Vote Now: The Avengers vs. The Z Fighters
Super Team Tournament 2016 has gone from 16 promising teams to just 8, but not without plenty of surprises along the way. The Green Lantern Corps continued its unlikely run by narrowly taking out the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, The Straw Hat Pirates stayed alive, and the Avengers and the Justice League continued their march towards a major confrontation. But let's not get ahead of ourselves - it's time to focus on the Epic Eight!
Take a look at bracket as it stands today, and be sure to cast your votes for this round before 5:00 AM PT this Thursday, March 31:
DC Teases Big Twists for Superman and Nightwing
Fresh off their big WonderCon panel, DC has revealed even more information about the upcoming DC Rebirth relaunch thanks to their June 2016 solicitations. The solicits shed more light on the direction of the DC Universe this summer and some of the books that will be leading into Rebirth.
DC: Geoff Johns Teases Surprises for Rebirth, Justice League, Joker and More
First, while Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok will be leaving Justice League as of May's issue #50, the series will be continuing for at least two more standalone chapters before being relaunched for DC Rebirth. Justice League #51 will be written by Dan Jurgens and drawn by Paul Pelletier. That issue looks to be setting up Jurgens' run on Action Comics, as Lex Luthor dons his Superman-colored suit of armor for the first time.
Wentworth Miller’s Humbling Response to Fat-Shaming Meme
A photo of Wentworth Miller, who plays Captain Cold on DC Comics' Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash, went viral recently for all the wrong reasons -- and Miller had a touching response to it.
The meme compares two photos of Miller—one shirtless from the actor's run on Prison Break, and another, from years later. It's captioned with "When you break out of prison and find out about McDonald's monopoly." In a heartfelt post on Miller's Facebook page, the actor explained the photo.
Wentworth Miller
Fullmetal Alchemist Live-Action Movie Announced
The wildly-popular anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist is getting a live-action film adaptation.
According to Livedoor News (translation via Tokyo Otaku Mode), the movie will release sometime next summer and star Yamada Ryosuke as FMA's leading man and beloved alchemist, Edward Elric. In addition to being a member of the pop idol group Hey!Say!JUMP, Yamada starred in the live-action adaptation of Assassination Classroom.
The Fullmetal Alchemist manga -- written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa -- ran from 2001 to 2010 and received two anime TV series adaptations, as well as two animated films.
First 4 Figures Unveils Link Versus Scervo Diorama
First 4 Figures has unveiled a new Legend of Zelda diorama, featuring Link and the mechanical pirate captain Scervo.
The two characters are engaged in an epic duel on The Sandship from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The whole thing measures 20 inches by 11 inches by 15 inches and costs $350 USD.
Along with a set that includes Link and Scervo, First 4 Figures is also offering the Sandship base separately for $200. Both are set to release in the third quarter of this year.
Shadow of Mordor 2 Coming, Says Stunt Actress’ Resume
Warner Bros. may be gearing up to announce a sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, if the CV of stunt actress Lauren Mary Kim is any indication.
According to Kim's iStunt profile (first spotted by NerdLeaks), the actress is doing motion capture work for Shadow of Mordor 2.
Screenshot taken from Lauren Mary Kim's iStunt profile.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Shane Soars on Last RAW Before WrestleMania
We're less than a week out from WrestleMania 32 here in DFW (I used "here" because I'm here in DFW so it's "here") and we got our final taste of WWE programming leading us into the big event. The Go-Home RAW. Which at times was Go-Home AF. And then other times it was all "This is all you got? What a bunch of mule gunk!"
That opening segment though... Shane tapping into vintage classic retro daredevil suicidal Shane and hitting that flying elbow drop on Taker and busting up the announce table was hot hot hot! Not only making my jealous of Shane's leaping ability, but - as usual - his clothes. And now...his abs. Basically I left the segment feeling like sizzling garbage, but it was worth it.
Daily Deals: Rocket League, Three Game PS4 Bundle, Tarantino Movies, The Iron Giant
Rocket League is a phenomenon for a reason: it takes blistering competition of soccer and adds gravity-defying cars. It's an absolute blast to play with friends, and if you don't yet have a copy, here's an $8 savings compared to the Steam price.
iZombie Clip: This is Your Brain on Stripper
This week's iZombie finds Liv (Rose McIver) eating the brain of a recently murdered stripper - someone with significance to Peyton (Aly Michalka), causing her to become involved with Liv's investigation in a mjuch more direct manner.
IGN has an exclusive clip for you from the episode, as Peyton and Ravi (Rahul Kohli) begin to see Liv's new persona -- a notably tough one -- begin to exert itself.
For more on tonight's iZombie and what's to come in Season 2's final episodes, including what's said to be a huge season finale, check out our new interviews with cast and producers from WonderCon this weekend in the playlist below.
iZombie airs Tuesdays at 9:00pm ET/PT on the CW.
Gillen Teases The Wicked + The Divine’s Explosive New Arc
The Wicked + The Divine by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie will be returning in April with Issue #18, starting a new arc that will continue the story of 12 reincarnated pop-star gods with only two years to live.
Also, the glossy Book One hardcover is currently available for pre-order, collecting the first two story arcs, Issues #1-11, and includes ~36,000 of Gillen's writer's notes on the script.
