Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Syfy Films has acquired the screen rights to “Wild Cards”, a superhero anthology edited, co-created and co-written by George R.R. Martin. Martin’s fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is a huge success for HBO. Melinda Snodgrass, one of the co-creators and co-writers of Game of Thrones, has been tapped to pen the screenplay …
Read More »Wakfu Details Released
Square Enix and Ankama announced that their upcoming tactical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Wakfu, will be launching worldwide in February 2012. Wakfu will launch as a free download from the official site at www.wakfu.com/na and include with it a large amount of gameplay content to experience at no …
Read More »Return To Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear
Dynamite Entertainment and Classic Media welcome the return of America’s quintessential Western hero-The Lone Ranger to the comic world. The masked man returns with a new #1 in January 2012 as an ongoing series. This new The Lone Ranger comic series kicks off with a six-part story called “Hard Country.” …
Read More »Scorpio Races To Big Screen
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 »SEGA’s Sonic Speeds to New Heights This Holiday Season
Sega announced that Sonic Generations has exceeded all previous pre-order records from the 20-year Sonic catalog, making it the most anticipated title in Sonic the Hedgehog’s iconic history. The company also announced that, celebrating two decades of the iconic blue blur, SEGA has invested in a number of high-profile brand initiatives surrounding …
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 »Starz and BBC Reteam For “Da Vinci’s Demons”
Starz Entertainment has green-lit a new original adventure series titled “Da Vinci’s Demons,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The two previously teamed to produce “Torchwood: Miracle Day” and this is the first project to enter production under the multi-year agreement Starz signed with BBC Worldwide Productions earlier this …
Read More »Battlefield 3 Begins Its Assault
The entertainment event of the year has arrived. DICE, an Electronic Arts studio, announced that Battlefield 3, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is now available at retail stores in North America. With close to 3 million pre-sales*, Battlefield 3 is the biggest first-person shooter launch in EA history. Celebrated for its immersive single-player …
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