Injustice: Gods Among Us writer Tom Taylor and Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures artist Jon Sommariva are teaming up for a YA graphic novel series called Neverlanders, which will reveal the dark, war-torn future of the Peter Pan universe. Neverlanders focuses on a group of runaway children who are whisked away to Neverland by the last surviving member of the Lost Boys. Since Peter Pan's disappearance, Neverland has become consumed by civil war. These new heroes will have to join forces with General Tinkerbell's fairy army to quell a pirate uprising and seek out the true heir to Pan himself. Check out a first look at the series and Sommariva's character designs in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=neverlanders-reveals-the-dark-future-of-the-peter-pan-universe&captions=true"] “A few years ago I was away in Fiji with my family, and I was supposed to not be working," said Taylor in a statement. "I didn’t even have my laptop with me. But one night, instead of sleeping, the idea of Neverlanders came to me. Over the next few hours, I filled a hotel notebook with the start of this story. Before I fell asleep, I’d already messaged Jon Sommariva with the idea, and the biggest twists and turns." Taylor continued, "Neverlanders is a story for now. It feels like the exact right time for an epic tale of young people fighting for their future and standing against short-sighted, greedy adults." Neverlanders is the best of both worlds," said Sommariva. "There is a familiarity to Neverland and its inhabitants, but we are also able to use that as a starting point to create a whole new set of characters and creatures along with our version of Neverland. I get to draw and reimagine mermaids, goblins, pirates, fairies and our version of the lost ones. It’s an artists dream playground." Neverlanders will be published through Random House Publishing's imprint Razorbill. Random House won exclusive English language rights to the first two Neverlanders graphic novels in an auction. The first volume is expected to be released in Summer 2022. Taylor is also the co-creator of The Deep, a science fiction graphic novel series that inspired the Netflix animated series of the same name. While it remains to be seen if Neverlanders will get an animated adaptation of its own, it certainly seems ripe for that treatment. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/11/how-does-netflix-choose-which-shows-to-cancel"] For now, fans can look for Taylor's work in Injustice Year Zero, a prequel set before the fateful day Superman killed the Joker, and superhero zombie comics like DCeased 2 and DCeased: Hope at World's End. And if you're hungry for more dark updates to popular fairy tales, why not check out the "Mad Max meets Wizard of Oz" series The O.Z.? [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Injustice: Gods Among Us writer Tom Taylor and Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures artist Jon Sommariva are teaming up for a YA graphic novel series called Neverlanders, which will reveal the dark, war-torn future of the Peter Pan universe. Neverlanders focuses on a group of runaway children who are whisked away to Neverland by the last surviving member of the Lost Boys. Since Peter Pan's disappearance, Neverland has become consumed by civil war. These new heroes will have to join forces with General Tinkerbell's fairy army to quell a pirate uprising and seek out the true heir to Pan himself. Check out a first look at the series and Sommariva's character designs in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=neverlanders-reveals-the-dark-future-of-the-peter-pan-universe&captions=true"] “A few years ago I was away in Fiji with my family, and I was supposed to not be working," said Taylor in a statement. "I didn’t even have my laptop with me. But one night, instead of sleeping, the idea of Neverlanders came to me. Over the next few hours, I filled a hotel notebook with the start of this story. Before I fell asleep, I’d already messaged Jon Sommariva with the idea, and the biggest twists and turns." Taylor continued, "Neverlanders is a story for now. It feels like the exact right time for an epic tale of young people fighting for their future and standing against short-sighted, greedy adults." Neverlanders is the best of both worlds," said Sommariva. "There is a familiarity to Neverland and its inhabitants, but we are also able to use that as a starting point to create a whole new set of characters and creatures along with our version of Neverland. I get to draw and reimagine mermaids, goblins, pirates, fairies and our version of the lost ones. It’s an artists dream playground." Neverlanders will be published through Random House Publishing's imprint Razorbill. Random House won exclusive English language rights to the first two Neverlanders graphic novels in an auction. The first volume is expected to be released in Summer 2022. Taylor is also the co-creator of The Deep, a science fiction graphic novel series that inspired the Netflix animated series of the same name. While it remains to be seen if Neverlanders will get an animated adaptation of its own, it certainly seems ripe for that treatment. