Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the comic book industry is almost completely shut down. Many shops are closed down and Diamond isn't paying vendors. For the first time in as long as we can remember, there will be no new single-issue comics from Marvel on Wednesday and only digital-first ones from DC. It didn't have […]

After weeks of strong performances and surprise eliminations, FOX's celebrity singing competition series The Masked Singer has its third season "Super Nine" finalists – and you know what that means? For our final nine competitors, it's the home stretch – with the Golden Mask Trophy within their grasps. It's also one last time for our […]

One of the biggest games that people have been demanding from Nintendo since the Switch came out is another Animal Crossing game. It took a while, but you got one. The last official game that wasn't a spinoff was Animal Crossing: New Leaf on the 3DS, released back in 2012. And shy of all of […]

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this will be the first week in which there are no new comics from major publishers available to read, in comic stores or on digital apps. A lot can be said about how we got into this situation and how fear of change kept the biggest publishers like Marvel, DC, […]

Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990s are the subjects of a new ESPN documentary series called The Last Dance. It was supposed to release in June, but as of this morning, a new trailer released confirms that the 10-part series will release instead starting April 19th. The trailer teases new interviews […]

McFarlane Toys has impressed a lot of collectors out there with it's newest line of DC Comics action figures. They span over many genres from comics, games, television, and movies picking some of the best and unique characters around. This time McFarlane Toys is diving into the video game world with the hit series Batman: Arkham […]

Ian Levine is known for many things, as a record producer and pop mogul, working with Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Bananarama, Kim Wilde, Billie Piper, Simon Cowell, producing Take That's first singles. As a big Doctor Who fan, Ian Levine is known for working on the TV show as a Continuity Advisor, composing the theme tune to K9 And […]

All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) line-up makes perfect sense, as far as professional wrestling titles go: World Championship, Women's World Championship, World Tag Team Championship, and the TNT Championship. What's that? Oh, that last one? The "TNT Championship"? That's a new title announced by the wrestling company on Monday, with the first wrestler to wear the […]

Fantasy Flight Games has officially postponed all releases for its market in the United States through the end of April 2020, due to concerns about COVID-19, otherwise commonly known as Coronavirus. Fantasy Flight Games Releases a Statement From the press release found on the Fantasy Flight Games website: Bringing the world's best tabletop games to […]

Superstar comic book writer Rick Remender wanted to revive the Guardians of the Galaxy fifteen years ago but with the original team, not the new one that spun out of Annihilation, the cosmic super-mega-crossover event released around that same timeframe. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many comic shops are closed and Diamond is shut down. […]

TMNT fans have been spending this week celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1990 film being released in theaters. One of the coolest things to come of those celebrations is this awesome recreation of the trailer for the film made stop motion with NECA's line of movie accurate figures by Reckless Abandonment. The team over […]

The past several weeks feel like I've been inundated by horror. Tales of people catching ill, and dying horribly, by a pandemic that continues even as I type. Some times I've become overwhelmed by the horror around me, and felt like hope was the dream of the deluded. Hope is not that. And in a […]

Scout, Black Mask and TKO are giving 50% of their online sales directly to comic shops during the coronavirus pandemic.

The CW and DC Universe's live-action Stargirl may be making viewers wait just a little longer before its debut (shifting from May 12 to May 19), at least they're kind enough to offer us a fresh preview of the pilot episode. In the images below, we're introduced to Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger), a teenager faced […]

While many of us may be in lockdown in certain cities, there's still video game releases happening to help distract and take your mind off things. Even if it is temporary. All of these below can be purchased digitally for those unable to get out of the house. Check out the full list of video […]

While comic book retailers, publishers, manufacturers and distributors continue to struggle with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the comic book industry, it's good to know that what people still have a high interest in the things that industry is publishing and manufacturing.  Top examples from yesterday include posts about DC Comics, what's up […]

Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in StudioCanal's adaptation of Pamela Druckerman's autobiography French Children Don't Throw Food. The film is in active development as we speak, with no director chosen quite yet. They are working from a script by Jamie Minoprio and Jonathan Stern. Anne Hathaway was last seen on screens in Dark […]

Continuing the trend of esports events being changed due to the coronavirus, the next two Hearthstone Masters Tour events will be moved online. After Blizzard already made the call to cancel the event in Indonesia and moved it to Los Angeles for an online-only tourney, the same has been done to the next two events. […]

Diamond Comic Distributors will not be able to pay comics publishers, and other suppliers, this week as planned.

