John Carpenter is taking his Hollywood horror sensibilities to Gotham City, with DC Comics’ recent announcement that the director of The Thing, Halloween, and The Fog is co-writing a special 40-page Joker comic book.
Carpenter isn’t the only Hollywood notable dabbling in the comic book world — far from it, in fact, he…
The Hero Nation Indexis a Monday round-up of news from the genre sector (sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, horror, and animation).
Since the very first Star Trek mission aired on NBC in September 1966 the far-future brand has been defined as much by its “family” dynamic and crew ensembles as by its sci-fi concepts and…
It says Dark Phoenix on all the theater marquees but the latest installment in the hot mess of Hollywood superhero franchises should have been called X-Men: The Second Last Stand.
I had hoped that Simon Kinberg’s directorial debut would reclaim the Dark Phoenix mythology that had been squandered by Brett…
Born on the bayou? More like born yesterday. That’s how some fan sites and entertainment news outlets were probably feeling after repeating a Twitter-spawned explanation for the abrupt cancellation of Swamp Thing, the DC Universe series that premiered last Friday only to be uprooted six days later.
The series of…
Time is running out for Jim Gordon and Gotham, and nobody is more acutely aware of that fact than Ben McKenzie, the actor who has portrayed the flinty Gordon for five seasons on the Fox series that shares its name with Batman’s hometown. “It’s a lot to take in,” McKenzie said about the Gotham series finale that airs…
The Fox series Gotham concludes this Thursday night (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) with “The Beginning…,” the show’s 100th episode and the long-awaited arrival of the city’s caped crusader in all of his costumed glory. Fox just released a densely packed trailer for that series finale and it promises a major confluence of the…
EXCLUSIVE: A new Bruce Wayne is on his way to live-action television: Iain Glen will portray Gotham City’s most famous citizen as a recurring role on Titans when the DC Universe series returns for Season 2 next fall.
The Scottish actor is best known as the grizzled mercenary knight Jorah Mormont on Game of…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains story details about Shazam!
It wasn’t that much of a surprise to pick David F. Sandberg as the director of the Warner Bros. adaptation of Shazam! The director is known mostly for his horror fare like Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation but his credits also include short comedy…
He who laughs last…Gotham is in its fifth and final season and with just two episodes left the Fox series is bringing out the big guns. In a first-look image and teaser promo for the two-part series finale, Gotham introduces a seriously creepy new iteration of the most iconic super-villain in comic book history. Meet t…
The first issue of Dial H for Hero goes on sale March 27 from Wonder Comics, the new DC Comics imprint that showcases teen heroes on the cusp of adulthood in stories that the bittersweet shadings unique to that life chapter. The Wonder imprint is a high-profile initiative that arrived with longtime Marvel Comics star…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the Season 2 finale of Black Lightning.The CW series Black Lightning closed the book on Season 2 with a major power struggle, street riots, a blackout, some tears, and the ominous prediction of a looming war. There was also a peach cobbler discussion which, oddly…
Frank Miller delivered a milestone masterpiece in the 1980s when he took Gotham City’s caped crusader back to his beginnings with Batman: Year One. Now, the restless creative mind behind The Dark Knight Returns, 300, Sin City, Ronin, Elektra: Assassin, and Give Me Liberty is taking the Man of Steel back to his…
