With one of Marvel's first big story arcs to be rolled out next year, Iron Man 2020, still being months away from kicking off, you'd naturally think we'd run out of things to talk about. But instead, it's proven to be the latest exciting theme for the House of Ideas to run with for a wave of variant covers.
Of all the comic book characters not to have been a product of either DC or Marvel, Spawn has undoubtedly emerged as one of the most popular around, no doubt helping put Image on the map back in the day. Not only that, but the anti-hero has headlined an animated series, and helped jump-start Todd McFarlane’s line of action figures that have also put out highly detailed toys for everything from The Matrix to Metal Gear Solid and even professional athletes.
If there's any end in sight for Resident Evil 2 mods, it sure won't arrive anytime soon. Even with the blockbuster remake's release being nine months behind us, we're still seeing some talented and tech savvy diehard fans having fun with the fright fest.
Once again, I can't stress enough how the Batwoman TV series couldn't have debuted at a more opportune time. With Fox's Gotham now a thing of the past, The CW are now free to use whatever Batman villains from the comic books they so choose. Well, I'm guessing a few are out of their reach, as Matt Reeves may want them saved for the silver screen, but that still leaves dozens of other evildoers at their fingertips.
Those of you who are familiar with Jensen Ackles' body of work outside of Supernatural should be aware of his prior history with DC Comics-based projects. Before he was ever slaying demons as Dean Winchester, he was Jason Teague on Smallville. And later down the road, he became the first man to ever voice Jason Todd in the animated movie Batman: Under The Red Hood.
At this point, I'm sure those of you reading this have revisited at least a few of the films making up the Halloween franchise this month. If not, then you'd better get cracking, because very few series other than this one are capable of properly allowing us to observe the season.
These days, it sure does seem like variant covers are the way to go. In my opinion, they can often feature artwork even more gorgeous than the standard covers, or even offer an alternate take on iconic characters we can't see anywhere else. When it comes to the exhibits presented today, both of those statements may wind up proving true.
Being a longtime fan of Silent Hill myself, there's a very good reason why I vividly remember 2012, and that's because it saw the release of three games in the franchise: Downpour, Book of Memories and the HD Collection. Okay, the third one mentioned may not have technically counted as being "new," but I still bought it. Plus, we mustn't forget how Silent Hill: Revelation hit theaters that year as well.
In a sense, Arrow's eighth and final season started off in a fashion similar to season 7: We followed the adventures of Oliver Queen in the present, while the flash forward segments focused on the heroes of Star City existing in 2040. Up until last night's episode, "Leap of Faith," that held true.
Those of you who are privy to Justice League's storied production are well aware of the "Snyder Cut" and what it means to an extremely vocal sect of fandom online. At this point, some folks are so intent on seeing what Zack Snyder had planned that they're demanding it in social media threads in no way relevant to the topic. I'm not kidding. It wouldn't surprise me if they've wrote to their congressman.