It wasn't like ABC snuck up on us with the news that Modern Family would be ending its run after 11 seasons – we had time to prepare. And in concept, we were okay with the idea – at least until the season started. Over the course of 15 episodes, the writers have been doing […]

Riot Games surprised fans this morning with the news that Valorant will be getting a closed beta, happening much sooner than we thought. The beta itself will be limited to players in Europe, Canada, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. The company did acknowledge there may be a bigger rollout later, but for testing purposes, […]

Marvel Comics has just confirmed that, as well as not having any new print comic book titles in stores this week, they will also not be distributing any of them digitally. Whether via the Marvel App, ComiXology or Kindle, though the wording indicated that they may continue with digital editions of collected editions. This matches […]

The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation is very close. Marina Sirtis, who played Deanna Troi on the series, celebrated her birthday with fellow castmates – but they did it the smart and healthy way. Her friends joined her from their respective homes via online conference – doing their part to promote the importance […]

Funko has announced some new Pops are on the way but these ones are special. No, they are not exclusives or super limited edition but they are here for a special celebration. To help support the It Gets Better Project they have announced 3 new figures. These figures are here to help support and connect […]

Back in February, Bleeding Cool scooped a pre-announcement from Marvel Comics. Marvel Made was the name of something new from Marvel, with advertisements running in that week's titles. They showed a mystery object on a black background, covered by a red sheet, labelled "Marvel Made". And they included the legend "Unveiling February 2020". Bleeding Cool […]

Stray Dolls is a new crime thriller about an immigrant girl looking for a fresh start in the US. When she arrives, she gets a regular job and is trying to stay on the straight and narrow. When she meets her new roommate and realizes that they share things in common, like a life in […]

Ubisoft announced today that players can try Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint with a free trial with and a friend pass for a limited time. The trial period allows players to get in six hours of gameplay for free, as well as the ability to join up with friends who own the game to fight […]

Legendary comic book creator Jim Lee is the sole publisher of DC Comics, in Burbank, California. But like everyone else, he is stuck at home right now. And with some comic book retailers screaming blue murder over DC Comics' plan to continue with digital comic distribution this Wednesday, and potentially using regional print distribution channels, […]

Léa Seydoux, who plays Madeleine Swann in No Time to Die cautions her latest film will have audiences feeling emotional. Speaking with the Daily Mail, the actor mentioned how heavy emotions play into Daniel Craig's final Bond film. Seydoux played Madeleine since its predecessor, Spectre (2015). "There's a lot of emotion in this Bond. It's […]

Metallica, like most of the music industry right now, is off the road. To help fans pass the time, they are introducing #MetallicaMondays on their YouTube and Facebook page every Monday night at 8PM EST. Each Monday, they will post a set in its entirety. It is a neat idea, and the second week features […]

DC Comics' Director Michael Shelling has announced the new listing of their titles that will be available digitally this Wednesday.

Television productions across the pop culture landscape have been feeling the impact from the coronavirus pandemic – with networks, cable, and streaming services already feeling the ripple effects from the waves of shutdowns. From season finales being pushed to later this year to other premieres (like BBC America and AMC's Killing Eve) being moved up […]

Hey there, hobbyists, wargamers, and fans of Games Workshop's various lines of gaming miniatures! Games Workshop revealed a bunch of new models! So, not long ago, Games Workshop decided, in the midst of the company temporarily shutting down to adhere to laws pertaining to the Coronavirus outbreak, to preview a glut of new models for […]

Recently, we mentioned we had come across an early copy of Batman #92 and Batman #93 and took a look inside. We've also seen several issues of Empyre comics. Both Empyre #0 issues are out this Wednesday, with #1 out next week. There will be no major spoilers here but we going to be making […]

IDW Publishing received a split decision from Netflix on the television front today. On the same day, they learned that Netflix was renewing its series adaptation of comic book series Locke & Key for a second season, the streamer also announced that V-Wars and October Faction will not be coming back for second seasons. Based […]

The Marvel Studios Funko Pops is my favorite series that Funko has to offer. They bring the films to life in a cheap and fun way that no one else does. Black Widow is the newest film to get collectibles from the company and two of them were Walmart exclusives. There have been a lot […]

Bill Schanes, former Vice President of Purchasing of Diamond Comic Distributors, is a comics legend. He founded Pacific Distributors almost fifty years ago, and joined Diamond almost twenty years after that. He stepped down from Diamond Comic Distributors in 2013, though he continues to visit comic book stores, travelling the world. We briefly quoted him […]

With Sandra Oh's Eve and Jodie Comer's Villanelle making their early return to BBC America and AMC with Killing Eve season 3 on Sunday, April 12, viewers have been left wondering how our duo will do carving out new lives for themselves. Complicating that just a bit more, one of them left the other one for […]

Perfect World Entertainment has announced today that Star Trek Online will kick off a First Contact Day Celebration event starting on April 2nd. The event celebrates the in-canon lore of the Star Trek universe where the Vulcans make first contact with humans on Earth, after Zefram Cochrane achieved warp drive. Average Trek fans may know […]

In previous reports, Bleeding Cool told you that the situation with big comic book publishers and their plans for print and digital comics were undetermined. It appears that is now evolving. Over this weekend, we noted that DC Comics had a full line-up of digital comic books for this Wednesday, including the likes of Batman […]

You're in self-isolation and going stir-crazy. You're scrolling through your Netflix queue. You've already burned through all the hyped-up shows and movies. The hyped movies are always Hollywood and in English, even though they hoover up a lot of really good foreign titles. There's a frighteningly huge inventory of Asia and European movies on Netflix, […]

