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New Line Theatre's BE MORE CHILL Brings The Heat!

Jeff Ritter · June 18, 2019

You don't see a lot of science fiction musical theatre. That’s a shame, because there's a lot of wonderful stories and a ton of diversity in that genre. It's not just space operas.

DCeased Breathes New Life into Superhorror Genre

RJ Carter · June 17, 2019

When I first heard about the DCEASED concept, the immediate callback was to the Marvel Zombies issues that saw the company's super-characters turned into creatures of the undead. But an appropriate amount of time has passed so that this doesn't seem derivative and, I have to admit, the name is deucedly clever.

Anime Themed Video Slots Now At Online Casinos

Bill Casticart · June 14, 2019

Anime is not something you would think to find at land-based casinos. Well, not all of them. Video slots are available in an array of themes, each offering different paylines, themes, bonus rounds and special symbols, but it isn’t often you discover one of manga or anime.

Superman #12 - A Beautiful Family Reunion

S.J. Mitchell · June 14, 2019

Another wonderful chapter in Brian Michael Bendis' run on Superman. He's truly building something wonderful for the Superman family that we've never seen done before.

Save the Best for Last: Game of Thrones Season 8

S.J. Mitchell · June 12, 2019

On April 17th, 2011 HBO premiered a show that would raise the bar for television so high, you'd need to mount a dragon to reach it. And season 8 was the perfect swan song.

Red Sonja Battles a Chaos God in Birth of the She-Devil

RJ Carter · June 11, 2019

I'm familiar with Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith's creation, Red Sonja. But it's a passing familiarity. I recognize the character, I've read a few issues in my life. But there are years of story that I have not read, an entire mythology that I do not know.

Watching Without Feminism Goggles, Captain Marvel Actually Fun Superhero Flick

RJ Carter · June 10, 2019

CAPTAIN MARVEL was, perhaps, the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to come with pre-release baggage. The marketing machine started things off by signalling how much of a milestone it was that this was the first Marvel film to have a female lead, as though that were a reason to watch the film.