What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry in general and Marvel's Fresh Start relaunch in particular. Check out our new thinkpieces and reviews for Venom #3 and The Sentry #1 and let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
The Sentry #1 Review
Written by Jeff Lemire | Drawn by Kim Jacinto
"The Sentry is a great character that Marvel has never seemed quite to know what to do with over the long term. He's a character very much out of sync with the rest of the Marvel Universe, which is both the source of his appeal and storytelling woes. But that's not stopping Marvel from giving the Golden Guardian of Good his own ongoing series at long last, one that's shaping up to be a solid addition to the Fresh Start lineup." -Jesse
LEGO Voltron Set Release Date Announced
The LEGO Ideas Voltron set will be available on August 1 for $180 USD at LEGO Shop.
The 2,321-piece set, which the company touts as the “biggest buildable LEGO mech ever,” includes the black, blue, yellow, red, and green lions that combine to form Voltron, as well as an attachable sword and shield. When assembled, Voltron stands at 15 inches tall, with an 11-inch sword.
“Limited quantities” of the Voltron set will be available in late July at San Diego Comic-Con, according to LEGO, while LEGO VIP Early Access members can order the set on July 23.
Jessica Chastain Shares Photo of Her Transformation for IT: Chapter Two
Production has started on IT: Chapter 2, and Jessica Chastain has shared a photo of her transformation into Beverly Marsh.
Jessica Chastain has shared an Instagram post of her first day on the set of IT: Chapter 2, which started production last week, Chastain is sporting short cropped hair and freckles in her role as the grown-up Beverly Marsh.
Cyberpunk 2077: 9 New Details We’ve Learned Since E3
We found out a lot about Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 2018, from its controversial first-person viewpoint to what its "Cool" stat is for. But in a game this ambitious, there's always going to be more to find out - and I'm hungry for details.
Which is why I've skipped across the Internet reading Cyberpunk-related E3 interviews, and collated the most interesting details. Here's the new information I've found - and this list will be updated as I spot more:
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The Last of Us 2 is Great – But There’s Still a Way to Go for LGBTQ Representation in Games
I joked about the lesbian sex scene in Mass Effect 3 to anyone who would listen at the time, whooped about it as if it was the novelty porn my flatmates and I had watched in our first shared apartment. I thought it would be a scene I cringed through, a cynical product of my calculated romance option selections set deep in the Uncanny Valley. As it began, though, it hit me that I was watching an actual lesbian sex scene in a video game, between two characters I had grown to care about over a long period, whose relationship felt important to me. It felt too big to laugh at.
That was 2012. The Mass Effect trilogy was the first experience I had with LGBTQ characters in a video game since my grandma bought me a Gameboy in 1990. Nothing has measured up to that experience for me since, and of course, nothing could. It was revelatory to me in the way late-‘90s queer films like But I’m a Cheerleader were -- my palms sweating, clutching the side of the couch and furtively glancing at the door in case my parents came in.
DC Finally Reveals Who’s Faster – Superman or Flash
The question of whether Superman or The Flash is truly the fastest hero in the DC Universe has been the source of fan debate for decades. And today, DC Comics finally settled that question once and for all in the pages of The Flash #49.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Flash #49!
This issue features the penultimate chapter of "Flash War," as former allies Barry Allen and Wally West have come to blows. Wally has been convinced by Zoom that his children (supposedly wiped out of existence thanks to the New 52 reboot) are trapped inside the Speed Force. He wants to use his speed to destroy the Speed Force itself and free them, while Barry would prefer to use less drastic measures.
DC’s Doom Patrol Explained
With the Doom Patrol debuting on the DC Universe streaming service in their own series, now's a great time to dig into where this colorful cast of tragic heroes came from in the comics. (Check out our DC's Doom Patrol pilot review.)
The Doom Patrol may not be the most well-known of DC's various super-teams, but fans know that this group is a perfect fit for the streaming format. Here's everything you need to know about the Doom Patrol and their strange comic book history.
Doom Patrol Explained: The Basics
The simplest way to describe the Doom Patrol is that they're DC's answer to the X-Men. They're a team of misfit heroes led by a brilliant man in a wheelchair and who fight to protect a world that hates and fears them. Though depending on whom you ask, the Doom Patrol concept might have been developed first (more on that below).
Jessica Jones: Krysten Ritter to Make Directorial Debut on Season 3
Krysten Ritter, who plays the titular role in Marvel's Jessica Jones, is set to make her directorial debut in the show's third season.
As reported by Deadline, Ritter will direct a single episode of the season, and while Season 3's episode count has not been officially released, both the first and second seasons of the show contained 13 episodes. Ritter's role as director will continue the second season's trend of having separate female directors helm each episode.
“I am beyond thrilled to make my directorial debut on Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” said Ritter. “The entire crew and cast has become family to me, and I’m so appreciative of the opportunity to work with our incredible team in this new way.”
Frontrunners for Top Gun 2 Lead Role Reportedly Revealed
The frontrunners for a lead role in Top Gun: Maverick have reportedly been unveiled.
THR reports Nicholas Hoult, Glen Powell, and Miles Teller are all in the running to play the son of Maverick’s (Tom Cruise) best friend, Goose. Anthony Edwards portrayed Goose in the original Top Gun, while his son is featured as a young boy with Meg Ryan playing the mother in that original film.
Hoult is most known for his role as Beast in the new X-Men films. Teller's breakout movie was 2014's Whiplash, while Powell currently stars in Netflix's Set It Up.
Val Kilmer is also set to reprise his role as Iceman in the sequel, with Tom Cruise leading the cast as Maverick. The film will feature a new version of the 1980s hit, Danger Zone, while Cruise also recently teased a look at the film as production of Top Gun 2 started.