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/11/how-does-netflix-choose-which-shows-to-cancel"] For now, fans can look for Taylor's work in Injustice Year Zero, a prequel set before the fateful day Superman killed the Joker, and superhero zombie comics like DCeased 2 and DCeased: Hope at World's End. And if you're hungry for more dark updates to popular fairy tales, why not check out the "Mad Max meets Wizard of Oz" series The O.Z.? [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

A new Star Wars book has filled in some of the missing pieces from Supreme Leader Snoke's backstory, including details about his origins and lineage. Twitter user Old Man Blinks shared a few notable pages from The Star Wars Book, written by Cole Horton, Pablo Hidalgo, and Dan Zehr, including a Holocron file and detailed character profile for Snoke, which describes the First Order's mysterious leader as a bioengineered entity known as a "strandcast." [caption id="attachment_2421447" align="alignnone" width="768"] Image credit: DK Publishing[/caption] "Though a Force user of impressive power, he denies any Sith lineage," the text reads. "In fact, only scant details exist regarding his origins. It's possible Snoke himself may not know his true nature. Snoke is a strandcast — an artificial genetic construct concocted by the resurrected Darth Sidious to be his proxy in power. Snoke has free will, but his actions and goals are orchestrated by Sidious." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/12/15/star-wars-we-need-to-talk-about-snoke"] The Rise of Skywalker introduced several new planets to the Star Wars galaxy, but Exegol was easily the most significant. Palpatine retreated to Exegol after his defeat at the Battle of Endor and began preparing for his final revenge. He orchestrated the rise of the First Order, creating Snoke as a vessel through which he could plot against the New Republic and turn Ben Solo to the Dark Side. The ninth film in the Star Wars saga confirmed that Emperor Palpatine had manufactured Snoke and puppeteered him from afar. We even got a glimpse of the laboratory buried deep within the Sith sanctuary on Exegol, which housed "other Snoke bodies, resting in nutrient fluid." However, this new book extract clears up some fan theories about Snoke and his purpose in the franchise. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] The lack of an explanation about where Snoke originated from and how he ascended to power became one of the Star Wars fandom's biggest questions after The Force Awakens was released, and it continued to be a cornerstone of some of the backlash that The Last Jedi received. Fortunately, various books and supplementary material have helped to shed light on one of the galaxy's greatest mysteries. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

A new Star Wars book has filled in some of the missing pieces from Supreme Leader Snoke's backstory, including details about his origins and lineage. Twitter user Old Man Blinks shared a few notable pages from The Star Wars Book, written by Cole Horton, Pablo Hidalgo, and Dan Zehr, including a Holocron file and detailed character profile for Snoke, which describes the First Order's mysterious leader as a bioengineered entity known as a "strandcast." [caption id="attachment_2421447" align="alignnone" width="768"] Image credit: DK Publishing[/caption] "Though a Force user of impressive power, he denies any Sith lineage," the text reads. "In fact, only scant details exist regarding his origins. It's possible Snoke himself may not know his true nature. Snoke is a strandcast — an artificial genetic construct concocted by the resurrected Darth Sidious to be his proxy in power. Snoke has free will, but his actions and goals are orchestrated by Sidious." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/12/15/star-wars-we-need-to-talk-about-snoke"] The Rise of Skywalker introduced several new planets to the Star Wars galaxy, but Exegol was easily the most significant. Palpatine retreated to Exegol after his defeat at the Battle of Endor and began preparing for his final revenge. He orchestrated the rise of the First Order, creating Snoke as a vessel through which he could plot against the New Republic and turn Ben Solo to the Dark Side. The ninth film in the Star Wars saga confirmed that Emperor Palpatine had manufactured Snoke and puppeteered him from afar. We even got a glimpse of the laboratory buried deep within the Sith sanctuary on Exegol, which housed "other Snoke bodies, resting in nutrient fluid." However, this new book clears up some fan theories about Snoke and his purpose in the franchise. