As Mass Footprint of Geek Merch Continues to Expand
June 2, 2016
VIZ Media has announced the signing of a number of consumer products licenses for its hit anime/manga property One-Punch Man .
'Battle Angel Alita' & 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Get Dates
June 1, 2016
Fox has shuffled the opening dates of two as-yet-unnamed Marvel movies, provided a release date for Robert Rodriguez’ adaptation of Battle Angel Alita , and moved the Predator reboot up from March 2, 2018 to February 9, 2018.
Hasbro-Titles Crossover Due in September
June 1, 2016
IDW has announced Revolution , an epic crossover event that will unite the publisher’s current Hasbro titles ( G.I. Joe & Transformers ) as well as new (to IDW comics) properties Rom, Micronauts, Action Man , and M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Command) .
Column by Steve Bennett
June 1, 2016
This week, Bennett looks at three big comics that came out last week.
'Movie Isn't Testing Well'
June 1, 2016
Disney has ordered four weeks of reshoots for Star Wars: Rogue One , the first Star Wars Anthology film, over concerns about the film.
Orders First Season of 'Legion'
June 1, 2016
Based on the pilot, FX has placed a first season order for the X-Men-based series Legion from FX Productions and Marvel Television.
Will Portray 'Man of Bronze' Pulp Hero
May 31, 2016
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed that he will star in Sony Pictures’s long-gestating Doc Savage feature.
At 50%
May 31, 2016
Dan Farr Productions, the company that owns and operates Salt Lake City Comic Con, has acquired a 50% interest in Salt Lake Gaming Con.
Week of May 31, 2016
May 30, 2016
There are some very interesting titles including a bleak and gritty crime film ( Triple 9 ) and an almost equally interesting crime caper TV mini-series ( The Last Panthers , which has a theme song by David Bowie), plus an inspiring Jesse Owens biopic, and the campy box office failures Gods of Egypt and Pride and Prejudice & Zombies .
Column by Rob Salkowitz
May 30, 2016
Is there a larger problem with Cap’s relationship with HYDRA? Yes, but not the one you’re thinking.
'Alice Through the Looking Glass' in Real Trouble, 'Civil War' Tops 'Deadpool'
May 29, 2016
As expected this weekend’s two big new releases topped the box office charts, but X-Men: Apocalypse’s debut was 30% below that of the previous film in the franchise ( Days of Future Past ), and James Bobin’s Alice Through the Looking Glass opened 70% below Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland.
As Video Declines 13%, Music 11%
May 27, 2016
Trans World Entertainment reported that sales in its “Trend” (geek merch) category were up 65% in the quarter ended April 30.
