Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Despite bad reviews, weak story and terrible acting, Superman and Batman fans proved P.T. Barnum’s adage of never overestimating the intelligence of the consumer and turned out in droves to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The cinematic monstrosity rolled in box office gold bringing in $170,100,000 domestically. The film earned …
Read More »Home Economics Has Never Been Scarier As Buffy’s High School Years Continue
With anticipation building for Eisner Award–winning author Faith Erin Hicks’s Buffy: The High School Years—Freaks & Geeks, Dark Horse Comics announced the next installment in the young adult series this fall with Kel McDonald and Yishan Li’s Buffy: The High School Years—Glutton for Punishment. Set during Season 1 of the television series …
Read More »Fred Van Lente Plunges Into Lovecraftian Mystery With “Weird Detective”
Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce the reunion of Harvey-nominated writer Fred Van Lente (Brain Boy, Conan the Avenger, Resurrectionists) and illustrator Guiu Vilanova (Conan the Avenger) on a new creator-owned comics series—Weird Detective! Cthulhu cops, the Innsmouth Mafia, telepathic cats, and other crimes against sanity stalk the streets …
Read More »Dark Horse Announces All-New Halo Anthology
343 Industries and Dark Horse Comics are set to release a brand-new Halo graphic novel anthology based on the massive video game franchise later this year. Halo: Tales from Slipspace will feature all-new stories from some of the comic industry’s best—including Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen, Alex Irvine, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, John Jackson …
Read More »Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reunites Original 1980s Turtles and Krang in Time-Travelling Episode,
Worlds collide as the voice cast of the 1980s Turtles, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Barry Gordon and Townsend Coleman joins forces as Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo, respectively, in “Trans-Dimensional Turtles,” a new episode of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuting Sunday, March 27, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT). In this new half-hour episode, the …
Read More »Ms. Marvel Wins Dwayne McDuffie Award For Diversity in Comics
Marvel Comics’ Ms. Marvel, by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona, won the second annual Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, presented at Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, California. Praising the fans of Ms. Marvel, Wilson gave an impassioned acceptance speech graciously thanking all the fans who make the …
Read More »Marvel Unleashes Next Wave Of Adult Coloring Books
You’ve read the comics. You’ve experienced these iconic and groundbreaking stories. Now it’s time to experience the Marvel Universe like you never have before – as a coloring book! Marvel is pleased to announce its next wave of Adult Coloring Books featuring some of Marvel’s most iconic characters, stories and …
Read More »‘Gods Of Egypt’ Bombs At Box Office
Gods of Egypt opened to an estimated $14 million domestically after costing a hefty $140 million to produce. The ancient fantasy epic, starring Gerard Butler, also bombed overseas, where it debuted to $24.2 million from 68 markets for a worldwide start of $38.2 million. Deadpool easily beat the film to stay …
Read More »DC All Access Puts The Entire DC Universe in Your Pocket
DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment launched a new mobile app, DC All Access, bringing together the entire DC Universe of films, TV, video games, comics and more in a new, interactive environment built specifically for DC fans. DC All Access offers exclusive news and reveals, original videos, official DC news streams, exclusive DC …
Read More »Buzz Bee Toys Announces Licensing Agreement with The Walking Dead Comic Series
Alex Brands announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Skybound Entertainment’s The Walking Dead comic book series to manufacture, distribute and market a line of Buzz Bee Toys dart blasters, water guns and more based on the successful zombie apocalypse comic. “Creating a partnership with Skybound Entertainment and the Walking Dead series …
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