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] The lack of an explanation about where Snoke originated from and how he ascended to power became one of the Star Wars fandom's biggest questions after The Force Awakens was released, and it continued to be a cornerstone of some of the backlash that The Last Jedi received. Fortunately, various books and supplementary material have helped to shed light on one of the galaxy's greatest mysteries. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Developer MiHoYo will add a new region to Genshin Impact in December. This will be the second of three planned updates, with the roadmap planning an update every six weeks. Announced on the official Genshin Impact blog, MiHoYo revealed that the game's third region, Dragonspire, will be added in late December, with an estimated arrival date of December 23. Dragonspire will be accompanied by a "related event". Before that, Version 1.1 will add the Unreconciled Stars event, and is expected to arrive on November 11. Following both of these is Version 1.3, which will arrive in February 2021 and add the Lantern Rite event. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/28/genshin-impact-launch-trailer"] "In future versions, we will combine the unique cultural and calendarial features of in-game regions with dates in the real world to host unique events in Mondstadt and Liyue," explained MiHoYo. Ludi Harpastum and the Windbloom Festival will take place in the game's first region, Mondstadt, while Lantern Rite and the Moonchase Festival will take place in the second region, Liyue. No details have yet to be provided as to what in-game activities will be available during these festivals. Alongside this six-week-interval roadmap, MiHoYo has also stated that it has intentions for new Genshin Impact characters and a next-generation console version. Genshin Impact has been a huge success, with Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad noting that the Chinese RPG has made over $100m in under two weeks, which he believes makes it the most successful Chinese original IP. Previously Ahmad had spoken to us when Genshin Impact pulled in $50m in its first four days, with 17 million downloads on mobile alone. If you're part of Genshin Impact's huge player base, check out our guide on how to raise your adventure rank, how to use cross-save, and our interactive treasure map. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

Developer MiHoYo will add a new region to Genshin Impact in December. This will be the second of three planned updates, with the roadmap planning an update every six weeks. Announced on the official Genshin Impact blog, MiHoYo revealed that the game's third region, Dragonspire, will be added in late December, with an estimated arrival date of December 23. Dragonspire will be accompanied by a "related event". Before that, Version 1.1 will add the Unreconciled Stars event, and is expected to arrive on November 11. Following both of these is Version 1.3, which will arrive in February 2021 and add the Lantern Rite event. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/28/genshin-impact-launch-trailer"] "In future versions, we will combine the unique cultural and calendarial features of in-game regions with dates in the real world to host unique events in Mondstadt and Liyue," explained MiHoYo. Ludi Harpastum and the Windbloom Festival will take place in the game's first region, Mondstadt, while Lantern Rite and the Moonchase Festival will take place in the second region, Liyue. No details have yet to be provided as to what in-game activities will be available during these festivals. Alongside this six-week-interval roadmap, MiHoYo has also stated that it has intentions for new Genshin Impact characters and a next-generation console version. Genshin Impact has been a huge success, with Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad noting that the Chinese RPG has made over $100m in under two weeks, which he believes makes it the most successful Chinese original IP. Previously Ahmad had spoken to us when Genshin Impact pulled in $50m in its first four days, with 17 million downloads on mobile alone. If you're part of Genshin Impact's huge player base, check out our guide on how to raise your adventure rank, how to use cross-save, and our interactive treasure map. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. 

