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Cohen's Futurama brings the first of 20 new episodes to Hulu, we're getting a chance to check in with John DiMaggio, aka Bender, via an exclusive interview he did with EW In the following highlights, DiMaggio reflects on the tense negotiations with the studio that very nearly led to his not returning (with the studio[...]

That means there's more than enough time to catch up on the animated series' original run – and Adult Swim made that a little easier today with a look back at Bender's (DiMaggio) best scams & schemes – even if they didn't quite work out as planned. Image: Adult Swim Screencap So for a look back at[...]

In this astonishing New New York, he befriends hard-drinking robot Bender (John DiMaggio) and falls in love with cyclops Leela (Katey Sagal) The trio finds work at the Planet Express Delivery Company, founded by Fry's doddering descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth Together with accountant Hermes Conrad, assistant Amy Wong, and alien lobster Dr John Zoidberg, they[...]

But what I did get was a lot of respect, and a lot of head nods from people who are like, 'Yo bro, I see you and thank you.'" Though he found the fight for better pay & professional respect "quite rewarding," DiMaggio found that in the end, "trying to get money out of Disney[...]

At the time, we learned that Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman were returning… but no mention of John DiMaggio, aka Bender Over the course of the weeks that followed, fans took to social media to make sure that #Bendergate was being heard by both Hulu and Disney[...]

It was announced that Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman were returning… but no mention of John DiMaggio aka Bender What followed were weeks of both silence and negotiation as fans took to social media to make sure that #Bendergate was being heard by both Hulu and Disney[...]

Bender is back! Voice actor John DiMaggio will be joining Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, and David Herman on Hulu, David X Cohen & Matt Groening's 20-episode Futurama revival "I'M BACK, BABY! So damn grateful for the love and support of fans and colleagues alike during this whole time (especially[...]

Well, it didn't take long for fans to realize that there was one very important name missing from that list: John DiMaggio aka Bender And since that time, things have gotten pretty icy on the negotiations front, with the streamer and producers apparently willing to recast if an agreement with DiMaggio can't be reached For[...]

But the excitement has been undercut by a big name missing from that list, John DiMaggio aka Bender Though it would appear that there hasn't been much of a change when it comes to the negotiating stalemate that currently exists between DiMaggio's team and the streamer & studio, the actor had taken to Twitter to[...]

But any excitement has been undermined by a big name missing from that list, John DiMaggio aka Bender At the time that the news was announced, the actor was not attached to the project and it was reported that the role would be recast if DiMaggio didn't return Well, that's not sitting well with Futurama[...]

Now, this is where we get to the "kinda" part because you may have noticed that there's one major name missing- John DiMaggio aka Bender At the time that the news was announced, the actor was not attached to the project and it was reported that the role would be recast if DiMaggio didn't return[...]

District Attorney #1 Murder Incorporated #1 Outlaws #1 Public Enemies #1 Real Clue Crime Stories #1 Underworld #1 March of Crime #1 Startling Comics #49, 1948. Futurama's Bender and the Startling Comics Mystery Of course, crime was not the only genre that the comic book industry was moving into by early 1948 Good Girl-oriented titles were still on the rise, and some segments of[...]

After 80+ years of riding the tides of American pop culture, sometimes even the most obscure characters and titles of decades past wash ashore on the modern media landscape and leave a bigger impression than their original creators would have imagined. An obscure Marvel/Atlas comic from 1956 like Mystery Tales #40 can show up out of[...]