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.

This entry is part 14 of 16 in the series SDCC 2021

Wow, 10 seasons of “Archer” have come and gone on FXX, and that’s a little crazy to comprehend.  “In season 11 of FXX‘s comedy Archer, ‘Sterling Archer’ is ready to return to the spy world after a three-year coma. While many things changed during his absence, Archer is confident it will take just a little time for him to reset things back to the old ways. The problem: does the rest of the team want that? The others may not be ready for his return to throw a wrench in their well-oiled machine.” Created by Adam Reed (who voiced the…

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This just in from SDCC 2020 At Home- the season 10 finale of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will air later this year. The final episode of Season 10 will air on October 4, 2020!Originally, AMC planned to air the finale on April 12, 2020. However, due to COVID-19, post-production on the episode was unable to be completed on time. Now, fans can expect to watch the long-awaited episode on October 4th after months of waiting! You can watch the full panel on Youtube here.

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Once upon a time ago, there was a network called G4. Geared primarily toward young male adult viewers and the world of video games, it did eventually transition into something more general entertainment. It also died, finally going off the air on December 31st, 2014.Suddenly this morning out of NO WHERE, a video appeared on the Attack of the Show Twitter account, seemingly teasing a return of G4 in 2021. We’re not exactly sure what this means, but hey, when else would it return but Comic Con week? We’ll let you know what we find out….

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This entry is part 15 of 16 in the series SDCC 2021

One of the panels we were really looking forward to enjoying during this year’s San Diego Comic Con International (which of course we’re all experiencing from home in 2020) is Charlize Theron’s “Evolution of a Badass.” Kicking off at 10am PST, fans can watch along on Youtube with fellow Furiosa and Lorraine Broughton enthusiasts at this link here. It’ll go live exactly at 10am. The panel is described as:Actress and producer Charlize Theron reflects on portraying over two decades of action heroes, from Æon Flux to The Old Guard’s Andromache, Mad Max: Fury Road’s Furiosa to Atomic Blonde’s Lorraine Broughton. In a lengthy retrospective Q&A moderated by IGN’s Terri Schwartz, Theron discusses…

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Hope you’re really interested in more of Amazon’s “The Boys,” because the streaming studio just ordered a third season, as well as an after show hosted by Aisha Tyler (who we miss running things in Hall H). This news was broken shortly after “The Boys” SDCC At Home panel kicked off today. There was also a brand-new clip released from the upcoming second season of the show, that features a whale, some sharks, and a boat. Reminder that it’s not for all audiences, ok? So if you’re working from home in the living room, maybe make sure your youngins aren’t…

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So, it’s highly unlikely we’ll be getting any actual theatrical releases dropped in 2020. Walt Disney Pictures noticed this, and decided to officially move everything. Again. As of 10 minutes ago, “The New Mutants” still is optimistically slated for August 28th (according to the artwork shown during their SDCC At Home panel). BUT, they’ve also officially removed “Mulan” from the schedule, so there is no current release date for it. All of the untitled “Star Wars” films have been moved back a year: #1: previously dated 12/16/22 moves to 12/22/23#2: previously dated 12/20/24 moves to 12/19/25#3: previously dated on 12/18/26…

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This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series SDCC 2021

If you loved HBO’s adaptation of “His Dark Materials,” we’ve got some good news for you from today’s SDCC At Home panel. The first trailer for the upcoming second season of the Dafne Keene, Lin-Manuel Miranda starring show! HBO’s “His Dark Materials” stars Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the first season follows Lyra, a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children, and becomes…

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Filmmaker Zack Snyder just dropped a pretty big teaser on his Twitter. Apparently, this weekend there will be an event called Justice Con. A little looksee at the Youtube listing for this out of nowhere event reveals a listing of expected guests across several different videos, but no real explanation of what the heck this is. So, apparently we’ll find out more this weekend? We’ll let you know…

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