COMIC TALK TODAY COMIC TALK HEADLINES FOR JUNE 5TH, 2024 |
May 30, 2024 02:45:11
It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy!
Some legitimately frightening new music.
PS VR 2 headed to PC
DC's Elseworlds returns with style
Some surprises in TV
New movie trailers.
And so much more...
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Music
Follow-ups/Corrections
New Music/Video
Tours/Festivals
Soulfly - with Eyehategod, Mutilation Barbecue, and Skinflint. Albuquerque, NM Oct 19 through 11/9 in Tempe AZ.
Signs of the Swarm - with Ov Sulfur, Cane Hill, 156/Silence, and A Wake In Providence. Aug 29 in Worcester, MA through Sept 28 in Lakewood OH.
Reg ‘ol News
Black Dahlia Murder - New music next week as teased by their socials. first new record with guitarist Brian Eschbach taking over vocal duties.
Suggests
Tardigrade Inferno - Burn The Circus (2023)
The band define their genre as "Dark Cabaret Metal".
Gaming/Tech
Follow-ups/Corrections
Trailers
Behemoth - Skydance Interactive (Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners [VR]) is trying their hand at Shadow of the Colossus. With Souls-bourn style difficulty. For VR platforms this fall.
Reg ‘ol News
- Silent Hill 2 gameplay trailer. (WOW… the nurse re-design is pretty great!) Oct 8th on PS5 and Steam.
- Return to Silent Hill - movie version of Silent Hill 2?
PSVR 2 - FINALLY getting a PC adaptor. $60 price tag.
Suggests
Comic Books/Books
Follow-ups/Corrections
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age - The lead book from the rebooted Elseworlds line.Written by Andy Diggle with art by Leandro Fernandez, this twelve-issue series introduces a 19th-century Justice League, featuring characters like Catwoman and a Green Lantern. The story follows their unification against a significant threat, revealing a secret Kryptonian history. The series kicks off on June 11, 2024, and aims to explore the broader DC universe within this gothic setting
Witcher - Dark Horse Comics and CD Projekt Red are adapting Andrzej Sapkowski's short story "The Edge of the World" from "The Last Wish" into a graphic novel. This new adaptation will feature writer Magdalena Salik, artist Tommaso Bennato, colorist Chris O'Halloran, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The graphic novel will be available on December 17, 2024, in bookstores and December 18 in comic stores for $17.99
Suggests
Gotham by Gaslight - one-shot by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, with inks by P. Craig Russell. The story revolves around a 19th-century version of Bruce Wayne making his debut as Batman just as Jack the Ripper has arrived in Gotham City.
TV Shows
Follow-ups/Corrections
The Office - The reboot might not be called “The Office” after all. It is still in the same world as the Steve Carell show, this time led by Domnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore, with Greg Daniels serving as showrunner once again. The new name seems to be “The Paper” according to Daniels’ bio page on the WGA website.
Trailers
Reg ‘ol News
300 - Zack Snyder is in negotiations with WB or a prequel series to the blockbuster movie from 2006.
Hostel - Eli Roth’s torture porn franchise is being turned into a TV show with Paul Giamatti set to star. Roth and Chris Briggs will co-write and executive produce the series, which is described as a "modern adaptation" and "reinvention" of the original films. Although a platform or network hasn't been attached yet, the project is in development. Giamatti was previously considered for a role in the original film, marking his long standing connection to the franchise
American Gladiators - Produced by MGM Alternative and Flor-Jon Films, the new series will feature classic events like Gauntlet, Hang Tough, and The Eliminator.
Pixar- Inside Out, Pixar’s biggest movie in recent years, is going to series, titled Dream Productions. Set for a 2025 release. Though it will be the SECOND series for the production house. The first is set to be Win or Lose, an animated series about a little league team.
Like a Dragon - A live-action series based on the Like a Dragon (formerly known as Yakuza) game series by Sega is coming to Amazon Prime Video this fall. The series, also titled "Like a Dragon: Yakuza," will have six episodes and will be released in two batches on October 25 and November 1, 2024. The show is set in Kamurocho and follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu and his friends in 1995 and 2005
Suggests
How I Met Your Mother - One of the last great sitcoms. created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in 2030, recounts to his son, Luke, and daughter, Penny, the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led him to meet their mother.
Movies
Follow-ups/Corrections
Trailers
Reg ‘ol News
Peaky Blinders - Netflix has confirmed a "Peaky Blinders" movie with Cillian Murphy returning as Tommy Shelby. Set to begin production later this year, the film will be directed by Tom Harper, who directed episodes of the first season, and written by series creator Steven Knight. Murphy will also serve as a producer.
Pixar - President Jim Morris has said that they are working on THIRD installments for Finding Nemo AND The Incredibles.
Suggests
Godzilla Minus One - now available on Netflix so get your ass over there and WATCH IT!.
Rumor Mill
Confirmations/Refutations
CONFIRM - Venom 3 - Trailer seems to confirm at least SOME of the rumors from last week.
New Sources
Blade - MORE sources are picking up that Mahershala Ali is leaving the project in favor of Jurassic World reboot.
New Rumors
Transformers X GI Joe - Chris Hemsworth rumored to be in negotiations for the live-action movie. He is voicing the young Optimus Prime in the Transformers One animated movie.
New Jedi Order - Daisy Ridley’s next turn as Rey has been canceled. OR it has been changed DRASTICALLY. Ridley HAS said that she STILL hasn’t read the script
Fortnite - Not to be outdone by Mortal Kombat. Fortnite’s next collab will apparently be with the Boys as well.
XBox Game Pass - Octopath Traveler II rumored to be headed to the service by the end of June.
Star Fox - The Gamecube Star Fox game, Assault, is rumored to be in development. Said to be a prequel of sorts to a new Star Fox game coming likely to the Switch 2.
Giancarlo Esposito - The movie we will see him in is supposedly Captain America Brave New World. The villain is Bushman? And we will get him in the second season of Moonknight, which would be the series he alluded to at comic con.
MCU - Jordan Peele is rumored to be headed to the MCU in the director’s chair.
SPECULATION
Giancarlo Esposito won’t be Bushman, he will be someone a little more significant.
Jordan Peele won’t direct for the Disney types.
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