Thursday, November 20, 2025

Optimus Prime and Duke Will Meet for the First Time in G.I. JOE

Skybound GIJoe Comic Book 001
Today, Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, are bringing seismic changes to the Energon Universe with two explosive upcoming G.I. JOE issues. Led by writer Joshua Williamson (Duke, Superman) and artist Andrea Milana (Creepshow, Cobra Commander), with colors by Lee Loughridge (Universal Monsters: The Mummy), and letters by Rus Wooton (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast), this powerhouse team delivers high-octane storytelling fans can’t miss. G.I. JOE #19 and #20 hit comic shops in February and March, respectively. 

Duke and Optimus Prime meeting for the first time in the Energon Universe? What's led to this momentous meeting of the EU's two greatest heroes? All we can say is it involves Clutch, Autobot Hound, and America's most wanted man – Matt Trakker! 

Clive Barker's HELLRAISER: Revival Video Game

Hellraiser Revival
Experience a new chapter in the legendary horror series like never before.  Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival takes first-person action horror survival to the next level. 

Play the story of Aidan, who must use the power of a mysterious puzzle box – the Genesis Configuration – to help his girlfriend Sunny’s escape from the otherworldly hellscape of the Labyrinth.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

AnimEigo Highlights Acclaimed Anime Home Media Titles for the Holiday Season

Black Jack - The Complete OVA Series
Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD mark the opening of the 2025 holiday shopping season by highlighting a variety of home media releases that will make thoughtful gifts for that discerning anime fan this year.

Catch a variety of acclaimed Blu-ray releases that include Black Jack – The Complete OVA Series, Looking for the Full Moon Volumes 1-2, Sasuke – The Complete Television Series, Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 OVA, Romeo’s Blue Skies, Nobody’s Boy Remi, Bubblegum Crisis Perfect Collection, and the Bubblegum Crash OVA. These titles are available from Amazon and leading anime retailers and for direct purchase from AnimEigo and MediaOCD at: https://www.mediaocd.com.

PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR

PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR
An exciting new chapter in Marvel Comics’ storied history with Planet of the Apes begins this February with PLANET OF THE APES VS. FANTASTIC FOUR, the groundbreaking science fiction franchise’s first-ever crossover with the Marvel Universe. The four-issue series will be written by Josh Trujillo (What If…? Galactus) and drawn by Andrea di Vito (Emma Frost: The White Queen).

Marvel first published Planet of the Apes stories back at the very start with beloved comic adaptations of the original films. Today, that partnership continues with exciting new comic sagas set in different eras of the films, including last year’s acclaimed Beware the Planet of the Apes series. Now, it’s time to venture into uncharted territory with a series that bridges the world of Planet of the Apes with the Marvel mythos—and who better to lead the way than Marvel’s First Family! If you thought talking humans raised daring questions about simian society, just wait until you see the chaos unleashed on Ape City when Super Heroes arrive in this epic pop culture showdown!

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game Kickstarter

IDW Godzilla The Roleplaying Game Kickstarter
Launching next March with a Kickstarter campaign, Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game, reunites three Warhammer gaming legends – Jervis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe for their first co-created tabletop game! Godzilla puts a team of players in the midst of kaiju attacks with character sheets, collaboration, and playing cards as their tools to defend humanity. This unique new game system uses standard 52-card decks, rather than dice. The Godzilla RPG Kickstarter campaign will be a 30-day pledge launching early 2026, and will feature limited edition tiers with expected fulfillment by fall 2026. Fans can sign up for more information on IDW Games HERE.

Winter Survival Storms Out of Early Access

Winter Survival
Winter Survival, the unrelenting, story-driven survival game from developer DRAGO Entertainment, fends off the wilderness with its 1.0 release on PC via Steam today, including the final act to its harrowing story of one man’s will to endure against all odds in the unforgiving tundra.

We Bury The Dead

We Bury the Dead
NEW ZOMBIE MOVIE!!!

