HRL Archives

Awesome Con in Washington DC brought together some DC Comics’ best and most legendary talent to talk about their landmark Action Comics #1000 issue. Tom King, Clay Mann, Dan Jurgens, Paul Levitz, and Scott Snyder talk the differences between writing Batman and Superman and so much more.

Brian Cronin is best known in the industry for his CBR column Comic Book Legends Revealed, as well as writing widely for the site. He has also written a number of spinoff books and writes for ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Times, and more. But he could probably accomplish even more if he wasn't playing Candy Crush Saga.

Yes today might be Easter Sunday, but it is also April 1st, meaning that the video game dev gags are in full swing. Niantic Labs have gotten in on the fun this year by running Pokémon Go in 8-bit graphics to give you that retro feel.

DC's new Swamp Thing design resembles Alan Moore, Fantastic Four returns this summer, how Gotham has jumped the shark and rocked it, and more geeky news from the past week!

Grasshopper Manufacture and GungHo Entertainment have announced a dating simulator spinoff of their popular free-to-play MMO Let It Die.

Robert E. Howard's estate has applied to register a trademark for Pigeons From Hell. Howard is best known for his Conan the Barbarian and related writing and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. But one story forgotten by many is Pigeons From Hell.

Bleeding Cool has been told in a very confirm-y way that not only is Carnage to appear in the upcoming Venom movie but, yes, he will be played by Woody Harrelson.

Little Island Comics of Toronto, which closed in late 2016 when its parent shop The Beguiling moved locations, has reopened next to The Beguiling's new spot.

Ben Elton writes an episode of his latest sitcom that criticises Comic Relief? Seems so.

Edinburgh Comic Con is on the 14th to 15th of April, and it is believed that Avengers: Infinity War stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany intend to attend the show in full cosplay.

Disney has released some pretty fantastic new handbags for the summer featuring characters from Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, and more!

Dynamite has sent us the first issue of the Witchblade/Red Sonja series they did with Top Cow to help promote their latest digital bundle offer. Read it here!

Bleeding Cool writers Kaitlyn Booth, Bill Watters, and Mary Anne Butler get into a spoiler-free and then a spoiler-filled discussion about Ready Player One from the perspective of fans of the book and someone who never read the book.

If you're looking for something to do April 14th and are near the Baltimore area, why not check out Transcendent Events' Nerdpocalypse at Power Plant Live?

This week Jeremy and Josh discuss comics like Doomsday Clock #4, Dark Knights: Metal #6, Daredevil #600, Saga #50, and Days of Hate #3. Also, they talk about why you should probably just read Terrifics #2 instead.

Freeform's Cloak and Dagger showrunner Joe Pokaski gives an elevator pitch for the series and talks about how important it was to find the right Tyrone and Tandy.

According to Mark Henry, Hulk Hogan hasn't done enough to earn a return to WWE after he was fired over a leaked racist rant in 2015. But one former WWE Superstar does want Hogan to return: Ryback.

Read the first chapter of Blythe: The Trailer Park Knight Rises, the new novel by Dan Wickline. Blythe is the story of a soldier named Erin Cooper who returns from military service to find that she has to rebuild her life from scratch in the economically devastated city of Blythe, CA.

This week on Comic Book Wins and Losses we parcel out the victories from the defeats among Dark Nights: Metal #6, Doomsday Clock #4, Daredevil #600, Bloodborne #2, Kid Lobotomy #6, and more!

The full question-and-answer period following the South by Southwest screening of Ready Player One. This Q&A contains SPOILERS — ye be warned.

The 2018 Hugo Awards are around the corner! Here are the nominations for every category for this longest running of science fiction awards.

Awesome Con is back, and bigger than ever! This three-day nerd extravaganza celebrates everything in the nerd universe -- from comics to wrestling and everything else.

There's a new DC Versus that pits Wonder Woman against Aquaman and asks the attendees of WonderCon to chime in on who would win.

Review: If you are looking for a movie that reminds you why you fell in love with movies in the first place, get prepared for Ready Player One.

New York comic book store Modern Myths posted a message to customers on their Facebook page this week saying that they will be closing both their stores later this year -- Northampton at the end of May and Mamaroneck at the end of June.

An upcoming episode of Arrow season 6 focuses on Ricardo 'The Dragon' Diaz, and we have the synopsis for it.

The issue of sexual assault and the exploitation of women in media is finally in the public eye — but that doesn't mean things have improved everywhere, as fans of Cincinnati's Horrorhound Weekend found out last weekend.

In January of last year, comic book writer Gerard Jones was arrested on suspicion of possessing more than 600 child pornography files and uploading graphic videos to YouTube. When charges were laid, he entered a plea of not guilty — but will now change his plea to guilty.

Crate Creatures are invading stores and are one of the hottest toys around. We got our hands on some, and we love the nostalgic feel we got from them. Monster Kids should get these!

This month's Marvel Gear and Goods Loot Crate has arrived, bringing with it a load of sporty X-Men swag! Check out photos and more.