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New Batman/Spawn variants and exclusive covers for the December 2022 crossover event were revealed at New York Comic Con.

 

The Wheel of Time Season 1 recap and Season 2 sneak-peek reel was shown at New York Comic Con during the "Prime Video Presents The Wheel of Time & The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" panel presentation.

 

The Official Trailer for The Peripheral Season 1

From Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Chloe Grace Moretz discovers an ominous virtual reality. Based on William Gibson’s novel.

 

I might check this out, Mayne.

 

A New Teaser for the Final season of Star Trek: Picard

 

For those of you still invested in this particular shit show.....

 

A First Look at New Supes Sister Sage and Firecracker in the Boys Season Four

 

I called it back in June …

 

They outchea’ doing the “Man From Atlantis” swim. Y’all young mfs don’t know nothing ‘bout that. …lol

 

Watchmen Creator Alan Moore Says Superheroes Shouldn’t Be For Adults



In a controversial take, Watchmen creator Alan Moore states that superhero movies were always for children, not adults, and condemns the modern culture surrounding the fandom. Moore is the acclaimed writer behind comics such as Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, and Batman: The Killing Joke. In most of his works, even for DC, Moore is well-known for presenting challenging themes, including fascism, mental illness, and the occult.

Since his prominence in the '80s and '90s, Moore slowly moved away from comics, citing the mainstream culture as a significant factor; the writer has not produced a comic in over five years, instead focusing on prose fiction. His distaste for superhero culture at large extends to film and TV, as well, generally opting to remove himself from adaptations of his works. Therefore, Moore is a staunch proponent of keeping his name attached solely to his comics projects, famously getting into disputes with DC and filmmakers like Lana Wachowski, despite the massive financial success of the MCU and the DCEU.

Over a decade after expressing concern about the state of superhero fandom, in a new interview with The Guardian, Moore says superheroes were never supposed to entertain adults. Although he accepts some of the blame for his contributions to the genre in the '80s and '90s, creating titles with more adult themes, he clarifies that superheroes were always targeted at young boys. Referencing the adult queues to see Batman films, he calls that kind of infantilization dangerous and a potential precursor to fascism. Check out the full quote below:

"Hundreds of thousands of adults [are] lining up to see characters and situations that had been created to entertain the 12-year-old boys – and it was always boys – of 50 years ago. I didn’t really think that superheroes were adult fare. I think that this was a misunderstanding born of what happened in the 1980s – to which I must put my hand up to a considerable share of the blame, though it was not intentional – when things like Watchmen were first appearing. There were an awful lot of headlines saying ‘Comics Have Grown Up’. I tend to think that, no, comics hadn’t grown up. There were a few titles that were more adult than people were used to. But the majority of comics titles were pretty much the same as they’d ever been. It wasn’t comics growing up. I think it was more comics meeting the emotional age of the audience coming the other way."

"I said round about 2011 that I thought that it had serious and worrying implications for the future if millions of adults were queueing up to see Batman movies. Because that kind of infantilization – that urge towards simpler times, simpler realities – that can very often be a precursor to fascism."

Moore's comments are not surprising, considering his public views on the superhero industry. His comics, especially Watchmen, have attempted to humanize "heroes" and expose them as a farcical concept. But despite those significant themes, Moore acknowledges that his approach to superheroes may have contributed to the darker overtones other comics writer introduced to their stories. Still, as a prominent comics writer, he holds a unique position in criticizing the modern culture surrounding superheroes. Opposed to other famous figures like Martin Scorsese, who decried Marvel movies and stated that they are "not cinema," Moore has less to say about the films and shows themselves and more about the people watching them.

The Watchmen writer's statement attributing adult superhero fandom to the rise of fascism is a complex theory to prove, but likewise unsurprising, given Moore's political standing as an anarchist and interest in magical occultism. Of course, the popularity of superhero media has been rising far before certain political events occurred; on the other hand, people with political beliefs contrary to Moore's occasionally bear symbols of characters such as Batman and the Punisher, representing their vigilante views. But while the unconventional Watchmen writer condemns grown-up interest in superheroes, most adults likely maintain a passionate amusement for the larger-than-life characters they loved during their childhoods.

 

I kind of get his point, but not entirely, because almost all modern entertainment started off as something for kids. Also, people taking fandom way too seriously goes way beyond superheroes.

 

Warrior Nun: Season 2 Trailer

As Adriel attempts to establish his following as the dominant religion on the planet, Ava and the Sister-Warriors of the OCS must find a way to defeat him.

 

I don’t know if this is real, but it’s kind of cool to me.

 

"A mutual hatred of The Starks"

 

Just get in from seeing Black Adam. It could have been really good if they’d just put a bit more effort into the script and paid more attention to the details. Johnson deserves better. I think Rotten Tomatoes got it right on this one.

With that said, I left really wanting to see a Hawkman movie and a Dr.
Fate movie. Aldes Hodge killed that shit. And, so did Pierce
Brosnan. Hell, I’d be down for a Justice Society flick. That would be fly af if done right.

 

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ''Long Live Wakanda'' TV Spot