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At NYCC 2020, CBS All Access released the official trailer for its adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, which will premiere on the streamer on December 17, 2020. Here's how CBS All Access describes the miniseries: "The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård), the Dark Man." You can check out the trailer if you follow this link, or in the video below: Joining Skarsgård and Goldberg on this apocalyptic journey is an impressive ensemble cast, including James Marsden as Stu Redman, Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen, Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner, Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid, Eion Bailey as Weizak, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, Fiona Dourif as Ratwoman, Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens, Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis, Daniel Sunjata as Cobb and Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman. During the panel, the streamer also unveiled some new episodic images that you can check out in the gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stephen-kings-the-stand-season-1-gallery&captions=true"] The 9-episode limited series event will premiere on CBS All Access on Thursday, December 17, with new episodes dropping weekly every Thursday until the series finale, which features a brand new finale storyline written by King himself). [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

At NYCC 2020, CBS All Access released the official trailer for its adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand, which will premiere on the streamer on December 17, 2020. Here's how CBS All Access describes the miniseries: "The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård), the Dark Man." You can check out the trailer if you follow this link, or in the video below: Joining Skarsgård and Goldberg on this apocalyptic journey is an impressive ensemble cast, including James Marsden as Stu Redman, Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen, Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner, Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid, Eion Bailey as Weizak, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, Fiona Dourif as Ratwoman, Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens, Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis, Daniel Sunjata as Cobb and Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman. During the panel, the streamer also unveiled some new episodic images that you can check out in the gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stephen-kings-the-stand-season-1-gallery&captions=true"] The 9-episode limited series event will premiere on CBS All Access on Thursday, December 17, with new episodes dropping weekly every Thursday until the series finale, which features a brand new finale storyline written by King himself). [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

DC is currently in the midst of Dark Nights: Death Metal, a massive crossover that serves as the climax of writer Scott Snyder's work on both Batman and Justice League. But even though DC has billed this story as its first "Anti-Crisis," fans shouldn't expect Death Metal to rewrite the history or continuity of the DC Universe in the same way past Crisis stories have. That was the big takeaway from DC's "In Conversation With Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV" panel at NYCC 2020. As the two friends and creators reflected on their respective DC careers, Snyder made it clear that one of the central themes of Death Metal is Wonder Woman's realization that the past matters and shouldn't be ignored or overwritten. That's the crux of the crossover's tagline "It all matters." That theme is at the heart of Death Metal #4 (due out on Wednesday, October 14), as Diana leads her friends on a quest to revisit the events of 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths, 2005's Infinite Crisis and 2008's Final Crisis and gather the Crisis energy needed to repair the DC multiverse. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=a-history-of-dcs-crisis-comics&captions=true"] Snyder said, "What Wonder Woman really comes to realize... going through this battle and seeing these horrible Crises where the villains have won and seeing what they might become, is that at the end of the day they have to reckon with the whole history of the DCU. Every story they've been through has happened, and the only way to move forward is to not only accept that, but have that as their arsenal to fight with. What that means is that, on the other side of that battle, I'm not going to take that power to erase my enemies or erase what I don't want you to look at and start over in a brand new way that makes me comfortable. Instead, what I'm going to do is say that everything happened and everything's true, and what I need to do going forward is accept all of that, even if you as a reader or as a person of Earth within the story looking up to the heroes reject me and find new heroes. That, to me, is a love letter to all of DC Comics." Snyder continued, "All of these great stories that you've grown up with, whether you love them or hate them - they all matter. They all happened, They're all real. They're all part of this epic, generational story. And at the end, what we do is say is all of it was material, all of it was consequential. And now, whatever DC is going to be going forward, both narratively within the story and characters, and as a company, because there have been a lot of changes as well - we're excited for that, and we welcome it with open arms, and we hope that it's going to be even better than what it was before. You can only move forward with that kind of faith if you're a comic fan and you look up to superheroes. While it remains to be seen how DC will change course in 2021 in the wake of widespread layoffs and an editorial regime change, it's clear the company isn't using Death Metal as a foundation for another New 52-style reboot. Snyder's comments mesh with Jim Lee's recent confirmation that DC's long-rumored 5G reboot is officially dead. DC won't be overhauling its 80-year history or attempting another New 52-style reboot. But that doesn't necessarily mean big changes aren't coming in early 2021. We have some ideas for how DC could transform itself in the months to come. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/26/joker-war-why-batmans-worst-enemy-is-finally-ready-to-finish-their-game"] [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.