IGN Premiere is rolling out a full week of exclusive Monster Hunter movie content, starting today with this brand new image from the video game adaptation. Keep an eye out all this week for more first-look content from the film -- including the domestic trailer debut of Monster Hunter at 6am PT on Wednesday, October 14, exclusively here on IGN! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat director Paul W.S. Anderson is translating yet another popular video game franchise to film with Monster Hunter, which is scheduled to hit theaters this December. Monster Hunter stars Anderson’s frequent lead (and wife) Milla Jovovich as Captain Artemis, an original character created just for the movie. As the director recently explained at New York Comic Con, he decided it was important for the story he wanted to tell that the hero in Monster Hunter is a human from our world who is dropped into an extraordinary realm of monsters and mayhem. "I wanted to recapture the feeling of when I first played the video game. I came to the game not knowing anything about it. And as a stranger, I was immersed in this world containing these amazing landscapes and these amazing creatures that would kick my ass," Anderson said. "And I thought, 'I want that. That should be the filmgoing experience as well.'" [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/03/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer-tease] This approach necessitated creating a protagonist who was an outsider, which led to the creation of Jovovich's character Captain Natalie Artemis, a military officer whose elite unit finds themselves transported to the hostile, nameless world of Monster Hunter where there are many gruesome ways to die thanks to the local, ahem, wildlife. But while Artemis is an original character, her weapon of choice in the movie will be familiar to gamers: the Dual Blades. Anderson explained to IGN in an interview earlier this year that the weapon was chosen "because I love Dual Blades and that’s what I use. It’s as simple as that!” Check out our exclusive new photo of Milla Jovovich’s Artemis in the gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"] “I experimented with different weapons during the game and was able to kill more monsters with those blades,” Jovovich recalled earlier this year. “I thought they’d look really beautiful in an action sequence.” In addition to the Dual Blades, Artemis also carries a carving knife on her thigh and a Slinger on her left arm. Jovovich shares the screen with Tony Jaa, who plays the Hunter, the movie’s version of Monster Hunter: World’s Field Team Leader. As revealed in the film’s promotional imagery, his weapon of choice is the Great Sword. The movie will use creatures primarily from Monster Hunter: World, with Anderson confirming at NYCC that his movie includes less threatening-looking creatures such as the brawny Felyne called Meowscular Chef, the old partner of the Admiral (played in the film by Hellboy’s Ron Perlman), along with the frightening likes of Rathalos and Diablos. "I love the Rathalos, because the Rathalos is pretty much the rock star of the Monster Hunter video games," Anderson said at NYCC. "It's been in nearly all of the games. It's probably one of the hardest creatures to kill. It's just badass. So I'm very excited that that's in our movie." We’ll all see more of what’s in the Monster Hunter movie when the first domestic trailer premieres right here on IGN this Wednesday, October 14, at 6am PT! [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/10/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-game-to-movie-creature-comparison] In addition to the trailer, look for more exclusive Monster Hunter content to roll out this week, starting with another exclusive new image from the film coming Tuesday, October 13.

IGN Premiere is rolling out a full week of exclusive Monster Hunter movie content, starting today with this brand new image from the video game adaptation. Keep an eye out all this week for more first-look content from the film -- including the domestic trailer debut of Monster Hunter at 6am PT on Wednesday, October 14, exclusively here on IGN! [poilib element="accentDivider"] Resident Evil and Mortal Kombat director Paul W.S. Anderson is translating yet another popular video game franchise to film with Monster Hunter, which is scheduled to hit theaters this December. Monster Hunter stars Anderson’s frequent lead (and wife) Milla Jovovich as Captain Artemis, an original character created just for the movie. As the director recently explained at New York Comic Con, he decided it was important for the story he wanted to tell that the hero in Monster Hunter is a human from our world who is dropped into an extraordinary realm of monsters and mayhem. "I wanted to recapture the feeling of when I first played the video game. I came to the game not knowing anything about it. And as a stranger, I was immersed in this world containing these amazing landscapes and these amazing creatures that would kick my ass," Anderson said. "And I thought, 'I want that. That should be the filmgoing experience as well.'" [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/03/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer-tease] This approach necessitated creating a protagonist who was an outsider, which led to the creation of Jovovich's character Captain Natalie Artemis, a military officer whose elite unit finds themselves transported to the hostile, nameless world of Monster Hunter where there are many gruesome ways to die thanks to the local, ahem, wildlife. But while Artemis is an original character, her weapon of choice in the movie will be familiar to gamers: the Dual Blades. Anderson explained to IGN in an interview earlier this year that the weapon was chosen "because I love Dual Blades and that’s what I use. It’s as simple as that!” Check out our exclusive new photo of Milla Jovovich’s Artemis in the gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"] “I experimented with different weapons during the game and was able to kill more monsters with those blades,” Jovovich recalled earlier this year. “I thought they’d look really beautiful in an action sequence.” In addition to the Dual Blades, Artemis also carries a carving knife on her thigh and a Slinger on her left arm. Jovovich shares the screen with Tony Jaa, who plays the Hunter, the movie’s version of Monster Hunter: World’s Field Team Leader. As revealed in the film’s promotional imagery, his weapon of choice is the Great Sword. The movie will use creatures primarily from Monster Hunter: World, with Anderson confirming at NYCC that his movie includes less threatening-looking creatures such as the brawny Felyne called Meowscular Chef, the old partner of the Admiral (played in the film by Hellboy’s Ron Perlman), along with the frightening likes of Rathalos and Diablos. "I love the Rathalos, because the Rathalos is pretty much the rock star of the Monster Hunter video games," Anderson said at NYCC. "It's been in nearly all of the games. It's probably one of the hardest creatures to kill. It's just badass. So I'm very excited that that's in our movie." We’ll all see more of what’s in the Monster Hunter movie when the first domestic trailer premieres right here on IGN this Wednesday, October 14, at 6am PT! [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/10/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-game-to-movie-creature-comparison] In addition to the trailer, look for more exclusive Monster Hunter content to roll out this week, starting with another exclusive new image from the film coming Tuesday, October 13.

