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WBTV’s “Titans” + WBA’s “Young Justice: Outsiders” to Debut in 2018 on DC-Branded Digital Service

Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment today announced that executive producers Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter are teaming up for the all-new live-action drama series “Titans,” which will debut in 2018. Additionally, Warner Bros. Animation’s “Young Justice: Outsiders,” the highly anticipated third season of the popular “Young Justice” series, is also ramping up for its first mission next year.

Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17

Review: Dimension 404 E.03 – “Chronos”

By Dustin Cabeal

After two fairly disappointing episodes of Dimension 404, I didn’t have the highest expectations for the third episode. It instantly played on my 80s nostalgia though with a cartoon about time travel and warmness to the screen that screamed 80s. As much as I like Rocket Jump, the biggest downfall of the first two episodes was the fact that it still looked like an internet video rather than TV. That isn’t technical in the least bit, but it’s one of those things that if you were to put them in front of someone that watches TV with any sort of regularity and then showed them the first two episodes of Dimension 404, well, it would look amateurish

Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/5/17

Review: Dimension 404 E.02 – “Cinethrax”

By Dustin Cabeal

It is hard not to compare something like Dimension 404 to the things it's clearly inspired from, especially when the opening is a narrated monologue from Mark Hamill that rings so many Twilight Zone bells, it’s hard to ignore.

Dustin Cabeal 4/3/17 Dustin Cabeal 4/3/17

Review: Dimension 404 E.01 – “Match Makers”

By Dustin Cabeal

Upon seeing the initial trailer for Rocket Jump’s newest Hulu exclusive series Dimension 404, it looked like a serious take on sci-fi in the vein of The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. The two heavy classics that no one seems able to repeat the success of, but here was Rocket Jump with what looked like their first serious foray into the genre.

Dustin Cabeal 3/31/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/31/17

Trailer Time: Dimension 404

Check out the official trailer for the upcoming RocketJump series Dimension 404 premiering exclusively on Hulu on 4.04. Dimension 404 is a six-episode sci-fi/anthology series narrated by Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and starring Lea Michele, Joel McHale, Constance Wu, Sarah Hyland, Megan Mullally, Patton Oswalt, Ashley Rickard, Robert Buckley, Lorenza Izzo, Malcolm Barrett and many more.

Dustin Cabeal 3/24/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/24/17

Review: Iron Fist E.02 – “Shadow Hawk Takes Flight”

By Dustin Cabeal

Dental records? Anyone, anyone… dental records? I mean we’re basing this in the modern era, and you’re telling me that no one’s first thought is to see if the rich kid has dental records still? Fuck me this show is stupid. It’s not just the dental records, but the fact that it’s now wasted two episodes establishing if Danny is really Danny.

Dustin Cabeal 3/20/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/20/17

Review: Iron Fist E.01 – “Snow Gives Way”

By Dustin Cabeal

First and foremost, and I hate even to have to say this in a review, but given the site's reputation for disliking all things Marvel and given the critical reception that I’ve seen online for Iron Fist I will say this: I do not give a hot shit about anyone else’s review. I haven’t read anyone else’s review; I haven’t even read a tweet expressing an opinion about Marvel and Netflix’s newest entry into their weird subdivision of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I feel that I have to say that before starting with this review because the easier answer to everything I’m about to say is, “Oh, he’s just jumping on the bandwagon.” Let’s be clear about one thing, the first episode of Iron Fist is one of the poorest pilots I have seen in the past three years, and I don’t care what any other critic says.

Dustin Cabeal 3/16/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/16/17

Rocket Jumps Next Hulu Series Is Dimension 404

By Dustin Cabeal

I really enjoyed Rocket Jump's TV show that went behind the scenes of their videos. I was honestly just hoping for a second season of that but seeing this teaser... I'm okay with watching this instead. Knowing Rocket Jump, I thought comedy, but again, seeing the teaser made me think The Twilight Zone/Outer Limits. There's a lot of celebs on the show, which shows that RJ is moving up in the world and that's cool with me.

Dustin Cabeal 2/27/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/27/17

Dark Horse Announces Two Adult Swim Art Books

For ECCC 2017, Dark Horse has announced two art books featuring Adult Swim shows. Find out which two by clicking on the damn article and reading two lovely press releases or look at the picture to figure one of them out.

Dustin Cabeal 2/17/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/17/17

DC Teases DC/Looney Tunes Crossover, Because Money

By Dustin Cabeal

I can see the logic behind this, you have access to the property so why not pull a Hanna-Barbera and mash it up all adult like. I won't lie, this is great as fan art or even variant covers if you must, but seeing this in practice and for it to be a growing practice is worrisome. It reminds me of my recent "Unpopular Comic Opinion" that you can listen to here. Just a lot of licensed crap this week and I'm sure we'll see more of this when they're ready to show it.