DC is currently in the midst of Dark Nights: Death Metal, a massive crossover that serves as the climax of writer Scott Snyder's work on both Batman and Justice League. But even though DC has billed this story as its first "Anti-Crisis," fans shouldn't expect Death Metal to rewrite the history or continuity of the DC Universe in the same way past Crisis stories have. That was the big takeaway from DC's "In Conversation With Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV" panel at NYCC 2020. As the two friends and creators reflected on their respective DC careers, Snyder made it clear that one of the central themes of Death Metal is Wonder Woman's realization that the past matters and shouldn't be ignored or overwritten. That's the crux of the crossover's tagline "It all matters." That theme is at the heart of Death Metal #4 (due out on Wednesday, October 14), as Diana leads her friends on a quest to revisit the events of 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths, 2005's Infinite Crisis and 2008's Final Crisis and gather the Crisis energy needed to repair the DC multiverse. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=a-history-of-dcs-crisis-comics&captions=true"] Snyder said, "What Wonder Woman really comes to realize... going through this battle and seeing these horrible Crises where the villains have won and seeing what they might become, is that at the end of the day they have to reckon with the whole history of the DCU. Every story they've been through has happened, and the only way to move forward is to not only accept that, but have that as their arsenal to fight with. What that means is that, on the other side of that battle, I'm not going to take that power to erase my enemies or erase what I don't want you to look at and start over in a brand new way that makes me comfortable. Instead, what I'm going to do is say that everything happened and everything's true, and what I need to do going forward is accept all of that, even if you as a reader or as a person of Earth within the story looking up to the heroes reject me and find new heroes. That, to me, is a love letter to all of DC Comics." Snyder continued, "All of these great stories that you've grown up with, whether you love them or hate them - they all matter. They all happened, They're all real. They're all part of this epic, generational story. And at the end, what we do is say is all of it was material, all of it was consequential. And now, whatever DC is going to be going forward, both narratively within the story and characters, and as a company, because there have been a lot of changes as well - we're excited for that, and we welcome it with open arms, and we hope that it's going to be even better than what it was before. You can only move forward with that kind of faith if you're a comic fan and you look up to superheroes. While it remains to be seen how DC will change course in 2021 in the wake of widespread layoffs and an editorial regime change, it's clear the company isn't using Death Metal as a foundation for another New 52-style reboot. Snyder's comments mesh with Jim Lee's recent confirmation that DC's long-rumored 5G reboot is officially dead. DC won't be overhauling its 80-year history or attempting another New 52-style reboot. But that doesn't necessarily mean big changes aren't coming in early 2021. We have some ideas for how DC could transform itself in the months to come. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/26/joker-war-why-batmans-worst-enemy-is-finally-ready-to-finish-their-game"] [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.

Legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy breaks down how he found the right voice for the 80-year-old version of Bruce Wayne he portrayed in Batman Beyond, which originally aired from 1999-2001. During the Batman Beyond panel at NYCC 2020, Conroy was joined by co-star Will Friedle (voice of Terry McGinnis) and iconic voice director Andrea Romano (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Batman: The Animated Series). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/29/batman-beyond-terry-bruce-fight-together-clip"] "They actually had me read for the role because Bruce Wayne at that point he's 80 and he physically can't do it anymore and that's the whole genesis of the show, the whole reason it exists, is because [Bruce] needs a new recruit to do the stuff that the can't do," Conroy explained. "That first episode, when he goes to shoot a gun and that moment when he realized that he's crossing that line, that he's relying on a gun because he's own physical strength isn't enough anymore. So this [version of Bruce] had to be in his eighties. I was 45 [at the time], so it was a jump, so they had me audition. It wasn't so much the register of the voice because they very much went into that Batman range for my voice. But for me, it was more about the weight of life. It wasn't just the depth of the voice, it was the pace of the character." Ramona went into even more detail about how Conroy would change his physical posture while he was in the recording booth to find the proper cadence for the elderly Bruce Wayne. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-most-memorable-kids-wb-original-shows&captions=true"] "You would physically sit at the microphone differently when you were voicing older Bruce Wayne," Romano informed Conroy. "Because it actually helps to make Bruce Wayne's voice older if you hunch over a little bit, so he doesn't have that nice diaphragm strength, you know? You want him to be weaker. As much as your ability to manipulate your voice, it was really a lot about the acting. What is it like to be eighty, and to realize that [Bruce] can no longer do this? So there was a bitterness that Bruce Wayne had about that too, he was not pleased about the fact that he could no longer do it anymore." For more Batman Beyond, watch Kevin Conroy and Will Friedle swap lines and see how awesome the Batman Beyond Blu-ray remaster look compared to the original. [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Green Lantern has received a 10-episode, straight-to-series order from HBO Max. Billed as a one-hour drama, Seth Grahame-Smith (IT, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) will serve as showrunner and co-write with Marc Guggenheim. What's most interesting, though, about today's announcement from HBO Max is which famous Green Lantern Corps members will apparently not be on the show. While it says the series "will depict the adventures of a multitude of Lanterns," the official logline for Green Lantern makes no mention of iconic Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart:

"From HBO Max, DC, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television comes a bold adaptation of the iconic comic book franchise, a saga spanning decades and galaxies. GREEN LANTERN will depict the adventures of a multitude of Lanterns, including Guy Gardner, Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz and Alan Scott — Earth’s first Green Lantern, who, true to the comics, is a gay man — and many more. The series will also include fan favorites such as Sinestro and Kilowog, and will also introduce new heroes to the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps."

