DC: The New Frontier creator Darwyn Cooke has released an animated Batman Beyond short. It also cameos some of Batman’s other incarnations, fitting with the 75th anniversary of the character. More at Nexopia. Earth 2 is the next franchise to get a weekly series from DC Comics. The alternate earth series will feature its monthly series writer Tom Taylor among others. More at Comics Nexus. Robin appears to be returning, although which Robin remains unclear. Batman and Robin writer Peter Tomasi is penning a Robin Rises: Omega one-shot. The issue will be followed by his Batman & <Guest Name> series reverting back to Batman & Robin with #33. More at Newsarama. Warren Ellis has signed on to revamp Rob Liefeld’s Supreme series. Ellis and artist Tula Lotay will start the series in July with Supreme: Blue Rose #1. More at Comicosity. The X-Files will be going back to their roots starting in July. X-Files: Year Zero will look at the origins of the X-Files unit, which was started in the late 40s. More at IDW. IDW has announced their first exclusive contract in Gabriel Rodriguez. The Locke & Key artist is set to illustrate a Little Nemo comic later this year. More at the LA Times. Valiant Comics has announced their first cancellation and a new series. Harbinger will end with issue #25 but be relaunched as Harbinger: Omegas with the same writer, Josh Dysart. More at CBR. Television The Hugo Awards nominations have been announced. Saga, Pacific Rim, Orphan Black, and Doctor Who were all nominated in various categories. More at io9. Game of Thrones has hit a new record for piracy. Last week’s “The Lion and the Rose” has reported over 193,000 shares of the same torrent file. More at the AV Club. First footage of the upcoming Star Wars: Rebels television series has debuted. Watch it below: Fans of politics and western music are in for a treat: Michelle Obama will be guest starring on Nashville on May 7. More at TV Line. © Copyright 2002-2025 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. |