James Whitbrook

Marvel Is Probably Going to Do a New Jessica Jones Comic

The company didn’t exactly confirm a new comic focusing on its Netflix hero this weekend, but they came pretty damn close to it. Speaking at the company’s “All-New, All-Different” panel at the C2E2 convention this weekend, Marvel executive Tom Brevoort told fans that a new book starring the super-powered P.I. (well, the former P.I.) was…

Some Fascinating New Hints About Laura Dern’s Star Wars: Episode VIII Character

Two of the men on the Han Solo shortlist discuss the role. Jeremy Renner wants a Hawkeye Netflix show. Amber Heard confirms her Aquaman part. Liam Cunningham talks the next season of Game of Thrones. Plus, new Warcraft footage, a new look at Wynonna Earp, and teasers for The Walking Dead’s season finale. Behold, spoilers!…

Here’s What It Looks Like When the Twelfth Doctor Draws the Twelfth Doctor

We’ve known ever since that he joined Doctor Who that Peter Capaldi isn’t just a fantastic actor and a Doctor Who fan, but also a delightful artist. So what happens when The Doctor himself gets to sketch, err, himself? You get this. https://gizmodo.com/check-out-the-doctor-who-fan-art-created-by-teenage-pet-1047918927 The beautiful image of The Twelfth Doctor skipping across a planet’s asteroid…

Our First Look at Luke Cage’s Netflix Series

Netflix has just revealed a sneaky little treat for when you’re done bingeing on Daredevil season two: a first look at Luke Cage, and the man with the unbreakable skin in action. Although the clip, which can only be viewed on Netflix’s website at the moment, features no spoilers for Daredevil season two, it only…

Marvel’s Rogue One Comic Is a Prequel to a Prequel

The first time you see the heroes of Star Wars: Rogue One in action will no longer be when Rogue One hits theaters this December—it’ll be in a new prequel comic being released by Marvel, ahead of the film’s release. Announced at a Diamond Comics pre-C2E2 event in Chicago, the three-issue Rogue One miniseries (and…

The Secrets of Writing Good Star Wars, According to West End Games

Earlier this month, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars loremaster Pablo Hidalgo posted extracts from a 1994 Star Wars style guide on social media, presenting a wonderfully prescient window into how the early creators of the Expanded Universe saw Star Wars. The whole guide has even more intriguing insights to offer. https://gizmodo.com/this-1994-star-wars-style-guide-proves-hindsight-is-a-w-1762193119 We managed to obtain a full…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s One-Shots Could Be Reborn Online

Remember Marvel’s “One-Shot” bonus shorts? They used to be included in the home release of Marvel movies, and gave us things like post-Avengers weirdness, the best of pre-Agents of SHIELD Coulson, as well as our first look at Agent Carter. Marvel stopped doing them, but it looks like they might be returning to the idea.…

The Intense New Warcraft TV Spot Is Jam-Packed With New Footage

It’s been a while since we last saw a full trailer for Duncan Jones’ Warcraft movie, but this new TV spot includes more Orcs and Humans than you can shake a stick at, and then Dwarves, magic, and more as well! The opening half itself is entirely new—that is, unless you were at San Diego…

The Most Ridiculous Rumor You’ll Ever Hear About The Walking Dead‘s Season Finale

And even more death is coming to the show. The Russo brothers tease the possibility of more than one Civil War post-credits scene. Get a brief glimpse of the Star Trek TV show… sort of. Plus, more Ready Player One casting, Batman v Superman B-roll, and a clip from Agents of SHIELD. To me, my…

Superman Gives Lex a Super-Stinkface in Another New Batman v Superman Clip

Batman v Superman is almost here, and yet somehow more new footage is dropping every day. A batch of six new clips have been released, including the one above in which Lex Luthor gives Supes a pep talk to fight Batman while Superman looks at Lex like he’s sizing him up for one of his…

Here Are the Opposing Teams In Marvel’s Civil War II Comics

Marvel has spent the last few weeks teasing the cadre of heroes picking sides in its upcoming event Civil War II: Electric Registration Boogaloo. But now, it looks like they’ve revealed the key players in the debate of “What did you learn after watching Minority Report for the first time?” https://gizmodo.com/marvels-civil-war-sequel-sounds-a-lot-like-superhero-mi-1752220247 In Civil War II—an…

One of Brandon Sanderson’s Unreleased Fantasy Novels Is Becoming a Graphic Novel

Over the past decade, Brandon Sanderson has crafted amazing fantastical worlds in his Mistborn and Reckoner novels, and even contributed to another in the form of finishing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga after Jordan’s death. But one book of Sanderson’s, White Sand, has never been released… until now. Sanderson’s unpublished novel—part of his interconnected…

The Crazy Fan Theory That Ties V for Vendetta and Watchmen Together

The mystery at the heart of V for Vendetta remains iconic, whether you first encountered it in the comics or the 2006 movie: Who is the titular hero? But here’s a crazy theory: What if V was actually a reborn Rorschach from Alan Moore’s other seminal graphic novel, Watchmen? This theory, espoused by Redditor SumoJoe,…

The Sherlock Manga Is Coming to America, and Here’s Your First Look

Last month, Titan Comics announced it would be bringing the delightfully weird manga adaptation of the BBC’s smash hit Sherlock to the west for the very first time, four years after it debuted in Japan. Want a peek? io9 has a first look at the translation, as well as the variant covers for the manga’s…

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Marvel has confirmed that Finn Jones has been cast as Danny Rand in Netflix’s Iron Fist series. Despite the news breaking nearly a month ago, Marvel has finally gotten around to acknowledging it, as well as giving us the teaser image above.

A Long-Lost H.P. Lovecraft Manuscript Has Been Uncovered

Good news, Lovecraft fans! While it’s not a new piece of fiction, a new manuscript penned by the famous horror writer has been discovered, tucked away in a collection of magical memorabilia. The 31-page manuscript, titled “The Cancer of Superstition”, was a project requested by Harry Houdini for Lovecraft to ghostwrite shortly before the magician’s…

Mystique Rallies the Troops In the Intense New X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer

The new X-Men: Apocalypse trailer is here, and although it gives us Professor X vowing to keep his students safe from the rise of a very angry Apocalypse—it looks like it’ll be Mystique that leads them into battle. It’s perhaps not quite so surprising that Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique gets the attention in this trailer, given…

Daredevil Teases a ‘Sequel’ to Its Incredible Hallway Fight Scene

Charlie Cox also talks up a storm about Daredevil, and the path to The Defenders. The Crow reboot might well and truly be dead. Elizabeth Henstridge talks FitzSimmons’ romance on Agents of SHIELD. Plus, a new Batman v Superman clip, and behind the scenes on Preacher. Behold, Spoilers! The Crow The original Crow producers are…

First Pictures From the Flash/Supergirl Crossover Are Here to Melt Your Heart 

Which honestly shouldn’t be all that surprising, given that these are the two most joyful superheroes on television right now. But yes, while we’ve seen them together in set pictures, this our first proper look at Barry and Kara together on the small screen, and it is a delight. https://gizmodo.com/heres-who-the-flash-and-supergirl-will-be-battling-in-t-1760823082 The episode, “Worlds Finest,”sees Barry…

Superman Says Some Ridiculous Things in Today’s Superman Comics, and I Love It

Between Action Comics, Superman, American Alien, Lois and Clark, and Neal Adam’s new Coming of the Supermen series, the variety of takes on Clark Kent in DC’s current slate is something to be admired. They all offer some pretty great insights into the Man of Steel as a character…. but some of these insights are…