Yearly Archives: 2018
Star Wars Theme Park Gets Its Own Theme From John Williams
John Williams, the legendary Star Wars composer, will be creating new and original Star Wars themes that will be used exclusively in the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park.
Announced by Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products, Williams, who suggested that Star Wars: Episode IX may be his last Star Wars film, will be a part of Galaxy's Edge for years to come through his music and, as Disney said, "Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars without Williams' incredible, sweeping scores."
The Darkest Superhero Movies Ever
It's hard to believe, but there was a time when people didn't take superheroes very seriously. After all, we're talking about adults who dress up in costumes and beat up other adults in costumes. At its heart there is something fundamentally quirky about the concept.
But one of the most beautiful things about superhero stories is that they have the capacity to be fun, and the capacity to be dark as hell. Once writers started exploring the psychological depths of why, exactly, people like to put on costumes and get violent, we started learning things about these superhero characters... and it isn't always pleasant.
Bright and breezy superhero movies tend to make the most money at the box office, but there are still a lot of people in the world who prefer them to be dark and brooding. And sure enough, many of the best superhero movies ever made are exceptionally, even depressingly grim. Many of them star Batman, for perhaps obvious reasons. Heck, we had to change the rules a bit just to make sure Batman didn't completely dominate this list.
Opinion: How DC’s Mister Miracle Helped Me Confront Fatherhood
Warning: this article contains spoilers for all 12 issues of Mister Miracle!
When it debuted last year, Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Mister Miracle seemed to be a story about master escape artist Scott Free confronting the one trap he can't outwit: death itself. Even as Scott joined in on a massive cosmic war between the rival worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, he faced the prospect that his very reality is a lie. At a certain point, readers are left to question if the entire series is some sort of fevered hallucination generated by the mind of a dying god.
The series reached a major turning point midway through, however. Scott abruptly learns in issue #6 that his wife Big Barda is expecting, which hit home to me: this spring, my wife very matter-of-factly informed me she was pregnant with our first child as we were driving home from the grocery store one afternoon.
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Pokemon’s Most Powerful, Valuable Competitive Card Just Got a Whole Lot Easier to Obtain
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If there’s one card in the current competitive Pokemon scene that could be agreed upon as the most powerful of them all, it would be Tapu Lele-GX. Though it might not look like much to the uninitiated, the combination of its Supporter-searching ability, dependable colorless-energy attack, and lack of weakness make it so strong that it’s a must-have for virtually every deck. Most players use at least one copy, but it’s not uncommon to see multiple copies in a deck. The 2018 Pokemon TCG World Champion used three in his deck. It’s just that good.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Ending Explained
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald positions itself as being out to answer the big question left hanging after the first Fantastic Beasts movie: Who, really, is Credence Barebone? If you’ve seen the movie, you know the audience definitively does get that answer, but not in the way likely anyone expected.
Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald continue below. Read on at your own risk.
The final scene of the movie has Grindelwald reveal the surprising truth to Credence about his true heritage: He’s a Dumbledore -- Aurelius Dumbledore, to be exact, and the brother of Albus Dumbledore. Grindelwald even has a phoenix to prove that this is Credence’s true lineage. A phoenix, he tells Credence, always appears to a Dumbledore in their time of need. If you’re anything like me, your first question after this twist was a big ol’ “HOW?” We’ll do our best to puzzle it out.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Ending Explained
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald positions itself as being out to answer the big question left hanging after the first Fantastic Beasts movie: Who, really, is Credence Barebone? If you’ve seen the movie, you know the audience definitively does get that answer, but not in the way likely anyone expected.
Spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald continue below.
The final scene of the movie has Grindelwald reveal the surprising truth to Credence about his true heritage: He’s a Dumbledore -- Aurelius Dumbledore, to be exact, and the brother of Albus Dumbledore. Grindelwald even has a phoenix to prove that this is Credence’s true lineage. A phoenix, he tells Credence, always appears to a Dumbledore in their time of need. If you’re anything like me, your first question after this twist was a big ol’ “HOW?” We’ll do our best to puzzle it out.
Marvel’s Mightiest Heroes Join Thor in ‘War of the Realms’ Event
In April of 2019, Marvel's mightiest heroes will be teaming up against Malekith the Dark Elf in The War of the Realms.
Announced by Marvel, the team behind Mighty Thor - writer Jason Aaron, artist Russell Dauterman, and colorist Matt Wilson - will be tackling the "most momentous event ever to hit the Ten Realms!"
In the first look, we see such heroes as Captain America riding a winged horse, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, She-Hulk, Jane Foster, Black Panther, Blade, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Wolverine, and so many more.
Marvel’s Mightiest Heroes Join Thor in ‘War of the Realms’ Event
In April of 2019, Marvel's mightiest heroes will be teaming up against Malekith the Dark Elf in The War of the Realms.
Announced by Marvel, the team behind Mighty Thor - writer Jason Aaron, artist Russell Dauterman, and colorist Matt Wilson - will be tackling the "most momentous event ever to hit the Ten Realms!"
In the first look, we see such heroes as Captain America riding a winged horse, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, She-Hulk, Jane Foster, Black Panther, Blade, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Wolverine, and so many more.
DC Universe’s Titans Reveals Batmobile, Bat Computer
In Episode 5 of Titans, we get a quick glimpse of both the Batmobile and the Bat Computer while watching a flashback of Dick Grayson, dressed as Robin, investigating a crime.
Take a look by flipping through the slideshow below:
As you can see, the long, sleek design looks be taking inspiration from the Batmobile of Batman: The Animated Series, but it does take a few liberties, like the thin red accent line going along the side of the car. Though out of focus, the front of the car appears to have some subtle red elements, as well. Red is not an uncommon design choice for the Batmobile, as we've seen in the Adam West, Batman Beyond, and Grant Morrison versions.
As for the Bat Computer, it’s a bit on the lean side with only a few large monitors comprising the system. There’s less of a definitive vision for what the Bat Computer should look like, with some iterations showing Batman using a very simple setup and some, like The Dark Knight movie, featuring a massive rig.