Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The box office limped through Oscar weekend with Gnomeo & Juliet taking the top spot. In an unusual feat, Gnomeo rose to No. 1 in its third weekendwith an estimated $14.2 million bringing its total to $75.1 million. Gnomeo, made by the now-defunct Miramax and released under the Touchstone banner, fell only …
Read More »The Future of Captain America
The future of Captain America hangs in the balance as Marvel celebrates the Sentinel of Liberty’s 70th anniversary in Captain America #616. Comics’ greatest creators are coming together to tell amazing Captain America stories. Following the shocking conclusion of the Trial of Captain America, Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker teams up with superstar artists Mike …
Read More »FX Orders Superhero Detective Pilot ‘Powers’
FX has given the green light to Powers, a project based on the popular comic by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Powers follows detectives in a homicide department devoted to cases that involve superheroes. Charles Eglee (The Walking Dead, The Shield) wrote the pilot and will serve as an …
Read More »Point One Brings Rob Williams on Daken: Dark Wolverine
Marvel announced that this May, rising star writer Rob Williams takes the reins of Daken: Dark Wolverine with an all new, Point One issue great for new readers wanting to get into the mind of Marvel’s newest crime boss. In one fell swoop, Daken single-handedly executed a ruthless takeover of Madripoor’s criminal underworld and …
Read More »THQ and Twentieth Century Fox Bring RIO to Life with a New Multi-Player Game
Let the games begin! THQ and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced the planned April 12th release of a fast-paced, party-style video game inspired by Fox’s upcoming animated 3D movie eventRIO, its comedic and heartfelt characters, infectious energy, and inspiring music. From Blue Sky Studios, the makers of the blockbuster ICE …
Read More »Relive the Magic of King’s Quest
AGD Interactive presents King’s Quest III Redux: To Heir Is Human after eight years of undercover production. This retold and remastered version of the 1986 Sierra On-Line game can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/kq3 for PC and Mac. Today’s release brings an end to over a decade of …
Read More »‘I Am Number Four’ Director Brings Preacher To Screen
D.J. Caruso, director of “I Am Number Four,” will direct Preacher, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book series. Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher, which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of …
Read More »Nintendo Reveals Launch-Day Lineup of 18 Nintendo 3DS Games
On day one, new Nintendo 3DS owners will have plenty of video games to keep them busy. Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners have made sure that people who buy a system on March 27 will be able to choose from a variety of experiences that leverage the system’s new …
Read More »Comics Legend Walt Simonson Covers The Mighty Thor #1!
Marvel announced rhat legendary artist Walt Simonson will provide a variant cover for The Mighty Thor #1. When Asgard is threatened by an intergalactic peril, the superstar creative team of Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel, must take Thor to the edges of the Marvel Universe to save his homeland from the likes of Galactus. …
Read More »Hasbro Captures The Adventure of Marvel
Hasbro gives kids more ways than ever to re-enact the actions of their favorite Marvel Super Heroes with an extensive line of role play toys! MARVEL STUDIOS brings action and excitement to the theater with THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and Hasbro brings the adventure, energy, and emotion …
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