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Not going to lie, at first, I felt some kind of way about it. I wasn’t outraged or anything like that. I just kind of gave his casting a lil’ side eye. But, then I thought about it and came to a different understanding.
It’s not like we haven’t had any dark skinned male superheroes. As a matter of fact, just about every black male, live action superhero has been, at the very least, dark brown. And, it’s not even like Pierre is hi-yellow. He’s light brown. Seriously, he’s not passing for anything else other than a black man, anytime soon. As a matter of fact, the first time I saw the trailer for “Ruby Ridge” the first thing I said was, “It’s great to see a brother leading this type of film.” So, when did he suddenly get not black enough?

Also, there are very few if any, that I know of, light skinned black male superheroes. So, does that mean our yellow brothers don’t get to swoop in, fight supervillains and save the day? Maybe, that’s a broader conversation for a different day? But, for right now, at this time, I had to open my mind, examine my biases and admit that thinking anything other than, “Good for that brother. He’s a great actor with the charisma and gravitas to pull off the role.” says more about my issues with color, than it does about him getting the role.

 

Max released the new trailer for James Gunn’s Creature Commandos animated series at New York Comic Con. The seven-episode season will premiere on December 5th and release new episodes weekly through January 16th.

 

Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb Returning to Batman


More than two decades ago, Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb collaborated to create the iconic Batman: Hush. Spanning issues #608 to #619 of the Batman series, this storyline quickly captured the admiration of fans and became a significant success. It featured a host of Batman's most renowned adversaries alongside the introduction of a new villain, Hush, also known as Thomas Elliot, all rendered in stunning detail by Jim Lee.


On Saturday during New York Comic Con, Lee humorously remarked that the online rumors are “always right” before announcing that he and Loeb would be resuming their work on the Batman series beginning in March 2025 with Batman #158. They will be joined by inker Scott Williams and colorist Alex Sinclair to craft the next installment of the Hush narrative in a six-issue arc.

 

New York Comic Con Exclusive Clip | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3

 

Netflix Renews Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft


Netflix is plotting a new set of adventures for its version of Lara Croft.

The streamer has renewed its animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft for a second season. The pickup was relatively quick, just two weeks after the eight-episode first season premiered.

Based on the long-running Tomb Raider video game franchise, The Legend of Lara Croft follows the adventurer (voiced by Hayley Atwell) after the events of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy. The show aims to fill in a gap in Croft’s story between the reboot trilogy (which served as an origin story for the character) and the original games.

Season two, per Netflix, will find Lara discovering a trail of stolen African Orisha masks. “She joins forces with her best friend Sam (voiced by Karen Fukuhara in season one) to retrieve the precious artifacts,” the logline reads. “Lara’s thrilling new adventure takes her around the globe as she delves deeper into the hidden secrets of Orisha's history, dodges the machinations of a dangerous and enigmatic billionaire who wants the masks for herself, while discovering these relics contain dark secrets and a power that defies logic. A power that may be divine.”

The season one voice cast also includes Allen Maldonado and Earl Baylon in regular roles, while Richard Armitage, Zoe Boyle, Roxana Ortega, and Nolan North recurred.




Credit: Deadline.com

 

Ghost Rider vs Jack O’Lantern
by Arthur Suydam

 

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – New TV Spot

 

Has anyone seen this? I've been thinking about catching it this weekend.

 

The premiere is in December, so we still have a bit of a wait.

 

Oh wow, I saw a poster at the local theater, so I thought it was already out. It must have been in the 'Coming Soon' section.