Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

We are sorry to share the news that “Black Lightning,” part of the DC Comics’ based Berlanti-verse on The CW will be coming to an end. The silver lining here is that the upcoming 4th season will still air, but as the final season. This news comes as a surprise, as earlier this week, The CW announced a “Black Lightning” spinoff series starring Jordan Calloway, about his character “Painkiller.” A planted episode, which will launch the character’s spinoff, is coming in the 4th season. “Black Lightning” executive producer and showrunner Salim Akil will be writing, directing and ep’ing “Painkiller.” You…

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Director’s cuts- you know we love em (sometimes). Perhaps the second-most anticipated director’s cut (behind only what, probably the Snyder Cut? Maybe Lynch’s 4-hour Dune?) just got a trailer, and we’re beyond curious to see where Francis Ford Coppola’s new cut of “The Godfather Part III” is gonna land. “Part III” was, by all accounts, a serious let down for fans of the incredible “The Godfather” epic saga from director Coppola, who co-wrote with Mario Puzo (author of the source novel). If you” recall, the actual intended title for the film was “The Death of Michael Corleone,” which Paramount Pictures outright rejected. The first…

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We are absolutely delighted to share the Netflix casting news that horror icon Robert Englund, whom most of you will know better by his cinema alter ego Freddy Kruger, is one of eight new faces coming to Hawkins for “Stranger Things” season 4!The fourth season will continue to be produced by the show’s creators The Duffer Brothers, along with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Iain Paterson This is a rundown of who everyone coming to season 4 will be playing: Englund will be playing Victor Creel- a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a…

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We are SO DELIGHTED to share the news that AppleTV+ series “For All Mankind” will be returning for its second season pretty soon after the new year. The alternative space history series asks the question what if the Russians made it to the moon first, and what if the USA never left the space race? One of our most suggested series for space buffs, the fact that “Battlestar Galactica’s” Ronald D. Moore is one of the driving forces behind said series should let you know immediately how good it is.“In the alternate history, we wanted to recapture that feeling where…

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We are very pleased to report that IO Interactive, the studio behind the massively successful Hitman games, is bringing another legendary gun-wielding character to a video game near you. His name is Bond. James Bond. Posted by the company’s official Twitter this morning, a 17-second teaser of the 58-second real teaser trailer, showing off a 007 title complete with Bond franchises’ signature gun barrel iris. A visit to the website listed in the above tweet reveals this: “It’s Bond, James Bond. Project 007 (working title) is a brand new video game to be developed and published by IO Interactive. Featuring…

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If “The Terminator” himself could run and win a Governorship in California, why not Matthew McConaughey in Texas? “Politics seems to be a broken business to me right now. And when politics redefines its purpose, I could be a hell of a lot more interested,” the Oscar-winning actor said during a stop by the Hugh Hewitt Show. Hewitt went so far as to ask McConaughey if he’d be interested in running for the position of Governor of Texas, to which McConaughey answered “it would be up to the people more than it would me.” So, that’s not a no? And…

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We are very pleased to share the first look at the opening credits for the upcoming docuseries “Marvel’s 616,” an exclusive to Disney+ series coming later this month. 616 refers to the prime Earth in Marvel Comics’ multiverse, and this 8-episode series will explain how Marvel Comics and characters have influenced the world around them. The title credits were designed by Patrick Clair, and the music is from composer Jeremy Turner. Check it out: Patrick Clair said of the main title release: “The 616 main titles needed to capture the relationship between Marvel’s readership and the real world unfolding ‘right…

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Just when you thought you’d seen it all in the fast-paced world of “what’s gonna be a Transformer figure next?,” along comes the X-Men Blackbird and it’s rather disturbing transformation. The Ultimate X-Spanse stands a whopping 8.5 inches tall, and comes with minifigs of Wolverine and Sabretooth (because of course it does). This new transformer is available for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse, and is expected to release on March 1st, 2021.

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We are so delighted to share the news that Netflix’s absolutely delightful Emmy winning series “Hilda” is FINALLY returning for its second season! Based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Luke Pearson, the series first premiered on Netflix in 2018, and fans have been excited for more “Hilda” ever since. The news was shared by the official “Hilda” Twitter account, along with the release date: “Hilda” returns to Netflix for season 2 on December 14th 2020.

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