There is a comic book called Batman: Urban Legends. It’s an anthology comic featuring different stories by different creators. In issue #6, Tim Drake, the third character in the Batman mythos to take on the role of Robin, Batman’s sidekick, gets asked on a date. By young man, not a young woman. Tim Drake accepts....
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The first official trailer for ‘Y: The Last Man’ television series
FX and Hulu released the first official trailer today for Y: The Last Man. It’s based on the Vertigo comic written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Pia Guerra. The premise of the story is that every mammal on earth with a Y chromosome suddenly drops dead. Every mammal except two: a human named Yorick...
Read MoreLil Dumpster Fire ‘This Is Fine’ vinyl figure
Entertainment Earth, a seller of all sorts of nerdy collectibles and toys, is now taking preorders for Lil Dumpster Fire ‘This Is Fine’ vinyl figure. It’s awesome and costs $30. It’s based on a meme mash-up of a dumpster fire and the “This Is Fine” cartoon. These are the first two panels of the cartoon:...
Read MoreGoing to Otakon alongside COVID-19 anti-vaxxers is dumb
Otakon, the annual convention dedicated to celebrating Asian pop culture, is this weekend, August 6 – 8, in Washington D.C. Organizers aren’t allowing a little thing like a deadly, highly contagious virus to get in the way. Asian culture isn’t going to celebrate itself damn it! Masks will be “required,” and a “no contact, real-time,...
Read MoreScarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’
Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for breach of contract. She claims Disney failed to adhere to their contract when it decided to release Black Widow on Disney+ as a $30 pay-per-view the same day as the movie’s theatrical release. From the Wall Street Journal: Scarlett Johansson, star of the latest Marvel movie “Black Widow,” filed...
Read MoreRichard C. Meyer addresses his entitled, bothered customers
Comicsgate founding father Richard C. Meyer (aka Ya Boi Zack aka Diversity & Comics) went to YouTube to address complaints from his crowdfunding backers. He described these backers as feeling “bothered.” Some of his backers are bothered because Meyer is extremely late on delivering several titles. Instead of concentrating his efforts on getting those titles...
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