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has just as many bad guys as good guys. Eaglemoss is bringing light to some of those characters with a new set of statues. There will be four villains coming in this wave of statues with a majority of them being from the Malfoy family. First up is Draco […]

While comic book retailers, publishers, manufacturers and distributors continue to struggle with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the comic book industry, it's good to know that what people still have a high interest in the things that industry is publishing and manufacturing.  Top examples from yesterday include posts about Archangel statues and Iron […]

Mondo releases new vinyl special editions every single Wednesday. They are they ultimate edition of whatever they put out, featuring extensive liner notes, brand-new commissioned artwork, and always have a limited-edition size. The vinyl itself is usually colored or a photo disc, as well. Basically, it's like the Criterion Collection of movie and gaming soundtracks. […]

Team17 and Veewo Games announced this morning that Neon Abyss will be coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch sometime in 2020. The game was already announced to be headed to Steam, where you can currently try out a free demo. Now we know it will pretty much be released everywhere, most likely […]

We mentioned we had come across an early copy of Batman #92 and Batman #93. We also have two Empyre comics, both #0 issues out this Wednesday and #1 out next week. No major spoilers but we are going explore the other feel of the comic. However, if you want to avoid all spoilers, stop […]

The Secret was a worldwide phenomenon when it came out in bookstores a few years back. It sold 34 million copies, and as someone who worked in a bookstore at that time, I can tell you that it was insanely popular. Which brings us to the trailer for a film based around the principles of […]

Eaglemoss is finished off their WWE statue series with some powerful ladies. Three WWE Superstars are ready to rumble and perfect for any die hard fans collection. Becky Lynch, Asuka, and Rhonda Rousey are all the lucky ladies chosen this round. Rousey is the weakest link in this bunch as is it doesn't look like […]

Bleeding Cool talked about reading this week's upcoming Batman #92 earlier. We have also been sent a copy of Batman #93, scheduled two weeks hence. And given that we will all still probably be experiencing the coronavirus lockdown then, it seems opportune that it takes the plot of #92. The Riddler has locked down Gotham […]

The Rock, or Dwayne Johnson if you will, has been going on Instagram and doing fan Q&A during the stay at home order, and he dropped a biggie on there in his latest chat. A sequel to last year's Fast and Furious Saga spin-off hit Hobbs & Shaw is in the works. That means The […]

If you were looking forward to jumping into the Resident Evil Resistance open beta on PlayStation 4 and Steam, here's a bit of bad news: it's been delayed. Capcom originally announced the open beta for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but quickly walked back its confirmation that players could jump in due to "technical difficulties." […]

Bleeding Cool has heard from multiple senior comic book industry sources that long before the current impact on the comic book industry from the coronavirus pandemic, book publisher/distributor Penguin Random House was looking into buying Diamond Comic Distributors.  Given recent events and their impact on businesses around the globe, Bleeding Cool has subsequently heard that […]

Davhi Waller's Mrs. America traces the history of – and resistance to – the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) movement. That "resistance" came in the form of conservative Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett), and FX on Hulu has done a nice job giving us looks at Schlafly as well as Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale), Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), […]

If you were concerned that this year might be bereft of a Halo release, you can put those fears to rest. Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has indicated that Halo Infinite is still on track for its debut later this year. In an interview with GameSpot, Booty did acknowledge some "unique challenges" with first-party […]

With people all over the world stuck inside, practicing safe social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, it's the perfect time to distract yourself by catching up on some comics reading. Drew Ford's It's Alive is offering a deal conducive to this: until the end of April, It's Alive is offering PDF downloads of […]

The Vast of Night looks like a throwback, early Spielberg like thriller about how a small town in the 1950's deals with supernatural phenomena and possibly extraterrestrial beings. It looks like a ton of fun, and after debuting on the festival circuit last year, the film was picked up by Amazon, and will debut on […]

If dealing with coronavirus has meant you've had to skip out on paying for your Final Fantasy XIV subscription as of late, you have one less thing to worry about: having the home you so painstakingly built up demolished. Square Enix has confirmed that it is temporarily suspending any demolition of said homes of player […]

This week has seen Panini, the European comic book publisher and licensor, put out a new Batman comic book, Batman: Tales Of The Dark Knight, with the first issue reprinting the first chapter of Sean Gordon Murphy's Batman: White Knight as well as Peter Tomasi, Jaime Mendoza and Doug Mahnke's Mythology from Detective Comics #994. […]

Disney+ has a heavy couple of months ahead when it comes to the Marvel Studios side of the universe. With television and streaming productions shuttered left and right over the coronavirus pandemic, the relatively new streaming service is only months away from premiering it's first two live-action series: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and […]

WayForward announced this week that Shantae and the Seven Sirens will be getting a release this May, coming to PC as well as all three major consoles. The game is already available on Apple Arcade, and doing pretty good for itself there. So now the devs will expand and sell it for $30 on PC, PS4, Nintendo […]