Silver Surfer, Wonder Woman Comics Nab Eisner Nominations
The list of nominees for the 2016 Eisner Awards are out, with Marvel's Silver Surfer series by Dan Slott and Michael Allred earning a number of nominations including Best Single Issue/One-Shot, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Continuing Series.
DC has a couple of books up for awards as well, including Renae De Liz's The Legend of Wonder Woman for Best Digital/Web Comic and Vertigo's Black Death in America by Tom King and John Paul Leon for Best Short Story.
Overall though, the lion's share of nominations went to independent publishers like Fantagraphics Books with 12 nominations and BOOM! Studios with 8.
Wrestling Wrap Up: The Bullet Club Reunites on RAW
Another Shane McMahon (no vest!) controlled RAW this week, straight from foggy London town. Home of Jack and the Ripper, Bullet-Tooth Tony, and Crumpet Ponsensby-Smythe. Complete with an interesting development in the AJ Styles/Roman (BOOOOO!) Reigns (BOOOOO!) title picture.
Many folks noticed, last week, that Anderson and Gallows attacked the Usos. Roman's cousins. So was it just a coincidence since the former Bullet Clubbers were making a big splash in the tag team scene and the Usos, in their fall from championship grace, had become the division's bop bags? Or were they targeted for a reason? Turns out, the debuting duo may have had Styles in mind when they crushed the crusading cuzzes.
Power Rangers: First Look at Rita Repulsa
Elizabeth Banks will play alien witch Rita Repulsa in the upcoming Power Rangers film, and now Lionsgate has revealed the first image of the rebooted character.
According to Banks, the look is "definitely a modern and edgy re-imagining of the original Rita Repulsa." Director Dean Israelite (Project Almanac) swapped Repulsa's elaborate headgear and iconic costume for a more reptilian look—a green, scale-like outfit and pointy, gold talons.
Here's your first look at @ElizabethBanks in @ThePowerRangers reboot! https://t.co/v9q7bf1gna pic.twitter.com/sLmnakSrnZ
GoT Actor Explains Why Tommen Isn’t the Right King for Westeros
The dead are coming on Game of Thrones, and the king of the Seven Kingdoms is grossly unprepared for that threat.
Actor Dean-Charles Chapman is upfront about his character's shortcomings; Tommen Baratheon might be a great guy, but as his grandfather, the late Tywin Lannister, once said to him, does that actually make him a great king?
In anticipation of Game of Thrones: Season 6's premiere, I sat down with Chapman to talk about what's ahead for Tommen, how he's going to handle the battle brewing between his mother Cersei and the High Sparrow, and whether he thinks Tommen is the right person to sit on the Iron Throne in the long run.
Willem Dafoe Joins Justice League Cast
Willem Dafoe is set to become a good guy in DC's Justice League movies.
However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, that's all the information we're getting for now. Dafoe will be appearing in both parts of the Justice League movies, but we don't know any more details of his character beyond him being one of the good guys. Dafoe, of course, played bad guy Green Goblin in the first Spider-Man film.
Dafoe is joining the likes of Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and J.K. Simmons in their roles as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Commissioner Gordon respectively. The films will be directed by Zack Snyder, hot off the heels of directing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Plays Live: Early Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Demo Gameplay
On Wednesday's stream (April 20th), at 9:30am PST, we are going to be giving you an early look at the demo for Mirror's Edge Catalyst!
We're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
We'll be answering questions live during the stream, so tweet @ign with #ignplayslive
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Daily Deals: StarFox Zero, Rocco’s Modern Life, Amazon Echo
Pre-order StartFox Zero and Save $12
StarFox 64 is one of my all-time favorite games, and StarFox Zero is looking like its long (long) awaited sequel. If that's not enough to convince you, don't forget about Amazon's Prime discount, which gets you 20% off pre-orders and new games in its first two weeks of release. If you don't have Prime, you can always start a free trial.
Magic Leap Reveals Hololens-like Device
Startup company Magic Leap has created a device to go up against Microsoft's Hololens.
A video entitled "A New Morning" was released today, showcasing what Magic Leap can do. It shows a whole range of virtual information in front of your eyes without shutting out the real world. Check out the video below.
The video shows how you can check emails and open attachments, as well as being able to check out a 3D model of something you want to buy while online shopping.
According to Wired, investors, including the likes of Google, have so far put $1.4 billion into the technology. Wired also claims the "quality of its
Why I Love Hard Games
As one of the biggest Dark Souls fans in the IGN office, I’m often asked to explain the series’ appeal: “How can a game with such obscure systems be fun? How can a game that’s so punishing be fun?”
In college a lecturer presented our class with a series of photographs. They all depicted the same man playing a video game, but in each picture he had a new facial expression. In some he looked outwardly happy, smiling and laughing, while in others he looked neutral, annoyed, and sometimes even angry. We were asked to identify in which photographs the man was “having fun.” My votes went towards the photos where he was obviously cheerful, but also those where he had a more stoic or sour expression – to me, the latter two communicated concentration and determination. He looked “in the zone.”
Reverb Is the Key to the Multiverse in New The Flash Clip
Reverb, we hardly knew you, but Cisco's Earth-2 doppelgänger proves to be very, very useful in this new clip from The Flash.
The preview of Tuesday's episode, "Versus Zoom," shows Barry Allen come to a huge revelation about Reverb's metahuman ability, and thus Cisco's as well. Could Cisco be the key to controlling the Multiverse? That sure seems to be the case.
The synopsis for "Versus Zoom" reads: "Equipped with the tachyon device, Barry believes he is fast enough to stop Zoom and wants to open the breaches to catch him. Harry strongly advises against that plan but after Barry convinces him, Harry reveals that Cisco has the power to re-open the breach. Meanwhile, Hunter Zoloman's painful story on Earth-2 is revealed."