While Sinestro and Kilowog are aliens, the rest of the listed protagonists are all Earthlings. Alan Scott was actually the original Golden Age Green Lantern, while Guy Gardner was a 1980s creation known for his pugnacious personality and bowl cut hairdo. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/30/green-lantern-tv-show-coming-to-hbo-max-ign-now"] More recent characters Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz will bring some diversity to the ranks as the first Latina and Muslim members of the Green Lantern Corps. While not stated, it's possible HBO Max's parent company Warner Bros. are holding on to the DC characters of Hal Jordan and John Stewart for another Green Lantern feature film. Green Lantern's last big-screen outing was, of course, the 2011 disappointment starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan. That movie also featured the characters of Sinestro and Kilowog. Notably, before taking the reins of HBO Max's Green Lantern, Seth Grahame-Smith was one of the directors attached to make The Flash movie. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dc-extended-universe-every-upcoming-movie&captions=true"]

The cast and executive producers of BBC America's The Watch hit New York Comic Con's virtual event today to discuss the new series, which is an adaptation of the late, beloved Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of comic/fantasy novels. A trailer and several clips were also revealed for the show. Read on for the details of what happened at the panel, and be sure to also check out our preview of the NYCC 2020 panels we're most excited about. According to BBC America, The Watch focuses on "an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, [who] find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it." Watch the trailer here: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/09/the-watch-trailer-brings-terry-pratchetts-discworld-to-tv"] Series stars Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Lara Rossi (I May Destroy You), Adam Hugill (1917), Jo Eaton-Kent (Don’t Forget the Driver), and Marama Corlett (Blood Drive) headed up the NYCC panel along with executive producers Simon Allen (The Musketeers) and Richard Stokes (Broadchurch). Stokes explained that when developing The Watch, it became clear that none of the Discworld books individually lend themselves very well to an eight-part television series, which is what they were making. "So we had to do a sort of pick and mix of the best bits across the range of books and invent our own series, invent our own world," he said. "And that's where, with everyone's blessing, Simon came in, who was able to do his own unique and original take on the characters and the stories. And that was attractive to BBC America, to have a show that was original, had a sort of anarchic, irreverent wit to it. You don't need to know the books to be able to enjoy the series." Allen talked about the band of improbable heroes at the center of the story. "The City Watch ... are these kind of flawed but adorable band of magical misfits in a corrupt fantasy city that they're kind of loitering in the margins of when we meet them," said the EP. "The world that [Pratchett] wrote and that we base our show in is so kind of warped and upside-down and off its axis." A variety of clips from the series were unveiled during the panel. The first began with a title card taken from the books: "Somewhere in a distant secondhand set of dimensions." In it, we find Richard Dormer as Captain Sam Vimes as he meets Death itself. Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Selma) is voicing Death in the show, it was revealed during the panel, and Pierce even did a short voice-only Q&A after the clip (in character as Death). The next clip featured Dormer's character meeting Lara Rossi's Lady Sybil Ramkin. Vimes is in chains along with several other prisoners as Lady Sybil enters, leaving a hellscape of fire behind her in the previous room... though her arm is on fire just a tad. Vimes tries to tell her this, but she insists he raise his hand before speaking, like a child in school, which is fairly difficult because, again, he's in chains. It's all very over-the-top, and anyone expecting Dormer's more stolid approach from Game of Thrones will be surprised by the array of comedic facial tics and exaggerated expressions he brings to his character here. This carried over to his answer during the panel when he was asked that old chestnut of a question: How did you approach the role? "Ooooh, the boots," he said. "I had a great pair of boots. And I just thought it's all about the walk. And it's about a man who's downtrodden. Nobody listens to him, he's dissolute, he's an alcoholic. He's pretty low in his life." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nycc-2020-13-panels-were-most-excited-about&captions=true"] Rossi explained that Lady Sybil is a character who has a problem with the way her world operates. "She decides that it's wrong and she wants to do something about it, and she takes matters into her own hands," she says. "She's also extremely pompous and entitled and makes mistakes and she kind of learns from them, and she knows that she's always trying her best, but she's always on a mission on her own very much." The next clip introduced Adam Hugill as Constable Carrot, Jo Eaton-Kent as Constable Cheery, and Marama Corlett as Corporal Angua as Vimes ingests some "poison" which causes him to go blind before having a vision of "stars, the universe, so many worlds..." All of which pop up on screen floating around his head as they might Daffy Duck in a Looney Tunes short. And that's before things go off the rails due to the concentration of poison, with Vimes being "driven through sobriety and out the other side of it." The City Watch assemble! Look for The Watch on BBC American in January, 2021.

