Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivered an early Christmas present for Hollywood and theater owners over the weekend with a near-record $220 million debut in North America, the second-best showing of all time behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Last Jedi opened a mere 11 percent behind …
Read More »Blood Is Thicker Than Water As ‘Casa Nostra’ Hits Stores
UDON Entertainment has a rare treat for comic fans this holiday season as they release their new full color hardcover graphic novel, Casa Nostra. What happens when a safe house and those that care for Chicago criminals are compromised? There’s only one solution — revenge. Writer Chris Sarracini (Street Fighter, …
Read More »Marc Andreyko Signs On For New ‘ Legenderry: Red Sonja’ Series
Dynamite Entertainment announced that they’re bringing back the fantastical world first created by bestselling writer Bill Willingham (Fables) in 2013’s Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure with their upcoming launch of Legenderry: Red Sonja! Helmed by writer Marc Andreyko (Harley Quinn, Love is Love), with art by Igor Lima (Green Lantern Corps), …
Read More »Kot And Žeželj’s ‘Days Of Hate’ Debuts In January
Bestselling writer Aleš Kot (ZERO, GENERATION GONE) teams up with artist Danijel Žeželj (STARVE) and Eisner-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (REDLANDS, PRETTY DEADLY) for an all new maxi-series in the gritty American thriller tragedy DAYS OF HATE. DAYS OF HATE is set in The United States of America in 2022. The loss …
Read More »‘Cyber Force’ Returns This March
Overseen by creator Marc Silvestri (WITCHBLADE), writers Matt Hawkins (WARFRAME, THINK TANK) and Bryan Hill (BONEHEAD, POSTAL) and artist Atilio Rojo (SAMARITAN) will relaunch the classic series CYBER FORCE this March. To protect the future, what will we become? In a modern world where humanity is defined by the technology …
Read More »Sloane Leong Unleashes ‘Prism Stalker’ This March
Writer/artist Sloane Leong (FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS) will launch PRISM STALKER, an all-new bio-punk series, this March from Image Comics. The eye of opportunity is closing. Vep is a young refugee, raised away from her devastated home planet as an indentured citizen in a foreign colony. She works tirelessly for her …
Read More »‘Coco’ Holds On To Top Spot At Box Office
Disney and Pixar’s Coco stayed No. 1 in its third weekend, taking in another $18.3 million and bringing the film’s domestic total to $135.5 million. Overseas, the animated tentpole danced to another $55.3 million for a foreign cume of $253 million — including more than $100 million in China alone …
Read More »Disney Toy Story Land to Officially Open on April 26, 2018
Shanghai Disney Resort announced that Shanghai Disneyland’s seventh themed land – the highly anticipated Disney Toy Story Land – is set to open on April 26, 2018, welcoming guests of all ages into a world of fun and imagination, and providing yet another reason for guests to be immersed in the unparalleled …
Read More »Sanrio’s Aggretsuko will Premiere Globally as a Netflix Original Series in Spring 2018
Netflix announced the latest addition to its original series slate: Aggretsuko. An animated series produced by Fanworks and featuring a character originally created by Sanrio—known as the creator of Hello Kitty—will premiere globally as a Netflix original series in spring 2018. Retsuko is a 25-year-old red panda working as an office …
Read More »Marvel Partners With Stitcher To Launch Its First Scripted Podcast, ‘Wolverine: The Long Night’
Marvel New Media and podcast listening service and content network Stitcher (“Heaven’s Gate,” “Katie Couric,” “The Paris Review”) announced “Wolverine: The Long Night,” the first-ever Marvel scripted podcast, launching in spring 2018. The 10-episode series will be available exclusively on Stitcher Premium until fall 2018, when it will see a wide …
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