After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise - they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava (Daisy Ridley) enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

MONDO'S Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Donatello 1:6 Figure

Mondo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6th Scale Donatello 001
Mondo has announced the launch of their all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1/6 Scale line from MondoVerse. This line, featuring redesigned versions of the iconic characters with ultra-realistic textures and details from the brand's creatives, is now available for purchase!

Available for a limited time from now to December 2, the TMNT - Donatello 1/6 Scale Figure - Timed Edition (MSRP: $250) is the first figure in this brand-new line featuring swappable portraits, weapons, and accessories, including removable soft goods and interchangeable eyes.

FALLEN WITHIN Release New Single ‘WORLDS APART,’ Featuring SALIVA

Fallen Within Worlds Apart
Southern-based  rock outfit Fallen Within has released a new powerful, raw single for “Worlds Apart” featuring rock giants Saliva. The latest single is available via Judge & Jury Records, an artist/production team founded by multi-platinum record producer Howard Benson second to none active rock record holder Neil Sanderson (founder/songwriter/drummer of Three Days Grace). Listen to “World’s Apart” on all digital streaming platforms.

New Trailer for PROJECT HAIL MARY

Project Hail Mary

PROJECT HAIL MARY, based on Andy Weir's New York Times best-selling novel, starring Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling with Academy Award nominee Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub.

Directed by Academy Award® winning filmmakers Phil Lord & Christopher Miller.

Screenplay by Drew Goddard

The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake

The Blues Brothers The Escape of Joliet Jake
The beloved Blues Brothers universe will expand over the next few years with forays into television, film, live events, music and much more with the first IP offering being a brand new original Graphic Novel: THE BLUES BROTHERS: THE ESCAPE OF JOLIET JAKE available today, November 18 via Z2.

Accolades Bestowed on Simon the Sorcerer: Origins

Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Developer and publisher Smallthing Studios is proud to announce a major milestone for Simon the Sorcerer Origins. Since launch, the game has garnered widespread critical acclaim, earning multiple awards, high review scores, and enthusiastic praise from fans of both classic point-and-click adventures and newcomers to the genre.

IMAGE COMICS Partners with GONKBONK for Holiday Blind Bags

Image Comics Holiday Blind Bags
Image Comics and GONKBONK are teaming up to slip something extra merry onto comic shop shelves this year with the debut of the 2025 Image Comics Holiday Blind Bag—a limited, highly collectible, holly-jolly surprise perfect for a stocking stuffer this December.

Each festive blind bag will include one (1) rare ratio variant—guaranteed to be at least a 1:25, but could even be a 1:100 incentive ratio variant—plucked from the archives at random to delight collectors this season.

Monday, November 17, 2025

New Book Explores Colonization of Mars, AI Ethics and Humanity’s Fragile Future

Outbound Meta Mars

Author and molecular biologist Richard M. Anderson releases an adventurous and thought-provoking new novel, Outbound: Meta Mars, the second in a series of visionary science fiction. The Outbound series takes readers on a thrilling cosmic journey, exploring the future of humanity and life beyond Earth. The first installment of the series, Outbound: Islands in the Void, focuses on hope and recovery in the wake of cataclysmic events that threaten the survival of the Earth and its inhabitants. The latest in the series, Outbound: Meta Mars, imagines a vivid future where humans and AI must learn to coexist, or suffer their own downfall.

Giant Robots, Crashing Buildings, and Hotdog Carts in GET COLOSSAL

Get Colossal video game
Glitch Hammer Games is proud to announce their upcoming light-hearted, but heavy-hitting arena brawler Get Colossal, with a first-look trailer and global Alpha playtest November 22nd-23rd! Get Colossal is a party-style, family-friendly 2v2 brawler where players grow from human-sized to giant mechs and titans and slug it out in fully destructible environments.

Players can get their first taste of the monstrous mayhem with the open Alpha playtest for Get Colossal next weekend! In the playtest, you can choose from four characters as you test out the kaiju-scale action and wreak havoc on one of the maps from the game.