Dustin Cabeal 2/16/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/16/17

Mystery Science Theater 3000... Comic Books... No Thank You

By Dustin Cabeal

I'm sorry, but no thank you. Myself, like everyone that likes nerd shit these days, love MST3K, but a comic book? No. That's where I draw the fucking line. This is exactly the shit I was talking about on my worst of list. Also, don't think I didn't notice that "products" was in there. It's like the comic is a thing they'll do in addition to pumping out statues and shit. Not interested. I haven't even looked for info on the new one due to the cast and this squashes my interest even more.

Dustin Cabeal 2/14/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/14/17

More Archie Comic TV Shows Coming From WB

Archie Comic Publications and Warner Bros. Television have signed an exclusive deal to develop new original programming and content based on Archie’s vast catalog of characters and properties, as revealed earlier today by The Hollywood Reporter.

Dustin Cabeal 2/10/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/10/17

Review: Powerless E.01 – “Wayne or Lose”

By Dustin Cabeal

Being that this is a comic book site, there’s an expectation that we cover things like comic book TV shows. For the most part we’ve given up on this because how many times can you say “The Flash is boring because all Barry wants to do is bang Iris, and that gets in the way of storytelling!” or “Shield lost its relevancy after Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the Inhumans suck.” It’s been a while since a new comic book TV show premiered. Maybe I missed one, but I doubt it, and so here we are watching and reviewing a comic book related TV shows under some guise of duty because “comic books.”

Dustin Cabeal 2/4/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/4/17

Preview: Riverdale (One-Shot) from Archie Comics

Press Release

Learn the secrets and hidden tales from the summer before the eternal love-triangle begins in this special issue, which features four short stories focusing on the major players and events in the Riverdale series. You dare not miss this special commemorative issue in advance of the upcoming ongoing Riverdale series, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Afterlife with Archie, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and the writers of the CW’s Riverdale series, with stunning art by Alitha Martinez (Black Panther)!

Dustin Cabeal 2/2/17 Dustin Cabeal 2/2/17

Dark Horse To Publish American Gods In The U.K.

Dark Horse Comics will be publishing the highly anticipated adaptation of American Gods as periodical comic books in England, it was announced today. The adaptation of the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel by Neil Gaiman (How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Sandman) will be adapted and co-written by P. Craig Russell (The Sandman: The Dream Hunters)—who previously adapted Gaiman’s bestselling novels Coraline and The Graveyard Book—and illustrated by acclaimed artist Scott Hampton (Hellboy, Batman).

Dustin Cabeal 1/10/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/10/17

Review: Sherlock S.4, E.2 – “The Lying Detective”

By Dustin Cabeal

This is the episode to beat this season. I don’t know if the show will or can, but this is the episode to beat. It happens every series of Sherlock; there’s always that one episode that’s just better than the rest. This episode is brilliant.

Dustin Cabeal 1/2/17 Dustin Cabeal 1/2/17

Review: Sherlock S.4, E.1 – “The Six Thatchers”

By Dustin Cabeal

It’s a new year and finally the return of the beloved Sherlock. The show has been away so long that it opened with a history lesson which wasn’t as helpful as the producers probably intended it to be. There’s speculation that this is the last season of the BBC’s Sherlock and you can’t blame them. The show has become insanely popular and launched Benedict Cumberbatch’s career and made Martin Freeman a very busy man. Weirdly enough there’s a chance both actors could meet again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe which I’m sure will be a joke and make fans shit their damn pants. We’re not here for that, though.

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Review: Luke Cage E.04 – “Step in the Arena”

By Patrick Larose

Luke Cage’s history of a comic book character was born from the popularization of the Blaxploitation film genre during the 1970s. A bunch of white dudes caught on by how popular these action movies made by black people and starring black people were getting that they saw a new market to, well, exploit.

Patrick Larose 10/13/16 Patrick Larose 10/13/16

Review: Luke Cage E.03 - "Who's Gonna Take the Weight"

By Patrick Larose

If the first two episodes of Luke Cage were like watching superhero Shakespeare, then "Who’s Gonna Take the Weight” is all about becoming an emotional catharsis to answer our pent-up frustration with tragedy. When people talk about Shakespeare or when they call something Shakespearean, they’re usually talking about dudes in puffy shirts, star-crossed characters, and big speeches. You won't catch me doing that, though. I'd offer up , rather, that at the core of every Shakespeare play are characters who are driven by complex needs and forced to navigate their complex social and political hierarchies. They’re a realm of emotional politicking and that description is what the first two episodes of Luke Cage felt like.

Laramie Martinez 10/4/16 Laramie Martinez 10/4/16

Review: Luke Cage E.02 - "Code of the Streets"

By Laramie Martinez

Like its predecessor, episode two of Luke Cage moves at a slower pace. The simmering tensions between characters come to a head by the end of it. In a lot of ways, this episode coupled with episode one serve as the origin of Luke Cage as a hero. And while dramatic, the big bang at the end of this episode isn't the most surprising thing about the series' second showing. No, the most surprising thing turns out to be a little piece of character insight in the form of what I call the, "Pull the trigger" speech. To find out what that is and what I think of the show after the first two episodes check out my review below.