series again.
Marvel revealed the news at their Dawn of X panel at NYCC today. The new volume of Wolverine will be written by Benjamin Percy (writer of the podcast Wolverine: The Long Night and its comic book adaptation) and drawn by the rotating art team of Adam Kubert (Captain America) and Viktor Bogdonavic (The Silencer).
Wolverine #1 cover by Adam Kubert. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
SmackDown Ratings: Nearly 4 Million Viewers for FOX Debut
WWE SmackDown's big shift from USA Network to FOX, moving from Tuesday basic cable to Friday "Top 4" Network, brought the Blue Brand 3.869 million viewers for its debut.
The number is bumped up to 3.999 million when you include FOX Deportes and streaming platforms.
This was up 84% from the final USA Network episode (2.099 million viewers), though it should be noted that FOX is a major network with more reach and availability.
Per Deadline, Friday Night SmackDown also led the night in the 18-49 demo, and finished second in total viewers to CBS, whose lineup of crime shows (Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I. Blue Bloods) pulled in more eyes, but from an older demographic.
FX’s Releases Teaser and Images from Annihilation Director’s New Miniseries
At New York Comic-Con today, FX offered a first look at their upcoming new limited series, Devs - from Ex Machina and Annihilation's Alex Garland.
Devs, an eight-episode series due out Spring 2020, focuses on a young software engineer named Lily Chan (Sonoya Mizuno) who works for Amaya, a cutting-edge tech company based in Silicon Valley.
After Lily's boyfriend’s apparent suicide, Lily suspects foul play and begins to investigate. She quickly realizes that all roads lead to Forest (Parks and Rec's Nick Offerman), Amaya’s enigmatic CEO, and Devs, the company’s secret development division. In Lily’s quest to discover the truth, she uncovers a technology-based conspiracy that could change the world.
Vin Diesel as Bloodshot Revealed in Action Figure Form
Most of the time, our first official look at a new big screen superhero comes in the form of a trailer, teaser poster, press images, and occasionally leaked set photos.
In the case of the upcoming Vin Diesel superhero movie Bloodshot, our first look comes in the form of an action figure that was on display at New York Comic Con 2019.
It certainly looks exactly like Vin Diesel dressed as Bloodshot, though it's a little anticlimactic for the next big screen superhero's reveal to happen in the back corner of the Diamond Comic Distrubutors booth in a display case shared by Fortnite and My Hero Academia figures. Also, by the time we got there to snap some dimly-lit photos, the Bloodshot figure had fallen over. Guys, come on. Put some museum putty on his feet or something. Thankfully, there are some much better images up on the McFarlane Toys Instagram!
Stephen King’s Castle Rock: Season 2 Premiere Review
This is a spoiler-free review of the Castle Rock Season 2 premiere, titled "Let the River Run" that was originally published out of New York Comic Con. The first three episodes are now streaming on Hulu.
Misery never felt quite so good as it does in the Season 2 premiere of Hulu's Castle Rock, which brings Kingverse villainess Annie Wilkes (Masters of Sex star Lizzy Caplan) to the small Maine town when she and her daughter, Joy (portrayed by Eighth Grade's Elsie Fisher), are waylaid after a car accident. Hulu's decision to allow (or compel?) showrunners Dustin Thomason and Sam Shaw to go the anthology route with something "wholly original" for their second outing appears to have paid off. Caplan's Wilkes is a creative fresh coat of paint for the series, and even though the town looks the same outwardly, its narrative inner-workings are already more intriguing than Season 1.
Joker Actor Addresses That Theory About Arthur Fleck’s Past
Major SPOILERS ahead for Joker!
One of the mysteries in director Todd Phillips' Joker is whether Arthur Fleck really is the son of Thomas Wayne as his mother Penny Fleck claimed. Both Wayne himself and Arthur Pennyworth said it was untrue and that Penny was delusional, hence her eventual stay in Arkham Asylum. But to Brett Cullen, the actor who plays Wayne, "in my mind, Thomas Wayne put her there."
Penny Fleck worked for the Waynes thirty years before the events of the film, with Arthur learning that he was adopted by her while she worked for them. Penny had previously admitted to Arthur that she and Thomas had an affair, that Arthur is Thomas' son, and that's why she's been incessantly writing to him so that he could help them out financially. Penny also said she was made to sign some papers requiring her silence on the matter.
Star Trek: Picard – New Trailer Brings Back More Classic Characters
A new trailer for Star Trek: Picard was unveiled today at New York Comic Con, where Patrick Stewart took the stage to talk about the return of the one and only Jean-Luc Picard. And yes, Riker and Troi have returned!
Watch the new Star Trek: Picard trailer here.
We also now know when we will see the show, with a release date of Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, announced during the panel. The 10-episode season will drop every week on Thursdays on CBS All Access in the U.S.
Joining Stewart on the panel were castmembers Isa Briones (Dahj), Santiago Cabrera (Cristobal “Chris” Rios), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), Alison Pill (Dr. Agnes Jurati), Harry Treadaway (Narek) and Evan Evagora (Elnor), executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman and Heather Kadin, co-executive producer and director Hanelle Culpepper, and supervising producer Kirsten Beyer.
Snowpiercer TV Series: NYCC Sneak Peek Pays Homage to Graphic Novel Roots
TNT released a sneak-peek clip from its upcoming Snowpiercer TV series, which is based on the acclaimed 2013 movie (starring Chris Evans and Ed Harris) and graphic novel series of the same name.
Check out the Snowpiercer scene, which features a mix of animation and live-action...
As you can see, the clip pays homage to the graphic novel roots of this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, detailing the backstory of how Earth was frozen over and why the Snowpiercer train became a mix of both the wealthy and destitute.
TNT also released a batch of images from the series.
Snowpiercer, which has already been renewed for a second season ahead of its 2020 premiere, stars Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly, Tony Award-winner Daveed Diggs, Emmy-nominee Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, and Tony Award-winner and Grammy-nominee Lena Hall.
Netflix’s Lost in Space Season 2 Gets a Premiere Date, Trailer and Photos
You won't have to wait long for Netflix's Lost in Space Season 2. The 10-episode second season of the sci-fi adventure series is coming to the streaming service on December 24th, 2019, the cast and creative team announced at New York Comic Con.
In addition, Netflix released the first trailer for Lost in Space Season 2, as well as first look photos, which you can see below:
Season 2 takes place seven months after the events of Season 1, with the themes being coming of age and growing up. After the Robinsons go through the Rift, Will is on the hunt for the Robot, which actor Maxwell Jenkins teases will take them on a "different path this season," figuring out new things about themselves along the way. The trailer teases them going "through the looking glass" to a new planet, with new terrifying and awe-inspiring creatures along the way.
Update: New Galarian Ponyta Exclusive to Pokemon Shield
Update 10/9: The Galarian Ponyta spotted in the Pokemon 24-hour Twitch stream has been confirmed by Japanese publication Famitsu. In addition, the colourful Ponyta variant will be exclusive to Pokemon Shield, as noted by the Serbii.net Twitter account.
Serebii Update: Image of Galarian Ponyta has been released from Famitsu. Pokémon Shield exclusive. Details being added @ https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/7NLi8O7lOX
— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) October 9, 2019