Marvel Comics Ushers In a New Era for the X-Men
Marvel Comics just dropped another major announcement at C2E2, revealing that writer Jonathan Hickman is returning to the company in order to revamp the X-Men franchise.
As revealed at Marvel's "Next Big Thing" panel today, Hickman is writing two new X-Men-themed miniseries - House of X and Powers of X. While Marvel isn't revealing much about the plot of either book, the company is teasing the two books will usher in "the next seminal moment in the history of the X-Men." Marvel's press release compares the two books to other landmark stories like Giant-Size X-Men #1, Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's X-Men #1 and the Age of Apocalypse crossover.
Teaser art by Mark Brooks. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
Persona 5 The Royal Revealed
Atlus has officially revealed Persona 5 The Royal for PlayStation 4.
While little new information has been announced, the title that was teased as Persona 5 R now has another teaser trailer. The trailer features a girl with red hair in the rain in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, followed by the game’s official logo. The Japanese teaser can be viewed on the game’s official website.
Persona 5 The Royal Revealed
Atlus has officially revealed Persona 5 The Royal for PlayStation 4.
While little new information has been announced, the title that was teased as Persona 5 R now has another teaser trailer. The trailer features a girl with red hair in the rain in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, followed by the game’s official logo. The Japanese teaser can be viewed on the game’s official website.
MCU Easter Eggs, Time Travel Suits, Avengers Theories and More
There's been a lot of MCU activity lately, from Captain Marvel's release -- and box office domination -- to the latest Avengers: Endgame trailer to news surrounding the future of the Marvel movie-verse. It's a bit hard to keep up on it all, actually, and so we figured it would be worth recapping the biggest happenings here.
Pay attention and follow along -- if you can! These are the latest, greatest Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel and MCU happenings...
Avengers: Endgame
First up, a new Endgame TV spot just dropped. It doesn't have a ton of new footage, but it is tantalizing in its way...
A new Chinese poster also just dropped for the film. And you should also check out our Everything You Need to Know About Avengers: Endgame feature, which breaks down the release date, trailers, cast, theories and more.
MCU Easter Eggs, Time Travel Suits, Avengers Theories and More
There's been a lot of MCU activity lately, from Captain Marvel's release -- and box office domination -- to the latest Avengers: Endgame trailer to news surrounding the future of the Marvel movie-verse. It's a bit hard to keep up on it all, actually, and so we figured it would be worth recapping the biggest happenings here.
Pay attention and follow along -- if you can! These are the latest, greatest Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel and MCU happenings...
Avengers: Endgame
First up, a new Endgame TV spot just dropped. It doesn't have a ton of new footage, but it is tantalizing in its way...
A new Chinese poster also just dropped for the film. And you should also check out our Everything You Need to Know About Avengers: Endgame feature, which breaks down the release date, trailers, cast, theories and more.
The Best Easter Eggs, Cameos and Secrets in Captain Marvel
Full spoilers follow for Captain Marvel!
Every MCU movie features numerous references pulled from Marvel's comic book universe, and Captain Marvel is no exception. This new superhero epic is packed to the brim with cameos, references and Easter eggs for eagle-eyed Marvel fans to find.
From Carol's mohawk to call-outs to heroes like Protector and Spectrum and right on down to Avengers: Endgame tie-ins, here are all the Easter eggs, references and cameos we found in Captain Marvel.
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God of War Director Reveals Full Story Behind Famous E3 Demo
In a presentation given during GDC 2019, God of War director Cory Barlog revealed the full story behind the famous E3 2016 demo that debuted the new God of War to the world.
Barlog says the team always knew the game's big reveal would be at E3 2016, though he didn’t know if it would simply be a logo, a trailer or a full demo. Nine or 10 months before the show, he decided the demo would take place inside the game’s mountain, and pitched this idea to Sony and PR representatives
“About halfway through the pitch I realized ‘this is absolute crap.’ But I’m still giving the pitch,” said Barlog. "So in my mind, I’m starting to think of ways to eject. I start having a few ideas – potentially the beginning of the game, a few visual ideas that are coming up while I’m just running on autopilot on the pitch.”
God of War Director Reveals Full Story Behind Famous E3 Demo
In a presentation given during GDC 2019, God of War director Cory Barlog revealed the full story behind the famous E3 2016 demo that debuted the new God of War to the world.
Barlog says the team always knew the game's big reveal would be at E3 2016, though he didn’t know if it would simply be a logo, a trailer or a full demo. Nine or 10 months before the show, he decided the demo would take place inside the game’s mountain, and pitched this idea to Sony and PR representatives
“About halfway through the pitch I realized ‘this is absolute crap.’ But I’m still giving the pitch,” said Barlog. "So in my mind, I’m starting to think of ways to eject. I start having a few ideas – potentially the beginning of the game, a few visual ideas that are coming up while I’m just running on autopilot on the pitch.”
Hellboy: 13 Things to Know About the Gory, Gothic Reboot
For years it felt like a third Hellboy movie would never happen. And it’s not.
Seriously, don’t think of this movie as Hellboy 3 (for more on that, see my first point below).
Instead, Neil Marshall’s film is returning to the source material and attempting to bring to a wider audience the world Mike Mignola has been creating now for over a quarter of a century. Below are some of the key ways the new adaptation is trying to achieve that design.
1. Don’t Call It Hellboy 3
Director Neil Marshall is really hoping people don’t approach his movie with that mindset. Maybe it’s because he’s already turned down making that movie.
“I was first approached about possibly doing a Hellboy 3,” the British director tells me in between takes on the film’s Bulgarian set. In fact, we’re sat in a dark corner of the Osiris Club, with dark wooden bookcases encircling us. It’s all very atmospheric. “My response to that was, ‘Well, that’s somebody else’s terrain and I don’t want to step on their turf.’ But I was like, ‘If you are thinking about doing a reboot any time, then I’d love to do that.’”
Hellboy: 13 Things to Know About the Gory, Gothic Reboot
For years it felt like a third Hellboy movie would never happen. And it’s not.
Seriously, don’t think of this movie as Hellboy 3 (for more on that, see my first point below).
Instead, Neil Marshall’s film is returning to the source material and attempting to bring to a wider audience the world Mike Mignola has been creating now for over a quarter of a century. Below are some of the key ways the new adaptation is trying to achieve that design.
1. Don’t Call It Hellboy 3
Director Neil Marshall is really hoping people don’t approach his movie with that mindset. Maybe it’s because he’s already turned down making that movie.
“I was first approached about possibly doing a Hellboy 3,” the British director tells me in between takes on the film’s Bulgarian set. In fact, we’re sat in a dark corner of the Osiris Club, with dark wooden bookcases encircling us. It’s all very atmospheric. “My response to that was, ‘Well, that’s somebody else’s terrain and I don’t want to step on their turf.’ But I was like, ‘If you are thinking about doing a reboot any time, then I’d love to do that.’”