Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Warner Bros has picked up the movie rights to The Scorpio Races, a young adult fantasy novel by Maggie Stiefvater. They are betting that this may be the next big franchise. The book, released last week, involves mythological flesh-eating horses from Celtic lore, a scraggy island that hosts an annual race, a …
Read More »Usagi Yojimbo Reaches 200th Issue
Earlier this year, Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai was named the 2011 Cultural Ambassador by the Japanese American National Museum. Shortly thereafter, the JANM opened their Year of the Rabbit exhibit—the most comprehensive collection of Sakai’s work to date. Stan Sakai has won several Eisner Awards and has received over twenty Eisner Award nominations. Prior …
Read More »Mike Vosburg Enters The World Of Moriarty
The world of Moriarty just got a little bigger with the announcement that Mike Vosburg will serve as guest artist for Moriarty #7. Famed for his work in Marvel, DC and HBO’s Tales from the Crypt TV series, Vosburg joins writer Daniel Corey and artist Anthony Diecidue in creating a …
Read More »Super Hero Squad Online Unveils Challenge System!
Gazillion and Marvel unveiled the brand new Challenge System in the free-to-play massively multiplayer online kids game Marvel Super Hero Squad Online . Through the Challenge System, players are rewarded for discovering new and exciting aspects of the game. By completing Challenges players earn Gold, Silver, Tickets and even unique …
Read More »AMC Renews ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead has a lot of life in it. After its record-breaking second season premiere, AMC has renewed the series for a third season. “Today we are pleased to announce that the ‘dead’ shall live as we proudly renew The Walking Dead for a third season on …
Read More »Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants Comes to the Big Screen
DreamWorks Animation announced that the studio has obtained the rights to Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants book series, with plans to pursue a feature film adaptation for the big screen. DreamWorks Animation development executive Damon Ross is overseeing the project at the studio. The Captain Underpants book series tells the story of two mischievous kids, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who …
Read More »Batarangs Allow You To Fight Through Arkham City
Where does he get those wonderful toys? POWER A announced the availability of an officially licensed Batarang controller in conjunction with the release of the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City video game. POWER A partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), Batman: Arkham Citypublisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Rocksteady Studios to create …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City Launches
The wait is finally over for fans to don the Batsuit again! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that Batman: Arkham City, the critically acclaimed and highly anticipated videogame developed by Rocksteady Studios, is now available at retailers in North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Games for …
Read More »‘The Walking Dead’ Breaks Ratings Records
AMC shattered the ratings record for basic cable with the premiere of the second season of “The Walking Dead.” shattered basic cable ratings records. Based on the comic book series, the 90-minute episode of the zombiefest was watched by 7.3 million total viewers, making it the most watched show in …
Read More »DC and General Mills Team To Promote Literacy
DC Entertainment and General Mills have joined forces to create comic books featuring DC Comics’ Super Heroes available exclusively inside specially-marked Big G cereal boxes. With the “Justice League” Super Heroes and their epic stories, Big G and DC Comics combined powers in their dedicated efforts to promote reading among …
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