DC’s Heroes in Crisis Weaves Beautiful Tragedy
Heroes in Crisis makes one of the strongest arguments yet for why DC Rebirth needed to happen. This is a story that plays very directly on the long history of DC’s superhuman community and the many friendships and rivalries that have developed over the years. Much like with his Batman run, Tom King writes this story as though all of that history still exists and wasn’t wiped out by Doctor Manhattan’s clinical, all-powerful hand. This issue in particular draws on classics like the original Teen Titans, Justice League International and The Killing Joke as it delves deeper into the many characters impacted by the tragedy at Sanctuary. That long sense of history gives this story the emotional weight it needs as the narrative slowly but surely moves forward.
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Jack Black Starts A Gaming Channel On YouTube, And It’s Already Massively Popular
Actor Jack Black has launched a YouTube channel dedicated in part to gaming, and it’s proving to be wildly popular before he’s even uploaded any kind of substantial content. Black launched his new channel, Jablinski Games, on December 21, and it took just a week for it to reach 1 million subscribers. After 10 days, the channel is up to more than 2.5 million subscribers, so it’s definitely off to a very good start.
Probably jokingly, Black said Jablinski Games will be bigger than Ninja and PewDiePie. He plans to upload new videos every Friday, and in addition to games, Black’s videos will focus on food and life. His second video, released on December 25, was posted in celebration of Jablinski Games reaching 1 billion errrr 1 million subscribers.
It remains to be seen what form Black’s videos will take or if he’ll have guests. Whatever the case, the videos will surely be wacky, given the tone and direction of the two teasers we’ve seen so far.
Black is of course no stranger to video games. He starred as Eddie Riggs in Double Fine’s 2009 action game Brutal Legend. He also voiced a character in Double Fine’s crowdfunded game Broken Age.
Outside of games, Black, 49, is a major film star whose credits include School of Rock, King Kong, the Kung Fu Panda series, and most recently Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. He’s also an accomplished musician; he sings and plays guitar in the band Tenacious D with Kyle Gass.
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Kevin Smith Begins Pre-Production on Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Kevin Smith, aka Silent Bob, has announced that he’s in the early stages of development with the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
Revealed via Twitter, Smith says a “pre-pre-production” meeting for the film was held on the first day of the year. He followed this up by tweeting: “HAPPY NEW YEAR! May you accomplish all the things you dream of doing (unless you dream of hurting people)! 2018 was the year that almost killed me, but 2019 will be the year of the REBOOT!”
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Cinemax’s Warrior: Official Teaser Trailer Revealed
Cinemax is bringing one of Bruce Lee’s urban legends to life in an exciting new series, titled Warrior. Inspired by Lee’s writings, the 10-episode action-crime drama will premiere in 2019.
According to Cinemax, “Warrior is a gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs (Chinese organized crime family).” For a closer look at Warrior, check out the teaser trailer, below.
The series is executive produced by Lee’s daughter, Shannon, along with veteran TV and film producers Justin Lin (Fast & Furious) and Jonathan Tropper (co-creator of Banshee).