While Marvel Comics recently wrapped up its Avengers/Fantastic Four team-up Empyre and kicked off the X-Men crossover X of Swords, the publisher is saving arguably its biggest event comic for the end of 2020. King in Black is the climax of writer Donny Cates and artist Ryan Stegman's Venom saga so far, and the creators are teasing some profound changes for Eddie Brock in the wake of this crossover. Both Cates and Stegman headlined Marvel's "Venom: King in Black" panel at NYCC 2020. The duo discussed their latest collaboration and how this new story serves as the final part of a trilogy that began in 2018's Venom: Rex and continued in 2019's Absolute Carnage. But even though the start of King in Black is still nearly two months away, they weren't afraid to hint at the major fallout of the crossover and tease the upcoming Venom #200. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=venoms-30-most-wtf-moments&captions=true"] "The events of King in Black change Eddie Brock in a profound way," said Cates. "I know that we here at Marvel say that all the time. We say, 'This is a game-changing thing! This character will never be the same. The universe will never be the same.' I like to think I've never said it and it not come true. But this is a fundamental change to Eddie Brock and his place in the larger universe and his place as a Marvel character going forward." Stegman added, "Pretty much, good luck to whoever has to work on it after us." Interestingly, Stegman's comment seems to confirm that both he and Cates are finished with Venom after King in Black wraps up in early 2021. However, Marvel isn't yet confirming whether the series is due for a creative team change next year. [caption id="attachment_2417834" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] King in Black #2 cover by Ryan Stegman. (Image Credit: Marvel)[/caption] Cates did, however, reveal that Venom will temporarily revert to its legacy numbering when the series reaches the issue #200 milestone immediately after King in Black #5. "The issue right after King in Black is Venom #200," said Cates. "[King in Black is] earth-shattering and insane and it's oversized. It's filled with things that I've been imagining in my head since I was a little kid. And right after that, Ryan and I are doing issue #200 - Venom's 200th issue." Cates continued, "It's gonna be a really, really, really special issue, and it's gonna be the beginning of something new - the beginning of something you've never seen before from Eddie, that you've never seen before in the dynamic between him and his family and his symbiote... It's a really special issue that will set the stage for the next 200 to 2000 to 2 million issues of that amazing character going forward." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/02/07/everything-we-want-in-venom-2"] King in Black #1 will hit stores on December 2, 2020. [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.

Update: In an email sent out to PlayStation account holders, Sony confirmed that a brand new web and mobile PS Store experience is coming; and confirmed the changes revealed in the leaked email. Although originally reported as changes coming into effect on the web version fo the PS Store starting on October 19, Sony says instead these changes will take effect from October 21 - 26 on web, and October 28 on mobile. As per the leaked email, players will be unable to purchase PlayStation 3 games, PSP games, PlayStation Vita games, Apps, Themes, and Avatars from the web and mobile version the PlayStation Store. The Wishlist feature is also being removed. You'll still be able to purchase PS3, PSP, and Vita games directly from the PS Store app on a PS3, PSP, or Vita. And PS4 apps, themes, and avatars can still be downloaded from the same console. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: The PlayStation Store experience is about to receive an overhaul soon as Sony makes plans to limit what’s available to purchase on the web and mobile versions of its digital store. In an email sent to PlayStation development partners — which IGN has independently verified — Sony says that starting on October 19 for web and October 28 for mobile, certain digital products will no longer be available for purchase. This includes:

• PlayStation 3 games and add-ons
• PSP games and add-ons
• PlayStation Vita games and add-ons
• Apps
• Themes
• Avatars

  Sony is also doing away with the “Your Wishlist” feature and any games currently on the wishlist will be removed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] Going forward, customers will still be able to purchase PS3, PSP, and Vita titles from the PlayStation store but only directly from the system. So you’ll need a PS3 or Vita to purchase any of the previous-gen titles. And you’ll need a PS4 to purchase apps, themes, and avatars. Sony assured its partners that customers will keep content from older-gen systems they’ve previously purchased, as well as any existing PS4 apps, themes, and avatars. Whether this move comes ahead of a next-gen overhaul, or something else, IGN has reached out to Sony for further clarification. Meanwhile, check out our PS5 guide for the latest info on Sony's next-gen plans. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.