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Sunday night is turning into a televised "perfect storm" of pop culture, presidential politics and the press — and since we know you're going to be watching anyway (no judgement), why not let your brothers-and-sisters-from-other-misters here at Bleeding Cool ride shotgun on the spiraling rollercoaster we call Stormy of the Century: Bleeding Cool's 60 Minutes/Stormy Daniels[...]

ABC has indefinitely pulled the once-scheduled February 27 episode 'Please, Baby, Please' over what the network and creator/showrunner Kenya Barris are vaguely describing are "creative differences." At this time, ABC has no plans to either air the episode or make the episode available through other formats.

In Black Panther #170, Black Panther and his allies meet Ras the Exhorter and his Originators in the desert. T'Challa has allies coming, but Ras' powers are great. Is it a good read?

Mera is stranded on land until her powers recover, but Corum Rath isn't content with letting this happen. Elsewhere, Ocean Master, now living a quiet life, is drawn back home by the conflict in Atlantis. Is it a good read?

After months of controversy, delays, and production shutdowns stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct against previous lead Kevin Spacey, Netflix has announced that production on House of Cards season 6, the final season, has resumed.

In the new teaser for Homeland Season 7 released by Showtime, Carrie has left her job at The White House but her work in Washington D.C. is far from over.

Looks like the Shonda Rhimes "universe" is about to get a little smaller in a very big way, with the Scandal creator and How to Get Away with Murder creator Peter Nowalk confirming to Deadline: Hollywood that the two series would be part of a major crossover event on ABC later this season.

The GOP tax plan, which in general benefits the wealthy and corporations, could actually end up having a negative effect on the box office for future DCEU

It would seem that a Jazz action figure in a new line of Transformers toys may in fact be a secret political tool, with a pro-Trump message.

Production on Veep's seventh and final season has been put on hold while star Julia Louis-Dreyfus undergoes cancer treatment.

Netflix and MRC announced earlier this afternoon that production on House of Cards' sixth season has been suspended, effectively immediately.

The drama continues to swirl around the NFL and the players who are choosing to protest during the performance of the National Anthem. The Bleacher Report

John Hebert used to be a comic book penciller, and now he's a Democratic candidate for County Legislator in Albany, New York.

It's been less than a week since Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson officially launched his 2020 presidential campaign, but it looks like, for voters and

I was angry at the government, and telling a story about tackling political corruption became something I dedicated myself to. Politics affect every aspect of our lives, even down to creators making comics It can get in the way, it can provide inspiration. At a time when the discussion of whether politics should be included in comics[...]

Poor Kaare Andrews. No matter how many strange and weird plot twists you bring to your amazing comic book Renato Jones, with its second series launching

Big Read for 2020, running on a platform of "Hey I've BEEN to Hell, let's not do that here."

Superstar novelist and comic book writer Brian Keene has taken to Twitter to announce that he's currently working on a secret project for Marvel or DC,

In what feels like a WWE skit whose payoff never comes, WWE superstar Kane has released a video for his mayoral campaign. Over sickeningly sweet music and

The year started with a debate over whether punching Nazis was okay. Writer of Marvel's two Captain America titles and their upcoming Nazi Hydra takeover

 We were mindful of that." Ultimately though, Alonso says Marvel isn't about politics Hmm Where did we hear that change was coming? "But Marvel is not about politics," Alonso explained "We are about telling stories about the world  I think we are an extension of what Stan did.  When I look at what we're looking to do,[...]

Roger Stone is a name most American's are familiar with. He's a political consultant, some credit him as creating the modern lobbyist, and enjoys using

But I think he explores the issues far deeper than I'd expect. — Rich Johnston (@richjohnston) March 24, 2017 Nick Spencer's former career in politics is no secret Bleeding Cool, in fact, covered it in depth back in 2010, when Johnston wrote: At the Image Writers Panel at NYCC he talked about working in politics, and when pressed by[...]

Many comics seem to have metaphors for Donald Trump, or stand in Trump characters, or look at the whole politics of the situation, such as Nick Spencer's two Captain America books. However, it's worth remembering that older, classic stories can also hold resonance outside of the time of their release While comics are a great medium for[...]

By Joe Glass Next week, Civil War II ends, thus ending yet another heroes vs. heroes line-wide mega-event. Of course, we already have Inhumans vs. X-Men

Despite the fact that the connection between the Empire and fascism—mostly linked to the Nazis—couldn't be more obvious, and the fact that Star Wars itself was a reaction to Vietnam, there are people who think that a movie about rebelling against fascism has no place talking about politics Fascism, here defined by Dictionary.com as "(sometimes[...]

In the wake of the shocking results of last week's U.S. Presidential election, Bleeding Cool knows what our readers want - no, need - to hear:

Jones and asked if he'd like to talk comic books and politics He agreed. Jones has an interesting background He is a Yale-educated attorney, author of two New York Times best-selling books, The Green Collar Economy (2008) and Rebuild the Dream (2012) He was the main advocate behind the Green Jobs Act signed into law by George W[...]

Every time I post something of a conservative viewpoint, those with a liberal viewpoint, try to make people like me feel like they have more sympathy, and more empathy for those less fortunate, to which I say, bullshit! Trying to use political differences to create an illusion that people who are successful and work hard[...]

I went to the British Political Cartoonist Of The Year Awards last night. I wasn't nominated (web cartoonists aren't - and that was the only reason,