Antony Starr has teased Homelander's fate in The Boys Season 3, revealing that his character will be let "off the leash" in his pursuit of revenge. Speaking to Collider, Starr kept details about his character's future closely under his cloak. In fact, he only teased a couple of words from show creator Eric Kripke about Homelander's storyline in the third season. "There are two words that Eric has said to me about Season 3," Starr admitted. "His description for Homelander Season 3 was, 'Two words, homicidal maniac.' That's all I know." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/02/the-boys-how-much-does-homelander-know-about-homelander"] Towards the end of Season 2, the narcissistic leader of The Seven found himself in a particularly bad place. He started to lose his grip on reality, but he desperately tried to regain control of the unravelling situation. In a scene that was originally cut from the first season, he repeatedly chanted the phrase "I can do whatever I want!" which appears to be his outlook in the next season. "I'm actually looking forward to seeing Homelander off the leash," Starr said. "It'll be really fun, just seeing him go unhinged and exact revenge. If you look at the end of Season 2, some people should be more scared than others, for sure. William Butcher should always have an alarm bell ringing in his head, and I think some other people have firmly put themselves in the line of fire for Season 3." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-boys-season-2-gallery&captions=true"] For more of what's in store for The Boys next season, read our review of the Season 2 finale, then check out our interview with Eric Kripke about the ending, which includes a preview of how Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy will fit into the plot of Season 3. Also, take a look at our round-up of all the biggest news and trailers from New York Comic Con 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Antony Starr has teased Homelander's fate in The Boys Season 3, revealing that his character will be let "off the leash" in his pursuit of revenge. Speaking to Collider, Starr kept details about his character's future closely under his cloak. In fact, he only teased a couple of words from show creator Eric Kripke about Homelander's storyline in the third season. "There are two words that Eric has said to me about Season 3," Starr admitted. "His description for Homelander Season 3 was, 'Two words, homicidal maniac.' That's all I know." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/09/02/the-boys-how-much-does-homelander-know-about-homelander"] Towards the end of Season 2, the narcissistic leader of The Seven found himself in a particularly bad place. Although he was clearly losing his grip on reality, he desperately tried to regain control of the unravelling situation. In a scene that was originally cut from the first season, he repeatedly chanted the phrase "I can do whatever I want!" which appears to be his outlook in the next season. "I'm actually looking forward to seeing Homelander off the leash," Starr said. "It'll be really fun, just seeing him go unhinged and exact revenge. If you look at the end of Season 2, some people should be more scared than others, for sure. William Butcher should always have an alarm bell ringing in his head, and I think some other people have firmly put themselves in the line of fire for Season 3." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-boys-season-2-gallery&captions=true"] For more of what's in store for The Boys next season, read our review of the Season 2 finale, then check out our interview with Eric Kripke about the ending, which includes a preview of how Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy will fit into the plot of Season 3. Also, take a look at our round-up of all the biggest news and trailers from New York Comic Con 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.